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Kasuke Mina




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1A Classroom
@pkken@Norschtalen




It had been over a week, and Roy's words still hurt. She knew he was right. She should have let this go by now and moved on. But she still hadn't. Her ego was just too big too accept losing and an opportunity to prove herself and show everyone how wrong they were about her being weak and 'vulnerable' hadn't been presented yet. She wanted, nay, deserved to have the silent, fearful respect of everyone around her when they know that she's the number one hero of the class. There is no other way she will be able to shake off the choking legacy of her mother. She wasn't 'Seductress's daughter'. She wasn't 'that first year who almost died'. She was Kasuke Mina, future top 3 ranking Hero.

She smiled when prefects came in and announced that the Komei Olympics were so close, and that they will be undergoing training today. Mina had been training hard this past week, with an intensity that was almost scary. Her desire for fighting prowess, strength and power was bordering unhealthy and her friends had probably noticed.

Five minutes later, she was changed into the gym uniform (It would take a lot longer than five minutes to get changed into her hero dress) and waiting at the entrance to training ground Alpha. She was the first there besides Dulga, who she nodded to, There was a silent, unspoken level of respect between the two, Mina felt. Ever since their spar had both shown the other's strength and exposed their own weaknesses.




Maeda Hitomi




Location
1A Classroom
@pkken@Conscripts




Hitomi's week had been a lot more normal, and pleasant. Several days after making it official, Hitomi and Acion had been on their first proper date. They didn't kiss. There was a moment they almost did but both were too shy to follow through with it. It had been a pleasant and lovely day! Other than that, it had been an uneventful week. Lots of hanging out with Tomoe, classes were going well, etc.

Today, though, Hitomi felt the calm come to an end the moment the teacher walked in. He was smiling. He never smiled. This was bad news. Hitomi's sheep sense was ever so slightly tingling. He told the class of the Komei Olympics. Hitomi had been involved last year, but she had merely helped design and create the costume of one of last year's first year hero students. This time she would be a competitor, and having insider knowledge of what the Olypics entailed was making her nervous. Was she ready? Was she good enough to hang with this class full of powerful quirks?

Then another surprise. The Prefects arrived, and told them to suit up and head to training ground Alpha. It was time for another big training exercise, Hitomi supposed. Oh well. Here goes nothing!


Let me know how this is.
Interview 3: Ellis, Natalie





“Alright.” Radvi said, “Let’s start with what happened leading up to the body being found, from your point of view.”

”Okay. So. I was sitting on one of the benches by the river, reading a book, when Amelia teleported next to me. We talked a bit. Can’t remember what we said. It was just chatter. Then Lynn and Archie were walking in our general direction and up to us. I won’t say we’re friends but we all sat together the first day. Then there was another girl, but I don’t actually know her name. We haven’t talked.”

“Keaton Plasse.” Radvi replied, “She was present for last week’s incident during orientation, if only briefly. Now, Mister Anderson was the first one to actually see the body. Did you see it yourself as well?”

”Yes. Archie went into the forest, then we heard him scream. When we got there we found the body. It’d been washed up on the riverbank. None of us touched it. At least I don’t think. I didn’t look at it after my first glance.”

“So you don’t recall the physical state the body was in.”

”Oh, I can. Once glance was enough. Chest was caved in. I think the leg was broken. It was already starting to decompose. I...can we stop talking about the body?”

“Alright.” Radvi complied, “Tell me what happened afterwards.”

”I, uh, kinda got taken back to the Project Lion breakout. Came back to my senses two felled trees later. I wasn’t ready to see that kind of violence. I’m taking therapy and I do think it’s helping but...yeah. But then! But then I got in touch with Cara and let her know. As soon as I got a chance to think rationally about the situation.”

“And after that, three of your group left the scene.” Radvi stated, “You and Mister Anderson stayed behind. Which, as an aside, I appreciate. Now… the identity of the body was one Doctor Arthur Coleman, taught the school’s AP Biology class. You have no prior affiliation with him before his death, is that correct?”

”No. No, I don’t. But….but Amelia was saying something about his killer coming after her. I wasn’t exactly listening at that moment. It might have been shock or hysteria but I know fear when I hear it. She genuinely thought someone was after her and...it’s coming back to me, she thought that the body was put there as a message for her, which is ridiculous.”

Radvi sat in silent contemplation for a moment, giving Griffin a quick glance. “Do you have any further knowledge of the individual Miss Nelson was referring to?” He asked.

