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Rose smiles as she takes the

Rose smiles as she takes the offered mask, before snapping her fingers as it's colors morph into black and white. "There we go! How do you think Setzer likes Elia...he seems happy."

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The Nurse simply sighs as she notes to Alicia. "Her wounds and body are healed...she's wracked with something emotional."

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Alicia merely frowns. "You

Alicia merely frowns. "You imply that that is out of your jurisdiction. Are you going to arrange for proper treatment by someone else if this is the case?"

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"So what's your issue then, huh?"

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"I think he likes her a lot.

"I think he likes her a lot. Which bodes well for the future, it would be unfortunate if our familiars couldn't stand each other. Where is Elia, anyway? Does she have problems traveling or is she just off somewhere? Or is she even better at hiding than Setzer?" Toni looked underneath the chairs, just in case he'd missed her.

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The Nurse shakes her head as

The Nurse shakes her head as she replies. "I will try, but I can't forcibly treat her without her permission."

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Rose smiles at the thought, as she counters. "I think she may be off with Setzer, doing...things." She blushes at the prospect.

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Melody audibly sighs before

Melody audibly sighs before half turning. "Didn't realize this was a school for the ghost gang. Morticia in the lunch room is probably a vampire!" Melody didn't actually think she was right. "So now I have to find Frankensteins monster and the wolfman. Then I can start a scooby doo investigation squad and unmask the real villain, probably the janitor." Melody was attempting to avoid getting angry, so she ran her hand through her hair. "At least Don Juan the hipster didn't try to sneak up on me before showing me how too cool for school he is. So unless you can tell me where the faculty parking lot is you should probably go to class."

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Connor blinks at her. "I

Connor blinks at her. "I walked here," he says, without missing a beat.

"I'm sure you'll also be thrilled to know that I don't have a class right now. Nice try." He shrugs, seemingly unbothered by her attitude. "And it's the faculty parking-lot. As-in, not where you should be going right now. In fact, I believe that of the people who are supposed to be going to class, you're the one that should be doing so, since you said that's what you were doing."

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"Its my science class

"Its my science class experiment. Does a car work without air in its tires? You have no idea where I am supposed to be unless you have been following me, which would be creepy. Chicks don't dig mouth breathers. So without further ado I have a very interesting scientific discovery to make."

Melody kept walking in no particular direction. She silently cursed herself for not paying attention to where the suppression room was compared to where she got in trouble in the first place, but a face of blood would do that to a girl. She should probably find a shower while she was at it. She could smell and feel the dried blood in her hair. The matted look wasn't exactly her thing.

Well best to let fate decide what she would do. Either she would find the girls locker room, parking lot, or dance studio first.

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"Yeah. Right." Connor rolls

"Yeah. Right." Connor rolls his eyes, waiting for her to leave, watching her walk down the hall before disappearing again.

Then, perhaps predictably, he followed her, drifting a short distance behind her in a ghostly, intangible, invisible state, as if waiting for her to do something dangerous.

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That was when Toni noticed he

That was when Toni noticed he hadn't seen Setzer since they were in the cafeteria. "Well, I suppose they are old enough to know what they're doing."

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Roxanne followed the

Roxanne followed the receptionist's gesture to where the blue hologram had just blipped in. "Hello ESSI. Please lead the way then."

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Rose blushes at the

Rose blushes at the implications of that, before nodding. "Uhm, yeah. At the very least the kittens created would be beautiful. But yeah, they fit well together, like us, wouldn't you say?"

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ESSI offers her a holographic smile, leading her down the hallways to the Gym as she comments. "You are not the first combat instructor Miss Ellis has brought here, she figured a pair of teachers in the same subject, so to speak, would be beneficial."

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Nightstrike followed ESSI,

Nightstrike followed ESSI, her steel blue eyes constantly scanning the hallway in front of her and doing a quick check down each branching hallway. "Oh? Who's the other instructor?"

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"Of course it wouldn't.

"Of course it wouldn't. Hopefully both the students and the heroes will share your enthusiasm. Now, if I may, I have a few personal favors to ask of you many of which might be difficult to grant."

NIck removes his glasses to clean them with a handkerchief.

"I understand you have a new student with quite the reputation."

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Janet nods at those words

Janet nods at those words before freezing at what he is implying, instantly replying. "You mean in regards to Melody Ritters? May I ask WHY you may have need of her in any capacity?"

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ESSI smiles as she moves to access the Danger Room, the doors opening slowly to reveal the steadfast and rather intimidating vigilante Kestrel, who stands with her arms clasped behind her back, her voice firm and slightly modulated.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, I am Kestrel, the fourth to be exact." Roxanne would note the woman's own body seems rigid, but also to her trained eye appears ready to strike out like a cobra at a moment's notice.

