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Phoebe smiled, pleased to try and be able to answer the questions. "Well, I imagine there would be. You can ask at the office, or have a look on one of the computers" She said, "But I'm pretty sure there is such courses offered" She glanced about as well, then shrugged, "I really don't know why. It could be he just wants to talk...." She said musingly. "I haven't had much of a chance to really interact with him. I don't know what I'm suppose to do" She managed not to continue talking and just spill everyone on someone new. "In any case, if he wants to join us, he will" She headed inside the girls dorms, "I know where a free room is, actually" The thought of her friend out there, saving the world made her smile. One day, she'd be out there too. "The student that had it graduated a little while ago, and I'm sure no one has taken it" She lead the way, and continued speaking. "I think we can do anything with the rooms as long as we don't destroy them. They're quite nice. Here we are" She nudged the door open, pleased to find it empty still. "Here we go" She said, and smiled at Makoto.

"Maybe a good place to start would be like how you would make a friend. Just talking, about anything at the beginning." Makoto suggested, following Phoebe inside, past what seemed to be the main reception desk and up a set of stairs to a door labeled 215.

"Wow." Makoto breathed, surveying the room. It was actually quite large, larger than her bedroom back home... Makoto pushed the thoughts from her mind. This would be a lovely place to live. There was a bare single bed and mattress, an old night stand and a standard (well loved) looking desk and chair. There was a dresser too, a lamp, a tall thin bookshelf and the front area of the room was tiled. She assumed this was for shoes since a rung hung beside her with 2 lonely hangers. Just inside the door to their left was a door, Makoto assumed it was a bathroom. It would most certainly be a comfortable bedroom for just herself. "This room is great!" Makoto smiled, letting ideas of decorating pop into her head. "Thank you Phoebe." After looking around the room once more she fully turned back to Phoebe.

"I guess I get the key from the main desk downstairs?" She asked, wondering how she was going to be able to pay everything off. Certainly all of this must cost something.

Phoebe nodded, and smiled, watching Makoto's reaction to the room. "They are pretty good rooms. And Yeah, you can get the key downstairs. We can go get it, and then see if Gym class is still going, or head to lunch"

She glanced at the time, thinking it had taken quicker then she thought. "If you want, we can go over classes and such. Or just talk." She smiled, looking around the room, "You can do anything with the rooms. I have posters plastered around mine, even installed some shelves and painted. And more things. If you want any help, I'm happy to lend a hand"

"I can introduce you to some people at lunch, or the gym class. if you want as well"

What? Estella watched as Jack had scaled the wall effortlessly. How come he could do that? Her thoughts were interrupted by a sense of deja vu. Noticing that Jack was talking with Katherin, Estella decided to wait to tell him something.

Having waited for everyone to preform their climb McCoy checks the time. "I see that everyone has gone. We are just about out of time so you are all dismissed a llittle early this morning. Please be sure to help guide our new and returning students. "

"That would be great." Makoto said with a thankful sigh. It definitely looked like everything will be alright now. The academy seemed safe and as far as she could tell, the student body may be nice too, if they were anything like Phoebe. She would be living in a comfortable room and be right on campus.

Makoto followed Phoebe back down to the main desk where the security guard had her fill out a few forms and verify them with the already online copy of her entry forms that Storm had completed. In no time Makoto had a key to her room and was looking forward to meeting some new people. Coming to the school was a big change, it would take adjusting to but right now, that wasn't an unwelcome notion.

"So what are all the other students like?" Makoto asked Phoebe, wanting to get a sense for her classmates' natures. It had occurred to her that she is likely the weakest of them all and she had no idea what skills they would have.

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What? Estella watched as Jack had scaled the wall effortlessly. How come he could do that? Her thoughts were interrupted by a sense of deja vu. Noticing that Jack was talking with Katherin, Estella decided to wait to tell him something. Having waited for everyone to preform their climb McCoy checks the time. "I see that everyone has gone. We are just about out of time so you are all dismissed a llittle early this morning. Please be sure to help guide our new and returning students. "

Jack walked over from Katherin and looked at Estella. She had been watching him. "So why are you watching me? I always climb like that. " He said looking around.

Flood finished up his workout and sighed. What class did he have next? He mentally went through a list. "Wait, why do I care?" He then decided to activate his teleportation belt and teleported directly into the hallways. Or that was what was supposed to happen. He immediately teleported 10 feet above a student outside and landed directly on them. "Thanks for the soft landing kid." He said as he lightly patted the kid on the back and walked into the school. The student only groaned in response. He walked in and saw a new student at the front desk. "Well well, another new student. Are transfer students this common now? I kinda wish I had transferred here too. Either way, I'm Flood." He introduced himself as he tried to smile nicely but instead made a semi-psychotic grin.

Slightly taken aback Estella hadn't realized that she was being so obvious. Being telepathic she was able to talk to just Jack. -S-sorry. You just stuck to the wall. I tried to do that and it didn't work. - She paused for a moment realizing she probably was not making much sense. - You shouldn't have used your powers though. This is to test our skill, not our ability to climb like a spider.- Her choice to use the tem 'our' was odd, but those were the exact words Ben used more than a year ago.