Natalie shook her head. “No. I don’t. And she didn’t mention anything unusual this past week either. We’ve talked a few times since the first day but it was never really about anything.”

“Alright.” Radvi said, standing upright. “That’ll be all for the moment. You can wait in reception until we’ve finished questioning others. Griffin will see you out.” He turned to his partner and nodded.

Griffin gave a slight smile from his position in the corner and pushed himself off the wall. He walked to the door that Radvi left and nodded to the girl still sitting. ”We’ll be returning to the reception area, follow me please.” He opened the door and stood just outside of it, letting Natalie have plenty of space to walk the way his finger was pointing. As she got closer she would be able to see his features quite plainly.

Natalie followed the direction of Griffin’s finger to the exit, but turned to look at him. Of course she noticed he was handsome. Lots of boys were handsome. Natalie never really gave a thought to boys’ looks. No, what caught Natelie’s attention were his eyes. They were cold great, and tired looking, and seemed to stare past everything. They were like hers.

”Sorry if this is a really inappropriate question, but...do you get really bad nightmares too? Sorry, it’s just your eyes.”

If Griffin was caught by surprise by the question he didn’t show it. He had been told his eyes seemed to be a blue abyss, that people could get lost swimming in them, and that they were some of the darkest blue they had seen, but Griffin had a feeling Natalie wasn’t talking about that. He saw a reflection of himself in her eyes, though the mirror was disjointed and cracked to show minute differences.

”You’re right, that is inappropriate. Now keep up.” He pushed past her, being careful not to make physical contact and led the way back to the reception area. His mind was plagued with indecision, he had thought he was keeping his flashbacks in check and that no one would notice, but now both Crispin and Natalie were asking him about it. He frowned and when he opened the door to the reception area he was careful not to glance directly at anyone. ”Remain seated until given permission to leave. That’s your only warning.”

He turned back into the corridor before giving her another chance to speak, his mind fully turned to introspection. But she didn’t. She sheepishly returned to her seat and kept her eyes to the floor.
Natalie Ellis





Natalie nursed her hands, and cleared her aching, strained throat. She hadn't had the nightmares this bad since just after she was rescued. It was probably the shock of seeing a dead body, or the though that she could be in danger from a mysterious murderer. Maybe it was just nerves that if the interview went south she could be a suspect and lose the freedom she'd come to cherish this past week. She had the truth on her side, but was that enough? The system was supposed to be trustworthy, and Natalie trusted the system, but the fact that everyone else was so paranoid and skeptical...it felt like everyone knew something she didn't. But in this situation, Natalie's naivety and lack of knowledge is her greatest strength. All she is right now is a witness. She will tell them what she saw, and she will be completely honest. The body had clearly been dead a while anyway. They couldn't claim she had killed him yesterday....right?

Security came to collect her, nullifier in tow, and recoiled at the sight before him. The solid concrete walls of Natalie's room were covered in dents and scratches beyond what even a frenzied gorilla or fully grown lion were capable of. Natalie's knuckles were cut, scabby and bleeding. The skinny, pale girl looked down and shuffled with her foot.

"Sorry. I, uh, had a nightmare."




Natalie arrived at the station a short time after Lynn. Both of her hands were not dressed and bandaged. She was surprised to see she still wasn't the last one in. Already inside the room was Archie, who was eating a donut. They looked good, and Natalie hadn't had breakfast yet, so she took one, before looking over to Lynn. She seemed so angry and confrontational yesterday. Natalie was worried that Lynn would have lunged at her or something, and was glad there were security present to keep everything under control. But today, she was much calmer. Maybe the shock had amplified her paranoia, but now it'd had tome to register, she was back to her normal self. Maybe. The very fact she was here before the interview had even started meant she was spotted. Probably an eyewitness, or a security camera. Natalie thought about telling her I told you so, but that would definitely start a fight, so she looked away, sat down besides Archie (keeping him between her and Lynn) and took a bite of her donut. She really hoped Archie wouldn't ask about her hands, but she knew he would. With any luck, he hadn't heard her scream.

"Hey," she greeted in a croaky voice, looking slightly up at him. "I didn't sleep very well. I had nightmares..as you can see. And hear. Probably gonna need a new room while they repair my old one. What about you?"

