EHEG (IC/Open/Anime/Slice-of-life)

[Land of the Risen]

A silent sigh of relief passed though Lazarus's throat. It's not that he wouldn't have wanted to, but girls at this school seem to go crazy when they get shocked. Like, really bad. "A weapon? I mean yea. I've done it before, but having control over all electricity?..." Lazarus flickers the lights in the room. "It only does so much, and quite honestly, fighting is too much work. I have no reason for it. My powers, well, can't say the'rye the best or the easiest to control either." He stood up and stood by her side. "Stupid?" Lazarus looked at her and shook his head. "That's fucking awesome, that's what it is!" He bit his bottom lip and looked around. "Here..." Lazarus gently guided her hand back over to the same plant. "Can you show me it again? Do it and I'll show you some cool things about my power." Lazarus gambled with her. It was very "out there" how she felt about her powers. She needed more self-confidence, sure, but he knew how much harder it was to be done than said.

Really? No one's ever said that about my power, no one's ever said anything about my power. Probably because I didn't show them of course. But why didn't I? her thought was broken by her hand being gently moved. She blushed but it went away quickly after she got used to it. "O-oh. Sure, but it better be awesome or something when you show me yours." She said and smirked. Now let her hand be carried by Lazarus and grew the leaf again. The green glow of the time being accelerated around the leaf and it's age being advanced. She let go of it and it stayed the way it was, not shrinking back to its normal self like it did before.

"So, I showed you mine. How about you show me yours.~" She said teasingly with a smidge of flirting.

Lazarus had to keep his current in check as he watchedher slowly become confterable and happy. It was really cute. "Damn, that's pretty." He scratched the back of his head and looked at her. "I-I mean the plant..." He blushed heavily. "I mean! You are incredably pretty too, and I mean... ya know..." He face palmed himself. Smooth.

As he recovered, he returned his gaze to her. "There's a few ways to show my powers, so hope you have some time on your hand." Lazarus giggled devilishly as he put his jacket back on. "So, choose a number. 1,2, or 3." He had set each of his ideas to a number, so when she chose the number randomly, they would do that first. This method saved a lot of decision making time. He bit his bottom lip and he watched her and waited for her to pick a number.

[Empire of Donner land]

Really? No one's ever said that about my power, no one's ever said anything about my power. Probably because I didn't show them of course. But why didn't I? her thought was broken by her hand being gently moved. She blushed but it went away quickly after she got used to it. "O-oh. Sure, but it better be awesome or something when you show me yours." She said and smirked. Now let her hand be carried by Lazarus and grew the leaf again. The green glow of the time being accelerated around the leaf and it's age being advanced. She let go of it and it stayed the way it was, not shrinking back to its normal self like it did before.

"So, I showed you mine. How about you show me yours.~" She said teasingly with a smidge of flirting.

Lazarus had to keep his current in check as he watchedher slowly become confterable and happy. It was really cute. "Damn, that's pretty." He scratched the back of his head and looked at her. "I-I mean the plant..." He blushed heavily. "I mean! You are incredably pretty too, and I mean... ya know..." He face palmed himself. Smooth.

As he recovered, he returned his gaze to her. "There's a few ways to show my powers, so hope you have some time on your hand." Lazarus giggled devilishly as he put his jacket back on. "So, choose a number. 1,2, or 3." He had set each of his ideas to a number, so when she chose the number randomly, they would do that first. This method saved a lot of decision making time. He bit his bottom lip and he watched her and waited for her to pick a number.

Her eyes widened as he began to speak. Him calling her pretty, probably twice in a row technically. She turned her head and looked at him and laughed a litte. But the leaf shrunk again out of her nervousness. She could see it wilt now in the corner of her eyes as the leaf became smaller and she sighed and looked down, frowning. "Thanks for the compliment, I guess." She said slightly smiling again. She kept looking at the plant out of the corner of her eyes. She looked at the veins of the plant leaves, the way they arked out of the stem of the leaf. She had to agree, the way the leaf grew was amazing, graceful even in a way. It was a small little apple tree just getting two feet high from dirt to the top. She remembered when she planted it the first day of school to practice her powers.

Sanna returned her eyes to Lazarus and thought about the right number tool pick. "I'll pick door number two." She said mimicking a contestant on a TV show.

[Land of the Risen]

Lazarus had to keep his current in check as he watchedher slowly become confterable and happy. It was really cute. "Damn, that's pretty." He scratched the back of his head and looked at her. "I-I mean the plant..." He blushed heavily. "I mean! You are incredably pretty too, and I mean... ya know..." He face palmed himself. Smooth.

As he recovered, he returned his gaze to her. "There's a few ways to show my powers, so hope you have some time on your hand." Lazarus giggled devilishly as he put his jacket back on. "So, choose a number. 1,2, or 3." He had set each of his ideas to a number, so when she chose the number randomly, they would do that first. This method saved a lot of decision making time. He bit his bottom lip and he watched her and waited for her to pick a number.

