Kirah

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

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Location: Headmaster's Office
Skills: Enhanced Reflexes (Passive)

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Andy's attention had been caught by both Mads and Mary Sue's changes. She was surprised by them, but it didn't take her long to realize that Mads made sense. She remembered when she had accidentally started draining Mads of her soul. What had happened in that fight matched what Mads looked like now. Interesting. Mary Sue's situation was different. The damage to her eye hadn't happened in the fight with Arcade. Andy knew that since Mary Sue had been magically healed. So this was new. Andy didn't let her attention linger on either of them as they crammed into Coulson's office. A thought did cross her mind that if she had mental wounds to match the physical ones she probably wasn't the only one. The group as a whole needed to process more than just what had happened with Ed.

At least they weren't getting in trouble for murdering Usagi, which was surprising. It's possible they had no idea what happened to Ardere. His giving them all A's for the quarter actually annoyed Andy. She had been putting so much work into trying to pass by the skin of her teeth and here she was being given A's without any effort. Andy wanted to learn. She would continue to go to class and do her work. She probably wouldn't do as much effort as she had been doing up to this point but she still wanted to learn. That's one of the reasons she had come to this school. The primary of course was Zari, who still hadn't joined them.

She did appreciate that they'd be given counseling. However, could she explain everything that was weighing on her to a counselor? There was a whole lot that she had agreed to not talk about. Not to mention the killing of people by eating their souls in her sleep.

Andy didn't say anything. She wanted Zari on her team, but she also didn't even want to be in the contest. To her, the contest wasn't important. Sure she was learning through the experience but that didn't mean she needed it to reach her goals. She liked being on Lady Nimue's team. However, she knew that April was way more gung-ho about winning the contest.

Andy decided she'd let the people who cared about the outcome of the contest decide what to do about the setup, be it recruit a new member and coach, or break up the small team and divey them into the other two teams. So she sipped on her coffee and waited to be dismissed so she could go to class and try to learn still. Even if learning hurt her head.

Andy winced when her name was mentioned. She'd rather not have attention drawn to her at this time. However, she couldn't blame Vicky. She didn't hold a grudge for what happened in the Framework. That hadn't been Vicky's fault. She hadn't been in control of herself. Andy failed to notice how she was freaking out about the death of someone she hadn't had control over the situation for either...but there was one major difference even if she did acknowledge this. Andy might do it again. Vicky likely wouldn't be controlled by a megalomaniac again. Overall she agreed with a lot of what Vicky said. The only thing she didn't agree with was the need for therapy. That was needed.

She'd have to make sure to find time to chat with Zari. They needed to agree on what a counselor could know. Andy had experienced counseling at Northwood and that hadn't been a good time. She hoped that this more open future would be willing to talk about accidental deaths without threatening to lock someone up forever.

"Not mad at you or anything about that by the way." She said leaning toward Vicky. Sure in general she didn't super care for Vicky but she didn't hate her and certainly didn't hold a grudge against her. Though she would have much rather just have everyone believe that Arcade hadn't been as good at his craft as he thought he was and Andy hadn't died but had survived the whole thing by chance. Missing freshman aside.

The Dead Don't Die.

Mandy Mason

Location: New York Streets near car
Skills: N/A

Mandy nodded appreciatively as the Paramedic explained. She had been thinking right. But it didn't seem to be working. She did some quick mental math and compared a big dog to the kid and he should have been asleep by then. He wasn't though. A cop got the kid into his cruiser, Mandy felt relieved at that.

"Hermes, we should go home." Her phone hadn't gone off in a bit. Her dad hadn't texted her in what felt like a long time. She took a few steps back towards the car waiting for Hermes to join her. With what was happening she just wanted to be home around her parents and in a building she knew. They had dropped Hannah off. A paramedic was there for the old man. The kid was in the cruiser. They could go, everything was going to be alright.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood Beach
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"Either is fine with me." Andy had gotten better at fighting in the year she had been at Camp. Prior to coming here most of her fighting had been taught through scrapes or a few decent older homeless people. She remembered when her dagger was given to her. Long before she knew what she was, but after her first fight with a monster. It was because of the monster she hadn't been surprised by a dagger that could pretend to be a bracelet.

Here and now, she grabbed one of the practice swords. Even in a society that could heal wounds easily it was always better to practice with dull and blunted weapons. Bruises were a lot easier to deal with over gushing blood. Practice was necessary though.

