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Eco-friendly Shapeshifter
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 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:23 pm
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"Hey, hey," Chunli didn't know what to do in this circumstance, but it was clear that the elf wasn't in any condition to be, y'know, standing? Was it okay to touch them directly? Cultures had different rules and stuff, but Chunli was fairly certain a strong wind could tip over the sick elf. "C'mon."
Grabbing her by the shoulders (carefully), she guided the sick elf towards one of the bunker walls. There, she helped to ease her down in a sitting position with her back against it, "That's better. Don't wanna fall and like, clonk your head."
They had heard the same sound before they were attacked. Chunli kept going over the message again and again, trying to tell herself it was just a coincidence. Perhaps it wasn't, but they needed people out there to help... something. Fight? She was strong. She could fight. Maybe... Hopefully.
"Did you see what bit you? You said it was fast, right?"
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:02 pm
Staying Behind Going With Mink (under protest! She thinks this is a bad idea.) Illya looked up at the sound of the noise. It was hard to miss--it was a very loud scratching, after all.
There was no way Illya was going to go investigate. In fact, she didn't think that anyone should be investigating, not even Mink! But by the time she thought to open her mouth and tell them not to do it, the party would probably have already left. Illya bit her lip. She should say something. If something went wrong and she hadn't said anything, it would be her fault...
"I have to stay here," she whispered to Tendara. "People need me here." I should tell them not to go!
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:08 pm
Joining Mink
Gaius' eyes would wander most of the time, observing the others who were huddled in the bunker with them. His familiars had even started inspecting, some sniffing towards specific members, others showing interest in the new familiars that were starting to pop up! but they all knew this wasn't the time nor the place for disturbing the plenty tense survivors. However, a few of them began to circle the little quartet that had formed, a skyfish even perching gracefully onto one of Ashi's shoulders.
With another round of introductions, Gaius was late to checking in on the conversation, not until Howl requested for her and her companion to stick with him. "Sure, seems best for people to stick in groups." it was the most logical solution to this... so far unsolvable problem. Speaking of logic... maybe if they could question those who had just joined them, they could get more information on what was out there....
Yet he couldn't further his internal cogs that were churning with ideas and possibilities, for the scratching... that very sudden, and chilling scratching, now took all his attention. What was that... how had it gotten down here? Even he could admit feeling slightly unnerved by it, but the feeling abated rather quickly. Claws came on a numerous amount of living things, yielding uncertain results whether it be animal or Nightmare/Daydream.... depending on the pitch of the scratches, and the sound of the force being given....
His rapid thought process came to another halt, looking over to Kumi from his stupor as the brave Dryad volunteered to investigate. Mini wings twitching curiously, Gaius eyed the shut door, listening to that clawing. With his winning grin, he gave a small nod of his head, "Sure I'll go" he confirmed. Though... "Yet, I'm not sure if it is best to open the door. We do not know what it is, and it could just as quickly slip inside as fast as it got to the door." he mulled aloud, finger tapping his chin in thought. What a predicament~
Ah but... Looking to Howl and Ashi, he offered them a smile, "We'll probably be able to take it on better with a larger group." hm... was that convincing enough? He didn't want to pressure them, especially poor Ashi who seemed scared to his wits end... But... "I'll even go in front, if that helps." hey, if being a meat shield to what could possibly be a threat was out there, he was willing to tango with that chance.
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:23 pm
Staying Back What were those noises?! Yihad out of instinct took and hold of Somansh's hand and pulled her with hum to stay back. Hu didn't want to see what was going on, just wanting to to make sure Somansh and hum would be alright. This was getting terrifying very fast! How could anyone go see what was going on when there was this dangerous situation going on?! Not only that, just the thought of Somansh getting hurt scared hum, and hu didn't want to be alone ", Somansh, please don't go and see what that is. I-... I don't want to be alone."
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:27 pm
Staying Back "I'm not going to leave your side Yihad," she promised hum as Yihad spoke of hus wishes of her staying with hum. She too was scared of what was to come, squeezing hus hand as it seemed the noises were getting louder to her. What was to become of them?! This academy was supposed to be safe, and here she was cowering in a bunker and scared of what could happen. This wasn't the world she had grown up in, so how could it be changing for the worse so quickly?
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:52 pm
Someone younger and more delicate than he was, stepping in to volunteer and take the lead? Not a chance! Kuni had taken the rearguard already tonight in the haunted house, there was no way he was letting a child take the vanguard on this one! It was too dangerous--the young had to be protected. "I vill be taking the front," he said sternly. "You can take ze rear, if you'd like--ve should cover boass fronts if zis is a very big sreat." Oh, for--! He'd done it again! "If it's nussing," he added quickly, "zen it doesn't matter. But I vould feel better if age vent before beauty."
