Illusion

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@OldManWong I'd say go for it, the IC hasn't been that active.

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@Aline Absolutely! I just gotta do some quick research on how Japanese schools work so the timings aren't totally off for seasonal events and such. :P I'll start working on a timetable or something similar.

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I actually really like the pace we're going at. It seems that we all wait for every person to post before going again. No person left behind! It's great. :D

Also, @Aline, perhaps we should make an ordered list of when certain breaks or events occur? Like festivals and such. :)

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Kyo paired up with a random individual who also chose the cello, they seemed friendly enough. As the class continued, she noticed a head poking from behind the hallway window. Is that Senjin? She thought to herself and noticed him duck down after Ms. Okuri spotted him. However, the teacher took no action and proceeded to continue instructing the class. Kyoko hesitated for a moment before raising her hand.

"Ah, excuse me. I'd like to go to the bathroom." She interrupted the class but Ms. Okuri seemed to take it better than the health teacher.

"Can't it wait until after class?" Ms. Okuri smiled slightly. She definitely noticed Senjin and automatically figured Kyoko wanted to leave for that reason.

"Uh, err... I have to go really badly. I might wet my skirt if you don't let me," Kyoko's face burned with embarrassment after realizing what she just said. Ms. Okuri giggled slightly before nodding in permission. Kyo gave her partner an apologetic smile and proceeded to exit the room. Upon sliding the classroom door open, she saw Senji leaning against the wall.

"What are you doing? Shouldn't you be in class?" Kyo was pretty concerned and made sure the door was closed behind her. "I hope you're not skipping!" She crossed her arms and made an exaggerated, serious expression.

@Tokki

The New Breed

Noriko sat on a wooden platform, fishing in the park lake for fun as usual. She kept a single bucket of water so she could hold a nice conversation with each fish she caught before releasing them. Sometimes they gave valuable information, other times they made entertaining jokes.

"You're gonna get caught again, you know. Nyaaaaaaaan," Albert yawned and stretched around Nori's back. He's a stray cat that decided to follow her after she broke out from the lab a couple of years back. Nori was already aware that fishing in the park wasn't allowed. She laughed off his warning and pulled up her line. At the end of the hook, there was a disappointingly tiny fish. She picked it by the tail fin and stared at it straight in the eyes.

"Whatcha lookin' at?" The fish spoke up and spit water straight onto Nori's face. She dropped it back into the lake and wiped her face with her sleeve. Albert snickered behind her and turned away after facing her glare. Nori sighed and got ready to cast her line again.

"Hey you!" A voice yelled from behind her. The park patrol officer was making his way toward her. "Not you again! You're not getting away this time," his walk escalated into a run. Crap! Nori gathered her things in a rush and made a break for it. Albert grabbed onto the back of her shirt with his claws and hung on for his life.

From the distance, she spotted a crowd around some performer. Getting a closer look, her vision made out a magician. Nori quickly pushed her way into the crowd to hide from the patrol officer. Albert scanned the area and confirmed that he already passed them. They sighed in relief and glanced over at the scene in front of them. Nori immediately noticed the armless girl trip and fall. There were about five individuals there not including her, and they were most definitely suspicious.

"Hey hey, don't you think it'd be best if we left from here?" Albert also noticed, and became a bit worried. Nori nodded in agreement and quickly left from the park area.
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Natsumi was doing some shopping through the city streets. On her typical days, anyone would mistaken her to be a normal young lady. She glanced up as multiple police cars sounded by and smirked. A notification sound rang on her phone with a message indication. Apparently the new breed subject, "Aaron West," had discovered an interesting encounter in the park. Natsumi opened the picture attachment and observed the subjects within it. It was without a doubt Cia, however a few rebels were spotted around her. Natsumi's eyes widened. She zoomed in as much as possible toward the crowd and identified a girl with a cat and fishing pole. Without a second thought, she closed her phone and made way for the nearby park.

