Gilded Halls ★ IC Page 9

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Sir Bastian

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Matthias Winston – House Valiant, seating area

Matthias sighed happily, having finished the rather big sandwhich he'd made himself, patting his belly happily while smiling to himself. "Well, that was pretty good if I do say so myself. Should probably wash off the plate, then go practice my fire a little." He stretched out and grabbed the plate on the table in front of him, preparing to get up off of the armchair he was sitting in.

However, just as he was about to stand, someone, later to be identified as William, gave him a firm pat on the back and out of pure shock, the plate flew out of his hand while he was halfway through standing up. He let out a surprised "Ack!" and just before the plate crashed against the floor, he thrust a hand forwards, slightly bent-over with one hand on the table, causing the plate to halt mid-flight.

Taking a deep breath, Matthias stood up again, the plate slowly hovering up and landing in his hand as he turned and blinked in surprise at William, sighing out in relief. "Jesus, William, you scared the crap out of me! ... Heaven? Wonderland?" He blinked a few times in confusion raising his brows before giving a shrug and a grin, stepping around the armchair and giving the plate a flick of his wrist, sending it flying towards the kitchen. Before it smashed against the wall, he held his hand out at it again, causing it to slow down and gently land on the counter, turning to William again.

"Alright, lead the way I guess. And an explanation of what you're on about would be nice too, hah."


Mana

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→ Jamie Lane ● Missing

His mother had spent ages on the phone, Jamie has yearned to just hang up on her but after spending the morning at school, he suddenly felt quite attached. If he were to hang up she would probably send someone to drag him home, Jamie would much rather stay at Gilded Halls.

After the phone call, Jamie found himself outside. He had stumbled across another dormitory, with seemingly new students arriving and moving in. The school was starting to feel full, considering it was much smaller than his old, private school. He peered through the window, wondering if there was a spare room he could camp out in - avoiding Ginny for the rest of the day.

Looping back around the grounds, Jamie arrived at the pool. Nearby, he could see a large buffet table with a selection of food and drink - he quickly picked up a plate and covered it in crisps and sandwiches, piling the plate high and happily stuffing his face. There were lots of other teenagers around, Jamie recognised a few of them from the elements class - however, Kevin was nowhere to be seen.

Not feeling up to making more friends, he took his plate to the side of the pool, resting his feet in the water and watching the others as he ate.

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Manchester O'Brien // Gilded Halls


boom! declined!



Alicea walked away from the food, politely declining the food offered by Manchester. Oh, man, I really blew that one. Manchester chose not to disturb her anymore and, instead, indulge on the food prepared on the table. Circus food was not really a delicious feast, unlike what other people imagines. It's all leftovers and all, with the occasional chicken. This light lunch is just right for Manchester. He took another slice of pizza and pop open a can of Coke, his favorite drink. Man, I could drink a whole barrel of this. Manchester thoughts went back to Alicea. Oh, Manchester.

He turned and looked at the pool, wondering where the other people are. So far, he had only seen, what, ten of ten of them in here. What is this place really?

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Evan Kyong – By the Pool, Under a Tree


They were cheesily, crispily crusted with nice fluffy insides. Evan belched as he swallowed the last of the chips. The fruit and pizza had disappeared long ago. Now that he was full, Evan was thirsting for some liquid to wash that grease and salt down.

There seemed to be a ruckus in the pool, but Evan paid no attention as he moved purposefully back to the lunch table. A shy-looking girl in white tights turned around and started to walk away with her back facing Evan. (Mmm, I think I’ll have some of that…) She had a can of grape soda in her hand.

It wasn’t long before Evan found the box of grape beverages. He searched around, picking up the bottles or cans and reading their labels. There was grape juice, grape punch – “made with 100% pure juice” – (But only contains 10%...), grape soda, and grape drink. Evan plunged his hand down to the bottom of the box, where he made contact with what felt like – (a water bottle?)

With the flimsy plastic bottle crinkling in his hand, Evan looked in wonder at the violently violet fluid happily sloshing inside. There was a small label on the otherwise unadorned bottle, which looked like a taped-on sticky note. Hastily scribbled by what appeared to be pen, it was marked only with “Purple Drank”. (It’s not even grape, it’s just … purple.)

Noticing a familiar redhead in the distance, Evan swaggered towards her, sipping his "drank” as he sauntered over.

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Ginevra Morrigan & Evan Kyong - Outside
Ginny finished her pizza and she smiled at Angel, "I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to go for a walk since it's still quite nice out here. I'll see you around." The girl was quiet and all, simply stating her goodbye in her odd style of speech. With the pleasantries exchanged, the statuesque redhead turned her attention to something else, this time a particular Korean boy who was becoming more than just a passing interest.

Evan saw Ginny looking at him. He didn't break eye contact, and continued to swig on his drink as he approached. "Hey! How're you doing?" He was sure he winked this time.

There was the wink again and this time she just giggled in response. "Well, hi there, stranger." She smiled and moved over to his side, "Want to go for a walk, Evan?"

"Sure, babe- " Evan playfully took Ginny's arm, swinging it as they walked. He felt confident.

The touch was electric and her face flushed in reaction. Usually, such simple gestures had no effect on her, and it was usually her doing the leading. His words seem to run up and down her body, causing sweat to bead on her forehead. "It's hot. I'm used to it but I've always been told England is cooler. I guess today is an exception."

"Baby, I've been told in England the women are frigid, but I guess you're the exception." Evan felt like a million dollars. This wasn't him. This was not soldierly conduct. But that line was simply waiting to happen, and Evan was already on a roll. Living almost his entire life under structure, he was surprisingly content to be blown away with the wind.

"Okay, now you're trying too hard, sweetie." Ginny leaned on him and whispered, "I like you already, so be natural." The red in her cheeks was almost the same color as her hair, but she usually spoke her mind. This was no exception. "Your scent is intoxicating... is that cologne?" It was also strangely familiar, but she kept that thought to herself for now.