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Melody meandered around the

Melody meandered around the halls. Occasionally doing some rather clean looking dance move just to watch an element swirl down the hall in front of her. She wasn't feeling very destructive at the moment. She was secretly rooting for finding the dance studio again first, but if she saw the faculty parking lot she was okay with deflating everyones tires. She could blame it on that ghost kid with the attitude.

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Melody's wandering wold be

Melody's wandering wold be interrupted by Garrett calling out to her, having decided to follow the girl to make sure she stays out of trouble. "Melody, want to know where the science hall is, or looking for something else?"

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In opposition to Kestrel,

In opposition to Kestrel, Roxanne was the picture of relaxation and calm. She gave Kestrel a quick once-over, her practiced eye dissecting her within seconds. She resisted the urge to tell Kestrel just how quickly she could disable her and stuck out her hand instead. "A pleasure as well. Roxanne Smythe-Graeme."

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Kestrel eyed over Roxanne in

Kestrel eyed over Roxanne in the same analytic manner, and nodded as she shook the hand with a firmness only gained from years of arduous combat experience, her vocal reply just as firm.

"Shall we take this time to get to know one another better, seeing as Principal Ellis appears to be occupied? May I ask where you trained?"

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Roxanne smirked, unable to

Roxanne smirked, unable to reveal that the basis of her training had been in her home of Atlantis over 3000 years ago. "All over, really. I've circled the globe a number of times in my travels. But if I had to name a few places in particular, then I'd say France, Thailand, and Russia. You?"

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"It's quite simple, really. I

"It's quite simple, really. I'd like us both to speak with her and find out just what it is that causes this intense emotional reaction. Hopefully we can then come up with a better solution for this problem instead of treating the child like a criminal."

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Alicia sighs as the matter

Alicia sighs as the matter 'resolves' itself, and instead decides to make her way back to the Danger Room, though she could not help but worry about what that other student may try to do when unsupervised.

Regardless, she did her best to put such thoughts out of her mind as she walked in through the door of the training area, noticing a group of teachers a short distance inside of the room talking amongst themselves. Staying quiet, she merely walked around the far edge of their group, making her way along the wall as she approached the weight-training area before sitting down, watching the group quietly as she waited for the session to begin.

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Janet's reply was fast and

Janet's reply was fast and calculated. "I never leave anything to chance Nick. And I had planned on the endeavor myself, but I would be glad to have you assisting me."

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Misty was curious about this

Misty was curious about this training. Besides it seems the ones getting trained are mostly the ones who offered to find away to help her. So to the danger room she went, and stopped as she bumped into the door. Another blasted ward, no doubt to make sure magic spells remain within. "Bloody no good Wards!"

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"Yes, I think they do," he

"Yes, I think they do," he replied after long thought.

As they waited, Toni resolved to be all business once the training started. Lives could depend on what they learned today. Maybe even Rose's life. He gave her a reassuring squeeze before remoing his hand from hers.

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Why did everyone want to talk

Why did everyone want to talk to her. hadn't she managed to be a big enough asshole yet? Sure these kids had powers but damn, normal people didn't actively run towards someone who did what she does. Well there was one place this kid couldn't follow her.

"Yeah girls locker room, one with showers."

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Rose couldn't help but frown

Rose couldn't help but frown briefly at the loss of contact but also understood how it was necessary, that no play or feelings could impact their training today. With that in mind, she nodded and with a last kiss to Toni, she entered the Danger Room, not as his girlfriend, but a witch and friend ready to begin the first step to becoming a heroine.

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"Excellent. One other favor,

"Excellent. One other favor, if you will? We've been sitting on mounds and mounds of tactical data from famous supervillains and heroes and would like to add it to your Danger Room. Figure that it would be a nice gauge of the students abilities if they could test themselves against metas of all threat levels without actually having to deal with the danger of fighting them in person."

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"The more dangerous ones have toned down versions that only operate at 80% power. Still formidable, though."

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Janet smiles to Nick as she

Janet smiles to Nick as she takes the disk, as she replies, actually grateful.

"Thank You Nick, we had planned on something similar but we were having negotiations issues..may I inquire just who the children could face on the disk?"

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Nick grins a little.

Nick grins a little.

"Oh... Lady Nova, Nightstrike, Fighting Patriot, the Contessa, Agent Orangutan, Miss Ritters, Lord Nightmare, The Iron Huntress, Whipcrack, Dr. Tyche, Black Rose.. just to name a few. Most of the heroes are more recent additions as we just started to compile data on their capabilities."

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Janet blinks, absorbing the

Janet blinks, absorbing the information for a moment before replying deftly. "AN impressive assortment, and not even the tip of the iceberg I imagine? In any case, this will ensure the students are ready for the threats they will face."

