Academy of Villains: Now With 200% More Multiverse [IC]

[Unified Free Lands]

James looks confused and walks next to Jazz. He asks "Sorry, I'm not sure what's going on. I heard something about an explosion, escaped people and Honor. So, would someone please explain what's going on before I go out of my mind of xonfsuion?"

Jazz sighed, closing her eyes for a second and breathing deeply. "When two intruders broke into the base, they tried to kidnap one of our students... Honor Ronan. From what we know, they captured her, and almost got away by stealing one of the transport planes in the hangar, but once they got into the air, the plane exploded. Our sensors think that it's a nuclear blast. We're still working out how it happened."

[Seventh Oblivion]

Austin looked up at her, slightly nervous this time, after the commotion that's been going on in the academy lately.

"I thought I'd be coming here to learn something, I never thought I'd end up with a girlfriend!" he laughed, kissing her. "You are perfect," he whispered. "There is nothing I would change about today."

Austin felt the shivers run through his spine every time she kissed him or ran her hand along his scaly chest, and equally whenever he did the same back to her. He could feel her body on top of his, her legs on his and their faces close together. Austin put his arm around her back as he kissed her. His other hand ran through her hair and around the back of her neck. They both lay there kissing for around 10 minutes. Only silence could draw them apart, as they didn't know what was happening upstairs, back through the elevator. But Austin had seen other students and hoped that they'd be going off to do their own thing anyway. Austin had been worried about getting caught with Zuri all day.

He sat up with his legs on the bed, shaking the tingles off. He shivered as Zuri put her hands on him, Austin had become so nervous about everything. He decided to mentally block the fear and stop focusing on himself, so he shuffled to Zuri and kissed her again. It had seemed that both of them had become less nervous over the course of the day, and forgotten why they were even here in the first place. He lay on his back below Zuri as she went down to kiss him again. Even though Austin felt like something was happening upstairs with the masked guy and stuff, he wanted to put his attention more on Zuri, as she was his priority over anything right now, especially the academy.

Once they were done, he stood up beside the bed and started speaking to Zuri.

"Do you think we should go back up now? Or stay down here in our room for a bit longer? I mean, I'm fine with either, but something might be happening up there, and we might need to go do something." Austin truly wanted to stay with her, he knew they wouldn't be separated unless a mission required them to be. So either decision was a good one for him.

Zuri enjoyed every second with Austin. Every time he touched her body waves of pleasure travelled through her. She wanted this moment to last forever. But after some time Austin stood up. “Hmmm... You really want to get up there and leave our cosy little nest here.” She stood up and kissed Austin. “Well then...” She used her telekinetic powers to draw her swords, grabbed them by the hilt and assumed a pose that looked like this was a movie and she was about to fight the last battle. “Lets catch some bad guys.” In her head she was already fighting side by side with Austin and the thought of him ripping apart these attackers made her whole body shiver. She sheathed her swords again. “I have no idea where we should look though.”

"Oh, you are so cute." Austin kissed her with every ounce of love he had left. His hand ran right down her back, slowly tracing her spine with his scaly fingers. He took off his jumper and threw it to the side. Underneath, Austin wore a skull design shirt. He took Zuri's hand and placed it against his stomach, letting Zuri feel his scales. Those nearest his chest were always the hardest. He put his fingers through hers and they kept kissing. Then, Austin asked himself.

Why don't we just stay here? This place is pretty cosy, and the door is closed anyway. That thought went by like a flash. He already had Zuri's body against his. He lifted her up, finding a nearby wall. Zuri's legs wrapped around him as he rested her against the wall. You are so perfect. Zuri could sense what he was thinking. Two people, calm in the middle of chaos. Destruction surrounded them, yet they remained so strongly tied together. He drew circles on her palms as he kissed her, his legs supporting her weight against the wall.

"I can't stop myself, you are irresistible."

Once again, they repeated what happened not long ago. Minutes turned to hours, hours turned to days... Everything was slower with Zuri, and Austin never wanted to know why. He was happy with what he had already. Without a worry in the world, they did this for an extra 5 minutes. Both of them so perfectly bonded together. They ended up on the bed, Austin led over Zuri. He rolled over to the side and stood up again.

"Okay, let's do this."

[ButterCatx]

"So we didn't need to do anything?" Machina frowned. "Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they are dead, but it feels a little... lame. Like I could have been more helpful." Turning to Karl he says "Considering all that has happened, do you want to be roommates? We would probably work well together."