(My scent?) During his time in locker rooms, Evan had deduced that Asian men were generally scentless. The only time he'd recall of himself smelling strongly was after not showering for a week, and that only happened because he was on a field training exercise. He also managed to shower straight out of bed, before breakfast even. (Should I go with it - I don't think I smell - but she told me to be natural...maybe she's just joking around.) "Cologne?" Fragrances were banned in Evan's previous dorms - it probably had something to do with discipline. "No... I ... I don't wear cologne." It sounded like he was asking her a question, and his eyes narrowed in suspicion.

It was almost overpowering and before she knew it, her lips had found his cheek once again, "It's not a bad scent... don't worry." Her lips brushed against his ear as she whispered and took in more of his scent. It filled her body with warmth and stripped her of inhibition. It was almost like before, but she wasn't sure if it was related or not. Her mind was only for him right now and she smiled, almost stupidly as she lingered close to him, not wanting to get away from him in the slightest.

(I think she's serious...) Evan dropped his drink, but nobody heard. It rolled down the sidewalk, bleeding purple and staining the white concrete. She was now close, very close. Evan inched back a little and she followed. He moved back a bit further and she followed. He leaned back and they fell.

They blinked.

When he opened his eyes again, the sun was shining directly into his eyes. He closed them, and felt silky hair across his cheeks. He sniffed deeply. He smelled that fresh aroma of roses that had brought life into sterile walls of the nurse's office. Her scent was intoxicating.

It was perfect - everything about it couldn't have been better and she gazed down at him, no longer able to resist. She closed the small gap between their lips and tasted his kiss for the first time. For once, she actually saw stars - which had never happened before in her life. She felt a quiver that went all the way down to her toes, and her heart beat seemed to best faster by the way minute.

Evan could feel her pulse through her body, and it was maddening. "Are you okay?" When she didn't respond immediately, he flipped her over and rushed to place his fingers by her neck. He placed a hand on her forehead and a drop of sweat started to bead on his own. (What is going on...) Her heart was beating at one hundred forty - no - one hundred fifty beats per second.

Her voice was slightly deeper than normal and she took in a deep breath, "Yeah, I'm doing great..." She moved in and let her lips brushed his again and she muttered, "Irresistible..."

"No, you're not. You're having palpitations..." (... but why?) "You need help. Wait here, I won't be gone for long." He backpedalled. "No, it's too hot out for me to leave you like this. Let's get into the shade first." Without second thoughts he picked Ginny up and blitzed towards the nearest tree. He set her down gently. "I'll be back." His eyes lingered for a long moment before he took off.

When he left, Ginny's breathing slowly returned to normal, but the stupid smile on her face stayed. That was nice... but where did he go?
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---Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
---Weather: Sun/Cloud


Gym and Games


Pulling her long sleeves up over her elbows, Miss Castleton arranged the grounds just as the headmaster asked. The swimming pool warped, expanding for competitive swimming and the tennis courts were stocked with supplies - there was one final thing the head teacher had requested.

"Are you sure it's stable?" She said, remembering the struggle she had to get it under control.

The older man laughed, "Of course! They're feisty young spirits, I'm sure they can handle it." He batted away her concerns, not worried in the slightest, "it will be great to watch, nevertheless."

Miss Castleton tucked her black hair behind her ear, picking somewhere to put the rogue machine. She settled on the batting cages, hoping to contain the chaos slightly, and with a wave of her hand the ball machine appeared.

"Apparently it was made by an angry janitor at some school on the coast," The headmaster sighed, reveling in the machine, "Did you know that it never runs out of balls - and it can aim and move independently?"

None of his quips settled Miss Castleton. A dodgeball firing super machine? She hoped the nurse was ready for some patients.

The bell rang across the school.

- - - - -


Your options are:
  • Play dodgeball with the crazy, super machine,
  • Race some of your friends in the pool,
  • Play tennis together,
  • Or anything else that doesn't require additional equipment (jogging, etc.).

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Will immediately felt guilty when he realized Matthias had been busy. "Oh god, I'm sorry Matt I didn't mean to make you drop anything! But trust me, you'll like what you see." On the way back to the pool he felt he should explain at least a bit, if still vaguely. "Well if you must know, I met the Cheshire Cat today, and if that wasn't enough I'm beginning to think our headmaster is a wizard or something...although considering what kind of place this is that wouldn't be a big deal and...oh you'll see when we get there.

The statement ended up being much more true than he could have ever guessed, when they made it back to the pool he apologized to Selena for his sudden disappearance, but she was happy to see Matthias too. He began to devour pizza as quickly yet as neatly as he could, savoring every bite. After eating an entire cheese pizza by himself Will leaned back and looked at Matthias. "Well that was delicious! So what do you guys wanna do ne-" He was interrupted by another sonorous tolling of the school's bell, at the noise the pool began to stretch to Olympic size. "Woah...so I guess it's P.E time?"

Will stood up to take a look around and think about what his options were for a moment when he saw Ginny leaning against a tree, and the asian guy was with her again. He suppressed the flare of jealousy in his chest as they kissed...with a crazy amount of passion, he felt as if he could see sparks explode all around them. Jesus, well I guess we know where she stands haha. Ginny began to look really red after the kisses and she was breathing hard...for a moment he was worried she was gonna have a heart attack, then they shared some more words and the guy left. I know I should stay away from her...but a little teasing couldn't hurt could it?

