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Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

– Crash–

Crash shifted his shoulders uncomfortably as his hand remained on the back of his neck as Kathy pressed him to finish his sentence. It was in this moment he was glad neither of them could see his expression, he was also surprised that his glowing face hadn’t lit up the path in front of them like a flare. Just say it... “Unless I came round with that movie a bit later in the day, we could exchange pictures then and...Hang out” Crash murmured, he wasn’t purposefully trying to be quiet or word his sentence badly both came naturally. There were two factors in his hesitation, the first one was Kathy’s own well being if he may have been a major instigator in embarrassing her without realizing it but he was also trying his best not to purposefully embarrass her. The second factor was a more selfish one; he found he wasn’t as comfortable discussing this kind of thing in front of Alex...at least not yet. After all the blue haired boys friendly disposition was only a recent change he had spent most of the morning staring daggers at Crash...The shapeshifter lowered his hand from his neck trying to watch Kathy’s expression through the darkness, if only he could just shift his eyes to a panthers then he’d be able to see her better. As it was he was left wondering whether she even understood what he was hinting at.

Nodding his head, his expression shifted to one of interest as Alex told them what he preferred to make. He tried to think of a way to continue on with the conversation but he was very much ill equipped with the subject, he hadn’t the foggiest clue on how to make jewelry so he wasn’t sure what to ask about it. He was forced into silence trying to think of something else to ask the pixie boy in his search for common ground between them, something they could...his nose unintentionally wrinkled at the word that popped into his head, he wasn’t sure of it. He turned his attention back to the others dropping his gaze to rest on Kathy’s hand still tucked within his own, his lips lifted into a soft smile helpfully hidden in the darkness. He wasn’t reading too much into it but the physical contact with the girl beside him seemed to have duel effects on him. On the one hand he was a lot calmer on the other he felt like a coiled spring, full to the brim with energy that was linked to nerves. He frowned at Alex’s view on age, he agreed with him to an extent but felt age did matter in some cases...still peace was better than opinions. “Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional” He shrugged at the pixie boy, though he wasn’t as enthusiastic in his delivery.

Crash felt a smile tug at the corners of his mouth as Kathy laughed though he was taken aback by her response to his comment on being ‘average’. He found her tone of voice amusing, he would have guessed a pout would have accompanied that...possibly, he’d seen her pull such an expression in the past. Damn the darkness, he couldn’t make out her expression at all still the thought brought a cheeky grin to his face. He was about to answer when he felt something bump into the back of his calf he glanced down in time to catch Kathy’s retreating foot. “Hey take it easy!” He chuckled, “You’re not ‘average’ by a long shot Miss Argall, you’re unique in more ways than one trust me” He told her, accompanying his words with a wink as a grin edged onto his face even if they couldn’t see his expression his features were a slave to his emotions, changing whether he willed it or not most of the time. “I mean that in a purely good way as well before you think otherwise” He quickly added, just in case she thought differently he even accompanied it with a reassuring squeeze to her hand.

The red haired shapeshifter kept his gaze averted from the pair pretending he couldn’t hear their hushed voices, he wasn’t a fan of being left out of the loop but he figured whatever it was didn’t concern him. He just focused on walking...one foot in front of the other, stepping over the hazards scattered across the forest floor. 19...makes jewelry and plush things...and blankets... what are you going to say? ‘Well I like the gym and sports’ It just spells ‘Boring Jock’ next to that creativity Crash thought to himself chewing his lip as he stressed over the idea of revealing his hobbies, he wasn’t sure why he was worrying about how he looked compared to Alex all of a sudden he hadn’t been concerned before. Music... He blinked as Kathy went back to talking normally, he glanced at her through the darkness a smile lighting up his face as he listened to her. His mouth opened as if to say something but Alex beat him to it, he chewed his lip before continuing on with his question anyway “Is there a reason you don’t bake all too often?” He asked curiously before she got the chance to bump him with his own hand. In response to her ‘joke’ his free hand instantly sought out the back of his neck as heat entered his cheeks. He detected the difference in her tone and although he wasn’t clued into why it had sounded different his thumb returned to its previous antics as if trying to offer up reassurance or possibly comfort. He wasn’t even sure which one it could signify... “Fine, since you asked so nicely” He teased directing the comment at Kathy. “I’m not skipping out” He chuckled at Alex’s response. “Hobbies...Creating and playing music would be one, so as not to be a parrot I’ll tell you my favorite sports though I enjoy most, lets say Basketball and Lacrosse” He admitted feeling more at ease revealing his interests after hearing Kathy’s. “I do recall you wanting to challenge me to a race at some point, would I be safe in assuming you like to run? Otherwise what other sports are you into?” He asked her, wondering whether he could have directed the last part of his question at Alex as well. “Do you like any sports Alex?” He asked though his tone was light there was something...off about it as he addressed the pixie boy.