[Arstotzkas]

James looks confused and walks next to Jazz. He asks "Sorry, I'm not sure what's going on. I heard something about an explosion, escaped people and Honor. So, would someone please explain what's going on before I go out of my mind of xonfsuion?"

Jazz sighed, closing her eyes for a second and breathing deeply. "When two intruders broke into the base, they tried to kidnap one of our students... Honor Ronan. From what we know, they captured her, and almost got away by stealing one of the transport planes in the hangar, but once they got into the air, the plane exploded. Our sensors think that it's a nuclear blast. We're still working out how it happened."

James thinks for a moment and says "First of all, why? Why target this Honor Ronan anyway? What was so special about her that they had to do it? Also, I have a suspicion that something on board may have accidentally exploded or caught on fire, creating the nuclear blast. It was sudden and it was quick, as you can see from the video. However, without actual physical evidence, we can only guess as to what really happened I suppose."

[Jaladristan]

Zuri enjoyed every second with Austin. Every time he touched her body waves of pleasure travelled through her. She wanted this moment to last forever. But after some time Austin stood up. “Hmmm... You really want to get up there and leave our cosy little nest here.” She stood up and kissed Austin. “Well then...” She used her telekinetic powers to draw her swords, grabbed them by the hilt and assumed a pose that looked like this was a movie and she was about to fight the last battle. “Lets catch some bad guys.” In her head she was already fighting side by side with Austin and the thought of him ripping apart these attackers made her whole body shiver. She sheathed her swords again. “I have no idea where we should look though.”

"Oh, you are so cute." Austin kissed her with every ounce of love he had left. His hand ran right down her back, slowly tracing her spine with his scaly fingers. He took off his jumper and threw it to the side. Underneath, Austin wore a skull design shirt. He took Zuri's hand and placed it against his stomach, letting Zuri feel his scales. Those nearest his chest were always the hardest. He put his fingers through hers and they kept kissing. Then, Austin asked himself.

Why don't we just stay here? This place is pretty cosy, and the door is closed anyway. That thought went by like a flash. He already had Zuri's body against his. He lifted her up, finding a nearby wall. Zuri's legs wrapped around him as he rested her against the wall. You are so perfect. Zuri could sense what he was thinking. Two people, calm in the middle of chaos. Destruction surrounded them, yet they remained so strongly tied together. He drew circles on her palms as he kissed her, his legs supporting her weight against the wall.

"I can't stop myself, you are irresistible."

Once again, they repeated what happened not long ago. Minutes turned to hours, hours turned to days... Everything was slower with Zuri, and Austin never wanted to know why. He was happy with what he had already. Without a worry in the world, they did this for an extra 5 minutes. Both of them so perfectly bonded together. They ended up on the bed, Austin led over Zuri. He rolled over to the side and stood up again.

"Okay, let's do this."

"Thanks I try my best." Zuri said when Austin called her cute. She then smiled at him until he kissed her. And before Zuri knew what was happening Austin had her pressed at a wall. And she liked where he was going. She wrapped her arms and legs around him and enjoined what he was doing. "You don't have to stop yourself. I'm all yours." Zuri had no idea exactly how she ended up on the bed again, and she didn't really care. Austin was laying on top of her and that was the only thing important for her. When he stood up again she had to giggle a little. "Are you sure you can leave your fingers long enough off me to actually leave the room?" She stood up as well now. "Not that I would complain about your fingers on me." She gave him a little kiss in his cheek and took his hand before leaving the room. "Lets try to find someone who knows what's going on." She said before going in a random direction.  

[New Antonalia]

"There'll be time for formal introductions later but for now call me Johannes." Johannes said. "Now can someone tell me what the hell is going on? Why is the power out and where is everyone else?"

"Long story short, we've got intruders heading to the power level, to turn it back on in order to escape. Everyone else is heading to the control room. And I know this because what is presumedly a telepath from the other group scanned for them. Now with the questions out of the why, I suggest we find them befo........." He looked up as the lights came back on. "Well now.... looks like we're a bit late." Mumbling he said "Now they'd probably either try to escape. Unless they have other objectives off course." Turning to the group he said "So anymore questions?"

Johannes took off his night vision goggles. "The only way out of here is the hanger, at least, I assume it is." He started. "Unless there are any other entrances, we should head to the hanger."

