Devika grinned a bit. "Oh yeah? How are you going to manage that, though? Some kind of chemical, or a direct trigger to the... what's it called again... amygdala?" She'd done some studies on emotional effects within the brain. While she was no neurosurgeon, she found that it helped her understand why her powers made people respond the way they did, and how she could stop that if she had enough time. "I mean, people have all sorts of fears, though some of them are pretty much baseline. Fire's a big one, usually. Insects and spiders, for a lot of people. Other than those, people's worst fears have an element of psychology to them, rather than instinct. A firefighter may not fear the flames so much as a regular person." She shrugged slightly. "How are you gonna hit them all?"

"Well the mask is going to have a beam like effect so that if I activate it and someone were to look into the masks eyes, they would begin feeling an intense fear. The brain would fill in the blanks on what it is they fear the most and it would take extreme willpower to overcome. This is my answer to the more physically strong adversaries I may face in life. Just because you're physically strong, doesn't mean you're mentally strong." Flood explained as he took a gun like device out of his pocket. "I've actually built a prototype, but it doesn't seem to work on me. It's as if my brain has a natural defense against fear. I believe it has something to do with my multiple personalities." He explained further as he fiddled with a small knob on the device. "I have it set to the lowest possible setting and I was wondering if you could help me out. You do have a good grasp on your emotions considering your unique powers."

Devika listened with curiosity. She knew Flood was right about different kinds of strength. She figured there was something she could take advantage of there. A half smile graced her face, as she'd never been asked for help from anyone before. "I suppose your different personalities probably have a bunch of different fears. Maybe your prototype doesn't know where to go, or maybe the fear reaction spreads between your personalities so thin that it doesn't affect you strong enough. In any case, I'd love to help. It'll be an interesting experiment for me." She looked toward the gun. "So... what do I do?"

"Hold still." Flood said as he aimed the gun at her and fired. It looked like nothing came out but Devika would start feeling a petrifying fear. "Now what do you feel? Does it work? It's only on level 1." Flood asked as he took out a notepad and pen.

Devika felt something hit her. Just as soon as her heart beat started to accelerate slightly, years of training kicked in. She quelled her breathing and loosened her muscles, and the tiny bit of fear that had got past her mental barriers dissipated. She shook her head. "Nothing yet. I mean, my heart went a little bit faster, but that's nothing for me?" She shrugged. "Take it up another notch."

" Ok." Flood replied as he turned it up to 3. " We have approximately 100 levels on this device so I'm turning it up to 3." He explained as he fired again. This time the feeling would be even more intense.

Devika nodded in acceptance before Flood fired. 100 levels? That was quite a bit of precision. Again, the feeling hit her, and again, she felt her training simply dilute the effects. Her heart raced a bit, but it was the same reaction she'd have if someone snuck up behind her and made a loud noise. Initial shock and fear, a burst of adrenaline... and then relief seconds later. "Hm." She pursed her lips. "I can feel it hitting, but it's nothing stronger than a horror movie jump scare." Exhaling, she shrugged again. "Can you maybe do a more extended blast? I think my discipline is getting in the way."

(I don't really know how to respond...)
Anthony nods slightly before extig the office and heading toward the gym. Instead of participating in the tests, he simply sits off to the side in the bleachers. While retaining a sorrowful expression, Anthony carefully watches the performance of his peers.

Mistress Dizzy said
Devika nodded in acceptance before Flood fired. 100 levels? That was quite a bit of precision. Again, the feeling hit her, and again, she felt her training simply dilute the effects. Her heart raced a bit, but it was the same reaction she'd have if someone snuck up behind her and made a loud noise. Initial shock and fear, a burst of adrenaline... and then relief seconds later. "Hm." She pursed her lips. "I can feel it hitting, but it's nothing stronger than a horror movie jump scare." Exhaling, she shrugged again. "Can you maybe do a more extended blast? I think my discipline is getting in the way."