– Mercy –

Mercy was glad to see the blood had stopped pouring from his nose, she fully intended to at least get him something to clean himself up with once they arrived at their destination. Her smile widened as he gave out a small laugh in response to her own, it was nice to hear perhaps hinting he was relaxing at least a little bit. “Well this place has every known flavor of ice cream...I’m sure of it” She kept the warm smile on her face as they walked noticing he reached up to touch his sensitive nose before he answered her question about dinner. “Hmm ok...how’s your nose feeling by the way?” She asked curiously as she tucked her arms behind her gently gripping her right wrist with her left hand as she walked.

She found she was slowly getting used to his stutter, though it still took her a while to piece together some words. His answers both surprised her yet didn’t at the same time, most of his hobbies were things that could be done independently, they didn’t rely on companionship to do. “You...enjoy cleaning?” She questioned an amused smile on her face though there wasn’t any signs of teasing in her tone or expression. “Knitting, sewing and baking sound like very interesting hobbies. What do you like to sew?” She asked him. Though she jolted to a stop as he whispered a word of which she hadn’t thought she’d hear here of all places...the small giggle was undeniably adorable coming from him...but what he'd said had momentarily shocked her. “I-I’m sorry” Mercy stuttered in return her voice strained, she licked at her lower lip nervously running her fingers into her hair as she forced herself to relax again. “I thought you said something else” She pulled the warm smile back onto her face hoping color would return to her cheeks soon. She walked across the grass moving around the back of the resort, she trotted over to a door ushering Zivon over to her she pressed her back against the door pushing it open for him. “Here we are” She grinned at him, lifting an arm to invite him in. If Zivon walked through the door he would have seen she hadn’t been kidding about there being every flavor of ice cream there. There was a counter spread from one side of the room to the other, literally filled with different selections of ice cream the room was noticeably cold as they walked further in.

“So what do you think?” Mercy asked Zivon moving over to the counter as a young gentleman appeared behind the counter. “Oh great! Please can you get whatever my friend here wants whilst I grab something from back here” She grinned, the man rolled his eyes but nodded in agreement as was her way she’d already introduced herself to most of the people of this island. “Pick anything you want honey, I’m literally going to grab something for you to clean up with” She told Zivon her hand momentarily hovered in the air as if she was thinking about touching his shoulder reassuringly but she caught herself and quickly disguised the action by tapping the glass and winking at him. Hopping behind the counter to retrieve a cold damp tea towel whilst he hopefully had a browse of the flavors, she was only gone for a few moments before returning. “Right, this is for you” She told him holding out the cold towel before looking at the selection of ice cream. “...and I’ll be honest with you and admit I’m a lost cause when it comes to ice cream, what would you suggest?” She asked him, pulling an apologetic look as she lifted her hand to her face running her fingers through her fringe.

Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

Ok...o.o I'm just going to overlook a few of the OOC posts back there ^^' Though glad you're still with us NK :D < I am aware this may ring a bit hollow after such an ordeal o.o sorry

So first and foremost really sorry about my absence over the last few days >.< I'm not going to explain myself just apologize profusely for it. As it stands I've almost finished an IC post and will be posting shortly ^^

Secondly as of Monday my schedule is going to get pretty hectic ^^' There may be times where I won't be able to post for a few days, if that's the case I'll try and give anyone interacting with me a warning before hand. I don't want to hold anyone back so please take this into consideration if you are/want to interact with any of my characters! It'd be great if some of you didn't mind my slow posting ^^' but I understand if you'd rather avoid me :) (I won't take it personally :P) Sorry for the inconvenience but it's unavoidable ^^'

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teapotshark said
Sing a lullaby to Tony when he's out cold on the attic floor.I sent a reminder to MC 'cause she said she needs them sometimes.

