@Caits
Ryan smiled and picked Phoebe up like she weighed next to nothing. He had been practicing running with weights recently. It helped when he was trying to get stronger while being faster. He smiled before he started to Flash run out of the door carrying her. He didn't run straight to the school. He stopped at a local coffee shop. He quickly bought them both their personal drinks and then ran off again. he had become rather decent at running with hot drinks.

The colors faded again and they were in front of the school. "Here we are." He said sipping his tea looking around. "Now what?"

@dabombjk
Kalinda wondered, with amusement, if she should tell him now, or wait, that she could feel his emotions. She accepted his arm, after a quick check to make sure she had no bare skin, before saying as she went out the more mundane way, through the door, "I should also say that I can feel emotions. However, I am pleased that you felt elation at walking about with me" she sent him a smile, "that's why I'm wearing a suit that covers everything. It's stronger with skin to skin contact and I just haven't yet managed to get control over that." She explained.

"And hiding in shadows dulls it as well. Anyway, the cafeteria is just down there, the gym a little further. The classrooms tend to be together, although some of the ones that need more room, like some of the fighting classes and the weaponary one is just over there. Power development has a large room too, and a seperste one that is used for fighting. Apparently it's reinforced and protected against just about anything a student can throw out it, in response to a student somehow managing to destroy it with her abilities" she explained

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@Avanhelsing
Phoebe was use to the flashing colors by now, and was more then use to the way the world just changed, but it was still both exciting and frightening at the same time. "Now?" She said, thoughtfully, "we make sure the new students aren't having trouble registering. Or aren't going to freak out or something."
She said, looking about them,

@hagroden@RumikoOhara@Spriggs27

Noticing he patch of dried grass, and the small gathering of new students, Phoebe went over, curious. With barely a thought, she gave the dried grass new life, and it rapidly grew free once more, "hi! Do you three need a hand? Power development starts in about five minutes, and Mimic tends to take first and second years. If you like, we can take you there. I'm Phoebe, and this is Ryan"

Kyle Grayson

Kyle slightly blushed but kept a straight face, ad listened to everything Kalinda said. Kyles curiousity grew to be insatiable after hearing about all the different places. Kyle wondered how all of it worked, if there was some kind of special metal in the walls, or if it was an actual device that made everything work.

Kyle looked at Kalinda and flashed a mishievious grin.

"That is so kool! I swear being here is going to be so much fun!"

Kyle walked with Kalinda through the halls, passing by many other students. Then like a light bulb, something kalinda said clicked with Kyle. Kyle turned bright red.

"Wait so you can sense.......emotion....like can you sense all the emotions? Cause you know like emotional me is kinda a whiner you don't want to sense him. He laughs, he cries, he will doesn't know why,"Kyle said in a sing song voice.

Kyle bobbed his head and looked the opposite way of Kalinda.

"But yea I do feel.....what did you say 'elation' walking with you."

@caits

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His look of interest diminished quickly as his eyes shifted from the girl who could easily fit the description of an angel, to the three other students that had arrived. He quickly put his hood up and moved his head away from them, putting his hands in his pockets and walking at a pace he hoped wouldn't gain attention. His face stayed facing the buildings to his right as he attempted to walk past them, hoping to avoid the uncomfortable interactions he had long since grown used to. If he was lucky, their interest would stay on the girl that had materialized in front of them.

Tsura looks at Phoebe and is entranced by how red it is; so much so that her own pale hair takes on a red tint.

"Power Development in five minutes?

I was wrong in my assessment; my apologies I was in error." she says to Nathan and Emily before addressing the new comer.

"Hello Phoebe; Ryan it is lovely to meet you I am Tsura and your offer I accept" she puts in a soft eastern European accent pronouncing her name as if it were Zora.

She hadn't failed to notice that Phoebe was a Botnomancer when she revitalized the poor grass she recently subjected to an infrared overload. And as she filed away that bit of information she also pondered the abilities of Emily, Ryan and Nathan.

@Caits@dabombjk@hagroden@Spriggs27

@dabombjk
Kalinda gave a smile as Kyle seemed to realise what she had said. His emotions were just so...entertaining. There weren't many people who could truly feel like he could, and it was definetely alluring to her.

