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Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Sabine Bassard

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Phan Le Chi Mai

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Location: Outside Agatha's Tent -> Mailroom
Skills: N/A

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Sabine allowed Dorian his moment. It was the least she could do after seeing him stick it to the flaming freshman. Everyone appeared to be heading to the ship. Sabine did not want to go to the ship. Thankfully, as if God herself was looking down on her and said 'girl same', Sabine got a ping to her email. After checking it, she saw that a package arrived for her. It was probably her father sending her something after today's breakfast spectacle.

She took this moment to get out of seeing some dumb spaceship. "Hey, I just got a package sent to me. Any of you want to come check it out with me?" She directed this mainly to the peeps whose opinions she actually gave a fuck about. If any of the losers wanted to come, she'd let them, she supposed, but maybe she could also run and lose them in the crowd.

"We out here checking packages?" Chi Mai mused tilting her head towards Sabine. "Shit, I'm down, bebe." she continued, lacing her hands behind her head and gravitating over towards Sabine's orbit. To say that she was thankful for the out would be putting it mildly. She had love for D&D (fuck, she had love for everyone in her little way), but she was not remotely high enough to go check out a hunk of space junk and call it fun. Yet.

Besides...it gave her a reason to dodge the selection. Danni had brought up that they only had room for about four people at the birthday dinner, and like a sleeper who had just heard the codewords, she was activated - Operation Ghost was a go. She'd take herself out of sight, and hopefully, out of mind. It's a lot easier to cut somebody when they're not there. For as much as she loved to be around people, she loathed that aspect of social gatherings. It was simple logic that there wouldn't always be room for everybody, that some people wouldn't make the cut, but that didn't mean that she was happy about it. No matter how kindly it was put, somebody would get hurt. Somebody would be excluded. Somebody would be alone. If she didn't participate, then she didn't have to deal with the guilt of taking somebody else's spot - or even worse, not being selected for one in the first place.

She'd be fine. If anybody could find some sort of shit to get up to alone, it was Chi Mai. She had her weed, she had her guitar, she'd be fine. She'd be fine...

"What'd you order?" she asked as she approached.

As the two of them ventured away from the ship, Sabine merely shrugged. "Beats me. Probably from my father as a means of apologizing for how horrendous his new wife is or how annoying his new children are. He usually does buy me something whenever my horror of a step-mom does or says anything that pisses me off."

Though it was odd that he would send it to the mail room. Usually she got it the next time she saw them. Still, maybe he felt really bad at this moment in time.

They would arrive at the mail room relatively quickly. It was open. Sabine stepped inside, allowing the coolness of the building to wash over her. She hated the heat, even if it was mild. The kind-looking clerk glanced up at them as they approached. "Sabine Bassard. I believe I have a package." The clerk nodded and went to go retrieve it, leave them there for the moment.

"I am really sorry about your fortune Mai. Want me to alter her memory to make her think she's a chicken? That's always fun." Though she doubt she could. Agatha was powerful, to be sure. But if it put a smile on her friend's face, she would damn well try.

Mai chuckled at the offer, but didn't answer one way or the other, not at first. She threw her head back, basking in the cool, refreshing bliss that was air conditioning. "Fuuuuucccckkkk..." she groaned, seemingly at the relief of the temperature. In truth, she didn't want to think about Agatha and her fucking readings anymore but the old hag's words were playing on loop in her head and Sabine's reassurance had made her aware of it again.

The deceptions must cease to be - or you will.

She didn't want to worry Sabine - to worry anyone - but didn't the fact that her first instinct was to hide the fucking doom prophecy sort of prove the witch bitch's point? It was agonizing but...

"So...uhh..." she started before she was even aware that she had decided to confide. "Apparently I'm uhm...making promises I can't keep or whatever the fuck that means, because I'm going to die." Chi Mai confessed nervously with a chuckle. "She said 'your current path will lead to your untimely death.' and I uh...I mean, she's like...she's just fucking with me, I know, but..." she trailed off, looking away, focusing on a poster taped to the wall. Her words had escaped her. Whatever else she had wanted to say was lost as she fought against tears. She was not about to cry in front of Beanie. That wasn't fucking happening. She could hold it together. Barely, but as long as a tear didn't escape, that was a win.

