School House Rumbles 3: Act 1, Cadet

[Eternal Torment]

"No, they're not wrong," Eisen mumbled. "It's my fault. I don't know how to be a real person. I'm just an empty-headed doll who doesn't know anything."

"Eisen, get a hold of yourself."

"Of course they don't want to be near me... I always end up hurting people because I don't understand..."

"Eisen, you're losing it! You know what happens when you lose it!"

"I... shouldn't... be...."

"EISEN!"

"Aw, little miss. You're not the one who's at fault here. We all make mistakes..." Sloane's voice trailed off.

What was going on with her?

"You okay, Eisen?" A creepy feeling ran down his back. This wasn't good, but was it dangerous?

Eisen slowly turned her head up. There was a strangely empty look in her eyes. "....Really?"

"Yeah, they don't hate you. Rosemary knows her stuff. She hasn't been wrong about you, right?" Sloane gestured to Rosemary. "In fact, she could explain further. Go ahead." He gestured to her again, a bit more frantically this time.

[Kevin M.]

Gulliver shrugs.

"I lose part of my salary and get a reprimand. You die. Sound like a fair trade to you, Mr. Takeshi? Because that's the penalty for failing in one of the Academies."

Norma gulped quietly upon hearing their fate if they where to fail out of the academy.

"One hell of a motivator..thats for sure..." she mumbled under her breath.

[Eternal Torment]

"You'd be surprised."

"I have been. By how futile some of those attempts were, I mean." Sloane rolled his eyes. "Come on, McCool. You really want the government to spend more time and effort keeping tabs on the untrained? A lot of that money could be going into things that all people need. Like the health system, for one."

[mailedbypostman1]

Gulliver shrugs.

"I lose part of my salary and get a reprimand. You die. Sound like a fair trade to you, Mr. Takeshi? Because that's the penalty for failing in one of the Academies."

A thought occurred to Keldian.

"What do you make from this, anyway?"

[Yun Lao]

OOC: Just in case it got lost with the previous page.

"Of course, misunderstandings happen all the time." Nodding her head, she knew this fact from countless experiences.

"The best thing to do is to either clear it up immediately, or wait and let your actions speak for you."

[FarBeyondC]

As he twirled his chain, King was a bit surprised she didn't scoff at his remark and chose to engage him. The way she spoke was pretty interesting and he could tell she was pretty smart, all things considered

if you know how to make them talk....somebody has a way with words here He thought to himself before replying to her. "Irie, cool name, I go by King, and you got a way with words, just saying"

King? Sounds like the name of a man who sees himself as a leader of others. If impression and reality were one, her time here would be slightly more enjoyable than she thought. Though it was still going to be a pain.

"King's an impressive name as well," Iriesia replied truthfully. "It's a name that can garner respect- or fear- if attributed to the right person. As for my "way with words", I had a lot of instruction in both what- and how- to speak from my family. You have no idea how much instruction; some days I thought I was going to go insane. I'll make sure to let them know that their efforts weren't wasted, the next time I see them. Hopefully, the next time I see some of them again is never. I appreciate the compliment though. I hope I'm not overstepping any boundaries, but I'm a bit curious about the chain. Is there a particular story behind it, and if so, would you mind telling me about it? In exchange, I'll show you something that you may find a bit interesting."

[Froggy]

King? Sounds like the name of a man who sees himself as a leader of others. If impression and reality were one, her time here would be slightly more enjoyable than she thought. Though it was still going to be a pain.

"King's an impressive name as well," Iriesia replied truthfully. "It's a name that can garner respect- or fear- if attributed to the right person. As for my "way with words", I had a lot of instruction in both what- and how- to speak from my family. You have no idea how much instruction; some days I thought I was going to go insane. I'll make sure to let them know that their efforts weren't wasted, the next time I see them. Hopefully, the next time I see some of them again is never. I appreciate the compliment though. I hope I'm not overstepping any boundaries, but I'm a bit curious about the chain. Is there a particular story behind it, and if so, would you mind telling me about it? In exchange, I'll show you something that you may find a bit interesting."

"i'll show you something that you may find a bit interesting King repeated the words in his head, and smirked inwardly. This could be REAL fun he thought to himself, picking up his chain. "Well the story behind the chain is it's kind of a...heirloom I guess you could say from my folks?" he said, twirling it in his right hand. "It was one of my father's favorite tools of his trade, and it was passed down to me. I use it to help garner respect like you guessed" he told her, before he got off the wall and stood up. "Now, what are you gonna show me?"