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Thought unseen Misty was

Thought unseen Misty was behind Nick making faces and moose antlers.

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"Thank you, Janet. I'm just

"Thank you, Janet. I'm just glad we have a use for leftover data. Now Miss Ritters.. is she available at the moment?"

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Melody grunted, probably the

Melody grunted, probably the closest thing to a thank you she was going to say. Normally she would have just danced in a field and made it rain, but she really wasn't in the mood for getting in trouble for taking a shower.

Mel headed towards the gym locker room.

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Janet took a moment to ponder

Janet took a moment to ponder as she states, clearly receiving information. "ESSI has informed me that Miss Ritters was in a sort of altercation with a fellow powered student that never fostered beyond a bit of destruction in the courtyard. She was detained briefly, but inflicted self harm upon herself with her abilities to evacuate the stasis field, and was promptly healed by the same classmate she nearly fought. Now, ESSI believes she is headed to the girls locker room to clean up..."

Janet frowns at this, as she adds to Nick. "We should leave her alone for now, a crowding of authoritarian figures doesn't sound like the best idea at the moment."

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"I see.."

"I see.."

Such actions would indicate vulnerability.. Perfect for the Nightmare's influence.. he ponders before glancing over his shoulder for a moment, aware of the prankster but not wanting to out her for fear it would hint to his powers.

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Janet nods at that, as she

Janet nods at that, as she promptly resumes her walk to the Gym, urging Nick to keep up, not before slyly noticing his look behind him...something to investigate later.

"Alright Nick, and do keep up?" She smirks.

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Of course Misty stopped

Of course Misty stopped noting the glance back then shook her head. "must have felt a chill and looked back to see if an air vent was nearby." She shrugged and wanting to go to this training thing anyway she shadowed the two.

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Melody slowly rotated the

Melody slowly rotated the shower knob. The school seemed full of creepy inviso kids so she hummed her herself. The water hitting the floor turned to steam. Within moments the entire locker room was as thick as soup. Well at least no no peeping toms would be around. Melody stripped down. The scar from right shoulder to left kidney had viable teeth tracks. She traced the upper half from spine to shoulder out of newly formed habit. Melody stepped into the water. As she rotated under the water she traced her other scars. A knife slash across her thigh, and two gunshot scars, tokens from early confrontations with Titans finest gangs yet further reminder she really did not belong here. She laughed to herself about how she had finally managed to get IFRIT's attention. How would she ever get back to them? She was a unit secret. Her commander wanted to show how much more effective the unit was with her. Melody didn't want to go after the Red Wolf, but her unit was pumped. They were going to go 'public' with her once they had captured or killed it. They had failed.

Melody rested her forehead against the wall and let the water wash away her memories.

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"Do you have much experience

"Do you have much experience with instructing, Kestrel?" Roxanne asked as her gaze slid across the students gathering on the bleachers.

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With a sigh, Connor turned,

With a sigh, Connor turned, and began heading back to the Danger Room. Although he was still pretty sure that Melody would try to do something stupid, it was almost time for what he was actually supposed to be doing that day. He makes his way in, walking over to where Natalia and the others had remained, and sits down. "Ran out of time."

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Kestrel responds deftly. "Not

Kestrel responds deftly. "Not in the veil of a formal position, but yes, and this is what Miss. Ellis actually wanted, or at the very least desire. She wants them to be used to a adaptable and flexible program because of the nature of what we are preparing them for, and wanted someone who could give them actual insight on practical combat with opponents that usually outmatch you."

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At that moment, Principal Ellis arrives on time within the Danger Room, leading Nick inside, and seeing everyone here as registered and requested, allows the doors to close to seal them in. Taking a moment to smile in greeting to Kestrel and Roxanne, she addresses the students.

"Good Morning, and thank you for coming. Welcome to the Young Paragons Mentorship Program, in which you will receive practical combat and technology usage instruction, run virtual crisis simulations and even shadow active heroes in the field, should we reach that point. First however. we need to test your basic physical and mental abilities, as I do not want to endanger you before running this gauntlet. As such, ESSI will scan you all individually, and generates holographic targets for you to use your individual abilities on while assessing your brainwave patterns."

She allows them take this in, as she explains further. "This is to make sure you can handle what you will be enduring, as heroing is no easy task. So, do you have any questions?"

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"No questions," Alicia

"No questions," Alicia responds simply before standing, taking a few deep breaths as she prepares herself for whatever may lie in store for them.

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Roxanne suppressed the urge

Roxanne suppressed the urge to smirk at the 'opponents that usually outmatch you' crack and simply nodded at Kestrel's breakdown of the program.

She then straightened up and focused on Principal Ellis as she began speaking to the students. She nodded in return to Janet's smile and then looked towards the students to study their reactions. Catching Connor's grimace, she made a note to pull him aside and speak with him about his interest in the program.

