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 Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 7:12 am
Jove huffed and batted Ren's hand away. He was in no mood for the older boil's coddling, and already feeling out of place on the field. The last thing he wanted was to be alienated further by being treated like a kid right then. He decided it wouldn't hurt to stand next to Ren though. As long as the gryphon didn't do anything silly... His ears perked when Professor Red started talking. He hadn't had any classes with the werewolf yet, but his ears flattened back as she went on about the island. So far everything about this class was just rubbing the pup the wrong way. Without looking back at his brother, he huffed and trotted out onto the field, almost hesitantly at first, but taking straighter paths as he went along. His expression was full of determined grumpiness which clearly read "I dare anyone to call me scared." Whatever was going to happen to him, it couldn't be worse than what he had faced already at the academy.  ((Path: H10, H9, G9, G8, F8, F7, F6, F5, G5, G4, G3, G2, F2, E2, E1))
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 8:39 am
Okay, so Red didn't care about what happened to them. That...er, wasn't exactly a surprise; she wasn't exactly the most loving people person out there as it was. Ren reached a hand up, rubbing the back of his neck tiredly. Out of the corner of his eye he could see Natalia begin to move, her expression determined, and he quickly averted his eyes, not wanting to see the werelemur.
This is so awkward. He wished it wasn't, and for a few moments he tried to think of why he was mad at her in the first place. Then everything came tumbling back into his mind and Ren was angry all over again, especially after Jove pushed his hand away. It wasn't so much that he was annoyed with Jove; he understood perfectly well that the boil did not like to be shown affection in public most of the time, but that, combined with Natalia's presence made him irritated.. Damn werelemur -
His eyes flashing, Ren stalked forward onto the field, tail flicking behind him. If she wants to play that way, fine, I'll play that way.
And then off he went, onto the field, hoping that whatever was out there would not be too...well, dangerous.
Here goes nothing...
[ Path: H10, H9, G9, G8, H8, I8, I7, H7, G7, F7, F6, F5, G5, G4, F4, E4, E3, F3, F2, F1 ]
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 8:36 pm
Here is a recipe. You take one analytical mind, add in a dash of mathematical sensibility, and pour it over a grid-shaped map.
What do you get?
One of the most boring paths in existence, other than straight lines.
Riley sidestepped, and frontstepped. Sidestepped, and frontstepped. She even counted her steps as she took them, and this was her method of crossing the path. If she could have seen the perfect staircase shape she was making, she would have been proud. As it was, she was pleased with her progress.
Rest assured, if you had given her the chance to go diagonal, her path would have looked like a perfect slope.((Path: A10, B9, C8, D7, E6, F5, G4, H3, I2, J1 ))
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 10:01 pm
Bul was first up to bat. His feelings were pretty accurate: the first step was nice and solid beneath his feet. The second step, however, was the doozy. He felt the swamp squelch under his feet, and suddenly Bul was drowning! But it was okay, help was on the way!  Wait. What. Oh. Nevermind. Bul did not make it.Sin was right. It was easy. Red watched with a grin on her face as the second student didn't just step up. The demoness dashed forward.And right into the swamp. But that was okay, a skitter-shark was there to help her too. Sin did not make it.There was no bottomless pit. There was only a swamp. A swamp in which Damien was sucked into before a helpful shark came and ate him picked him up. Damien did not make it across.Surprises? Maybe, but it wouldn't be a surprise if you could see them. The first step landed on something firm. As did the second. And the third. The fourth sent her plunging into the swamp, though. Good thing a skitter-shark was right there! Mei did not make it.Unlike the Fire Swamp with its three fears (the firespurts, quicksand, and R.O.U.S., this particular patch of gym field that was temporarily turned into a swamp just had the second fear: quicksand. And skitter-sharks. Lizzy became familiar with the latter on her third step. Lizzy did not make it across.Red winced as Claire yelled as hse ran towards her. The werewolf was pleased at