[Rynagria]

Johannes took off his night vision goggles. "The only way out of here is the hanger, at least, I assume it is." He started. "Unless there are any other entrances, we should head to the hanger."

"Yes, indeed." Agreed Hayate, as she moved past Rachel and propped herself up against the wall, the smile still on her face, while her breathing was noticeably more troubled.

Apostol picked up on this, getting closer to Hayate, concerned look on his face. "Tom, you alright?" Inquired the Bulgarian-American.

"Ye-Yeah, I'm fi-" Began Hayate, prior to collapsing to her knees, although was quickly caught by Apostol. The New Yorker then shook his head, supporting her in the direction of the medical bay. The Japanese girl only mumbled of how she's fine and want to kill those intruders, yet lost more energy that she had. In addition to her conditions, the pain killers were wearing off, which is relatively fast. She then started on how she's going to cut off the limbs of the staff from the medical bay, all with a smile, next declaring it was just a joke.

"Tom, you need rest." Said Apostol, prior to turning back to the three behind them. "I-It was nice meeting you, I hope we all meet later on."

[New Antonalia]

Johannes took off his night vision goggles. "The only way out of here is the hanger, at least, I assume it is." He started. "Unless there are any other entrances, we should head to the hanger."

"Yes, indeed." Agreed Hayate, as she moved past Rachel and propped herself up against the wall, the smile still on her face, while her breathing was noticeably more troubled.

Apostol picked up on this, getting closer to Hayate, concerned look on his face. "Tom, you alright?" Inquired the Bulgarian-American.

"Ye-Yeah, I'm fi-" Began Hayate, prior to collapsing to her knees, although was quickly caught by Apostol. The New Yorker then shook his head, supporting her in the direction of the medical bay. The Japanese girl only mumbled of how she's fine and want to kill those intruders, yet lost more energy that she had. In addition to her conditions, the pain killers were wearing off, which is relatively fast. She then started on how she's going to cut off the limbs of the staff from the medical bay, all with a smile, next declaring it was just a joke.

"Tom, you need rest." Said Apostol, prior to turning back to the three behind them. "I-It was nice meeting you, I hope we all meet later on."

Johannes looked at Hayate. "Consider this a good greetings gift." He said as he as he produced a syringe filled with a opaque liquid. "I take it you've had the shit kicked out of you. This will give you a little bit of boost, but it'll knock you flat on your ass when you fall, so I don't know how much good it will do." He approached her with the needle, waiting for her consent.

He turned to Apostal. "As soon as I inject her, take her to the infirmary and see that they inject her with adrenaline, in her current state, this solution could stop her heart."

[Rynagria]

"Yes, indeed." Agreed Hayate, as she moved past Rachel and propped herself up against the wall, the smile still on her face, while her breathing was noticeably more troubled.

Apostol picked up on this, getting closer to Hayate, concerned look on his face. "Tom, you alright?" Inquired the Bulgarian-American.

"Ye-Yeah, I'm fi-" Began Hayate, prior to collapsing to her knees, although was quickly caught by Apostol. The New Yorker then shook his head, supporting her in the direction of the medical bay. The Japanese girl only mumbled of how she's fine and want to kill those intruders, yet lost more energy that she had. In addition to her conditions, the pain killers were wearing off, which is relatively fast. She then started on how she's going to cut off the limbs of the staff from the medical bay, all with a smile, next declaring it was just a joke.

"Tom, you need rest." Said Apostol, prior to turning back to the three behind them. "I-It was nice meeting you, I hope we all meet later on."

Johannes looked at Hayate. "Consider this a good greetings gift." He said as he as he produced a syringe filled with a opaque liquid. "I take it you've had the shit kicked out of you. This will give you a little bit of boost, but it'll knock you flat on your ass when you fall, so I don't know how much good it will do." He approached her with the needle, waiting for her consent.

He turned to Apostal. "As soon as I inject her, take her to the infirmary and see that they inject her with adrenaline, in her current state, this solution could stop her heart."

"I-I don't think that's necessary..." Nervously replied Apostol, as he hurried his pace towards the medical bay, trying to leave them behind as quickly as possible. With all his strength, he surged forward faster, while Hayate just let Apostol do the majority of the heavy lifting between the two of them. "Y-Yeah.... Bye."

And with that, Apostol adjusted Hayate to a piggyback ride fashion, and almost running away.

[Unified Free Lands]

TIME SKIP
One month after the attacks. The students are now living on the Jupiter airship, which is en route to Spain from a temporary base in Mongolia.

