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Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Nico & Jace & Katie]
As the trio entered the Cafeteria, Jace surveyed the room for an open table somewhere for everyone to sit at. Nico looked around to see what groups were forming.

Better be cautious, who knows what the other students are thinking now that they have seen blood and death up close and personal. Nico thought, eyeing the students who appeared to be seated by themselves.

So many people, which ones are going to target me. Katie thought, tensing at the sight of a large group of people

“Let’s get some food and find a table that isn’t crowded.” Jace said glancing discreetly at Katie. She doesn’t seem to like being around large groups of people, good to know. He noted.

He picked up on it too, maybe he would make a good ally here, so long as he didn’t lie about having morals. Nico thought. “Sounds good, try not to get on anyone’s bad side.” he added.

“Ok..” Katie said, relaxing visably. Jace seems like a nice guy, but Nico seems a little to sure of himself, but he might just be used to being around people who don’t know as much as he does or something like that.

The three split up and went to different counters for food.

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[Jace]
Jace got a short line for a counter that was for making your own burger. Jace placed a burger onto a roll and put a slice of cheddar cheese, bacon, onion rings, and barbeque sauce on top.
Now for a drink. He thought, satisfied at his burger.
He approached the drink counter and opted to get a bottle of water.

Once he had his meal put together, Jace found a table that was unoccupied and sat down and glanced around for the others.

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[Katie]
Katie glanced around at the available foods and went to a counter that offered macaroni and cheese.
It isn’t Dad’s homemade, but it’ll do.Katie thought, feeling a little home sick.

Katie got a small serving and got a bottle of iced tea and started to look for Nico and Jace.

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[Nico]
Nico looked around at his options for food. Hm......what do I feel like getting to eat......Nico pondered.
He caught sight of a seafood counter and got in line.
Nico got an order of shrimp and chips and a bottle of green tea. Maybe I should bring something for the others...Nico thought.
He got four crab cakes to share and noticed Katie looking around and made his way over to her.

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[Nico & Katie]
As Nico got over to Katie, he called out to her.
Katie heard her name and turned to see Nico approaching.
“Do you see where Jace is?” She asked, turning to look back toward the tables.
“I think I see him over there.” Nico said, pointing toward a table that jace appeared to be at.
“Lets go over then.” Katie said, starting to move in that direction
Well, she seems to be getting over her fear of crowds nicely, not sure that it would have been a problem anyway, given how many people died in about half an hour....Nico thought, following Katie.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Nico & Jace]
As the pair left the dorm, Nico started to run through the definitions of his word in his head.
Standard fire breathing winged beast....probably could do dragons from MTG if I can get a clear image of it in my mind....
Jace, trailing slightly, kept observing the surroundings as they made their way to the cafeteria.
Maybe we should keep growing this group and if necessary, cut a deal with Gideon and try to avoid unneeded loss of life between the eclipse fights Jace thought, running through possible plans to survive the year.
After a little time, Jace decided to voice the first part of his idea.
“Nico, maybe we should try to get a few more people working with us instead of on their own, better chance of surviving.”
Hm, that makes sense..... Nico pondered “ Yes, better chances at survival.”
Jace noticed someone ahead of them. “Want to start now?” He asked
“Might as well, just don’t force the issue, don’t want to make enemies if we can help it.”
The pair picked up the pace a bit to catch up the the student ahead of them.

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[Katie]
As she made her way to the cafeteria,Katie heard footsteps behind her.
Oh god, please, not on the first day Katie prayed, shuddering at the thought of repeating everything she had been on the receiving end of again.
She snuck a glance off to one side and noticed two boys closing distance quickly.
Well, I can turn things around if this is what I think it will be