Her eyes widened as he began to speak. Him calling her pretty, probably twice in a row technically. She turned her head and looked at him and laughed a litte. But the leaf shrunk again out of her nervousness. She could see it wilt now in the corner of her eyes as the leaf became smaller and she sighed and looked down, frowning. "Thanks for the compliment, I guess." She said slightly smiling again. She kept looking at the plant out of the corner of her eyes. She looked at the veins of the plant leaves, the way they arked out of the stem of the leaf. She had to agree, the way the leaf grew was amazing, graceful even in a way. It was a small little apple tree just getting two feet high from dirt to the top. She remembered when she planted it the first day of school to practice her powers.

Sanna returned her eyes to Lazarus and thought about the right number tool pick. "I'll pick door number two." She said mimicking a contestant on a TV show.

"Well well." Lazarus gave her a thumbs up. "Let's take a look at what's behind you're door choice..." He teased her like a TV host. "Right after this commercial break!" He opened up her front door and motioned for her to join him at the frame. "Okay so, just give me one minute..." He motions for Sanna to follow him. "Were going to the main building, hope you like pranks!" He called to her as he slowly walked down the hallway backwards, watching to see her reaction. Lazarus hoped this was something she would find cool or funny. She seemed like a laid back chill person.

[The Templar High Council]

Satoshi looked up to hear his name called. Seeing as it had been almost a month since Thanksgiving, and Satoshi never learned Hope's name in the first place, he was quite surprised to find out that the girl with such an innocent-sounding name was so... potentially violent.

"Hope..." He said, approaching her from behind. "So that's your name." Satoshi somewhat blushed, not forgetting the incident on T-Day so easily. "So... let's win this, eh?" He extended his hand to shake, trying to make amends without truly addressing the problem.

"Winning's what I do. Pervert." She replied, her face red as she shook his hand. She gave a particularly cruel, painful handshake. "Let's change." She said, her face one of annoyance as she released his hand and walked into the now relatively empty room. She quickly changed into her outfit. It was... scandalous. She was dressed as a butler. A very, very, classy butler. Needless to say, Hope was semi-pleased.

What else could Satoshi do other than look away sheepishly? Well, he could've fought back with words, but he chose the nonviolent approach. For once. Seeing Hope change into a butler outfit, he remembered with a shudder that this event was based on crossdressing. Jeez, how fucked up can this school get? He entered another changing room, horrified at what he saw.

Several minutes later, Satoshi came out wearing a wig. If only that were it. He also wore... a maid outfit. Just because this school was extra fucked-up, he was compelled to wear the included panties and padded bra.

"This is on right... right..? God, I feel like such a loser." Satoshi spun around looking at himself in a nearby mirror, inadvertently giving Hope a good look too. Despite how he felt, he did admit that he would love the girl he saw in the mirror. "How do you girls do this every day? Putting on a suit and tie is so much easier."

[Atlannia]

Amber Townsend

Faron winced in pain and his faced recoiled the other way as she slapped him creating a, rather small, red mark. "What? N-n-no! I'm sorr- Gah!" He tried to dodge the second slap but it still connected now leaving the same red mark. Now he was angered. "Hey! There's only one pers- nevermind! No wonder the only person you know is Natalia." I guess that's a yes to my previous question. he thought as he rubbed his right cheek, it was still warm and stinging. "You pack a hell of a punch in those small hands, I'll give you that." He said looked down. "And no, I don't read people's diaries." He muttered. "Now. Let's get this over with and win this race!" He grabbed her arm, gently although firmly, and dragged her to where they had costumes and other misc clothings.

Excellent suggestion," sniffed Amber adding, rather icily, "It's like you read my mind." Refusing to allow herself to be dragged far she pulled ahead and dropped to her knees in front of the boxes to begin rummaging through them with a surprising amount of enthusiasm.

"As I expected," she grumbled as various garments, accessories and even a weapon or two went flying out behind her, perilously close to Faron's head. "I don't know what any of these are or even what goes with what," Amber complained, before pausing. "Wait," she said, after a little more digging she turned around and presented Faron with a slightly smaller, rather battered box that had been tucked away inside the first, the words

Full Metal Alchemist
Ed & Winry

Scrawled on its lid in sharpie.

"I think there might be a matching set or something in here," she explained, her expression cautiously optimistic.

Natalia Kyrov

Maya wanted to stop Natalia. She wanted to stop her and ask what was wrong. But at the same time, maybe this was the chance she was waiting for. An opportunity to let Natalia go so she could feel like she was two-timing her. Loving her but longing for Charlotte at the same time was too painful. So she held herself back, clenching her fists as she watched her go, but holding her ground.

It's alright... it's better this way... right?

Natalia didn't look back, she just ran, head down, tears pricking her eyes and blurring her vision. Ordinarily her sense of direction was immaculate and it was near impossible for her to get lost but right now she was distraught and didn't particularly care where she went.