[New Antonalia]

Johannes sat on the edge of the group. His once clean shaven face had started to get taken over by facial hair as he attempted to grow a goatee mustache combo. He had changed since his first week at the Academy. While he was still into venom and poisons, he no longer used them as an all purpose tool. Now, he'd began to expand into more direct means of killing. He had put more stock into materials such as garotte wire, knives and silenced pistols. Before leaving the Mongolian safe house, he'd received a package from his father. He hadn't opened it up yet, and instead was going to wait until they reached their destination to open it. He looked around the airship, his peers were partaking in all sorts of events. Some chatted, other played games, and others just sat there pensively. "I wonder what they're thinking about?" He asked himself as he tore his eyes away. "What is my purpose for going here?" He asked himself, trying to keep himself occupied. "I know that I'm a villian, but just because I'm a bad guy, doesn't mean that I have to be a bad guy. I mean, if I'm evil, I might as well not be a total dick."

[Charlia]

Natalya collapsed onto her bed, exhausted. The first day had been brutal and relentless. Her muscles were sore and she knew that, beneath her uniform, she had to be covered in bruises. But she had earned two ranks, and killed for the first and second times in her life...

"Hey. Natalya, isn't it?" a boy asked, approaching her bunk.

"I'd love to talk, but I'm afraid it makes my face hurt," she said with a pained smile.

"Don't worry. It gets easier. Well, maybe not easier so much as you notice the pain less."

"All right. So how do I get out of here?"

"What?"

"I don't know about you but I'm not planning on staying. So how do I get out of here?"

"Shh," he whispered. "Talk like that will get you killed. It's not like we don't all think about it, but if they find out you've been talking about it..."

"So it's impossible."

"I didn't say that... You just have to be careful who you talk to about it."

"Dimitri, Dimitri!" another boy shouted, running down the hall towards them. "Have you heard? There's a new girl to replace Jamie, she was brought in by Ma--oh. Hello."

"And this idiot is my friend Tolya."

"Hi. I'm the new girl."

"...Nice to meet you... Sorry I didn't realize you were going to be in our dorm."

"Yes, this is my bed, and if you guys don't mind I'm afraid I'm going to have to use it right now. I'm exhausted..."

"Of course. See you later, Natalya..."

She fell asleep, and dreamed she was in the snowy fields of Siberia, watching Madame Anastasia standing over her corpse and laughing as a bloody raven fed on it.

She turned towards Natalya, and spoke.

"Peck, peck, peck, my little Raven, peck, peck, peck..."

Raven shot awake with a small gasp, her heart pounding as it always did when she dreamed of those days. She had to stop falling asleep!

...I'm safe... I'm not there.

[Unified Free Lands]

Honor Ronan

Morning. A time for Honor that used to mean it was time to get up and begin the new day, but now it was a time she dreaded, because it meant that the peace she got in the small amount of time that she slept was over and the cycle continued. Good morning, said the voice inside her head. She called it One, because it was the first one that she had begun to hear after the events of the Nepal battle. Sleep good? the feminine voice asked, being sarcastic because Honor had only slept for three or four hours the previous night.

Shut up, she thought, rolling out of bed and landing on her feet, moving to the closet and finding an outfit to put on. Black athletic pants, a black tank top, and a loose black track jacket.

You look quite edgy today, the male voice in her head, Two, said. All black everything, eh?

Honor just replied by imagining gutting the voices with her katana, making them shut up for a minute. The Idiot Squad, she called them in her mind. Three of those voices had appeared not long after she regenerated after killing X and Milo, and they didn't provide any useful help. No, they only tried to bring her down and they generally made life hell as much as they could.

Taking a look in the mirror, Honor quickly adjusted her hair, pulling it back and tying it with a rubber band, and she left to find Violet.

Benson Adler

Benson hardly slept, a side effect of his enhanced energy that allowed him to use his super speed, so he was fairly certain that he was one of the first ones awake. He had a whole routine for mornings, where he would get up, make coffee, and work on his appearance and clothes until Marissa woke up. I couldn't care less about looks, really, but others do. I have to keep
my image up...

He chuckled as he looked in the mirror at himself, deciding to wear his guard armor for classes later today. I need a real super villain costume. Maybe one like the Flash's, but black and orange. The colors associated with danger and poison. That should make a subtle impression on everyone who sees it. Of course, I could be like some of the guards and just customize my helmet, with orange paint.

