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Th-What the fuck is going on here! He arced his head up in the chaotic room, his arms clasping his hair tightly. Some guy just shot a column of flames out his hand, knocking back far more I-men than he ever could with his fist. Wait, did that girl next to him put it out with water, that spawned from nowhere.

Nagitano sat downed, crossed his legs over one another, and thought intently. Wait, just what kinda of freaky institution did I enter? Military perhaps? Again he shook his head of the thought. Couldn't be. Shit like this would be guarded … right? Wait maybe the island is enough … maybe this is military. Absent-mindedly he reacted to a pair of brown converses floating by his face.

He reached out still in thought and sent the lad crashing onto his face. “H-Hey what the hell! Let go!” The foot struggled in his iron-grasp. “ … Bronze eyes? Wait – how are you grabbing me, my legs are the wind. I'm wind, how are you even seeing me?”

Nagitano didn't answer, he only pulled his fist back and slammed it into the kid's face, knocking him out. He searched the boy's unconscious body—thinking of the madness he just experienced—and slipped his pen and notebook from him. Tucking it underneath his arm, Nagitano finally rationalized it all.

“That's it!” he shouted, slamming his fist into his upward palm. “They're aliens … all of em. Now that shit makes sense.” he said, happy with his discovery.

He started jogging out of the auditorium when he felt a soft tingle coming up from behind him. Ducking out of instinct, an I-man flew overhead and into the stationary seats. The wood splintered and broke. He didn't stick around to see if the I-men would get up, he had a deadline to meet. Running as fast as possible, he followed the few people that seemed to know where they were going; beating down I-men as they approached him.

Eventually, as the crowd dwindled from the I-men. Nagitano found himself surrounded by the gray horde. The eyes zoning in on him both crimson and eerie as they moved jittery. He measured-up his opponents before tucking the pen in his pocket and gripping the notebook tightly in his hand.

“Unfair bastards. Fine than ... bring it!”

The moment he said those words, he watched in shock as the bodies piled onto him. The first crashed into his shoulder and the next tripped him. The next five seconds were pain and darkness. Though, he wasn't unconscious. Inside the flesh mountain, Nagitano still held tight to the notebook. He tried to move but be was pinned by the weight. Frustration started to grip him.

“Get the—fuck off me!” he mumbled, spotting a glimmer of light between the bodies as he did.

He yearned for it, for the air outside. The small bit that poured in was fresh and far more pleasant than the rubbery smell that invaded his nose now. As his desire deepened, a steady flow of air begin to touch his face. It wasn't until his hair started to push against his head had he realized it.

Don't be a tease dammit! Give it to me! he demanded.

The air rushed to him, sliding between the bodies until it covered him like a second-skin. He could feel the pressure tightening on his body, squeezing him till his lung screamed for room. The moment he wished it away. It exploded outwards and sent the bodies into the air. The blast was loud, so loud that his ears rung and the ground shook.

Slowly, he picked himself up. Noting a new sensation in his brain. A new instinct that he hadn't felt before. He extended his hand outwards and felt a cool, early wind mingle with the length of his fingers. Woah! Well maybe I'am an alien! Holy shit! I can control the fucking wind. Now I'm really deserving of the title: God.

Dispatching the I-men came slow. Nagitano wasn't too familiar and trusting of his new abilities so he stuck to his fist as he traveled. Before long, he came to the world-journey vessels and stuck himself nearby. Four elfs and none them held a sign up for which house they represented. He knew he was searching for the Horse elf but that didn't help him decide which one it was.

Crap. he thought, his shoulders heaving from his effort.

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He quickly dodged behind a tree, noticing the pack of I-Men just up ahead. He would be hidden better in the trees than on the flat plains. He knew he hardly had any time left. He needed to get to the boats. They weren’t too far away, considering he ran for most of the way. Flame, still, seemed to be sound asleep in his backpack. He looked around for a brief moment and quickly snapped a branch off the tree above him. The sound alerted the I-Men pack ahead of him and he quickly maneuvered over to another tree.

Gripping the branch in his hand, he took a deep, silent breath before throwing it back around the other tree, hopefully out of the sight of the I-Men. It landed with a crack on the other side of the I-Men, a good ten feet away. They all whipped around and Sebastian took his chance to run passed while they inspected the noise. He smirked and looked down at his hand. The color was sort of starting to go back to normal, but the black wasn’t leaving. He frowned and curled his hand up into a fist and kept running.

