Stop Killing My Titles
Sherman, Ugh, Gym
After writing down the necessary info, he was given a brief pause at Ash's second part of the recount. "Well, that's just swell..." Sherman grumbled, hiding the notebook. "I'll see about arranging some sort of security. You'd do best to caution your teammates and teachers so they can be on the lookout for her." Pulling one page off the notebook, he hastily scribbled down something before handing it over to the pyrokinetic.
"My name, number and department name. You learn anything new or spot her, call us and fall back to the nearest pro at hand, got it?" Sherman was well-aware that his request to heighten security around the academy - something he had to talk over with Saint, no doubt - would not go well either with his superiors or the public opinion. He could imagine the headlines already. "Government Protects Teenage Death Squad".
"...another thing. Any idea where Dawn Victoria is? Big like a sequoia and built like a brick shithouse, quotes Bible religiously. Can't miss her." Sigh. "I was supposed to review her stay here, but then that business with the Alastors cropped up, and now this French Fry..."
grah
Jason Calston
Jason then stepped forward once Ash was done giving her account - he didn't want to interfere at all with it was all. Looking around he decided to give what he could. "Well, Sherman, seems it's my turn..."
He overheard Sherman ask where Dawn was, and shouted over at Shane, "Hey Top Stud, the boring Government Agent wants to know where your girlfriend is!"
Shane turned red as the average tomato and shook his head very quickly to say no, he had no idea where Dawn was.
He put his hands behind his neck and then leaned over to Sherman and whispered, "I suppose I should say where I met Cendrillon. It was a neat little mission abroad. I was assigned to kill a local Al-Qaeda chief who was giving our forces on the ground fresh hell. Rumor was he had powers of some kind. Right when we found him, she showed up - still dunno why - and started raining havoc down on the terrorists as well."
Saint Academy, October 31st — THIS IS HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY MAKE A SCREAM!
After the near disaster that was Parent's Night, the rest of the month was fairly uneventful. Well, aside from Perry's parents being taken into custody. That in and of itself would have been potentially worse PR if any of Class 1's attempts at injuring Miss and Mister Perry had landed, and if Perry's parents hadn't kicked their child for all to see. As is, things were neither better or worse than they had been, whhich still might have been a miracle.
Thankfully for the school, the bad press that they had been forced to endure was slowly but surely dwindling. The public had short memories, and without any major incidents occurring, the events of the start of the school year were starting to fade.
Not that it meant things were over. About a week after Parent's Night, there were reports of a small forest that was being used as a werewolf enclove burnt to the ground, with a flag bearing the image of Earth posted in front. All of the werewolves had been out on the hunt and were thankfully still alive, but it was a clear sign that even if most of the public was starting to forget, there were those willing to keep that fear and resentment going.
In other news, it was the end of the month, and today was a special occasion. Then again, one could say the same for tomorrow. November 1st was the day that many had been waiting for: The Provisional License Exams. Once the students had these, they would finally be able to act without being hamstrung by not having a license or not having enough experince, and perhaps they'd be able to stave off the stigma of ' Teenage Death Squad '. Assuming they could earn them.
Still, that was tommorrow. Today was the spookiest time of the year: Halloween. Of course, with demons, werewolves, vampires, and other ghosts and ghouls having become commonplace, the appeal of the holiday was starting to wear a bit thin. Nevermind being outright offensive in certain circles. But there was still something to be said for playing dress up and getting free candy for doing it, as long as you were careful not to step on anyone's toes.
In any case, Class 1 had just been released from a rivieting session of Math. Curiously, their teacher seemed a bit shaken. In fact, it wasn't the first time. Throughout the entire month, he had often been seen taking glances at Dawn, staring at her before turning away and getting back to his work. The two had also done their best not to speak to one another as though there was some sort of invisible wall between them, only everyone could see it. But regardless of anything else, it was still Halloween. And it was time to finally have some fun.
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Outside Math Class; Squad 2.
Mahvash pulled Iris aside as soon as the class ended. "So," she whispered almost nose-to-nose to the girl while veiling them with her fan. "we never got a chance to properly commune with your parents, and he told my folks of his charming home. Can we not spend a little time there tonight? I'll gather up lots of candy for the children on the block, and a few minor party favors."
She had more than 'minor' plans. And she had a whole squad to take along for the ride.
