Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Parents' Night
Mahvash tilted her head at Peregrine's question. "The class's actions speak for themselves, and my opinion is the one that's important." She withdrew and about faced without further words to Peregrine. And only a sharp "get off" to the members of the class crowded around her. If I'd known they were going to do the same, I could have watched from outside that dogpile.
Her Parents had acquired colorful drinks that certainly were not from the punchbowl nor in plastic cups and Jeeves was currently in the process of fixing an umbrella to Vaumisa's armchair. As both seemed interested in speaking with the Langleys and Ryu's father, she let them mingle. Neither had more than glanced at the whole Peregrine thing.
Behind her, whoever-that-was made themselves known back at the dogpile, asking students to line up. That means he doesn't know... She simply mouthed 'right to remains silent' at the group. If they actually line up and out themselves... Well, the daeva gave it only minimal attention while heading towards the Carnival King.
Mahvash introduced herself to Dante's father by pulling on his son's ear. "You have your father's trapped soul on hand and you go to demons for aid instead of me?!"
Not bothering to let go of Dante's ear, she gave his father a deep curtsy. "O' King of the Carnival, you may call me Mahvash Matten Mattiuza, patron and first daughter of the House Mattiuza, and the one who deals in these kinds of things."
Finally letting Dante have his ear back, she pointed to Mattiuza-Langly-Fuuji cluster before walking. "I excused myself rather abruptly, but I can introduce you if you join us." Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Dante – Parents' Night
After hugging Perry, Dante got his ear pulled by Matten.
Ow... , he cried out.
You don't have to do that... , Dante complained calmly.
Ho ho ho ho ho! I didn't exactly ask Lord Zamiel for help...but...are you sure you can undo Dementius' seal? He is one of the greatest, and the most twisted, sorcerers in the Abyss... , the King said, sounding pretty perplexed.
Yes! I'd like that , the King replied to Matten's request.
Dante was just holding his ear, moaning silently at the pain.
You might know everything I'm going to do...but that's not going to help you, since I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?
AKA Nixer
Parent's Night
Ash couldn't help but grin as Perry then jumped up to glomp Karl. All this mushy crap was doing something good at least. Namely, making her have to start to severely reconsider her nickname of ‘Statue Boy’ for him.
Standing up, she crossed her arms to chuckle at the scene some more (and get the opportunity to discreetly wipe away her tears)—only for Sherman's commands to the goddamned SWAT officers (geez he wasn't kidding) to ring clear and divert her attention in an instant.
Particularly regarding the bit about the Frenchwoman. They didn't use her name. Which meant...
“She said her name was Cendrillon Dufresne. She claimed to be my mother,” she stated, walking up towards Sherman without any real hint of external discomfort. Despite the fact she was squirming pretty hard inside. “Do you... wait, do you guys have nothing on her?” she asked confusedly, before suddenly recalling the way she beelined for a particular person earlier and snapped her fingers in epiphany; turning towards Calston and pointing to him.
“Yo. Uh, Jockface's... dad? She hugged you like she was your lost girlfriend or something. The #$&% was that? You know her?”
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Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Parents' Night
"Yes. I did. Seriously, we're on a first name basis." Mahvash answered the boy flatly.
"And 'in the Abyss', she replied back to the carnival king. "Also, 'undo' is the wrong word, especially if that body of yours has already rotted while your soul is in there. No, I'll just move it. So, pack your things and find some place you want to move to. Or one of you can come up with a body."
In any case, she gave her parents a shallow curtsy when she returned. "My mother and father, I give you the Carnival King and Dante, my classmate and fellow squad member, even if he does go across the lines to demons for help with godly things."
Shirin snickered at the addition, before snapping. Jeeves instantly stood at attention with the drink tray. "Charmed!" Shirin singsonged. "Have a drink, and please hold still if you've been consorting with demons. Just for a sec." Jeeves, not missing a beat, balanced the tray on one hand while pulling out a can and spraying Dante and the Carnival King.
Vaumisa at least warned them to cover their eyes. "Apologies, for that, but good to have you. So, is that mask a lich thing or a Haunted Fetter?"
Edited by CenturyEye on Dec 10th 2018 at 7:26:18 AM
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Dante – Parents' Night
Hmmm...maybe I've got an idea... , Dante said.
What is it, Dante?
