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Professor Danny Keon
"Unpack, unpack... nngh..."

A soft whistle emitted from a 6'3" figure in on the far end of the room beside a stack of boxes. The young looking man bent over to lift one of the many boxes while letting out a sigh. It was bad enough that he was a horribly unorganized man, but for the school to give him extra supplies that he had to organize and store away? He wasn't too happy to say the least. In his opinion, all that a student need to create art was an avid mind and a drawing utensil. Anything else was just icing on the cake of creativity. After lazily shoving the box of god-knows-what into a cupboard, Danny waltzed on over to his messy desk and looked over the role-call sheet for his upcoming class. He had a few names that were new to him that he was rather excited to meet, and a few returners, including the young lady he mentored, Amaya Amaryllis. She was a darling young girl that was absurdly gorgeous to match her artistic creativity. She was by no means a Picasso, but she could definitely wow others.

After double-checking the sheet, Danny leaned back in his chair and stared at the tiled ceiling. It was an odd habit he had of counting each and every individual tile about every hour for no real reason. As he counted the rectangles he continued to whistle his soft melody as he slowly and gently closed his eyes. He had been unpacking for hours so a nap was definitely well-deserved.

(( I apologize for the lack of prettiness, I'm not code/format wizard so this is pretty much all I got!! sweatdrop ))

Professor Danny Keon
"Huh? Ohai."

Danny's mind itched as Amaya entered the room, forcing him to open an eye and inspect who had entered. To his pleasant surprise it was Amaya with her usual smile and jokes. He sat up groggily, having only gotten a few minutes of sleep, "Miss Amaryllis! How nice to see you again. My summer was bland as usual, I visited France and Sweden for a month each to explore the landscapes, but nothing really major, how about yourself?" He asked, rubbing his eyes a bit with a yawn. He hadn't even registered what she was wearing, and hot damn did she look good in it, as awkward as that might sound. Before she could answer he gave a playful smirk and responded to her little joke about his messiness, "I'll make it even harder for you find your supplies this year, missy." He laughed lightheartedly as he always had, being such an uplifting kind of man.

Danny, to say the least, always felt awkward having a formal tone of dialogue with his students, but he was told it was for the better. Of course when he was off hours and out of his classroom he spoke like any other normal individual, sarcasm and censorship alike.

Professor Danny Keon
" stare "

Danny laughed softly when she mentioned her sleep schedule, he couldn't even remember the last time he was awake during full daylight. "I do actually have some pictures that I'm going to share with the rest of the class. And I haven't drawn them by hand yet, that is going to be a class project. And you know quite well that I would only need a pencil and paper to do so, Amaya. And for your information I only lost three pairs of socks and a hat while I was away. You should be proud!" He laughed again, the sad thing was that it was really true, he had honestly lost three pairs of socks and one of his favorite hats while he was gone.

"You look fantastic, I must say. You are still the leader of the Children of Nyx correct? I guarantee the young men will be drooling over their leader." Danny chuckled softly, it was a joke, but also probably true. "Tell me, have you worked on any pieces over summer?"

Professor Danny Keon
"You worry too much."

Danny simply rose a curious brow as she went on about setting her art on fire and whatnot, glad that she understood exactly what he would have told her about letting the idea sit and develop on its own for a time. He laughed as she did her best to prevent a lecture, and sure enough, it worked. Danny was hardly in the mood to lecture her anyways, he was far too damn tired.

As she spoke about the Daughters and Sons he smiled, even as she mentioned Ruth and then hastily tried to find an excuse. "You want to know who -I- think you should choose?" He laughed in a sarcastic and spiteful way as if deeming her silly for even asking him, "Amaya, the men beneath Nyx are here to protect and serve the women, Ruth has much more knowledge in this matter than I do. To be honest, I hardly pay attention to the council's inner workings besides yourself. I'm here to mentor you on life, basically. I can't tell you who to choose for all that business." He shrugged softly, "You're a mature young lady, I don't expect you to rely on me for all your answers."

Professor Danny Keon
"Maybe, maybe not."

Danny let out a small sigh as she pushed the mentor button, "Fine, fine. To be honest, Amaya, you -should- stay, considering you've been blessed by Nyx with a very strong trait. But I am not going to tell you what is right or wrong. If you so wish to step out of the seat and live a normal student life than I will support you with all my heart." He seemed to ponder a moment, "But if I must throw out a name? I really couldn't tell you. As much as I support having older students as the leader, I can't say I like the idea of a male student as the leader. That may be due to my ideals on where men stand with Nyx, but it's just how I am. We men are here to support, not to lead. As for Alisha, she seems like a kind girl. I don't know her personally but the other professors speak well of her."

(( It must be contagious ))

Professor Danny Keon
"Nopers!"

Danny smiled warmly, hoping to cheer her up a bit, "I understand. I was never in the Dark Daughters and Sons when I was young mainly due to my lack of special talent. Even to this day I haven't been gifted by our mother Nyx. My habit of being disorganized and outwardly lighthearted seemed to separate me from most of the others that were in the group. Not to say you aren't a lovely young lady yourself, but back in my day things were taken a bit more seriously, what with all the witch hunts and all that jazz. I just wasn't serious enough for it, I suppose." He chuckled softly, remembering back when he was a fledgling.

Those were interesting times for sure. Danny shook the thought as he heard her phone buzz and watched as she dismissed it, "Is that important? By all means don't let me steal all of your time, Amaya."

Professor Danny Keon
"Yeah, well."

Danny nodded with a shrug, "That's fine than. Just make sure you get back to her soon." He laughed softly at her next question about his parents, "My parents? Well that long ago, the Daughters and Sons of Nyx was more of a cult, an escape from the rather dull or displeasing life of the time." He tried to remember exactly how life was back than, but that was so very long ago, "I honestly couldn't tell you if they even missed me."

Danny basically made it a point for himself to forget pretty much any event in his past that caused unhappiness. He was just too lighthearted to be weighed down like that.