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Location: Camp Half-Blood Roman area
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Niah joined Nancy to lead Leandra out of the camp. The oath had been bound. There was the chance Leandra tried to find a loop hole or something. But for now they'd be done with her.

One less worry for them. It felt like the mountain of worries weren't any smaller. Why had Leandra betrayed them? They were supposed to be Legion...family. Niah would die for New Rome if she had to. Leandra had betrayed it to not die. It was non-sensical.

Niah was stone faced as she marched out of the tent toward the border of the camp. She didn't want to talk in front of Leandra anymore. Anything that needed to be said to the others could be said after she was gone. But there was Demetri.

"This does not involve you." Niah said, her voice was colder than she intended it to be.

The Dead Don't Die.

Mandy Mason

Location: New York Streets near car
Skills: N/A

Mandy couldn't follow what was happening. A guy had tackled the teen that had attacked Hermes. Mouths were opened wide, which made lip reading harder. Mandy hated it when hearing people try too hard to get her to hear them or lip-read. That wasn't how it worked. The old woman was pointing at the teen. Even Mandy could hear some of what she said. Was she saying that the kid was who had bitten her husband? She said he looked like him right?

One of the paramedics signed. That caused some of the tension in her stomach to loosen. She nodded. "Yes, it was just a bird." She explained. Unless this was a bird flu pandemic that had gotten very out of hand Mandy was not concerned. The wounds on her face would be easy enough to clean later. She just had to get home. That seemed less likely as the minutes ticked by and they got involved in stuff. How had they gotten wrapped up in all of this anyway?

"What is happening?" Hermes was freaking out. His brows were furrowed. He was tense and looking at the kid on the ground that the paramedics had injected with something. Mandy's medical assumption was it was a sedative. She was no EMT, and couldn't care for humans. Animals were easier. They didn't try to talk to her when her back was turned.

With Hermes distracted he couldn't keep her in the loop of what was happening and Hannah didn't have the experience. She wasn't used to family dinners where people talked over each other and Hermes would give her a running commentary. That first family holiday years ago popped into her mind.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood Beach
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Andy had no idea how Janelle fought. She wondered if she had a way to fight even blind. She smiled. "Yeah, you can come if you want. Stella was going to go to the fields." She told Janelle, trying to make sure her smile came through her voice.

Andy was a bit antsy. It felt like days still till the Door would appear. She wanted to be doing something now. This morning she had allowed herself to wallow a little and her friends had indulged that. Now she was done with that and needed to be doing something.

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Location: Camp Half-Blood Roman area
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Niah nodded. Though Nancy had asked for two volunteers there was no reason not to accept three. The strange Cyclops seemed eager to help. She wondered about him.

Niah did wish for some alone time with Nancy, but she had no idea how to talk to her anymore. How could she talk to her? There was a huge gap between them. She didn't know what to do. At least getting Leandra out of here would be a good step Niah felt.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

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Location: Her room
Skills: Enhanced Reflexes (Passive)

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Andy sat on the edge of her bed, her hands wrapped around her Everfill mug, her leg bouncing up and down. The perfect coffee, at least according to her, was inside. She sipped at it. Trying to center herself. The last week had been frustrating. The incident with Ardere wasn't weighing on her. Andy had done what was needed in that situation. She also had a strong feeling that killing Ardere was what brought her back to life. She looked at the doll, which was her mother. She hadn't talked about that or what had happened while she was away from the school. Andy knew that both incidences would probably overjoy Selene, and it was the latter that was causing Andy distress. She hadn't even told Zari yet, Andy didn't know who she had killed. Didn't know what the repercussions could be. This hadn't been an issue of fighting someone who was trying to hurt her. This had been out of her control. She hadn't even known she was doing it. That was what scared her.

The nightmares that had once plagued her had stopped with the pillow that Magneto had given her. That pillow didn't stop her from sleepwalking, and she had to sleep for it to work. Could she sleep now? Could she trust herself in this school with students? Killing in the heat of battle was one thing. What if she killed a sleeping student? Those questions plagued her.