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"Worried Connor? Don't worry

"Worried Connor? Don't worry I won't laugh at you to much."

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"Fortunately for you all,

"Fortunately for you all, this training exercise will not culminate in the low-powered holograms you'll be facing. I've come with a gift for your principal, a disk holding data from nearly one-thousand metahumans and non-humans to be used in conjunction with your 'Danger Zone'."

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Toni - Féerique while in

Toni - Féerique while in costume - looked over the two women who would be teaching them, and then gave Mr. Night the once over. He wondered briefly how the information was collected, and how complete it was...

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Roxanne stepped forward at that point, her pleasant English voice ringing through the Danger Room. "Pardon me, but if I'm going to be instructing these students, I'd like to get an idea of their combat potential before we sic holographic metahumans on them."

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"If I understand correctly,

"If I understand correctly, the purpose of the holographic training exercise is to gauge our potential in the first place," Alicia says to the instructor in her default emotionless tone. Due to her neutrality of expression, it is unclear if she simply meant to state it plainly, or if there was some amount of mocking in her statement.

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Principal Ellis takes a

Principal Ellis takes a moment to clear her throat. "Alicia is correct in that THOSE holograms will be to determine their potential, strength, and weaknesses. We will not be upgrading them to metahuman simulations until it is deemed appropriate. Are there any more questions?"

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Roxanne smiled evenly. "Then

Roxanne smiled evenly. "Then by all means, sic away."

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"If no one else volunteers, I

"If no one else volunteers, I am willing to go first," Alicia says, taking a step forward as if to emphasize the point, "I am accustomed to similar tests."

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Principal Ellis nods, curious

Principal Ellis nods, curious as to what Alicia could do herself in a adaptive environment as she shouts. "All students NOT participating in the simulation please step near the far west wall." As if on cue, three rows of bleachers materialize where she specified. Possessing rapid response stasis tech, the invisible field cicumvating the seats is designed to offer safe watching without forgoing safety.

"Intructors and Mr. Night, follow me to the observation room." That said, she leads them through a set of doors connecting to the Danger Observation area, complete with comfortable seats, medical monitor stations, and combat controls. Once she is settled, ESSI scans Alicia, analyzing her for a appropriate number of holographic enemies to summon, and of what strength.

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Roxanne followed Janet into the Observation Room and did a quick scan of the control panel, memorizing the script beside each button and the button's current status. She then leaned against one of the side walls and looked out into the Danger Room.

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Alicia closes her eyes as the

Alicia closes her eyes as the scan starts, taking a deep breath as she holds her arms out to the sides out of habit, regardless of whether that was needed for the scan or not. For a moment, she seems a bit stressed, but her emotion fades almost as soon as it comes.

"Am I to assume that this scan will not interfere with my Limiter equipment?"

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Sir Sings Loudly, Knight of

Sir Sings Loudly, Knight of the Summer Court, escorted Elia through the shadow that Roxanne had cast on the wall of the Observation Room. Ordinarily, the wards would have prevented this, but as he and Elia were "instructors" to Toni and Rose, Principal Ellis had effectively let them in. He sniffed at Roxanne as he passed, and decided she was acceptable. More so than Night, at least.

He lead Elia over to Principal Ellis' side and used his communication spell to introduce them. *Principal Ellis, this is Elia, Rose's mentor. Elia, this is Principal Ellis. She is in charge of the school, and would quite cheerfully throw anyone she considered a threat to her students under a bus.*

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Melody pondered with what to do. She had managed to keep trouble going for the early half of the day but it was far to centered on her.... Mel smiled to herself. Get a few students to hate each other and someone was bound to do something that would let her skip town, or at least skip her parole.
"New plan of action Mel old Gal, you need friends, friends with bad histories." Melody drew a smile in the fog on a mirror. Things to do, people to prod.

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Nick pulled up a chair and sat with legs crossed, feigning interest when actually bored with the preliminary gauging. He decided that now was the best time to begin with Mel..

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Roxanne jerked ever so

Roxanne jerked ever so slightly, then stretched and looked around. She'd felt the 'push' of nearby magic at the base of her skull. She hadn't practiced since World War II, but that feeling was unmistakable. There was a caster in the room.

Not seeing anything immediately, she acted like she was looking back out the window. But her eyes fell half-closed and she sub-vocalized a location and translation spell. With an electric tingle through her veins, the spell took hold of her senses just as she heard the meowing. In an odd sort of overlay, the meowing grew softer as she heard the spoken words.

*Principal Ellis, this is Elia, Rose's mentor. Elia, this is Principal Ellis. She is in charge of the school, and would quite cheerfully throw anyone she considered a threat to her students under a bus.*

Roxanne looked down between the seats and spotted the two cats at Janet's feet. With a few seconds of concentration, their auras appeared and she quietly studied them out of the corner of her eye.

