The Half-Blood Academy IC (Redo)

[Charlia]

She nodded, and returned shortly with more of the cereal.

She was serious about it.

He graciously accepted the Cheerios from Ely with a smile, but then when he noticed her serious face, his smile instantly dropped.

"A-are you serious? Do you work for my father?!" He said in an angered tone.

She shook her head. "No. But if your father is the lord of the dead, I must obey you."

She paused.

"Is that not how it works?"

[Platypus Reborn]

He graciously accepted the Cheerios from Ely with a smile, but then when he noticed her serious face, his smile instantly dropped.

"A-are you serious? Do you work for my father?!" He said in an angered tone.

She shook her head. "No. But if your father is the lord of the dead, I must obey you."

She paused.

"Is that not how it works?"

"Well, I mean...I guess, but I don't want you too, nor do I even use my demi-god abilities," He says.

[Charlia]

She shook her head. "No. But if your father is the lord of the dead, I must obey you."

She paused.

"Is that not how it works?"

"Well, I mean...I guess, but I don't want you too, nor do I even use my demi-god abilities," He says.

Her eyes widened.

"Oh, I'm sorry Nico. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. I just thought... well, you know. Since I'm... deceased..." She laughed nervously. "I guess I should brush up on my Greek gods."

[Platypus Reborn]

"Well, I mean...I guess, but I don't want you too, nor do I even use my demi-god abilities," He says.

Her eyes widened.

"Oh, I'm sorry Nico. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. I just thought... well, you know. Since I'm... deceased..." She laughed nervously. "I guess I should brush up on my Greek gods."

"Well, I mean it'd be normal for you to obey me, seeing as I'm the son of Hades, but I don't use my powers. That way I can avoid my father," Nico said.

[Charlia]

Her eyes widened.

"Oh, I'm sorry Nico. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. I just thought... well, you know. Since I'm... deceased..." She laughed nervously. "I guess I should brush up on my Greek gods."

"Well, I mean it'd be normal for you to obey me, seeing as I'm the son of Hades, but I don't use my powers. That way I can avoid my father," Nico said.

She nodded.

"That makes sense. I don't tell a lot of people about what I am, 'cause there's a lot of prejudice against ghosts..."

She pointed discreetly at a redhead with a backpack and a book bag.

"See that girl over there? She looks pretty normal, doesn't she? Except she's got two bags. So either she's got a lot of school supplies, or she's hiding something. I learned a while ago to do that, like for example if I saw myself, and I was a stranger, I'd think 'That girl looks pretty normal, but she's wearing sunglasses indoors. So either she's blind, or she's hiding something."

[Charlia]

James sat outside the art room, his back against the stone wall as his black hundred and fifty pound bag rested just off to his side and under his arm. He seemed peaceful, almost dead as he sat there with his eyes closed. Sweat plastered his hair against his forehead while the boy seemed deathly pale.

He did not feel tired, not hungry, nor thirsty, something was just gnawing at him from inside out like a disease infecting his body. Closing his eyes only yielded flashes of light and the crashes of explosions, so he was actually sleeping with his eyes wide open. A cold sweat broke out across his body as he just laid there trying to focus on anything he could see, the lines in the tile work to the very color of the walls, and then he thought deeper to the molecular level, James saw an atom and imagined the entire process by which a highly unstable atom is smashed into a nuclear explosion. Fire and ash. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Tsar Bomba. Cold War. Bay of Pigs. Berlin Wall. Synapses connected and soon again he was fighting off a swarm of echos as firearms blasted and nuclear silos prepared for launch. Startling back he realized he had passed out against the wall of the hallway; James prayed class started soon, he needed a distraction badly, without one he was on the brink of falling to pieces. At home he had the kids to distract him, but here he felt half a world away from those two little girls who depended so heavily on him.

Natalie was so focused on making sure she didn't run into somebody, she wasn't looking down--which meant she didn't even notice he was there until she had run over his hand...

She wheeled back in panic.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry--are you okay?!"

[Holy Empire of Avalon]

James sat outside the art room, his back against the stone wall as his black hundred and fifty pound bag rested just off to his side and under his arm. He seemed peaceful, almost dead as he sat there with his eyes closed. Sweat plastered his hair against his forehead while the boy seemed deathly pale.