Edited by CenturyEye on Dec 11th 2018 at 7:58:07 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
An Ordinary Oddball
Perry's grades had thankfully wavered very little after the...incident on Parents' Night. She'd worked hard today, completing all her homework in class, just so she could have free time to trick-or-treat with Orthus—not that there was much work to do on Halloween.
"Papa! Papa!" Perry scrambled up to Orthus, hugging him. If the gods had seen fit to give her a tail, it would have been wagging crazily. "Today Halloween! You want come with me go trick-or-treat?"
Edited by JumpingFruit on Dec 11th 2018 at 4:37:38 AM
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Up on Melancholy hill.
So! Anyone doing anything, or going anywhere or something? Zach had written in the air as class ended. If no one has any plans, I was thinking of going out on the town! Looking for haunted houses and other stuff and seeing what else this place gets into for Halloween?
I mean...unless everyone has plans or so, if not I can find something else to do of course! I just want everyone to have fun!
Is it selfish that I'm happy as we pass the setting sun?
Girly girl writer♡ (*>ω<)
Sally kept looking back and forth at the wall during math. She often isn't the type to do that she likes to stay focus and keep her grades high. She couldn't wait for class to end given today is Holloween, one of her favorite holidays because it gives her an excuse to wear cute costumes and eat a bunch of sweets. Her costume is waiting for her at home. She even sewed it herself. When class ended, she was excited. However as she put her stuff in her bag, she saw others making plans to tonight. She had to make a choice tonight.
"Who should I hang out with tonight?" She thinks to herself.
Just an adorable fan girl and cosplayer ヾ(*・ω・)ノ💝💟
AKA Nixer
Parent's Night
“Got it,” Ash muttered, taking the slip of paper between her fingers and studying it briefly, before stuffing it in her pocket. “I wish I could tell you more, but I'm godawful at reading between the lines sometimes and she seemed pretty damn good at hiding whatever the #$&% she was doing anyhow. If it means anything, good luck I guess,” she stated, before turning on her heel and moving to walk out the room. “If you or any of your SWAT buddies want me I'll be in my dorm probably passed the #$&% out. Peace.”
Training Room – October 31st
Ash had promised herself that she'd start working on some less-than-pragmatic martial art styles for the upcoming exams. So currently she was in the training room, having activated one of the mid-level simulations (specifically, a constant stream of thugs to beat down) after ten minutes of crossing wires and a lot of frustrated swearing.
Objectively, she was doing very well.
Heroically, however, well that was something else entirely.
A clumsy punch. Deflected, push to the chin, snapping the neck towards the sky. End result? Falling over backwards and cracking the skull against the pavement.
...15...
Guy with a bat. Shot of concentrated flame directly into the poor sap's eyes and a neat sidestep. Chop to the back of the neck, snatch up his weapon.
...16...
Scrawny guy built like a towering weed. Tried to grab her. Duck between the legs, high kick to the groin. Bat to the spine. Bat to the skull. Three more hits just to make sure.
...17...
Meathead. Leaping tackle. She jumped over him, landing firmly on his back in a sensitive spot and making him howl like an animal. Whirl around, grasp his head. Punch. Punch. Punch.
18.
“Stop!”
The simulation halted. Ash was #$&%ing exhausted—as her brain so eloquently repeated in a zombified fashion as she stumbled over to the messy pile of stuff she had brought down. She wasn't bloodied, nor bruised—she'd kept the parameters high so she didn't inadvertently screw herself over for tomorrow—but she was sore all over and flushed to the point where she actually considered trick-or-treating as a tomato for a good few seconds.
She flopped down on top of her bag, somehow managing to open the cap of a water bottle despite her trembling hands and began to down it like it was her first drink after days trudging through the Sahara. She was getting fatigued much easier lately. She didn't know why, but she knew she had better sort it out fast. Pyrokinesis was never exhausting for her—but Krav Maga and advanced acrobatics was all or nothing most of the time. Stamina wasn't advised as much as crucial. She knew that reliance on such a common element as fire wouldn't fare well. Times had changed since the days of Phoenix Blaze.
But that was about a full hour and a half of nonstop training. And with five to maybe ten minutes of constant thug-bashing on top of that, she was done for now. Time to start thinking about Halloween.