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:32 am
Both Joining Mink Howl let herself give them both a smile. Well that was a relief. She and Ashi could stick with these two... She simply wasn't the maternal type and was sure she would ultimately make Ashi panic more rather then calm down. The Grimm was more interested in what was going on than and trying to be the only one keeping an eye on Ashi was going to be tough. But all that seemed to sort it self out in short order. Her ears swiveled and followed the sound of the scratching, Both Giaus and Kunibert were interested in investigating an she was too! Though the two others seemed to be interested in 'taking the lead' of their little search group, Howl wouldn't get in the way on that "Alright Ashi, were going. This will help keep your mind focused on something other then the bunker. She give him a grin.  Ashi looked at the familiar on his shoulder and seemed to instantly calm down. He offered his hand hoping it would allow him to pet it and was in his own zone when he heard Howl mention his name. "Wait, what?" He questioned rather surprised. "You want us to go out there to that noise?" He looked at the other two males as well and sighed. He wasn't going to stay in there alone and again his better judgement he would follow the group... He didn't want to be alone... Well He didn't really have anyone else in here that he was friendly with. And Howl was right, this would help not thinking about hte bunker and the small space. He glanced at the familiar and wanted to make sure he didn't bother it as he turned to follow the others. Looks like he and Howl would be between Kuni and Gaius.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:46 am
 staying back
Raven sighed, leaning against a wall and flicking his tail in front him, trying to entertain himself somehow. Occasionally he'd glance at the bracelet Chunli had made him and would make a half-hearted effort to look around for her. Once or twice he considered finding someone else to entertain him, but it didn't take long for him to decide the safest thing to do in this situation was be alone. No one to worry about or look over your shoulder for, just you and the door.
It wasn't surprising, then, that Raven openly laughed at the individuals deciding to go outside to investigate the sound. Seriously? Hadn't they all just desperately tried to find shelter? Now all of a sudden people wanted to play the part of a foolish hero, openly looking for danger and thus putting everyone at risk. Rolling his eyes, Raven tried to sink further into the shadows in case someone tried to drag him out. He noticed Chunli decided to leave, feeling a momentary pang of guilt. Shaking his head he turned away. If she - and all the others - wanted to go get themselves killed, that was their initiative. If they let in whatever freaks were prowling outside, however, he would make sure to personally come back as a ghost and haunt them forever.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:57 am
 joining mink (( if allowed ))
Honey grimaced through the pain, but they couldn't deny it was getting worse. "Nah love I'm fine, check on the others," they said weakly to the nurse when they offered assistance. The wound in their side hurt, sure, but it was the bite that was really bothering them. It had started to throb and it felt almost like a sickness was oozing out of it. Honey let out a groan of pain and sunk to the ground, clutching their neck. They felt worse than they ever had before, even worse than a night after raving. But Honey was never down for the count, and when they heard the noise they stumbled to their feet, clutching at a wall for support. "Wassat sound?" they slurred in their pain, too distracted to be tactful. "Oi, somethin' might try n' hurt people... not on... not on my watch," they said determinedly, although there was a clear stumble in their step as they headed for the door.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:12 am
 
joining mink
joining mink
People who had come from the other havens were feeling ill. Ruby wanted to believe it was just stress-related illness, but it felt so quiet in here. It was as if they were waiting for something terrible to happen. And that was when the sound started - a scrabbling against the door. Ruby immediately felt herself tense up, and she felt... protective. Of everyone around her, of Rica, of anyone she'd spoken to tonight. She had a bad feeling about what was behind that door, and as it became clear that people were gathering up to investigate, she took her horrifying-looking costume prop and lugged it over to the group.
"I want to help look," she volunteered, and although she was still younger than most of the people going to investigate, she felt just as brave.
Quote: Ruby is open for interaction!
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:51 am
Staying Behind
"Theater sounds like you." Gany commented absently. He was beginning to wear down from all the stress- he could already feel his patience fraying at the edges. What exactly would happen when he'd run out of steam? He wasn't sure- he'd never gotten to that point. He went quiet after a while, just trying to regain some of his cool - at least until the noises started. He opened his eyes - when had he closed them? - and looked around. This... was not good. The survivors had clearly been followed.
"...Yeah." He nodded, and began to push himself up. Wait- people were going outside? To look? "You mean there are people stupid enough in this bunker to open up the one - and only - entrance to this place to see what's making some scratching sounds? Are they trying to get us all killed?" Alright- that came out a bit louder than he had intended, but he was suddenly finding himself to be rather angry. It showed, from the flaring tendrils to the spikes of light in his markings- he was pissed.
Staying Behind
He nodded, trying his best to listen to what she was saying. It made sense, once he actually processed it, but it was the processing part that was difficult. He continued to fidget a little, glancing around at the crowds around them with each spike of sound that arose from other worried students/visitors. It was... strange, to be told not to feel bad for failing to remain calm- despite being at the Academy for a while he still wasn't used to being told that it was okay to fail at all. It wasn't helping.