He did not feel tired, not hungry, nor thirsty, something was just gnawing at him from inside out like a disease infecting his body. Closing his eyes only yielded flashes of light and the crashes of explosions, so he was actually sleeping with his eyes wide open. A cold sweat broke out across his body as he just laid there trying to focus on anything he could see, the lines in the tile work to the very color of the walls, and then he thought deeper to the molecular level, James saw an atom and imagined the entire process by which a highly unstable atom is smashed into a nuclear explosion. Fire and ash. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Tsar Bomba. Cold War. Bay of Pigs. Berlin Wall. Synapses connected and soon again he was fighting off a swarm of echos as firearms blasted and nuclear silos prepared for launch. Startling back he realized he had passed out against the wall of the hallway; James prayed class started soon, he needed a distraction badly, without one he was on the brink of falling to pieces. At home he had the kids to distract him, but here he felt half a world away from those two little girls who depended so heavily on him.

Natalie was so focused on making sure she didn't run into somebody, she wasn't looking down--which meant she didn't even notice he was there until she had run over his hand...

She wheeled back in panic.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry--are you okay?!"

James reeled back and hit his head on the wall with a large knock that was audible to him and the girl, "Oh, yeah." He looked up at her and smiled, "No need trouble yourself with me, miss, just waiting for class to start." the lad stood up and grabbed his backpack, "Actually, I believe I must thank you, I was having a particularly fitful rest." James shook his head and laughed, "Sorry, should introduce myself, James Patton, nice to meet you." His hair was swept well across his forehead, his sapphire eyes now like a stormy sea turning calm as they settled to a deep blue from the near black they were. When he talked one would notice that all his teeth were pointed, rather sharp even, as if foretelling an odd fact of his personality.

[Platypus Reborn]

"Well, I mean it'd be normal for you to obey me, seeing as I'm the son of Hades, but I don't use my powers. That way I can avoid my father," Nico said.

She nodded.

"That makes sense. I don't tell a lot of people about what I am, 'cause there's a lot of prejudice against ghosts..."

She pointed discreetly at a redhead with a backpack and a book bag.

"See that girl over there? She looks pretty normal, doesn't she? Except she's got two bags. So either she's got a lot of school supplies, or she's hiding something. I learned a while ago to do that, like for example if I saw myself, and I was a stranger, I'd think 'That girl looks pretty normal, but she's wearing sunglasses indoors. So either she's blind, or she's hiding something."

"Yeah, they match your appearance, but they do seem out of place inside."

[Nuridia]

'Sup Marius, how you been?" Belvina asked the auburn haired boy as he sat down next to her. They were both sea creatures, with the natural beauty and thrall of their species since sirens and mermaids belonged to the same family. Sirens had the problem though of being beautiful to anybody who looked and that made it difficult to find true partners.

"Good Bell, how about you?" The boy asked as he began to eat his breakfast. "I took a morning swim before coming here. That always makes me feel great to start the morning." Marius said with a smile. He was close to Bell, mainly because she didn't stare at him the way that other people, but he was still wary about taking their relationship any further. As a half-siren it was natural for Marius to fall in love very quickly, as he had already done a number of time at school. It was in his nature to seek out those relationships, but he hadn't been with a guy or girl in over 3 months, and even though he was starting to feel quite lonely, he couldn't trust any relationship to be real, so he spared himself the hurt of trying.

"I wait until the last period for the pool because I like to sleep in it, I use the really big saltwater pool in the marine biology room though. None of that chlorine bull. it dries my skin out, can't stand it. Anyway, how's your pops? Class should be starting soon huh? Sky's been asking about you." she said, a pinkish hue lighting up her skin. Belvina was a bioluminescent, her skin would glow with a bewitching light which changed intensity and color pending on her emotions, it was brightest in dark water and on land it merely looked like she blushed.