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ESSI offered a electronic chuckle as she replied to Alicia. "No Miss Crane, and the scan is complete. You will be facing to virtual entities, one a user of projected energy, and the other one of durability and strength."

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"A fellow sorceress? I am honored, m'lady. I am Elia, former familiar of Morgan le Fey."

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Alicia nods, and lowers her

Alicia nods, and lowers her arms. "Thank you," she says simply, turning to prepare for the holographic duel.

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As Alicia is ready, the first

As Alicia is ready, the first holographic opponent forms, a mentalist looking villain, complete with a glowing, floating brain, who begins to fire a series of telekinetic discs at her. Nowt long after the barrage is over but still giving her time for brief respite, a large and bulky crystalline villain charges her with the force of a bus.

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Rose does the same, whispering to Toni as she implores. "I think she has this. What do you think we'll be fighting?"

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As soon as she notes the

As soon as she notes the appearance of the holographic villain in front of her, Alicia knows what to expect. Striking a ready stance, she swiftly dodges the set of blasts, a calm expression on her face. However, her preoccupation on the mentalist opens her up for an attack by the diamond-backed villain, who slams into her, sending the two flying.

Narrowing her eyes in concentration, she expels a wave of energy from her entire body in an attempt to knock the hologram away, and if successful, follow up by grabbing him and hurling him into the mentalist.

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"Oh fuck this shit!" Mel didn

"Oh fuck this shit!" Mel didn't swear alot, but some student just peeped on her. She might be a bit angry at her core, but she didn't 'see stuff''. Mel was pissed. Pissed didn't work well with her bracelet.

Mel whipped around. She yelled out at the same time. Wind exploded out of her in all directions. The mirrors shattered, the doors of the lockers buckled. Mel fell down. The bracelet reacting hard enough to cause her to foam at the mouth and her eyes to roll up in her head.

As the near sonic boom echoed down the hallway Mel could only think one thing beyond her pain. 'Crap, that ghost kid just got me in trouble.'

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Toni answered softly, not

Toni answered softly, not wanting to distract Alicia. "Not sure. I'd say it depends on how good ESSI's magic detection is. If it's good, we should be well challenged. If not, it'll be a cakewalk. But it might be a cakewalk for the holos if she overestimates us. Or if we underestimate them." He winced as Alicia got tackled.
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The super strong hologram

The super strong hologram crashed into the mentalist as expected, who barely evades by phasing himself into intangibility, now summoning conjured pieces of holograpchic debris the size of small cars to hurl at her, the strong villain down for the moment, but quickly rising to his feet. If the debris thrown makes contact, the bulldozer like villain would leap into the air and attempt to perform a aerial smash on Alicia.

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Natalia winces a bit as well, before musing to Connor in reply. "Potentially swordsmen, my skin is durable, but vulnerable to piercing and pointed weaponry, which should be...fun, to handle." Her voice has reverted to monotone as her interest grows in watching Alicia fight, hopefully she will pull through this.

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Rose barely manages to suppress her wince at Alicia's tackle, but trusts that she will remain strong as she whispers quietly back to Toni. "I imagine someone with physical skills, to counter my spells...maybe. I think it may, given that magic does technically qualify as a ambient energy source?"

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Alicia blasts the first few

Alicia blasts the first few chunks out of the way with bolts of blue energy, but a particularly large one breaks into multiple pieces, peppering her and providing the perfect setup for the power-hologram to prepare their attack. Before he can get the drop on her, however, she charges through the holographic dust to meet the brick head-on, hoping to overpower them and send them flying long enough to deal with the mentalist.

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Connor winces. "You don't think they'd send a stake user after you, would they?"

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The brick-like villain is met

The brick-like villain is met with a surprise as Alicia successfully charges the man, the force of the maneuver sending the man flying as hoped, landing in a limp sprawled heap,dazed for a moment, as the mentalist attempts to pick up another car piece, this time aiming to slam it on her.

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Natalia takes a moment to ponder. "Possibly, I wouldn't dispute the possibility, though I have faced those types of enemies before and still I stand here today." Smiles.

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Roxanne nodded to both of the cats, then looked at Elia and responded to her missive. "Morgan le Fey's former familiar? Interesting. Rather rare for a familiar to become a practitioner. Roxarza de Lescer (Rocs-are-zah dey Leh-scare), former battle-maji."

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"Maybe. Or possibly tech. More importantly might be how many and how tough. Tactics are largely the same regardless of the source of powers, if they have similar effects, unless you can use knowledge of the source to cut it off entirely." Toni looked at the opposite wall, where the Observation Room was, and felt a presence. He smiled in the direction of his furry teacher. "Or so I'm told."

