Poppy Flanagan
The comment about her being used as a body shield didn't sit well with Poppy. She knew it was a joke, but that didn't mean she liked it. I wish I could see this macho-man their talking about. Soon enough she probably would, and then she would regret having ever felt that way. When she got back it didn't take long for her roommate to try to make her feel included. Thus the comment earlier was washed away. Theresa would have to be the one she was most comfortable with here. Being nice and closet to her own age the primary determining factors. She would have been perfect except for one thing, but then she wouldn't be the same person either. Things were good enough that she didn't start thinking about the ideal situation. It simply wasn't going to be perfect.
"You really think so?" Poppy blushed. "I want to make it prettier. And If were going to do anything to physical I should do something with my hair..." Then she quickly added. "I hope not because I like it a lot like this!" It was still in the style Theresa had done for her earlier.
Vespera Spindel
A slight hint of amusement entered Vespera's voice. "Is that so. In that case you guys seem to give each other a lot of space." She wasn't quite giving up on getting a reaction from him. Though she did admit that the only reason they were even able to converse like this was because he was thick as a brick. "Well you're right about that much. There's nobody here that's worth my time." Considering she was looking for things she could against anyone and everyone that wasn't entirely true. As far as conversation goes there wasn't anything to be gained other than a meat to play with later in the arena. Once things got underway is when observation was really going to pay off. The other half was showing restraint. It had been years since she last transformed any part of herself in public power training. Just in case anyone was thinking the same as her. "I'll take that as a compliment. You aren't weak like the others, I suppose that makes you more worth my time." Then she took on a more relaxed posture. "Though right now Adam's wasting all our time. Him and the kiddies still pulling on their tights."
Karlie Davis
Karlie and connected her pointers with the thumb on the opposite hand to make a rectangular viewing window. Then she took mock pictures of Amanda complete with homemade sound effects for flash. Not for too long though. After all she deserved the spotlight as much as her friend. That and the fact she actually did consider Amanda attractive. Not that she was crushing on her or anything. Then Nikki said something that made her think for a moment.
"Spider silk? I will admit that sounds awesome, but you best be careful. Vespera, the tall goth chic, she has a habit of rounding up the schools spiders and doing who know's what with them. One time I passed her in the hall and she was leaning up against the window speaking to herself... except she said something about her babies. I think she might talk to them and stuff. Whatever she's weird." Karlie didn't care to remain on the subject much longer, she knew that the spider woman wasn't a friend of Amanda's. Earlier she had saw Vespera at the table, but she hadn't connected the table flipping outburst to her.
When Matt went on to explain his power the specifics were lost on Karlie, but she got the jist. The guy was rather powerful, and had a lot of versatility. Still, she didn't really like the whole power rating system. People a few power classes lower than somebody else could still beat somebody with a higher power rating. Sometimes even badly, and not necessarily because they have a power that counters theirs. Skill and versatility in her mind wasn't properly accounted for. A top tier rating gave many of the jerkwads around inflated egos and put others down by comparison. Some just looked at their number and gave up on the concept of being as useful as others without hardly trying.
Then he asked about their powers and she totally jumped ship on her train of though. Personally she thought her power was the best thing in the world. It didn't matter what number the system attached to it, though she wasn't lacking there. "I gain powers based on what I wear. One article typically gives me one power, but outfits give me whole sets. Like right now." Generally the more complicated outfits, which also so happened to be the hardest ones to put on gave her some top notch abilities even more than simple full body outfit. Something Amanda would know, but it was too verbose for her tastes unless asked for details. Which might happen considering the ease at which she switched powers versus Amanda. When she was done teaching him metal they would have to look for other sources to train.
After hearing what Nikki's power was she figured Vespera, and Valjean now that she thought about it were not going to take kindly it it's mere presence. To be honest she felt that she'd be wise not to share with others, or even demonstrate her ability in class today. However, she knew that Amanda would have something to say about it. Plus it wouldn't be cool to bring up the creepy woman twice in such a short time frame.
Zackary King
When the alarm went off Zackary levitated off the floor and looked around frantically only to calm down moments latter. He tried the bed, but he found to unstable of a surface after sleeping on the cold hard ground for so long. It was a luxury he was going to purposely forfeit. He had promised himself he wouldn't let himself go soft attending school. This time would be nothing like the last. Without Robert he would have to manage alone this time. Of course last time he wasn't a living weapon. After setting himself back down on the floor he beckoned for the first outfit atop the bundle of clothes he'd brought with him. A black Five Finger Death Punch shirt with album cover for War is the Answer upon it. This shirt was relatively new by comparison to the others and this didn't have any holes. The sleeves had been torn of quite precisely making it into a tank top. He wore one of his better pairs of pants. Grey, cargo style, and zip off so he could make them shorts if he so chose. As always he wore his tennis shoes and would until they fell part too much. All of his articles were donned telekinetically and quite quickly. Even his shoes tied and the laces tucked in all without hardly moving a muscle. As he walked out the door he flipped his silver coin behind him casually and it automatically homed in on his pocket from whence it came.
Despite his choice of attire Zack was really just hoping that everyone was smart enough to leave him alone. Looking like you're ready to go at a moments notice helped. Not that he wasn't, except he also wasn't ready to get kicked out yet either. He was prepared to stand up for himself enough so he wouldn't be labeled as a target, but not so much as to give in to a stranger asking to be trashed. Entering the cafeteria he was astounded at the amount of food available. With so many people it made sense, still, what was important is that it was his for the taking. Now that he was among the other students he used his hands to operate the serving utensils and soon had a mountain of food. He sat in the most secluded stop he could find and spent the whole time trying good eats new and familiar.
Classes were an embarrassment since he was well below grade level academically. At least all the younger students were too unnerved or whatever bug him. Among him was a few others who looked to be of similar ages. One of them, a girl, seemed to be on similar garb and demeanor. He glanced at her once, then minded his own business. When it was time for power training he walked into the room, then straight into locker room following a couple guys that looked like they knew what they were doing. Inside he found a locker with his name on it. A slight bend appeared in it as memories of how much time he'd spent inside his last one came flowing back. His outfit was a standard and grey in color. Accompanying it was a utility belt and a metal, brain bucket style helmet with a black tinted visor. This thing looks ghetto as hell. An ironic thought coming from him. I'll have to fix that. Upon opening the pounces in the utility belt he saw they had done something right. One was full with small metal balls, the next with glass ones, then plastic, and so on.
He stepped outside with his helmet under his arm refusing to wear it yet. Then he stood off on the outskirts of the crowd and waited. Certain people stood out among the crowd, however he had other, more important priorities than socializing. Before now he always did, he was at a loss as of what he was going to do once they were dismissed for the day. More so he wanted to see how these people thought they were going to help him master his power anyways.