He knew it wasn’t too far, but right as he reached the edge of the forest, and he had the dock in sight, something grabbed him by his backpack and threw him to the ground. “Fuck!” he swore, jumping to his feet. He stared and saw that an I-Man had ahold of his backpack. Wasting no time, the I-Man reached his hand in there only to draw it back out rapidly, the top part of it missing and a bite mark in its place. Sebastian laughed loudly and said, “Good job, Flame!” He quickly tackled the I-Man, knocking the backpack loose from its grip.

The I-Man, trying to get the pen, threw Sebastian off of him, and scrambled toward the bag, where Flame was now sitting out in the open, the pen between her teeth. Sebastian swore again, this time under his breath, but he quickly jumped to his feet and kicked, willing his powers to come forward. A flame shot out of his foot, melting his shoe, but blinding the I-Man in the process. Realizing that there would be more coming soon, especially if this one was alone, he scooped up Flame, shoved her back in his pack, zipped it up, and sprinted for the boats, kicking off his shoes as he ran. He would need them.

It took him a whole two seconds into running to realize that his foot had been burnt and he yelped in pain, slowly way down. He examined the bottom of his foot and saw a diagonal line across is foot. He growled in frustration, but proceeded to limp toward the boat, where he saw Sajio and the other elves waiting. He noticed the Squid Elf and the Horse Elf standing next to the same boat. That would be very interesting. He limped up onto the dock and proceeded toward Sajio. He paused in front of him and pulled his backpack off of his shoulders.

He unzipped it quickly, opening it up to show Flame sitting on the journal with the pen still in her mouth. Flame growled as Sebastian tried to take it, but one quick burst of flame from his thumb and she dropped it immediately. Sebastian picked up the pen and presented it Sajio. “I didn’t lose it, as asked. May I proceed onto the boat?” He made sure to ask and tell all of this politely because he knew that Sajio had a rough time as it was with some of the kids. He smiled down at the Elf and looked toward the forest again, where he could see the I-Men prowling and a few kids begin making their way through the forest as well.

He saw a young British Pre-Star he recognized from his house, but she was limping. She made her way up onto the dock, produced the pen, before falling onto the dock, gripping her ankle. Shrugging it backpack up onto his shoulders, he knelt down next to her and asked softly, “You alright, Jessamine?”

“No. I sprained my ankle running from those stupid creepy guys,” she muttered. She looked up and smiled at him. “I’m not surprised you were one of the first ones here, considering the fact you are an Orion, Sebastian.”

Sebastian smiled and reached into his backpack, digging underneath everything, before his hand came in contact with a role of gauze and medical tape. He always kept some with him since he has nearly set himself on fire more than once. He tossed it to her and said, “Wrap that up. You’re going to need to be able to walk.”

Jessamine smiled and wrapped it tightly and quickly before tossing it back to him. He smirked at her before proceeding to look toward Sajio, waiting for the go ahead to board the ship and get on their way for this World Journey.

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Edmund didn't encounter as much resistance as he expected. Sure he ran into a few I-Men on his way, but not as much as he thought he would. 'Perhaps most of them are at the auditorium...or maybe I just got lucky. He thought to himself. As for the run itself, that didn't cause him any problems either. Since he made it a habit of going on runs around the island last year, not only was use used to maintaining this kind of speed, he was also familiar with the territory. So he found that getting to the boats was easier then he expected.

Once he reached the boats, he was surprised to find out that his House, and the Squid House would be sharing a boat 'well...this is unexpected. Oh well...I'm sure this won't cause any problems. I might as well enjoy it' he mused as he made his way onto the boat, making sure to great his House's elf on his way up. Once he was on the ship proper, he took the time to look around 'this boat is going to be my home for quite some time. I might as well learn my way around it' he decided as he began to wander around the boat

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Elisa activated her new queue device, taking note of how much time she had left. With what she figured was the hardest part -- leaving the auditorium -- over, she argued reaching the docks within the remaining time would be a piece of cake. In which case, maybe she could stop by her room to fetch some things that would come in handy: food, water, a spare set of clothing... She didn't know for how long they would be away after all and what kind of facilities would be there -- wherever 'there' was. But first there was a tiny problem that needed to be dealt with: how to get off this rooftop...

