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 Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:43 pm
Anna had heard that there was a... well. A creature. A professor that looked very much like Shibey had - the Incubator who had plucked her out of obscurity and put her through a crucible of his own design, culminating in Anna's own rebirth and the Incubator's apparent death.
She knew better, of course. It had been meant to happen. And while there were parts of Shibey she was very glad to see gone, she was grateful to him now, in a way. Whatever she was now was better than what she'd been before. She had to believe that.
The witchling was thus poking around the classroom building, near the area where the faculty offices were. Searching quietly, and not sure if she really wanted to find this Professor QB or not... but she had to know. If there was something, someone, anyone who could give her guidance, who had a prayer of knowing what she would become... she had to know.
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:07 am
The Professor was actually engaged in one of his favourite pasttimes, visiting the School Office - Arel's office to be exact - resting next to a firmly wedged stack of papers on top of a few useless manuals on handling laundry or ten thousand ways of knitting scarves. While the school secretary himself was nowhere to be seen, Professor QB was easily located, almost toy-sized, in the mess of the table, tail flickering back and forth idly.
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:14 pm
Anna poked her head around the door to the Secretary's office - and there it was. He was. Whichever. Oh, Jack. At the sight, something in her tightened up painfully, a strange mix of anger and delight that did nothing to clarify things. The witchling let out a very quiet nervous sigh before pushing the door open the rest of the way.
"I-I-I, u-um," she stammered, then stopped, her cheeks growing pink with suppressed irritation. Couldn't she even talk properly?! Her hands clenched into fists at her sides. "Y-you're the, um, Professor... Professor QB, r-right? I... I need to talk to you right away it's important I just thought you might know something or be able to help me or just please!"
A pause.
"U-um, if that's okay..."
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:02 pm
Perhaps the way the Professor turned to look at Anna would be strangely reminiscent of another. It ceased flickering its tail as it listened patiently to Anna, waiting for them to finish. < I am indeed currently one of the Professors at Amityville. > It's tone was pleasant. < And as a professor I will help you to the best of my capabilities, especially if it is important! >
It didn't quite ask, but simply waited further, patiently.
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:10 pm
Okay, okay, okay. Breathe, Anna... she took a deep breath, then leaned forward a bit as she began to speak, a little more slowly this time.
"You, um, you l-look like... like my Shibey, um, well... he... made me what I am, um. Kind of." She tugged a lock of her hair forward, showing the black 'taint' that was currently working its way up from the base; similar bits of taint were visible on her face and along what bits of her flesh weren't covered by clothing. "I-I was wondering if, um, you... knew anything about... what's happening to me, and u-um... stuff... and... um..." Her words trailed off.Zoobey THIS WILL LEAD TO THE PERTINENT STUFF I SWEAR
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:45 am
The Professor blinked twice.
<It is not uncommon for me to look like something you own, apparently I bear a resemblence to many a minipet as well recently! That is because Fear fundamentally is from Humans which means Humans, whether we like it or not, have a strong role in creating what and who we are! Without Humans we would not resemble what we look like currently. > It didn't seem distressed about it at all, tail bobbing up and down steadily.
<You too are made of Fear, which also changes over time. Perhaps you still have much potential to discover in yourself, you are still young afterall. Perhaps you have simply not been given potential at all, it is a matter of your personal growth! >
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:05 pm
Anna blinked, and took a moment to digest what the Professor had said. He didn't seem to be related to Shibey directly, then, but he also didn't seem worried about what was happening to her. And she wasn't either, not really... but she would've liked to know where the path she was on was going to lead.
"Um... yes," she said, at last. "I'm, um, the first out of my family to... um, do this?" She tugged off one glove and displayed the black lines of 'taint' running over her fingers. The darkness was weirdly iridescent, with flashes of deep blue. "From, um, humans, y-you think?" she dared, taking a stab at the part of his statement that she didn't quite understand. "Are they changing me...?"