The hawk-eyed awkward punk felt enough confidence in his knowledge that the crimson haired avatar of beauty seemed to be both taken with, and by another guy, so he managed not to stutter as he approached her. "Hey there cowgirl, you sure move fast. Haha, gotta say I'm jealous, I've never been one to just know what I want and go after it, better be careful not to tire yourself out too much to handle some exercise." He winked at her teasingly. "Anyways have fun, try not to get sent to the nurse again, I'm too much of a sap to just leave it alone." After he made his way back to the table he put a hand on both Selena's and Matt's shoulder. "So, what do you guys feel like doing? I'm up for whatever short of heavy lifting..."
"Ever looking forward, ever thinking back. Everywhere you've been, everyone you've met was another step on your path, shaping your future even as they become part of your past. One must never discount the pieces that have made up your journey until now but to lose yourself in them would be equally great folly, instead let them hoist you up, carry you on until you find the strength to walk for yourself. So it is that I continue towards that endless horizon. Ever thinking back, ever marching forward, inexorable as the history that brought me down this road. This Lonesome Road."

Sir Bastian

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Matthias Winston – Outside, with SPORTS!

"Hey, don't worry about it, I was just finishing up lunch. Weird how nobody else were in the kitchen for the lunchbreak." He followed William, raising his brows in surprise at what he was telling him. The cheshire cat? A wizard? It was all sounding very weird to him... but oddly characteristic of the school, so he decided to wait and see before he'd judge.

As they arrived at the pool-area, Matthias' eyes widened at the massive table of food stood there and felt rather silly having made a snubby little sandwich on his own when there was -all- this food available. He raised a hand and said hey to Selena in turn, smiling widely. He still felt a bit bad about scaring her off earlier, but he was happy to see her again. There was something calming around her, and he felt that he, William and Selena were hitting it off pretty well together.

He quickly joined William in eating a burger himself, quite clearly enjoying every single bite of it, although after peeling away the cheese on top of the beef with a plastic knife. He patted his belly, grinning at the other two, opening his mouth to reply to William, just as the bell started ringing again. Before he could react to anything at all, the table of food disappeared and the pool stretched out to become rather wide. Slightly further down the lawn, a few other things appeared, and it was clear it was time for some sports.

Matthias groaned softly, raising a hand to rub his forehead. "Oh god. Sports, really? I was never any good at that... not that... uh, I did much of that... at all." It wasn't entirely true, he -had- done some exercising with his family and back when he was in kindergarden, but that was hardly anything to speak of. He blinked a little as William headed off to a red-headed girl he'd seen earlier in class, supported by... William, actually. He gave a little glance at Selena as William walked over to talk to the girl for a bit, shrugging his shoulders and snickering quietly.

As he came back and patted both Matthias' and Selena's shoulders, Matthias raised a hand to rub his chin softly, looking at the various equipment around. The seemingly docile macine within what looked like some sort of fenced-in court looked interesting. There were a few red balls scattered around and it looked to be... dodgeball. A grin spread on his lips as he glanced between the two.

"I dunno about you two. But I fancy trying my luck at dodging some balls. You in?"


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10.1 Years

Grace de Lambrina & Dominic Irving


Grace's Mood: Infatuated [Pink]
Dom's mood: Confuzled [Uh, Brown?] <-The color is as confuzled as us.
Theme Song:


Those girls... I wonder if i'll see them again.... Dom's thoughts trailed off as he heard of splash. "Aye Grace you going for a swim? Not a smart idea... we got class really soon, make it quick." Dom went back to his fantasys. Those legs...

A cut yelp is heard from between the splashery sounds Grace's arms make in a chaotic movements of hers.

"Aaaaah!"

Her yells get constantly lower, limbs swaying around with chaotic grace as water makes her way down her throat. Shortly after her unexpected dive into the body of water, she begans to emit unarticulated sounds, like when you hit the keyboard and a load of "asdfghjklqwertyuiop" giberish comes out of it. In her mind she was desperately asking for help. For the others she was just emiting butchered words of the English language.

"asdfghjklqwerty?" Dom groaned as he looked around for the disturbence in his day dream. What he found was a drowning, Grace, flailing about in the water. "Hold on! I'm coming in for you!" Dom stripped his shirt. -For all da ladies. If Grace here wasn't drowning, she might have dropped her jaw to the ground. She might do so once she's not dying and stuff. Dom dove in after the drowning girl.

Grace's flailing was getting weaker, and she was beginning to get drowsy. She began to hear the voice of her mother telling her to get her sweater, and the voice of father congratulating him over her most recent perfect grade. The barks of their dog, the "I hate you"s she bid to them. The myriad os pencils she broe doing essays. It was all hitting her fast as she closed her eyes and gave in to the pool's might.

Come on... hold on for me... Dom grabbed the body of Grace, who was now weakly flailing. He held her close to him as the two burst from the water in a less than sexy-esque way. Dominic set the girl on the solid ground as he looked her over worridly. "Are you okay?"

Her eyes, barely able to be open, examine the sky and the clouds above the two. She's very drowsy, but Dom's asking disturbed her almost achieved sleep. Turning her sight to Dom, she simply stares deeply into his eyes, mouth slightly agape as her wet hair and a layer or falling colors formerly known as make-up get in the way of her sight. Silence, and nothing but stares towards the male. <-This be lame, sorry xD

There they were staring into each others eyes. Lord jesus, I see why she puts all that make up on... Dom coughs quietly and stands up quickly. "So, are you okay?"

Coughing steadily, water spurting out of her mouth like a lunatic lawn sprinklrs, she tries to keep her attention on Dom's question, cluttered by an intense headache and a hurting throat, "I- Yes", she coughs, "Thanks for, y'know, that."

"Don't mention it... by the way, how the hell did you get into the pool?" He says with a laugh. Dom wasn't paying attention at the moment of impact and it had been nagging at him how a girl just walking could've ended up in the pool.

"It was so pretty," She said amidst laughs, now sitting and trying to place her hair away from her face, "And then I fell. Simple as that."

"I see..." Dom gave a small laugh and noticed something. "Is it just me or is the pool getting wider?"

He was right. Expanding in side like a rubber band (with the contraction part dismissed) yet always keeping the exact same amount of water. This school is really weird... At least there's hot guys.

