Schoolyard

[Curio_Chan]

Scarlet Sky Night

Runzler Otero
"Our strengths, are the weaknesses that we don’t exploit."

Runzler continued to blush a little bit, but not as intense as before. He loved looking at Calista's eyes. He'd continue to glance at them, hoping she wouldn't notice.
"Well..."
Runzler tapped his back pocket to check if he had his wallet. After all, he didn't mind treating her out to get something to eat. Actually, he himself was a little hungry too.
"Well, we could get something to eat, my treat."

 

[Scarlet Sky Night]

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Calista smiled brightly when Runzler didn't turn down her offer to grab something to eat. When she first came here earlier this afternoon the small elf had passed a pizza shop that smelled heavenly. She never had pizza before and was dying to try some. "I know the perfect place to get something to eat...but it's a bit of a walk." She said kind of sheepishly. Calista looked up at Runzler wondering if he would have any objections to walking a slightly far distance. The elf pulled at one of her braids anxiously a troubled expression slowly clouding her beautiful features.

 

[Curio_Chan]

Scarlet Sky Night

Runzler Otero
"Our strengths, are the weaknesses that we don’t exploit."

Runzler let out a little sigh, and glanced away, trying to restrain himself from staring at Calista's eyes any longer. He rolled his eyes slightly, still trying to seem like he didn't care much, although he did.
"I don't mind, Where are we going then?"
He thought it unusual, as he towered over her by a little over a foot. Despite her size, however, he found her to be as physically attractive as any other girl. Her eyes were just a bonus.
"A little walk doesn't sound too bad either."

 

[LunaLemming]

This place is gorgeous.. Luna thought to herself breathlessly .
Her meticulous eyes scanned the area. Where is everyone?.. She craved excitement in her well-regulated life. Not friends, but more so a good time. Speaking of friends.. "Kurochi?" She spoke knowing that she wasn't far behind. "what would you like to do?" she said out loud.  

[Rin Seichi]

"i don't mind anything is find with me." i say walking over to you "how about you?"  

[Art x Ty]

Micah takes a look around while whistling a light tune.
Seeing a public posting board he approaches it.
At the board Micah takes off his black knapsack and sets it at his feet.
He switches to quietly humming as he looks over the postings.

 

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Art x Ty

Imogen Nikse

It was a boy, about her age. He had a scholarly look about him, with tan skin and long, messy hair, tied into a high ponytail. Gold bangles glinted on his forearms, which were covered in white, geometric tattoos. He was humming a little melody to himself, seemingly lost in his own world while he read over the public posting board in the center of the yard.
She approached him awkwardly, feeling like she'd just swallowed a handful of dry nettles. "Uh, h-hi-"
It came out a barely audible rasp. She stifled a throat-clearing cough and tried to sound like a normal, definitely-not-shivering-with-anxiety kind of person this time.
"Hi. Are you a... Do you go here?"

Karadjian

 

[Art x Ty]

gaia_moon
Micah

Just as he spots an add for 'roommates wanted' that looks promising, Micah hears a voice speak up from behind him.

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...Do you go here?

He turns to see a girl with wonderfully messy hair and questioning eyes the color of the sea. She seems to be shaking a little, and while her clothing appears to be light, the weather feels comfortable to Micah.

"What did you sa-? Oh, yes I do. I arrived a few moments ago." He smiles wide. "My name's Micah. I'm just getting my bearings. And you're?" He holds up his left hand not for a hand shake but instead look at the back of his hand, then at the girl and around her. "You look fresh! Oh man, hahaha this place meshes with your geometry really well. I'm sorry for looking, you're the first person I've seen here." He takes a moment to let the excitement in his voice calm down. "What's your name?"

 

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Imogen Nikse

She let out a little airy breath; a relieved chuckle through the nerves. His vibe was so warm and almost off-puttingly friendly. She wasn't used to being so well received.

"I'm Imogen." She scrunched her face with a little confused grin. "And this place meshes with... what? I look what?" She almost laughed outright.

Karadjian

 

[Art x Ty]

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gaia_moon
Micah

With a slight nod of his head, he properly greets her. "It's nice to meet you, Imogen." Then he partly turns back towards the post board to nab the add he had spotted. "Of course, I should explain." He tucks away the paper into his knapsack before swinging the bag over his shoulder. He lets out an accomplished sigh, his attention fully returned to Imogen. "I see math." He chuckles at how poorly he described his gift. "The ever present geometry of...existence, I guess. Kinda like how some people can see auras but more and less predictable." He presents arms to show Imogen his tattoos. "I use these as a point of reference. The way the geometry is spilling out of you is similar to the blooming of spring; very fresh" His left hand reaches back to scratch the back of his head nervously. "If that makes sense...Sorry that's a lot of info. What did you come to the Academy for?"

