[u]Seth Maxwell and Poppy Flanagan[/u]

A tall smartly dressed man walked briskly out of the teachers dorms. He was wearing a well pressed black topper coat with matching slacks. Since being invited to the academy, Seth had quickly become a valuable member of the staff. Unsurprisingly since when there was an odd man out his ability allowed him to take their place. At first he was the go to for when a substitute teacher was needed. However, after being there for a couple weeks he got his foot in the door enough that he could fill all manner of positions. Nothing high level, but the sort of things that require extensive education. When the school year began he shifted his primary focus to what he had come here to do. Though he was still very interested in things like working with and diagnosing difficult students. There was a lack of instructors that could teach any kind of power. The only other he knew of was Adam Blackmoore. He was a very sensible man, and Seth shared some things in common with him. In fact it was him who he was on his way to see.

Taking the most direct route across the grounds he entered the training building. While there smaller rooms, Adam was most likely in the main one after teaching a class. At first it looked empty, but sure enough there were a few straggling students. Two of which headed out as he approached. The remaining one was a barely adolescent little girl with a large, very messy head of hair. She was shaking enough that anyone could tell that she was nervous, and her chemical levels confirmed it without a doubt. This one was a no brainer, she was instinctively looking for comfort and guidance. He didn't have to form a deeper analysis of the situation to determine the best course of action. Seth increased his footfalls so that there was no doubt that she would here him coming. His bore a pleasant smile. "There's no need to fret. I'm Dr. Seth Maxwell, though you may call me simply by Seth." Titles were trivial to him, but a good measure to inspire confidence in his abilities. Which may seem even more vain, however it was them who were going to help this child. She's the one who needed to be convinced.

Theresa's drug had worn off, then to Poppy's horror she had to comb her hair free of bugs. It took her a long time in the stall and everyone once in a while there was a high pitched outburst from within. Inside she began to think about what had happened earlier. The warning about feeling funny earlier. Had she been altered by her most hopeful outlook for a friend? She wasn't sure how to feel until Dana and her skipped out upon seeing Adam. [i]She didn't even acknowledge me...[/i] Now feeling alone with a hint of betrayal she was considering heading back to the dorm and not coming back out. That is if she didn't break down right in front of Adam. Needless to say she was not going on the jungle trip anymore. Then she heard somebody coming up behind her. She turned and listened to what he had to say. He was younger, and seemed nicer than Adam did. Looks could be deceiving, but she didn't have anywhere else to turn.

"What might your name be?" Seth knelled down greatly diminishing their gap in height. The last thing he wanted was to seem imposing. He offered his hand and waited for her to take it before leading her forward.

"Poppy..." Then she remembered how the teacher had introduced himself, which was how she was taught as well. "Poppy Flanagan" She quickly added. "It's nice to meet you Mr. Seth." This got a an amused smile from the man and he rose to his full height. Then he turned to Adam.

"How should we proceed?" He would get the point of his visit once this students needs were met. While he had several ideas of how to go about evaluating a new student Adam was the senior instructor. This was also his way of gauging how truly competent the man was beyond his initial impressions.

[u]Vespera Spindel and Karlie Davis[/u]

Upon Adam disbanding the festivities the curtain of darkness dissipated. "We'll finish this another time, Asae" (I'm assuming she would have introduced herself). With that she slithered off with haste. A fast paced, graceful strut almost unbefitting of a human. Vespera always had a sinister, self righteous air about her. However, unlike some of the schools other egomaniacs she didn't need confirmation from anyone else. Thus there was no need to stick around. Same reason she opted out of capture the flag. Her suit was already put back in it's proper place when most of the others started filing into to the lockers. Then she was off back to her room. It was unusual to not have a date in the arena, but it didn't bug her nearly as much as people like Amanda would like to believe. Still she needed to make an impression some how. Vespera went through her trunk and produced a slender black gown. It's neck came to a V above the breasts, and silk-like material hugged her body. On the left side there was a part that exposed her leg and fishnet stockings. High heeled shoes, her ever present necklace, and veil completed her look.

Word of a jungle trip had spread around the school, however Vespera had no interest in such things. Arachnids thrive in just about every non-arctic environment, but she liked to think of herself as the urban spider. Masquerading in society was much more up her alley than living as a reclusive monster. In a lot of ways she was like a modern vampire. One that would be unleashed when she grew tired of the academy. For now it was off to the lounge. At the very least she could gather more information if nobody there was interesting. By the gates she passed a group centered around Henry who must have been getting ready to head out on their fools errand. She continued on narrowly avoiding getting ran into by dress up girl.

Karlie was no exception to hearing the rumors and was hopeful to be included. She donned her safari outfit and set off to find Henry. The lounge seemed a good place to start and sure enough there he was. In her excitement she barely noticed the woman she was shoving past was none other than Vespera. Her outfit was classier than usual, however it was ultimately her carelessness. There weren't many Gothic dressers and Vespera bore some distinguishing marks. The spider woman hissed under her breath and created a shadowy tripwire in front of her path.

"Hey guys! Mind if I come along too!" Karlie was dead set on going, but it wasn't polite to assume the right. [i]Oh man, this is going to be so awesome! I've always wanted to hang out with Henry, and even better out in the wild. I wonder if he'll be like crawling along trees and stuff...[/i] Packed away inside her adventure backpack was a couple other costumes. One of them happened to be a lizard suit. [i]Wonder what he's going to think[/i] she giggled to herself. Then she felt her leg abruptly jar as if something was caught on her foot. Next thing she knew the ground was coming at her and she hit it with a thud. [i]What was that?...[/i] Karlie grumbled and got up. She brushed herself off and looked at the smooth ground. After a moment she passed it off with a shrug. It wouldn't have been the first time she's slipped on stable ground. While it could have been one of the others there was no use pointing fingers.

"I was... I was planning on that." Karlie grinned fully knowing that she wasn't fooling anyone. Though there was the possibility that somebody among them caught what happened. "Ooh, I know! Maybe I could ride on your back! That way that won't happen again." Many times she had seen him give rides to Theresa and Dana, then earlier Victoria. She didn't want to miss out on the full 218 experience. "Pretty please" she added before shuffling left and right with her hands behind her back. As she turned her body back and forth she kept her gaze on Henry. She bit her bottom lip a little. When she had her answer she would introduce herself to the others regardless of the result.

[i]How clueless.[/i] Vespera took a meager glance behind her to see that blueberry wasn't phased by her fall. It was rather disappointing that it didn't get her down. No matter. Inside the lounge there were a few small groups. Most of which didn't interest her. [i]Freak child has found a fellow, this academies standards are quite low.[/i] Over by Shannon was a hunk of a fellow, who seemed to be communicating by writing. Her conclusion was that he was really shy, or had an impairment, which instantly quashed any interest she might of had. That left one of African decent who was playing pool with Deborah. Vespera wen't over to their side of the room and inspected the pool cue rack. She placed her finger on the tip of the cracked one remembering her first time playing the game. Her plan was to hopefully be noticed and invited to join. In aims of achieving this she upped her pheromone generation. No doubt that Deborah would prefer not though, and her scent wasn't going to help. On the other hand this new comer would hopefully be more susceptible if her natural beauty wasn't enough.