"Yes, I can sense just about every single emotion from anyone around me" She said, "It's not really something I can turn off, nor on. It just...is" She said "Sometimes its overwhelming, and sometimes...sometimes itbecomes too much for me, but...most of the time its good. I'm actually surprised there aren't that many pregnancies around here, to be honest though" She said, and gave a laugh.

"You can't be worse then what I've felt the last several years with this. I think I'll be fine to be around you" She said, stepping into the power development class room, "This is it. Mimic will be here soon"

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@Avanhelsing@RumikoOhara@spriggs27
"It's okay, they don't expect you to be early on your first day" Phoebe said, easily, drinking her own hot chocolate, enjoying the taste of it. "If you are staying here, you will be assigned dorms. We can help you with that too, but maybe during the break" Phoebe said, "You do have the option to live in the city, but it's actually quite good to stay at the academy, at least for the first year" She explained, hoping she was doing a good job.

"If you have any trouble, I'm happy to offer some help. Power development is first, that and gym are the two classes you cannot miss, and they are compulsary. You can't get out of them" She said, "But for now, power development is held in the building opposite the cafeteria"

Kyle Grayson

Kyle looked around as he entered the classroom with Kalinda. Kyle was excited to start learning but he had a thought.

"So wait, with power development, should I be here? I'm......not very useful. I don't have any powers. I can just backflip like twenty times and give a good kick in the face. But either way, ill stay."

Kyle tilted his head ever so slightly and held on to Kalinda, still arm in arm.

"Do you mind if we sit next to each other? I'm not nervous or anything but.....oh wait yea you can sense emotions. So can we communicate without talking?"

Kyle slightly blushed, but concentrated on not letting his thoughts and feelings run wild, which was quite a challenge considering he was arm in arm with a beautiful and completely random girl. Kyle concentrated his thoughts and feeling son how he was quite nervous over all, and he was just putting up his performer look for everyone. Kyle didn't want to leave, but he would rather be running on a tight rope high up, or doing acrobatics. Sitting in a classroom, alone, might figuratively kill him.

@caits

Zack got them a light breakfast. Griffin complained the whole time but he just ignore him. He could start the day without something to eat even if his brother could. While Griffin might have to take over in Mimic's class he wanted to stay in front as long as he could. He was eager to met the new arrivals and greel old friends.

He caught up with a few people while the ate. He ignored Griffin's grumblings. His brother wasn't a people perdon. In fact the only person he liked was Kalinda. Which was a start. Once they finished eating he made his way to power development. This wasn't his favorite class so he didnt always attend it. He smiled when he saw Kalinda in the room with a new arrival. "Good Morning Kalinda. Already making new friends?"
@Caits@dabombjk

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Katherine at a the fountain enjoying the sound of the water. She was giving herself sometime to readjust to being at school. Last year had been tough. She had struggled alot with her confidence. She stI'll wasn't where she wanted to be when it came to believING in herself but it was better this year. She was hoping to be able to focus less on the things she couldn't do.

When the reminded on her watch went off she got up and headed to Mimic's class. The one good thing about school was that she could catch up with friends. She hoped Phoebe had had a good summer. It was still weird to think her friend was related to the head master.

@KatherinWinter@dabombjk

"Don't worry, you belong. Besides it's compulsory. But it's not so much about developing your powers as it is...developing who you will be out there" kalinda said, trying to sound reassuring but it was much easier to just soothe his emotions then it was trying to be reassuring. Very carefully she soothed the edges of the nervousness, the worry. Making then just a little easier for Kyle to bare, without totally wiping them.

People needed to deal with their emotions, but they couldn't do that if they were in a panic, after all.

"It will be okay" she said, as if she hasn't done anything. She looked over at Zack and smiled, "hey, Zack. I was wondering if I would see you guys back here! Yup. I found a lost little lamb and thought I'd show him about. Kyle, this is Zack. I'm sure you'll meet Griffin soon enough. This is Kyle, guys."

@DFTBA

Toto continues the conversation in Rebekah's mind, "I imagine the other students that passed my totem on the road may have noticed it, although I doubt they knew what it was. However, if there are any particularly strong users of the magical arts, it is possible that they could detect my presence in the object."