You know, on the first day, Miss Sheperd gave us some plushies. Maybe Matten could move your soul into my plush. , Dante proposed.
Hmmm...a possessed plush...that would be wonderful!~ , the King sang hammily, on his last sentence.
Dante made a curtsy when Matten introduced him at her family.
I just talked to hi— , the King and Dante got sprayed by Jeeves.
Dante made a calm but unamused face.
Well...his soul removed from his body and then sealed in the mask, but I wouldn't exactly call him a fetter... , Dante answered Vaumisa.
You might know everything I'm going to do...but that's not going to help you, since I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Parents Night, Gym, Squad 2
Mahvash toyed with her hair, giving the father and son a thin smile in turn. "You want a haunted plush? Ok." She'd have to do a little extra to animate it but meh. "Just bring it by when you're ready."
They kept those things? I thought they were insults. Or a clever way to gain ingredients for Sympathetic Magic. Or a message. In any case, Mahvash had already unmade the peacock plushie Felicity had left. Ahriman talked about his damn peacocks enough. She did not need a plushie reminder of them or, more likely, a message to stay in line. Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Dante – Dorms – Squad 2
Dante went to the dorms.
He opened the door to his, Hong and Oliver's dorm.
He went to his bedroom.
He looked at the shelves.
Ahh, here it is... , Dante said as found the spider plush Fluffy had given him the first day.
" I will never go away...nehehehehehehhehehehhehehehe! ", a flashback flashed before his eyes.
He closed them.
No...I shouldn't let him... , he winced putting a hand on his forehead.
He then made a deep breath, to calm himself down.
Dante left the dorms as he returned to the gym.
Gym – Parents' Night – Squad 2
Okay...here's the plush , Dante said calmly as passed the spider plush to Matten.
Uhuhuhuhu! Wow, is Miss Sheperd clairvoyant or something? There's no possible way she could have given you this plush without knowing who Dementius is... , the King looked surprised at the plush's appearance.
Well, dad, on the first day, while we were in the Training Room, Mikael accidentally teleported her to the Abyss...maybe she could have met him there... , Dante explained to the King.
Ha hah! If she did, Dementius would have eaten her alive! Hahahaha! , he joked.
Dad! Don't joke like that! , Dante said to the King, shifting his eyes, uncomfortable.
You might know everything I'm going to do...but that's not going to help you, since I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Gym – Parents' Night – Squad 2
Mahvash looked between Dante and the plush a moment. She honestly had not expected him to run off immediately. Nor for to actually have a chance to do divine intervention without some sort of moment killer. Huh.
"Well, there's no ritual or anything like that." She was the magic source after all and standing right there. Still felt a little informal. I might have drawn some Instant Runes just for show. "Just pull tab A..." The daeva pulled her sleeve back before taking hold of the mask, her fingers sinking into the material to get at the soul within. "from slot A."
"Fair warning," Mahvash tilted her head. "when I bring you out of there, I wouldn't say it hurts. More like you'll feel the symptoms of the worse sickness imaginable along with the longing and loss of sensation that comes from an abrupt out-of-body experience. Rest assured this move will take less than a second, but it will be much longer on your end. If you have a Happy Place, go there right now, and hold onto it until you hear your son's call." Really, the 'sickness' was the sugarcoated way to describe it. Twas the kind of gnawing wrongness that drove spirits to madness.
note The daeva visibly tensed, an extreme rarity, while her natural, Tainted Veins and markings appeared again. Along with cascading black froth. It still wasn't a ritual. The change was her equivalent of warning coloration, given both loose souls and her work were magnets.
"And now..." she plucked the soul from the mask quite casually if not for well, her body and that her voice sounded extremely distorted, to the point that one could hear the echoes of her words before she said them. "Putting it into slot B." She sewed the Carnival King to his plush with too much ado. Gnawing sickness after all.
"You can call him now," she told Dante. "And that is just a plush. I have not cursed it or anything like that, so it can be destroyed and your dad 'killed' in that way. So, you have to take care of it, keep it sewn up and things like that. Moving will also be different. The plush obviously does not have muscles. You may rely on the same power you used to levitate that mask. Practice it to gain fine motor control, but don't try to run before you can crawl."
Edited by CenturyEye on Dec 10th 2018 at 1:10:44 PM
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Dante – Parents' Night – Squad 2.
Dante slowly nodded as Mahvash explained the details of the "not-ritual".
