Surrounded by weirdoes
Well, this is going to be a show. More crazy classmates arrived, and as things couldn't get more interesting, the teacher arrived and Hali's mind seemed to stop for a minute.
Doggy! She yelled in her mind, and nearly had to tie herself up to stop from giving the teacher a tummy rub. But her will prevailed, barely.
"Hello, I am Hali Everett, don't know if the name sounds familiar," She said, as clear and loud as she could "I can control water, mainly as water or ice, and I am also really physically capable" She explained, making a small water puppet by moving her fingers as if she was playing the piano, before freezing it and then making it disappear.
Taking a moment to think what else to say, but talks with her family came to mind before she spoke again.
"I want to help, honestly" She said "I want to make people's lives even a little better, with what I can do, isn't that why one is strong, in the first place?"
And later I'll go play with the little dog
Wake me up at your own risk.
Seth stood up straight, "My name is Seth Vokolov, my father is the famous Sev Vokolov who fought off those Space pirates. I've been getting basics in space marine and space engineering like my father, I'm here at this academy to see if I can live up to the legacy he's made."
He looked about, "Functionally though I'm a fairly normal human being. I'm kind of concerned that hanging around you all will probably get me killed."
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Strange Academy, Homeroom
"..." Nestan gawked as Alexander manifested a darling chair and desk out of... the adequate materials that the school had provided. 'Normal human' right there. He didn't need gold to crash the economy though. Making chairs and goods like that would do it. Though transform the economy might be the words if someone handled that power better.
"I'll never fear you, Soheila," Nestan answered, listening closely to the local humble god as she would. "And I'll recognize doorways and arches in your presence." The first part was not exactly true. Who told beings like that that they would never fear them? But that was the lady's request. She gave the living daeva a serene smile, then the same to Hux well technically Mr. Tibbs. "He is a good cat."
Then she noted the silence. "I suppose that I can go then?" Nestan daintily put a hand on her own chest, briefly looking around. "Okay then. I am Sister Nestan Beth Nouhra. That translates as Nestan house of Nouhra. I'm new to this town! I hope you will take care of me. I will return the favor. I like to think that I'm great at building housing from the ground up and helping people live. My mother and father were both in housing cooperatives. Um...I'm a strong human, I like to think. I have practiced with swords."
"And whether it was because of my deeds or some future I don't know yet..." She palmed both her cheeks blushing. "My Lady decided to give me blessings once upon a time." Though, she was in a room full of people born with superpowers, and she wouldn't deny their blessings.
"I still have much to learn but I think that was a good sign, and I'd be terrible if I just sat on my hands, so I'll do my best with what I have wherever I am called. As for why I am here specifically, well I followed a vision that called me here. Thank you for listening to my tale. And I would be pleased if you refrained from poking in my head, Goldie." She was very familiar with things that others could not handle. This mental intrusion was too casual. 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
Where am I? What's going on?
Valerie - Introductions
When it came Valerie's turn to introduce herself, she raised herself up on her tail a bit, increasing her height to be about even with Soheila's and helping her stand out in the crowd.
"For anyone who I haven't had a chancccce to talk to yet, my name isssss Valerie Vale, but you can call me Val. You can probably tell by the look of me, but I can do pretty much anything a ssssssnake can do. Jusssst bigger. That, and all other sssssnakes are my obedient babiessssss."
Her forked tongue flicked out as she decided how much she wanted to share.
"If you're wondering, I wassssss born human. Technically, you could call my current sssssstate a curssssse. Though one I have no interessssst in breaking." As a matter of fact, it had cost her a pretty penny to get the curse made permanent so it wouldn't wear off on its own.
Just a Random Guy on the Internet
Tenko - Class 1/2
A lot of stuff has happened in the span of a few seconds. Almost more than usual! Floating teacups, two snake babies and an adorable kitty cat, a bunch of new students, including a Hawkshaw child of all things, who proceeded to stir up a bunch of trouble. Tenko was going to say a few things himself, when his home room teacher showed up.
Now, a couple snakes and a monster cat were one thing, but a puppy...
Upon seeing his teacher, Tenko made a loud mechanical screeching noise, and started making his way over to the retriever, his giant asphalt hand extended outward, before pausing for a moment seemingly processing the his teacher psychiced. Tenko sighed dejectedly, whilst visibly deflating, before straightening back up, turning towards the class, and waving.