The One falls silent as he ponders the dilema of how much information to divulge. "Should I inform the child of what happens if my totem were to be destroyed? I doubt she would throw away the opportunity to have my assistance when needed, but she is still a girl. She may react unpredictably if she has a particularly bad day..."

Once again, Toto begins communicating telepathically with his mistress, "I've decided to let you in on a couple secrets madam. Consider it a gesture of goodwill and trust. I may change the object that acts as my totem at any time. However, if my current totem is destroyed, it will effectively end my life. The only way for me to return from such an event is a very complex, very obscure ritual that few mortals have knowledge of. So I beg of you, be cautious with my totem."

@Caits
@Avanhelsing@spriggs27



Tsura looked at Phoebe an gave a little sigh before saying
"I could certainly use a place to refine my control or else spend time as a hologram so I opt for Power Development.

Momma would already be drilling me at home for letting my emotions handle my abilities"

After which she waited to see if all were coming as she assumed that they had become a de facto group by implication.

The Djinn's sudden change in tone caused Rebekah to stop walking and keep a steady eye contact with the shining blue cat. Up until now, Toto had been using formal language, but kept a jovial tone. It was quite a contrast to the deadly seriousness of the new turn in their conversation.

It was a weighty thing, ho hold another's life in her hands, as she now realised she did. Of course she had thought about it in the abstratct, since it really came with the territory of being a superhero, her chosen career path. She wanted to use her abilities to make the world better, to protect people form harm, but to have such responsibility here and now was a sharp reminder of how careful she needed to be.

"I will be careful then. You have my word as a superhero-in-training that I will strive to protect your life. You can search for a safer place to put the totem if you like, and we'll give it whatever protections we can. For now, I'll put it in the most secure compartment of my bag, with the other things that I really can't afford to get broken."

She took the bag off her shoulders and dug inside for a moment, before pulling out a thick-walled quartz vial. After retrieving the totem from her belt-pouch, she slowly shrunk it down to a quarter of its original height and fit it snugly inside. The lid was screwed tightly back on and the whole vial went back into a padded pocket near the centre of the backpack where it was held securely by an elastic strap. Surely, there was no way it was going to be damaged in there, not without someone taking the backpack and removing it first.

"There, does that look OK? If there's anything more you want, say the word. It's your totem, and you're the expert on protecting it. I'm glad you trust me, but I'm more than happy to defer to you on this. Actually, let me return that gesture of goodwill. I'd like us to be friends and partners, so you don't have to keep calling me Mistress or Madam or anything overly formal. You can just call be Rebekah, OK?"

Kyle Grayson

Kyles face hardened for a moment, then he calmed himself internally. Kyle flashed Kalinda a dirty look meaning, I know what you did and I don't like it, but played it off for everyone else. Kyle still was affected by Kalinda and he couldn't stop it, but his grandpa had given him special training to deal with abilities that affected the psyche. He didn't have any powers or gadgets to stop them, but he a few mental walls put up. Kyle gripped Kalindas arm a but tighter but moved on. Kyle, much calmer now thanks to Kalinda, looked over everyone in the class room. Kyles eyes rested on the man in front of him.

"Zach huh? Nice to meet you,"Kyle said giving Zach a slight theatrical head bow," I am Kyle Grayson, the legendary Boy Wonder! Remember this moment, for in years to come you will hear my name on passing peoples lips and you shall say in response, God Damn I knew that sum bitch,"Kyle said with the last bit of his sentence said in a slight country accent.

Kyle extended his left hand to Zach, his right still connected to Kalinda.

@caits@katherinwinter

@dabombjk@Caits
Zack smiled at Kyle. He found the boy enertaining. Griffin grump led clearly not impressed by the other boy's introduction. It took alot to impress his brother. He gave the boy a puzzled look. "Boy wonder? I thought that alias was already taken." he searched through his memory but he was sure that he had heard that alias before. He turned his attention to Kalinda. "We were not sure ourselves if we would return or not. Last year was a rough one. But we both agree that we couldn't give up simple because things had ng gone the way we thought. Surviving made us stronger. We are ready to face whatever this year bring."

" The dorms ?" She parroted Tsura." Which way do you think they are ?" She questioned the girl only for a redheaded woman to appear and make the grass regain its color. She told them both that a class was starting soon, some class about powers she informed them to be ready for it." But I don't have any real super powers. Do I still have to go to that class ? Or do I go to another class ? " Nakajima asked the red headed woman who now called herself Phoebe, she obviously didn't hear Phoebe mention that she had to go.