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[Nico & Jace & Katie]
Nico and Jace caught up with the student after a little bit.
“Hi, I’m Jace.” Jace introduced himself, keeping a friendly tone in his voice.
“I’m Nico.” Nico added, calmly.
“Hello, I’m Katie.” Katie said, shakily. So far so good.
“Going to the cafeteria?” Jace asked politely.
“Ye..Yes” Katie stuttered out, surprised at how nice Jace was acting.
“Want to go with us?” Jace asked. “At least until we get there.”
“Sure.” Katie said, finding confidence in herself.
The three continued on to the cafeteria, talking about everything that had happened thus far in the day.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Katie]
After a few minutes, Katie got up and started to set up her room with what she had brought with her. Once she had unpacked and set up her room, Katie sat back onto her bed and looked out the window.
I guess I should go get something to eat now.
After making sure the room was setup properly, Katie left and began to head back down stairs toward the front door.
Everything seems so peaceful now....hard to believe that we were all fighting for our lives a little while ago.
She started to make her way toward the cafeteria.
I wonder how many people actually died today, and how many of us will there be when this is all over? Katie thought, saddened at the thought of death.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Nico & Jace]
Jace unpacked his laptop and charger and plugged it into the the wall and also unpacked an old GameCube and put it off to the side. Nico tucked his case of Magic cards under his bed and organized his clothes and also plugged his laptop into the wall.
Maybe I can set up a crude LAN network in place of a working wifi network Jace thought, working out what he would need.
“Well, it’s about lunch time, we could head to the Cafeteria and get something to eat, or maybe we should map out the rest of the school to get our bearings.” Nico suggested.
“Food would be nice, but it would be helpful to get a map of the school so we know our way around better.” Jace said, reaching for the envelope. “I wonder what else is in the envelope we all got when we showed up here.”
Jace opened the envelope again.
“Nothing, not even a schedule....I guess other than feeding us and housing us, the people who run this place aren’t going to do anything make things easier for us.” Jace said.
“Well, I would say while we are on our way to get some food, we can look around some more.” Nico suggested.
“Makes sense.” Jace agreed. “Let’s get going then.”
Nico and Jace left the room and locked it behind them. As they left the building, Jace noted that the guards looked a bit tougher than simple grunts.
I wonder what we can get by them without raising any sort of alarm. Jace pondered, tangentially.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Katie]
While the two wolves and the eagle were dealing with the monsters, Katie ran and hid near the door of the room.
Got to find somewhere safe, have to avoid the monsters.
Katie ran from the room and made it halfway to the library when light started to return to the school. The monsters fell back into the seals and the seals started to disappear.
Maybe I should head to the dorms and try to calm down and relax for awhile.
Katie took out the envelope she had received earlier and took out a piece of paper and read it.
Report to dorm D for room assignment.
Well, I wonder if I’m gonna have a roommate or something.
Katie got the the building and walked toward the receptionist inside.
“Name please.” The receptionist said.
“Katie Wells.” Katie said shakily.
“Katie...your in room 222, second floor, your personal belongings should be in there.” The receptionist said. “Oh, and your roommate is dead, so you will have the room to yourself for the time being.”
“Okay...” Katie said, distracted.
Katie walked to the stairs and went up to her room and collapsed on her bed.
Why would anyone come to this school when people die within an hour of starting the year...how can this be okay.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Nico & Jace]
By the time Nico and Jace got to the gym, the monsters were retreating into the seals and the seals were disappearing.
“Well....that is interesting....” Jace mentioned, noting the change in the area.
“Yes, but I’m not sure how the monsters were...defeated...or maybe it all has to do with the island...” Nico said, voicing his suspicion that the island has some sort of role in the school.
“Maybe...” Jace agreed. “We should get to the dorms, un pack and try to sort out eveything that happened”
“Yea...I don’t think we should test that theory this early...” Nico agreed.
I wonder who I’m stuck with as a roommate. Jace wondered, pulling out his envelope.
Jace opened the envelope and pulled out piece of paper and read it to himself.
Dormitory building: A
Room: 314
Room type: Double
Roommate: Nicolas Bolivar
“Hey...Nico, open your envelope and read the paper inside it...”Jace said, deep in thought.
Nico opened his envelope and read it.
Dormitory building: A
Room: 314
Room type: Double
Roommate:Jacen Baker
“Well...that is very interesting....” Nico said. “Well...at least we don’t have to worry about Gideon.”
“Is that the guy with the word bind?” Jace asked, pondering the events of the day.
“Yep, an arrogant idiot who didn’t even check to see if anyone was lying about what their word was.” Nico said, disgusted at Gideon’s slip up.
“Well, for now lets get to the dorms and unpack, we’re going to have to dig in for a really long year.” Jace said.
“Yea....” Nico said. It’s going to be a long year, and I have a feeling it’s going to have a long cold war to go with it.
As the pair made their way to the dorm, they both made a mental map of what they had seen of the school.
By the time they reached the dorm, they felt that they had a decent understanding of the layout and entered the dorm itself.
Jace noticed a receptionist in the lobby and guards near the stairs up.
“We should check in, just in case there are adjustments to the rooms based on who died.” Jace said eyeing the guards.
“Eh, checking in yes, change room assignments, not until they have an accurate assessment of who died over the last half hour or so.” Nico commented.
Nico and Jace approached the receptionist.
“Hello, I need you names.” the receptionist said cooly.
“Jace Baker.” Jace said calmly.
“Nicolas Bolivar.” Nico said with slight disinterest.
“Room numbers?” the receptionist said, writing on a piece of paper.
“We’re both in room 314.” Jace said.
“Third floor, your luggage should be in there.” the receptionist said, glancing up at Jace .“Oh and there is no wifi anywhere in the school.”
Well...that could prove an issue...kinda... Jace thought, pondering a work around.
How do they not have wi-fi, what is this....the 90’s? Nico thought, disgusted at the lack of internet access.
“You both need to sign a room contract.” the receptionist continued after a moment.
Both Nico and Jace filled out and signed the contract and handed it back to the receptionist.
“If either one of you have any issue with your room assignment, come see me.” the receptionist said, taking the forms from them.
“Good to know.” Nico said.
Nico and Jace made their way up to the third floor and opened the door to the room. It was a decent sized room with a tv on the side with the door, a bathroom and closet space on the left wall, beds up against the far wall and a window to the right. The suitcases and other bags and such were divided out onto the beds according to who owned them.
Nico and Jace immediately went through their bags to see if everything was there, which thankfully it all was.
“Well, my laptop is here, but no wi-fi....must be a way to isolate everything that goes on here...” Jace said, pondering how he would work with that info.
“Well, everything I brought with me is here.” Nico said, content that his collection of cards was not damaged, or even bent from the search that must have gone through them.
“Well, if no one moves into either dorm room next to us, we each could have a room to ourselves.” Jace said.
“And possibly increase the chance of Gideon moving in with one of us...” Nico said, a hint of warning in his voice.
“Point, very good point.” Jace conceded.
“Well, we might as well unpack and relax...no point in losing sleep on the first day, just sleep lightly in case someone or...something jumps us in the night.” Nico said eyeing the window suspiciously.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Nico]
The three smaller dragons had dealt with with each of their foes and began to attack the other two monsters as the larger one rounded for a pass from above.
Well...I can keep this up for a while, but who knows how long the monsters will keep coming Nico thought, calculating his odds for survival out in the open.
Just then Nico caught sight of a boy moving in his direction cautiously, obviously watching for monsters that could get him from behind.