There was no need for her to answer the question herself, for it already got replied to. While Elisa had been contemplating over what to do next, one of the I-man had locked its eye on her, or her pen rather. The beast was now scampering in her direction, extending its arms towards her. The girl only noticed its presence when she felt something slip around her ankle, a short shriek escaping her lips as it tugged her downwards. With her other, still free foot she crushed the arm, to no avail however, as another arm winded itself around her waist like a boa constrictor. It tilted her up in the air, before dragging her in, the arm rapidly shrinking in length. In mid-air, as the limbs had almost regained their original size, Elisa focused on her feet and swung them together to direct towards the I-man, crashing into its face before it could respond.

As the monster smashed into the ground, Elisa let out a loud yelp as she went flying out of his grasp and rolled over the ground. When she opened up her eyes she saw that as by a miracle she was still holding on to the pen. Afraid for another take over, she tried to recollect herself as quickly as possible. As soon as she had dragged herself on her feet again, she grabbed her bag which had flung off in the fall and dashed off towards a tree to take shelter behind, not spending a single second dusting herself off or adjusting her clothes; there was no time for that now.

The girl crouched down behind a large bark, panting although it had only been a small sprint; her stamina was pretty terrible... Cautiously she looked around the trunk to see if there were any I-men closing in. Oddly enough there was no sight of them in the near distance. Instead, the only creature Elisa saw was what she assumed to be a fellow student, a young-looking girl with short, blonde hair. Taking a better look, she noticed the girl's weary expression, sweat staining her forehead. The poor thing looked desperate for help. It was then that she remembered the goal that she had set herself. "Hmm... She looks like she could need a ride..." Elisa mused, slightly smiling at the thought.

The leaves rustled for a moment when from out of the bushes a brown horse stepped forward, a white patch on its nose. Gently it approached the blonde-haired girl and bowed before her invitingly.

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Daniel sat with the rest of the Dragon students on top. If he only had an hour to get to the docks he could just run there. Back in Russia, Daniel was a Track and Field Runner, he also did Cross Country. So he could get back to his dorm for his things, and still have time to make it down to the boats. He slipped the device over his wrist and it locked in place. The thing looked cool, he had never seen one back home. He then heard whats she said about the pen and notebook and immediately stuck both inside his jacket pocket.

After the final remark of her speech, Lady Morgana vanished into thin air and that shocked the heck out o Daniel. He was not used to seeing other people's abilities but, he would get used to it, considering his new circumstances. He heard other students speak about rumors they had heard concerning the trip, some had fearful revelations, others had long and drawn out stories about one family member or another going on the trip. This World Journey gave him goose bumps, and it only got worse when the lights dropped and the doors to the auditorium opened. Then these grey men with one eye came into the room. Daniel heard someone call them I-men, and they began fighting the other students and taking their pens.

These things were scary indeed, they looked like rusalki from stories his mother used to tell him about. Them swarmed the top seats and started to attack the others. Students were fighting viciously to keep their pens, using all their powers and skills if they had them. By then Daniel had already picked up his backpack and swung it over his shoulder, he tried to avoid other peoples fights on his way to the exit. He duck when he heard someone yell get down and then he saw fire. He stood up after and saw one of the I-men look at him. The man jumped in front of Daniel and pushed him on the floor. The man kept trying to rip off his jacket to he could get to the pen, Daniel got frantic and started to thrash and try to push him off with his legs.

He looked down and saw the flower he had brought with him, a pink pansy, crushed under the foot of the man. Daniel rarely got upset over anything, but the abuse of nature, in any form, pissed him off. He looked at the man right as he unzipped his jacket and yelled, "Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh" The man was wrapped in pansy vines and crushed, the vines lifted him up and Daniel stood up and dusted himself off. He wen over to where the flower was and looked at its flattened state, he picked it up, zipped up his jacket, and grabbed his bag. He looked around and saw two more I-men approached him, with a sneer, he lifted his hand towards them and vines engulfed them both. The first one was thrown over the rails and the second met the same fate and was crushed but vines and leafs.

