Introduction
You’ve been psychic since you were born. Some kids are good at soccer or the violin, but you’re good at bending spoons or accidentally starting fires during your menstrual cycle. Happens. Psychics only started appearing twenty-six years ago, so chances are that you’re fairly young.
It doesn’t bother you much, most likely because your family’s been keeping it on the down low. Or, maybe not. Maybe you’re a television star and you’ve been moving elephants with your mind for all the money and the fame and the ladies. Either way, the general public either doesn’t know that you’ve got powers or they don’t believe you. As it turns out, there are no government agencies trying to dissect you like a frog. So you’ve just been chilling, going to school, reading minds, working at the burger shop, and/or setting ants on fire with your laser eyes. You know, the normal stuff.
Until you receive The Letter.
The letter invites you to a special new boarding school that’s been set up for psychics just like you! The New School for Extraordinarily Gifted Individuals, herein nicknamed as Psychic Academy.
So you pack your bags and off you go. You’re kind of praying that it’s not a huge government conspiracy to trap you like a rat, but hey, it’s a chance to meet other people with your special, erm, “condition.” And you might learn more about your powers! So it’s all good, right?
The entire psychic’s academy – dorms, classrooms, lounges, cafeterias, offices – is contained within a sixty-floor skyscraper located in the trendy downtown of the expanding Eastmoor city. You’re taken through a pretty standard three-day orientation, wherein you attend lectures and play awkward socialization games. As it turns out, Psychic Academy really is a nice and normal place for budding psychics to learn how to control their powers.
Then you wake up on the fourth day, and something is wrong.
It’s too quiet.
It’s almost like there’s no one in the city.
No one at all.
But there are still people in the dorms. All the other students are there. However, the resident advisors are gone. The teachers are gone. And everyone else in the city…gone.
The students are alone in the abandoned city.
For some reason, the city is running normally. You have electricity and water. Cell phones work. The Internet works, although nothing is being updated or posted. Televisions also work, technically, although no programs are running.
Also, a strange tattoo of a star(s) has appeared somewhere on your body. They’ve appeared on the other students’ bodies as well. Everyone has one, two, or three stars.
Oh yeah, there are posters tacked up in every hallway. Each poster is the same, and each poster has a particularly long message:
Welcome to the Mock Universe. We are an alien race known as the Peace.
You have been recruited for the defense force against a militaristic race of aliens. In your language, the name of this alien race is best translated as Spiders. They have already killed all life forms on twenty-seven planets.
Your planet is next.
We gave you special powers in order to fight them.
We have set some captured Spiders loose in this Mock Universe in order to see if the experiment was a success.
If you leave the city, you will leave the Mock Universe and thus cease to exist.
We have noticed that human society requires hierarchy. In order to combat internal conflict, we have organized the hierarchy of your society for you. People with three stars are leaders. Two stars means middle management. People with one star are followers.
If someone does not have a star, then they are an unwitting plant from the Spiders and must be killed immediately.
The first Spider attack begins at dawn.
Have a good day!
We hope that you survive.
But what does it mean? So cryptic.
Soki: Luke
LovelyLisey: Cyrus Underwood
Briar Underwood
Wednesday Williams
zolzol: Jake Hightower
clarady: Tyli Hoff
ViviOrunitiaFF9: Sarah Ravencroft
jadebud98: Aaron Black
June Blue
Alissa Arachne Redwater
Sneakyrio: James Murdock
Jackbenimble: James Borgund Nattles
CherrySwirl: Seph Halberd
Shanatos: Ruby
It doesn’t bother you much, most likely because your family’s been keeping it on the down low. Or, maybe not. Maybe you’re a television star and you’ve been moving elephants with your mind for all the money and the fame and the ladies. Either way, the general public either doesn’t know that you’ve got powers or they don’t believe you. As it turns out, there are no government agencies trying to dissect you like a frog. So you’ve just been chilling, going to school, reading minds, working at the burger shop, and/or setting ants on fire with your laser eyes. You know, the normal stuff.
Until you receive The Letter.
The letter invites you to a special new boarding school that’s been set up for psychics just like you! The New School for Extraordinarily Gifted Individuals, herein nicknamed as Psychic Academy.
So you pack your bags and off you go. You’re kind of praying that it’s not a huge government conspiracy to trap you like a rat, but hey, it’s a chance to meet other people with your special, erm, “condition.” And you might learn more about your powers! So it’s all good, right?