I sent one a few days ago as well ^^' Just want to apologize (Again) for my unscheduled absence >.< Had a mad few days :/ If M.C or Rarity haven't managed to grab a chance to post by tomorrow I can put a Mercy post out in the interest of Tony's reaction to the Cat hug moving things forward xP....Really enjoyed reading your post btw Fox ^^

Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

Driving Park said
A big hill?YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

xD Trust you DP :P The way that quote sits makes it look like you are seriously excited about the 'big hill'...sad to say this fact amused me xD >.>

'Mini mountain'? :S Sorry can't think of anything else xD

Theobromine said
My ridiculously scheduled summer job is now OVER!!!! :DD Therefore, you shall be seeing me around more often again. -Throws confetti-

Welcome back :D -Throws hat in celebration- Just to be different?

Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

– Crash–

Crash lifted his free hand to the back of his neck as Kathy asked if he was ok, he felt heat rise to his cheeks for the umpteenth time that day. “I’m good” Crash murmured, the corners of his mouth lifting into a smile that probably wasn’t visible in the darkness. “Nothing to be ashamed about, just between...” Crash trailed off before completing his sentence, he realized he had developed quite the tendency of saying that one. “Being able to point out the big dipper is impressive in my books especially considering you’re not a star enthusiast. I’m not either, I can however point out odd shapes in the stars” He grinned at her through the darkness, warm crimson eyes tried to focus on her face as he carefully walked beside her, praying his clumsy feet wouldn’t let him down again. He was busy watching his feet after his initial reaction to Alex’s new form, he completely missed Kathy’s shy response to the blue haired boy. Coming out of his thoughts as she gave his hand a small squeeze it caused a ghost of a smile to cross his lips, he gently ran his thumb rhythmically across the side of her index finger as if to reassure her he was still there though he didn’t stop the motion.

He tilted his head to the side an amused smile plastered across his face as he waited for both of his companions answers to his question. He glanced from one to the other focusing more on Kathy as she answered his question first, he couldn’t see the flaw in his question even if they were on vacation lax plans could be made. Surprise shot across his expression at Kathy’s sudden exclamation, it pulled his attention back to her, a grin lighting up his face at her reply he couldn’t be sure in the darkness but he was sure she was smiling. “Sure sounds like a plan unless would-“ Crash cut himself off a second time, heat flooding his cheeks as he lifted his free hand to the back of his neck glad he’d caught himself before letting that slip out. “Never mind, just let me know whenever and I’ll come over” He offered a smile in return, he wasn’t liking the whole walking through the dark thing the only good thing that had come out of it was getting another chance to hold Kathy’s hand, a new experience and one that effected him more than he was comfortable to admit. Otherwise he couldn’t even see her properly, he couldn't see where he was putting his feet and was in serious danger of falling on his face and dragging both of his friends down with him the worse part he was finding was not being able to see Kathy smile...he liked seeing her smile.

Crash was taken aback as Alex shouted his answer, he could hear the excitement in the young boys voice and despite the soft edging to his tone it was still a surprising response considering the shapeshifter wasn’t exactly very far from him. Ah... He had really been hoping such a question would have led to some kind of common ground between the two, Alex was indeed very unique in his ways. Crash grinned at Alex as he saw him lean forward though he was aware his expression was all but invisible in the dim light. “Being able to make things creatively is pretty awesome” Crash offered up in response to Alex’s answer to his question before he chuckled at the pixie boys returned question. “Perhaps not but average is severely overrated, always stay true to you” He shrugged careful not to jolt Kathy’s arm in the process as he continued to smile at the pair of them. “What erm...sort of jewelry is your favorite to make?” He asked clearly trying to keep the conversation going, he wasn’t particularly into that kind of thing neither did he know much about it but at least he was trying to get to know Alex better.

Alex’s answer was definitely not the one Crash had been hoping for, it caused the image he had of the other boy to all but shatter within his mind. He was older than him! Not only was he adorable and...made pretty things, he was an older guy as well...and how on earth could Kathy be his ‘mother’ if she was younger than him!? It wasn’t making sense before, now it didn’t make sense at all. This guy is either really good at this or...he really is just different Crash turned his head away briefly, his thumbs antics ceasing as he struggled not to drop Kathy’s hand from his own, his grip did loosen momentarily before he remembered Alex was holding her other hand...a fact of which he found he was actually rather uncomfortable with. Jealousy wasn’t an emotion he was accustomed too, it was negative and it more often broke things rather than making them better when allowed to be more than a small healthy stab that reminded you someone was worth fighting for as far as the shapeshifter was concerned.