Agatha had to be mental to tell a teenager that. Sabine knew (from movies and tv and the internet) that the Death tarot card did not mean actual death, but a symbolic death.

Sabine got the sense Mai wanted to unleash all the emotions she was feeling, but was hold it back. For both of their sakes. so Sabine decided, she would tell hers. "I'm basically going to have to face my past and change or my future looks bleak. I think she's off her rocker. No wonder she's retiring." She looked at Mai who was looking everywhere else but at her. "You are not going to die Mai. I'll burn the entire world before I let that happen."

Thankfully, the clerk returned, holding a rod-shaped package. Questionable look aside, the clerk glanced at them, one on the verge of tears and one looking pissed all-the-way-the-fuck-off, and left to the back room to give them space.

Sabine glanced at the package. A note was attached to it. Another oddity. Her father never added notes or wrote cards. He didn't need to. Sabine picked up the note and opened it. There was nothing written on it. Though she got the sense someone had tried. There were little indents on it. she turned it over and back again. "The hell? Who would send me a package and not sign it. There's noth-.."

Sabine saw something at the bottom. She read it. Read it again.

No, there was no fucking way. At the bottom of the note was one word, but the word sent a cold shiver up her spine. It had to be a cruel joke. If it was her father, he was fucked up. If it was her step-mother, she was dead.

Maman

Mom.

"...what's up, Beanie-baby?" Chi Mai asked, rubbing a totally dry eye because there was dust - definitely not tears - in it. In the silence that had fallen upon the two while they waited for the package, Chi Mai covered her face and totally did not cry. That would be their story. Even if Chi Mai had - which she fucking didn't - after Sabine's proclamation, who could have blamed her? Chi Mai didn't do this. She didn't open to up to people. Not really. It was fucking terrifying. Every insecurity in her had protested the act and yet she had done it anyway. And in her most raw, vulnerable state, there was reassurance. Though Sabine might not have thought much of it at the time, it had rocked Chi Mai's world. She had been expecting to be told that she was overreacting, that she was being too much again, that perhaps Sabine would need a 'break' from her, any number of things she had heard from friends in the past, but this was...new. Even with her own family, although loving in their own way, there was very much an expectation to be strong, to not be a burden to others. To cry - which she still wasn't, fuck off - in front of them was to be told to get one's shit together, although in more polite terms. It was weakness and that would not be accepted.

Was this what actual friends were like? What the fuck...?

Finally turning her red, puffy eyes to Sabine, she noticed the expression on the other girl's face and it sunk her own heart. "Beanie...?" she called, unsure how to reassure her obviously distressed acquaintance- no, friend?

Sabine wanted to scream. But she bit her tongue. Now was not the time and place to freak out. Mai was in a delicate state. This would only add to the pressure.

But seriously, what the fuck.

Sabine took the note and crumpled it and put it in her pocket. "Sorry, just rocked me for a moment. Seems I was right. It was sent by my family." Technically, not a lie. Though the reality was.....what was reality anymore? Her mom was dead. She went to her funeral. She watched them bury her.

Sabine shook it off. She would freak out later. She grabbed the package and started ripping it open. She didn't know what to expect from someone from beyond the grave. She got it free and looked inside.

This had to be a joke, right?

Sabine looked at Mai and then back at the gift before reaching in. Mai would see, being pulled out as if it were the story of King Arthur, a sword. It felt like a real sword. It looked like a real sword. But surely she wouldn't have been gifted a real sword? Who did that? And how did it get past security?

Even at a school for superheroes, this had to cross a line right? "I just got a fucking sword..."