She adjusted one her backpack straps and realized she never told them who she was before she started talking." Oh and I'm Emily Nakajima. Nice to meet all of you." She told them all." Before the classes can someone tell me where the dorms are ? I don't have a map of the school and I don't want to get lost. Or could I just have a map to draw on ?" She asked both Phoebe and Ryan.

@RumikoOhara@Caits

@DFTBA
((He's still in the form of smoke, hovering between her feet as she walks.))

With a long, slow chuckle, Toto responds, "While I appreciate the sentiment madam, when you are born capable of living thousands of years, it is quite impossible to create meaningful relationships with creatures who will die in what seems to be the blink of an eye. If myself or a fellow Djinn were to attempt becoming friends with every master we ever serve, our existence would be one of constant heartbreak. It is wiser to maintain some level of emotional distance. If you don't mind, I'd prefer to continue speaking as I have been, Miss Rebekah. As to the totem, the backpack will do for now. While you make your way to your first class, I will retire to my totem and rest. If you have any need for me, I am but a word away."

With that, the smoke slowly crawls up Rebekah's legs and makes its way to her back pack. After searching for a few moments, Toto finds a hole in the zipper and all at once, the smoke disappears into the bag, swirling into hiding.

As the bell rang, Mimic strode into the classroom, glancing over the class and noting that some students weren't in the room yet, he gave a sigh, but that was to be expected on the first day. He'd just have to make sure they didn't make a habit of it. On his wrist was a watch like appliance, although it was clear that it was not a watch. If anyone had been paying attention while walking the school grounds, they would have seen that every teacher wore one of these. Yet another example of the new security measures in the academy.

Mimic made no reference to it, as he addressed the class. "Power development is a compulsary class. That means you cannot drop out of it. The name can be misleading, many people think it is about developing your powers and some of you don't particularly have those extra powers, but have other skills and don't think you should be doing this.

That is a common misconception. In power development we develop your skills, not just your powers, as well as your super identities. Here, we learn what it is to be a super and how to stay hidden in the world."

He looked over the class, recognising some students from the previous year, and new faces. The rumors obviously hadn't detered students from coming, which was always a good sign. Still, they had to be trained, and that was his job. "Today, I will be testing your abilities, and that means you shall be fighting me. I don't expect any of you to win, nor do I expect we will get through this today. This is merely my way of learning what you can do, and how to develop your skills and abilities. However, I have been surprised before."

He looked over the class again, "Some of you have done this before, and know what to expect. However, there has been a break and it will be interesting to see how you have developed over that. Today though, the new students shall have a go. Feel free to offer your experiences, for now, who wishes to go first?"

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@Spriggs27@RumikoOhara@Avanhelsing

Phoebe looked over to emily and said "it's actually a common misconception that you need powers to be in power development. I think the name should be changed to super development or something. It's more about developing your skills and abilities then it is about powers. The dorms are just around by the cafeteria, but we really should get to class" She said "I can show you around later, if you'd like"

She smiled at Tsura, and said "don't worry. there were times when I didn't have full control over my powers. Now though I have better control over them, and have expanded my abilities. Part of that is having my mother teach me, but the school helped too." She said

She looked back to Emily and said "there are a few students without powers that have developed their other skills through power development. I'm sure you will meet them soon. But as I said, even if you don't see the point of attending the class, it is compulsary for all students"

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Back in his office, Bruce paced the length of it. Clark however watched the monitors, the constant survallance over the grounds flickering over them, the constant data from the security measures rolling over the screen. Half of it he didn't know what it meant, but that was why Tony was there. Tony was standing at a monitor, eyes darting across the screen as the data rolled over it. They expected an attack today, to follow the hacking in the early hours.

The monitors flashed blue, and Starks fingers flew across the keyboard faster then Clark could follow, but it had the effect to stop Bruce from pacing, approaching a monitor as well. On their wrists, the screens flashed blue as well, an indictor to teachers in classes that there was a minor breach, and to be aware of something more serious.

