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Home.

It was an exciting prospect, even as Invictus still contained his joy underneath his cool demeanor. Home. He was really truly going home. Not some brief visit with his father. Not one building. One place. Even then, he kept Aisa's token close to him. Where had she gone?

He didn't know.

That concerned him. But it had been with enough air to her that she'd been able to leave something for them. He ran his fingers over it before he tucked it away into a hidden pocket. Something to look at when he was alone. When he missed the nearness of the three ghouls he held above almost everything else. He wasn't even sure if his own father would have been able to part them. Yet...

something had.

Invictus would have to find out, however. At a later time. Another time.

For now, he followed after the ambassador, looking calm. Collected. He knew where they were going. And while the other students may have been able to marvel at the other side...Invictus found only one of those islands - that closest island - called to him.

He didn't even need to check to see where he was meant to be.

He knew his portal and nobody would stop him from passing through it.

[[Exitting]]

Bowing worked perfectly well for Yin, though he was still determined to keep an eye on Miss Xiu-Ying whenever possible. He stood to bow in return before she left before turning to face the rest of the group. "I shall be in War and then Conquest's course the second week if you believe I could be of use to you."

He glanced at Alexander, feeling fairly confident that he would leave with him, but not wanting to push him or rush him. So it was a matter of waiting for him to be ready to leave before bowing to any ghouls that remained to tell them goodbye and then it was a simple matter of waiting for his turn to go to the Horsemen territory. He had the ridiculous urge to take hold of the zomboil's hand for comfort...no, in order to not lose him as they left.

But now was not the time for such sentimentality, such weakness. He needed to be stronger. "I shall see you on the other side," he assured his zomboil.

((Exiting))

Aleria accepted their schedule, following the pack.

Adventure! How exciting! The demon was fond of learning in every way possible; too bad they didn't know what was in store for their icy self.

A desert.

One. Big. Desert.
[[ exiting ]]

Oh, Oh, Oh! This was all so exciting! The minute gray and red bedecked monster ghoul was literally bouncing with excitement, as she stood in line in front of the portal. It towered over her head (well, most things, people, animals did), mysterious colors swirling in its depths.

Canon could not believe her luck. So many new things to see, new people to meet and to spar with, and she was going to practice fighting with people who weren't her family for a whole week! She'd made a point of practicing the peculiar greetings that were approved at Amityville, though she still didn't understand why anyone would take offense at a nice greeting spar.

"Hi! I'm Canon!" she said, smiling wide-eyed up at the person behind her, before turning back to look at the portal again. It was a perfectly boring way to greet someone, but she was determined to do her tribe proud.

The line shuffled forward, and when her turn came, Canon leaped at the portal with gusto.

((Exiting!))

Alexander didn't have time to give his number out to anybody besides Mei, but since he had told Lucinda he would see her during famine, he wasn't too worried. Xiu seemed determined that Yin and Alex both didn't need to do anything about this bothersome boil that she had spoken of, but that did not make Alex feel any better about it. It was too bad she was going to be in different classes then the zomboil for the next two weeks, so he wouldn't even be able to try and look out for her, as he suddenly had a strong urge to do so.

"Goodbye Xiu" He said to her, with a wave, before turning towards the other ghouls in the group. "Well...ladies. I guess it's time to go." Hefting the backpack he had shoved underneath his chair out and over his shoulder, he rose from his seat, unfolding his tall frame and smiling down at Yin.

"I'm about as ready as I'm ever going to be. Let's do this." and then with quick glance towards Mei, Lucinda, and yes, even the strange Reiko, he gave them a quick wave, and trudged off towards the portals with his bonded. Yin was not the only one feeling a ridiculous urge to hold hands, but Alex didn't think the weremantis would appreciate the action, especially here, in front of so many people, and in such a public area.

Still, he might have edged closer to the other boil, and his finger tips may have grazed against his. "Yes." He nodded, though he may have sounded a little apprehensive. That wasn't any good, so taking a deep breath that he didn't need, he repeated himself, exhaling sharply and trying to sound much more sure of himself. "Yes, let's go."

((Exiting))

Nyyrikki hadn't found his friend upon arriving to the assembly. In fact, he hadn't tried to. There were so many students that it just seemed like a better idea to sit down shut up and worry about Danny and Roch later. Not that Rikki hadn't stretched his neck up a bit to see if he could spy their heads, which he couldn't.

He was a little nervous at how strict this all sounded. He didn't do well with set rules and regulations. He'd already signed up though, and he was admittedly excited for the classes, so when it came time to jump through the portal, he did so without hesitation.

He should have hesitated, though. If only to prepare himself to adjust. His heart leaped as he looked out at open air and he had to stumble around a bit to assure himself that they were in fact on solid ground. This solid ground just happened to be way up in the air. Fantastic.

Well. At least this place was interesting.

(Exiting)

Mitzi smiled at the other ghoul. "I'm doing all right. I'm really looking forward to this. We'll get to know a bit more about the Horsemen, about their culture and what they have to teach us. And how to stop... what we saw."

And then suddenly it was time to get going. That was... more than a little frustrating, actually. She'd really hoped to have a chance to talk with Imryn, to find out how she was doing and catch up and, well, satisfy her own curiosity. Still, the ghost ghoul had herself suggested that they meet up later, so whatever had been up at the maul, it wasn't anything personal. So she'd just find the ghost ghoul another time. "See you later, then!" she called over as they each headed to their respective portals.

Time to see the Isle of War.

((Exiting))

Joachim was not over the last event, and considering the fact that he was assigned to War for the first week he was not finding any enjoyment in the so called exchange program. The haunting memory of being locked in a glass cage and the feeling of electricity coursing through his body still lingered in his nightmares. He didn't have the heart to really tell anyone about the fear of waking up in a pool of cold sweat at night. There was feelings of fear lingering, the fear of having to go through the same experience again, but at the same time he was powerless, extremely powerless when it came to battle and aiding anyone else. All he could do was yell and scream at them, what good had that been?

So War it was. Joachim didn't know how great these horsemen were at teaching, in fact he knew very little about them other than the trial event and seeing them here and there around the school. If it didn't include music he rarely paid any attention to it, maybe that was why he was so terrible in battle.

Merel on the other hand seemed rather happy about the trip as she squeaked loudly on his head and fussing with the bow that his sister had sent to her. His other mice were tucked away in his pocket, not because they were tired but he wasn't sure who out in the auditorium would eat them if they found them wandering around. Plus there was the matter of going through the portal all at once, in which where he stood now.

As the frown deepened on his face he took in a miserable breath of air and stepped forward.

[[Exiting]]