He stepped away from the mirror, sitting down on his bed and stretching. No rest for me today... Time to get to work and make sure I'm trending up as they say at the end of the day.

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

Natalya collapsed onto her bed, exhausted. The first day had been brutal and relentless. Her muscles were sore and she knew that, beneath her uniform, she had to be covered in bruises. But she had earned two ranks, and killed for the first and second times in her life...

"Hey. Natalya, isn't it?" a boy asked, approaching her bunk.

"I'd love to talk, but I'm afraid it makes my face hurt," she said with a pained smile.

"Don't worry. It gets easier. Well, maybe not easier so much as you notice the pain less."

"All right. So how do I get out of here?"

"What?"

"I don't know about you but I'm not planning on staying. So how do I get out of here?"

"Shh," he whispered. "Talk like that will get you killed. It's not like we don't all think about it, but if they find out you've been talking about it..."

"So it's impossible."

"I didn't say that... You just have to be careful who you talk to about it."

"Dimitri, Dimitri!" another boy shouted, running down the hall towards them. "Have you heard? There's a new girl to replace Jamie, she was brought in by Ma--oh. Hello."

"And this idiot is my friend Tolya."

"Hi. I'm the new girl."

"...Nice to meet you... Sorry I didn't realize you were going to be in our dorm."

"Yes, this is my bed, and if you guys don't mind I'm afraid I'm going to have to use it right now. I'm exhausted..."

"Of course. See you later, Natalya..."

She fell asleep, and dreamed she was in the snowy fields of Siberia, watching Madame Anastasia standing over her corpse and laughing as a bloody raven fed on it.

She turned towards Natalya, and spoke.

"Peck, peck, peck, my little Raven, peck, peck, peck..."

Raven shot awake with a small gasp, her heart pounding as it always did when she dreamed of those days. She had to stop falling asleep!

...I'm safe... I'm not there.

Coilin was sitting up, looking at her with a worried look. "Raven...? You had another nightmare?" he asked, frowning deeply.

If only she'd let me help... I could stop these from happening.

... Why do I care so much, she's just a girl. Just another pawn. I'm using her for defense.

I'm using her. I don't need to care about her. In fact, I should be thanking God for these nightmares, they make her easy to manipulate, they provide me a good opening to control her.

I want to get rid of them so that I can make her devoted to me...

Not because I want to... help, or anything like that.

I don't want her to be like... Irene.

He almost visibly shivered when he thought the name, but kept his eyes on Raven, the worried look very strong.

[Arstotzkas]

A month was a long time. James. knowing the value of time used it to its best effect. He strides the deck of the airship, newly forged daggers on his belt and a slightly more hopeful look on his face than one month prior. Things were going well it seemed, surprisingly well in fact. So far, he had learned a lot from this Academy, and James had honed his powers to try and truly become a master of time.

He had perfected his dagger skills, boosted his reaction time, and possibly even made one or two friends here and there like his roommate Sal or Anton.. James had to admit that going to this Academy had been a pretty good idea after all. The airship was pretty cool too.

James walks over the edge of the airship and admires the view. Honestly, he much preferred being on the move to staying put in one place. As they travelled towards Spain, James allows his memory to drift off to the safehouse. Mongolia was a nice place, it certainly was no Japan but it almost seemed familiar in a sense. He had almost forgotten what living in the main world was like, having to hide his powers or else be considered a freak. Here, it was almost the opposite, showing off your powers was almost necessary.

With a sigh, James takes out an apple and begins practicing briefly. He pauses time while throwing it, suspending it in the air then reverses time quickly and sends it flying. Unfortunately it was too fast and the small apple goes flying over the edge of the vessel, never to be seen again.

James pauses for a moment. That was my last apple.... now what do I do? Just admire the view I guess

[Charlia]

Natalya collapsed onto her bed, exhausted. The first day had been brutal and relentless. Her muscles were sore and she knew that, beneath her uniform, she had to be covered in bruises. But she had earned two ranks, and killed for the first and second times in her life...

"Hey. Natalya, isn't it?" a boy asked, approaching her bunk.

"I'd love to talk, but I'm afraid it makes my face hurt," she said with a pained smile.

"Don't worry. It gets easier. Well, maybe not easier so much as you notice the pain less."

"All right. So how do I get out of here?"

"What?"

"I don't know about you but I'm not planning on staying. So how do I get out of here?"