I am...up for it. , the Carnival King said, solemnly.
Dante just stared as Mahvash's body started to filled with black veins, markings and froth.
He looked disturbed as the daeva spoke, her voice distorted and surreal sounding.
She pulled the King's soul out the Wonder Masquerade.
And them she put inside the spider plush.
Dante grabbed the mask before it fell and looked at the spider plush.
Dad! , he yelled.
Can you hear me! , he still yelled.
Move if you do!
Something began to move inside the spider like a parasite crawling under a human arm's skin.
Dante stared, looking both impressed and unnerved as the spider started to move.
Its movements were uncoordinated, messy, as they would be since the plush was possessed.
Uhm... , the King's voice came out of it.
Dante, Matten...
I AM MOVING!! , the King yelled as he started to stand on his four hind legs.
Wow...it worked! , Dante was awed at it, covering his mouth with his hand.
Haha! Hahahaha! , he laughed as he tried to move.
The King moved pretty sloppily.
Don't worry, father, I can pick you up! , Dante said calmly as he did so.
Hehehe! Thanks for your disponibility, Mavvie! , Dante thanked the daeva with a smile.
Edited by Theyja on Dec 10th 2018 at 6:25:31 PM
You might know everything I'm going to do...but that's not going to help you, since I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Mattiuzas and Precossinis – Parents' Night – Squad 2.
"You are moving," Mahvash nodded with a smile before the next line anyway. "Wait. What do you mean 'it worked?'!" She was mid-reaching to show him something else that worked when he... "Mavvie? Is it?"
...
She craned her neck, making a noticeable creak at Vaumisa's mocking laughter. "Joyful, murderous, and flabbergasted in .08 seconds. You probably broke my mood ring. But he said thanks if you remember."
Mahvash gave her father a level stare before clasping her hands together and giving Dante and his father a shallow bow. "You are welcome. But do not think nothing of it." Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
Shane
"...how can I do that? When they deserve the worst..."
He found himself whispering, but he cut himself off. He wanted - oh yes he did - to crush their throats in his teeth in his full direwolf form, but he held himself back. For Perry. Because she didn't want him to do that. She just wanted to go on with her life, and not even think of the two of them. And he respected her too much to go against her wishes like that.
He breathed and got up and let the others deal with the situation at hand. He wasn't suited for group hugs, too ungenuine a man - and so he stayed back.
Shane remembered the incident at his old school and what he'd have done to those two necromancers if they had done what they did at his old school as opposed to now.
...Am I getting my fangs and claws pulled here?
No, no...it's just what he told me.
Elric seemed troubled by something, but then decided he could not say no to this offer. He hadn't launched any lethal attacks on the two swine, so he of course stayed back with his old friend.
The wire user replied, "...you know I cannot say no to that, old friend."
He seemed to contemplate and said, "I think I'll leave the location up to you."
Gym
"There you are, kiddo!"
As Sally waited for her mother, she swore she could hear her voice from the entrance. If she looked toward it, she could see a tall, muscular woman in an undershirt and a pair of jeans pushing through the crowd, her short, messy red hair blowing under the fans. It wasn't long before she had enough. "That's it." She dashed forward with a jet-powered burst from the soles of her feet. And before Sally knew it, she was staring face to face with her mother.
"Sorry, kiddo. Had some crap that came up. Klankybottoms went and guzzled up all of Mommy's Special Sauce. So Mommy had to do some... percussion maintenance. Oh, and there was somethin' wrong with the generator. The usual crap. So, everything goin' okay? Your joints aren't acting up or anything, are they? And what's up with the crowd?"
Edited by kkhohoho on Dec 10th 2018 at 6:23:43 AM
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"Hi, I've been waiting for you. I'm doing good though and all of my joints have been good." Sally glanced back to the crowd and remembered.
"Something bad happened to one of my classmates, her parents aren't nice people. That's what the crowd is for."
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Gym
"That so?" Armada took a moment to size up the crowd before turning back to Sally. "Well, it looks like whatever's goin' on, the feds've already got it taken care of. Anyway, this looks like it's just about done. Wanna go home early? Cause I don't think I need some big gathering to ask how my kid's doing. Seeing as I work here."
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"Yeah, that sounds good to me. Besides, I think I have some extra credit homework to work on so that sounds good." The other reason why Sally wanted to head home was because of all the chaos that occurred. She needed a break.