Nadeko Tayama


The moment Nadeko saw the quadruped robots, she rushed towards them. One of them leapt for her and she instinctively put her arms up to cover her face like a shield. Her arms together formed a cube of solid metal that the dog collided with, knocking Nadeko back. Before the robot could regain its footing for another attack, she pointed her arm at its head and pulled. The robot's head stuck to her magnetic limb and she kept pulling until light left its eyes, where she depowered and it fell to the floor with a dull thump. Robots and magnetism don't mix.

Feeling a lot more confident, she started running towards one of the bigger, bipedal robots. On her way, two of the dogs jumped at her from either side but were repelled with ease. One of them smashed into a large tree with such force it broke in two. She wondered if she'd be able to use her magnetic power to pull the bigger robot down, so she tried, and immediately fell flat on her face. Guess that plan was a bust. But it did give her a great idea. She tried again, this time aiming her arms higher, and this time not stopping. She realised that she did not have enough power to move such a large mass of metal. She also realised that even if she did, her own mass was nothing compared to that so she'd never be able to stay on her feet. But this could be used to her advantage, as right now, at this very moment, Nadeko was flying through the air, up towards the robot's torso, whereupon she began to climb up the massive robot, careful not to let her magnetism stop, for that would mean grave injury at this height or worse.





Katsumi Enoke


Katsumi avoided the robots, and ran past them. Her legs got noticeably longer and more muscular to anybody that was watching, and she started to run faster, outrunning the robotic canines. Katsumi was instead heading for the cries for help that she could hear. This was it. This was her chance to earn her place. To prove that she has what it takes to be a Hero!

Unfortunately, she wasn't the most alert or trained person out there, so she was tackled by one of the canines. She beefed up her arms, but even punching it with the arms of a boxer had no effect. Of course, it didn't really help that Katsumi had no idea how to punch properly. All she ended hurting her hands. She frantically looked around, and saw a tree branch, which she forced into the robot's jaws, and then rolled over so she was now on top. Now it couldn't bit her, she looked for a switch or cable of some kind. Finding one, she pulled the casing from it and then tugged it. The robot stopped moving. Katsumi breathed a sigh of relief, shrunk her arms back down to normal size and carried on running.
I am definitely interested
Natalie Ellis





Natalie knew Lynn wouldn't take it well. She wasn't prepared for how crazy Lynn's eyes were. Natalie felt in danger as the air began to get hotter in the decreasing space betwwen them until Lynn was standing mere inches from Natalie. The tension was palpable, and Natalie's own eyes were starting to look like that of a cornered animal. Not just fear, but that spark. You could tell that they were about to hiss, or growl, or swipe, or charge, or do whatever else it took to survive. Here they were. Two incredibly dangerous girls, both of their hearts were beating fast, both glaring wildly at the other. The tension was palpable.

"Please," Natalie muttered incredibly quietly in the silence. "Please don't." She didn't know if she could control herself. If Lynn so much as slapped Natalie right now, one of them was going to die. Natalie was trying her best to stay calm, stay in control. Focus on her heart. Its rhythm. Focus on her breathing. Count her breaths. Please, Lynn, just take my advice and stay here or walk away. Just don't attack me. Please. I will try to kill you.

Natalie breathed a huge sigh of relief when Lynn finally declared that she was leaving. Of course she had to get another threat in. Not that Natalie was going to tell anybody about them. It was their choice whether they stayed or left and if they wanted to pretend this never happened that was also their decision. That's what she'd tell security if she got asked why she didn't tell them about the others. Because it's not her decision. It was theirs.

Amelia and the other girl left straight after, leaving just Natalie and Archie. Natalie was very grateful that Archie was staying, and when he parroted her own earlier words back to her, that she should look out for each other, her heart skipped and she cocked her head at started at Archie like even she wasn't sure what she had just heard. Then she smiled genuinely, steeled herself and nodded. "Right. Thank you for staying. It means a lot. Plus...if you left and anyone else had heard you scream, I'd have had a really hard time covering for you without namedropping you. So thanks. The others all left, and Lynn was so angry. It's like they're all thinking I've made a mistake. But I haven't." she said aloud, mostly telling herself. "Informing Cara is exactly what a completely innocent student would do if they weren't paranoid or stupid."
Natalie Ellis





Natalie stood up. The initial emotional shock, the trigger of seeing a mutilated corpse was subsiding, and it was being replaced by Natalie's sharp survival instincts. As she listened in on the Amelia's story, she realized that there was a malicious killer on this station with them, hiding in the shadows. Natalie didn't believe this body was a message for Amelia. She, nor any of the group, would had found it had Archie not gone into the forest to pick apology flowers. No, it had been disposed. It may have wound up in this river by accident. It may have been stored for a week and then put here for anybody to find.

