School House Rumbles 3: Act 1, Cadet

[Inverse Genesis]

"A pleasure as well." Curiosity came forth. "How did you two meet, by the way?"

Richard hmmed as he rolled his head back, looking to the sky as if the answer were written in the clouds, "It was some four days ago when we were having lunch at the cantinas down by the Sector 8 expressways. This guy here said he was moving to a new neighborhood but I can't say I expected this to be what he meant."

Waving his hand towards Richard and nodding along, Paul continued where he left off, "Yep, ended up parting ways thinking it'd be last time I ever saw you, Richard. Life seems to have a funny way of rewarding ya with great surprises every once awhile, eh?"

Struck by a sudden thought, Paul inquired, "How's Mr. Walt tending to that cold of his, by the way?"

[Eternal Torment]

He hesitated.

"In a way. I suppose the problem was more from me than from them. People expect you to be a part of their family when they adopt you."

"Ah, you didn't fit in? It's a shame. Why were you so detached?" Sloane increased the pressure.

[WyldCard4]

"Nah, I figure I won't get the truth. You'll never tell me, so I might as well talk with you without paying attention to your origins."

"I already told you that you'd get it eventually." Samantha pouts.

"Enjoy." Moira said as Selma grabbed a cookie for herself.





"Technically, it IS illegal... Well not to laws established by Eden's governing bodies, but it's against the laws of reality, particularly those regarding time, space, and a being's placement in the timeline of existence. In fact, the only reason I'm allowed to continue existing is because... well, that's not really important."

"I am interested though."

[Siriel]

"Ah, you didn't fit in? It's a shame. Why were you so detached?" Sloane increased the pressure.

He shrugged.

"I liked them well enough aside from the third, but I already have a family. I needed someone to take care of me, not to take their places."

He frowned.

"The government phrased it differently to the prospective guardians. The two views proved to not match. I'm grateful to those who made the effort of taking me in, but there are some things I won't do."

[KingofPie]

"....There just does," Marko said with a shrug."



"Depends on what's in the cookies, but no, not that."

"Aw, c'mon," Boss chuckled. "You honestly think the cookies are poisoned? Laced with illegal substances?"

"Technically, it IS illegal... Well not to laws established by Eden's governing bodies, but it's against the laws of reality, particularly those regarding time, space, and a being's placement in the timeline of existence. In fact, the only reason I'm allowed to continue existing is because... well, that's not really important."

"Uh," Boss commented, slightly dumbfounded. "This place is gonna be an experience. All I'm gonna say to that."

[Ptrvc]

"Aw, c'mon," Boss chuckled. "You honestly think the cookies are poisoned? Laced with illegal substances?"




"Uh," Boss commented, slightly dumbfounded. "This place is gonna be an experience. All I'm gonna say to that."

"Its way of smuggling these substances."

"Also the lady said I was right, technically."

[KamenRaida]

Waving his hand towards Richard and nodding along, Paul continued where he left off, "Yep, ended up parting ways thinking it'd be last time I ever saw you, Richard. Life seems to have a funny way of rewarding ya with great surprises every once awhile, eh?"

Struck by a sudden thought, Paul inquired, "How's Mr. Walt tending to that cold of his, by the way?"

A wide grin split across Richard's face, that bled into the sharp widening of surprise that stretched his eyes, "Oh you remember him! Walt's doing fine. All he needed was a little rest before we started down here again. Thanks for asking though, I'll be sure to tell him about you the next chance I get." Richard chortled, as he threw a light jab against Paul's shoulder, "But yeah, funny how it'd turned out that of all the places you could have wound up, it'd be here. I mean I'd heard about guys like those Elemancers, and Enhancers or whatever you call them, but just thinking that all of us here are those makes it kinda hard to think we're not supposed to be that common, you know?"

[Ghost]

"Have you ever found anything funny? Made you laugh?" Kyra asked, wondering if she was dealing with one of those extremely cute but actually humourless types.

"Oh, there have been things that made me laugh," Eisen said. "My earliest memory is laughing because my older sister had an accident involving a bowl of noodles. We just don't really do intentional jokes in our family."