her enthusiasm. She became even more pleased when the gluttony demoness disappeared on her second step. Claire did not make it across.Junko's question made Red look over to her. She didn't look too happy. "They're on hold until the government makes up its mind. The latest... field trip gave them a sense of urgency, but the government itself really isn't in any hurry," she answered. "And I'd rather memorize one standard than put up with seventeen different variations. She paused as Junko took her step. "By the way, I wouldn't ste- oh. Nevermind, you already took your first step." The professor shrugged as the skitter-shark picked Junko up. Needless to say, Junko didn't make it.Natalia certainly caught attention as she took her first step. Then her second. Third, four- no. Just three. Her fourth step sent her straight into the jaws of a waiting skitter-shark that seemed rather pleased with itself. Natalia did not make it.Astra was right. The field was boring if you flew across. Red stared as the small fairy began to dart across the field. The werewolf professor lifted her hand summoning Fear to it. She made a throwing motion, and Astra was caught in a net! The fairy fell, landing on firm ground. Stuck. At least it was easy to tell that H7 was safe! Astra is now stuck in a net! She can be freed if anyone can make it to her, otherwise Astra is the furthest across. "Nice thinking!" Red called, "But this activity is to test luck, not flying skills!" The map has been updated to include Astra. So far, Astra has made it the furthest across the field. One step in, and Raziel was out. As in straight in sploosh into the swamp and into the skitter-start. Raziel did not make it.Gym? Check. a**-kick? ....close enough. Check. West zipped and zagged his way into a skitter-shark with his very first step and did not make it.As soon as he stepped onto the field, he didn't sink. Good. Next step? He sank. Jove did not make it across the field.Following Jove, Ren discovered his own shark waiting for him. Gulp. Ren did not make it across.While side-stepping was a valid form of movement, it didn't work when you fell in on the first step. Riley did not make it across."Pathetic," Red shook her head before her fingers rose to her lips. A short, sharp series of whistles rang out. One by one, the skitter-sharks swam up and spat the first thirteen unlucky students out. "Because I'm in a good mood today, you thirteen get another shot," Red told them. She stared at the rest of the students, before sharply gesturing to the field. "What're you waiting for? Go out there and help your classmate out. Oh, and by the way -- if either one of you go off the path..." She trailed off, grinning. "You may or may not be helped out again. Just sayin'."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 10:34 pm
(( OOC:
Q: So does this mean I get another chance?
A: Yes.
Q: I haven't crossed yet. Does this mean I get another chance?
A: Maybe, maybe not.
Q: Do we start from Astra?
A: No, you need to get to her first.
Q: Can I follow the same route as Astra.
A: Yes. Do I recommend it? No.
Q: Can I have a hint?
A: Yes. Reread my previous post and pay attention. c:
Q: Can you be more specific?
A: I could, yes.
Q: Will you be more specific?
A: No. biggrin ))
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 10:53 pm
Christof watched as everyone rushed by... only to apparently meet horrible demises. Oh, Hell's bells, what was he getting into? Well... a class was a class and a command was a command and the only thing he could do was hold his breath, clench his eyes shut, and run. Or at least hobble as quickly as he could.  He opened his eyes long enough to notice he was veering in possible the wrong direction before quickly correcting it and hoping for the best. ((Path: H10, H9, I9, I8, I7, I6, I5, I4, H4, G4, F4, E4, E3, E2, E1))
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 11:05 pm
Nightmares. Horrible thoughts. Memories of the island. It was exceptionally dramatic as Bul was swallowed in by the shark. For a good moment or two he actually yelled inside the creature's throat then suddenly began to laugh hysterically. Something... something about this felt... kinda fun? He couldn't tell if this was true out of being practically paralyzed by the overall shock.
Once spat out the half beast rolled back and held his stomach, it hurting from the anxiety along with his incessant laughing. Reaching up he wiped a tear from his eye and look around groaning while the last few chuckles escaped. "...j... jack... skellington." he panted and rubbed his head now.
