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ooc: um... i have to refresh my memory on the crusades... i can't think of anything good though.

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Regina didn't like the whisperings either but she wasn't about to let Penny know that. It was disturbing to say the least. The enquirer wasn't reliable information, but sometimes... just sometimes, those rumors were more than that.

"Let's just concentrate on today. We've got this debate, and I just don't see the Crusades as a good thing..." she muttered. "Oh, and the presidential debate is soon. I'll need to figure that one out... Porter asked me what I was thinking about doing with my future."

Gen tailed after the other girls. It didn't surprise her that they hadn't noticed her in their class. She liked it that way. Taking a seat near the window, she settled in to listen to the debate. She didn't know a think about the Crusades so she figured it best to just keep quiet and see what happened.

Matt found himself, somehow, walking into a history class he was sure he hadn't even taken. In truth, he wasn't even sure if he was still enrolled in the school anymore, but when he woke this morning he knew he was going to be bored unless he went out.

Taking a seat in the back of the class, he tried to sink into his chair as much as he could and listened...

OOC: I honestly hope no one deleted my last post..... stressed

IC: Jacen strolled into class on his own time; twenty minutes late. The teacher didn't seem to like that, but Jacen was there. A small improvement from being gone for a week. When he got there, people were already speaking on behalf of the English and their holy war. He just shook his head as he took his seat.


"What is wrong with fighting for something you believe in?" Jacen listened while Penny presented her arguement for the pros of the Crusades. It was interesting, her take on the matter, that is. As soon as she was done speaking, Jacen decided to speak up himself.

"There is absolutely nothing wrong with fighting for a belief or an ideal," Jacen said, "But what if that ideal is wrong?" People looked at him intently as he spoke. The commander of attentions, that he was.

"Now, we know the English went and started this holy war with people of the Muslim faith," Jacen said, "Mainly because they were populating what modern archaeologists believe was the homeland of Christ." Jacen rifled through a couple of papers really quick, to make it look as if he was looking for what next to say.

"But what alot of people don't know are the atrocities commited by these people on their divine quest to cleanse the holy land of the heathens." Jacen lowered his voice a bit to reflect the gravity of these ancient warriors actions. "They'd slaughter families whole.....executing the men in front of their wives.....raping the women in front of their children.... In my mind, their actions are wholly unacceptable, and to say that they were doing this all in the name of their God is completely appalling...."

The room was silent for the first time that day. Jacen wasn't usually a talkative person, so when he started to talk and actually show emotion through his voice, it made people stand back slightly and take heed. After the silence broke, the teacher started to speak for a moment. Then, all of a sudden, the bell rang and students filed out rather quickly to head to their next class. He saw Penance waiting a minute to allow the others to rush by her, and figured it was now or never.

"Hello, Penance," Jacen said as he walked up by the door while she was leaving. "Can I speak with you for a moment?"

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yes i am here. Yet i wont be for long. See this morning i turned in my resignation and quit the guild. Nono. dont bring out the keg yet ~_^ i have alerted teh others that i will be returning when my love for rp finally returns whenever that may be. There is to many personal things going on at the moment that i alone need to work out before i can do anything. So..sorry cloud you can kill me on aim later. XD Oh and for penance..enjoy..

OOC: This is my first RPG, so I'm sorry if I mest your story up, or suck

IC: Danielle walked down the hall looking for her locker. She was new at the school, was lost and real late. After accidently bumping into a few people, and getting her head chewed off for it; she finally found her locker. 'Thank God', she thought, as she reached to open the locker, just to find out it was jammed. She let out a sigh then made a dozen useless attempts to open it before giving up. 'Forget it!', she thought to herself, then stood next to her locker annoyed.

OOC: Woohoo! Thanks Noko smile Haru, don't worry about messing things up. We've all been new once. If you have any questions at all feel free to message me or Ginko about the X-Men or one of the other mods in general. Your first post was fine smile
Reaver > Did you have a post deleted? Gaia eat it or did it disappear?Anyway, good banter as usual.

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Haha, should I have guessed that Jacen would oppose me on a topic? She found it humorous actually. Of course, she wasn't really sure if the Crusades were good or bad herself. It was a matter of perspective as much of history was. She really wanted to get into a more philosophical debate as to 'who decides if an ideal is wrong.' But that wasn't for this lesson. She got her A for the day. It was done. She also got to show some people who thought she was nothing but a punk idiot that she knew a thing or two.

The bell, she hated the bell. It hurt her ears as much as she should have been used to it. Closing her eyes, she tried to let the sound pass out of blistering her mind. Not in any hurry to get to Literature, she let the others file past her. She called over to Jamie, "Hey, Jamie, Porter told me about your katana training."

"When do you want to start it?" He asked before leaving the room.

"Mmm, this weekend sometime if that's okay." She said, and he nodded and left. She grabbed her papers and started throwing them into a folder that was lined with pen drawings and random song lyrics. Nothing so cold and closed in the heart when all we need is to free the soul. She read for a second and then threw the folder into her bag and left the classroom.

She knew Jacen was standing there before he spoke. She took a deep breath and tried not to blush... Penance does not blush. But Evelyn does...

"Can I speak with you?"

She smiled and put the leather straps of her bag on her shoulders, "Of course, how was your fan club? They don't seem to like me today for some reason."

IC: Danielle looked up to see a brown haired boy, with beautiful deep green eyes. She blushed a little before saying; "My locker is just jammed."

"I'm surprised at the request," Porter said speaking with Ororo Munroe.

She handed another file to him, "She is well suited for your team. Danielle and Gen may be able to learn off of each other's powers."

He nodded in agreement, "That puts my team at eight members, more than the others. Kurt should probably go back to his original team. He knows his abilities well and I don't think I have much to offer him."

"That's fine. I'm sure he won't mind. His team had been upset at his absence."

Porter nodded and left Ororo's office. Full House, he thought, Hope I don't scare off all the new people.