X-Men: Cosmic Crusades 👽

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Peregrine Mayfield

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Location: The Mall
Skills: Mediumship
Fit Of The Day

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Perry stirred a bit as she heard the others talk. She opened her eyes and sat up. "Corn Dogs!" Ok Perry, get a grip. She glanced around and noticed a few others with her. But not everyone. She didn't know names fully yet, but she knew there were definitely some of them missing. Were they elsewhere on this....wherever they were?

From the sounds of it, those at the mansion were attacked in a similar formation as them. "So we were all attacked in a coordinated manner and some of us were taken here and some of us were...not? Why were we grabbed and not everyone? Perry took in her environment more. If dank and depressing got married and had a child, the room would be that horrible abomination. She hated hospitals and this room was, granted, not a hospital, but what was it for?

"So should we take a look around? Get our bearings? I don't know if I am too keen on waiting for whoever grabbed us to come back in here and explain why we were grabbed in the first place. Grabbing people in general is a no-no. Plus, I never did get my food at the food court..."

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Sabine Bassard

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Location: Outside Agatha's Tent
Skills: N/A
First Day Fit

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This was getting to be a bit much.

Being adored by her fans on social media was one thing, but slowly this was becoming a group of nobodies. It was already bad enough that the flaming freshman had made his return, but the others who all glommed on to their original small pack were also proving to be rather annoying. The fashion don't made some quip that Sabine couldn't be bothered to hear before storming off into Agatha's tent. Leah had poofed also. Sabine was confused about her feelings about that.

But that could wait. They had more pressing matters. Such as Mai's fortune being less than stellar. Sabine almost blurted out her own poor fortune. Almost. Danni had beaten her too it with his own fortune of doom and gloom. Him? Killing everyone he loves? Impossible.

Or was it? Her own fortune had said she would have to confront her past and make some changes.

Thankfully, beautiful April pulled her out of it. "April's right. He is not worth the time and effort. Mai, I don't truly believe in that hullabaloo, it was supposed to be for fun. We are the directors of our own fates." If Sabine were being honest, she knew better. Agatha was who she was for a reason, but it was an attempt to make Mai feel better.

Before she could continue to heap praises and love on to her friend, she overheard Dorian tell the freshman off. She had to admit, it was the first time she saw Dorian in a positive light (other than the fact Danni and Mai liked him and she trusted their judgment. Most of the time......).

"Good on you telling him off. But we need to talk about this movie thing. Everyone seems to be inviting themselves to it. It's your birthday Dorian, who do you really want there and who do you not? I'll ensure the don'ts do not attend." A little mind wipe of the invitation would do the trick. No one would have to know.

Pacific Royal Collegiate & University - [CLOSED]

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C A L L I O P E
C A L L I O P E

_{Location: Pacific Royal Collegiate & University - Dundas Islands, Pacific Ocean}

The Homecoming Trials #1.39: Opening Up

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_{Interaction(s): Cassander, Banjo}

Previously: Maybe This Won't Be So Bad?

Calliope listened as Banjo went on about his previous schooling, which included around a dozen boarding schools. She got the sense there was more underneath the surface. One doesn't just get kicked out of boarding school after boarding school by putting your head down and doing your work. Given what she knew of Banjo thus far in their limited interactions, she figured he was the class clown type. A prankster maybe.

It hadn't even crossed her mind that it might have been due to him being a Hyperhuman. America wasn't progressive in that realm either (or any of the other realms if one was being honest. America has literal Nazi's being vocal for Christ's sake!). "This school is...interesting to say the least. I've never been to a school like it with such stringent rules and dress codes. Granted, it wasn't like I didn't have my own set of rules governed by my father. Looking a certain way, acting a certain way. Everything had to be cookie-cutter perfect otherwise we didn't hear the end of it. Hell, the whole thing at the town center was because..."

Calli stopped herself. Was she ready to open up about a trauma she faced with a guy she just met? As cool as he was, she didn't know him well enough. Perhaps later? Though they were expected to be a team. Didn't teams share their personal lives to better shape bonds? "Never mind. Suffice to say, I think we all have our pasts and reasons for being here. As nutty as it might seem, I think you have it right. At least being a Hyperhuman here won't get you kicked out or shunned by society."

