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Kupuritama

Alamea had officially zoned out once her stomach had caught up to her brain. A wriggling inside was followed by a loud, churning growl and she felt her ears droop at the sensation. With eyes half-lidded she lazily turned her head, someone had spoken to her, someone who sounded like she was acting; excited and ready to go! There had been another voice too, an annoyed one... With a flick of her ears she turned her head to answer but found herself staring at two empty seats, watching the two in question grow smaller as they walked along and outward.

Pursing her lips together into a pout she sprang from her seat. "Hey, wait! I'm excited too! I think we might be going to the same spot! WAIT~" she called, taking off into a bound towards her portal after them.

How she wished she had finished that last snack before coming, but that sensation diminished as she approached the portal. "I hope I can catch up to those two." She said with a grin before delving into it.

((exiting))

It was difficult past the point that words were able to describe, leaving Ash at Amity like this. The infection seemed to really have a grasp on him now, clutching at him in a way that usually left him clutching Thackery, a driving desire - a need, really - to have him close and safe. And he understood, even without the Insanity playing with his thoughts. He knew how it felt to bear such an uncertainty over the well-being of someone he cared about, someone that he was supposed to be protecting. It was deeply ingrained in his species, the need to know that the important ones were safe.

So when his boilfriend assured him that it would be okay to go learn from the Clans, to go train from them, even encouraging him along, it was a bit surprising. Worrisome. He spent a few sleepless nights (spent running from more nightmares, but fixated on matters of importance nonetheless) considering the options: was the Insanity taking another turn? Had Ash found someone else? The doubts piled atop one another, hour after hour, until he settled on something he liked.

Ash knew they'd both be okay, and that this would be best for him. For both of them, really.

They fussed over one another in their own ways, Ash checking and double-checking that the Cerberus was prepared, Thackery checking and double-checking and triple-checking that it was still okay for him to go, and making somewhere in the neighborhood of fifty-billion promises to text and keep in touch as best he could. When the moment finally came for the students to meet for the assembly, however, he felt like he hadn't even started readying himself for this. He was going to need at least another week.

Perhaps a month.

He looked nervous as he sat alone, fiddling with his eyephone, thumbing through pictures between texts. Though assemblies like this usually found him bouncy and talkative, he wasn't feeling up to that today, fighting against the flipflops and scareflies that were happening in his stomach.

The secretary's words were absorbed, but not really considered...until the bit about refraining from involvement in their lifestyles. What needed to be kept the same? He tilted his head with curiosity, wondering if this lacked explanation because it was all just simple stuff that would be easy to brush off...or if it would be something way towards to other end of the scale. Considering the involvement he understood the Heirs to have with the hunters...

Frowning, he reached for a flimsy little key beneath his shirt, hoping that she would be as safe as he knew Ash would be.

To keep his thoughts from straying too far, he mentally ticked off the rules. No natural forms meant no fetch or running, but that was okay. No FEAR - not too bad. No minipets...no minipets? He dropped his phone with a noisy clatter and thought that his heart might stop.

Snatching up his phone, he fumbled with the buttons. Ugh, thumbs were so awful sometimes.



Not even a second after he pressed "SEND", he glanced up to find a Clan member that he didn't recognize approaching the secretary...with a message that they needed to follow along. Now? Filing along with the others, he tapped out another message with shaking hands.



He stopped in his tracks, struck with a brilliant idea, sending another student tripping over him. He gave no apologies, just another text.



And that's what he did, securing the kiss in the message before sending it off with the rest.

With a deep breath, he finally took in the scenery, eyes widening at the realization that they had to be in the forest. The forest! How exciting! He stood on tippy-toes to watch as the door opened, made sure that none of the students were screaming with terror from within, and took the plunge.

"Woah."

The water was prettier than he remembered from the beach trip, a deeper, clearer blue. It kept him fixated upon it long enough to distract him from the rocking motion of the platform: a good thing, considering the ease at which he usually got sick from that sort of thing. He almost missed receiving his schedule, and nearly sent it fluttering down into the lovely blue water when he finally did take it, meriting a nasty glare that he definitely deserved.

"Okay, let's see, what was I..." Squinting at the paper, he tried his best to focus on the printed words instead of the glorious backdrop. "I'm...Jewelcrafting!" How handy this was going to be! He pressed this charm on his bracelet to his cheek, a proxied kiss for good luck, and followed his other Isle-of-Death-bound classmates through the portal. There was no going back now, no matter how much his heart wanted him to.

