Looking around the room, Lucy noticed Roxy curled up in a ball. Slowly, she walked over to Adalina. "Do me a favor" Lucy whispered, not wanting Vlad or the others to hear. "Go check on that girl." She remembered the night before, Roxy had been there with her. Lucy realized it must be just as uncomfortable to watch anyone get beaten as it was for herself.

"God dammit." Lucy grumbled, getting increasingly annoyed. The one time she asked to be hurt, and no one will. Swiftly turning around for what felt like the hundredth time, she marched over to where Vlad and Alastair stood. "Just how much more time are we going to waste? You said we would be training, not running around like little children, showing off and complaining. Alastair is correct, we do need a battle captain. So just give me my lashings like a proper captain, and then can we get down to the important stuff. Y'know, actually training and making strategies, because out there in the battlefield, we are going to have to accomplish a simple mission. And if we fail, we won't get off with just a beating." Turning once more so that her back faced them, she stood up in soldier position. "So, do it." Her voice was devoid of any emotion, as if she hand't been yelling a few minutes ago. Her eyes stayed fixated on the wall, and her jaw was clenched. You couldn't tell what she was feeling by looking at her. She herself wasn't feeling much now, just annoyance.

KatherinWinter said
Vlad turned Alastair around and placed the whip in his hand. "You are right and you are wrong. Lucy will receive her 15 lashes for escaping. Then if you wish to take Adalina's place for Cassandra's mouthing off then you can do so. Have you will first prove to me that you can inflict the punishments I deem appropriate. You will not be the one decided the punishments in this lab. Sparks is right you all agreed to training. Punishments are only handed out when I feel they are necessary. I can be a very nice guy when you cooperate. .But so far the only one even trying to cooperate is Sparks. Now last chance. Take the whip and deal with Lucy or I will send you all to your rooms and deal with you separately."

"As you wish father." Alastair said breaking the arguments by smashing the whip on Lucy's back he got the fifteen strikes done. "I've done what you asked now that you know I can handle punishing them I'll take responsibility for the other one." Alastair said gripping the whip tighter he have himself ten lashes before handing the whip back to vlad he walked over to Lucy he was sorry for what he had to do but knew that he would be able to help the rest by doing so it was a necessary evil, He gave her his shirt, "I'd put my shirt on that way you dot have the fabric against your wounds." Alastair said putting a hand out to her.

Midori said
Spark watched as everyone else seemed to get worked up over Vlad's disciplinary measures. She was no stranger to getting beaten up but there really wasn't any reason to disobey the old man in the first place. From Spark's point of view it was their own fault for rattling the bars on their cage. Alastair's interjection was interesting though. He wanted to lead their squad? She didn't really think him the type of person but she was glad she wasn't being given the responsibility. The last thing she needed was to be responsible for a bunch of idealistic brats. She could tell that most of them had probably never even held a weapon with the intention of using it before, let alone actually killed someone. They were all so innocent and childish in her eyes. Spark learned early on that the harsh reality is that most everyone is in it for themselves and worrying about what is 'right' and what is 'wrong' was a waste of time. Living to see tomorrow is the only thing she cares about. Next to that fighting and killing was a small price to pay. She took another drag and leaned back in her chair. "For fuck's sake, you dumb shits signed a contract and all you do is complain the whole damn time? None of you are in jail getting butt-fucked by your cell mates, you're going to get the best training in the world, you have no bills to pay, and to top it off you've been given crazy ass fantastical powers!" she took another drag from her cigarette. "It's no surprise the old man wants beat your sorry asses. You all think that this is play time at Uncle Vlad's Playhouse but it's not. We're here to become soldiers not whiny little bitches who can't follow directions. You're all a fuckin' disgrace."

"I never signed a contract. I wasn't 'old enough' to make that decision so my father did for me. it was all for 'the sake of my safety.'" Adalina clarified as though it gave her reason to be defiant. "Next time, before you shoot off your mouth, consider the situation. I'm obviously younger than you and clearly don't belong."