Hallway
Orthus had barely gotten off duty before Perry came scrambling up to him and hugging him like her life depended on it. To be fair, this hadn't been the first time Perry had done this (aside from asking to go Trick or Treeting, obviously,) but it was still something Orthus was getting used to. Not that he minded. He nuzzled her cheek, showing his love and affection for her as clear as day. "Yes, of course! Although, I have never actually done this 'trick or treating'. But if it will you make happy, then I will do my best."
Truth be told, Orthus had heard of it, certaintly, but it wasn't the same as doing it. Besides, last he checked, there were still the odd asshole going around as werewolves and vampires despite doing so being in clear bad taste. If anything, the very holiday itself almost seemed offensive. Still, if it would make Perry happy, then that was all that mattered. "Do you need help picking out a costume? Or do you already know what you're going to wear?"
An Ordinary Oddball
"I got some pajamas from Fluffmama," Perry said excitedly, nuzzling Orthus with much vigor. "And they have pockets for all of my friends!"
She let go.
"You sure you not uncomfortable? Lot people be bigot," Perry asked. "If not we go get candy, come home, then store up to eat later. Not give dentist headache."
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Hallway
"Oh, no!" said Orthus. "Besides, it isn't that bad. From how I understand it, things were far worse before Saint come along. Why, we had been in hiding ever since the end of the Dark Ages until he was able to make the Supernatural natural. Besides, I am sure that all of these recent issues will blow over in due course. If you wish to go trick or treating, than that is what we will do."
To be fair, much of this was more to comfort Perry than anything else. While things were still far better than before Saint come along, the recent tensions had been setting things back a bit. And he certaintly hadn't helped. But upsetting his daughter was the last thing he wanted to do.
An Ordinary Oddball
"If you say so," Perry said, and went to change into her costume.
She stepped out of her room in the dog pajamas, and with actual shoes and socks on! They were a gift from some random people who had heard about what happened on Parents' Night.
"Let's go, Papa!"
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
That Friend Nobody Likes
Training Room - Squad 3
Karl walked into the training room, listening to an Irish nationalist folk song
of all things on a set of portable speakers.
Suddenly, he noticed that he wasn't alone. "Oh, hello, Ash." he said, a small smile briefly flitting across his face. "Are you training, too?"
He hadn't really seen her today, which he felt pretty bad for. He enjoyed her company, even if she was rather strange.
Umm... so, I was here, I guess. If I wasn't, someone hacked my account. So, yeah.
Surrounded by weirdoes
Squad 1
Sam just faked ignorance at the Night. It's one advantage of not even needing to move to use his powers. Everything could freeze with just a glare, but no one needed to know. Noel did the same.
Maybe he should stop going against robots and beings able to tank whatever he could throw. Makes him prone to overkill. But he was never good with rage. At that rate, he might end up killing someone he didn't want dead.
Now, he was just trying to focus on the class, but ended up making doodles instead.
Looking at Zach, he decided to see if they had any plan.
"Nothing really" He admitted "Open to suggestions"
Maybe tomorrow, he'd have to babysit, but still had to go through today.
Squad 2
Ryuu, on the other hand, apologized over the big disaster that happened. There are a lot of reveals to deal with and a messy aftermath. There are many things to do, and too much passed through his mind.
His father contacted with spirits, after all, and at this point, the kind of man he was still something of a mystery to him. But it's better to leave the dead in their graves, and focus on the tomorrow.
Given that he had to make a lot to not fail, being busy to not to think of trouble was easy.
Right now, he lost track of the math class and was playing by balancing a pen on his nose.
Looking at the others, the plans for the day would be something to see.
Wake me up at your own risk.
Squad 1
Halloween - the night of trick or treating, candy and scary things for kids, and the holiday of sex, partying, rock 'n roll and liaisons besides for the adults. Needless to even say, Shane considered himself ready and raring to go for the latter.
Approaching Sam and Zach, Shane was wearing a tight sleeveless shirt, shorts, and a pair of sneakers - no call to dress up just yet, not when the party had yet to begin.
He went to put his arms around their shoulders and discuss this with them, "Guys, guys, we have one of the best party days of the year at hand, and you're just planning it out way...way too much. Lemme tell you - tonight, we get any drugs we can acquire, we get laid as much as we want, and we enjoy ourselves."
