Grace giggled as she heard herself referred to as Granola girl by the pushy boy.

She did though shift her focus back towards the stage as Dean Hughe pulled off a trick worthy of a Vegas magic show. One moment he held nothing then the next he was suddenly holding a giant scythe in one hand

[B]"I believe it is time to explain why you are all here."[/B] He said now appearing to have even shifted appearance his voice also causing her an excited chill of familiarity.

Grace grinned enjoying the elaborate sense of drama this was all taking an something inside her sang in vindication as he carried on.

[B]"As some of you may be aware, you are not here based on academic merit alone."[/B] He explained, bringing the scythe to rest on his shoulder.

[B]"Each and every one of you in this room has a gift, the potential to use something known as 'Sight'. Some of you,"[/B] he said as he looked at one girl and then Grace. 

[B]"May already be somewhat aware of the gift, though have not refined it. The rest of you have lived unaware of the gifts and potential that you were born with. Now then, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Martin Hughe, I am the Dean of Students at Black University, and am the one who can be known as the forty-eighth Grim Reaper."[/B] he said with a finality that offered no chance for disbelief

Grace actually sat up at this point her expression one of scarcely controlled victory. All these years an all the sessions designed to make her believe what she saw was all just a trick of her mind banished by a few simple words.

Her inner cynic warned that this could all be just a sham an the Dean was a cult leader that sooner or later was going to turn creepy an say he was married to all the girl an the boys needed castration. Grace very cruelly and brutally shut her inner bitch up. And continued to listen.

[B]"Now then, the reason you are all here is because of your gifts. The purpose for which you are receiving an education here is to train you to become my assistants as Reapers. However, just because your room, board, and tuition here are covered, do NOT expect this to be an easy ride. You will each be put through rigors that will test your minds, bodies, and souls to the limits, and even then, some of you will not make it through the program. You will still be given the free tuition, however, you will still be expected to finish a degree if that is the case. On that note, each of you is to find a secondary degree within the University, just in case of this eventuality."[/B] he said as he lifted the scythe, pointing the end of it at boy in the audience 

[B]"Ramon Othane," he spoke. "Come down to the stage. I'd like to go over a small demonstration."[/B] he commanded

Grace now began to worry as her inner bitch screamed told you so, now it's time to meet the space ship!

She checked to assure herself that the exit she'd sat near so she would,'t be in the earlier crush of exiting students was unguarded. If this thing goes sideways she was ready to evacuate an get the hell out.

Still another part of her calmed her nerves reminding her that she was chosen to survive where others died and she shouldn't worry at all.

Naturally the that side and the bitch began an argument like the little angel an devils used to represent right an wrong in cartoons. Grace banished them to silence as she watched her eyes now fully focused on Ramon Othane and his potential fate.