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Alicia nods in confirmation

Alicia nods in confirmation as the diamond-hologram is silenced for the time being, and turns to the mentalist, only to have another piece of debris slammed into her. She slides backwards along the ground, flipping herself back onto her feet as she slid to a stop. She crouches, then rockets forward with surprising speed through the air towards the mentalist, hoping to get in as devastating a punch she can before he can hurl anything else her way.

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"Right, well I just wanted to make sure, you know?" He says with a bit of a smile, "I don't really know how devastating those things are, so...Better to be safe than sorry, right?"

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Nick grinned in his mind with

Nick grinned in his mind with content. It wasn't the response he was looking for, but the seed had been planted within Mel's head. Another assault so soon would be risky though, as surely both the outburst of power from the unfortunate girl had set enough of the school on alert not to mention the multitude of metas with the ability to sense. He sat quietly in his chair instead and began to take notes on Alicia's performance for later.

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The mentalist hologram

The mentalist hologram attempted to follow up his attack with launching another piece of debris, but is not expecting Alicia's sudden leaping strike, dissipating into holographic glass as a sign of his defeat. Now, the only foe remaining for Alicia is the now charging diamond like brick, hoping to clothesline her with a extended arm.

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Rose smiles at that, taking a moment to reply. "You simply have to determine how to counter the assault, and improvise should all else fail...or so I am told." Grins, moreso as she spies Natalia give Connor a peck on the cheek.

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Natalia does so, smiling for a moment as she states. "Alicia truly is impressive, and I'll be fine Connor, your're cute when you worry, unfairly so."

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Not wanting to be caught off-guard as she was before, Alicia closes her eyes, concentrating as she listens to what was going on around her. Before the brick-hologram can strike, Alicia drops to the ground, swinging her leg to trip the diamondback. If successful, she followed up by grabbing the hologram's arm before it could fall, before rocketing up into the air and flinging him into the ground by his arm, as if he were a giant hammer.

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"...Yeah, I guess I shouldn't worry too much, should I," Connor says, rubbing the back of his head a bit, "sorry about that. You'll probably be fine."

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Alicia's gamble pays off, the hulking holographic villain being slammed into the ground as hoped, dazed, not ready for a counter attack if Alicia were to provide one so suddenly after this maneuver.

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The light in Alicia's eyes flares brightly, and she wreathes her fist in bright blue energy as she dives towards the ground, aiming to slam the powered-up punch right into the midsection of the hologram. Hopefully the floor would be able to withstand the impact.

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Alicia's blow lands successfully, shattering the hologram in a sign of his defeat. ESSI then appears, stating curtly. "Well Done Miss Crane, your power levels have been measured, and you may now return to your seat. Any who are willing to volunteer, may do so now." With that, she wills the combat area to reset, preparing for the next combatant.

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Alicia's blow lands

Alicia's blow lands successfully, shattering the hologram in a sign of his defeat. ESSI then appears, stating curtly. "Well Done Miss Crane, your power levels have been measured, and you may now return to your seat. Any who are willing to volunteer, may do so now." With that, she wills the combat area to reset, preparing for the next combatant.

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Alicia takes a moment to stand, taking another deep breath before nodding to ESSI. "Thank you," she says simply, before turning and briskly heading to her seat.

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"Assuming they work on holograms, of course," Connor says, still grimacing slightly, "I don't really know how that sort of thing works."

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"Let's see what they've got for me." Toni stood up and stepped out from behind the barrier. As he passed Alicia he nodded to her, "Good job." He centered himself as Sings Loudly had taught him, and felt a nearly audible *snap* as his mystical shields came up. He faced the Observation Room and bowed, as if at the Colonel's Dojo, to indicate he was ready.

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Misty was bored not a good thing. She was however behaving herself enough not to interrupt the test. Looking up at the Observatory then flew up and blew on the glass forming a area of fog and then she drew a happy face.

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Mel wiped the spittle from

Mel wiped the spittle from her mouth. She was going to murder whoever came up with this bracelet. She still didn't understand why it wasn't a traditional mutant power suppression cuffs the TCP used. She had seen several criminals reduced to barely above normal with those things on. Didn't really work well for those whose mutations were not activated, but usually those types of physical mutants were kept in some sort of suspension or stasis or compression or whatever. But not Mel, her power wasn't suppressed at all, it just shocked the crap out of her if she harnessed her rage to increase her abilities above a certain threshold. It was tied to her mood and powers, not just one or the other. She could be pissed and only start a matchstick worth of fire and still get shocked but if she was calm she could level a building by shifting the foundation and... nothing, no shock. The whole situation reeked of foul play and lies.

No teacher had come running yet. Mel checked her pants. The first time she was shocked all those weeks ago she had pissed herself. Dry, good. She had promised to never be embarrassed like that again.

