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She couldn't believe she had to sit here for twenty minutes. She looked up at Invictus and encountered a leer. She did not like it at all.

1,2,3...

She glanced back down. Wasn't a person supposed to blink after three or four seconds. Mercy found it unsettling. She glanced back down and twiddled her thumbs a bit. was she able to do anything? She really would love to play with her dolls, or do anything other than sit here. She glanced back up to find that he was still staring at her. She looked around to find the others were feeling the trepidation she was feeling.

15, 16, 17

She was sure the minutes were flying by slowly. And the stare was creeping her out worse than her monther's punishments. She could only take so much of it. Sweat was slowly rolling down her face as she sat and dealt with the creepy stare. When her time was up, she left as fast as she could. She was now convinced her teacher was out to get her.

As the box made its way around the circle, Raziel pondered the meaning of each of the charms. No single one had a meaning that was so specific it wouldn't relate to him, though some were more obvious than others.

As Raziel had often been, he was one of the last few students to make it to class, and so got one of the last picks out of the box of charms. Looking into the box, he chose the lock. He liked the way it looked, it was sturdier than the rest, stronger.

Thinking about it a little more, he figured that it was probably a good choice since it was for protection against evil and to lock in one's life. Seemed like a great charm to have in a foreign place where the boil who was teaching your class had kind of tried to kill you and your classmates on a field trip in the past.

Junko was relieved to see there was no way for the students to set anything on fire. Again. She sat quietly on the mat, attentively listening to Invictus as he explained the various charms. They all sounded great! Though the Gourd one really was quite useless for her right now. She was too young for children, and she didn't get sick often.

Naturally the Gourd charm was the one she picked out of the selection by mistake. Oops. She frowned, looking down at the charm in her hand. While all the charms were good, this one just...wasn't useful to her right now. Though extremely good luck..could apply to more than just health and children, right?

She eyed the other charms. There were others so much more useful to her...

Smiling gently, Junko held her hand out toward Invictus. "I think I'll take my chances and pick a different one tomorrow." She was sorry, Invictus.

Charms - oh well.. to tell the truth, Wylfenne always thought that charms are for the weaker ones, and they looked around to see if indeed the students in the classroom were of the weaker kind. After all (and that is another piece of truth) they actually never cared enough to look at the people around despite the task they were given by their Family.

Well, the wild collection of faces around was neither better nor worse from the usual routine of a monster gathering. All types of spikes, patches, claws, horns, wings, sneers, leers - whatever it was that made their kind so special. Wylfenne was so engrossed in studying the people around that almost missed Invictus' explanation about the charms - they still thought charms silly and not exactly meaningful. Besides, what could charms give to them? Health and prosperity and children? Oh, come on! Isn't it ironic - most of the monsters can not have children anyway, and is there any health left in being either dead or almost dead or somewhat crippled or having multiple forms? As for prosperity... well, they were born into a wealthy family and they somehow took it for granted... and for the sake of nobility, if everyone could make it wealthy, wouldn't it be filthy as well?

What is there next? Security? Was it ever secure in a company of unnatural beings called to life by whatever whim of nature and people's fear and fantasy? Would it actually keep you safe from that demon bringing literally hell into your life or that werewolf suddenly discovering a beastly nature to himself? Or that siren charming you to death - just because that's her natural ability?

Same goes for protection from evil: they are all supposed to be evil, aren't they?

Lost in those musings, Wylfenne didn't concentrate when picking their charm: it was a peach-shaped object. What was there about it? Longevity and protection of evil spirits? The fae grinned and wondered silently whether it would be of any use when participating in Wild Hunt: every kid back home knew that sometimes your kinsmen went berserk - and what could happen if you happened to be in the way..

But still it would be of more use than the prosperity-and-children one, wouldn't it?

Watching as the box of charms were passed around the class, Mei peered closer to get a better look when the box came nearer to her. She was thankful that today's class was as simple as this. Reaching into a box to pick out a charm, was a lot safer than lighting incense. She had come damn near close to setting her own on fire, she was sure of it.

When the box finally arrived at her, Mei reached in and pulled out one of the charms. It was shaped as a peach. Long Life, Protection from Evil--would that mean it would protect her from evil, like the hunters? Doubtful. But still, it was a good choice in her books.

Passing on the box, the doll had no wish to exchange her choice this time around. She liked the one she had. It was a good, simple charm.

Looking over the charm a little more, Mei ran her thumb over it, before sitting back. Today's session was a breeze, but tomorrow's remained unclear. She couldn't help but feel there was going to be a lot more to these charms. The idea made her a little wary.

JD WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A LUCK CHARM-

But he chose to skip class out of shame.