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Dorm of Alex, Felicity, & Perry, Later That Night - Felicity "Fluffy" Shepherd
After the ordeal with Perry's parents and the many kind words and hugs of the students and (better) parents there, Felicity helped her roommate back over to their place (after getting the nurse to look over her to see if nothing was broken or bruised) so that she could rest up from a stressful night. Fluffy smiled gently and spoke softly as they returned to their apartment, holding Perry's hand like an older sister guiding her younger.
But the second the door closed, Felicity immediately fell on her knees and hugged Perry tight, the little medium's shoulder dampening as the fluff girl let herself freely sob. "S-Sorry... does it still hurt? Fluffy wasn't thinking, haha..." Fluffy pulled away and wiped her cheeks a bit, trying to smile for her.
"Wanted to run over and help... so many things happening at once... didn't know what to do... sorry I didn't try," Felicity confessed, rubbing her shoulder in shame. "But... lots of people came to help you. People, govvies, police, demons, butlers, all sorts. So Perry's..." Fluffy sniffled and stopped, not wanting to bring a reminder of Perry's parents back into her mom. "Perry's loved lots, by everyone here. By the teachers, by the students... by Rollo and Lucky and Pip... by Orthus... by Alex... by Fluffy." Felicity reached over for another hug, gentler this time, patting Perry's head as she did so. "Don't let anyone say otherwise... if they say Perry's not, they're bad people, and bad people shouldn't be listened to, no matter who they are..."
"Mmm..." Fluffy gave Perry another squeeze before letting go, trying to cheer herself up. "Would Perry like to do anything special tonight? Games, movies, shows? Hugging plushies? Perry's choice, okay?"
Edited by Starbound2 on Dec 10th 2018 at 7:33:52 AM
An Ordinary Oddball
It was Perry's turn to comfort her roommate, and she patted Felicity's back gently, just like people had been doing for her.
"Fluffy Lady okay," Perry said softly. "You be sister now. Al-ex be both sister and brother."
"I sleep and be okay. Sleep good for heal. You need go sleep too. Count sheep," Perry laughed at her own joke.
Edited by JumpingFruit on Dec 10th 2018 at 8:19:44 AM
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Floofdorm - Felicity "Fluffy" Shepherd
Fluffy did a mock gasp, covering her mouth with her hand. "You mean Fluffy wasn't Perry's sister already?!" Giggling, Fluffy smiled and grinned before giving Perry headpats. "Okie, but if you have trouble sleeping, Fluffy's always ready to hang out~"
There was an abrupt knock on the door and, opening, Fluffy's mom let herself inside, putting Perry's gift box on the coffee table. "Sorry for disappearing! I went and brought some tiger balm for you in case your body was still aching! Do you need anything? Hot cocoa? Ice cream? I can run to the store and get some!"
Like mother, like daughter.
Alex, Fluffamily
After that all happened, Alex went to their dorm with Fluffy and Perry.
"Aw, thanks Perry," Alex smiled, glad to be considered part of her family. "I'll let you rest now, but let me know if you need anything."
All of a sudden, a biglady rushed inside. It was Alexmom!
"Hellooooo there! Does little Perry need a plane ride before she goes to bed?"
"...Plane ride?" Alex tilted their head, before remembering all the times her mother used to give them the same offer. They chuckled. "Well, if you think that will help."
Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Dante – Parents' Night – Squad 2
Well...the soul translocation worked, hehe... , Dante clarified calmly.
Dante gave Vaumisa a weirded out stare. It's just an Affectionate Nickname, it's not that big of a deal, is it? , he gave Mahvash a confused look.
Well, it might not mean that much to you, but for my father, it's a—
GREAT NEW EXPERIENCE!!! , the King shouted.
He was crawling erratically on Dante's right arm.
Hehehe...see?
You might know everything I'm going to do...but that's not going to help you, since I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?
Stop Killing My Titles
Sherman, Gym
"...less than I'd like." Sherman grumbled. It was hard to keep track of every single person present, especially in the midst of a more important happening. To make matters more interesting - and he loathed when things were more interesting in this profession - she pointed out to Calston as a witness.