[Tomia]

"I wait until the last period for the pool because I like to sleep in it, I use the really big saltwater pool in the marine biology room though. None of that chlorine bull. it dries my skin out, can't stand it. Anyway, how's your pops? Class should be starting soon huh?" she asked, a pinkish hue lighting up her skin. Belvina was a bioluminescent, her skin would glow with a bewitching light which changed intensity and color pending on her emotions, it was brightest in dark water and on land it merely looked like she blushed.

"Ya, I like the saltwater pool too. I've gotten used to the chlorine because I have to be in it for swimming all the time." Marius replied before Bell brought up his father. "Dad is doing alright, I've been trying to get him to start dating again, but haven't had any luck. I think he's still a little afraid to put his heart out there again." Marius frowned a bit, his own mother had been the cause of that, and Marius was afraid of doing that to someone else. He tried to shack those thoughts off, "So what about your family Bell? Sky's been asking about me? Its been a while since we've seen each other, I miss him." Sky was Bell's brother but also Marius' ex boyfriend. They had dated for a few weeks, and while Marius had really liked him, he got scared of how quickly it was getting serious and broke it off.

[Charlia]

Natalie was so focused on making sure she didn't run into somebody, she wasn't looking down--which meant she didn't even notice he was there until she had run over his hand...

She wheeled back in panic.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry--are you okay?!"

James reeled back and hit his head on the wall with a large knock that was audible to him and the girl, "Oh, yeah." He looked up at her and smiled, "No need trouble yourself with me, miss, just waiting for class to start." the lad stood up and grabbed his backpack, "Actually, I believe I must thank you, I was having a particularly fitful rest." James shook his head and laughed, "Sorry, should introduce myself, James Patton, nice to meet you." His hair was swept well across his forehead, his sapphire eyes now like a stormy sea turning calm as they settled to a deep blue from the near black they were. When he talked one would notice that all his teeth were pointed, rather sharp even, as if foretelling an odd fact of his personality.

She nodded, smiling and fiddling with her dark hair, pulling it over her neck in an attempt to hide the disfigurement.

"I'm Natalie Kleinschmidt... nice to meet you too."

[Charlia]

She nodded.

"That makes sense. I don't tell a lot of people about what I am, 'cause there's a lot of prejudice against ghosts..."

She pointed discreetly at a redhead with a backpack and a book bag.

"See that girl over there? She looks pretty normal, doesn't she? Except she's got two bags. So either she's got a lot of school supplies, or she's hiding something. I learned a while ago to do that, like for example if I saw myself, and I was a stranger, I'd think 'That girl looks pretty normal, but she's wearing sunglasses indoors. So either she's blind, or she's hiding something."

"Yeah, they match your appearance, but they do seem out of place inside."

She shrugged.

"Better to look weird than to scare everyone I make eye contact with. Well. Most everyone." She smiled slightly.

[Holy Empire of Avalon]

James reeled back and hit his head on the wall with a large knock that was audible to him and the girl, "Oh, yeah." He looked up at her and smiled, "No need trouble yourself with me, miss, just waiting for class to start." the lad stood up and grabbed his backpack, "Actually, I believe I must thank you, I was having a particularly fitful rest." James shook his head and laughed, "Sorry, should introduce myself, James Patton, nice to meet you." His hair was swept well across his forehead, his sapphire eyes now like a stormy sea turning calm as they settled to a deep blue from the near black they were. When he talked one would notice that all his teeth were pointed, rather sharp even, as if foretelling an odd fact of his personality.

She nodded, smiling and fiddling with her dark hair, pulling it over her neck in an attempt to hide the disfigurement.

"I'm Natalie Kleinschmidt... nice to meet you too."

"I take it there is an elevator or ramp somewhere around here? I ask because something tells me we cant get you down the stairs." James grinned friendly at Natalie, "Where ya heading anyway? Sorry, first day here so I just figured it would be best to stick around someone who knows the place, hope I am not a bother." Despite his monstrous appearance at points the boy appeared very human when he dropped his overly elegant tone for something that was a mix of an Appalachian and Old English accent.

[Vulnier]

Todd was waiting to get his do food for what seemed like an eternity. But when he got it, he paid for it, said thank you to the lunch lady, and walked to a table that had no one else there. When he sat down, he glanced at his watch and, with joy, he still had time to eat. And he ate, trying to ignore what was going on in the table next to him.