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Connor made his way to power development, troubled. Listening as Mimic spoke, He couldn't help a chuckle, as he remembered the first day of class last year. He doubted that trick would work again, but he now at least had some indication of how to fight, even if he wasn't particularly good at it yet.

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@dabombjk@KatherinWinter

Kalinda caught the flash of annoyance, but merely smiled. How could she explain that, while she had control, so many strong emotions might cause her to...lose control and her powers were stronger with higher emotional strength. She was purely being selfish, while trying to help.

She sent a flash of caution, with a little bit of fear when Kyle gripped her arm tighter, before dispersing it. In otherwords, she was trying to tell Kyle that it was purely for her benefit. "He's wonder Junior, really" She said, "and seems to be prone to theatrics, that are quite entertaining" She added, before saying to Zack and Griffin, "I'm glad, I would have missed you guys"

Rebekah listened to Mimic's opening speech from her desk in the second row. The older super seemed capable and authoritative, though perhaps a little on edge. Talk about confident as well, boasting easily that he'd be able to best each of them with their own abilities. Sure, he probably had the experience to back up those claims, but the jibe still awakened a little of Rebekah's competitive spirit. She wanted to give a good showing for herself, even if she couldn't beat him.

That said, an all-out battle in the classroom didn't sound all that likely. They would just be sparring, she thought, enough for the teacher to get an idea of their abilities without anyone getting hurt.

"Excuse me, Sir?" she asked, raising her hand into the air. "When you say we will be fighting you, how far does that mean we will be going? Like, will we just be trying to knock each other down, or out, or going on until someone taps out?"

Kijani Ryane

Kijani stood outside the door to Power Development. She could hear Mimic's voice through the door, and she could feel her stomach twisting. Of course she hadn't been deliberately late on the first day back. Coming through the campus after everyone had headed off to class was merely a coincidence. She'd never be such a coward to avoid seeing anyone she knew on purpose. Kijani Ryane was no coward.

But then, she wasn't the same Kijani anymore, was she?

Exhaling and trying to steady her nerves, she figured she'd have to do things quickly. Pushing open the door, she walked forward and offered no explanation, or apology, not even a word. She just found the nearest chair and sat in it, digging for a notebook and pencil so she could avoid Mimic's probable death glare.

Jin Ifriti

"Crap. Crap. Crap. I'm gonna tear her a new one, I swear." Her first day and she was late. If Otou-san got wind of this, he'd be... upset. Granted, he was in Australia on a contract and out of contact for the next two weeks. Maybe she could just sneak in? Jin checked her schedule one more time, made sure she was in front of the right door, and gently nudged it open with her powers.

Unfortunately, Jin was still working on "gentle" and "Nudge". As it was, she nearly took the door off the hinges, and had it not been built with superpowered kids in mind, she probably would have.

"...Oops. Heh." Jin grinned nervously, then stepped into the classroom. "Uh... sorry!" She hastily grabbed a seat near her sister, and buried her face in her bag. Yes, what a dramatic beginning.

She was going to get expelled in a week. Two weeks, tops.

@Caits



Tsura looked at the group an laughed softly to relieve her mounting nervousness. She was certain that she could learn to enjoy being around so many people but for now it kind of freaked her out. She could seek to blame her isolated childhood and her hyper protective mom but didn't know or consider it valid. No she knew it was her lack of overall control that made her so nervous.

She had to control and modulate her projective frequency paying close attention to the infrared intensity because it was a heat generator that could harm people. Then there was her tangibility issue if she tweaked her reflective quantity too tightly.

Tsura knew it was going to be an enormous load of work for her to control it without her mom's control spell but she had to do it or forever depend on her mommy an never grow up. So best to get at it as soon as she was able.

"Nice to met you as well Emily.

I hate to go but I have to show substantial progress this quarter or my mom will withdraw me and continue Home schooling me so I'm off to Power class. While I adore my mommy I want to eventually enter the larger world an find my place and maybe have a friend or two. " rattles off Tsura as she glows a little brighter.

Then she heads to Power class so excited that she blinks (short bursts of light flight that resembles teleportation) instead of walking to to class.

When she arrives outside the classroom door she's so excited she broadcasts herself through the window in the door instead of physically opening it. To those not familiar with her element it is as if a hologram projection suddenly filled the chair at an empty desk in the classroom.