Once he was clear, Daniel dashed outside, people were fighting like their lives depended on it. He looked around as he ran to the Dragon House, so kids were sitting down resting their wounds and pride, others were on the run to with fresh victory in their eyes. He could see pieces of the I-men all around. Once he made it to the Dragon house there were I-men outside,so he stepped up and caught their attention. The flower was feeding off of his anger and had grown wildly up his arm, it looked like a pansy gauntlet, made of vine, flower, and leaf, all the way up his left arm, the flower was snug but not too tight, just enough to not fall off. He plucked three flower buds and threw them at the men. The first two bounced off the chest of the men on the left and right. The one in the middle caught the bud and crushed it. This sent his anger over the edge. The I-man in the middle rushed Daniel but before he could get to him, the man had vines and flowers bursting through his chest. The plant was dismantling the man and tore him apart from the inside, ingrowing itself. Daniel tapped it and the man fell over. He stuck his hand out and the other two buds sprang to life and latched onto the other two I-men, they were thrown against the walls next to the entrance and dismantled.

Daniel stepped inside and went straight to his room. Once inside he found his clothes and put them in his backpack, then picked up the duffle bag and made his way out. He thought about grabbing the suite case but it only had luxury items and he would not need it. Daniel made it back out and to the entrance, he saw that the pansy's had taken over and were forcefully keeping the doors open. He looked around and ran into the forest.

I-men were all over and Daniel was getting tired. He could not find out why, but he as running out of breath faster and was slowing down. The docks were in sight but he was cropped up against a tree to hold him self up. He looked down at his arm and saw that the flower and wrapped itself around his waste and was still growing. Then heard some leafs crunch and looked up to see four or five men. They all blocked his path and needed be removed. So with one last burst of adrenalin and anger, he ran straight towards them. Daniel looked at the surrounding trees and willed them to move, they did, uprooting themselves and wrapping branches and trunks around the I-men and lifting them up into the air. Daniel ran towards the docks with his bags.

He was getting worse and needed to make it on board, he saw the Dragon house elf and pulled his pen out from his jacket. "Ummmm....This is..my pen...can I get....on?" Daniel said in-between breaths, he bent over, and rested his hands on his knees, catching his breath. Other than that experience he was excited about the journey, only Daniel did not have the energy to express it at the moment. He looked at the elf and awaited his answer, hopeful that it was soon so he could fall over and sleep.

Mizuki stood in silence after chopping the gray creature with his hand, briefly taking a look at the girl he saved before confirming she definitely wasn't smiling, silently observing what was going on from a bit of distance. "Apparently, I still have the red string of fate attached..." The black-haired boy muttered as the girl assumed control of another boy from what he recognized, observing the boy attacking the creatures with his arm-turned-a-weapon. "I feel like a Maeby now..." The weaponless boy muttered as the way outside got cleared. "Time to gather my books!" He thought as he began his journey into the Whale house. Unknown to him, the building was filled with the creatures, making it a trap that could disqualify him.

Reaching his house, he was welcomed by several creatures which proceeded to attempt to tie him up and steal from him, barely avoiding them as he couldn't land a hit on them. "The weapons are inside, what should I do!?"" The unfortunate boy stood up as he fought the gray creatures while slowly being outnumbered. Although he managed to run away, he ended up getting some of the creatures on his tail. "Guess I need to knock them out and leave the books in my dorm!" He spoke to himself as he stopped to punch one of the creatures to knock it out, narrowly avoiding the counterattacks from others. He continued to fight them off one-by-one. Unfortunately, the last one managed to restrain his legs, making him unable to move. "Gah! Someone help me, please!" He shouted in a desperate attempt to acquire some help.

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Soo-Jin Was passing the houses now and making her way to the docks, she wanted to eat her snacks so bad and she could tell that if she stopped now she'd have to fight again. But, as she was running she could see a guy who was pinned down by his legs. She tried to work the watch queue device thingy to see the time and noticed she had about 15 min to get there and at least 5 min would be on helping him, taking a quick detour she morphed her face again and grabbed the I-Man against the guy and spread her jaws out and chomped its body in half using her venom to break it down. She then shook her head and her face went back to normal. " Hey dude! You okay!" Soo-Jin asked him as she reached for his hand to help him up. @Urbanliner

She looked around and noticed that some of the I-men that was chasing after her had finally caught up and sighed " Shit shit shit!" She cursed to herself as she ran towards them and swiftly blocked there attacks and spit up venom onto them if they reached for her uniform shirt and bit their bodies just in case. She turned back to look at the guy and nodded " See you later!" She checked and saw she had at least 5 min and dashed off, doing a couple of front flips to leap further.