Red's voice pierced his ears and the boil shot her a glance of complete shock. Run out there again? But how in the world was he supposed to know where to go? The swamp and the ground looked impossibly the same. However the half beast had no time to protest and saw as one 'lucky' student was caught in a web on the ground. Well, he wasn't getting anywhere this way...
Bul stood back up and let out a short whimper to himself before puffing his chest and heaving out some air before sprinting back out there wildly with his tail tucked between his legs and arms stretched high in the air.
"IT'S A GOOD DAY TO DIE!!" 
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 11:27 pm
To say Demi didn't feel the ever familiar twinge of panic as his sure footing fell out below him was a bold face lie. His heart skipped a beat when he touched nothing but the inside of a mouth that caught his fall. The panic quickly subsided with a started yelp and a chuckle from inside the beast. Not every fall would lead to his death, there was no need to panic over it each and every time now. It felt like the weight on the hounds shoulders was lifted as the thing spat him out onto the grassy floor of the field, listening to the hyena laugh of another boil. He couldn't help but laugh with him, it was infectious and felt so...... alive. It took him a moment to stagger back onto his feet and wipe off the saliva on his face as he caught sights of the ghoul trapped in the net. Red's voice was loud and clear about what happened as the ground reformed back into its unassuming form. There was another chance to go back out there? He wouldn't let it go to waste as he bounced back on the balls of his heels before Stomping his way back through the field like a streamroller. It was just too exciting to stop now. The boil's loud booming yell stirred his blood into even more of a frenzy as he pushed his legs to go farther this time, there wasn't hesitation in this dojo anymore. "CHAARGE!' 
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 11:34 pm
Oh Jack! One minute she was crossing the field, the next she was swallowed whole by some Jack damned fish! Er.. Shark. What the hell just happened? Spat out, back where she had started, she let out a small groan and rubbed at her neck. Well that was a disgusting experience. "Ew.." Wiping herself off, she managed to pull herself up off of the ground, but nearly fell back down when Red has mentioned they would get a second chance. Only.. This time, she feared it would be worse than the first. Professor Red.. Was a devil. "Aw Jack..!" Hesitant for a moment, she began again.  (( Path: 10I, 10H, 9H, 9I, 8I, 8H, 7H, 7I, 6I, 6H, 5H, 5I, 4I, 4H, 3H, 3I, 2I, 2H, 1H, 1I ))
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 11:47 pm
The answer she received from Red did quell her curiosity a bit, but not a lot. Shouldn't they find it more important to have them?! That was just silly. Though she saw it...she saw the others fall into the swamp. What!? What was that?! She shrieked as the ground suddenly seemed to open up underneath her, swallowing her up whole. When she was spit out she landed on the ground trembling with fear, hugging herself and staring at Red with a look that said "ARE YOU JACKING KIDDING ME?!" Was she serious?! She wanted them to go back out there?! After...after...! She knew those things were there! She knew they were going to eat them! And this was exactly why she didn't like Red. Junko stood up on shaky feet, turning around and seeing poor little Astra stuck in the middle of the field. It was a good thing Junko was determined to get this right and not be a big scaredy cat or else she would just be leaving.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:35 pm
Lucien felt horrible. How could he have left his bird for so long! He hadn't meant to but he couldn't find him at all! They did he have such bad luck? Why couldn't it have been like the the Christmas field trip where they had been together for almost the entirety. His face had immediately dropped but as Israfel continued talking about all the fun he had without him.
"Oh," he got in trying to ignore all of the students and their attempts to cross the field to focus his attention on Israfel. Israfel looked happy though, and that alone was enough to lift his head and spirits. Israfel was flying, well, floating, but he was off the ground and doing better than he had ever before! Maybe soon they could go up and play in the clouds, that sounded wonderful.
