[b][u] :: Saila Eman Tsal :: [/u][/b]

"Heh, true, I'd rather deal with the flashy and obvious powers..." Matthias agreed with a smirk. "-most of them can't do much to me anyway..."

[I]Well that's interesting...[/I] The cerebral pondered. It might have been a bit presumptuous, but given his rather thin frame, Saila hadn't really pegged him as one of the more invulnerable types. A teleporter, speedster or electrokinetic, maybe, but definitely not the kind of person who'd shrug off bullets or energy blasts. [I]Just goes to show powers come in all body types, I suppose. I wonder what sort of ability he has... Intangibility perhaps? Force fields? Energy absorption? Plain old impenetrable skin? He did comment about liking the superhero look earlier too, come to think of it.[/I]

Rather than answering the question, he instead elected to reply with a query of his own:

"What? You don't want to tell me your power? It's fine." he said with a curious tone.

[I]Doesn't want to reveal his abilities to a complete stranger and give up a potential advantage. Understandable. One should never play their entire hand on the first turn, after all. It is always best to keep an ace in the sleeve should it ever be needed. It is always useful to keep what one's capabilities are as vague as possible. It is hard to attack that which one does not know.[/I]

"Oh, they are nothing exceptional really. I suppose you could say it is sort of the opposite of what you said, in a way. For me, it is the subtle powers which aren't much of a concern."

Before being able to press Matthias further for information about his abilities, Saila's attention was caught by something, and the young mutant grabbed him by the shoulder.

"Get down." the teenager ordered, pulling him into a crouch just as a frightening roar echoed through the room. A massive figure came rushing in through the doors and into the classroom, heading straight for the instructor. Well, technically speaking, an observant individual might notice the warning came a fraction of a second before the actual sound, but that particular detail would probably go unnoticed with all the excitement. Instinctively, Saila's reached for an utility belt, only to realize it was still in the locker room. [I]Besides, it wouldn't be much use, I don't know the number for campus security anyway...[/I]

This was one of the disadvantages of being next to the entrance. It allowed to be among the first to leave in case of an emergency, but also made you one of the closest to whatever might come through. Being in the corner did help mitigate that fact, however, and they were never directly in the path of danger. Not to mention the route to the exit was now clear, once it was out of the way. It would probably be easy to rush out and get security. Then again, they [I]were[/I] in a room with a few dozen meta-humans with an average power classification ranging between five and eight, so maybe it wasn't really necessary. Cautiously standing back up, Saila observed how the scene unfolded, ready to rush out if things got out of control.

Sure enough, two students were already moving in to handle the situation, the ferrokinetic and her friend, who unleashed a sizable insect swarm towards the beast, which had the teacher firmly within its grasp. Before things could escalate any further, however, the instructor managed to wrestle out of the creature's hold and bellowed out a thunderous [B][I]"STOP!"[/I][/B], releasing a powerful gust of wind which caused everyone to stop in their tracks.

 "... Daddy! What is the meaning of this?!" the metal clad one asked him.

"Everyone calm down. All is well." he reassured his class, putting his glasses back on. "I, nor anyone else, is under attack. This is Tetsuya, an old student of mine. He... choose to show affection in... his own way." 

Looking back at the figure now, it became clear that it probably didn't intend to harm him in any way. Not because it looked harmless by any means, quite the opposite in fact, but rather because if it did, it would have reduced him to a red splatter on the floor before anyone had any chance to react. The ex-student looked like a massive humanoid panda bear, and had an extremely dangerous appearance, even more so than the large lizard-man from earlier. The lizard-man seemed to act mostly like a normal person in a reptilian body, but this one behaved like a real animal.

"Well that's something you don't see every day..." Saila commented wryly, slightly bewildered.