She just needed to be alone.

She ran and found herself entering the school building and running up the stairs towards the dormitory. She ran past the room she shared with Amber, ironically appreciating the younger girl's desire to shut herself away from the world. But even the room seemed too cramped right now and she kept going, taking the stairs up to the roof.

When in doubt seize the high ground thought Natalia, smiling sadly as she looked out on the clear blue sky.

She rubbed her eyes and sighed, gazing down at the rather haphazard race preparations unfolding beneath her.

"This was...this was the right decision," she said aloud leaning against the railing. "Right Katya? I mean... If she wants to be with someone else than... what's the point of holding onto someone if you're just holding them back?"

Draping her arms over the railing she sighed again and leaned against them. "This was the right decision but... You would have figured out a way to handle this so that was everyone was happy... But I don't have that kind of power. I get the feeling everyone's going to be miserable no matter what I do. This place has made me so soft. To think I'd get so worked up over something like all of us being happy when I already learned how fragile something like that is.... Right, Katya?"

[Kuragaristan]

"Well considering you wanted to challenge Kyla to a game with the condition of if she won you'd be her servant for an entire day, so I think that it's perfectly agreeable that you have to do as a I command for the next twenty four hours." She figured by now that he would uphold enough personal honor to follow through with the deal, though she didn't have any particular plans yet as what to do with him, but having someone to dictate stuff to could be handy.

"Agreed." BJ said, embarrassed at his temperament. "I apologize for the outburst, Lady Bella. What are your commands." He said, bowing like an English butler. "I will be her butler for one day." He thought as he returned to attention, guitar hanging lopsidely on his back, before turning and bowing to Kyla. "I am terribly sorry for the way I acted Lady Kyla, it was completely unprofessional of me.

Kyla didn't give any response, the look of disgust still plastered all over her face. She turned around without a word and left, under the pretense that Bella would follow her sooner or later, else she wouldn't win the race that was coming up. And judging from what she had observed, the girl would do anything to obtain a victory.

That fucking bastard. First day of school, and I already met an asshole, perfect.

[Protestant England and Germany]

"Agreed." BJ said, embarrassed at his temperament. "I apologize for the outburst, Lady Bella. What are your commands." He said, bowing like an English butler. "I will be her butler for one day." He thought as he returned to attention, guitar hanging lopsidely on his back, before turning and bowing to Kyla. "I am terribly sorry for the way I acted Lady Kyla, it was completely unprofessional of me.

Kyla didn't give any response, the look of disgust still plastered all over her face. She turned around without a word and left, under the pretense that Bella would follow her sooner or later, else she wouldn't win the race that was coming up. And judging from what she had observed, the girl would do anything to obtain a victory.

That fucking bastard. First day of school, and I already met an asshole, perfect.

BJ watched as Kyla turned away and left. "I done fucked up, royally." He thought as regret hit him like a bullet train. He didn't like being an asshole, though his hair-trigger temper didn't do him any favors, on top of that, he still didn't fit in any where in the school. A tear ran down his face before he got control of himself. "This is my fault. I dug my self a deep hole, and I just kept digging. Why do I have to be so fucking dense?" He thought as he turned around, waiting for whatever order Bella would give him.

[Raktio]

Kyla didn't give any response, the look of disgust still plastered all over her face. She turned around without a word and left, under the pretense that Bella would follow her sooner or later, else she wouldn't win the race that was coming up. And judging from what she had observed, the girl would do anything to obtain a victory.

That fucking bastard. First day of school, and I already met an asshole, perfect.

BJ watched as Kyla turned away and left. "I done fucked up, royally." He thought as regret hit him like a bullet train. He didn't like being an asshole, though his hair-trigger temper didn't do him any favors, on top of that, he still didn't fit in any where in the school. A tear ran down his face before he got control of himself. "This is my fault. I dug my self a deep hole, and I just kept digging. Why do I have to be so fucking dense?" He thought as he turned around, waiting for whatever order Bella would give him.

"Oh quit it, I didn't say you had to suddenly pick up manners and formal speech," Bella told him while slapping him on the back lightly. "Where the heck is your race partner anyways? Well whatever they're bound to be at the race when it starts, anyways how good are you with that guitar?" She walked along, following Kyla to the race start. Hmm, I really hope there's some actual competition this time so I can cut loose with my abilities, sports used to be pretty boring since I couldn't use my power enough to bring attention to myself.

[Protestant England and Germany]

BJ watched as Kyla turned away and left. "I done fucked up, royally." He thought as regret hit him like a bullet train. He didn't like being an asshole, though his hair-trigger temper didn't do him any favors, on top of that, he still didn't fit in any where in the school. A tear ran down his face before he got control of himself. "This is my fault. I dug my self a deep hole, and I just kept digging. Why do I have to be so fucking dense?" He thought as he turned around, waiting for whatever order Bella would give him.