"Shh," he whispered. "Talk like that will get you killed. It's not like we don't all think about it, but if they find out you've been talking about it..."

"So it's impossible."

"I didn't say that... You just have to be careful who you talk to about it."

"Dimitri, Dimitri!" another boy shouted, running down the hall towards them. "Have you heard? There's a new girl to replace Jamie, she was brought in by Ma--oh. Hello."

"And this idiot is my friend Tolya."

"Hi. I'm the new girl."

"...Nice to meet you... Sorry I didn't realize you were going to be in our dorm."

"Yes, this is my bed, and if you guys don't mind I'm afraid I'm going to have to use it right now. I'm exhausted..."

"Of course. See you later, Natalya..."

She fell asleep, and dreamed she was in the snowy fields of Siberia, watching Madame Anastasia standing over her corpse and laughing as a bloody raven fed on it.

She turned towards Natalya, and spoke.

"Peck, peck, peck, my little Raven, peck, peck, peck..."

Raven shot awake with a small gasp, her heart pounding as it always did when she dreamed of those days. She had to stop falling asleep!

...I'm safe... I'm not there.

Coilin was sitting up, looking at her with a worried look. "Raven...? You had another nightmare?" he asked, frowning deeply.

If only she'd let me help... I could stop these from happening.

... Why do I care so much, she's just a girl. Just another pawn. I'm using her for defense.

I'm using her. I don't need to care about her. In fact, I should be thanking God for these nightmares, they make her easy to manipulate, they provide me a good opening to control her.

I want to get rid of them so that I can make her devoted to me...

Not because I want to... help, or anything like that.

I don't want her to be like... Irene.

He almost visibly shivered when he thought the name, but kept his eyes on Raven, the worried look very strong.

"Yeah..." she said, taking one of her blades and setting it to the blunt setting before running her hand along the edge.

It left an indentation in her skin, but didn't even break the skin. If she sawed at her hand enough, it might eventually, but it would take a while.

"Again."

[Skyline United]

Honor Ronan

Morning. A time for Honor that used to mean it was time to get up and begin the new day, but now it was a time she dreaded, because it meant that the peace she got in the small amount of time that she slept was over and the cycle continued. Good morning, said the voice inside her head. She called it One, because it was the first one that she had begun to hear after the events of the Nepal battle. Sleep good? the feminine voice asked, being sarcastic because Honor had only slept for three or four hours the previous night.

Shut up, she thought, rolling out of bed and landing on her feet, moving to the closet and finding an outfit to put on. Black athletic pants, a black tank top, and a loose black track jacket.

You look quite edgy today, the male voice in her head, Two, said. All black everything, eh?

Honor just replied by imagining gutting the voices with her katana, making them shut up for a minute. The Idiot Squad, she called them in her mind. Three of those voices had appeared not long after she regenerated after killing X and Milo, and they didn't provide any useful help. No, they only tried to bring her down and they generally made life hell as much as they could.

Taking a look in the mirror, Honor quickly adjusted her hair, pulling it back and tying it with a rubber band, and she left to find Violet.

Benson Adler

Benson hardly slept, a side effect of his enhanced energy that allowed him to use his super speed, so he was fairly certain that he was one of the first ones awake. He had a whole routine for mornings, where he would get up, make coffee, and work on his appearance and clothes until Marissa woke up. I couldn't care less about looks, really, but others do. I have to keep
my image up...

He chuckled as he looked in the mirror at himself, deciding to wear his guard armor for classes later today. I need a real super villain costume. Maybe one like the Flash's, but black and orange. The colors associated with danger and poison. That should make a subtle impression on everyone who sees it. Of course, I could be like some of the guards and just customize my helmet, with orange paint.

He stepped away from the mirror, sitting down on his bed and stretching. No rest for me today... Time to get to work and make sure I'm trending up as they say at the end of the day.

She would find Violet waiting outside of her door. She was still in her nightware. Even after all this time, she wasn't used to human society. Her hair was a mess and she looked like she got little to no sleep. When Honor stepped out, she turned to her and smiles brightly. "Sleep well?" she asked cheerfully. "I considered joining you, but... You may not have liked that." In her hand was an apple. It was not an ordinary fruit though. It had a golden texture. A gift from Lucifer long ago... The forbidden fruit... It's best to keep this away from the humans...

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

Coilin was sitting up, looking at her with a worried look. "Raven...? You had another nightmare?" he asked, frowning deeply.