" If you insist." Flood said as he fired for once more but this time holding the button down.

Devika felt the fear wash over her, then surround her. She felt herself working against it, deflecting what she could, taking in all she dared. Her palms started to sweat slightly, and her heart began to speed up. But the longer she stood there, the more she realized that if she wanted to, she could hit Flood without being hampered by fear.

"Well, it's getting there. But it's not going to stop me from fighting you."

"Of course, but that's why its going to be built into my mask. Hopefully one stare could create a lasted ng effect once I'm finished and the opponent could he somewhat handicapped by the fear throughout the fight. Let's have a taste of level 15." He said as he cranked the knob to level 15 and waited to see her reaction. "In all honesty, these levels are just me dumping more and more power into the device."

Gretchen

Her maniacal laugh echoed throughout the gym as eyes turned to her, her booming cackle an announcement of her not giving a toss about anything.

A beep test!? Even before the first beep she’d have done one hundred runs and that was her just fooling around! An Illinois Agility Test too!? HAHAHAH! A balance beam!?

In her light form, in her hyper-speed physical nature, she ran to the beep test and made easy work of the beep test; several hundred before the first beep. It was so interesting, as she did the agility test, how people just stand still for so long, doing nothing in the precious seconds they waste. What sad creatures. As she flowed through and around people to the beam, her body bounced and reflected colourful beams in a beautiful emanation – balance was child’s play.

Flood boy, over there! With Devikaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Why’s Floodboy got a mask on?
She ran over to him and swiped it off of his face, it now dangling from her fingers as she twirled it around.

“Flood, my dear, I didn’t know you have issues with your appearance. I think you’re a kissable hunk of a man.”

Heeheehehe, with a luscious smile.

Dioxide said
Her maniacal laugh echoed throughout the gym as eyes turned to her, her booming cackle an announcement of her not giving a toss about anything. A beep test!? Even before the first beep she’d have done one hundred runs and that was her just fooling around! An Illinois Agility Test too!? HAHAHAH! A balance beam!? In her light form, in her hyper-speed physical nature, she ran to the beep test and made easy work of the beep test; several hundred before the first beep. It was so interesting, as she did the agility test, how people just stand still for so long, doing nothing in the precious seconds they waste. What sad creatures. As she flowed through and around people to the beam, her body bounced and reflected colourful beams in a beautiful emanation – balance was child’s play. Flood boy, over there! With DevikaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaWhy’s Floodboy got a mask on?She ran over to him and swiped it off of his face, it now dangling from her fingers as she twirled it around. “Flood, my dear, I didn’t know you have issues with your appearance. I think you’re a kissable hunk of a man.”Heeheehehe, with a luscious smile.

(Not wearing a mask. He's using a prototype fear beam. But I'll go with it.)

"I would suggest you don' look at that." Flood said as the beam's effects directed on her. "Ooh, too late." He said as the full effect of a level 15 fear beam focused on her.

Gretchen

(( Sorry, misread that :’( ))

“Look at what?”

“That?”

Ooooooooooooohhhh

She ran right at the beam emitter, poking it, staring right at the eye of the beam cross-eyed.

“If it’s not supposed to point out how pretty I am… Oh, right! It’s passing right through me! Hahaha!”

Perhaps it’s a misconstrued issue over whether fear really affected Gretchen. There are many things going on in her own brain she can’t keep up with it.

“Why don’t we put a mask over that face of yours, Devika? That bruise is horrific!”

She sauntered over and placed it on top of her head, but turning quickly to face Flood:

“Want to hang out some time soon, hot stuff?”

KatherinWinter said
(Not sure i understand either test. So I'm going generic)Katherin listened to the instructions carefully. She wasn't sure what they point was, but it wasn't the first time she had done something that didn't make sense to her. With a shrug Katherin attempted the tests. The beep test was harder then she had thought but she made it through with only a few problems. The test with the cones wasnt really much of a challenge. Although she did end up gong the wrong way once. The balance been was the easiest test.Zack studied the tests. Well this was an odd challenge. The beep challenge took both him and Griffin working together to get through. It was a good thing they were use to working together or they may never have finished. The cones were very simple. Zack was through the course with an impressive score. The balance beam was more challeging then he thought it would be. They were not use to trying to balance their weight that way.