"Oh quit it, I didn't say you had to suddenly pick up manners and formal speech," Bella told him while slapping him on the back lightly. "Where the heck is your race partner anyways? Well whatever they're bound to be at the race when it starts, anyways how good are you with that guitar?" She walked along, following Kyla to the race start. Hmm, I really hope there's some actual competition this time so I can cut loose with my abilities, sports used to be pretty boring since I couldn't use my power enough to bring attention to myself.

"I don't have a partner, nor did I know about the race." BJ said, still reeling from the fact that one of his classmates might generally hate him now. "What's your ability?" He asked out of no where. "Aside from instigating all sorts of shit." He added mentally. "No that's unfair, I stepped into this problem."

[Castle Crashers]

"Mmm, that's okay! I mean, I'm sure you could just wear a dress...or something. I've got plenty!" Ellie exclaimed. "If you wanted to, you can just wear what I'm wearing now!" The thought of taking off her clothes for him suddenly crossed her mind, turning her a visible shade of red. She really hoped he didn't notice. That'd be a hard thing to explain.

A devious smile flashed across Edmund's face, before looking directly at her, seeing the shades she'd fallen to. No, surely not, he thought, before spinning her from her left shoulder into his arms.
"Don't worry" he starts, "I can turn my back" he concluded, complete with a small chuckle.

Ellie laughed nervously, trying to shrug off the uncomfortable thoughts from earlier. "Okay..." She said quietly, the red on her face slowly subsiding. She stayed there in his arms for a moment, enjoying the feeling of lingering in the boy's radius. Then, reluctantly, she pulled away slightly, flashing her bright blue eyes up at him. "Don't worry, though-- I think there's changing rooms." She reassured him, "But the real question is what I'm going to wear..." She supposed he'd rather keep most of his clothes for saftey precautions, so she truly had no idea what she'd wear.

[Empire of Donner land]

Amber Townsend

Faron winced in pain and his faced recoiled the other way as she slapped him creating a, rather small, red mark. "What? N-n-no! I'm sorr- Gah!" He tried to dodge the second slap but it still connected now leaving the same red mark. Now he was angered. "Hey! There's only one pers- nevermind! No wonder the only person you know is Natalia." I guess that's a yes to my previous question. he thought as he rubbed his right cheek, it was still warm and stinging. "You pack a hell of a punch in those small hands, I'll give you that." He said looked down. "And no, I don't read people's diaries." He muttered. "Now. Let's get this over with and win this race!" He grabbed her arm, gently although firmly, and dragged her to where they had costumes and other misc clothings.

Excellent suggestion," sniffed Amber adding, rather icily, "It's like you read my mind." Refusing to allow herself to be dragged far she pulled ahead and dropped to her knees in front of the boxes to begin rummaging through them with a surprising amount of enthusiasm.

"As I expected," she grumbled as various garments, accessories and even a weapon or two went flying out behind her, perilously close to Faron's head. "I don't know what any of these are or even what goes with what," Amber complained, before pausing. "Wait," she said, after a little more digging she turned around and presented Faron with a slightly smaller, rather battered box that had been tucked away inside the first, the words

Full Metal Alchemist
Ed & Winry

Scrawled on its lid in sharpie.

"I think there might be a matching set or something in here," she explained, her expression cautiously optimistic.

Faron dodged the projectiles coming his way as he crossed behind Amber and nodded looking at the box. The words in black marker on it clear as day. "Well let's open it up then." He said as he crouched next to Amber. He took the two flaps that were folded down and opened it up creating a scratching noise when the cardboard scraped against the wall of the box. He looked inside as the dark contents inside were illuminated by the light.

"I think we found our costumes." he said smiling.

He got up and took his hoodie off now with only a black shirt covering him. "Changing rooms are...." he looked around and saw two doors next to eachother with what deemed to be a wall seperating them. He could see under the doors which made him assume they were small and we're in fact some sort if changing rooms. "Right there, who are you being?"

As he spoke he for some reasons could feel a disturbance. As if someone he knew was doing something he wouldn't approve of. He looked noticebly upset over something. But even he didn't know what it was himself.

Her eyes widened as he began to speak. Him calling her pretty, probably twice in a row technically. She turned her head and looked at him and laughed a litte. But the leaf shrunk again out of her nervousness. She could see it wilt now in the corner of her eyes as the leaf became smaller and she sighed and looked down, frowning. "Thanks for the compliment, I guess." She said slightly smiling again. She kept looking at the plant out of the corner of her eyes. She looked at the veins of the plant leaves, the way they arked out of the stem of the leaf. She had to agree, the way the leaf grew was amazing, graceful even in a way. It was a small little apple tree just getting two feet high from dirt to the top. She remembered when she planted it the first day of school to practice her powers.

Sanna returned her eyes to Lazarus and thought about the right number tool pick. "I'll pick door number two." She said mimicking a contestant on a TV show.