"You're doing so good--" but his eyes fell towards the field to watch nets fly and sharks chomp and slowly his arm pointed out towards them. He really wasn't looking forward to that, did they really have to? Could he fly and not end up in a net? That sounded wonderful. Either way, the next words that came out of his mouth were "--they're not. Do you think we have to?"
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:03 pm
What was Professor Blue doing in Red's class? Well, Red of course. The demon had been watching carefully as one by one sharks scooped up from under the field and grabbed students. He couldn't help but approve of Professor Red's tactics, but when she literally had a net grab one of the students who thought flying would be the solution he was so proud, a grin on his face as he smiled towards her. Surely by now she could sense him, or at least feel uneasy as his eyes looked over the back of her body. Mmm, yeah, that was a nice view.
He didn't want to disturb her with his original plan of serenading her romantically, possibly because the idea of watching all the students fail in such a chomptastic way was just awesome. It almost couldn't be better. Almost. It could be better if the students were being chomped on and then pulled under the surface into water and left to drown, or the fairy creature who had been caught in the net was packed especially for Blue by Red for lunch. Either way, with a toss of his hair, the demon walked over to Professor Red until he stood next to her.
"You look lovely when you're making children suffer," he said. She certainly did, which made her perfect for him.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:37 pm
Colette broke out of her momentary slump of disappointment when West gave his farewell and headed for his attempt across the field. To her horror, she saw him get swallowed whole as well. The Grim Reaper's eyes were wide in surprise as she saw several other students go out as well, all being swallowed save for one ghoul who was just trapped. Her eyes darted back to Red, and the professor was perfectly unfazed. In fact, she instructed their return as well.
This was the class she was waiting for? To avoid being eaten? When would they be able to do the fun stuff? Colette furrowed her brow and shook the unhappy thoughts away. No, Professor Red probably knows what she's doing. Maybe this is the fun stuff. A warm up? Her thoughts were interrupted by Professor Red, and Colette followed the gesture to the field with her eyes.
Well, she didn't want to be a slow poke or disappoint the Professor. Picking a spot on the field, Colette began to choose her squares and tried to carefully move across. Helping that student trapped under the net was one goal at least. She knew what it was like to just fall into the ground with absolutely no help -- that stupid daughter of famine.. Colette just hoped she wasn't consumed herself.
[ G10, G9, G8, H8, H7, H6, I6, I5, I4, H4, H3, G2, G1 ]
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:02 pm
For awhile, Jericho was watching the others as he was trying to figure out his path. He was just about to move out onto the field when he noticed the students get snatched up by skitter-sharks one after another. Well. That explained what the hell was with this test now. Frowning at this, he stared at the course ahead and started running on out. The dragon did pass up where Astra was... but he chose not to help her out. Instead he just ran right past her and continued on full speed, attempting to avoid the swampy grounds whenever possible.  ((F10, f9, f8, g8, h8, h7, h6,h5,i5, i4, i3,h3, g3,f3, f4,e4, e3,e2,e1))
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:17 pm
The heck. They just had to cross a field? That shouldn't be that difficult. But nothing was ever as it seemed here. Holly scoffed when West waved at her. What was that even for. She just rolled her eyes and watched as he and about half the class tried to cross at once. Oh how that failed. A few went down, by what. Was ... that a land shark or something? This place just sucked. Her hand clenched into a fist when she saw West go down. Astra didn't, poor girl. She'd met her on the boat, oh the boat. Holly would save her, she hoped. When the students got spit back out the ghoul took a few steps towards them. Ew that didn't look very fun. "West..." Was he okay? "Bet I can make it further then you."Holly made her way to the field at started her attempt to cross. This better not end up like the darn field trip. Least she knew they'd not die like that time.  [J10, J9, I9, H9, H8, H7, G7, F7, E7, E6, F6, G6, H6, I6, I5, I4, H4, G4, F4, E4, D4, C4, B4, B3, B2, C2, D2, E2, F2, G2, G1, F1, E1, D1, C1, B1, A1]
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