Calliope hadn't figured that the school might have the ability to morph the trials at their whim, limiting powers. Calli glanced up as Banjo mentioned the oncoming storm. "Yeah, looks like prime weather for me then. And I agree, our powers seem to complement each other. Or, at the very least, won't hinder the other. Provided you don't give off intense heat and I am nearby. Though not all heat is bad."

Calli needed to get a hold of herself. Openly flirting with a guy she just met. Ever since she arrived at the school she felt alone. Even amongst others like her. Head down. Get out. And the future was open.

Perhaps the others wouldn't be so bad.

X-Men: Cosmic Crusades 👽

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Peregrine Mayfield

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Location: The Mall
Skills: Mediumship
Fit Of The Day

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It seemed the battle was over. The others had seemingly won their respective fights, or at the very least lasted long enough that the villains who attacked got bored. Still, what was going on? How was it that they were all attacked so openly, each matched with one person? "In my line of work, coincidences were not a thing. This reads as a planned attack against you all. Barry, despite being dead and not having actual lungs, was bent over, taking some deep breaths. "That was...intense. I don't know how you aren't tired."

Peregrine, satisfied with her patch-up job, walked over to the two spirits. "Barry, you helped us out a lot. I would really appreciate it if you stuck around with me and Ed. Goddess knows he could use some company. Ed rolled his eyes. "I do not need some fat mall cop working with me. I work better alone anyway."

Barry took some more breaths before speaking. "Ordinarily, I would say no and get back to walking around this mall. But something tells me it's going to be less entertaining after today. If you feel like I can be of some help, I'd love to join. Ed shook his head, but Perry ignored him. Having multiple spirits would only be beneficial. Peregrine took a moment, closed her eyes, and sent her call out to Barry, who accepted it. Once the bond was formed, Peregrine opened her eyes back up. "Great! Now let's go to the others. I still need my corn do-"

Before she could finish, the same orbs that took the villains came crashing down near herself and the others. A metal claw reached out and grabbed her, pulling her inside. Before Peregrine could speak, a gas emanated from within, quickly causing Perry to lose consciousness. Her last thoughts were about delicious corn dogs and how someone would pay for keeping her and them apart.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Sabine Bassard

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Location: Outside Agatha's Tent
Skills: N/A
First Day Fit

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Sabine looked April over as the girl relayed her fortune from Agatha. If she were being honest with herself, Sabine was a bit jealous. That was the type of fortune she would have wanted. Prom Queen? Please, if anyone had that in the bag, it was Sabine. Still, it wasn't like April wasn't meant for great things. So then why did she seem to upset? On any other day and time and not surrounded by an onslaught of people, Sabine would delve deeper into this. As it stood, she didn't want April spilling her guts in front of anyone. And Sabine didn't want to use her powers. She respected April too much to do that.

Sabine took this moment of the sheer insanity of everyone talking and asking questions and just....bonding to step away a second. She took out her phone and snapped a picture of herself. It had been less than 5 hours since she posted on Fliterella and her followers were probably chomping at the bit for her post. She uploaded it and captioned it: School Life, These times will pass us by in an instant. Cherish these moments. #School #Blessed #TimeMarchesForward #LiveLaughLove.

After checking to ensure the right filter was added she made her way back to the others, just in time for the freshman from hell to make his triumphant return. Sabine eye rolled so hard she was afraid she strained a muscle. "Just ignore the situation Danny. He isn't worth the time and effort, much less the air he is breathing." And it was in that moment that Danny decided to ignore that very piece of advice and scoot over, untangling the jacket he had surrounding his precious egg, and handing it off to Dorian. Sabine shook her head, but couldn't help smiling. Danny was a piece of work.