If only she'd let me help... I could stop these from happening.

... Why do I care so much, she's just a girl. Just another pawn. I'm using her for defense.

I'm using her. I don't need to care about her. In fact, I should be thanking God for these nightmares, they make her easy to manipulate, they provide me a good opening to control her.

I want to get rid of them so that I can make her devoted to me...

Not because I want to... help, or anything like that.

I don't want her to be like... Irene.

He almost visibly shivered when he thought the name, but kept his eyes on Raven, the worried look very strong.

"Yeah..." she said, taking one of her blades and setting it to the blunt setting before running her hand along the edge.

It left an indentation in her skin, but didn't even break the skin. If she sawed at her hand enough, it might eventually, but it would take a while.

"Again."

Coilin's frown deepened. "If you keep doing that, you might actually hurt yourself... And I, at least, wouldn't want that."

He blushed a little and looked away. "Not that I care. It would just be a hassle for the medical staff to come in here is all." he said, and then got into his chair.

The airship was smaller than the base, certainly, and the room they were in was smaller than the first. It was a little difficult for him to get into the chair, due to that, but once he was in it, he was bale to just turn it a little and he was within reaching distance of Raven.

"I can help you, you know. With your memories." he said slowly, looking at her. And then he looked away, seemingly going to go grab some clothes.

He certainly couldn't go conquer Spain's drug cartel in Dr. Doom pyjama pants and a white shirt.

[Charlia]

"Yeah..." she said, taking one of her blades and setting it to the blunt setting before running her hand along the edge.

It left an indentation in her skin, but didn't even break the skin. If she sawed at her hand enough, it might eventually, but it would take a while.

"Again."

Coilin's frown deepened. "If you keep doing that, you might actually hurt yourself... And I, at least, wouldn't want that."

He blushed a little and looked away. "Not that I care. It would just be a hassle for the medical staff to come in here is all." he said, and then got into his chair.

The airship was smaller than the base, certainly, and the room they were in was smaller than the first. It was a little difficult for him to get into the chair, due to that, but once he was in it, he was bale to just turn it a little and he was within reaching distance of Raven.

"I can help you, you know. With your memories." he said slowly, looking at her. And then he looked away, seemingly going to go grab some clothes.

He certainly couldn't go conquer Spain's drug cartel in Dr. Doom pyjama pants and a white shirt.

"...Can you?" she asked with interest.

She went to get clothes herself--her nightclothes were simply a modified version of her normal tactical uniform. She performed her usual morning ritual of throwing a smoke grenade on the ground--and when the smoke cleared, she was fully dressed.

[Unified Free Lands]

Honor forced herself to smile, even though her eyes betrayed how little sleep she had gotten. "I kinda had trouble sleeping but it's no big deal," she said, prompting the Idiot Squad to chime in. We're no big deal? I'm offended! said Two, and the other two voices laughed. Are you implying that we're the cause of your isomnia? asked Three, and Honor flinched in annoyance very briefly.

If you three don't shut up right this instant, I'm going to beat you all to a pulp and force you to commit Seppuku, she thought, all while keeping the smile on her face. That was the thing, she could fight back against them because they lived in her mind after all. But like her, they were unkillable, they kept coming back, again and again.

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

Coilin's frown deepened. "If you keep doing that, you might actually hurt yourself... And I, at least, wouldn't want that."

He blushed a little and looked away. "Not that I care. It would just be a hassle for the medical staff to come in here is all." he said, and then got into his chair.

The airship was smaller than the base, certainly, and the room they were in was smaller than the first. It was a little difficult for him to get into the chair, due to that, but once he was in it, he was bale to just turn it a little and he was within reaching distance of Raven.

"I can help you, you know. With your memories." he said slowly, looking at her. And then he looked away, seemingly going to go grab some clothes.

He certainly couldn't go conquer Spain's drug cartel in Dr. Doom pyjama pants and a white shirt.

"...Can you?" she asked with interest.

She went to get clothes herself--her nightclothes were simply a modified version of her normal tactical uniform. She performed her usual morning ritual of throwing a smoke grenade on the ground--and when the smoke cleared, she was fully dressed.

Coilin looked over at her, a little bit of a jealous glare forming. Wish I could change that fast. he thought.

"Yes... I could probably put a block on them before you went to sleep. Or messed with some stuff in your brain. Change some memories up... It's all very... uhm, let's just say you would be the first to do it willingly, and I have no idea how it would work like that..." he said, his shirt just now coming off.

