[IC] Academy of Heroes and Villains

[knight125]

Anthony stops walking as he replies, "He's in good health...for now. However, he's let his guard down around me, and through a series of events, I've stumbled upon some very interesting connections between my father and your grandmother. Do you recognize this symbol?" He hands her a card with the image on it and waits for an answer.

the symbol

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani took the card, and went rigid as she saw the symbol on it. Images flashed in front of her face, one after the other and too quick for her to grasp. "..." She felt her throat starting to close. Slowly, she tore her eyes away from the card, and started focusing on what was truly in front of her. Doors, windows, other students, and finally, Anthony. "Where did you get this?" There was no mistaking the shakiness in her voice.

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Devika shook her head rapidly at the other student to approach, quickly heading for the door. "No. Don't touch, please." She had to get away. "Please, I need... isolation..."

[Avanhelsing]

KatherinWinter said
Katherin had caught some of Sue's words. She had been working on sign language but it was a struggle for her. Katherin spoke and tried to sign her reply. "I missed it. I was kind of dozing. I kind of over did it today between the sculpture and fighting Mimic."

Jack nodded and signed it to Sue. He noticed class was off. Nice. "So you wanna go somewhere?" He asked Katherin. He was in the mood to leave. Like now.

Caits said
"I don't know" Phoebe said, sitting down and taking her shoes off, "I've never played before" she smiled, putting the bowling shoes on, the standing and studying the balls. She picked one up, a bright green one, testing it's weight. Then thought what would she know? And just chose it, "okay. So what do we do now?"

Ryan smiled as she chose one. He walked up behind her his shoes changed. He grabbed her hand and motioned the correct motion gently. His arm moving gracefully. "Like that. It's not that hard. Now you try it. " He said wondering if he should put the bumpers up.

SomeoneSomewere said
( oh... Didn't know that. My knowledge on that was limited to the movie.)Jessica chuckled," well I am basically half god. Well, no basic about it. I am half god. My dad passed the hammer to me, saying that I was worthy enough for it now and all that. I don't tend to listen when he starts talking forever." She smiled softly then looked over at the screen, shaking her head softly. She was powerful . But manipulating emotions? That was harsh stuff.Austin nodded slightly in agreement. He said," had to be something like that. Bet he will be back to his old self by tomorrow though." He stood up, pulling off his shirt, warm and dry by now so not needing it. He said," so what class you going to next?" He arched an eyebrow at Connor as he waited for the answer.

Matt nodded. He knew how that was. "I doubt my dad is as bad as yours but he does like to lecture..." He grumbled. "Hey you wanna leave? I could try and show you around if you like?" He offered wondering if she would take him up.

[MarshiestMallow]

Avanhelsing said
Jack nodded and signed it to Sue. He noticed class was off. Nice. "So you wanna go somewhere?" He asked Katherin. He was in the mood to leave. Like now. Ryan smiled as she chose one. He walked up behind her his shoes changed. He grabbed her hand and motioned the correct motion gently. His arm moving gracefully. "Like that. It's not that hard. Now you try it. " He said wondering if he should put the bumpers up. Matt nodded. He knew how that was. "I doubt my dad is as bad as yours but he does like to lecture..." He grumbled. "Hey you wanna leave? I could try and show you around if you like?" He offered wondering if she would take him up.

Phoebe walked uo to the lane, moved through the motions of throwing the ball down the lane, then letting it fly out her hand. It rolled down the alise, very nearly falling I to the gutter, but still knocking over three pins. "Is there some sort of trick to aiming?"

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alinda jammed jer hands in her pockets, coming out with a pair of gloves. She shoved them on, "there no bare skin. Take my hand, we will go somewhere there isnt anyone. I said we'd help each other out, and I meant it, now" she held out her hand, hoping Devikas power worked similar to hers, meaning she had to touch to work it on someone.

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[SomeoneSomewere]

Austin shrugged," eh, I don't know. The schedule changes so much here it's hard to keep track of it all." He looked around and spotted John and simply shook his head, however not wanting to wake him up from his slumber. He turned his attention back to Connor, then said," well let's go then."

Jessica nodded," sure that would be great." She smiled at him then spotted John," one second though." She stood up, walking over to him. She nudged his shoulder and said," excuse me, sir ? Class is over." She watched him curiously, waiting for him to wake up from his sleep. She recognized him as one of the people fighting earlier today, with the tiger boy and two others. But mostly tiger boy.

[KatherinWinter]

Avanhelsing said
Jack nodded and signed it to Sue. He noticed class was off. Nice. "So you wanna go somewhere?" He asked Katherin. He was in the mood to leave.