And Danny's "constructive criticism" was on point. "If you walk out looking like a fashion don't, you shouldn't be mad when people point it out. He merely offered advice. Advice I would strongly take." Before Sabine could continue offering her strongly desired opinion, Mai sped out of the tent acting....very much not like herself. Sabine sped over to Mai, checking to see if she was hurt or worse. "What happened? What did she tell you?" This was two of her friends who came out worse for wear after a fortune from Agatha. If she counted herself (and let's be honest, Sabine's #1 friend was Sabine) then Agatha was making people feel worse. She had half a mind to storm back in and tell the old woman off, but for all she knew, Agatha would put a hex on her. Considering she was slowly being surrounded by a slew of annoying people, she was probably already cursed.

X-Men: Cosmic Crusades 👽

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Peregrine Mayfield

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Location: The Mall
Skills: Mediumship, Attempting First Aid
Fit Of The Day

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"You attacked a group of mutants at a mall and didn't expect this? Stylish, but dumb." Peregrine managed to miss those attacks, though she wasn't sure if she could last much longer. Thankfully, her small ghost army had her back. Ed and Barry ran up near her. "This is an average day for you? The most action I ever saw were some teenagers spray painting the walls." Detective Ed checked his watch. "We don't have time for this. Let's hit her with all we got." Ed looked over towards Barry, who looked back with an expression that read "are you kidding me?"

Still, to their credit, they launched into an attack, Barry shooting another zap at Mortis, hitting her slightly. It was Ed that took the win, clenching his fist into ice before reaching at Mortis through her chest. Peregrine didn't know what to expect, but she didn't expect what happened next. Instead of damaging the woman, Mortis turned into one giant icy pop. Peregrine looekd at Ed and then at Barry. "Well. Okay then. Not what I expected but a win is a win."

Perry looked for the others to see if she needed to spring into action. Mira (being the boss bitch Perry thought she was) seemed to be handling herself just fine. The other two, Caroline and Annie, also seemed to have matters more or less sorted (though Perry didn't know to what extent).

Perry glanced around the food court and spotted a first aid kit. It was abandoned (not surprising considering they were literally throwing punches and powers at each other) so Perry ran over and grabbed it. She started to patch her wounds up, though she had to admit, she was not trained in this sort of thing. Still, she wrapped it up to the best of her ability. It would hold until she sought actual help.

"Keep an eye on the others in case they need help, but I think they got this. Why were we attacked though? And why does it feel like this was coordinated? I mean we paired off equally. Something smells fishy and it isn't coming from Panda Express."

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Sabine Bassard

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Location: Outside Agatha's Tent
Skills: N/A
First Day Fit

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Sabine gave Danny some Bombastic side eye as she relayed her feelings towards April. What was it with people and immediately wanting to pair others off? She liked April. She could see where it went, but it wasn't like she was jumping at the bit to be in a relationship. She was young and unafraid, there was plenty of time for it. Danny was the type to have heart emojis in his eyes at all times. She couldn't blame him. Anyone would be lucky to be with him. And if anyone hurt him, well, there was a reason her particular powerset made people nervous.

Before Sabine could comment back, they were met with an onslaught of faces. One of whom was Mai's, so that was a good thing (though Sabine had to be honest she didn't really register that the girl left, but Mai was chaos incarnate and no one could hold her down. A free bird that no cage could lock). There was also Leah. Apparently, the girl had been cold-clocked by someone and, whoever that was, had earned Sabine's rare "seal of approval" (trademark pending). Another girl came hopping up with some robotic eye thing that gave Sabine the creeps. Danny went along and introduced them all. She didn't recognize Zarina. Another freshman perhaps? Sabine eyed Dorian, wondering if he was thinking pyromaniac thoughts like how he handled the last freshman to cross his path.

Sabine looked over at April. She still got the sense the girl was having a war with herself in her mind. Here they were, surrounded by (she supposed) friends and the girl seemed like she wanted to be anywhere else. "Hey, you doing okay?" she asked April.

Everyone else seemed to have their own ideas for what to do next. "Chips can wait for a second Mai, you should still check out Agatha. If for no other reason than to get some cool stuff." Sabine was growing anxious. The concern would start soon and she wanted to be anywhere else. But she would at least wait for Mai and Danny and April. The others? Well, it was Dorian's birthday. She supposed his opinion mattered.