“Hi! My name’s Tenko. Just Tenko, that’s all. And I can do... um, this!” As he spoke, Tenko took off his mask, and set it on the floor. As he did, the black rocks composing his body promptly collapsed to the ground. A moment later, Tenko rose back up from the floor, made of floor, his mask back on his “face”. He waved once again to his classmates, before flinching as he noticed the large gash left back in the floor.
“Oh! Oh crud! Um, sorry about that Goldie! Grah, um... here...” Tenko proceeded to push the asphalt from his former body into the hole, attempting to smooth it down, as much as he could. He tried his best to tune into the introductions of the others, both old and new.
“You see son, in life there are facts and there are opinions. Your opinion is wrong, and that’s a fact”
Klorae - Homeroom
Klorae loved snakes. They move like water, as much as any solid entity can. She had once spent a week swimming the Mississippi with a pair of diamondback water snakes, and counted them among the few creatures who could match her speed and grace in the water.
She had to struggle not to stare as Valerie moved. Dear lord, she's absolutely gorgeous. She discreetly attempted to get the snake lady's attention, hurriedly reshaping her hair a couple of times in an effort to make herself cuter.
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Fala — Class 1/2
Fala also found the dog-teacher to be incredibly adorable, but had to restrain herself from slipping into baby talk and making a fool of herself. She stood up from her desk, and cleared her throat, "My name is Fala, I'm the token alien of an all-Earthling family, and I've been on Earth ever since my space capsule made a water landing in a hotel pool when I was a baby. My talents include spitting acid really far and healing really fast." She paused for a bit, "What else...I have a Venus fly trap named Chompy. That's about it." And with that, she sat back down.
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If I die, tell Hex Haywire I loved him.
Emilia Shade - Class K-9
Emilia giggled a bit at Justin's sudden sheepishness - well, being awkward was much preferred over pissed off. "No need to be nervous; I don't bite~"
Before she could further elaborate on the fact that literally couldn't, a certain telepathic dog teacher popped up from behind the desk, formally(?) announcing the start of class. Swishing over to an empty desk, Emilia heard the introductions of her classmates. Wait, a literal god? Oh neat, Alex is an anime alchemist! And a tech boy and a water girl and an ice girl and a space boy...
Emilia did her best to take mental notes of the who's who before realizing the number of unintroduced students dwindled quite substantially. Welp, no time like the present~
Scooting her chair back before standing through it, Emilia took a beat or two before beginning her intro. "Morning, everyone~ My name is Emilia, Emilia Shade, and I'm just your ordinary ghost girl who's forever in her sweet sixteens~" Emilia took a moment to curtsy to the class, her feet leaving the ground instead of her lowering - she wanted to have fun with saying hello, after all. "Moved here from September, and just wanna help people with their problems while learning what I can do~"
Transcender of Gender
Classroom 1/2
Taking a seat in one of the empty desks adjacent to Kolae, Rajani listened silently and with interest as the rest of the students introduced themselves. They nodded along to some of the comments, their smile ever-present, but whatever opinion they were forming on their new classmates was privy to them and them alone.
When it came time to introduce themself, that veneer of calm shattered and Raj hopped back up into a standing position. "I'm Rajani, or Raj! I'm dead, I think, but not in the same way as Emilia over there, and that's about all that I know about myself! I can do things with my body..." To demonstrate, they extended their right hand. The five digits coalesced into a single point, like a large drill, the base of which then lifted away from the shaft until it resembled something closer to an umbrella instead. "I don't like the sunlight and I can mess with shadows, so if I had to guess, I'm one of those now. Nice to meet you all!"
They then seated themselves again, their hand shifting back into its regular shape. "I guess I'm kinda like you in that way!" they said to Kolae, an apparent comrade in elemental manipulation.
they/them || "Forgive me, regent of queer amphibians" - Lt.BGob
Classroom 1/2 Gremory
As the last student sat back down, Grem got to his feet, slightly irritated at himself. Got to dig yourself out of this hole, boy. Though even he wasn't immune to the charms of a cute dog. That and being a shifter made you automatically like animals. Space pirates! And I do need to introduce myself more fully to the others. Try and contain my missteps.
"Hello, Goldie. My name is Gremory." He intentionally left off his surname as a small act of defiance. "I can...well..."