[Charlia]

She nodded, smiling and fiddling with her dark hair, pulling it over her neck in an attempt to hide the disfigurement.

"I'm Natalie Kleinschmidt... nice to meet you too."

"I take it there is an elevator or ramp somewhere around here? I ask because something tells me we cant get you down the stairs." James grinned friendly at Natalie, "Where ya heading anyway? Sorry, first day here so I just figured it would be best to stick around someone who knows the place, hope I am not a bother." Despite his monstrous appearance at points the boy appeared very human when he dropped his overly elegant tone for something that was a mix of an Appalachian and Old English accent.

"I'm actually pretty new here too..." She shrugged, and then winced.

Have to stop doing that.

"I wasn't really heading anywhere..."

[Holy Empire of Avalon]

"I take it there is an elevator or ramp somewhere around here? I ask because something tells me we cant get you down the stairs." James grinned friendly at Natalie, "Where ya heading anyway? Sorry, first day here so I just figured it would be best to stick around someone who knows the place, hope I am not a bother." Despite his monstrous appearance at points the boy appeared very human when he dropped his overly elegant tone for something that was a mix of an Appalachian and Old English accent.

"I'm actually pretty new here too..." She shrugged, and then winced.

Have to stop doing that.

"I wasn't really heading anywhere..."

James still smiled, it was hard to keep his thoughts contained though, his old life gnawing through with every word he spoke. It must have been obvious he was fighting a mental war as he noticed the girl wincing, "Sorry then, I will leave you be. Just uh," he stopped there, he refused to admit that he was losing the battle, and he refused to admit that the violent monster he once was now began to return.
"Well, nice meeting you Natalie." James went to vanish down the hallway until an air conditioning unit sputtered on, the low hum reminding him of rotors twirling through the air, his life line, hope.

He stood there looking down the hall, something ached in his heart, suddenly he was fighting the urge to run towards the noise and escape, escape.

[Charlia]

"I'm actually pretty new here too..." She shrugged, and then winced.

Have to stop doing that.

"I wasn't really heading anywhere..."

James still smiled, it was hard to keep his thoughts contained though, his old life gnawing through with every word he spoke. It must have been obvious he was fighting a mental war as he noticed the girl wincing, "Sorry then, I will leave you be. Just uh," he stopped there, he refused to admit that he was losing the battle, and he refused to admit that the violent monster he once was now began to return.
"Well, nice meeting you Natalie." James went to vanish down the hallway until an air conditioning unit sputtered on, the low hum reminding him of rotors twirling through the air, his life line, hope.

He stood there looking down the hall, something ached in his heart, suddenly he was fighting the urge to run towards the noise and escape, escape.

"Oh. Um..."

She paused in confusion as he left, wondering what she had done wrong.

"Bye."

She bowed her head and started sketching.

[Platypus Reborn]

"Yeah, they match your appearance, but they do seem out of place inside."

She shrugged.

"Better to look weird than to scare everyone I make eye contact with. Well. Most everyone." She smiled slightly.

"Well you're secret is safe with me and I hope mine is safe with you" He replied. "But, uh, have you seen a girl named Bianca around the school grounds?

[Charlia]

She shrugged.

"Better to look weird than to scare everyone I make eye contact with. Well. Most everyone." She smiled slightly.

"Well you're secret is safe with me and I hope mine is safe with you" He replied. "But, uh, have you seen a girl named Bianca around the school grounds?

"Consider me a bank vault. The secret is not getting out. Unless there's a mind reader, which is basically this metaphor's equivalent of a bank robber. But you know other than that... and no, I haven't..."

[Holy Empire of Avalon]

Turning back from his internal struggle James found Natalie was gone, he couldn't blame her. Pulling a water bottle from his jacket he took a long drink that emptied half of it. Producing a cell phone from his pocket he sent out a text.

202-678-9245: Think I need to get out of here, my nerves have made the episodes worse.
202-678-9246: You have the car, want me to talk on over? Class doesn't start here for awhile. I can be there real quick and drive the car back here.
202-678-9245: Sure, you just want to show the car to your friends.