Katherin stretched. She wasn't feeling as drained now. She regretted not being there for Phoebe. Katherin would make it up to her somehow. "I think going somewhere is an excellent idea. Maybe a movie or something that doesn't require energy. "

[MarshiestMallow]

Connor nodded heqding out the class, he hoped that Kijani would still want to do the chemistry proofing of papers. It would set a nice distraction from the fact he couldn't build things. Not tnat Austin couldn't distract him easily enough

"Hell of a day" connor said with a laugh

[Mistress Dizzy]

Devika looked wide-eyed. The gloves would certainly help, and with Kalinda's being able to block her powers, maybe the other girl would be okay. She took the girl's hand with her own, which was starting to shake. "Hurry..."

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda jogged down the hall, and led the way outside, away from people, she had pushed her own emotion turmoil away, seeing the distress Devika was in. When she was satisfied they were as far away from people as possible, Kalinda stopped

[knight125]

Anthony shakes his head, "I'll tell you more once I've done more research. However, from what I've seen already, you're not going to like what I find." He walks away, his long legs quickly bringing him out of Kijani's sight.

John yawns and sits up as Jessica nudges him. He runs his hands through his hair and answers groggily, "Thanks angel." He stumbles out of class and heads for the cafeteria to get a snack before his afternoon workout.

[twave]

(or not)

Estella followed the two outside.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani shook her head, still trying to banish the images and the smells. "Well... that was... " She grumbled. "Interesting." She wondered how Anthony had found what he found- and what it meant. For that matter, how the heck had he known about her grandmother in the first place? Well, it wasn't as if he didn't have connections. She ran a hand through her dreadlocks and then started to look around. "Hm.. where is Connor..." She needed a distraction. Thinking about something in the here and now would help.

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Devika kept moving, trying to keep her control until it was safe. When Kalinda let go of her hand, she dropped weakly to her knees and screamed, the walls inside coming down with a crash. A wave of sadness flew out of her, and through the air, affecting anyone with a 50 foot range. The closer they were, the more they'd feel. At the outer edges, there would be a touch of melancholy at the least, but right in the midst of it... it could be bad for anyone too close.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda dropped to her knees the emotion battering against her own mental blocks. She very nearly screamed herself as she struggled to keep her blocks up, constantly rebuilding over and over again.

This was what she was afraid of. Raw, passionate human emotion. His was what she was doomed to end up with.

If she kept on allowing herself to feel that is.

She forced herself into a sitting position, keeping her eyes on Devika

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Connor said goodbye to Austin, heading to his dorm to pick up a few things. At least, he hoped Kijani was still up for the chemistry afternoon. Maybe it was too nerdy. When he reached his dorm, he sighed.

Connor needed to talk to his father. So he took out his phone, failing his fathers number.

He couldn't believe it. He was actually calling up his father to talk about girls

Since coming here. He had had a number of awkward encounters with girls. Sue being one, after all he had called her cute! But she was.

And Kyra. He had given her a flower that first day of school.

And then there was Kijani. For some reason, he just couldn't be around her without a)attack her-remembering the simulation there, or b) getting her into trouble or c)blushing like a school boy.

His fathers voice distracted him from this train of thought

"Con!" Tony stark said, "what's up?"

"Not much" got into a. Fight "had to modify the suit" not that he could remember that "got too tall for it"

"Dear god boy, if you keep on growing, you'll be taller than a mountain! A good gust of wind will knock you down!"

"Whatever old man, I can still take you on" Connor said, this easy banter he had with his father coming naturally.

"So what's up?"

"Uh...well um...the thing is, I need some advice..." He trailed off embarrassed

"Could this be? My own son, Connor, asking me about girls? I should crack out the champagne. Finally!" Tony said laughing

"Don't make me regret it!" Connor berated him

"Maybe that schools better for you than I thought. You're brown!"

Connor laughed "the sun, apparently it's not poison like I thought"

"So girls?" Tony said bringing the topic back around to it.

Connor felt himself blush, "uh yeah. I just seem to get all geeky around them"

"Aw con, you just need to be more confident in yourself. You have money. You have smarts. You have the suit!!" Tony said "pretend you are teaching them. I've seen if, you get all...well, confident and sure"

The fact that Connor had money, smarts hadn't helped him with girls before. And the suit, well the guys here had other powers.

"The girls here are bimbos like high school. They're something else" Connor said

"Just be yourself. They will love you for it" Tony said "besides, you're my son! When I was your age, I had any number of girls-"

"Dad!" Connor practically screamed "I don't want to hear this! As far as I am concerned you have been with mum and that's it"

Tony chuckled.

They said goodbye, and Connor sat there and sighed "well that was helpful" at least he hadn't mentioned the fight.