"Well well." Lazarus gave her a thumbs up. "Let's take a look at what's behind you're door choice..." He teased her like a TV host. "Right after this commercial break!" He opened up her front door and motioned for her to join him at the frame. "Okay so, just give me one minute..." He motions for Sanna to follow him. "Were going to the main building, hope you like pranks!" He called to her as he slowly walked down the hallway backwards, watching to see her reaction. Lazarus hoped this was something she would find cool or funny. She seemed like a laid back chill person.

She laughed a little, she hadn't been this happy in months maybe. "Is it a car? Or a kitchen set perhaps?" She said still sticking with the Game Show shtick. She got up and leaned out of the door looking at him walking backwards now through the hallway. "Pranks? I did them to my twin Brother all the time! " she smiled and chased after him jogging down the hall. She couldn't stop herself and stumbled into him. She gripped to his shirt and looked up at him leaning against his body regaining her balance. She immediately let go and stood away now embarrased and blushing. "Sorry about that, so the prank?"

[Imperial Northern States]

A devious smile flashed across Edmund's face, before looking directly at her, seeing the shades she'd fallen to. No, surely not, he thought, before spinning her from her left shoulder into his arms.
"Don't worry" he starts, "I can turn my back" he concluded, complete with a small chuckle.

Ellie laughed nervously, trying to shrug off the uncomfortable thoughts from earlier. "Okay..." She said quietly, the red on her face slowly subsiding. She stayed there in his arms for a moment, enjoying the feeling of lingering in the boy's radius. Then, reluctantly, she pulled away slightly, flashing her bright blue eyes up at him. "Don't worry, though-- I think there's changing rooms." She reassured him, "But the real question is what I'm going to wear..." She supposed he'd rather keep most of his clothes for saftey precautions, so she truly had no idea what she'd wear.

"This is unfortunately true" he replied, forcing an emphasis on 'unfortunately', and when she pulled away he grasped after her gently, before allowing his arms to fall to his sides.
"I, I guess you could borrow some of my stuff, maybe... I have a, a dark red dress shirt in my room" he gazed at her emotionally, "If you want, maybe" he quickly returned his eyes to the ceiling, "I don't know", his right foot tap tap tapping away.

[Land of the Risen]

Lazarus helped her recover herself after the collision. "Woah there, someone's excited aren't they?" He chuckled and held her arm, guiding her out the door into the cold again. It was fucking cold as hell out there, but Lazarus was too busy thinking of the best way to execute the perfect prank for Senna. There was the giant mob of people.... "On a scale of 1 to 10, how risky are you feeling?" He turned back to her and snickered, motioning to the group of students outside. "Cause I'm feeling a solid 9.5" He lost his grin and bit his bottom lip, thinking. "Yea, 9.5. Today's not really a 10 day, ya know?"

[Castle Crashers]

Ellie laughed nervously, trying to shrug off the uncomfortable thoughts from earlier. "Okay..." She said quietly, the red on her face slowly subsiding. She stayed there in his arms for a moment, enjoying the feeling of lingering in the boy's radius. Then, reluctantly, she pulled away slightly, flashing her bright blue eyes up at him. "Don't worry, though-- I think there's changing rooms." She reassured him, "But the real question is what I'm going to wear..." She supposed he'd rather keep most of his clothes for saftey precautions, so she truly had no idea what she'd wear.

"This is unfortunately true" he replied, forcing an emphasis on 'unfortunately', and when she pulled away he grasped after her gently, before allowing his arms to fall to his sides.
"I, I guess you could borrow some of my stuff, maybe... I have a, a dark red dress shirt in my room" he gazed at her emotionally, "If you want, maybe" he quickly returned his eyes to the ceiling, "I don't know", his right foot tap tap tapping away.

"Yeah, okay--sounds good to me!" Ellie agreed, flashing a smile. The way he emphasized "unfortunately" almost made her think that he thought the same was as she had. But he couldnt have, could he? It only seemed like it'd torture him more than he already was. But, well, everyone had their fantasies she supposed.

[Empire of Donner land]

Sanna felt the brisk cold against her skin again. She tried to keep close to Lazarus to stay warm with his electric powers. A small wind blew across here face only making her even colder and blowing her shoulder length brown hair in the breeze. "Risk wise? I would say I'm feeling four about this. Just don't get a giant mob chasing after us will you?" She said smiling at him still close to him, the Human electric space heater keeping her body temperature stable enough. "Just tell me if we need to run okay?" Sanna asked as she observed the large mob of people. They could be easily agitated, like a Dog that hasn't eaten for even a day or a Fly wandering into a Venus Fly Trap looking for something to eat. She just watched and waited looping her arm around Lazarus's trying to keep warm as he preformed his prank.