Andy didn't think of herself as a villain or a menace or anything like that. She had had issues with that line of thinking prior to meeting Zari, but Zari had by her very nature helped Andy move through that self-loathing. But this new issue was beyond her control. It made her worry again. Was she a danger to others just by existing? She wanted to go to school to learn how to protect her mother from those who might try to free her, but was this the right way? Could she find a safer place? If she did would that mean leaving Zari? Andy didn't think she could do that. Life without Zari didn't seem like something she could ever deal with again.

Finally, Andy stood up and left the room, still clutching her coffee mug. It was a good thing she didn't have a roommate. If Andy did she would be worried for their safety. Something about Zari kept her safe and that was enough for Andy. But no one else was.

Finding her way to Coulson's office Andy took up a place in the growing line of other students. She nodded but didn't say anything. Just sipped the coffee. Maybe she should talk to the school nurse? There had been a time she had taken sleeping pills. Could that help again?

The Dead Don't Die.

Mandy Mason

Location: New York Streets near car
Skills: N/A

Mandy let Hannah check out her face. She wasn't certain how deep any of the wounds were. They hurt, but not enough for her to worry too much. Though head wounds always bleed a lot. Mandy tapped her chest with her thumb, her fingers splayed, "Fine." There were bigger things to worry about.

"Hermes!" Mandy yelled as her cousin was attacked. Her voice thick and for anyone who didn't know they might think she had a strange accent. "Are you okay?" She asked, switching back to sign. Concern was written deeply on her face. She wanted to just get into her car and leave. There were Paramedics here, she hadn't seen what happened, did they have to stay? Outside? It was too risky. Her parents would worry if they were too much longer.

X-Men: Cosmic Crusades 👽

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Ed Penior

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Location: New Orleans - Botanical Gardens
Skills: Magic
Items:
Magic cloak (like Dr Strange that allows him to fly)
Protection Amulet from Klara

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Ed didn't want to fight Mary, even if she was not herself. He protected the others as best he could. Some fire got through his shields and he couldn't cover everyone, including himself.

As he was prepared to take the damage from the fire the amulet from Klara protected him. He sent a silent whisper of thanks to her for it. He didn't know if she could actually hear him, in a way it was a prayer, but he didn't care he'd thank her in person later.

He touched the vial in his pocket with Bethany's hair, healing her. Orange light surrounded her soothing wounds. He then cast his bubble spell specifically to try to trap Chrysi. It wasn't pleasant trying to bubble a friend like that, but if he could they might be better of. He expected her power was strong enough that it would do little to help them. The orange bubble surrounded Chrysi and he focused on it, trying to keep it in place.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood Beach
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Andy followed after the others, trailing behind a little, but not too far. Chocolate was at her side, almost pressed against her leg. She didn't notice Janelle at first, it was Kristin talking to her that drew Andy's attention.

"Hi." Andy said as well. She didn't know Janelle well and expected she probably never would now. There was little reason for the two of them to interact. So unless they ended up on a quest together it was unlikely they'd ever know each other well.

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Location: Camp Half-Blood Roman area
Skills: Oath Binding

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Niah touched the small bottle of water from the River that she always carried as Leandra wrote. Niah had never witnessed a written oath. However, she still felt the bindings of the oath pass through the water and her and into Leandra. The oath sank into the air around Leandra. There had once been another oath, an oath to Rome itself, but that oath was gone and broken. This oath would have to do.

"I Niah Bautista, daughter of River Styx, bind this oath in my mother's name. She sees the oath and confirms its binding."

"I volunteer to assist." Niah said quickly. Hoping to beat out anyone else that might think they would join. Nancy had asked for two others.

The Dead Don't Die.

Mandy Mason

Location: New York Streets near car
Skills: N/A

Two new people had joined, and the woman of the pair said something and walked off to the apartment complex. Suddenly, Mandy was freaked out when a bird swooped down and attacked her. She had never really been bothered by birds before, why was this one harassing her? She swatted at it, but it left behind some scratches on her face.

She noticed that Hermes was signing to someone else. She looked and saw another teen. They looked messed up. Mandy frowned. Okay, things seemed to have gotten really bad. They had the man on the ground, this new hurt teen (that her cousin seemed to know), and a whole bunch of people in the area. If one of these people turned out to be a danger like Hermes feared they were all about to be in a lot of trouble. She glanced a little worried at the group of kids.

Mandy pulled the keys for her car out of her pocket and clutched them. If they needed to make a break for it she'd want those handy.