"I--I n-need to go." He didn't know where, but standing out in the open was not helping. Coupled with the new sounds overhead, and then talks of opening the door to investigate-- oh no. No, no no. They wanted to open the door!? Were they out of their minds!? He might have paled 3 shades with fear, eyes transfixed on the group gathering around Mink. This was not going to end well. No, not at all. He couldn't even get himself to verbally object.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:20 am
 A hiss of pain escaped Arabelle when the Chimera touched her left shoulder, but she quickly caught herself and allowed the Chimera to lead her. She sank down carefully to the floor, her legs feeling oddly wobbly. She shook her head at the question. "No. They were covered so that they were difficult to see. And...," she hesitated, started to shrug, then hissed again and held her shoulders still. "Even if they hadn't been, I might not have seen them. It was a crowd as big as this one, all running. I didn't even see the thing that bit me coming at me. I overbalanced, fell on it, and hit it pretty good. Pulled my right shoulder doing it. When it let go I just got up and ran."
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:18 am
Staying Back
After arriving in the shelter Kiera realized she was going into shock with her wound. Quickly she set her bag down and began trying to bandage her left arm- but found that it was nearly impossible to wrap a bandage with only one good hand. Feeling slightly silly she sought out the nurse, got her arm bandaged, and was directed to lie down on a bunk. Now that her arm was taken care of she realized that she didn’t feel well.
Kiera could feel her heart beating in the throbbing pain of her bite wound, and it was making her nauseous…..she was glad she’d been lead to a bunk as she laid still and tried not to think about anything that would make her last meal revisit her. She found herself lost in thought- as much as she could be- thinking about how tranquil her last meal was, in comparison to everything that had happened since.
Once again she was jolted out of her own thoughts by a sound- this time a scratching came, and all she knew was it didn’t sound good. Trying to sit up brought another wave of nausea before she slumped back down. Turning to look it appeared that some were going to investigate the noise. Uncertain Kiera thought of getting up to go with them, but the thought of getting up and moving was too much, so in spite of her desire to help she laid back down, trying to take care of herself first and wishing she had someone to talk to.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:41 am
Chervil smiled his kindest smile as the little one looked up at him, eyes wide with fear and wet with unshed tears. Whatever was going on, he knew the lasting impact it was destined to have on someone so young. Again he was grateful for the academy's organization; just imagine if they had been as ill-prepared as his own college! Who knows how many of these young ones would still be here. "I see." he said on a thoughtful tone. "Well, you had some good camouflage with your plushes, but I still found you; that won't do at all. I have it; how about we make an even better hiding place? I happen to be quite good at making them." Looking around, he saw just what he needed up against one of the walls: a bunch of cardboard boxes full of supplies, stacked on and around a sturdy and functional metal shelf. He walked over to it and looked it over with a critical eye while speaking aloud. "You definitely had the right idea about hiding in plain sight; sometimes you just need to change the vision around a bit." His mind made up, he started to pick up boxes and arrange them, hoping that he wasn't upsetting any delicate organizational balance with the supplies inside. They were heavy and rattled a bit like canned goods, which was in his favor; heavy and sturdy was just perfect. He soon had the boxes arranged to where they sat in neat formation in front of and on top of the metal shelving, but he had placed none of them below the shelf, which left a long, small hole right up against the wall. Chervil stood beside the hole and smiled at the freshling. "See? Anyone who didn't know there was a shelf here would see just a big stack of boxes, and you would be well-hidden inside. And..." He reached beside him and picked up an empty box he had found during his building, a tall one that when placed against the opening, obscured it completely. "All you have to do to hide the hole is put this nice, light one in front, so you don't get trapped yourself. What do you say; would you like to try it out? I stacked the boxes very carefully, so I promise it won't collapse." The entire time he had worked, the vespercat had jumped down from his arms and watched the building with a slightly offended air; perhaps it disapproved of the makeshift structure, or perhaps it was just cranky at being evicted from such a cozy place as Chervil's sweater.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:15 am
 Joining MinkHe lightly stroked the cat's fur, his eyes steady on the familiar as he listened to Liam speak. "That's really neat, though, I know I could never make those kinds of things. Any sort of art has always eluded me." He gave a soft laugh, his eyes flicking up. "The heat really doesn't bother me all that much, Kumiho have a way of regulating their body temperature better than most other races. I'd love to watch you work sometime."
Hiroshi sensed the unease in the way Liam spoke. He was also feeling it himself and wished he could do something to take away the stress. Just sitting here was starting to drive him crazy. He blinked when he thought he heard the strange scratching, his ears swiveling back and forth to try to locate where it was coming from. "Do you... hear that?" HIs voice was so quiet he wasn't even sure if Liam heard him ask it.
When Liam expressed concern over the noise, Hiroshi let out a deep breath. He wasn't sure what to do, but he wasn't going to leave his new friend to go look by himself. He already had many friends who hadn't made it to the bunker and was worried beyond belief about them, he wasn't going to lose contact with another if he could help it. He gently nudged the cat from its position on his lap and stood up. "Yeah, I'll go. I think I'd go crazy if I stayed here anyway." He hoped this was a good idea, it was entirely possible that they were making things worse by investigating.
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