Atisuto continued to watch this display of idiocity unfold infront of him. Then he heard Alastair speak up and say he wanted to be leader. Yeah, right/ he thought to himself. No way in Hell he'd be following Alastair as their leader. He would obey whatever for now, as this was only temporary. He just had to wait for the right moment. He was getting quite bored of this, though, and he hoped they'd get back to the actual training, sometime soon, instead of wasting the time arguing and punishing.

KindledBeast said
"As you wish father." Alastair said breaking the arguments by smashing the whip on Lucy's back he got the fifteen strikes done. "I've done what you asked now that you know I can handle punishing them I'll take responsibility for the other one." Alastair said gripping the whip tighter he have himself ten lashes before handing the whip back to vlad he walked over to Lucy he was sorry for what he had to do but knew that he would be able to help the rest by doing so it was a necessary evil, He gave her his shirt, "I'd put my shirt on that way you dot have the fabric against your wounds." Alastair said putting a hand out to her.

Lucy held still, not flinching as the whip slashed her back. She looked up as Alastair came over, nodding her head before glancing around the room as if nothing had happened. She looked between Adalina and Roxy before sighing and rolling her eyes. She would have to do it herself. Slipping on her shirt, she walked over to the wall and sat next to Roxy, not letting her back touch the wall. "Hey." She sighed, rubbing the back of her neck. "You look terrible." Realizing how harsh she sounded with her voice so blank, she reverted back to a murmur. "...Does the collar hurt? Don't get me wrong, I still think you were being stupid for thinking people could choose their parents." She added, still annoyed from what Roxy had said earlier. But that didn't stop her from sitting next to someone who she could at least relate to a little rather than all the people who either din't care or claimed to know what she was talking about.

Dark Angel said
Lucy held still, not flinching as the whip slashed her back. She looked up as Alastair came over, nodding her head before glancing around the room as if nothing had happened. She looked between Adalina and Roxy before sighing and rolling her eyes. She would have to do it herself. Slipping on her shirt, she walked over to the wall and sat next to Roxy, not letting her back touch the wall. "Hey." She sighed, rubbing the back of her neck. "You look terrible." Realizing how harsh she sounded with her voice so blank, she reverted back to a murmur. "...Does the collar hurt? Don't get me wrong, I still think you were being stupid for thinking people could choose their parents." She added, still annoyed from what Roxy had said earlier. But that didn't stop her from sitting next to someone who she could at least relate to a little rather than all the people who either din't care or claimed to know what she was talking about.

"No the collar doesn't hurt. What hurts is that my father sent me to this lunatic." Roxy slowly too her feet. She didn't say anything to the others. She simply headed for the door. She passed Vlad as she made her way to the door. He reached out and grabbed her arm. She flinched but didn't complain. "We will be heading to another room for Life Skills where you will learn the skills you need to survive outside in the real world. Alastair bring up the rear."

KatherinWinter said
"No the collar doesn't hurt. What hurts is that my father sent me to this lunatic." Roxy slowly too her feet. She didn't say anything to the others. She simply headed for the door. She passed Vlad as she made her way to the door. He reached out and grabbed her arm. She flinched but didn't complain. "We will be heading to another room for Life Skills where you will learn the skills you need to survive outside in the real world. Alastair bring up the rear."

"Alright." Alastair said standing up and walking to the door waiting for the ret to head for the door he knew a lot of them didn't like him but they had to deal with him now, he didn't want to have to be cruel but if anyone tried anything against him he wouldn't hesitate to make sure they never did agin.

Flippy didn't like the looks of how things are going. First Vlad's son is now gonna be leader of the group which seems pretty grim, and also now they have to go back to a classroom. That went so well last time he's wondering how things are gonna work out this time. Flippy is also couldn't complete his mission to find where any of that broken light was, so that meant now glass to bring the blood out for practice. Quite frankly Flippy didn't care about this because he's just gonna wait till there first mission than he's gonna make a break for it when no one else is following him. The thought of this brought a grin to his emotionless face.