He grabbed what he needed, and headed out the dorm to find kijani.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani went back to her room, taking some time to try and read. But for once in her life, the words weren't working. She read the same sentence five times before she realized she wasn't getting anywhere. "Great..." She took the time to change her clothes into her most casual wear, a pair of short shorts and a t-shirt that read 'Supernerd'. If she was going to be playing with chemicals, she wasn't about to sacrifice her good jeans. Once she was ready, she went in the direction of Dr. Conners lab where they were set to meet.

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Devika was still there in her knelt position, trying to regain control. She could see Kalinda's struggling, but there was nothing she could do. Her head was already starting to pound with a dull, steady pain, and it would only get worse. "...I... I'm so sorry.." She would be apologizing all day, it seemed.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kali da breathed in and out slowly, now clenching her eyes shut tight. "It is okay. I am fine." She made herself so, with each breqth she imagined her own emotions being oushed down. She would have to deal with them tonight, but for now, she needed to help Devika. "But god, are you powerful or what" she laughed shakily, out of olace with her monotone speech.

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Connor ran across the campus, wanting to get out of the cold, because he had once again forgot a jacket, his fathers voice still echoing in his mind just be yourself he obviously meant how he was around his father. Not that that wws too different to how he really was.

He entered the lab just as Dr Connors was leaving it. Dr Connors gave him a knowing look, cauaing Connor to look away embarrassed.

He slipped passed, grabbing two seats of lab coats, glassess and gloves. He put his set on, making sure they were on right, he gkanced in the small mirror over a sink in the corner. And winced at the faint bruising along his cheek and jaw.

He sighed, set about unpacking what he needed

[KatherinWinter]

The other students seemed to be scattering everywhere. Griffin assumed school was done for the day. He wasn't ready to go to the forms. Griffin preferred to be outside. So instead of heading inside where it was warm Griffin simple changed into his Yeti form. Now that he was warm Griffin made himself comfortable and pulled up his email. He was glad to see his mother had written them back.

Dear Griffin and Zack
I'm sorry that the advice I gave you did not help you make friends. Your father and I only want what was best for you. Please keep trying. Many of these students could be important to your future. Griffin you must do what you feel is right to protect Zack. That is your job. But don't get overzealous. There are telepaths. that can communicate mentally. I don't think they can attack you from within, but your father and I will check with our contacts and find out for sure. Griffin please let Zack out every once in awhile even if it is.
only when your alone.

With Love
Mom

[Mistress Dizzy]

Devika shook her head slightly. "I'm a one-trick pony, really. You can do all sorts of things... I can do just one." She shrugged as she struggled to a seated position in the grass. "For a first day, it's pretty... scary."

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Kijani made it to the lab, taking the time to tie back her hair. "Hey, Connor! I'm here." She set down her bag after stating the obvious, and pulled out a pack of thick paper. "So, what's first?"

[twave]

The raw emotion that Devika released washed over Estella. It eroded her mental barriers but they held up well enough to stop the brunt of it for now. Perhaps it was because her mind didn't actually have to process what was coming in. Still, a bit was seeping through but it'd yet to show any effect.

[MarshiestMallow]

Connor looked over, flund himself smiling. "Well" he said, setting the last of his equipment down, "there is two ways we could do this" there was the subtle shift from geeky boy, to geeky professor. "We could use a chemical called Alum, which would serve both purpose and make life easier. But if you want it completely fire and water proof, then we should go with door number two"

Still, he went through the process of using alum on a piece of paper, coating it three or for times, drying it quickky with, of all things, a hair dryer.

"See, the alum protects the papeer from water" he poured a glass over water over the paper, then held it up, the water sliding right off, he shook it a few times, "and somewhat protects it against fire" he lit the paper. After a minute, he out the small blaze out, shoing the now brown paper, curling at the edges.

"Option two is trickier" and he proceeded to explain option two, which would, he hope, completely protect the paper without making it too hard to use. It would use a mixture of different chemicals, including Alum, borax, boric acid, and water. They could then either use it as a spray, and spray the papers, which would be pathcy at best, leqving small spaces that werent water or fire proof, or the better option would be to essentially paint the pages with it. He was pretty sure it would work, and his voice showed some excitement at this.

He looked up once he had finished explaining, "which one would you like to use?"

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"I can barely fly without getting lost. My telekinesks is unreliable at best." Kalinda shrugged, "I will never be as powerful as you" she smiled, "I am glad there are no more classes today"

[Dioxide]

Sue

Sue was not allowed to leave, and she had to stay behind to do her bit for P.D.. She didn't want to leave the classroom and confront him since he did just cry from the girl's touch. She thought that was cool. She wondered if she could control it well. Sue'd be like her then, suffering from such passive abilities. But everyone was unique, and no one could compare to one another. One volatile being is not the same like the other.

Sue sat in place, and waved to everyone that left. A pang of loneliness hit her, but it'd be over soon anyway, she thought.