With a frown, he approached the alpha male mercenary, staying the policemen behind him. "Jacqueline Bates, was it? Tell me all you think is important about that Dufresne." Then his stare moved up to Jason Calston. "...Mr. Calston" That "Mister" took a lot of goodwill from Sherman, seemed. "your cooperation would be greatly appreciated. And you two goobers" Here he turned his attention to the two anxious swatsmen, producing a notebook from the pocket of his trenchcoat. "make sure earlier assailants show up for the questioning."
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AKA Nixer
Parent's Night
Ash winced a little, rubbing the back of her head.
“Yeah, just... can you do me a favour and just call me Ash? Or Leslie if you really have to...”
She coughed to clear her throat, before gathering herself and straightening up a little.
“Well I don't know how she got in, for starters. I didn't see her when I first came in here and she just kinda... showed up. She hugged me from behind like it was just a #$&%ing thing to do. Which would've been fine if I wasn't sure there was a wall behind me at the time,” she stated—tone practically dripping with sarcasm. “She was just... off. Now I dunno if she really is my mom or not—Dad wasn't exactly generous with details—but even if she was I don't think she really cared about it much. She was distracted,” she mused, as if working it out herself as she was speaking. “Like when I asked her how she knew I was friends with Statue Boy over there she just... stopped. It's like she blanked out for a moment. It was creepy.”
She paused, flicking her gaze over to Jason. “An' as I said, seemed pretty friendly with him. But even that was kinda off too. I don't think she was reuniting with us as much as... I dunno. Scanning? That make sense?”
She mentally ran through everything else off she had noted about her (barring her appearance, but that was barely anything to go off of nowadays) when she suddenly recalled something; breath hitching slightly in realisation.
“Her suit... it was like the blackest #$&%ing black I've ever seen. Now I dunno whether it's just me being paranoid as s***, but I got my suit earlier today. Like just out of #$&%ing nowhere. Went out to get cleaned up, came back, an' there it was just sitting on my #$&%ing bed. My #$&%ing neat-ass, freshly made bed... oh, #$&%...!”
She had wrapped her arms around herself now, looking more than a little unnerved. Had that woman been watching her this whole time? And if so, for how long? Only since that morning? The past month? The past six months, when she was back at home?
It was not a pleasant thought, to say the least.
Edited by Enirboreh on Dec 11th 2018 at 4:00:47 PM
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An Ordinary Oddball
"I not want tigers to die, be put into balm," Perry said seriously. "So no thank you, Fluffy Mama."
"Plane ride okay though," she said to Alexmom, holding her arms out.
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Dorm Seven - Felicity "Fluffy" Shepherd & Family
"Oh no, it has nothing to do with tigers," Miss Shepherd hastily explained. "It's just a name, like how cattails are just plants in marshy areas, not cat's tails, or how starfish aren't fish!"
That being said, Nightingale was looking forward to Perry playing Airplane with Mrs. Collins.
Sherman, -grumble grumble-, Gym
William Sherman didn't expect to have to end up summoning SWAT for a Parents' Night.
Lo and behold, the armored police squad showed up to escort the Alastors out, with some of them remaining behind to make sure nothing else bad transpired. Somehow, they've managed to get unharmed out of this situation, the two nouveau riche pissants. Unwilling Necromancy, Assault on a Minor, Abandonment of a Minor, he could probably add like a three or four more charges if he felt like it. They could probably investigate the haunting incidents nearby their property.
Who knew, maybe they'd find more people tethered to the living world against their will? Now, however, came the hard part. All this comforting of that poor medium kid and all the patting on the back, lethal attacks still flew where they shouldn't. Sherman shook the ash off the spent cigarette and gestured at a couple of nervous policemen before they set foot in the gym.
"Alright. Hate to break the scene, but I'm gonna have to ask everyone who launched a lethal attack at these two to line up and come with us. You know who you are." He really hated to break it, especially since everyone was busy comforting the kid, but law was law. As he assessed the personages in the gym, Sherman's eyes narrowed as he snapped his fingers in front of one of the swatsmen, almost making him jump. "...and get a bounty letter after that Frenchwoman." The policeman nodded meekly and excused himself of the gym, rather happy to not have to be there anymore.
"Given the circumstances, it shouldn't be more painful than a fine and some community service, since they weren't hurt, somehow..." And then the demon lord gave his kid a rifle. Sherman opened his mouth, then decided that no, he was not paid nearly enough to deal with this too. "But dura lex, sed lex. Chop chop, before some paparazzi catch wind of you all."
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