[Land of the Risen]

Sanna felt the brisk cold against her skin again. She tried to keep close to Lazarus to stay warm with his electric powers. A small wind blew across here face only making her even colder and blowing her shoulder length brown hair in the breeze. "Risk wise? I would say I'm feeling four about this. Just don't get a giant mob chasing after us will you?" She said smiling at him still close to him, the Human electric space heater keeping her body temperature stable enough. "Just tell me if we need to run okay?" Sanna asked as she observed the large mob of people. They could be easily agitated, like a Dog that hasn't eaten for even a day or a Fly wandering into a Venus Fly Trap looking for something to eat. She just watched and waited looping her arm around Lazarus's trying to keep warm as he preformed his prank.

Lazarus noticed Senna's cold body and began to heat himself up, flowing faster and stronger electricity through him. He wrapped his arms around her also, so she should be perfectly warm. "Four? Well, let me turn my plan down a few notches then." He guided her to the inside of the main building and looked around. "Man... You know what?" Lazarus ran electricity between his fingers and stared at the lights above. "If I run the right amount of voltage through these... Just maybe..." Lazarus walked up the the nearest outlet and crouched down. He shot a stong colt through the outlet, and for a second, the whole school lost power. "Ah fuck..." He grimaced and sighed. "Well... try this than..." He shoot another, and the power came back on, but this time, the lights looked a lot different. All white colors, and anything bright colors were transformed into an odd glow. "You like black light?" Snickering followed.

[Atlannia]

Faron dodged the projectiles coming his way as he crossed behind Amber and nodded looking at the box. The words in black marker on it clear as day. "Well let's open it up then." He said as he crouched next to Amber. He took the two flaps that were folded down and opened it up creating a scratching noise when the cardboard scraped against the wall of the box. He looked inside as the dark contents inside were illuminated by the light.

"I think we found our costumes." he said smiling.

He got up and took his hoodie off now with only a black shirt covering him. "Changing rooms are...." he looked around and saw two doors next to eachother with what deemed to be a wall seperating them. He could see under the doors which made him assume they were small and we're in fact some sort if changing rooms. "Right there, who are you being?"

As he spoke he for some reasons could feel a disturbance. As if someone he knew was doing something he wouldn't approve of. He looked noticebly upset over something. But even he didn't know what it was himself.

"This one," Amber replied impulsively seizing the red and black outfit on the left. "I'm pretty sure this is the male costume and anyway, this sort of seems like it's my size," she said, frowning as she pulled out the red cloak and held it up to her tiny frame. "Just how short is this character supposed to be?" she wondered aloud, taking out a metallic arm covering that looked rather robot like. "In any case, your costume doesn't look tooo bad, at least you don't have to wear anything like that," she said, glancing discretly over at an older boy wearing a full blown maid outfit. "Hey," she frowned, tugging on Faron's sleeve as she noticed, for the first time that her partner was rather distracted. "Stop spacing out! Go get changed already," she said as she picked up her own costume and walked towards the change room. "And if you read my mind while I'm changing I'll strangle you to deat hwith your own shoelaces!" she called, her voice squeaky and embarrassed as she pulled the door shut.

[Empire of Donner land]

Lazarus noticed Senna's cold body and began to heat himself up, flowing faster and stronger electricity through him. He wrapped his arms around her also, so she should be perfectly warm. "Four? Well, let me turn my plan down a few notches then." He guided her to the inside of the main building and looked around. "Man... You know what?" Lazarus ran electricity between his fingers and stared at the lights above. "If I run the right amount of voltage through these... Just maybe..." Lazarus walked up the the nearest outlet and crouched down. He shot a stong colt through the outlet, and for a second, the whole school lost power. "Ah fuck..." He grimaced and sighed. "Well... try this than..." He shoot another, and the power came back on, but this time, the lights looked a lot different. All white colors, and anything bright colors were transformed into an odd glow. "You like black light?" Snickering followed.

"It's certainly preety, but I'm not sure if it's good for my plants." Sanna said with a grin. She crouched down next to him looked at the strange lights that went up and down the hall way. "Yknow, I hear a cactus can explode when struck by lightning." Sanna said trying to make it not sound like some sort of euphemism. "You think we would be able to pull that prank off by senior year? You and me?" She said still staring at the odd lighting. It was alot darker in the hallways now and the dark glow was almost mesmorizing. But something got to her.

"You have such a great and useful power. But all you do is stand around the crowd and smoke. Why don't you show this to other people more? Unlike me who has just only shown my power to you and no one else. Did something happen in your past?" She said passionately almost. She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes. "Don't be like me and keep it in."

"This one," Amber replied impulsively seizing the red and black outfit on the left. "I'm pretty sure this is the male costume and anyway, this sort of seems like it's my size," she said, frowning as she pulled out the red cloak and held it up to her tiny frame. "Just how short is this character supposed to be?" she wondered aloud, taking out a metallic arm covering that looked rather robot like. "In any case, your costume doesn't look tooo bad, at least you don't have to wear anything like that," she said, glancing discretly over at an older boy wearing a full blown maid outfit. "Hey," she frowned, tugging on Faron's sleeve as she noticed, for the first time that her partner was rather distracted. "Stop spacing out! Go get changed already," she said as she picked up her own costume and walked towards the change room. "And if you read my mind while I'm changing I'll strangle you to deat hwith your own shoelaces!" she called, her voice squeaky and embarrassed as she pulled the door shut.