Mel took off out the other side of the locker room. Someone else would have to pick up the tab on the damage, she wasn't about to get in trouble for lashing out at a creeper.

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Mr. Sandy Proudfoot, dimensional traveler, alien, World History Teacher, walked down the hall. He had been very troubled all day. So many red strands, not enough green. The future for many of these people was in danger. Proudfoot had a natural ability to see time. The further back into a person or objects past he looked the tighter and more crisp the image got. The further into the future of a person or object he looked, the more options he saw. He explained it as strands of a rope and he was the eye where it wove. The more red strands he saw around a person, the more likely they were to die and soon. This wasn't exactly what he saw, but it worked as an explanation to the humans and various other sentient races that had taken up Titan City as their home.

Proudfoot had been recruited from a museum to teach history. He had loved his job. He got to handle old objects all day and correct misnomers recorded about them. He also never forgot anything. He knew he had been brought on more for his physical ability than his history knowledge. Any certified teacher could do an adequate job, but he had the look (Kind of like a 6 foot tall rabbit) and he had the record. Almost 200 arrest assists in three years. Nearly 75% of those arrests led to convictions. The human justice system was so flawed but he understood that they could not just rely on his word that a criminal had done an act. If they executed the crime nearly perfectly no matter what he saw there would be no physical proof the courts could use. Still, most criminals, even super criminals leave behind some evidence, and Proudfoot always found it.

He walked past a very angry looking Native American girl. His eyes went wide. There were a few beings here with a lot of questionable history strands, but very few with so many future strands that led to misery and destruction.

Proudfoot was a Rab though, not a human. Until he was asked to help he would mind his own business. He was a traveler here, he could leave if he really wanted to. This world was very exciting though, so he quietly smiled at the girl. He saw a red strand go green and another go yellow. He also saw a green strand go yellow. Well at least the outcome of his smile was slightly positive. Proudfoot kept walking.

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After a few moments of watching the next student prepare, Alicia quietly got up, motioning that she meant to excuse herself, before leaving the room. She walked out into the hall, heading for the nearest bathroom, only to see that one of the locker-lined hallways had been all but destroyed. Her eyes flared up slightly as she prepared herself for any danger, and she calmly began following the trail of destruction. She made her way up the hall, stopping in front of the blown-open door to the girl's shower room. She looked inside carefully, before stepping in, noting the destruction that had been caused within.

"Is anyone in here," she asks, her tone of voice coming across as more of a demand, as opposed to a question, "show yourself immediately."

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No other students would be in the locker room. Alicias voice would echo through the locker room and out the open door on the other side. Mr. Proudfoot having rather keen hearing heard the echo and looked towards the locker room. A moment of looking at the room let him know that in the now only one person was inside.

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"It is not an emergency, not

"It is not an emergency, not yet," Alicia says, surveying the damage carefully before looking over at the new voice, "do you know who did this, or why it was done?"

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"Yes I do. However it is not

"Yes I do. However it is not a matter for a student to worry about. At least not yet." Mr. Proudfoot smiled, his overly large front teeth peeking out over his bottom lip. How he talked without a lisp was a mystery to most. "Seeking the culprit yourself doesn't have many positive outcomes for you. There are a few, but most wind up" The Rabbit man stared into nothingness for a moment. "Most end up in the hospital or worse. Your best course of action is." Again the teacher looked almost through the student, seeing something that no one else could,or should, time itself. "is to make friends with those who have power." Mr. Proudfoot shrugged at the student. In some futures she listens to him, in some she does not. Etiher way her immediate future did have her winding up alive in his class tomorrow so there was not much to fret about, yet. "Is there anything else I can do for you young lady? Also, don't use the blue cup at dinner if you want to show up prepared for school tomorrow. Most futures show you forgetting your writing supplies if you use the blue cup."

A Rab never interfered with world altering events, but time to time it did feel nice to help in small things.

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Melody had found the dance studio again. She went inside and with a deft flick shifted the foundation under the door to jam it shut, effectively locking it. She laid on the smooth floor face down and tried to think of ways to get the bracelet off.

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"There is something you can do, yes," Alicia says, narrowing her eyes, "you can answer my question. Properly." She doesn't budge from where she is, firming her stance slightly, "I understand that you may have my best interest in mind. However, if I were to set aside my duties for fear of personal injury or worse, I would be breaching my given contract."

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A beeping come from Nick's

A beeping come from Nick's coat pocket and he removes a relic of a bygone age, his pager. Frowning a bit, he stands and replaces the device into its home.

"Forgive me Janet, Instructor. I have call I must take. This shouldn't take too long, I simply need to head to my automobile."

