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After dropping off the sketchbooks with the others, Sethrian departed for Archaic Sciences, hoping beyond hope that there would be no explosions or classroom destruction. Of course, if Kamil was there, one of the two was certainly a given.

Sethrian stepped into the lab unsure if he was relieved or apprehensive to find that Kamil was not to be seen. Unfortunately, Renivere was also not present. He sighed. His plans for a date over the weekend had certainly fallen through--he'd never quite managed to find her. Perhaps he should...plan ahead or something.

At any rate, the ball was only in a few days. After it passed, he would simply have to work up the courage to ask her to accompany him somewhere.

But for the meantime, he was simply slid into his desk and tried to focus on class. There was another lump of clay in front of him so he assumed they would be continuing their work from last time.

"Well, alright everyone, let's all settle down and get started on today's lesson," Gray said. "I do see some new faces here with us, so I'll be explaining a bit more about what to do. As you can all see, I've given you a bit of clay, just like in our last class. Our last efforts met with varying degrees of success and I want you all to master this skill before we move on to the next level."

"What we're doing for those who are new: we are taking raw materials, clay in this case, and transmuting them into an object. Remember--picture clearly what you want to make, but do try not to imagine too much detail. Detail comes with practice and focus, which you will all be naturally lacking, because you are beginners. When you've got your mental image, place your hands on either side of the circle etched into your desk top, keeping the image in your head. The magic will take over and do the rest so long as you will it in the right direction."

"A few lessons we learned last time--without a clear image or focus, your end product is unlikely to look anything like what you're trying for. Don't try to create something not suited to your medium, either, like a crystal class. That simply won't work. Also, try to avoid complex items with working parts. Think simple--vases, cups, bowls, and so on."

"Finally, if you try to stretch your materials too far by creating something too large, the end product will be inherently fragile, or likely to crumble at the slightest provocation."

"Bearing all that in mind, let's get started, shall we?"

Sonneillon walked into the class room and quickly moved to the back of the room and sat down at a desk that was the farest away from the teacher. As he sat down he noticed their was clay on the table. He frowned at it wondering what he could possibly do with the clay. Was he suppose to create something or was he suppose to make something. But then he notice a circle on his desk top. So this was like pottery but without the wheel. He closed his eyes in frustration at the thought he took a class that was meant to create things out of clay.

He thought it was a class that thought about science in ancient times.. Not about science of clay and how it could be shaped into something. He looked at the other students.. They all seem to be really focused on the clay.. as if they could create something with their minds.. How strange.

He closed his eyes and pictured something in his head that he would like to make with the clay. He wanted a dagger and on this dagger their was a skull on them with a crossbow. He pictured the dagger in his mind and held onto the thought. His eyes where closed as he kept the image in his head. He opened his eyes and looked at the clay.. It was still the same.. Nothing had changed about it.. What in the world was everyone doing then.. Why could he not make the clay into something more than it was... Maybe he was doing something wrong.. maybe he missed a important step and now he was going to be labeled as a failure

He pushed the clay aside as he layed his head down onto the table.. He was not in a good mood at all. First he gets injured by fire.. Then he vomits and now he cant seem to make anything with this clay. maybe he was just a bad student.. But as he looked around one last time.. He could see one student had a product that was interesting. So that man is gifted and he is curesed.. He placed his head down and waited for the class to end

Don't be naive enough to think you're unaffected
The conversion has already begun...

"Just because I'm pretty......

After handling the smock to the professor, Ayu walks back to her seat. Then it was there! She caught Timothy looking at her. A sudden gush of embarassment was felt while she lead back herself towards the other students. Her seat was just right next to him.

She lowered her head then blush.. But Ayu had already take note of the professor's instructions. Just like they did before. Her eyes looked at the new students. Smiling, she waved her hand. "Hi there! I'm Ayu.. I'm glad to see some new faces here." Looking at the sick looking boy and the other uh.. boy she guess

....doesn't mean that I'm happy!"

"Well, part of the problem is likely that you were picturing a metal dagger. Try to imagine something normally made from clay like a cup, bowl or plate--something like that," Gray said. "Your hands have nothing to do with this. Alchemy is not about magic the person possesses, but the magic that lies in the circles and symbols. All you have to do is mentally direct the magic that comes from the symbols, which is activated by you completing the circle with your hands."

"If it's not working, then problem is either to do with you not focusing, or with the symbols because you dont' need any magical ability or alchemic skill to activate a circle. Just to make it do what you want."

"Still, if you're in pain, that could be hindering your ability to focus." He saw the boy favoring his hand, and held his own hand out. "Let me see the burn on your hand? If it's shallow, I can probably give you something that will help."

(( As Gray said, the way I've set up Alchemy to work is that the user doesn't have to have any magic....so really, *something* needs to happen when he puts his hands in the circle, unless the circle is messed up. I set it up this way to ensure characters with no magical ability could still participate, and so that it's not actually adding any magical skills to the character--just mostly focus and scientific knowledge. ))

Marcellin "ROSE" Bellerose

"Life is a

rose, beware of the thorns."

"Just because I'm pretty......

Scared to be stained again.. Ayu brought out an apron from her bag..Then tied it neatly on her dress. "Let's see about that Mr. Clay.." she smirked while she placed her clay in the middle then do Mr. Gray's instructions.

Thinking deeply, she thought of a simple cup for Mr. Gray as part of her gratitude for him.. A cup.. A cup.. A cup...

At last when she's done, happily it didn't explode just like before. It turned out just fine. A simple ceramic cup for the professor.

....doesn't mean that I'm happy!"

“True love won't lie, but you won't know unless you give it a try. Cupid doesn't lie, but you won't know unless you give it a try.”

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Eros came in late, he dashed thorugh the hallways while trying to catch his breathe. "Sorry I'm late Teach! " He proceeds walking to the aisle and sat to the nearest vacant seat. In front of Ayu. "I got lost along my way here to the lab. I'm Eros, a new student here as well as the others."

His eyes caught up with the random guy from the infirmary. "Glad you're okay dude! Sorry about leaving you there. Poppy dragged me out! " Sighing then stare at Ayu. "Hey! I'm glad you're here too. " Blushing, then took note of the professor once more.

"What's our activity for today Professor?" While yanking the clay from his desk .


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