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Selena Bravo - Outside


After finishing up her two pieces of pizza and satisfying her hunger, Selena wiped herself with a napkin, as she glanced over at Liam bringing Matt over. It was supposed to be a time where Selena wanted to get to know Liam, but Liam kept leaving the table. To her it was pretty rude...or maybe she was rude. As the bell rang, it was time for the next class. Physical Education. Selena is pretty athletic, especially with her plant ability. As Matt suggested dodgeball, it piqued her interest. She hasn't played the sport before...or is it even a sport? But she wanted to try it out...without embarassing herself.

"I think dodgeball is something fun to do." Selena spoke, "Sounds like fun!" but how do you play this game? Selena's mind yelled, she couldn't believe she said that. Silently, she gulped.

She saw the fenced court, witnessing a few students throwing balls at each other, in multiples. Selena's eyes widened as she took a step back. THAT'S dodgeball? she thought, Oh...help me.

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Manchester O'Brien // Gilded Halls


does everything need to be on cue



Manchester saw the pool expand right before his very eyes. He hastily finished his pizza and soda. It seemed like the pool area was turning into a... sports arena. Sports? The only sport I know is football and all my knowledge is watching my father watch it! Why sports? Just then, as if by magic, a strange machine appeared on one side of the area and, as if on cue, the bell rang. Most of the students stopped whatever they were doing and examined the whole area. Manchester could hear murmurs of the words "dodgeball," "expansion of the pool etc." Wait.

"Dodgeball?" Manchester asked himself, a little loudly. "As in teams and all?" Again, as if on cue, the strange machine pop out a ball. At a really high speed. Oh. That might hurt. Manchester badly wanted to play dodgeball but nobody is still asking for a game. Just then, another as if on cue:

"I dunno about you two. But I fancy trying my luck at dodging some balls. You in?" Manchester turned and saw a guy. He was talking to two other people, a boy and a girl. Hell, that's three people now. Manchester knew that if he needed to do well in here, he might as well learn how to interact with other non-circus people. He went to the three.

"Uhm, I-uh. The name's Manchester. I-uh," No dang. Three people man. "I-uhm. Can I-sorry- join you in case you uh- wanted to play dodgeball?"

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As Alicea was walking away, she saw the pool growing... Wait, the pool?! GROWING?! She cried out in alarm and tripped, twisting her ankle painfully and falling into the nice, chlorine filled water. She thrashed about and sank to the bottom. As soon as her foot touched bottom she felt a jolt in it, and used her other foot to kick off. Her lungs were burning and her eyes were itchy. Finally she broke the surface, where she began gasping for breath. unfortunately, her flip flops were at the bottom. With a sigh, the girl dove back down, swimming to the bottom to retrieve the shoes. Once in hand, she swam to the wall and tossed them out of the pool. At least the water felt good, especially on her aching left foot. She was definitely not up to a race, so she lazily held to the wall, just kind of soaking up the cool water. She breathed a small sigh of relief and rested against the wall, wondering if her roomate would come and join her.
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It made Will happy to know Matthias was glad when he saw Selena, but he noticed a slight frown pollute her beautiful features for a split second. Did she want to talk to me alone? Oh... The thought almost flushed his face but he resisted, when Matthias got more into eating Will leaned closer to Selena and whispered to her. "I'm sorry we didn't get to talk more, I didn't want Matthias to miss out on all the food, he didn't know about this buffet...And hey, we're roommates, one way or the other there will be times when we're alone together. Oh uhm...not that we need to be alone together...I just...hey we'll talk more and I really AM looking forward to getting to know you better." When the table disappeared he felt his pupils expand as he contemplated crying for the loss of the succulent feast, but then another young man came up to them introducing himself and asking to join them.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you Manchester I'm William, but you can call me whatever." He waited for his two friends to introduce themselves and decided he was ready for some exercise. "Well Manchester I don't mind at all if you join us, it doesn't seem like it's typical team dodgeball anyways so there's no complications in numbers." Will was about to lead the way towards the dodgeball machine he saw the girl who had set her desk on fire earlier trip and fall into the pool, he almost dived in after her but she came back up rather quickly, before he could say anything else she dived back down AGAIN. He walked over to the pool and knelt down in front of her smiling. "Wow girl, I was really scared for you for a moment there, are you alright? You must be a great swimmer to have recovered quickly and still gone back down to the bottom, do you need help or anything?" He held his hand palm open in front of her, ready to help her out of the pool if she wanted or just shake her hand and introduce himself. "At least you're already in your swimsuit, I soaked my clothes earlier cuz i'm an idiot, you look nice by the way." One day I have to learn to take things one at a time.
"Ever looking forward, ever thinking back. Everywhere you've been, everyone you've met was another step on your path, shaping your future even as they become part of your past. One must never discount the pieces that have made up your journey until now but to lose yourself in them would be equally great folly, instead let them hoist you up, carry you on until you find the strength to walk for yourself. So it is that I continue towards that endless horizon. Ever thinking back, ever marching forward, inexorable as the history that brought me down this road. This Lonesome Road."

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Christina - Crossroads

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Matthias Winston – Outside

Matthias grinned at the eagerness of his friends, wanting to try out some dodgeball. And he felt a lot more secure about it, now that he had other people with him, because then at least, they could laugh at it together if he failed completely at it. Just as they were about to head off, another guy came over, introducing himself as Manchester. He seemed pretty nervous, but wanted to join the Dodgeball team.

He glanced over at William as he introduced himself before giving a smile, raising a hand to give a lazy little wave. “Matthias, hey. And yeah, I don’t mind if you join us either. The more the merrier!” He was about to turn around and head for the ‘cage’ the machine had been put in, but was distracted was William apparently headed over to the pool to talk to a girl, all of a sudden. The suddenness of William just heading off caught Matthias off-guard, causing him to let out a laugh, shaking his head with a grin. He looked between Selena and Manchester before shrugging his shoulders cheerfully. “Eh, he’ll be along eventually.” He then arched his neck and called over at William, raising an arm to wave over at him. “We’ll be over here, come over and join us once you’re done making friends!”

