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[RunsWithSquirlz 274]

"There will be a demonstration but not here. Somewhere much safer. I must be able to gauge your abilities." he sighed. "I acciddently tore down a whole building once...there were still people inside, families." Allrich pinched the bridge of his nose. It hurt that they thought he couldn't understand.

 

"I know what it feels like and so does everyone else...that's why you're here together."

 

Professor Allrich smiled at them reassuringly, he popped up when something ran across his mind. "Oh speaking of speaking...Fae Sera, the one with the white hair can't talk and frankly she shouldn't for now. I'm bringing this to your attention because I don't want anyone thinking they are being ignored. Some of us hide and run while the rest of us struggle to integrate our gifts within our everyday lives."

[Sekel 696]

@@RunsWithSquirlz

Sekel stared at the professor in disbelief. "You accidnetally tore down a whole building? I very nearly accidentally trapped miners in Coober Pedy when I shot off a plasma bolt, burning a hole in one of the supports in the mine and setting it on fire. You know how many miners came close to being trapped? 200. That's how many." Sekel calmed down from his rant and thought over what he said about Fae. "Sorry about that. You said something about a girl named Fae? Is she here?"

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@RunsWithSquirlz, @@Alex Kennedy,

 

"Some of the students died when my powers came out," Amber said, her voice shaking. "I didn't mean to; it was just that the girls who were shoving me around when it happened were too close to the epicentre of the hurricane, and it sucked them in. I didn't want them to die, I couldn't stop it!" She buried her face in her hands and started to sob.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Pripyat Pony,

 

Not sure what else to do, Nicholas put a hand on her shoulder and tried to comfort her. "It-it's okay. That's why we're here, right? So we can learn to control our abilities and never have to hurt people like that again. I know those memories are a heavy burden to bear, but you have to remember that it's not your fault. You didn't do anything wrong." 

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Alex Kennedy, Amber felt comforted by what Nicolas was saying. She would always feel guilty, but it helped to hear someone say it wasn't her fault. She squeezed his hand gently. "Thank you," she said. "I really hope that one day I can fully control my powers and that never happens again."

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Pripyat Pony,

 

He nodded. "That's what we're here for. I'm sure if anyone can help us figure it out, it's the professor. And if we all try to help each other, I really believe we'll be able to do it. Even if not, at least here we're away from innocent bystanders that might get hurt. You just have to be optimistic about it."

 

It wasn't until after he finished that he realized this was probably the longest conversation he'd had all week. It wasn't normal for him to talk so much, especially with someone he just met. 

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

Emi.

 

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"Hello Ravek. I'm Emi."

 

Emi smiled vacantly - still looking more like she was staring at the location where the girl was located rather than actually at the girl herself... but still, she smiled gently and managed her usual soft voice.

 

"Are you okay?" She repeated - wondering if the girls hadn't really heard her the first time. "Do you need any help? I can help. Maybe."

 

In truth, Emi wasn't particularly good at helping - but she didn't let that stop her from trying. Ravek seemed nice, if a little unusual.

 

"Or I'm good at listening, if you just want someone to talk to. I think I am anyway - that's what people used to tell me... the people here don't seem to want to talk much though. Not about anything important anyway."

[Firehearted 120]

Jack cringed a bit when the professor said "Some of us hide and run while the rest of us struggle to integrate our gifts within our everyday lives" He had always denied the fact he could do what he did and the few times it went off he panicked just like back in the lounge. He would talk to himself about how it was just a dream and he would wake up to the sound of his alarm. 

"Say, what do you mean by the "special training" you mentioned earlier?" @@RunsWithSquirlz,

 Jack was still a bit visual shaken with remneats of a cold sweat he was in and still a bit pale.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Alex Kennedy, "Maybe we could hang out together, while we're here," Amber said. "It would make things so much easier for both of us if we had someone who we could call a friend."

 

She hoped that Nicolas would agree. Amber had hated her inforced solitude, and had yearned for company all the way thru it.

[RunsWithSquirlz 274]

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Allrich nodded and pointed to a girl watching everyone from a wall "That is her right there, please be careful and try not to startle her.." he chuckled nervously "...I'm not exactly sure this mansion was built strong enough!".

 

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"I've encountered many people like us over the years, some of them were similar to you. I'm just offering you sessions in meditation."

 

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Annie ducked her head into the parlor to see Emi comforting a sobbing Ravek. "Girls? Girls, are you okay?" she stepped in and crouched by Ravek. "Shhhh,shhhhh, calm down honey it's going to be okay...." Annied cooed. She looked up at Emi "Do you know why she's crying?".

Edited May 6, 2014 by RunsWithSquirlz

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Pripyat Pony,

 

Nicholas nodded. It would be nice to actually have friends for once. "I think I'd like that. I don't generally have many friends. Uh... my name is Nicholas Ransen, by the way. I don't think I ever told you that. And your name was... I'm sorry, I can't seem to remember if you ever introduced yourself or not." 

[Sekel 696]

@@RunsWithSquirlz

Sekel looked over to the girl and put his hood on to cover his eyes. "Right." Sekel said. He has no idea what she can do and it wouldn't be any use startling her. He waved over to Fae and hoped that she waved back. "She doesn't speak because of choice right? Has she learnt sign language to get her over the speaking barrier?" Sekel asked the Professor seriously.

[RunsWithSquirlz 274]

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Fae was somewhat surprised but was used to people staring at her. She raised her hand limply in response to him.