With a wet tearing sound, his hand simply dropped off like a glove to be replaced with a huge and nasty-looking crab's claw. Additional spider-like eyes appeared on his forehead from small holes. Then he shrank, with the boyskin collapsing and quickly bubbling away, and a large black rabbit was left. It quickly expanded back into the form of Gremory, who bowed awkwardly before sitting. He wasn't used to shifting in front of strangers.
Breath of the Sun
Alexander
The sensation of something brushing against your eyes was not exactly pleasant. Alex had to blink, and for a moment worried that Soheila intended to kill him. But he hushed that worry by realizing that she'd gone to the trouble of joining this class, and therefore it was unlikely she'd get herself expelled so quickly.
Unless she'd joined the class to kill him, but that seemed even more unlikely; she could have simply followed him home, or - if the feeling of her aura was any indication - killed him in the middle of the street without leaving visible evidence. And that was assuming she cared about witnesses.
Taking a breath to steady himself, his eyes flicked over to where Tenko was destroying the floor. Sighing, he pressed his hand to his desk. The leg of his desk melded into the building's floor, allowing Alex to extend his power through it.
He pulled on the asphalt that Tenko was trying and failing to replace the floor with, shifting it to match the molecular structure of the surrounding material. There was the telltale flash of light - caused by the movement of electrons, natch - and then the floor was whole once more, as though it had never been damaged in the first place.
Alex gave Tenko an annoyed look, but said nothing, keeping his focus on Soheila.
"What, exactly, are you?" He asked simply, not bothering to pass notes. "And why have you come to this place? Why have you joined this class?"
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
Just a Random Guy on the Internet
Tenko - Class 1/2
And just like that, the floor was fixed! Though... not by Tenko. He looked over to the source of the fix. It was the Alchemist, Alex. Tenko flinched at the icy glare sent his way, and responded with a sheepish wave, before pulling himself back up.
Out of all of the introductions he heard from his class, one stood out to him more than any of the others. An actual ghost! Somehow, despite having lived here for years, he had yet to ever meet a real ghost.
Tenko lumbered towards the ghost girl, and waved. “Hi there! My name’s Tenk-Oh.” Out of nowhere, the golem stopped dead in his tracks, and simply stared at Emila. His expression was completely unreadable, largely in part due to his mask not actually having an expression. After about a solid 10 seconds of staring, Tenko finally spoke.
“W-Wow... You’re-You’re really pretty...”
“You see son, in life there are facts and there are opinions. Your opinion is wrong, and that’s a fact”
Deranged X-Mas Figure
Strange Academy, Homeroom
Goldie shook its head, though it was wagging its tongue as eagerly as ever. "SORRY, NO CAN DO! THIS ONLY WAY GOLDIE CAN COMMUNICATE! WOULD BE LIKE ASKING OTHER HUMANS TO STOP TALKING! YOU NOT DO THAT, WOULD YOU?"
Doctor Who — Long Way Around: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13536044/1/Doctor-Who-Long-Way-Around
Up on Melancholy hill.
“Designation: Micah Bridges. Creation of one Mason Bridges and-“
His voice chip malfunctioned and instead what came forth was a loud chorus of chirps, screams and blips.
“-but as each of you may know her as Tyulla. I have come to this location as my creator wishes to investigate the oddities of this town. I wish to achieve singularity. I wish to feel.”
His attention turned serious as his optics narrowed and he scanned everyone in the class.
“And I have made it my personal directive to befriend and protect every.”
“Single.”
“One of you.”
Said with as much intensity as he could which was an alarming amount.
Is it selfish that I'm happy as we pass the setting sun?
Deranged X-Mas Figure
Strange Academy, Homeroom
Goldie briefly got up on their hind legs, overjoyed that the class had gotten to know each other a bit better. "GOLDIE HAPPY THAT EVERYONE NOW KNOWS EVERYONE'S NAMES! NOW WE WILL—"
Suddenly they began staring into space, as though something else had gotten their attention.
"UH, GOLDIE SORRY. INSTRUCTOR FOR NEXT CLASS IS APPARENTLY HAVING 'TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES'. GOLDIE NEEDS TO SORT THIS OUT. UNTIL GOLDIE GETS MATTER SETTLED, PLEASE KEEP TALKING WITH REST OF CLASS. YOU WANT TO BE BEST YOU CAN BE, YOU NEED TO BE BEST FRIENDS YOU CAN BE! TAKE IT FROM MAN'S BEST FRIEND! NOW, PLEASE DO NOT BOTHER GOLDIE. GOLDIE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN SHE IS DONE WITH BUSINESS."