He, of course, shouted it in a friendly manner, rather than making it sound condescending before smiling at the two nearby. “Come on, let’s see what this machine is all about.” He turned and moved over to where the entrance to the dodgeball area was, opening the gate and slipping inside. He stepped a little off to the side while watching the machine in the middle rather curiously. It was shaking softly, clearly turned on, letting out a low rumble while the part that was meant for spitting out the semi-hard, red balls slowly followed Matthias on his way around the circular little ‘cage’. The machine looked kinda like a massive version of one of those baseball-training machines he’d seen on TV. He then turned to beckon for Selena and Manchester to come inside too. “Come on, it’s perfectly fi-“

Just as he turned away, the machine whirred to life, almost roaring out as it shot out a ball at high speed towards Matthias, who only just managed to look back and toss himself backwards, stumbling and almost falling over, the ball colliding with the fence next to him and flying off again. “… Jesus Christ!” He didn’t have long to think about his position and regret even stepping in here as the machine shot out another ball at him, followed by another, forcing him to duck and stumble out of the line of fire, though managing to avoid being hit. So far, at least.


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Nathan Steele
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He was still walking aimlessly in the halls as if he had nothing else to do. Well he didn't have something to do. Kyle was with his friend and Alicea was likely to be with that guy again. Why was he feeling jealous? Alicea had the right to be with anyone else she wanted even if he didn't quite like the fact that she hanged around other guys. And what was he doing? He was walking in the halls, complaining like an old geezer. That doesn't seem like me. Well, screw it, I'm gonna find her and if I have to, I'll rip her from the hands of that guy. What is mine stays mine. With that Nathan walked resolutely in direction of the pool, decided to get his girl back at any costs. He entered the pool area and was quite shocked with what he saw. It seemed the pool had gotten wider than before and some equipments were scattered around. As if there were a sports class. Well, there were also some weights to lift. And weightlifting was his favorite thing to do. He had to find Alicea first. He quickly spotted her, she was talking with yet another boy. God, I have no chance, better go lift some weights. No she's mine, I better go talk to her. He walked to her and that guy. "Hello Alicea and hello stranger I don't know!"


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Nideous

The world refused to change...

Somewhere over the rainbow
Seen September 18th, 2013
Posted August 16th, 2013
4,117 posts
11.9 Years
Alicea blinked up at the guy that had approached her. Why were so many people talking to her today? Honestly, it's like no one had seen a girl wearing a two piece before! Still, he held out his hand and began to speak.

"Wow girl, I was really scared for you for a moment there, are you alright? You must be a great swimmer to have recovered quickly and still gone back down to the bottom, do you need help or anything? At least you're already in your swimsuit, I soaked my clothes earlier cuz i'm an idiot, you look nice by the way." She blinked as he spoke too fast, not letting her get a word in edgewise, and shook his hand slowly. Her ankle gave a slight twinge of pain as she shifted her leg, but the only outward sign was that her face was a bit rigid.

"Um... Y-yah, I lernt tuh swim when Ai w-was a little kid..." she mumbled meekly, turning a little bit pink. She sighed with relief when Nathan walked over, and waved at him.

"H-hiya Nathan... W-where yuh been?" she asked, very grateful to have something to talk about aside from her outfit, or how she looked, or how she had embarrassingly fallen into the pool. Never mind that she had swam to the surface immediately. It was still very embarrassing that she had fallen in.
What is real? What is truth? Is it something you can touch? Can you see it? Find it? Hold it in your hands? What is true for you is not always the truth for someone else.

>_> RIANBOW SPADE! (My answer to everything. :) )

Sephear

Believe in the you that believes in cheese

Age 29
Male
Alabammer
Seen 2 Weeks Ago
Posted December 19th, 2022
1,319 posts
12.1 Years
Will laughed a bit at his own stupidity for the second time that day. "Oh I'm sorry, I'm a bit of a blabber mouth, a bit contradictory to what a good listener I am when i shut up. You know I didn't learn to swim till I was 10 years old, it was awkward being surrounded by little kids who could swim better than me, don't be embarrassed about falling, I already saw a girl who messed herself up bad enough she could barely walk and plenty of other strange stuff today. With the way my hair disagrees with water so heavily I'm sure I look plenty silly." Most people wouldn't notice the light twinge on Alicea's face but Will didn't miss details very often. He was about to ask if she really was alright when a muscle-bound organic sack of power walked up with the oh so endearing statment. "Hello Alicea and hello stranger I don't know!"

"Alicea huh? That's a nice name." Then Will turned more directly to the guy that had just shown up, Alicea seemed glad to see him so he made sure to keep up his regular level of politeness. "Well allow me to rectify that right now good sir, I'm William, or whatever you want to call me." He put his hand forward to shake, but he wanted to go as well, not only was he missing out on the fun with Selena and Matthias, he was beginning to feel like a third wheel.
"Ever looking forward, ever thinking back. Everywhere you've been, everyone you've met was another step on your path, shaping your future even as they become part of your past. One must never discount the pieces that have made up your journey until now but to lose yourself in them would be equally great folly, instead let them hoist you up, carry you on until you find the strength to walk for yourself. So it is that I continue towards that endless horizon. Ever thinking back, ever marching forward, inexorable as the history that brought me down this road. This Lonesome Road."