He wouldn’t be led by jealousy so he ignored his discomfort and grinned at Alex through the darkness. “Ah, you’ll have to forgive me if I treated you differently I honestly thought you were a lot younger than me...I’m 18” He answered the pixie boy’s question with ease, he offered up no indication of his internal hiccup. He wasn’t sure whether to answer the second one however although Alex had said ‘you guys’ he felt the question had been aimed at Kathy more so than himself. He was just as curious about her answer as the blue haired boy was; he hadn’t asked her that question before...his hand made that familiar journey to the back of his neck for the third time in the last few minutes. He couldn’t see Alex or Kathy’s expressions in the darkness but he could make out the proximity between the two, it wasn’t making him feel any more comfortable. How much further until the stars? He wondered squinting into the darkness though he kept an ear out for an answer to Alex’s question.

– Mercy –

Mercy noticed the color change in Zivon’s face at the mention of cyanide, she raised an eyebrow at him as he began to breathe heavily. “Hey Zivon...” Mercy murmured in a low melodic tone, looking back at him with warmth in her sky blue eyes. “You’re going to be alright k? I had a few earlier and I’m perfectly fine” She smiled at him tilting her head to the side. “Besides there’s nothing on the packet about cyanide right?” She asked him as she begun to move out of the lounge hearing him rush after her but keep his distance as was expected.

She turned her head towards him her smile widening as he finally stuttered out an answer to her question it caused a light laugh to break free of her throat. “You’ve tried every flavor? Wow you must really like your ice cream” She stated, looking back at him with a raised eyebrow. “Hungry? Did you want to grab some food before we get you some ice cream?” She asked him as they moved out of the lounge and further into the building. She was trying to work out the best way to learn a bit more about Zivon without freaking him out or causing him too much discomfort. “So apart from eating ice cream...what else do you enjoy doing?” She asked Zivon guiding him to the doors leading out of the main building, she wasn’t afraid of the darkness on the other side.

((Sorry for short Mercy post Destiny!))

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Silver Fox said
So if the kitty goes psycho, offer milk or fish. It may save your life xD

If only this information could be given to the survivors in that house xD I feel bad every time a Cat bashing happens >.>

Why does silently shipping make you a horrible person? o.o Both of those ships are awesome especially the first one :P why are you both discussing it all in strikeout? xD

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A post ^^' Sorry if its a little mixed up! I may have tried to rush a response >.>

Glad to hear the Cat/Tony hug scenario has a lot of support, it should be a 'thing' xD

Also checked out the changes/added bits on CatDog's profiles :D Loved them! In complete agreement with Teapot's comment xD It's genius Fox ^^

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– Mercy –

The cough pulled Mercy’s attention easier than it probably should have, she cast her a quick glance just catching the shame etched across her features. She dropped her gaze back down to the basket deciding against asking her if she was ok instead she carried on with her current trail of questions. Mercy clocked the one shoulder shrug and the half mutter, she glanced away unsure whether she had crossed the line by voicing her opinion like that, it had sounded a bit like a generalization... Someone probably views you as one... “Oh I’m sorry...I just...” Mercy murmured, awkwardly lifting a hand up to rest on the side of her neck.

Mercy watched Chris pull her braid over her shoulder out of the corner of her eye, her smile easing away at the other woman’s firm assurance. “At this point that is debatable but thanks for the reassurance that I’m not a total bore” Mercy responded in a light tone, much the opposite of Chris’s. She felt like she’d manipulated that 'pick me up' with her momentary loss of confidence. Upon the mention of Tony she felt a flush of guilt pass through her, she still hadn’t thanked him for retrieving her arrows the other day. “He was right though wasn’t he?” She tested her mouth relaxing into a small softer smile. “Are you-“ she started but ended up cutting herself off as she almost cut Chris off, her previous question slid from her mind as she barely caught the mumble at the end it brought a fresh wave of heat to her cheeks.

She wasn’t quite ready for the sting of disappointment that hit her as she heard Chris’s question, it wasn’t the question that caught her it was the past tense ‘did’, it was a fact she’d never finish her studies now. She kept her smile but it was a little more reserved as her disappointment leaked into her expression. She shook her head trying to shift the feeling before looking at Chris apologetically. “Sorry...just that way of saying it” She murmured. “I was at Med school near Los Angeles doing a double degree on Medical Science and Medicine” She answered with a small shrug, all the work that had gone into getting her there and now it meant nothing. Tearing her eyes away from Chris she realized they were near enough at the farm house, Mercy nervously played with her necklace with her free hand glancing back at the other woman. "So...are you planning on sticking around for a while?" Mercy asked, deciding it was probably a smart question since it wasn't exactly set in stone that everyone would be staying...as far as she thought anyway.