While parents night had ended somewhat tersely, Shane was glad to proceed to this holiday.
After Parents' Night, he'd kept his grades at a decent level - B's and C's basically - and made an effort to keep moving. He didn't know if the others knew about his father's ah employment, but considering Jason's outfit he bet they assumed it was something considerably less threatening than what it actually was.
Where am I? What's going on?
Iris - Hallway
Iris let out a small yelp as Mahvash dragged her to the side and got uncomfortably close.
"Wh-what? But that house is on the other side o-of the country! Plus, the décor is s-super tacky. Keep saying he should change it, but does he listen?"
Rebecca - Classroom
Rebecca smiled at Zach's air-written suggestion.
"That sounds like a great time! Just wait until you see my costu-" Rebecca was rudely interrupted by her own text alert. "Hold on a sec."
To Ash: Don't you have anything prepared? This is kind of last minute. I'd lend you my supersuit or something, but none of my clothes are in... borrowable condition. Do you have someone else you can ask?
"Anyway, like I was saying, I'd love to come!"
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Squad 2- Hallway
"Yes," Mahvash nodded at Iris's statement. "We'll spend the extra time getting some east coast shopping in when we get there. And we can change the decor. Halloween will be all the excuse you need to redecorate."She spread her fan, waving. "We just need to wrangle Dante, Sally, and Ryuu. This is the perfect chance to click with each other a tad more. And give kiddies candy and mingle. Father said Richard has some state of the art gear too! Would you not extend us an invitation to your family home? Just for a night?" 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
Up on Melancholy hill.
Getting drugs, getting laid and having fun? Maybe it was due to the fact that Zach wasn't exactly up to snuff on two of those things. Shane was...intense from his experience from his time with him. He liked him (though the real question being who DIDN'T Zach like?), but maybe it wasn't his idea of a good time? I mean, he'd be willing to try it, but Becca did seem to enjoy the idea of hitting the town! Which still sounded fun...
Well I guess a party would be interesting... He looked over at Becca, writing to her. What do you think? Would you rather do a party, or the town hopping? I'd hate to leave you out of anything!
Is it selfish that I'm happy as we pass the setting sun?
Breath of the Sun
Hallway - Squad 1 + Mikael
"Ooh, are we talking sex and drugs?" Without warning, Ellie slung an arm over Shane's shoulder, grinning as she addressed her fellow squadmates. "Because me and Mi-mi were planning to have some 'fun' at his place, if you want to join in."
"Well, my grandfather's place." Mikael strolled up a moment afterward. "He's out of town for a few days, doing... something with Shane's dad's butler I think. It's a pretty big place, kinda out of the way, near a forest. We were gonna go camping in the woods, actually, just get high and make some s'mores or something."
"Pot s'mores?" Ellie asked.
"Uh," Mikael scratched his cheek. "I... don't think those are a thing."
"Then we can make them a thing." Ellie giggled with excitement. "So, you guys wanna come? We're teleporting over, so meet us at our dorm at like, fiveish and we'll take you."
"Oh, and don't worry about gear," Mikael added. "I got a bigass tent that sleeps fifteen back at Opa's."
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Dante – After Math Class =====> Hallway – Squad 2
Another month has passed...
Today was Halloween's Day...
After the Math teacher had released them, Dante put the books he had inside his backpack.note
After he went outside the Math Class, he opened a special pouch in his backpack.
From it, came out the Carnival King, crawling on Dante's arm.
Good afternoon, Dante! , the King saluted him.
Good afternoon, father... , he replied calmly
Dante noticed Mahvash and Iris talking and walking in the hallway.
He decided to approach them.
Hi, Miss Mattiuza and Miss Langley! What were you talking about? , he asked them calmly.
Edited by Theyja on Dec 11th 2018 at 7:11:09 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?
Girly girl writer♡ (*>ω<)
SQUAD 2
"Well, I'll think of it later."
Sally slings her messenger bag over her shoulder and exits the classroom. As she gets to the hallway, she sees Mavash, Iris and Dante in the hall. Given they are all on the same squad and here now, she decides to walk up to them.
"Hello, everyone. How are you all doing? I hope I am not interrupting anything." Sally says, giving a small smile.