Pacific Royal Collegiate & University - [CLOSED]

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C A L L I O P E
C A L L I O P E

_{Location: Pacific Royal Collegiate & University - Dundas Islands, Pacific Ocean}

The Homecoming Trials #1.32: Maybe This Won't Be So Bad

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_{Interaction(s): Banjo}

Previously: Team Bonding Anyone?

She honestly didn't expect Banjo to take her up on her offer. Though perhaps he was the type to readily agree to share a tent with a woman and see where that led. The thought had crossed her mind, if she were being true to herself. their entire team could get it. Their personalities might be grating, but they were all hot. She could get past it if they kept their mouths shut, though the chances of that happening, given all she had seen and heard thus far, were slim to none.

Banjo was attractive, she could readily admit that. Sharing a tent with him won't be so bad. Heck, maybe one night forgetting exactly where she was and what was to come would help her for the trials. "Great. Follow me." She had never been camping before. Her family was the type to consider 'roughing it' being without electronics for more than an hour. Or if they were to go out to 'camp' it was in a log cabin with all modern amenities included.

She had to admit that this worried her. Would the team see her as a liability if she was not able to survive one night of camping? She hoped Banjo didn't mind. And, it seemed, he didn't. Banjo appeared to have a handle on setting up the tent when she found a spot. She would let him do so.

Now team bonding? That was something she could get over. After all, it wasn't like she never planned to be a part of a team. If she was going to pursue law, she would have to work together with whatever firm she was a part of, at least until she opened her own and got to make all the decisions. She wanted to make partner quickly. Partners changed things and got shit done.

She overheard one of the other guys call for them to get set up so they could throw a football around. She fought off an eye roll. What the hell was that golden retriever of a guy doing? And what was their fascination with football?

Though she supposed team bonding was called for. Wouldn't that help for the trials if they could work together?

Thankfully Banjo broke her out of her inner monologue as he asked about her. Should she be honest and open up or lie? Would lying help in this instance? She had no reason to suspect Banjo of ulterior motives. If anything, his "don't give a shit" attitude as opposed to the sunny disposition of some of their other team members made her respect him more. "Came here kind of by choice, kind of not. Home life was....testy to say the least. I mean, when you destroy your town's city center and make it look like a winter wonderland in the middle of a New Mexico summer, you tend to ruffle some feathers. Ice, in case that wasn't clear, is my power. I haven't practiced with it too much, but I imagine I can do a lot with it. I made it snow back home."

That was the most she had opened up since coming here. "What about you? Here by choice or force?" His comment about team bonding rang true for her too. Though she would suck it up, for tonight. Her mind raced back to the other team. She was competitive, she knew this. If their team could work together to show they were capable, perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to be at this school.

Though that remained to be seen, given who she was stuck working with.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Sabine Bassard

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Location: Outside Agatha's Tent
Skills: N/A
First Day Fit

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Sabine rolled her eyes at Madalyne's comment. Whatever you wanted to call it, it was basically a talent show. How else would one describe a bunch of students going up to demonstrate their abilities? Regardless of the end result, you either won or lost. If she ended up on a team full of losers, that was a loss in her book. She wouldn't want to make up for their slack.

But as April went to get her fortune and Mai poofed to who knows where, her mind raced as to what she would do for her competition. Her power wasn't one that was easily viewed. She supposed there would be some staff who could see if she was telling the truth or not, but she would have to get creative.

She came back as Danny questioned her about April. She should have expected this. Danny was true blue when it came to people he cared about. A trait that was sure to bite him at some point, but she wouldn't be the one to do so. Hell, if anyone so much as made Danny sniffle she would end their existence. But who was April to her? She had to admit, it might have started off as simple flirting, but was she ready for a commitment? "Hard to say at this point, Danny. She's cute, smart, and kind. I wouldn't say I am ready to jump headfirst into anything, but I'm not saying no either. We're young, let's see where this goes, yeah?"

She wouldn't disclose what she planned to do at the auditions. That was for her and for the others to see and be wow-ed at later.