Nick turns and makes his way out of the school, nodding to the space rabbit and Alicia as they are passed, and heads towards the limo, cricking his neck once inside and laying back in a relaxed position with legs stretched out and arms around the back of the seats. The call was, of course, false and a diversion by Chaotica to get him out of range of most if not all of the student body and staff. Here in the sanctity of his own vehicle he could work without interruption, doubly so thanks to the car being enchanted with a Private Sanctum spell.

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"Do you know why they punish you, Melody?"

The voice of Nightmare could be heard by Melody, his figure once again appearing only to her a few feet away from the girl's shoes.

"They fear you." He says, the illusion pacing around her body in a counter clockwise fashion while looking down at her.

"They fear you and your abilities, not knowing the extent of them. For all they know, a limiter might not reduce your power enough and you would still have enough left over to wreak more havoc. They don't want you using your gifts at all, Melody. Like a dog in training, they give a painful response to any use of them. And these are the people who promise to help you.. Pitiful, is it not?"

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"Miss Crane, I will remind

"Miss Crane, I will remind you that you are a student and I an instructor. Talking in that way would get you in trouble with many staff members. You are free to do as you wish as long as you are following school rules and show up to your next class. You are not though free to interrogate me. Your duty at the moment is to learn." Mr. Proudfoot was still all smiles. His voice like honey. It held zero malice. He was used to people not liking the answers he gave even though they were without fail in the best interests of the person. "Its improper to square off on a teacher. You know in other possible realities you would have done nearly the same to that bathroom as the person who did it. Now realities converged so that you were pre-testing in the danger room and the person you are so keen to find was not but that was a year old set of future strands." Mr. Proudfoot was known for rambling a bitwhen he started talking about time. Students used it to their advantage in class often. They would ask about what other possibilities a person or item in history could have had. Rabs called them ghost strands, things that could have been but never would be. It was a great crime among his people to activate a ghost strand.

Proudfoot blinked. "Oh yes, you, your best future is in fact attending your next class, but you are free to choose less positive outcomes if you wish." Somehow Alicia would know he did not mean detention for skipping class. Nothing about this teacher was threatening or intimidating in the least.

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Melody looked up. Her anger usually overrode any feelings of fear she was supposed to have. Despite the number of times she got shocked she was trying to actually control her anger, so a dull sensation of fear crept up on her.
"You are the douchebag who peeps on girls who are changing. Let me guess you arn't really here? Some voodoo projection or some shit. I remember you from the airship. Why don't you actually come here so I can put an elemental blade through your facemask? I'll even be sporty about it and let you pick which one kills you."

Melody hadn't gotten up. While a hint of fear was in her voice so was the undercurrent of a true threat, nothing empty about her words, she would try to kill him.

"Of course they fear me, they shouldn't, but they do. The only one who should fear me are criminals like you. Haven't you heard, jails are full, murderers get let back on the street. These wet napkins at this school will always fear those who will go to any extent for justice. I'm sure they would lock me up for exploding an air pocket in your skull, or heart, or..." Melody looks at Nightmares crotch and smiles viciously.

"So unless you can get rid of this" She jangles her arm still on the floor "we don't have a whole lot to talk about.

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Alicia sighed, closing her

Alicia sighed, closing her eyes for a moment. When she opened them again, the light coming from them was significantly dimmer. "I apologize for my tone," she says, her voice still flat and emotionless, yet less stern. She lowers her arms, and her stance returns to a more neutral one. "Regardless, I cannot choose a more 'positive outcome' at this time," she says, still keeping herself calm, "the very fact that I am capable of this same amount of damage if I am not kept under control is part of the reason why I wish to pursue who has done it. If you know that much about me, then you will know that this entire situation is one I am deeply familiar with."

She eyes the teacher carefully, as if attempting to predict what his reaction would be. "I am not in a mood for combat, and will react only with defensive measures if that is what things come to. I ask that you understand, however, that I am not to be dissuaded in this matter, even if it is my own folly, for better or for worse."

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"You are not the only one to

"You are not the only one to consider in the situation. A few mussed lockers is administration business. While the school has very lax rules I do not believe students administering punishment or seeking confrontation is one of them." Mr. Proudfoot was bemused. Most the students had some sort of justice chip on their shoulder. They were so young, wanting to do so much good. It was in general a very positive place. However a few had darker intent, well their must be balance in all things.

"I will tell you a secret though, very few of you are only on the side of justice or criminality through all possible futures. Most futures divide many here on opposing view points eventually as you grow older. Not all though, just the less ideal ones." Proudfoot chuckled and looked at his watch. An unneeded action since he always knew what time it was, but he found many humans were unnerved by that ability. Odd since he looked so alien, but humans were peculiar creatures. "My class is starting soon, do try to enjoy your day."

Proudfoot walked passed the student and towards his classroom.

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