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[Jace]
Well, he sees me now Jace thought cautious of his surroundings and of the boy with the dragons.
“Get over here” The boy yelled to Jace.
Jace started to move faster, but not losing his awareness of the surroundings.

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[Nico & Jace]
Jace got to the boy and watched the dragons fight the two monsters.
“Well, you certainly know how to watch you back, but if your word doesn’t allow you to get your own backup, you must be a little crazy coming out this far on your own. I’m Nico by the way.” Nico said.
“Jace.” Jace replied. “ Let me guess, your word is Dragon.”
“Yea, no one in my class knows, and I intend to keep it that way for the time being.” Nico said, focused on the fight in front of him.
Hm...he must not trust some of the people in his class....Jace noted with interest.
“Well, mine is Manipulate, and yes I know I can technically mess with minds, but that is a little too wrong for my tastes.” Jace said.
Well, at least he seems to have morals Nico noted.
“One of the guys in my class chose Bind, I really don’t think he should be allowed to go unwatched.” Nico said.
“Makes sense, anyone with that kind of power needs to be kept under surveillance, but I don’t know how we will manage it.” Jace said.
Maybe I could...no...too risky...Jace thought.
“We need to get somewhere better to hold off until this all blows over.” Nico said, jerking Jace from his thoughts.
“Good idea, the Gym may be a good place.” Jace suggested.
“For now anyway, it will have to do.” Nico agreed.
The dragons had finished the fight with the monsters and move with Nico and Jace as they made their way toward the Gym.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Jace]
As Jace made his rounds around the room, one of the surviving students came up to him.
“Maybe someone should go out and see how the other classes are doing, and also maybe get some supplies or something.” The student said.
Interesting...
“Good point.”Jace agreed. “Since we have no idea when this madness is going to end.”
Jace decided that he would go out and scavenge for supplies while the others stayed in the class.
As he set out, Jace wondered how the Mr. Brindley knew that there was going to be a fight just after everyone picked their words.
Maybe it has something to do with the island in the sky...but....why is the island there in the first place....
Jace found himself near the track before long and saw a massive fight down on the track itself.
Is that a student in the center of that fight...or a rouge...no that wouldn’t make any sense...Jace thought, noting a massive white person in the center of the melee.
Jace glanced to his right and saw a student fighting off a few monsters with what appeared to be a few dragons.
Might as well work with the guy, who knows what else is out here.
Jace approached the student carefully while also watching to make sure he didn’t get attacked from behind.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

So long as my chars avoid Gideon and company, I don't mind too much what their room assignments are.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Jace]
Jace focused on keeping people calm while also looking for material to turn into a new weapon to fight the seemingly unending onslaught of monsters that poured from the runes that had appeared everywhere.
I wonder why the government funds this place...if these word powers are permanent, any survivors would be potential threats to the status quo of things in the rest of the world...unless...no I have to focus on living through this fight first, then I can theorize all I want about what will happen after a year.
Jace came across a student who had a gash in his leg. Jace quickly tore a strip of cloth from a dead student’s shirt and used it to help stem the bleeding.
“I hope someone chose a word that heals people, or there are going to be a lot more bodies to take care of...” Jace muttered under his breath.
“Well, if there are people with healing words, they are probably busy in their classes.” The student said.
“True, just going to have to make do with what we have then.” Jace replied, chiding himself for have saying his complaint out loud.
With the strip tied off around the students leg, Jace noticed that the surviving students had beaten back the majority of the monsters and some were providing help to the students that we injured during the last wave while others kept watch for the next wave of monsters from the outside. Jace made sure that the barricade at the door was secure and then continued to help provide aid to the incapacitated students.
Manipulate...items, people...maybe....wait, right I technically do have a healing word....just not a powerful one Jace thought, humored at the thought that the word he picked gave him a footing in multiple areas that would help with surviving through the year.