She sat down on all fours and rolled up her tongue back within her muzzle. Her eyes glowed a bright blue, and she stared straight through the walls. Almost as though she weren't even there.
In the meantime, if the class had any last-minute business of their own to take care of, now was the time to do it.
Edited by kkhohoho on Jun 11th 2020 at 6:31:04 AM
Doctor Who — Long Way Around: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13536044/1/Doctor-Who-Long-Way-Around
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Soheila – Homeroom
“Direct questions. I appreciate that,” Soheila nodded in a manner almost proud, looking Alex up and down (actually properly moving her eyes this time) in an appreciative fashion. She paused for but a moment as she filed each question individually, before shifting and addressing them in order—deciding to cease playing games with a noticeable draining of all expression from her face.
Granted, her facial expressions were already off on a fundamental level. But the outright removal of them all but cemented her resemblance to a fresh walking corpse.
“What am I? Daeva. A young and supple one at that. I've heard I'm not the first. But I'm nothing if not honest,” she stated, suddenly placing a smile on her face again at that last comment. “Next, two ‘whys’. Why have I come here? I picked a direction and walked. I ended up in America, apparently. I've seen a lot of ocean life so I might as well stay on land,” she shrugged. “Why this class? I was interested. I'm attracted to groups. Fascinating people with all their minutia and consistently inconsistent inconsistent consistencies. I even discarded myself for a new face. A new Sima. Look at her,” she motioned, waving her hand vaguely over her face. “Isn't she beautiful?”
She stopped moving again, and her eyes swivelled around to the now vacant Goldie. They flicked back to Alex and remained even as she turned her body forward once more, resuming her original sitting position with fine precision. Like she hadn't moved at all.
“Let time tell, O Great Transmogrifier. I've no ties, and never once had any. Here is like everywhere, barring the heaps more paperwork. I came, I saw, and I left again. Give me ties, and I'll keep you alive.”
She leaned her head towards him but an inch, her face half-hidden in her darkening aura and causing her eyes to glint oddly.
“I am polite and curious. I will be what I will be. Unless you want... more?”
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Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Strange Academy, Homeroom
"...oh." Nestan's eyes wandered. In retrospect what Goldie said was obvious. "No, I would not, no. I will ...get used to it." This is a new environment. She'd learn to adapt.
She all too quickly turned from facing Goldie... and found herself blushing again. My Micah Bridges was adorable! She didn't actually think it through before invading the android's personal space, but as soon as Goldie made his announcement she was off. And Micah was a split seconds reaction time from being wrapped in Nestan's arms and nuzzled. "Oh you are so great!"
Naturally, Nestan managed to memorize Soheila's words without breaking stride. She didn't ignore that even for overwhelming cuteness proximity. And yes, the 'Sima' was beautiful but she clearly knew that already and was speaking to Alex anyway. 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
Where am I? What's going on?
Valerie - Homeroom
Well, this seemed to be a pretty interesting class, by Valerie's reckoning. And she apparently had some more time to get to know the others while their next class was getting set up. So who should she talk to... was the water girl staring at her?
Wow... now that Valerie got a good look at her, she was... really cute. Her name was Klorae, right? There was a faint blush in Val's cheeks as she approached the other girl.
"Umm... hi. I think it'sssss really cool how you're like, made of water and sssstuff..." This was Valerie's idea of flirting. It had yet to get her any dates.
Surrounded by weirdoes
Hali waved goodbye to Goldie and looked around the room, looking for someone to talk to. While the new class seems intimidating, she knew she had to at least attempt to step forward.
How do I do this? She thought ό, τι να 'ναι, eenie, meeny, miny, mo
She decided to go to Micah. With a grin, she slid in.
"Hello!" She said.
Wake me up at your own risk.
Klorae - Homeroom
It was all the smitten elemental could do to keep her jaw from dropping as Valerie crossed the room. She barely heard the naga's clumsy flirt; she was too captivated by the way her smooth coils slithered over each other.
"Sweet Atlantis, woman, the way you move..." she breathed, not even realizing she was speaking out loud. She reached out and brushed her hand over Val's tail, then snatched back as if she'd been burned. "Oh shit, I'm sorry! I didn't - I should have asked if it was okay to touch you!"
Klorae backed up a couple of steps, placing her hands firmly behind her back. "Please forgive me. Let's try that again." She smiled at Val. "I'm Klorae, and you're the gorgeous snake lady who I was hoping might want to go get coffee with me after school gets out."