The entire psychic’s academy – dorms, classrooms, lounges, cafeterias, offices – is contained within a sixty-floor skyscraper located in the trendy downtown of the expanding Eastmoor city. You’re taken through a pretty standard three-day orientation, wherein you attend lectures and play awkward socialization games. As it turns out, Psychic Academy really is a nice and normal place for budding psychics to learn how to control their powers.
Then you wake up on the fourth day, and something is wrong.
It’s too quiet.
It’s almost like there’s no one in the city.
No one at all.
But there are still people in the dorms. All the other students are there. However, the resident advisors are gone. The teachers are gone. And everyone else in the city…gone.
The students are alone in the abandoned city.
For some reason, the city is running normally. You have electricity and water. Cell phones work. The Internet works, although nothing is being updated or posted. Televisions also work, technically, although no programs are running.
Also, a strange tattoo of a star(s) has appeared somewhere on your body. They’ve appeared on the other students’ bodies as well. Everyone has one, two, or three stars.
Oh yeah, there are posters tacked up in every hallway. Each poster is the same, and each poster has a particularly long message:
Welcome to the Mock Universe. We are an alien race known as the Peace.
You have been recruited for the defense force against a militaristic race of aliens. In your language, the name of this alien race is best translated as Spiders. They have already killed all life forms on twenty-seven planets.
Your planet is next.
We gave you special powers in order to fight them.
We have set some captured Spiders loose in this Mock Universe in order to see if the experiment was a success.
If you leave the city, you will leave the Mock Universe and thus cease to exist.
We have noticed that human society requires hierarchy. In order to combat internal conflict, we have organized the hierarchy of your society for you. People with three stars are leaders. Two stars means middle management. People with one star are followers.
If someone does not have a star, then they are an unwitting plant from the Spiders and must be killed immediately.
The first Spider attack begins at dawn.
Have a good day!
We hope that you survive.
But what does it mean? So cryptic.
Soki: Luke
LovelyLisey: Cyrus Underwood
Briar Underwood
Wednesday Williams
zolzol: Jake Hightower
clarady: Tyli Hoff
ViviOrunitiaFF9: Sarah Ravencroft
jadebud98: Aaron Black
June Blue
Alissa Arachne Redwater
Sneakyrio: James Murdock
Jackbenimble: James Borgund Nattles
CherrySwirl: Seph Halberd
Shanatos: Ruby
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James sat, feet on a desk and another cigarette, a Clover, he felt especially bad about getting this one and told himself he would repay the healer who had given it to him. His toes curled as he took in another drag and audibly let the smoke out. "Are you guys absolutely sure you don't want to split this with me?I'm not against sharing."
Instead of the awkward series of no's that he expected to get, since James was completely against sharing, and only asking for courtesy, the ginger girl started talking about how many good men and women had died and James blanked out a bit during the last part of her speech but knew that she paused a lot during the end. Then, as James was opening his mouth to snark off, another girl got up I am getting tired of these flighty broads and their snarky horseshit and started ranting about how they should strip search everyone for three stars because some rather obviously possibly stoned out of her mind brown haired girl had drawn two stars under her original one. One more star then I got.
"Alright, thank you Mark Antony and future-TSA agent." He said, referring to Sarah, and then stripper-girl in that order. "I understand that you're pissed off because you saw people die. Well, that's going to happen a lot from now on so we're going to have to get used it. There's no need to start going totalitarian starting a star based dictatorship just because you're freaking out about some deaths. If the idiots want to be idiots and go die, guess what they're allowed to be? They're going to be useless for us later if they're that stupid anyway. Secondly," he said, getting up and turning to the future-TSA agent, "Would you mind taking your clothes off for us? So we can see if you've got any stars, you proposed the idea, why not be first to try it out?"
Instead of the awkward series of no's that he expected to get, since James was completely against sharing, and only asking for courtesy, the ginger girl started talking about how many good men and women had died and James blanked out a bit during the last part of her speech but knew that she paused a lot during the end. Then, as James was opening his mouth to snark off, another girl got up I am getting tired of these flighty broads and their snarky horseshit and started ranting about how they should strip search everyone for three stars because some rather obviously possibly stoned out of her mind brown haired girl had drawn two stars under her original one. One more star then I got.