[exit]

Mitsu had followed the crowd almost in zombie mode. She paused at the portal though staring at Arel for a moment before she moved through to see the new sights around them. The four...five? isles. The lycan did her best to pay attention but her mind wanted so badly to wander. She was only brought back to her senses with the kiss which she quickly returned.

"I will....you too," Mitsu said finally realizing...Shun would not be with her. But...Hel said they had the same classes.

As they were directed to pick up their schedules and led to the right portal, Hel would find the nervous hand of a lycan seeking her's as they made their way through the right gate. The Valkyrie officially had a shadow for this event.



[exiting]

It was becoming a habit for the ghoul to linger at the back of assemblies, or only arrive when most of the other have. Yes, she remembered, it was only two assemblies ago that they were being addressed about the possibility of the exchange program with the Horsemen. Perhaps it was because of what they had been through – the horsemen's trials – that the ghoul was not feeling the sense of achievement and excitement that she thought she would if the school had been approved for the exchange program. In fact, more than anything, she was feeling neutral. It was likely that she was still feeling some form of resentment towards the Horsemen for putting them through the last trials, which in retrospect, felt doctored to bring a certain message across. Edel recalled her encounter with the enigmatic Professor QB. The Horsemen were seeking something from them as well.

The ghoul stood at the back of the auditorium, occasionally leaning her foot back into the wall. Arel's words were simply drifting past her, though it was not as though the ghoul didn't know better than to adopt her usual etiquette, especially since they would be, on this program, the guests to the Horsemen. However, the strain in the secretary's voice when begging them not to interfere did not go unnoticed.

The text from Moure had her distracted for a while. Edel whipped out her phone and stared at the message received. Her thumb hovered over the reply button, which she eventually hit after some thought and hesitation.



She might be able to catch him in the crowd and give him a wave on the way, but for now ...

She was a little glad that they weren't in the same classes this time. At least that way she wouldn't be able to drag him into danger once again. She didn't want to be protected or saved, especially not when she was going to get him into trouble. Here, now, she would be answerable for her own mistakes.

There she goes again, making her own selfish decisions.

Taking her schedule, Edel gave the crowd one last glance over. There he was. The ghoul waved and forced a smile. And then she turned around and headed through the door, every inch and fibre of her being geared towards what was to come. War.

((exit))

the tell tale beep of another message came in through the talking, the message of observe and do not interfere however caught Melas's attention. What was the ways that needed to be preserved so badly? he could feel the quiet murmurs of confusion bubbling from deep within their consciousness, there was a moment of curiosity that he himself wanted to find out.

The angry pup wasn't even worried about them, Regal knew how to keep Tsar in place and they still had the hidden escape hatch in order to get outside if necessary.

He was more upset about having to jostle through a doorway and then-
And then he found himself knocked out of the reins and back into his mental domain as Phos watched bright eyed at the colorful surroundings. "OOOOOOoooooohhhhhhhh look at that sky and that water!!!" the pup-like hound practically cooed out after getting past the boundary, the deep blue color that sparkled was mesmerizing. "Can we go for a swim, huh huh huh?" he wanted to beg Arel, and plead using the puppy eyes.

But the swift shove into the area of death's portal was the proper answer to the dissapointed monster that whined even as he went through.

((Exit))

Ulmuka filtered along with the rest of the students. He watched, wide eyed, and upon exiting the doorway found the wind irresistable. He knew better than to take his natural form but he longed to spread his wings and catch the breeze. He looked at his forms and saw that he would be going to the War island. Seeing his 'class's' list he was glad to see several friends on there.

Without further ado the strix stepped through the portal.

[EXIT]

Lumi had watched the entire assembly with awe. There were so many different boils and ghouls here it just blew her mind entirely. As she listened intently to what the speakers were saying she couldn't help but feel a little alone. It seemed as if everyone else had found someone to talk to during the assembly, but it didn't matter now because now it was time to meet others in her group. And meet the horsemen that would be teaching her class. When she snapped out of her contemplation she noticed that the auditorium was nearly empty. Groaning slightly she was going to be late again.

She slowly walked up to the speaker to get her list and see the directions on where to go. As she stared down at the paper she started to walk back out to the doors, tripping only once up the stairs.

"...I hope no one saw that..."

She giggled nervously as she quickly got up and stuffed the paper away. Rushing out with the rest of the students and guest.

[[Exiting]]