She had finally made it to the Docks and saw the Dragon house elf, she took her pen out of her bra and smiled as she recorded the time she made it to the docks and boarded the ship once the House elf saw she had everything. She quickly reached into her skirt pocket and grabbed some broccoli, she also reached into her bra for a plastic lunch bag with small twig sizes of bamboo that she started to munch on.

Suddenly, a girl came in and transformed her face into something less human-alike, before chomping the gray creature that was restraining him then morphing her face back, before reaching for his hand. "Thanks, sweetie!" He grabbed the girl's helping hand and stood up again, ready to make his way to the dock and board the ship with the pen. "I'll definitely want to remember her so I can pay her back when it's possible... Heck, she could be covering my back if I try hard enough, and a girl who can transform her face into a beast-alike one is more than useful!" Suddenly, romantic thoughts flowed into his mind, not an unusual thing for him.

Once Mizuki stood up, he attempted to begin his run to the dock. However, he managed to notice one of the creatures trying to restrain him again, which he managed to swiftly avoid and punch its face. However, he realized there was a small group of them. Fortunately, it was so small that he could try to knock all of them out and make it to the docks, which he proceeded to do so. It wasn't the easiest task for him, but at least easier than trying to enter the house and grabbing all his light novels to say the least. Just after the encounter, he noticed the girl that helped him earlier nodded at him. "See you later, too!" The black-haired boy checked his Queue Device soon as he began the run to the docks again, seeing that he only had five minutes to reach it. "Dammit..."
Even though he feared that he might be too late, he managed to make it in time while taking his pen and notebook out from his bag with a proud smile on his face, readying himself to be checked by the Whale house's elf, while wondering about the girl who saved him. Although he wanted to pay her back, he didn't know when to, considering they are in different houses.

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Two? One of them has two elves near 'em. Hmm? I'm not too good with math but I'm positive that's my best bet. He observered.

Students, boy and girls were boarding the massive vessels. It didn't look like they were separated into gender so that was big check off his list. Now he could hunt down which ever damsel he wanted too later, of course that all depended on which ship he was on. He focused in on the two elves and pulled out the pen and notebook he swiped earlier.

He penciled down the time in a rough, scratchy handwriting and strolled forward. Confidence was in his steps, a practiced disregard for the rules would do that to anyone. Approaching the elf wasn't a problem, it was the long and impossibly stern glares that transpired that was. The sharp eyes of the elf held a keenness to them, a supernatural knowledge that sent small shivers down Nagitano's back.

It reminded him of a time when he got his ass handed to him trying pick on a girl in elementary school. He shivered again.

After a clearance, he made his way to the large, pointed front of the ship. The island the school was on really was large, so much so that he couldn't see from one end to the other. As he stared, he cracked a smile. His infiltration had been complete. If not for the freaky wind powers that had spawned out of him, Nagitano would have been sleep at the moment. Now all he could do was think.

I think I'll start with that fire guy. He said with primal urge in his heart.

The notebook chafed Ailís’ sweaty stomach as she continued to push through empty campus, buildings turning into trees as her journey snaked through heavy forest. A few short branches snagged at her clothes here and there, and the slight stinging she felt on her legs warned her of sharper growth below. While running under the shade was cooler than direct sunlight, Ailís’ body glimmered from a sheet of warm moisture. The air she breathed was fire in her throat, and the groaning ache in her legs protested each step she took. It wasn’t long until she found herself leaning against a tree, trying to pull together any energy she had left. Checking her watch only made her stomach drop; indeed, there were only a few minutes left until the hour was up. She wouldn’t make it.