"Alright, thank you Mark Antony and future-TSA agent." He said, referring to Sarah, and then stripper-girl in that order. "I understand that you're pissed off because you saw people die. Well, that's going to happen a lot from now on so we're going to have to get used it. There's no need to start going totalitarian starting a star based dictatorship just because you're freaking out about some deaths. If the idiots want to be idiots and go die, guess what they're allowed to be? They're going to be useless for us later if they're that stupid anyway. Secondly," he said, getting up and turning to the future-TSA agent, "Would you mind taking your clothes off for us? So we can see if you've got any stars, you proposed the idea, why not be first to try it out?"
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Sarah got back to the meeting to hear something about strip searching.
"I knew men were animals, but I didn't realize that they would be so blunt. No need to strip me, I've got my stars in plain view." She held up her right wrist to reveal three maroon stars. "Satisfied?" She sat down in the seat that she was in before. "How many have you got exactly? Or you?" She said to the girl who suggested it. "Those who can easily chow their stars like I can, please stand against the right wall. I don't have to as I have already shown you my stars. Anyone whose star s in an awkward place...we will find a way to discover them later. Is this acceptable?"
"I knew men were animals, but I didn't realize that they would be so blunt. No need to strip me, I've got my stars in plain view." She held up her right wrist to reveal three maroon stars. "Satisfied?" She sat down in the seat that she was in before. "How many have you got exactly? Or you?" She said to the girl who suggested it. "Those who can easily chow their stars like I can, please stand against the right wall. I don't have to as I have already shown you my stars. Anyone whose star s in an awkward place...we will find a way to discover them later. Is this acceptable?"
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Luke rolled his eyes at all this crap standing up and without warning ripped off his shirt and turned towards the light. "Alright since I don't feel like this bull should continue here's my three stars.." He stated with a slightly annoyed tone; three stars displayed on the left side of his finely toned abdomen. He then picked up his shirt, deciding everyone had, had a good view; or if they didn't they weren't looking and put his shirt back on. "as for the whole line up it's not needed. I'm a three star and I say for all those that are going to blindly follow the star system you should all go jump off the top of this building and save us the trouble of dealing with you.."
He knew he was being harsh but this was getting ridiculous. "Look Like Briar put as well as Sarah we need some order, if you can fight we'll need you on the front lines those with beneficial defensive powers your back with the healers watching over wounded. Those with long range will need to stay near the back and provide cover fire. Sorry Briar but that's you, you will not be on the front lines, and I'm sure your older brother would agree." He said crossing his arms. "I personally spent my time scavenging so I'm good at searching for food, I'm also handy with knives and the like thanks to being raised in the system." He looked around. "For those of you who don't know what the system is, no it's not prison it's foster care... I also took some standard martial arts training so I'm decent with my hands, Well things are calm we should go and evaluate the current situation outside maybe scavenge for food, the cafeteria food isn't going to last forever, and I for one, don't intend to die during this or any time soon.." He said and with his thoughts on this due process he sat back down.
He knew he was being harsh but this was getting ridiculous. "Look Like Briar put as well as Sarah we need some order, if you can fight we'll need you on the front lines those with beneficial defensive powers your back with the healers watching over wounded. Those with long range will need to stay near the back and provide cover fire. Sorry Briar but that's you, you will not be on the front lines, and I'm sure your older brother would agree." He said crossing his arms. "I personally spent my time scavenging so I'm good at searching for food, I'm also handy with knives and the like thanks to being raised in the system." He looked around. "For those of you who don't know what the system is, no it's not prison it's foster care... I also took some standard martial arts training so I'm decent with my hands, Well things are calm we should go and evaluate the current situation outside maybe scavenge for food, the cafeteria food isn't going to last forever, and I for one, don't intend to die during this or any time soon.." He said and with his thoughts on this due process he sat back down.
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RUBY
Ruby pursed her lips and gave a look around the room. She shrugged.
"Stars are for Mario brothers. I say we turn control over to people with intelligence and a go-get-em attitude."
She wasn't too concerned with what the reaction might be to that. If they kicked her out, she'd simply wash off the other two stars and go have some fun elsewhere. Thus far she wasn't too impressed with most of the three stars she'd seen her around. One in particular seemed to be something of a diva.
This Briar kid seemed all right though.
RUBY
Ruby pursed her lips and gave a look around the room. She shrugged.
"Stars are for Mario brothers. I say we turn control over to people with intelligence and a go-get-em attitude."
She wasn't too concerned with what the reaction might be to that. If they kicked her out, she'd simply wash off the other two stars and go have some fun elsewhere. Thus far she wasn't too impressed with most of the three stars she'd seen her around. One in particular seemed to be something of a diva.