"Your uncle is a fascinating man," Kyra conceded, "but I'm interested in the opinion of the girl in front of me. What do you think?"

Eisen was quiet for a while. "I don't know," she admitted. "I suppose that depends on what you have to live for."

"Probably not then. I can't think of anybody at Baad who could really be described that way. Well, Henry, but he's a stockholder so there's not much that can be done about him. So I doubt your uncle's had real business with us," Vi said. "My dad runs a tight ship, can't stand anyone to be pushy or unfriendly, says they'd give us a bad image."

"Oh, my uncle says things like that about all sorts of people," Eisen said. "I doubt he's actually ever met anyone from Baad. He doesn't really meet a lot of people at all."

"Thank you kindly," Vi said. "I do try. What about you, what will you do when your grown?"

Eisen frowned again. "...I don't know. I mean, I haven't though a lot about it. I suppose figuring that out is why I'm here." She suddenly got a distant look in her eyes. "Though, I think I may have had an idea of what I wanted to do with my life at some point, but somehow I seem to have forgotten what it was..."

[Eternal Torment]

He shrugged.

"I liked them well enough aside from the third, but I already have a family. I needed someone to take care of me, not to take their places."

He frowned.

"The government phrased it differently to the prospective guardians. The two views proved to not match. I'm grateful to those who made the effort of taking me in, but there are some things I won't do."

"I understand that last part perfectly. Can't live with yourself if you crossed that line, huh?" Sloane's stare was less mirthful this time around. A brief look of bitterness passed through his eyes, before he composed himself.

"Well, here's hoping you'll find what you're looking for." His half-smile was followed by him extending his hand. "Best of luck, Lucic Erund Etem Quin."

[Eternal Torment]

"I already told you that you'd get it eventually." Samantha pouts.

"And would it be the whole truth? You could leave parts out and I'd never know. Best to just ignore it." Sloane continued.

[Siriel]

"I understand that last part perfectly. Can't live with yourself if you crossed that line, huh?" Sloane's stare was less mirthful this time around. A brief look of bitterness passed through his eyes, before he composed himself.

"Well, here's hoping you'll find what you're looking for." His half-smile was followed by him extending his hand. "Best of luck, Lucic Erund Etem Quin."

He blinked.

"I'm not really looking for anything. But thank you, I suppose."

He shook Sloane's hand.

[KingofPie]

"Its way of smuggling these substances."

"Also the lady said I was right, technically."

"Eh," Boss mused. "I know, but I'd like to give our classmates some credit. You gotta be waaaaaay more careful if you wanna smuggle something into this place without getting caught. Uh, so I've heard," he added with a shrug. "Either way, legal or not, as long as it ain't hurting anybody there shouldn't be any concern, right?"

[WyldCard4]

"And would it be the whole truth? You could leave parts out and I'd never know. Best to just ignore it." Sloane continued.

"True enough. Well, a lifetime of that learning is what friendship is all about, isn't it?"

[Ghost]

"Well, I imagine she could do it right behind anyone but a really good speedster or durability dude and stab them, or teleport the durability one a hundred miles up. So, there's always worrying about that. More a license thing than just being illegal though."

OOC: This doesn't really seem to be refering to Eisen's question.

"....There just does," Marko said with a shrug."

My Dad can't just be gone.

Eisen's frown deepened. "Unlogisch," she muttered with a shrug.

[Vakanai]

"Oh, my uncle says things like that about all sorts of people," Eisen said. "I doubt he's actually ever met anyone from Baad. He doesn't really meet a lot of people at all."

"That's a shame," Vi said. "People shouldn't be cooped up too much."

Eisen frowned again. "...I don't know. I mean, I haven't though a lot about it. I suppose figuring that out is why I'm here." She suddenly got a distant look in her eyes. "Though, I think I may have had an idea of what I wanted to do with my life at some point, but somehow I seem to have forgotten what it was..."

"Really? That's a shame. How about you follow the family business? I'm sure your uncle would be glad to have another inventor in the family."