Faron snapped out of it as she pulled on him. "Oh sorry, right." He bended over and took the other clothes out as she pulled the door shut. "Hey, it's not like I want to or anything, you... idiot!" He yelled as he got up and went into the other changing room next to hers. He changed into it pulling his clothes off and throwing them over the door and hanging them there. "Amber.... I'm really sorry for reading your mind, okay? Please forgive me." He said as he changed into the outfit he pulled out of the box. It was certainly a interesting outfit and surprisingly comfortable to him.

[Land of the Risen]

Lazarus was still focused on the cactus idea when she brought up the deep question. "W-what?" He was taken by surprise, but didn't let it show too much. "Other people?" Lazarus looked at her and leaned against the wall next to her. "They've seen it. Some of them. I mean, I usually always have sparks between my fingers." He hold up his hand and shows her how he always plays with the sparks. "It keeps me calm and busy, so I don't do stupid shit." He put his head back and stared into the black lights. "My past? I mean... Kind of? I don't really think it has anything to do with my past. I just... People aren't my thing." He ran his fingers through his hair. "I have no need to impress anyone. Why would I? And that's not even saying I don't do good things. I don't consider myself a bad person, I just don't feel the need to brag about all the good things I've done. I would rather die than become a person like that..." The sparks in his hands became dimmer. "And my brother always told me that. That i can always feel good about myself and be whatever I want to be without running around being an arrogant prick." He slid down the wall and shook his head.

"And there's no reason to be ashamed about yourself all because you don't tell people everything." He looked up to her and watched her, trying to observe every motion of body language to understand her. "You're powers are amazing really, especially in today's day and age with all the environmental issues. And hell, I wouldn't even blame you for bragging about it, all I'm saying is that it's just not who I am. I am who I am. I stand on the side, people watch, keep to myself, and get all of my stuff done and on track. I can't afford to loss focus on anything in my life."

[Empire of Donner land]

Sanna nodded with her eyes still closed and her head leaned against the wall. She opened them and turned her head to look at Lazarus as he spoke and looked at the sparks in his hand as he played with them. "You're right, I'm sorry for bombarding you with questions." She said returning her eyes to his. "You can't change who you are I guess. You just do what comes natural." Sanna spoke and moved her hair back behind her ear. A leaf had blown in from outside, it was orange and dead, covered in some snow that was now melting inside. She put it in her hand and put it between her and Lazarus. It glowed green and turned back to its natural color slowly and straightened out. "You really think this is amazing?"

[Land of the Risen]

Sanna nodded with her eyes still closed and her head leaned against the wall. She opened them and turned her head to look at Lazarus as he spoke and looked at the sparks in his hand as he played with them. "You're right, I'm sorry for bombarding you with questions." She said returning her eyes to his. "You can't change who you are I guess. You just do what comes natural." Sanna spoke and moved her hair back behind her ear. A leaf had blown in from outside, it was orange and dead, covered in some snow that was now melting inside. She put it in her hand and put it between her and Lazarus. It glowed green and turned back to its natural color slowly and straightened out. "You really think this is amazing?"

"Sorry..." Lazarus let his head fall back against the wall from where he leaned. He needed a cigarette, but... For some reason... He couldn't... Not with Senna around. He didn't feel like making her feel awkward, or just upsetting her in general. It was weird, as if he was getting hypocritical about everything he had just said. Like he actually cared what she thought of him. "I didn't mean to be an a-hole about it." He watched her work her powers into the dead leaf. "Of course it's amazing. You just brought life into that. real genuine life. something I could never do. My powers? All artificial. No matter how much power I give something, I could never bring life into it like you can." He looked her in her eyes. "And powers are never just about the powers themselves... They also depend on the user. And with a user with a heart like yours? There's no way that power could ever not be amazing."

[Atlannia]

Faron snapped out of it as she pulled on him. "Oh sorry, right." He bended over and took the other clothes out as she pulled the door shut. "Hey, it's not like I want to or anything, you... idiot!" He yelled as he got up and went into the other changing room next to hers. He changed into it pulling his clothes off and throwing them over the door and hanging them there. "Amber.... I'm really sorry for reading your mind, okay? Please forgive me." He said as he changed into the outfit he pulled out of the box. It was certainly a interesting outfit and surprisingly comfortable to him.

I guess I can forgive you this time," Amber replied through the thin wall separating them as she wriggled out of her oversized shorts and t shirt.

At least he knows how to apologise she thought, pulling on her costume Natalia just laughs when I get mad at her. Or throws things at me.