Nathan

Blade of Justice

Age 25
Male
Earth
Seen January 1st, 2023
Posted September 23rd, 2022
4,066 posts
10.9 Years
Nathan Steele
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Nathan was kind of happy that Alicea sighed in relief when he came to her. Was the other guy that bad? But either way, she looked as if she still wanted to be with him, which was very good. The other was standing there like a third wheel and he was still there. Guys these days, don't they know when a battle is over? He would fight until the very end for his Alicea but he had to maintain a decent level of politeness in front of the girl or he would pass for a total douchebag. He decided to go with the hypocrite way, that was the only way of getting rid of that guy and staying with Alicea. Yes, he was jealous. Other people will have to deal wih it and nothing more. First things first. "I was at the nurse, making sure that little girl was fine. Did you miss me?" Then least important things after. "I am Nathan, Alicea's friend and roommate. Nice to meet you!" Damn it, forcing a fake smile to look like a true one was hard but he managed to pull off a convincing face.
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Sephear

Believe in the you that believes in cheese

Age 29
Male
Alabammer
Seen 2 Weeks Ago
Posted December 19th, 2022
1,319 posts
12.1 Years
Will kept up his pleasant demeanor even as Nathan directly snubbed him just to talk to Alicea a little more before turning back to him and having the gall to plaster on a fake smile while speaking to him. But when Nathan kept the fake smile and even feigned politeness his smile vanished instantly, he could see the tightness of the boy's jaw as he face him, he knew how he really felt. "I see...I must say it's disappointing, I'd hoped that I could make 4 new friends on the first day of school but I guess it'll have to stay at 2 for now. I must be getting back to people who mean it when they're nice, sorry to get in your way, Nathan." After making it clear he was no fool, at least in this case, Will leaned down towards Alicea once again. "It was nice meeting you Alicea, I'm sorry I wasn't more pleasant, please have the nurse look at that leg." And he made his way towards the Dodgeball Machine.

When he made it there he was met with a sight of Matthias dodging ball after ball, he didn't realize it could looks so funny to watch someone just well...dodge balls. Will made his way next to Matthias and began to dodge some too. "May I cut in sir?" Will was confident that his reflexes and eyes would be plenty to deal with any rubber sphere that could fly his way, until one actually did and he barely moved out of the way in time, clearly feeling the air slap his face as it whizzed by. "Wow...that thing packs a punch doesn't it?"

With every ball that flew through the air in their general direction, the time between shots decreased, and before long Will was pushing his lithe body to it's limits, hoping Matthias didn't get hit. His vision and pretty good reflexes allowed him to go quite a while without getting hit, when he got worried he couldn't dodge much longer he caught a ball and began to block them instead. He got cockier and cockier with every dodge and even began to do more showy moves until finally he slammed a ball into the ground and threw the one in his hand at the machine to block the next shot. "Yeah, bring it on! No machine is a match for me I-umpf!" He was interrupted by red rubber slamming into his face at what felt like a million miles per hour, it didn't even fall off his face right away, as if to punish him for showboating the machine fired again, this time into his gut. Will fell to the ground stunned for a moment. "When did we walk onto the highway? Who got the number of that eighteen wheeler? Ok I'm just gonna sit here for a minute you guys have fun...let me know when you wanna go to the pool, or the track, or anywhere that doesn't kill me." And with that he lay his head on the floor and zoned out for a bit.
"Ever looking forward, ever thinking back. Everywhere you've been, everyone you've met was another step on your path, shaping your future even as they become part of your past. One must never discount the pieces that have made up your journey until now but to lose yourself in them would be equally great folly, instead let them hoist you up, carry you on until you find the strength to walk for yourself. So it is that I continue towards that endless horizon. Ever thinking back, ever marching forward, inexorable as the history that brought me down this road. This Lonesome Road."

Cosmic Fury

Evil Overlord

Age 32
Male
Someplace unimaginable
Seen 4 Weeks Ago
Posted August 10th, 2019
419 posts
11.7 Years
Adrian Draegar
Chapter 2 -- Out to the Pool

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Well, this is the life! In the time it took for everybody to clumsily go everywhere, he had simply walked over to his dorm, changed into a pair of very expensive (and good-looking) swim trunks, and had leisurely walked over to the pool, just in time for it to open.

Here, he was in his element. If anyone tried something stupid on him, there was water everywhere... and water was by far the most violent tool possible in his hands. He had to simply aim at any manageable amount of matter around him, and he would have his own instant water bomb. And the best part was that nobody really knew that he was in supreme control of his actions because of it.

That being the case, he was more than content just to float around and mind his own business, either simply to enjoy the weather, or wait for people to come up and attempt to talk to him. Friends weren't bad, especially if they came up willingly. It was even better if they didn't know until later of his obvious background.

Until then though, he was content to simply sit there and enjoy himself.

Meganium

memento mori

she/her
Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023

Selena Bravo - Outside


As Selena followed Matt and Liam to the dodgeball court, in just a few seconds the dodgeball machine at the other side of the court started to fire up balls. Selena stood there numb. She wasn't ready for all this. Her hair was frizzed up in a ponytail, she was only wearing flip-flops, and she was already thirsty. One ball was fired, and Selena missed it by jumping over the ball close to the floor. Selena had a good jump, probably due to her ability. Other students around her were dodging balls, even one had pushed her out of her way to avoid getting hit.

Then immediately, she was hit by a ball on her back...then on her right leg, then on her left foot, then on her abdomen. After several hits, her legs were bruised red. She couldn't find a way to get of the balls. The number of dodgeballs were being increased little by little.

As she found Liam and Matt, she jumped and dodged every ball that were aimed directly at her, resisting the pain from a few. A fast-sped dodgeball was aimed directly at Liam and was hit in the face. He laid down on the floor in a somewhat unconscious state. Selena gasped as she saw the whole thing, hoping Liam would be okay.

"Liam!" Selena called out, running towards him. "Liam!!" She kneeled down as she came up to him, slapping him in the face to wake him up. "Man, that was a hard hit."