Phoebe trotted over to Katherin when they were both over, wanting to simply sit and talk with her while they waited for the lesson to be over. She didn't think it would go for much longer, nearly everyone there today had gone. "hey" She said with a smile.

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Kalinda looked about after a bit, bored and wanting something to do. She so far hadn't found gym class that challenging. She didn't know if that was a good thing or bad. She sighed, and waited for class to be over.

Dioxide said
(( Sorry, misread that :’( ))“Look at what?”“That?”OoooooooooooohhhhShe ran right at the beam emitter, poking it, staring right at the eye of the beam cross-eyed.“If it’s not supposed to point out how pretty I am… Oh, right! It’s passing right through me! Hahaha!” Perhaps it’s a misconstrued issue over whether fear really affected Gretchen. There are many things going on in her own brain she can’t keep up with it. “Why don’t we put a mask over that face of yours, Devika? That bruise is horrific!”She sauntered over and placed it on top of her head, but turning quickly to face Flood: “Want to hang out some time soon, hot stuff?”

"Are you hitting on me?" Flood asked as he grabbed his gun off of Devika's head. " If so then no. If you mean as friends then whatever." Flood began writing some notes down. " It appears that certain people have auto defenses against fear. Will need to find way past them in future." He noted as he put away the gun. "Thanks for helping me out Devika. I feel like I have a better grasp on the mechanics behind this. I need to find a way so the effect can last long after I stop firing. Maybe I'll go see Professor Crane about it." He said as he worked on his mask a bit more, sketching the details out.

As she walked into the gym Kat eyed the layout of the cones and listened as McCoy explained their use. Watching other attempt the course she simply rolled her eyes and turned her back, walking to the bleachers and taking a seat. They seemed to forever practice such strange skills; obviously it would not all be the same as what she had practiced with her father but she failed to see how running around cones helped much, this was work for a child. Also not something she could easily ignore with the infernal beeping ringing out.

Caits said
Phoebe trotted over to Katherin when they were both over, wanting to simply sit and talk with her while they waited for the lesson to be over. She didn't think it would go for much longer, nearly everyone there today had gone. "hey" She said with a smile. Kalinda looked about after a bit, bored and wanting something to do. She so far hadn't found gym class that challenging. She didn't know if that was a good thing or bad. She sighed, and waited for class to be over.

"Hey you did well." Katherin told Phoebe told her with a smile. "This is a very interesting test. It is intresting to see how everyone responds to these tests. Wonder what we will do next."

floodtalon said
"Are you hitting on me?" Flood asked as he grabbed his gun off of Devika's head. " If so then no. If you mean as friends then whatever." Flood began writing some notes down. " It appears that certain people have auto defenses against fear. Will need to find way past them in future." He noted as he put away the gun. "Thanks for helping me out Devika. I feel like I have a better grasp on the mechanics behind this. I need to find a way so the effect can last long after I stop firing. Maybe I'll go see Professor Crane about it." He said as he worked on his mask a bit more, sketching the details out.

"It was a pleasure to help, Flood." She smiled a bit, doing her best to completely ignore Gretchen. "If you come up with something strong enough to freak me out, I'll be impressed." It wasn't quite bragging, it was just honest. Devika wasn't really sure that she could be made to feel artificial fear. Maybe if someone had something she was truly, genuinely afraid of... "Hey... when you're done with your mask, maybe you can design one for me." She chuckled, then waved. "See you later." She went to take a quick shower in the girl's locker room.

McCoy demised the class, as Phoebe said "Who knows? I think they are just trying to figure out ways of challenges us here, but doesn't seem to be very challenging" she said, shrugging.