Natalie took her new phone out of her pocket and pressed the Cara app. She lifted it to her mouth and spoke, quietly as if Lynn heard her, Natalie got the feeling she'd want to hush this up, and that would just cause suspicion. None of them had done anything wrong. And Natalie was not used to having the advantage of not being the guilty party so she was sure going to make the most of it. They had ways to test for this stuff, and even if the group were suspected, Archie clearly hadn't transformed so given the body's injuries, Natalie would be the only suspect. The others had nothing to worry about.

"Cara? It's Natalie. There's a dead body in the river at the edge of the forest. Uhh. Is that not specific enough? Can you trace my phone?"

"Your phone has been traced and Security and Medical staff are both on route to your location. Thank you for bringing this to my attention."

Natalie put her phone back in her pocket and returned to the group. She figured she should let them know, lest Lynn think she's a snitch, or...whatever Lynn would think.

"Guys, I let Cara know about this, but didn't tell her there was a group of us. If anybody wants to leave, I suggest you do it now and carry on talking somewhere else. I'm gonna stay here. To be honest, my advice is we all stay and wait for staff but I thought you should make your own minds up."
Natalie Ellis





When Archie had gone off, Natalie respected his wished and started to return to the group, before watching Archie head into the forest. He had told her to go on ahead and go back to the others, but what was he up to in the forest? After some thinking, she decided not to follow him, and return to the group. If he'd wanted her to go with him, he'd have said so. Natalie started to walk back, but didn't join the group properly. They were fully in the throes of a conversation and she didn't want to interrupt that by forcing herself.

That's when she heard a scream. A terrified, male scream. Flashbacks started playing in her head, her eyes went wide, her pupils dilated. She braced herself against a wall and started counting backwards from fifty. A little trick that calmed her down. Even though it prevented her from snapping, she was anything but calm right now. The other girl had ran off ahead of them, and she followed. She heard another scream, this one from one of the girls, and started to sprint.

When Natalie arrived, she saw the group all standing, nobody was hurt, but they were panicky., As she got closer she saw the body, and froze. It wasn't just dead. It was mutilated. The chest was caved in. It was just like...just like...

Natalie, naked, turned from the carnage she had just created in the operating theatre and crashed through the door. She could see the fear in the eyes of the scientists and security outside. She saw one of them going for his assault rifle. He was going to shoot her! She was in danger! She silently ran at him before he could raise it, and...

The group would see Natalie turn from the body, run right up to a nearby tree, punch her fist straight through it, and tear it in half with an animal-like ferocity. She kept low, as if dodging gunfire, and then scarpered along the ground to another tree, which she grabbed and pulled, ripping it clean out of the ground, roots and all. It was then that a branch hit her in the face and she dropped it, now standing straight and stock still, before collapsing to her knees and lowering her head.

Both guards were dead. She was still holding the disembodied torso of one of them. She glared at the scientists. They had tortured her for two years. Finally, she had the power. She had the power and all they could do was run and scream. Natalie turned to them and started to...leaves? Why could she feel leaves on her face?

She was in the woods. She had been holding a tree. It was over. Project Lion was over. She took a deep gasping breath, and collapsed to her knees. She couldn't turn around. She couldn't stand to look at that body again. She was scared to even move. She noticed after a few seconds that her body was shaking, and tears were streaming down her face.
Natalie Ellis





'Here we go,' thought Natalie. She knew firsthand how awkward this must be for Archie but had never realized before how awkward it was for the other side too. She got up and followed Archie to a spot just a few feet away, where they would be able to hold their own separate conversation. It was exactly what she was expecting. In fact, Natalie had given very similar apologies more times than she could count. She was ready with the reassurances she'd want to hear, but what Archie did next threw her off. He took her hands. Whatever was prepared in her head? That was gone now. She'd have to start from scratch. She looked from Archie's hands up at his face.

"Uhh...It's no problem. I know exactly what it's like. In fact, I'm far, far easier to set off than you. I just did what I'd always wanted somebody to do for me when I got emotional. You weren't there for it but I screamed at some guys and grabbed one by the shirt the second day, so now I'm kind of an outcast too. I think we should look out for each other from now on. Help each other stay under control and stuff."
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