And the first girl... and the first one I'd be tempted to...

Okay, push that out of your head, Coilin. Bad thoughts go in the pile, never to be followed through.

[Kractero]

Marissa yawns, still sleepy as she leaves the bathroom to start on her morning routine. Wake up, get dressed, eat breakfast (although not usually) and start roaming around the ship... She usually stayed up all the way past midnight, but still woke up pretty early. The days were too short, she had too much data to analyze, too much friends to talk to, too much of a life to live... She didn't spend most of her morning time in the bathroom, choosing not to dabble within fashion and beauty enhancers. She usually passed by Benson as he got ready, leaving him usually with a "Hi, Ben," before readying some breakfast for the two of them (which was usually packaged or very basic breakfasts). Her relationship with Benson started off pretty awkward, but it become pretty normal as time passed. They sometimes played board games with each other but she still didn't know how Benson thought of her. Probably doesn't want to associate with a Delta, she usually thought. She still did have some interest in him, which she couldn't really explain to herself.

While eating some Cinnamon Toast Crunch, she began to recount the last month. She was already aware that she had some manipulation inherent in her voice (which made her easy to be friends with, nothing else), but she had made too many male friends than she would've like, but she wasn't complaining. Of course, she was cautious, most supervillliains she found in government files turned out to be some pretty manipulative fuckers.

She sometimes would hack with Karl another hacker who attended the school, who possessed a pretty unique long-range technological manipulation power that she envied. She might just ask him to help her develop a rudimentary form of that... And James, she hadn't talked to very often. She saw him every few days, and their conversations would usually go pretty deep and too philosophical for her to handle, with her tapping out awkwardly in the end claiming that she had some information to give to Anton. Of course, that wasn't a lie, Anton was pretty curious about the information she had gathered from her eight years of being a hacker. He helped her with her insecurity of being useless.

Her thinking is interrupted when her right eye's contact lens falls out. Goddammit.

[Bycrest]

After a month of living on the airship, Zayne had spent a majority of his time training up his powers so he wouldn't have to be in complete darkness to be at his strongest. While he still hadn't perfect most of his newer abilities, he had some of the more practical skills down pat. Aside from that he had also put thought into how he was going to find the academy's secrets. He regretted not sneaking into the control room when those intruders attack but he figured he would get a better chance later.

During his stay on the airship Zayne found a spot outside near the top of the ship that he'd frequently sit at and gaze down from. He found something particularly fun as he looked down on the landscape below and it helped him clear his head of other distractions. For some reason he felt a lot more peaceful when he sat there and meditated or just thought of nothing. Of course this feeling immediately left him when he returned inside and looked at people. But for now, he sat in his spot feeling at ease.

[Charlia]

"...Can you?" she asked with interest.

She went to get clothes herself--her nightclothes were simply a modified version of her normal tactical uniform. She performed her usual morning ritual of throwing a smoke grenade on the ground--and when the smoke cleared, she was fully dressed.

Coilin looked over at her, a little bit of a jealous glare forming. Wish I could change that fast. he thought.

"Yes... I could probably put a block on them before you went to sleep. Or messed with some stuff in your brain. Change some memories up... It's all very... uhm, let's just say you would be the first to do it willingly, and I have no idea how it would work like that..." he said, his shirt just now coming off.

And the first girl... and the first one I'd be tempted to...

Okay, push that out of your head, Coilin. Bad thoughts go in the pile, never to be followed through.

"...I might be willing to try..." she said slowly.

"If it would make the nightmares stop."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

Coilin looked over at her, a little bit of a jealous glare forming. Wish I could change that fast. he thought.

"Yes... I could probably put a block on them before you went to sleep. Or messed with some stuff in your brain. Change some memories up... It's all very... uhm, let's just say you would be the first to do it willingly, and I have no idea how it would work like that..." he said, his shirt just now coming off.

And the first girl... and the first one I'd be tempted to...

Okay, push that out of your head, Coilin. Bad thoughts go in the pile, never to be followed through.

"...I might be willing to try..." she said slowly.

"If it would make the nightmares stop."

Coilin smiled at her as he rolled by, shirtless, his arms and upper body rather muscular.

Due to having to pull himself around all the time, of course.

"Alright... tell me when your ready, and we'll start. I'd like to try blocking the memories first though, so it would have to be at night." he said, a pile of clothes in his lap.