Her suspicions were confirmed as the black and white clothes seemed to fit her fairly well, the red cloak was somewhat billowy but it looked like that was intended. The only part she had any difficulty with was the strange, metal arm which turned out to attach via a series of cunningly hidden buckles. After struggling fruitlessly with it for a while Amber gave up and simply animated the device, instructing it to attach itself. The experience of having the gauntlet tighten around her arm was somewhat unnerving but eventually it settled into a position that was secure without being too tight and she deactivated it. Finally she attached a strange pocket watch that had fallen out of the bundle to her belt and, after thinking about it undid her two ponytails, redoing her hair in a single tail that, she supposed at least, looked a little more like a boy's hairstyle.

Stepping out Amber looked herself over and shrugged. "I suppose this is alright," she said to herself, flexing her metal covered arm experimentally.

[Empire of Donner land]

"Sorry..." Lazarus let his head fall back against the wall from where he leaned. He needed a cigarette, but... For some reason... He couldn't... Not with Senna around. He didn't feel like making her feel awkward, or just upsetting her in general. It was weird, as if he was getting hypocritical about everything he had just said. Like he actually cared what she thought of him. "I didn't mean to be an a-hole about it." He watched her work her powers into the dead leaf. "Of course it's amazing. You just brought life into that. real genuine life. something I could never do. My powers? All artificial. No matter how much power I give something, I could never bring life into it like you can." He looked her in her eyes. "And powers are never just about the powers themselves... They also depend on the user. And with a user with a heart like yours? There's no way that power could ever not be amazing."

Sanna paused for a moment as she listened. Really? Can... I belive this from him? she felt weird as she looked him in the eyes. Something she had never felt before. "Thanks. That's feels really good to hear. And if it helps, your power makes you a really good space heater or even defibrillator possibly." She said smiling. Without thinking she put her arms around Lazarus and hugged him. She kept the leaf in her hand as she did so and it stayed green and alive surprisingly to her. "A Heart like yours could save someone else's too you know?" She said as her eyes looked over his shoulder.

I guess I can forgive you this time," Amber replied through the thin wall separating them as she wriggled out of her oversized shorts and t shirt.

At least he knows how to apologise she thought, pulling on her costume Natalia just laughs when I get mad at her. Or throws things at me.

Her suspicions were confirmed as the black and white clothes seemed to fit her fairly well, the red cloak was somewhat billowy but it looked like that was intended. The only part she had any difficulty with was the strange, metal arm which turned out to attach via a series of cunningly hidden buckles. After struggling fruitlessly with it for a while Amber gave up and simply animated the device, instructing it to attach itself. The experience of having the gauntlet tighten around her arm was somewhat unnerving but eventually it settled into a position that was secure without being too tight and she deactivated it. Finally she attached a strange pocket watch that had fallen out of the bundle to her belt and, after thinking about it undid her two ponytails, redoing her hair in a single tail that, she supposed at least, looked a little more like a boy's hairstyle.

Stepping out Amber looked herself over and shrugged. "I suppose this is alright," she said to herself, flexing her metal covered arm experimentally.

Alright, this should all be good right? he finished changing and walked out of the door pushing it open gently. Then his eyes saw Amber in her costume. For a second he couldn't tell who it was until he remembered what they were actually doing there in the first place. "Well, how do I look? Stupid I'm assuming, don't have to read your mind to know that." He rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall.

Another disturbance shook him. He started wondering what this was. He hadn't felt it since he was 15. What the hell is wrong with me today? What is this feeling?

[Atlannia]

Amber Townsend

Alright, this should all be good right? he finished changing and walked out of the door pushing it open gently. Then his eyes saw Amber in her costume. For a second he couldn't tell who it was until he remembered what they were actually doing there in the first place. "Well, how do I look? Stupid I'm assuming, don't have to read your mind to know that." He rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall.

Another disturbance shook him. He started wondering what this was. He hadn't felt it since he was 15. What the hell is wrong with me today? What is this feeling?

"You look surprisingly convincing," Amber said, suppressing a snigger.

Faron was wearing a faded sort of jumpsuit and underneath it a skimpy black top plainly designed to show off female curves. Of course curves were absent in this particular case but whole ensemble was capped off with a red bandana and a long blonde wig.

I didn't realise it before but his features are sort of delicate. mused Amber, before realising she was staring intently at Faron's face and turning around with a huff, folding her arms in front of her.

"Except for that vacant stare you fall into every fifteen seconds! Did you leave an oven on or something?" Amber paused and shuddered as memories of Thanksgiving came rushing back to her. "Actually that could potentially be pretty dangerous," she said seriously. "If it's that we should really take care of it now."

[Land of the Risen]

"Well, thank you for that." Lazarus held her back and heated up a bit. His electricity was beginning to go faster and faster, but he still managed to keep it under control. "So, um, are we like, the 'Life Team' or something now?" He chuckled and noticed she was glancing over his shoulder. "You okay?" He asked, hoping he hadn't said something dumb.