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:40 pm
Slightly curious, the Professor shifted over until he was peerig at the edge of the desk. < I do not know much about specific reaper families but you can be assured you are neither hexed, cursed, or afflicted by any sort. The transition seems benign, and not of a parasitic nature. I would venture to guess that your Fear is simply growing up with you, you just have not come to accept all of it! Being a student is a young stage in your cycle, especially involving Fear, and even who you are and the emotions that shape you. What you may grow up to be may be very different from who you are now, depending on your own choices and conflicts you might not even realize were growing within you! >
The Professor paused. < Forgive me, I am no researcher of Fear, but your growth is merely unstable. I have seen it quite a bit recently, due to how much Fear has changed just in the past few Octobers with the onslaught of Insanity. Perhaps it is indeed a sign. >
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:44 pm
"I... I see," Anna said, slowly. "That, um... that kinda helps to know, um. Actually." She fiddled with the edge of her skirt a little bit. "Th-thank you, Professor..."
Ah, yes. She had seen him before. At last it came to her: that field trip to the Human World. "You, um, you took us to the Human World, didn't you? With, um... what was it? Death?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:10 am
The Professor visibly perked up a little more, sitting straight on the desk. <Indeed I am a part of DETH! Hopefully you have learned more about our foundation? The reason why I brought you students to the Human World was to experience the bonding between Humans and us, creatures of Fear created from Humans! Without the bond between Humans and- >
The Professor suddenly paused, blinking a couple of times. < Ah, I apologize. I do get carried away when talking about Humans and Fear. Both are so closely related, and of great importance. After all, it is how you came to be how you are. If you understood this, you would also understand your own Fear better as well! >
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Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:29 pm
"I, um... I would like to understand. The... the human that we met there, the one who... who could see us? She seemed, um. Nice," she offered, hesitantly. It was true. Just because they scared humans didn't mean that it couldn't be fun for everyone involved, right? Sometimes?
"Can, um, can you... show me, maybe?"
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 2:02 am
< Amityville Academy is a wonderful school is it not? > The topic change seemed to come from nowhere. <There are so many vibrant, young students who wish to learn more, challenge themselves, become stronger. One day many of you will complete this cycle, perhaps even become professors such as myself. As citizens of Halloween it is our duty to maintain our worlds is it not? That indeed means understanding Humans and their complex ways as well as the Fear they release. I am relieved to hear your exposure to Humans has not quenched your curiousity, but first a question! What is the difference between you and a Human? >
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:49 pm
Anna blinked, but nodded, trying her best to take the topic shift in stride. "U-um... I'm made of FEAR and a human isn't?" she guessed. Well, also she could do curse magic, and pull a bow out of her hand, and make illusions, but... really, it all came down to the FEAR thing, right?
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 11:59 pm
The Professor's ears twitched and though its expression didn't change, perhaps Anna had the distinct feeling that it was judging her. < You are half right, > They finally conceded, < You are a creature of Fear. Naturally Fear is created from when great amounts of Fear collect together. >
It paused for a second and then did something uncharacteristically strange, in a way Anna's familiar could never hope to replicate. It gave a sort of passing judgement, in a way that suggested perhaps the Professor was just about to reveal a secret. < I have something you might like to see, regarding your strengths, Fear, growths. The problem however is the place is potentially dangerous. I would not want to risk you in something you would rather not risk yourself, as the choice is yours entirely. >
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 5:41 pm
Anna felt vaguely uncomfortable as the Professor looked at her, indeed, as if it were judging her - but its look was so different from Shibey's mannerisms. Even though the silhouette was the same, everything else was different enough that Anna was beginning to relax.
Still, though, she was taken aback at his suggestion. "I-I... um..." She shied back for a moment, but no - she was done being afraid. Or, rather, she was done letting her fears define her actions. "I-I'll go," she said, lifting her chin a bit. "I'm n-not... well, um, I-I am afraid of danger, but... it's not going to st-stop me!"
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