Mana

Age 31
Male
UK
Seen March 25th, 2023
Posted August 18th, 2021
10,075 posts
14.3 Years

→ Jamie Lane ● Ballywood

The pool had stretched, unimaginably - it was far longer than before, reaching Olympic-standard length. As much as he enjoyed swimming, he didn't want to show off too much - plus he'd already managed a good few lengths earlier in the day. Wait an hour after food! His mother used to always lecture, this was probably the first time he heeded her advice.

Instead, Jamie has decided to venture towards the ominous whirring noise - which seemed to be the byproduct of a hefty, dodgyball firing super-machine.

There were already some students in the firing range, he recognised them from the Elements class - one of the boys seemed to have a distinct interest in Ginny. Jamie's mind started to go off track, but before he could relive too much rage the boy was caught in the head by a stray dodgeball. The girl rushed over to help, catching herself in the line of fire but avoiding the same injury as the boy.

"This could be fun," Jamie said, grinning. If Kevin was around they could have doubled up, but this game would be fun alone, at least.

Weaving in to the cage, Jamie readied himself for an onslaught. He focused his ears, waiting for the tiniest murmur, utilising his power best he could in this kind of game. The first ball came, as expected, and veered towards his head. Jamie, anticipating this, weaved out of the way.

Man versus machine.

Nathan

Blade of Justice

Age 25
Male
Earth
Seen January 1st, 2023
Posted September 23rd, 2022
4,066 posts
10.9 Years

Nathan Steele & Alicea Shay Bernard


Joint post by JNathan and Nideous
Alicea blinked. Even she could see Nathan wasn't too happy about Will. Will left immediately afterwards, and the girl was left staring at her room mate. She idly wondered what to do next. Still, she had to point out the obvious.
"S-so... Thuh pool got... Bigger..." she mumbled softly. "I-I think we are in
a school... A school fer people like us..." she said softly, remembering all
the weird stuff that had happened so far. And to top it all off they
were in what amounted to gym class.
Nathan was looking at Alicea, they were finally alone. That Will guy finally decided to go away. She was still staring at him, she didn't look like she was angry. Maybe she was happy that they were alone too. Who knows? He blushed slightly at this thought. Then she spoke with her soft, angelic voice. Oh, he really liked this girl after all.
"Yeah! Maybe you're right!" He decided to be frank with her. "If you're wondering why I was uncomfortable with Will, the truth is that I wanted to be alone with you. I-I mean I like you a lot actually. Hehe I'm a little nervous now. So what do you want to do?"

Alice smiled nervously at his admission. Truth be told, she wanted to be alone with him too. She was too shy to admit she liked him a lot, but it was written all over her face. She held a soft smile that was only on her face when he was around, despite the fact that every time she shifted her foot it made her flinch just a tad. But she would be fine so long as she didn't look and see how bad her ankle was.

"W-well... A-ai reckon tha' this pool got bigger fer a reason... A-an' i Think that class started...M-maybe we oughta just swim fer a bit... Hm..." she said meekly, pushing off of the wall and drifting toward the center of the pool, watching Nathan, wondering if he would indeed like to swim with her
He always liked when she gave him that smile of hers. He was so in love for her. That had to be the only explanation. But how could someone fall in love so quickly? He shouldn't really question that, the only thing he wanted right now was to be with her. And he was with her right now, that was the only thing that counted at the moment.
"Sure I'd love to do anything with you. And besides, we were going to swim before the bell rang. But are you sure you'll be good with your foot?"

She smiled meekly at his concern. Honestly, she couldn't have asked for anything more. He was so kind and sweet, and she could tell he was genuinely worried for her. Just made her feel... Wanted. Like he really liked spending time with her. She nodded slowly and began to tread water.

"Yeah, I-i'm sure... Jus' twisted it is all... I'll be awright..." she said softly, just kind of hanging out in the middle of the pool. "'sides... Thuh watuh feels naice..."
She smiled again, as if she was teasing him. Another one and he would ask her in marriage right away. Wait, maybe ask to date her, marriage was too high for him now. She tasted the water. Looks like it felt nice. Time to swim now.
"Ok, here I come." He removed his shirt for the second time today but quickly jumped in the pool. The water felt really nice like she said. "What about you join me, sweetheart?" Time to tease her now.
She blinked a little bit, her eyes watching him. She wanted him to ask her out, being too shy to ask him. Too afraid of him saying no. What if he liked another girl? Still. She moved slowly over to him as he splashed into the pool, getting more water all over her face. Not that she minded. It felt nice on this warm day. She was now right next to him.

"Awright... I-it don't mattuh... L-let's go swimmin then..." she said softly.
She suddenly became a little bit silent. He was wondering if she had something bugging her. Was she uncomfortable with him calling her a sweetheart. Well, that was possible, knowing she was shy. Still, he wanted to be sure.
"I hope you don't mind me calling you sweetheart, it's just that you're a little special for me."
He was worried about calling her sweetheart? What, did he not call anyone else that? Regardless, it made her feel special. Made her feel important, that he thought she was worth having a nickname. It made her smile a bit and she shook her head.

"N-naw, I d-don't mind... I-it's... Kinda naice..." she mumbled so softly he might not have heard her. Well... Maybe not. Maybe he had heard her perfectly. Would not shock her. He seemed to listen intently to what she said. Which also felt nice.
Oh yes, she's smiling again! Nathan was under the spell of her smile, he really liked that girl. So much he wanted to kiss her. Why didn't he kiss her? Her lips were so sexy and attracting. That girl was the perfect one for him, no doubt. Now, he shouldn't go too fast, he would have to be patient with her.
"I'm glad you like it. Now I'll be switching between Ali, sweetheart and maybe love in the near future." That wasn't slow at all, he thought, cursing himself mentally.

Alicea began to blush profusely. L-love? What?! This was moving quite fast! What exactly could she say though? She really liked him a lot. Like... A lot! But love? What? Her heart was pounding, and she felt a bit dizzy. She reached out and held onto his shoulder, so she didn't sink again. Unfortunately this only made things worse.