 

"Unfortunately, no. It didn't list it in her file and well...sometimes powers connected to the senses and such have to be maintained differently. It's something I'm working on" he replied. 

[Sekel 696]

@@RunsWithSquirlz

"Right. Thanks for that." Sekel thanked him. He smiled and waved a final time to Fae befire walking into the parlor. He saw Ravek, Emi and Annie there. It appeared that Ravek had been crying.

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"What happened here? Is Ravek okay?" He asked, feeling concerned for his friend.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Alex Kennedy, "My name's Amber Burton," Amber replied. "I'd love to be friends. I haven't ever really had a proper best friend. Even before my powers manifested, I always felt that I was different from everyone else. I never had anything really in common with anyone else."

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Pripyat Pony, 

 

Nicholas nodded. "I guess I'm kind of like that too. Except I never even really bothered to try making friends. I'm usually very quiet, and I get nervous around people I don't know. Even now, really, although not as much as usual. Something about you, or this place, or maybe just knowing that everyone here is in the same boat as me, something about it all makes me feel a little bit more at ease." He smiled, pleasantly surprised with how well things had been going not only with Amber, but really with everything since he got here.

[The Dark Lord 332]

@@Alex Kennedy,@@Pripyat Pony,

 

"Well I'm not like that at all." Dan said with that same cheery grin on his face as he butted in on their conversation. It would make one ask themselves if he ever got sad. "So where are you guys from? I'm from Brooklyn, New York." He had a bit of a Brooklyn accent if that wasn't already apparent. 

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@,@@Pripyat Pony,

 

And there goes any notion of feeling at ease. He didn't know why, but it was these kinds of people who made him feel the most nervous of all. "I'm... um... I'm from New York, too... Manhattan." By the time he finished his voice was barely above a whisper. He wished he could just go hide somewhere until this guy went away.

[Firehearted 120]

@@RunsWithSquirlz, 

"In the fact that they panic and just want to be normal or in something else?" Jack let out a sigh. He just wanted to be home and not thinking about this. This was not what he was expecting. He had always denied himself that what happened on I-65 those nights ago ever happened. Yet it was undeniable. 

"How can the others take it so calmly? It's not like this happens everyday" He thought aloud.

Edited May 7, 2014 by Airbornepony

[Rascal~ 657]

@,@@RunsWithSquirlz, ​@,  
Ravek could feel herself calm down a little when Annie came by, she had a hand on her back and was rubbing a little to make her feel better. And it wasn't long after Annie came that Sekel had come along also, and that made Ravek feel a little bit better, it was 3 against 1 at this point. 
The Ghost was still there, and she still had Sonja, but at least Ravek had two other people there with her. 

Her knife was the only thing that Ravek knew could hurt, or kill the things that lived in the Further. This ghost girl didn't seem to be like the ones in the further, though it wouldn't be the first time that consumers and other things had tried to hide what they were inside innocent shells. 
But right now, Ravek wanted her knife back, so she laid her hand out with it shaking and very quietly asked,
"Kn..Knife."
 

[The Dark Lord 332]

@@Alex Kennedy,

 

Dan could tell that this guy was nervous, he couldn't blame him. "Chill out man. I can tell we'll be friends eventually, you just know it yet." Dan said as he pat the guy on the back.

 

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Dan then heard that guy who freaked out talking out loud. "That's what makes it exciting!" He yelled out to him.

[Sekel 696]

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Sekel crouched down in front of Ravek. "Why do you want a knife?" Sekel asked her. He then saw where she was looking and he could see that Emi was there but slightly faded. "That's just Emi. She's like us even if she is absentminded." Sekel told her and tried to get he to calm down.

 

(OOC: Basically, his yellow eyes allow him to see invisible mutants, like Emi.)

[Rascal~ 657]

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"Sh..She has my kn..knife."
Ravek was stuttering, her sobs were calming down though the lingering fear from the Further was still making her shake, but she wanted her knife back. Really it was her only proper comfort, since she had no idea when something from the Further would attack, or when the ghost girl with her knife would attack. 

[Sekel 696]

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"She has your knife?" Sekel asked. She looked at Emi abd he saw that she was indeed holding a knife. "Okay. Let me try and get your knife back." Sekel said. He got up from his crouch and walked over towards Emi. He held his hand out.

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"Emi, the knife you're holding. Can you give it back to me please?" Sekel asked her calmly.

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

(Emi isn't invisible, she's translucent. See-through)

 

Emi.

 

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@@RunsWithSquirlz,

 

Emi looked down at the knife in her hands and back to Ravek. She almost looked doubtful, though as usual it was hard to tell if it was genuine emotion of just how her face looked at that moment.

 

"I'm quite capable of handing it back without you helping me." She explained in her distinctly distant tone. "I didn't want her to hurt herself. Knifes are good at doing that. People shouldn't carry them around. They're dangerous."

 

Looking between the trio, Emi stepped forward again and carefully placed the weapon on the ground in front of the girl. The instant it left her fingers there was a faint crackling sound as it lost its ethereal properties and phased back into existance. Recoiling her hand sharply as it pained by the act, Emi remained translucent and hazy.

 

"Sorry. I didn't want to upset you. I just wanted you to be safe. I don't like knives." She shrugged towards the girl sadly - disappointed that she just seemed to have made things worse. "I'll go now."

 

And she turned to leave.