Spark leaned back further in her chair with her cigarette in her mouth. She thought to herself out loud. "The little one is right. They don't belong, not the way they are now. If I went out on a mission with these punks as my back up I'd be fucked for sure." She put her hands behind her head and put one leg over the other. "Whether they want to be here or not doesn't mean a damn thing now. Most of them probably don't have any fighting experience, or other skills that would be helpful." Spark exhaled a cloud of smoke and finished her cigarette. "They're gonna need to be trained from scratch. What a fuckin' pain." She got up and started to make her way to the classroom for their lesson in 'Life Skills'.

It was easer to focus on Spark, then it was to watch ucy be whipped, and that's just what Cassandra did. "With your attitude, You'll be dead in minutes on a battle field. Because you just only give a damn about yourself. I wouldn't trust you any further then I could throw you. Because you're just as likely to stab a knife in any of our backs, then in the enemy" She said, trying to drown out the sound of the whip. "So far, all your skills are is acting like a complete arse, and being overpowered that you kill a light bulb. Not exactly good skills for a battle field, so why don't you take a good look at yourself, instead of judging others?"

Given the fact that Spark had risen and was leaving, Cassandra was shouting by the end of it. Not that she cared.

Spark had to stop when Cassandra started shouting. She didn't turn around when she spoke. "Don't forget that I signed my life away too. If it's my job to work in a team then that's what I'll do. That means that the team's survival and my own are one in the same. Bitch and shout all you want but eventually we're gonna be comrades. That means we work together, I don't have to like you and you don't have to like me." Spark turned around to face her. "Honestly though, that 'holier than thou' routine is getting old. We all belong to the old man now, that means you're just as fucked as me. Get used to it or don't, makes no difference. So long as you follow orders and don't put my life at risk I don't give a fuck what you do. That goes for the rest of you too." She kept her hands in her pockets and spoke calmly. With that said she continued on her way.

Kanjo Shogaidisu sat in the classroom, huddled in the furthest chair from the front and in the corner. He had his knees up to his face and he was muttering to himself random things. Vlad had just released him from the lab after experimenting on him, and was escorted by guards to the classroom. The other experiments would show up soon, Vlad told him. He didn't want to talk to the other experiments, he didn't want to meet the other experiements, and he wanted nothing to do with the other experiments.

Roxy stumbled as Vlad drug her to the classroom. She didnt know why she got the pleasure of having his attention. Other then the fact that he had her fathers approval to do whatever he wanted. Her father didnt care what happened to her as long as he didnt see her again. She wondered what the others were thinking.

Midori said
Spark had to stop when Cassandra started shouting. She didn't turn around when she spoke. "Don't forget that I signed my life away too. If it's my job to work in a team then that's what I'll do. That means that the team's survival and my own are one in the same. Bitch and shout all you want but eventually we're gonna be comrades. That means we work together, I don't have to like you and you don't have to like me." Spark turned around to face her. "Honestly though, that 'holier than thou' routine is getting old. We all belong to the old man now, that means you're just as fucked as me. Get used to it or don't, makes no difference. So long as you follow orders and don't put my life at risk I don't give a fuck what you do. That goes for the rest of you too." She kept her hands in her pockets and spoke calmly. With that said she continued on her way.

As spark was yelling at the other girl Alastair stared to smile when she was finished yelling and begun walking for the door Alastair stopped her still smiling, "You know I'm starting to like you more and more." Alastair smiled agin looking her up and down before letting her continue he way she was going, Alastair was happy things were calming down he hated what he had to do to Lucy she was a sweet girl but he knew it had to happen.

KindledBeast said
As spark was yelling at the other girl Alastair stared to smile when she was finished yelling and begun walking for the door Alastair stopped her still smiling, "You know I'm starting to like you more and more." Alastair smiled agin looking her up and down before letting her continue he way she was going, Alastair was happy things were calming down he hated what he had to do to Lucy she was a sweet girl but he knew it had to happen.

Spark walked with Alastair to the classroom, ignoring the collared girl being dragged across the hallway. Alastair's comment caused a smirk. "Tch, I've heard better pickup lines from Buddhist Monks." This was true, in fact, Spark had lived in Chinatown in the later years of her life and knew a lecherous Monk who would constantly harass her. If it hadn't been for the fact that he was also her landlord at the time she might have stuck a knife in him for it. She spoke in an even tone almost as if she wasn't concentrating on the conversation. "If you wanna fuck you should just say so, real leaders don't mess around with 'if' or 'maybe'. If you wanna be the point man you'd better fuckin' act like one. That being said, I'll fuckin' zap your balls if you try anything, got it?."