"L-love? B-but we aren't even datin'..." she said meekly... And then before she could help herself, she added one more word. "Y-yet..."

And with that she began to curse herself for saying that. Well. With that one word she had put herself out there, ready for rejection. Honestly, she had no idea what to do now, but she was kind of depending on him not to let her drown.
He was kind of surprised when she mentioned the "dating" bit. So she wanted to date after all. She held on to him, he could feel her hard, that was driving him crazy. How could a girl have so much power over him. He couldn't resist her anymore. He took her head in his hands delicately and kissed her. It was a perfect moment for him. He finally let go of her.
"I guess we are now."
So many things ran through Alicea's mind as Nathan guided her closer. Their lips met, and she found him kissing her. But what shocked her was that she kissed back, slowly closing her eyes, feeling his lips, her arms, holding tightly to him, partly because she was afraid if she let go she would sink, and partly because she just wanted to hold him. It was amazing, and her mind just kind of stopped working. She didn't even feel the pain in her foot anymore. Slowly he pulled away and smiled at her, and all she stared at him with a sort of dreamy expression and simply replied.
"Y-yeah..."

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Sir Bastian

Christina - Crossroads

Age 33
Denmark
Seen 3 Weeks Ago
Posted January 10th, 2023
1,621 posts
11.3 Years
Matthias Winston – Outside, with more sports

The balls continued to fly and Matthias found himself quickly getting somewhat exhausted, breathing heavily, but continuing to dodge the murderous machine. Manchester was nearby, thankfully taking away some of the balls that would otherwise had flown at him, William or Selena, whom had now also joined the fray. He found himself being hit on the shoulder, arm or leg and stumbling, but managing to keep going. The balls weren’t very hard, but the speed was pretty ridiculous.

He glanced to his left as William was taunting the machine after having shot one of the balls back at him, and just then, he was hit in his face and then his gut, causing him to topple over. Matthias felt a shot of worry go through him as his friend was knocked down, but the machine seemingly didn’t shoot after the ones lying down, so at least he was safe for now. Aside from that, he let out a little whimper about being on a highway and being hit by a truck.

This caused Matt’ to let out a laugh, even as Selena came over and ducked down to check on William, but Matthias quickly found out that paying attention to anything but the machine was a bad idea. The next moment, one of the balls slammed right into his chest, causing all of the air to get knocked out of him at once, making him stumble backwards. A few tears ran out of the corners of his eyes from the sudden pressure on his chest and he gasped, pulling air into his lungs again.

The machine seemed to be preparing to shoot another ball at him, aside from everyone else in here by now, but Matthias, with a hand on his aching chest, grit his teeth and raised his right hand, as if to stop the ball which the machine had just shot at him at the same, insanely high speed. Just before reaching him however, the ball stopped dead in his tracks and Matthias grinned wickedly, the ball hovering a few inches from his palm. Pulling his arm back, he pushed it forwards again, sending the ball at high speed at the machine, slamming into its side.

He let out a cough and then laughed out, pumping his fists into the air. “Ha-hah! Yeah, mess with my friends and me! Bring it, you hunk of bolts!”
As if on cue, the machine whirred and turned to Matthias again, spitting out ball after ball, but with the help of his ability, he managed to push his hands left, right, up and forwards, sending the balls shot at him flying to the sides. He managed to catch a ball or two headed for Manchester and Selena as the vein in his temple began pounding, a light pain spreading in his head. He ignored it, the surge of adrenaline going through him causing him to focus only on catching the balls mid-air with his telekinesis and toss them away or at the machine again.

The machine began focusing on the other people and Matthias breathed heavily, glancing down at Selena and William, flashing them a toothy grin. “Hah! Looks like my ability isn’t that bad after all, eh?!”
However, the drop in the usage of his ability caused the pain to catch a little up with him as he winced, rubbing a hand against his temple, the sudden headache slowing him down quite a lot, and just as he looked back in front of him, he was met with a red flash of leather/rubber as one of the balls smacked against his face, a small crunch sounding as the ball smashed against his nose, sending the boy nearly flying backwards. He slammed against the ground with his arms and legs splayed out on either side of him, his eyes rolled back in his head as he let out a quiet groan and quite quickly lost consciousness. “Guuhhh…”


Chalifoux

:: Certified Granblue Fantasy Nerd ::

Age 25
Male
Mexico
Seen April 3rd, 2023
Posted April 6th, 2020
958 posts
10.1 Years

Grace de Lambrina


Grace's Mood: Somewhat Relieved Because She's Not Death And Stuff [Um, Light Blue, I suppose?]
Theme Song? Ain't Nobody Got Time For That!

Dripping wet. And not in the smexy way. Grace sits on her back and can only witness the gathering of people as well as a ringing bell. Second class? Certainly. And it just so happens that said class is gymnastics, that or someone's hitting kids with a crazy machine just because. Possibly both. Calles already? This is madness! She is not going to run or be thrown balls at! Not even in this state of wet. Standing up as carefully and slowly as possible, she retakes her original stance, glancing around for a second, then surveying the damage to her image.

Messy wet hair.
No makeup on her face... Don't look at her, you'll turn into stone!
A ruined outfit. Now she won't outstyle everyone around her! Madness, I'm telling you!

Although, of course, at least the colors and waves had disappeared... That's a good thing, right? Trying to walk unadvertised by the sides of the pool, she gets ahold of her purse, which lied next to where Dom previously sat, and once reunited she decided to take out the gray piece of paper she wasn't able to read upon her arrival. Lucky her, the blank canvas had now turned into a map, with the location of her dorm relative to where she was. It would only take a quick step from her to-- And she slipped again. And now's she back to her feet aaaand she slipped again.

It's gonna be an interesting walk back to her dorm...


((OOC: I'll have a post up with Grace sporting a new outfit and back at the pool so that the machine can kill her too :3 When I'm not feeling lazy, that is xD))


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