- Lloyd -

Lloyd glanced up at the two woman who questioned him about his health, he lifted a hand to his forehead sweeping his long fringe off of his moist skin. “Yeah... nothing to worry about” He assured them both, offering up a weak attempt at a smile as he put his cutlery down to signify he was finished. He leant back in his seat keeping his eyes focused on the table as he was asked yet another question, he felt their eyes on him which brought another flustered flush to his cheeks.

“I think everything is running low on fuel, we were on our way out to get more supplies when...you know” Lloyd answered, lifting his fork and pushing his leftovers around his plate as he glanced up at the others. “You may be able to make up at least half a tank if you pooled all of the fuel together and put it in the car or one of the pickup trucks. But I’m pretty sure we’ll need more...” He put forward already feeling lethargic over the idea of the work involved.

“The basement has an exit out to the back of the house, it's padlocked on the outside though. You wouldn't want to go down there it's dark and full of junk" Lloyd murmured his answer, running a hand down the side of his face. ""Did...did anyone check down there when we got here?" He asked tentatively, his face turning ashen at the possibility of those things being underneath them without them knowing.

– Tamashii –

Tamashii wasn't exactly talented at climbing in fact she rather preferred keeping her feet on the ground instead of dancing about at sickening heights, it didn't mean she wouldn't do it if she had to. In this world the more physically active you were the better, that and a sharp mind was a good tool to have. She stiffened as Dog laughed failing to see the humor in this situation if this twin couldn't control the other they were going to have problems. "Then you best deter him from repeating his previous actions or doing worse" She told Dog with an acidic undertone to her voice. She wasn't finding the twin's words amusing and felt no need to hide that fact.

Dog's next statement took Tamashii by surprise, she lifted an eyebrow at the 'guy' as 'he' spoke softly telling them not to provoke him and he'd be ok, she felt the sting of guilt as she took in what had been meant by that. If I have to...I won't hesitate It was that thought that worried the brunette, she wouldn't hesitate to protect herself or her companion from Cat or anyone else for that matter. If that made her a monster than that's what she was...but then did that make her any different from Cat? She shook her head to clear her thoughts now she was spinning in circles and thinking over it all too much. "...You left someone up there with Cat alone?" She asked Dog hearing a few choice words out of the fast pace the twin spoke at.Techy boy? Who on earth is that? She frowned after Dog as 'he' happily bounded out of the door..

Tamashii frowned after Dog as ‘he’ happily bounded out of the door and back upstairs, she wondered whether the 'guy' would expect praise upon presenting them with the map. It was strange how dog-like that action had been...maybe there was a reason they had been given those nicknames or perhaps they acted up to those nicknames...why was she putting so much thought into this? She looked Lloyd over with a raised eyebrow, in a normal situation she would have asked him to let her companion look him over...but he would be used as another reason to stay and she really didn't want to stay.

Bad things happen in groups, too many connections, too many people to watch... She chewed the inside of her cheek as she allowed her thoughts to run away with her, she hadn't been this bad before the infection hit. "Unless you left the basement door open I can't see why they would be down there..." Tamashii shrugged, though he had planted the seed of doubt now she would have to check or she wouldn't sleep again. "A trip to pilfer petrol, oh what fun...we should plan that for sooner rather than later" She stated drumming her fingers against her chair.

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Interesting conversation xD Cat hugging Tony...Is it wrong to want to see how that scenario would play out? :P

Just thought I'd keep you all in the loop, I'm back to being more active ^^ Unfortunately am also not 100% at the moment (Typically >.<) I should be able to get a post out soon, unless Rarity says otherwise after this post I'm planning on answering with Lloyd so as not to hold up the kitchen chatter :S Sound ok to everyone?

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Vicier said
Hey guys, anyone still alive? o:

Still here! Sorry haven't been very active, I'm not 100% at the moment ^^'

Maki Casanova said
Still here, don't worry.Been feeling under the weather lately, so I'm really sorry for the late replies. If you want to post, Faith, you can.

Sorry to hear you're under the weather, hope you feel better soon!

I'll try and post but it's a slow process at the moment ^^'