Up on Melancholy hill.
Micah
Micahs reaction time was spot on in most cases. Pin point accuracy and to the nanosecond reflexes.
And even then, Nestan managed to slip by his senses and all but claimed the robot for her own. His face showed no reaction but the sudden jump was enough to show the drop had been gotten on him.
Sensors in his head whirring he turned his gaze to Nestan for a moment as he scanned her readings.
NAME: NESTAN BETH NOURAH
OCCUPATION: HERO
RELATIONSHIP: ........FRIEND.
A hand reached up and pat her on the head affectionately, as stiff and robotic as he tended to be before he nodded. “Your affection and friendship is greatly appreciated Miss Sister Nestan Beth Nourah. I hope this is the beginning of many marvelous adventures.”
He smiled and this time it was less horrifying and uncanny, snd then his attention turned to Hali who made her existence known. Still in mid cuddle, he read her.
NA Me: HALI EVERETT
OCCUPATION: HERO
RELATIONSHIP: .........FRIEND
“Hali Everett.” He spoke monotonously. “Daughter of Sam and Lily Everett. My father spoke very highly of yours. I hope our friendship matches theirs.”
Is it selfish that I'm happy as we pass the setting sun?
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Strange Academy, Homeroom
"..." Nestan composed herself after a Micah's return pat sent her into a giggle fit. "Oh, you're very welcome, sweetness. And you don't have to call me my full name. Sister is just for when we're at stuffy formals, or if we have to get past security. Oh, and we can go out and find trouble. Trust me." She raised a fist in the air. "And if we do not find it, we will make it. I've seen so many signs since I was guided here."
"The lady, Hali," Nestan alas broke from nuzzling Micah to give Hali a proper nod. "You're so cheerful. It really brightens the place when you come around. What did you do before coming to this school? I would believe you were a camp counselor or even had your online show." 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
Emilia Shade
How do you do, fellow corpse, was Emilia's first thought to Rajani's self introduction (despite some minor details like the lack of her own body), nodding along with Rajani noting the differences between their afterliving selves. As it turned out, death was just as varied as living. However, like her they didn't have memories of dying - though Rajani's memory loss seemed extended beyond her own. Mysteries to solve together, mayhaps?
Emilia's train of thought was soon sidetracked, however, by Tenko's arrival. First time I've been flirted with by a chunk of floor. ...Floorted with? Nope, not gonna say that one out loud...
Putting her finger to her chin in contemplation, Emilia's legs slowly merged into a trail of vapor, swishing this way and that in a dance of thought before suddenly re-solidifying, kicking her feet up as the rest of her body lowered to sit sideways on her chair (or to be more accurate, an approximation of). Of course, Emilia's clothing changed as well to prevent any... indecencies, her simple black dress becoming a loose-fitting blouse with a lace neckline and a pair of black jeans with cute little black shoes.
"Thanks for the compliment, Tenko~ Though to be honest, you may wanna try a different approach... another girl might take a ten foot tall golem approaching and staring blankly at her for several seconds before they sudden call her pretty as a form of harassment... Just... so you don't cause any misunderstandings in the future, okay...?" Emilia gave Tenko a small smile to show she knew that wasn't his intention - after all, he seemed innocent enough not to know. That being said, she could've just as easily been made uncomfortable.
Soheila – Homeroom
“...Dearest Alex,” Soheila suddenly spoke, voice emanating even before she swivelled her head around to face him. The rest of her body remained entirely stationary. It was akin to someone twisting the head of a mannequin around. “I felt your eyes looking at me. You've been blessed. Transmutation of matter. Exciting.”
The noticeable chill—or rather, presence—that brushed against his eyes would've probably inclined them to water. It also made her statement more literal. As well as showing she didn't need to move to say ‘hello’. A pressure gently kneaded his shoulders, before tickling past his neck as she continued.
“I'd ask for a change in my desk but that'd be vain. Not to imply you are,” she said simply, shifting in her positioning slightly to demurely place her hand upon her cheek. “Ask away or pass notes if something eats at you. Other than me.”
The sprouting of an apelike grin at that last comment was by every definition unnerving. There was a slight tingling sensation to the invisible presence, after all. Like a bubbling. Extremely gentle. Ultimately harmless, in truth.
But she liked to tease.
Edited by Enirboreh on Jun 10th 2020 at 2:24:52 PM
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