Upon spotting the crowd from a distance, her pace significantly slowed down. The one great feature that Natsumi had was that she in no way whatsoever appeared to be a scientist. She couldn't risk any suspicion, especially toward the rebels. Immediately, she pulled out her cell phone and requested for any backup units to stand down. All the rebel and new breed subjects in the area were recognizable, however Noriko was nowhere to be seen. Natsumi clicked her tongue and reverted her focus to the magician in the center.

"That was an excellent magic trick," she began making her way toward him without giving any glances toward the other rebels. She would be in no way recognizable to any of them considering her status of secrecy within the lab. Shift Sanguine, the ability to conjure items of metal nature. Of course, for any intent of manipulation, she had to feign ignorance. "So what's your name Mr. Magician?"

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Hello! I'm probably gonna be gone for most of the day, so you all don't need to hold up for me to post. Have fun peeps! :)

WHOOPS FALSE ALARM. ^^"

Geez, I needa stop doing that.

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Kyoko rested her chin on the palm of her hand, waiting for more students to enter the classroom. She ended up arriving quite early so there was no one else in the room. The next one to enter was a young girl with long black hair. Kyoko met eyes with her for about a second before she proceeded to sit all the way across the room. Slowly more and more individuals began filling up the seats in the classroom. A girl with bright green hair also seemed to catch attention.

Eventually the teacher for Music class also entered, Ms. Okuri. This being the second day, introductions had already passed and it seems she was ready to move the class on. Kyoko gave a small applaud after she finished playing the violin and listened patiently as she began speaking.

"... The goal by the end of this semester is to perform for your parents and guardians for the closing ceremony after this entire school year..."

Kyo slightly dozed off after hearing that bit, imagining her family in the audience listening to her play an instrument. She giggled while picturing her members taking up an entire row, and embarrassing her with loud cheering.

"Everyone will have two of the same instruments so if you could all stand in a single file line at the center of the room, leave your textbooks on the desk."

Kyoko nonchalantly stood up and made her way into the line. It appeared that the students in front of her were whispering to each other. Are they playing telephone..? Kyo smiled and reminisced on how she used to play it with her younger brothers back in the good ol' days. As Ms. Okuri moved on to explaining details, Kyo had already set her eyes on the cello. She's never really played an instrument before so this class should be a good experience for her.

The New Breed

LOL, maybe if they shift into an animal of some sort. (But then again humans are animals too...)

Haha, not that it matters. She's a rebel after all. xD

The New Breed

@Cuccoruler Whoops, sorry if you misunderstood. I meant that my character can make animals do things that she wants them to do and also talk to them. Not transforming into them. I should've been clearer on that. :P

The New Breed

Name: Noriko Yamada, "Nori" for short

Age: 17

Hometown: Tokyo

Side: Rebels

Power: Animal manipulation/communication

Weapons: None really, maybe a fishing rod somehow?

Bio: Nori grew up with her father and older sister in Tokyo. Her father was a biologic researcher of some sort, but that was as specific as it got for her because her interests lied elsewhere. A little later, her father died of natural causes. Nori's sister aspired to be like her father and achieve groundbreaking achievements in altering human genetics to develop the "perfect" human being. She would go to great extents for her dreams.

That being said, eventually Nori's sister became so consumed with her crazy goals that she kidnapped her own little sister to conduct traumatizing experiments on. Nori was physically altered to somehow gain the ability to communicate with animals. She managed to escape the facility with her new ability and go into hiding. The police didn't want to believe a word she said and she held the fear that revealing her power would only return her to the underground lab. That, and she's a lazy coward who enjoys exploiting her power in fishing competitions.

Nevertheless, Nori wants to expose what's going on in the lab.
(She also hangs around with a cat who decided to name himself Albert)


Name: Natsumi Yamada

Age: 20

Hometown: Tokyo

Side: Scientist (New Breed)

Weapons: None as of yet.

Bio: Natsumi was always extremely intelligent. Because of connections through her father, she began working in the labs straight out of high school (which works to explain how she's such a young scientist). Personality-wise, she externally appears kind and approachable. Nobody would assume immediately how her true personality was, which could generally be described as quite deranged (having experimented on her own sister). For now, she works to hunt down her little sister and any other rebel as well as to continue empowering the New Breed.