As everyone began making there way to the classroom again, Atisuto followed down the hallway and into the classroom, sitting where he was sitting before. He noticed there was another experiment in the classroom. He shrugged and just decided that Vlad just recently got him and shoved him in here. Didn't matter to him, so he drew his headphones again and put them back in his ears, then turning on the music.

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More and more people, more and more people. I dislike these people. Kanjo thought to himself as mroe people showed up in the classroom and the empty silence that he had been friends with moments ago dissappeared. So much activity, so little pleasure for it. To remedy this, he continued to hide himself in his little ball and didn't think about the others.

Midori said
Spark walked with Alastair to the classroom, ignoring the collared girl being dragged across the hallway. Alastair's comment caused a smirk. "Tch, I've heard better pickup lines from Buddhist Monks." This was true, in fact, Spark had lived in Chinatown in the later years of her life and knew a lecherous Monk who would constantly harass her. If it hadn't been for the fact that he was also her landlord at the time she might have stuck a knife in him for it. She spoke in an even tone almost as if she wasn't concentrating on the conversation. "If you wanna fuck you should just say so, real leaders don't mess around with 'if' or 'maybe'. If you wanna be the point man you'd better fuckin' act like one. That being said, I'll fuckin' zap your balls if you try anything, got it?."

Alastair grabbed the girl while people walked passed he pushed her against the wall. "You're so cute when you think can intimidate me, I see you as some one who's not weak and that would be a good person to have In my squad, You need to quite your shit when you're speaking to me though I have to put up a little show here you're right a leader can't be a maybe or what if guy so do this agin and I'll make sure you never forget me spark." Alastair said no longer smiling he had her pressed pretty tightly against the wall she would need to finish the Conversation with him before he released her.

Lucy walked down the hall with the others. She ignored the shouting between Cassandra and Spark, and just kept walking. She stepped into the classroom, immediately noticing the boy huddled in the corner. Great, another person Vlad has taken control of. She wandered in slowly, choosing to stand by the wall instead of on a chair, keeping a safe distance from the boy in case he turned out psycho. She had seen people who were in positions like that, and from the way he was muttering to himself she decided that nothing good would come of being close to him. She put her hands behind her back, making sure the pressure was on them instead of on her back or shoulders. It probably looked terrible with all the blood on her previously whit shirt, but she honestly didn't care.

Spark may see herself as a slave, as being owned, by Cassandra didn't. And she knew one thing. She would never work with anyone like spark. When you couldn't care for anyone else but yourself, then you wouldn't be a good team mate. So no, she would never trust nor work with Spark. Spark was everything Cassandra never wanted to be. She could feel sorrow and pity for the girl, but never anything else.
How could you bp someone who refused to help themselves?

She sighed heavily, and started out the room. She would find a way out of Vlads clutches and would do so for all of them, even if that include spark. She would honor her agreement. But she wouldn't work with Vlad. She would become a solider. Just not one under Vlad. She would make that clear, if she ever had a chance. The beatings, the punishments, no matter if they were for her or others, wouldn't stop her. No they just fueled the fire. I the end, Vlad was simply fueling Cassandra's rebellion. He never would understand that, she thought. Because he just assumed his methods would work. She snorted, perhaps it would have. If she wasn't who she was.

She would just have to be smarter in her approach. She already knew that Adalina appreciated what she had done, and now, Lucy had experienced the help of others. So it was a beginning. But now she would have to be smarter. So she would be.

She continued to the classroom

Vlad stood in the front of the room as the teens gathered. He allowed Roxy to lean against the wall near his desk. "Now I am going to teach you the skills you needed to survive as adults in the real world. Now I know that many of you have taken care of yourself for a number of years. However that does not mean that you have the skills to do so on the right side of the law. We will learn cooking, budgeting, chime purchase, sewing, and minor repairs."