Phoebe stayed to the side as Makoto received her key, she watched as she interacted with the front desk person. Once she'd settled in, Phoebe hadn't been to the front office. It hadn't changed, not really. Not that she expected it to. When Makoto asked about the other students, Phoebe thought a moment.

"Well. Mostly, they are all okay. I tend to stay with the same people. Katherin and Ryan are nice. Been friends with Katherin since we both started here, and then there's Ryan" Without thinking about it, she played with her ring, and smiled, "Well. Mostly the other students are all okay. I'm friendly with most of them."

She glanced at the time, but didn't really need to know the time to know that class was over as students started coming out. "Well. Lets go to the cafeteria. Ryan will definitely find me, and I hope to find katherin too. And there's another student I helped out in gym this morning. I'd like to see if she's okay too"

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Slightly taken aback Estella hadn't realized that she was being so obvious. Being telepathic she was able to talk to just Jack. -S-sorry. You just stuck to the wall. I tried to do that and it didn't work. - She paused for a moment realizing she probably was not making much sense. - You shouldn't have used your powers though. This is to test our skill, not our ability to climb like a spider.- Her choice to use the tem 'our' was odd, but those were the exact words Ben used more than a year ago.

Jack was no genius. Honestly he was dense as a cinder block. However he could catch what she had said. It was the family mantra really. 'Don't show off your powers' was it. He looked her in eyes. "How did you know that! Ben said that to me a year ago! How did you know that. " He asked glaring at her. "Who told you!" He asked worried.

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Ryan ran out the door towards where he figured Phoebe was. He managed to catch up to them and skidded next to Phoebe. "Hey beautiful!" He said kissing her quickly on the lips. He then noticed the other girl. "Oh hello! Ryan Allen. Son of the Flash. " He said offering her his hand to shake.

Tilting her head slightly Estella inched back at Jack's change in behavior. -No one told me. I-I remembered it.- Jack mentioned Ben. She tried to recall if she knew that person. But all she was doing was drawing a blank.

Going with the flow Kagerou followed the students out. No one was really guiding her but she figured that they knew where they were going.

"That's good to know." Makoto said, looking forward to meeting people at lunch. It sounded like she would still have to be careful but most of the students were alright. High school was an adventure in an of itself, Makoto wondered what adding super skills to the mix would do. She followed Phoebe back to the cafeteria. The halls got busy but not necessarily crowded on their way over. By the time they got to the cafe, it was bustling. Makoto tried not to bump into anyone as they maneuvered around the people. If she could manage it, she didn't want to make any enemies here.

Upon entering the Cafeteria, Makoto realised how hungry she was. The people from the system had come just as she was getting breakfast ready, she never skipped breakfast if at all possible. This would be her first meal of the day.

"Hey, um, do we need money to eat in the cafe?" Makoto asked Phoebe, blushing slightly, embarrassed about her lack of knowledge and funds. The Academy was in a fairly remote place but there must be a bus system or something that she could use to go find a part time job if need be. With a campus this big, maybe they even had jobs on site if students needed it.

Flood walked into the cafeteria and sat down at the table with Makoto and Phoebe. "Hey there Phoebe. How's it going? How's Nicholas doing? I haven't seen him around recently." He was about to start a monologue when he saw a new student. "Well, hello there. We really have gotten a lot of new students recently. I'm Flood." Flood introduced himself.

Phoebe smiled at Ryan and laughed, saying "I was just telling Makoto here, or Gale as she said to call her, that you'd probably find me. I've een showing her around" she said, looking to Makoto as she asked about lunch and money. "Nah. Just go and get what you want. My theory is they think well fed students are Less likely to get into trouble. If you need money, there's always TA jobs, or probably jobs in the office, but I imagine they're on school times. The city is actually close by, but mostly, I've gotten away without spending too much here at the school. You don't have to worry. Mostly everyone's helpful" she said brightly.

It surprised her when Flood joined them. She hadn't had too many interactions with Flood and she tensed when he asked about Nicholas. Why would he asked her about him? "Um. I imagine he's okay. He was in gym so I assume he's fine. I hVent talked to him since yesterday's events" no need to mention she thought he was failing her. Was he actually worried about her, that something could happen? Or did nicholas have an agenda of his own?

Makoto smiled and waved at Nicholas as she was introduced. She was glad to hear that if she did need a job maybe she could TA in a year or so. Makoto imagined that she would need more experience to do so, which would obviously mean in the coming years as opposed to right away. Phoebe was very excited to greet Nicholas and it seemed safe by their interactions to assume that at the very least, they were attracted to each other. She was very aware that she was the third wheel, by her own mind's doing rather than her new companion's. Could she call Phoebe that already? She hoped so, if nothing else she hoped to be regarded as an acquaintance.

Someone new sat down beside Phoebe, he seemed to make her a bit uneasy. Her tone changed when she talked to him, but she was still polite and friendly. The boy that had just sat down and begun to talk to Phoebe quickly changed trains of thought in the conversation and introduced himself to Makoto. She thought that Flood was an odd name but he may not have wanted to give his real one. She was in no position to judge since she herself was going to be doing the same.