 

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Imogen Nikse

Imogen's eyes lit up. Without thinking, she had already swung her own small bag around to her front and pulled out one of her sketchbooks.
"Are you telling me yo-..." Her thoughts were tripping over themselves in excitement. All she could do was stare at him with wide, urgent eyes as - without even finishing her sentence - she scribbled a haphazard little stick figure with her calligraphy pen and with a quick scoop of her index finger, flicked the image right off the page and onto the ground. It landed with a little rustle in the grass, clumsily hoisted itself onto its feet and scurried away - all floppy limbs and hurried, wobbling steps like a toddler. It tripped a few times along the way as Imogen kept her index finger directed on it, squinting harder the further it got.
At about a meter, the delicate thing toppled over what must have been a large pebble or a twig hidden in the grass and collapsed into pieces - a tiny black limb arced above the grass and landed a few inches away.
Imogen looked back to the boy with her same urgent, mute stare, words fighting each other haplessly at the back of her throat.
"A-Are you-... I mean... Can everyone here- uh..."
She winced.
"...Where am I?"

Karadjian

 

[Art x Ty]

gaia_moon
Micah

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Imogen's eyes lit up. Without thinking, she had already swung her own small bag around to her front and pulled out one of her sketchbooks."Are you telling me yo-..." Her thoughts were tripping over themselves in excitement. All she could do was stare at him with wide, urgent eyes as - without even finishing her sentence - she scribbled a haphazard little stick figure with her calligraphy pen...

"GEOMETRY SIGHT"
The seven halos that expanded outward from the crown of Imogen's head began to shrink and merge into one, moving up to rest atop her head.
Six of the halos stretch into triangles. All while she takes out her books, the items themselves encasing a square.
The moment her calligraphy pen touches the paper, the triangles begin rotating very quickly in opposite directions within the remaining halo.
Suddenly all of the static geometry within and around Imogen, her pen and book, begin to whir.

It is unclear to Micah as to whether Imogen is redirecting, reshaping, or creating new geometry. However what he witnessed next he thought was spectacular.

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...with a quick scoop of her index finger, flicked the image right off the page and onto the ground. It landed with a little rustle in the grass, clumsily hoisted itself onto its feet and scurried away - all floppy limbs and hurried, wobbling steps like a toddler. It tripped a few times along the way as Imogen kept her index finger directed on it, squinting harder the further it got.
At about a meter, the delicate thing toppled over what must have been a large pebble or a twig hidden in the grass and collapsed into pieces - a tiny black limb arced above the grass and landed a few inches away.

"GEOMETRY SIGHT"
The little character she made and proceeded to take out of her book had some of the geometry leave with it. A single triangle rotating within a circle and at the center, a dot.
Imogen's halo traveled down to the tip of her pointing index finger.
As her paper/ink creation runs further away both it's circle and Imogen's halo shrink, until the little character's geometry is swallowed up by the central dot. Suddenly it falls to pieces.

Blinking like he'd been exposed too bright of a light, Micah looks back to Imogen.

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"A-Are you-... I mean... Can everyone here- uh..."
She winced.
"...Where am I?"

"Wow...uh yes. At least I think so. This is North Star Academy, a safe place for people with 'gifts' to learn. Yours is incredible by the way." He finally stops blinking. Then scans over the yard "Or at least that's what I was told, but to be honest I haven't seen anyone else, and umm-" He points back to the post board with his thumb. "The posts all seem a couple years old. I don't suppose you'd like to explore the place with me? Maybe bring some backup?" He gives a friendly smile as he gestures to her sketch book.

 

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Imogen Nikse

'Gifts.'
Her heart fluttered.
"Yeah," She laughed a little. "Yeah, I'd like that."
She stepped forward to inspect the side of the post board opposite him. He was right; all the pages were weathered and none dated within the year. Some were even yellowed, the print fading to illegibility. There were adverts for clubs, dorm rooms, TA positions...
She looked up at the now even more massive looking building that surrounded them. There were no signs of life through the windows, and no sounds save for the ever-present wind and occasional chirping of a distant bird. She found it strange that, despite the vast stillness, she felt no fear. It seemed to bear none of the residual, painful energy of places vacated from insidious histories. There was no tragedy in the earth. It seemed not so much abandoned, as just... waiting.
"I don't even know where to begin." She said, turning back to Micah. "But I can have reinforcements ready if you can lead the way." She grinned sheepishly, twirling the little golden pen between her fingers.

Karadjian

 

[Art x Ty]

gaia_moon
Micah

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Nods in agreement. Then he crosses his left arm over his abdomen, tucking his hand under the elbow of the other arm. With his right hand he rubs his chin while he takes a moment to think. "Hmmm. My original plan was to find some lodgings before venturing out, but..." He pauses and looks up to the clear sky. "There's plenty of daylight left." Micah returns his gaze to Imogen. He brings his right arm down to waist level, still propped with the elbow over his left hand, and presents a closed fist to Imogen. And with a friend to accompany me, I'm less nervous about checking in at the offices to turn in registration papers. What do you think?"

 

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Art x Ty

Imogen Nikse

She glanced at the fist in front of her before awkwardly tapping it with her own, hoping that was the right move. "Yeah, let's go ahead! Heh..." She scanned the surrounding arcade; there were at least nine doors, all identical.
"Lead the way."

Karadjian