This Briar kid seemed all right though.
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RAN
As if the infirmary didn't have enough naked people in it, another girl walked through the door wearing a large, mostly unzipped hooded sweatshirt that made it pretty obvious she wasn't wearing anything else under it. Her outrageously long and green hair spilled out the hood. She was drinking a soda pop.
"Seems like there's a lot of people in here," she observed. "How's it going? Need any help? I was just starting the nursing program in college if you need a hand as a medic or whatever."
RAN
As if the infirmary didn't have enough naked people in it, another girl walked through the door wearing a large, mostly unzipped hooded sweatshirt that made it pretty obvious she wasn't wearing anything else under it. Her outrageously long and green hair spilled out the hood. She was drinking a soda pop.
"Seems like there's a lot of people in here," she observed. "How's it going? Need any help? I was just starting the nursing program in college if you need a hand as a medic or whatever."
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"Honestly. I don't really like the idea about the stars either. I've grown up with people thinking that hey are better than others because of this they have which some might not. I was just following the stars because not many were objecting to it. They seemed like they were wanting to follow it. I'm glad you don't." Sarah smiled to herself. "I'm also happy about your half strip for all of us but I agree with Briar as well. We need scavengers for food and weapons, because some of us can't use our power offensively or defensively. We need guardians to keep the scavengers safe from spiders.Front line warriors, back line warriors. Defenders inside and out. Then we need hunters for the spiders that are left after the majority of the wave is destroyed. We need healers and chefs and cleaners and...there's just too many to count. But there is one thing that we need more than anything. Time."
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Roof , hallways , cafeteria.
Jake looked up at the sky and fell back boredly. Lieing on the roof and giving a sigh. "I wonder if our parents are looking for us....I wonder if my tivo is still working." Jake shrugged , sitting up and heading downstairs , fixing a couple of shattered windows along the way but trying not to stress his powers. Now that he knew what they were in for he would need more controle over them , do more while expanding less energy and for that he needed practice , something that was in great supply around a beat up school building filled with corpses.
When Jake Finnaly got to the cafeteria he had already finished his two apples and was staring down at his lemon. Why did he grab a lemon? He didint even -like- lemons. Shaking his head he decided to risk it and bit in to the thing raw , chewing it before his eye started to twich and he made aq scene , gargling and spitting up foam from his mouth before falling to the ground and crawling over to Cyrus's table , slamming the bitten lemon on to it and staring at him on the other side of the table. "These things are pure evil!"
Cracking a grin Jake sat up in to a chair opposite of Cyrus and staring at him. "Soooo....thanks for you know...completely and utterly saving our ass's with that walkie talkie power." Jake laughed , it wasint a loud laugh but a deep one , like he just needed a excuse to keep his attitude on the bright side. "Jake Hightower , one star , no you cant see it , I pull sh** apart except liquids...liquids are too hard for some reason....Uhhh , oh! I like lnog walks on the beach , free meals and women." Holding his hand out across the table Jake gave another toothy grin. "I think that gets the annoying 'meet n' greet' out of the way , yeah?"
Jake looked up at the sky and fell back boredly. Lieing on the roof and giving a sigh. "I wonder if our parents are looking for us....I wonder if my tivo is still working." Jake shrugged , sitting up and heading downstairs , fixing a couple of shattered windows along the way but trying not to stress his powers. Now that he knew what they were in for he would need more controle over them , do more while expanding less energy and for that he needed practice , something that was in great supply around a beat up school building filled with corpses.
When Jake Finnaly got to the cafeteria he had already finished his two apples and was staring down at his lemon. Why did he grab a lemon? He didint even -like- lemons. Shaking his head he decided to risk it and bit in to the thing raw , chewing it before his eye started to twich and he made aq scene , gargling and spitting up foam from his mouth before falling to the ground and crawling over to Cyrus's table , slamming the bitten lemon on to it and staring at him on the other side of the table. "These things are pure evil!"
Cracking a grin Jake sat up in to a chair opposite of Cyrus and staring at him. "Soooo....thanks for you know...completely and utterly saving our ass's with that walkie talkie power." Jake laughed , it wasint a loud laugh but a deep one , like he just needed a excuse to keep his attitude on the bright side. "Jake Hightower , one star , no you cant see it , I pull sh** apart except liquids...liquids are too hard for some reason....Uhhh , oh! I like lnog walks on the beach , free meals and women." Holding his hand out across the table Jake gave another toothy grin. "I think that gets the annoying 'meet n' greet' out of the way , yeah?"