"My name is Gale." Makoto said, smiling sheepishly. She was still young and had yet to get accustomed to boys. She could barely forge a friendship with a girl when her mom was alive, much less with a boy. Makoto wondered why the boy chose Flood as his name, if in fact he had chosen the name for himself. By looking at him, he did seem to be about her age, plus or minus a year or two. She was never really good at guessing ages.

"Ok. I just haven't seen Nicholas in a while, and I like to think we're friends." Flood explained to Phoebe with a smile. "It's nice to meet you Gale." Flood studied her face a bit. "If I ever act a bit weirdly around you, just ignore it. It's just something I inherited from my parents." Flood said. "Phoebe, do we have Powers Development next? I want to test out that thing I discovered the other day. Remember that whole snowstorm incident?"

"We always have PD after lunch" Phoebe said, "as far as I know, nothing's changed. Unless Mimic is hurt or just not available, I imagine we still have it, and even then, I'm sure someone else would take the class" she said, shrugging. "No, I dont. Not really, but then the school was attacked. You've developed some other power besides, curiously, having the never ending bag of tricks like the flash bombs and stuff you always carry around?"

She looked to Makoto and smiled, "Floods always been a bit...odd. It isn't his real name, but I imagine his real name would sound weird to him now. Some people like to go by different names, I've found here at least. I think he chose to be called Flood, just like you want to be called Gale. Which I assume has something to do with your powers, right? You were with Storm, I saw. Is she your mother, or just someone whose been helping you?" Pjoebe asked, trying to figure out why sometimes it seemed liked Makoto was trying to fight back sadness

"Yeah I did develop a new power. Check it." Flood held his hand palm up and a figurine of ice began to form. When he finished the result didn't look very detailed but it vaguely resembled a human. "I need to refine this power, so I don't get hypothermia the next time I use it in a fight."

"That, is really cool." Makoto said. Meaning what she said, smiling at the intended pun. "Maybe you could teach me then? How to learn how to control powers?" Makoto asked the group, but it was more pointed at Flood. Weird or odd never seemed to bother her. She had thought herself to be an outsider long before her powers came to be and despite how bad she had wanted to be normal; to have a normal family. Makoto's meek smile dimmed and her eyes clouded over, her mind leaving the current social situation and being absorbed in reliving the pain of her father's death and then her mother's. They were gone, how they left her alone in the world tormented her more than anything. They were by no means a shock, quick, or like taking off a band aid. It made her angry at her family and at life but more than anything it made her feel deep emotional pain, sadness, and a crushing sense of abandonment. Long before her parents died they had abandoned her, being absorbed in their own situations. Her dad had stuck around though.

Wisps of Makoto's hair began to float and pull apart from her head. She had tried to pull her hair back in a braid in case this happened again. She had left her backpack, hat and coat in her new room after all.

Makoto revisited the social workers coming to her house and how terrified it made her, how angry it made her, how it made everything real. People sitting close by would be able to feel the static and dryness of the air now, despite the cooking areas. Then there was Storm, she came to help Makoto. She suddenly realized that she had yet to answer Phoebe's questions. Trying to push the memories from her mind she focused on the current situation. Both scared and surprised of how her powers seemed to be forming, she tried to ignore how they were acting right now. Trying to flatten her hair, she continued.

"Umm, to answer your questions Phoebe; yes Gale has to do with my powers." The word felt weird coming from her mouth and not staying in her thoughts. She still wasn't sure if they were a gift or a curse. "Storm is... we just met but she has encouraged me a lot. Her and some of her friends? Coworkers? Teammates? Anyway, they picked me up from my hometown. They saved me from a blue woman and brought me here." Makoto tried to move quickly through the story so not to dwell on it. She didn't even want to come close to the topic of her deceased family, what little of it there had been for so long.

Phoebe watchdd Flood show of his ability, "you know" she said slowly, "you could always work with Katerine. She has a good grasp of her powers, and could probably teach you some things" and it would make Katherin feel needed, as wells shelling her with her confidence, Phoebe thought, before returning her attention to Gale, shifting so she was closer to Ryan.

She winced, seeing how her questions had made Makoto uneasy. Uncomfortable. She sighed softly and said, "if you ever want to talk, I'm happy to listen" she smiled friendly, and left it at that. "Well then. Should we get food" she asked, glancing at Flood "maybe you can get your own food today instead of stealing someone else's"

"And with what money am I supposed to do that? As is I spend all my money on ammo and supplies." Flood retorted. He seemed a bit bitter about that statement for some reason. He then brightened as he felt an idea coming. "Actually I may have an idea. I'll stop stealing food tomorrow. For now though..." He watched a student pass by, then tripped them and grabbed their plate out of their hands as they fell. He spilt some of the food on the ground on purpose so they thought they dropped it and watched them walk away to go get more food. "Man, I'm getting really good at that. Too bad I'm stopping tomorrow." He remarked to himself. he then thought on the statement about Katherine. "Do you know where I could find her?"