Yeah Mr. Armisen said pops use to just straight up gank people with this thing, makes me feel a bit more connected to my folks holding one of their favorite..tools

[Ghost]

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"Yeah, they don't hate you. Rosemary knows her stuff. She hasn't been wrong about you, right?" Sloane gestured to Rosemary. "In fact, she could explain further. Go ahead." He gestured to her again, a bit more frantically this time.

"Of course, misunderstandings happen all the time." Nodding her head, she knew this fact from countless experiences.

"The best thing to do is to either clear it up immediately, or wait and let your actions speak for you."

Eisen's eyes slowly cleared up. Then, suddenly, she quivered and her eyes were overflowing with tears.

She threw herself at the other girl, giving her a tight hug. "R-Ros-maharyyy..." she bawled.

[Rhyvurg]

Gulliver shrugs.

"I lose part of my salary and get a reprimand. You die. Sound like a fair trade to you, Mr. Takeshi? Because that's the penalty for failing in one of the Academies."

"That's Mr. Sato to you, old man." He gets up, his frustration temporarily overpowering his desire to be left alone. "You." He points at Sloane. "Stop being a confrontational asshole, no matter what anyone says you seem to find fault with it and judge them by some insane standard you have that you think is some universal truth. And you." He points at Eisen. "You did say something...strange, but don't have a mental breakdown. If you're not sure of the social rules around you, be silent and observe until you gain a better understanding. Making mistakes is fine, not learning from them is what makes you stupid."

[Kevin M.]

Eisen's eyes slowly cleared up. Then, suddenly, she quivered and her eyes were overflowing with tears.

She threw herself at the other girl, giving her a tight hug. "R-Ros-maharyyy..." she bawled.

Oh great, we have someone crying already

Norma shook her hread as she went back to tuning her guitar.

[Yun Lao]

Eisen's eyes slowly cleared up. Then, suddenly, she quivered and her eyes were overflowing with tears.

She threw herself at the other girl, giving her a tight hug. "R-Ros-maharyyy..." she bawled.

The hug was returned, although Rosemary couldn't help but be taken back by Eisen's reaction. She could only hope she said the right things as she let the other's emotions run their course.

[Ghost]

The hug was returned, although Rosemary couldn't help but be taken back by Eisen's reaction. She could only hope she said the right things as she let the other's emotions run their course.

After about a minute of sobbing, Eisen seemed to have regained her composure. "Sorry," she said. "Sorry. I... I don't usually lose it like this." She smiled at Rosemary. "Thank you. I needed that."

"Are you okay? I mean, are you stable?"

Yes, don't worry. I can handle it now.

"Thank goodness. Don't scare me like that!"

Sorry.

[Ptrvc]

"I have been. By how futile some of those attempts were, I mean." Sloane rolled his eyes. "Come on, McCool. You really want the government to spend more time and effort keeping tabs on the untrained? A lot of that money could be going into things that all people need. Like the health system, for one."

"They already keep track of them enough to catch them don't they?"

"I'm not saying they should let people walk around untrained with such powers, simply that there is a better way of dealing with them then slowly killing them over the course of a year or so."

[Yun Lao]

After about a minute of sobbing, Eisen seemed to have regained her composure. "Sorry," she said. "Sorry. I... I don't usually lose it like this." She smiled at Rosemary. "Thank you. I needed that."

"It's all right." She replied with a little smile. "Just don't be too hard on yourself. After all, this is the first time you've been around so many people, right?"

Like I'm one to be saying this.

[Hazard]

"That's Mr. Sato to you, old man." He gets up, his frustration temporarily overpowering his desire to be left alone. "You." He points at Sloane. "Stop being a confrontational asshole, no matter what anyone says you seem to find fault with it and judge them by some insane standard you have that you think is some universal truth. And you." He points at Eisen. "You did say something...strange, but don't have a mental breakdown. If you're not sure of the social rules around you, be silent and observe until you gain a better understanding. Making mistakes is fine, not learning from them is what makes you stupid."

The events after Eisen's little faux pas had brought made his steps drift closer to the group around her. Say what you will about Robert Dalts, but there would be no sad little girls under his watch.

Still, the teenager had, somehow, enough social awareness to leave the situation to the group that knew the girl.

When the guy with the weird skin decided to vent his frustration though, he felt inclined to act.

"Not that I don't like an angry rant as much as the next guy," Robert said as he walked up right next to Takeshi, "but do you really have any leg to stand on, what with being all sulky since you got here and trying to walk into the force field thingy? Come on, we all have our quirks here, right?"

He said this with a smile, easily accepting the oddities of the group. He would understand them all in time after all.

OOC: And suddenly it occurs to me that saying we all have our quirks to a guy sensitive about his looks may not have been a clever move.