The sound of rustling leaves from nearby made Ailís stiffen, instinctively causing her to reach out with her mind. These I-men were everywhere, and their creepiness never ceased to give Ailís the willies. To the young girl’s surprise, a horse stepped into her line of sight and bowed. Between its teeth held tightly...a pen! It’s a student, Ailís thought, almost laughing at herself in a wave of exhaustion and delirium. “I...You don’t have to,” Ailís laughed, thinking of how strange the situation would look to her parents. Ailís sensed the persistence and comfort radiating from the majestic creature, and she couldn’t help but sling herself over the top of it. “I really do appreciate this. I owe you, truly,” she assured the horse, holding on tightly, unsure of how riding quite worked. Her notebook was held tightly between her and the horse, and her pen was still wedged inside of her shoe. As they took off, Ailís squeezed tighter, her body melting into the wind with the horse.

By the time they reached the dock, with still minutes to spare, Ailís felt like so much had happened. It was true, her life was never extraordinary, but the amount of firsts in just the hour had her head spinning. Nearly falling off the horse, Ailís patted its back. “You are a life saver! I am entirely indebted to you!” With what may have been tears in her eyes, the blonde hypnokinetic quickly fled to her ship, the one with her elf standing in front. There was another standing beside her home elf, but she said nothing except pull out her pen and show her wrist watch to the elf. As she hurried onto the ship, she finally pulled out her notebook from her shirt and scribbled a quick note.

• 00:04:32
• Find/Thank who the horse was
• Find/Thank who melted the I-men with fire
• I-men do not have dream capabilities but powers still affect their sleep patterns (if that’s what you call it????)

"Can you fly us the rest of the way? We don't have much time left".
"I'll give it a shot," Cheng replied. "It should be easier to find our boat in the air."
The Orion huffed, arms pointed towards the ground, and he and Hanare began to rise atop a quickly-expanding force field. By manipulating the field, Cheng could give them a kind of pseudo-levitation, and pull the two of them towards the boats on what was, in theory, a massive, invisible snake.
When the field took shape and the Squids were suitably high off the ground from the danger of the I-men, Cheng redirected his energy, propelling the field forwards. The pair veered through the trees of the forest, evading the throngs of I-men that leaped in vain to catch them. Cheng cast a glance over his shoulder and Toby vanished behind the branches of trees, still shrugging off a swarm of automatons.


When the Squids arrived at the docks, Cheng gave Hanare an unsettled look. There were only three boats to be found, and the house elves of both the Squid and Horse houses were standing beside each other in front of the rightmost ship.
"You're kidding," Cheng sighed. "They're making us share a vessel with the Horses?"
He brought the force field to a halt in front of the house elves, nearly cutting into the lines of students that still had their pens. Cheng dissipated the field and the pair dropped a few feet to the ground, steadying Hanare as she landed. A few Horses nearby gave them dirty looks, but they were returned in kind as the Squids filed into place.

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A strange feeling overwhelmed Elisa. Although she had transformed many times before, she had never really realized that her whole body had morphed. Now, as she felt the warmth of the girl on top of her radiating across her back, she became truly aware of it. With newfound energy, she dashed forward, the sound of her hooves clopping on the grass underneath her. The remaining road towards the docks was fairly peaceful, with most of the I-men already cleared out off the way, their bodies scattered throughout the forest. Soon, plains stretched out before the two, and the antique vessels came into view.

When they arrived, the girl slipped off Elisa’s back. “You are a life saver! I am entirely indebted to you!” she said thankfully, shortly after which she left off, boarding the ship she was assigned to. Seeing the smile on the girl’s face warmed Elisa’s heart. Returning to her original appearance, she looked on her queue device. “Only 4 minutes left…” she mumbled slightly disappointed. There was no way she could still retrieve the items from her dorm now. However, considering the feeling she was left with, it had definitely been worth it.

She got the pen out from between her teeth, holding it up in front of the Whales' house elf, who didn't seem too impressed. After noting down her time, she entered the big ship. It already was littered with students, as Elisa had been one of the last to get on board. She could notice there was a significant number of people missing though, she assumed a small number of which would still arrive within the last few minutes, but of which the largest part had not passed the test of getting through the I-men.

As she found herself a spot, she noticed the girl who she had helped was not on the same ship as her. Reflecting on what had happened, she wondered whether the girl had recognized Elisa as a fellow student, since she had talked to her. Maybe she had seen the pen? It didn't matter too much anyway; Elisa was just happy to have reached her goals. Helping people was so much easier when she could hide behind another face...