Just an adorable fan girl and cosplayer ヾ(*・ω・)ノ💝💟
Hall-o-ween Planning - Felicity "Fluffy" Shepherd*
"Party planning pretty late, people...?"
Fluffy had somehow managed to sneak around behind Mikael, Ellie, & Shane in the midst of their discussion, fluffy gold white tails dangling up over them as she stood on her tippy toes to try (and fail) to peek over them. Despite having only been in class minutes ago in a sheepgirl outfit as per usual, Fluffy somehow managed to change from that to her Halloween costume without anyone noticing - a nine-tailed kitsune girl with blonde fur from head to tails. Said tails seemed to move of their own accord (or rather, to Fluffy's intent) - Miss Shepherd certainly spared no expense when it came to costuming her daughter.
"Is Hershey gonna be okay alone...? He's a good dog, but don't want him to be bored by lonesome... Oh, I know! Fluffy was gonna go with Wolfdad and Perry Puppy trick or treating - Fluffy can walk Hershey with them! Would like to go to the party, but gotta keep Perry company~"
AKA Nixer
Training Room – October 31st
“Yo, S.B. Just got done. Hold on a sec an' I'll talk to ya proper...”
Suppressing a snort of amusement at her own text, she shut off her phone and looked up at Karl properly, raising an eyebrow and grinning at him.
“Hey, Statue Boy. You really the only one apart from me trying to get extra training in? Sick. Well, I just kinda got done doing uh... ‘special’ training, so I'll just uh...” she trailed off with a frown, suddenly stalking over to him and leaning her ear down to one of the speakers. “...what the absolute #$&% are you listening to?”
Not waiting for an answer, she shook her head, grabbing him by the upper arm and practically dragging him over to the pile of stuff she had been sitting on earlier and forcing him down onto them.
“Nuh-uh. Gone on far too long, Karl. You ain't listening to real s***, I'll have to #$&%ing force-feed it to you. Get a load of this s***,” she grinned, fishing out her headphones as she spoke and lightly pushing one of the buds into his ear. Flopping down next to him, she inserted the other one into her own ear; before plugging in her phone and beginning to sift through songs.
“Lessee. Dead Kennedys? Nah, you don't seem the type. The Clash? Eh, actually I ain't the type... ah, #$&% it. Green Day can't go wrong can it?” she asked rhetorically, before tapping a button on the screen and setting it down next to them.
Punk rock. What else?
Judging by the sound mixing, it was probably one of the older albums. The song itself was one relatively obscure as well, it seemed. But Ash seemed to be getting some enjoyment out of it, at least. And she had seen fit to lower the volume to a respectable level as well.
After a few moments appreciating the music, she turned to him, quirking an eyebrow in the manner she usually did whenever she was treading that fine line between serious and teasing.
Which was practically all the time, thinking about it.
“So. You goin' tonight? Got a costume done? 'Cause I know I ain't. Piece-of-s*** brain's drawing nuthin' but blanks so far.”
Edited by Enirboreh on Dec 12th 2018 at 12:08:28 PM
bork
Where am I? What's going on?
Iris & Pals - Hallway
"Uh, um..."
Iris was originally going to turn Mahvash down, because house parties weren't really something she envisioned herself liking, and she didn't want people destroying her home. But on second thought, if it was just 5 people, that wouldn't be too bad, right?
Also said people were beginning to gather and Iris was feeling some (mostly imagined) peer pressure.
"O-Okay. As long as you promise not to break anything."
Rebecca & Friends - Also Hallway
Shane and Mikael's idea of a party seemed like the exact kind of thing she should avoid. Both of her parents had promised to ground her for life if she ever went near drugs.
"Hard pass on the party. Having cops for parents kind of turns you off to the whole debauchery thing, and besides, the great outdoors doesn't much like me. But I don't want to hold you back, Zach. I'll be fine either way so you should do what you want."
Be-beep. Her text tone went off again.
To Ash: Why are you asking me? Do I seem like the kind of person who has spare costumes lying around? ...Actually try asking Fluffy. She seems like the kind of person who would have spare costumes lying around.
Edited by PossiblyQuiteInsane on Dec 12th 2018 at 10:11:41 AM
Dorm Seven, Alex
"Wonderful!" Alex's mom grinned. "Well, here we goooo~!"
And thus, Alex's mom gave Perry the best plane ride Saint Academy had ever seen.