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((Last roll was 3, this one is 2))

Shehk wasn't gonna lie, she just wasn't feeling it. Then again, she was still suffering from the problem of 'it's too light in here'. Well, sort of. It wasn't like she could completely blame everything on it being light out at the moment. It just..
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Well, was distracting, that was all!

"Finally," Oh good, was the lecture almost over?! "There is another way to attack the enemy: you can use your Fear against them. Because you are first years, you can only call upon your ability once. There are seven known Fear techniques, and every Fear falls under them. They are:

The Barrier is quite possibly the oldest technique in Halloweentown. As its name suggests, it's all about taking and negating damage, and there's the chance that it can heal you as well.

The Gambler's Chance. This technique was developed by a demon known simply as Juanito. Legend has it that after a dispute over whether or not his tactics were legit, he unleashed one of the most powerful attacks anyone in Halloweentown has ever seen at that time. While it does tend to deal the most damage out of any other type of Fear technique, it has the unfortunate chance to do just as much damage as backlash to the user.

The Fleet Foot can also apply to those those with out or with more than two feet. This Fear technique is all about using speed to your advantage, and quickly delivering two strikes instead of only one. It was created and mastered by a reaper, who specialized in sneak attacks and earned the name "Twilight's Blade" as a result. This technique also doesn't need to relate to the user's own speed -- it can also relate to the slowing down of an opponent, in which case the user would seem to be far more fleet-footed than their slower opponent.

The Steady Rhythm is the technique first coined by an Undead dancer used to descibe her Fear. Her steps were so in tune to her surroundings that she was able to slowly wear down her opponents, just by stepping and stomping to their natural (or unnatural) rhythm.

The Eye, if I remember correctly, was a technique developed and mastered here at this very school. Followers of the Eye manipulate their Fear not to damage, but to enable them to hit their opponents easier.

The Battle Cry is favored by in large by Monsters, like myself. It's unknown who created it, and it probably rivals The Barrier for title of being the oldest Fear technique. While it doesn't seem to do anything initially, if you can strike enough Fear into your opponent with your battle cry, roar, or howl your next strike will deal more damage.

The Mind is the very last known technique and is rather recent. Ghosts tend to favor this, as the Mind tends to rely on tricks and illusions to confuse their opponent. It's not just fun and games, though -- these tricks and illusions can deal damage too.

Everyone's Fear falls into one of these seven categories. If anyone would like me to elaborate more on a specific type, please let me know."


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OOC:
Here is a list of what I suggest for your student's FEAR:

• Shehk - The Battle Cry
  
• Sin - The Mind
  
• Kasumi - The Mind
  
• Temes - The Battle Cry
  
• Tybalt - The Barrier
  
• Valkjosandi - The Battle Cry
  
• Emily - Gambler's Chance
  
• Lilura - The Fleet Foot
  
• Belladonna - The Battle Cry OR Gambler's Chance
  
• Valentino - The Battle Cry
  

Think of every FEAR ability as a pokemon ability. At the very core, each ability is able to:
- take a lot of damage
- strike the enemy
- distract the enemy
- poison the enemy
- snipe the enemy
- finish off the enemy
- avoid the enemy

My suggestions were based off the gist of what I read from your student's Fear. AyeAvast gets two suggestions since I'm not sure which direction Belladonna wants to go after summoning her tiny Tarot-Death figure. : D ;;

Rite, class is almost over (HUZZAH) except now:
1) Roll two 6-sided dice again. Tell me whether or not you hit or missed, and how much damage you dealt.
2) Go fill out and post the form HERE with a buncha stuff. The types of Fear doesn't reflect what each one does exactly (ie, The Natural Rhythm at its core deals damage over time, meaning it can be anything from a sort of poison to a dance, to a series of quick strikes or even be an ability that makes the opponent so intoxicated that they keep falling down!)

Your student's Fear ability MUST relate to what the class-type does, however. We reserve all rights to place your student's Fear under a different type if it doesn't fit. (hint: if your Fear ability is able to shoot lasers from your eyes, there's no way that technique can be classified under 'The Barrier.') If you are unhappy with your Fear's special attack, professors can help you change and adapt your Fear into something else that you prefer -- this IS a school, after all. ;3

Alrighty! Time to try this out! The voices in her head whispered sweet nothings of fire and death and possible dismemberment as Kasumi listened to the latest lecture. The Mind, huh? That did make sense, considering what was happening to her. She silently thanked Miss Professor Red for her lecture and stood to try this again. Could she manage to send the voices away this time? Make someone else suffer with them for a while?

Practice they said makes perfect, well if that was the case Sin had a lot more practice to do. Still she was improving slightly and at least now she could throw a punch without looking totally girly and clueless. She licked her lips and then jabbed again with another punch quickly drawing her fist back in. That one had felt a little tougher, maybe if she had been hitting something it would have hurt it. Then again that might just be wishful thinking.

She moved out of her half crouch and listened as the Professor seemed to be wrapping class up. She went over all the different classes of fears in her mind. Mind...yes mind was probably hers, especially if she got a sudden jolt of the professors emotions. She was eager to try it out now, to practice more. Still this session was over and she let out a soft exhale.

Now Sin was really looking forward to hitting the lockers, doing a load of wash, and then soaking in a deliciously toxic bubble bath. Mmmm yesss!

((Roll: 7 = 1 damage = 1hp of damage = HIT!))

Hmmm... This was proving to be a little easier than he thought it would be. Well, if he concentrated enough, that is. He was doing damage at least! But there was still room to improve. Well... Perhaps over time and practice he would start to get better? That aside, the other students seemed to be doing pretty good as well. Which was good, if they were all going to survive at least one year here, they were going to need to learn to fight properly. He learned that, after experiencing a small taste of the other bathroom.

((Hit, 5 Damage))

Shehk was actually finding this class to be therapeutic in it's own twisted way. In fact, all she really had to do to concentrate was imagine one of those stupid cleaning gnome's faces and punch the air.

HIYAAHHHH!!!

Pow! Punch the air. Huzzah! It didn't work out, then uh... she was at a loss. But hey, she was feeling like she was somewhat getting the hang of it! She'd just...punch gnomes.

[ Hit, 5 damage ]

Chuppi was getting more confident as her kicks and hits went on and on, though she was getting tired and wanted to stop. How much longer did the teacher intend on making them do this? If they had to keep going for much longer the monster was going to lay down and go to sleep, something she knew would likely wind her up in another session of detention.

But she was so tired. . . .