James pocketed his phone and headed out towards the front of the school. Martha's Academy for Young Ladies was not but a block or so away, but she was four feet tall and a speeding car would certainly not see her, he also knew she would be running to get to him and probably not pay attention.

[Faal Lot Himdah]

Merlin

Merlin put the files away in a locked drawer of a filing cabinet. The lock was both physical and magical. He looked at the time.

Better hurry up.... looks lie you might run late...

Shut up. I have plenty of time. Besides, magic students have a tendency to arrive slightly late...

With that Merlin walked out of his office and headed to his classroom. The classroom was larger than most. Desks where separated and placed in multiple rows, they didn't fill the entire room though. To the back of the room where many work stations. Both the work stations and desks faced a front board. The board was white, but there where no markers to write with in view.

He sat at his desk of to the side of the room, and waited for the bell.

[Holy Empire of Avalon]

James stood leaned against his car, school was soon to start, but he did not really care. Looking with a glance down the sidewalk he saw nothing, and then Elizabeth materialized directly next to him as he looked up to the sky.

"Have a good morning?" Her head came up to his waist. "Not really, freaked out half the kids here. Three major episodes and counting. Why could I not have dropped out?" Elizabeth sighed, "Because the state department ordered it." James sighed as Elizabeth said that.

"I didn't get to give you your lunch this morning by the way." Elizabeth handed James a lunch bag that was red, white, and blue. "Oh, thanks." He blushed and she pulled him down by his collar before planting her lips right on his cheek. "Can't let my husband starve now can I?" James put his finger over her small lips, "Hush you, I got an appearance to keep here." Lizzy just giggled and held her hand out, "Keys please?"

James placed the keys in her hand, "Now, you all get out earlier, so I will meet you back here and then we can go get the girls from daycare. Love ya, be safe." Elizabeth dismissed that statement with a wave of her hand and rush of air from her pursed lips, "Psh, you kidding me? I am so the safest driver." James opened the door for her and closed it as the window rolled down. Turning the key the girl ignited the flames of Hell and felt the raw power course through her hands that gripped the wheel.

Spinning it in reverse she tapped the gas as James was now leaning down to the window, "Please, drive the speed limit."

"No promises!" The short girl stomped the gas and the wheels roasted with heat as white smoke spun off them, she rocketed out of the parking lot and onto the road as she turned right and drove towards her school. James laughed under his breath and walked back up to the school, the bell was soon to ring.

[Nuridia]

"Yeah, he's still in a tizzy that you guys broke up the way you did, he's hurt but he still wishes you the best and all that. Agni wanted to talk to me today but I didn't feel like talking to him, at least not for now." Agni was the crown prince of Dipali, a mermaid empire in the Indian Ocean and Belvina's ex. They broke up due to unspecified reasons but it was clear he wanted her back.
Dominique and Ariana ran off to ballet practice and Tündér was trying to think, tapping her wand on her cheek in contemplation. Suddenly, the bell went off signaling seven minutes to get to class. Aurelia had left before to go finish preparing her classroom.

[Charlia]

Natalie went to Drawing/Painting as quickly as she could, but unfortunately it was difficult to maneuver through the crowds of students, and she ended up arriving a few minutes late, apologizing breathlessly.

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Charlotte made it to Drama on time, and stood off to the side, as usual. She thought she saw a few people staring at her backpack, but she was probably imagining it.

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Ely just phased through the crowds until she reached Photography. Sometimes being a ghost had its benefits.

[Nuridia]

"Yeah, he's still in a tizzy that you guys broke up the way you did, he's hurt but he still wishes you the best and all that. Agni wanted to talk to me today but I didn't feel like talking to him, at least not for now." Agni was the crown prince of Dipali, a mer empire in the Indian Ocean and Belvina's ex. They broke up due to unspecified reasons but it was clear he wanted her back.
Dominique and Ariana ran off to ballet practice and Tündér was trying to think, tapping her wand on her cheek in contemplation. Suddenly, the bell went off signaling seven minutes to get to class. Aurelia had left before to go finish preparing her classroom.