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Hm. How amusing, Ruby thought, in regard to Sarah's last comment.
She then said, "Right. We should figure out who are the most powerful that can act quickly and independently and send them out to scout and gather supplies. The rest should work on fortifying this position. For the time being, it'd probably be best for the most powerful of us here in this meeting to take the scavenging job, while the other leaders take a census of all our current comrades and take an inventory of our assets within the building. Then we can figure things out. What we need isn't time, it's organization."
She then said, "Right. We should figure out who are the most powerful that can act quickly and independently and send them out to scout and gather supplies. The rest should work on fortifying this position. For the time being, it'd probably be best for the most powerful of us here in this meeting to take the scavenging job, while the other leaders take a census of all our current comrades and take an inventory of our assets within the building. Then we can figure things out. What we need isn't time, it's organization."
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Seph sat outside of the room where the three star meeting was taking place with an ear pressed against the door, straining to hear what was being said. He didn't like waiting for them to deliberate and decide what to do with the rest of them just because they had some fruity shapes drawn on their bodies while they were asleep. He also wanted to hear first hand if they had any plans for No Stars in case he needed to find a place to lay low. So far, from what he could hear, they didn't touch on the subject of the star system yet. They were focusing more on organization at the moment. Which was good. He continued to listen in.
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"I believe that we should test everyone's powers." Sarah suggested. "Get a knowing of how powerful and how many times and how long a psychic can use their powers. Some have weak powers but can use them frequently, however, there are some like me who has quite strong powers but are limited to a few times a day. Luckily, there are some like me who can control how much power they use. We need to record this information. Starting immediately. It is the best way to gain some knowledge of the array of abilities and assign them jobs. That, I think, should be the 3-star's job. They each get a group and they must test that group to discover their abilities and potentials. What do you guys think?" She leaned back again, waiting for them to answer.
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Jimmy finished slipping on the puppy boxers under the sheet. He did not know who were the owners of these, but he would kill them later. Jimmy then turned to the girl who had given them to him and said, "Shaji..I mean, thanks. Thank you for making me not naked." He said in a joking manor. "I remember you from the assembly, Tyli...right? I'm Jimmy, it's nice to formally meet. And don't worry, I can get pants on my own now. No harm in me walking around in boxers." With that he he tossed off the sheet and swung his legs down. He then proceeded to stand up slowly, just as a green-haired girl with her breasts almost hanging out walked in and offered medical attention. How many girls were going to just walk in here today? First Tyli approached him, then Sarah, though he was a little confused why she came in at all, and now this girl. Jimmy just gave a sigh.
Jimmy looked around the room for Ninhakujo, but couldn't find it. He was about to ask Tyli, but then he remembered she said she didn't know where it was. He panicked and sharply turned on his feet, grabbing Tyli bu the shoulders. "Listen, I need to find my Ninhakujo. It is the key treasure of the Koga Ninjas that is the prize jewel within the Yoroi Bitsu. I was trusted with safe guarding it to preserve the legacy of my clan. I need to find it!" He finished, staring into Tyli's eyes. He looked into them and suddenly felt like an asshole. He back away. "Sorry, it's just really important to me. Do you know who undressed me?"
Jimmy looked around the room for Ninhakujo, but couldn't find it. He was about to ask Tyli, but then he remembered she said she didn't know where it was. He panicked and sharply turned on his feet, grabbing Tyli bu the shoulders. "Listen, I need to find my Ninhakujo. It is the key treasure of the Koga Ninjas that is the prize jewel within the Yoroi Bitsu. I was trusted with safe guarding it to preserve the legacy of my clan. I need to find it!" He finished, staring into Tyli's eyes. He looked into them and suddenly felt like an asshole. He back away. "Sorry, it's just really important to me. Do you know who undressed me?"
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"Nice meeting you Jimmy." She said with a smile, turning around as she now knew that he was out of bed and not naked anymore. She looked at the new girl walking in. "Hmnn seems like a lot of people get to see you in puppy boxers." She only meant to tease him a bit, she was surprised when he suddenly grabbed her shoulders, asking who undressed him. "Its okay.. I don't really know who undressed you but I’ll go look for them, okay?"She wanted to walk away, eager to be of use to at least someone. She slowly stood still and turned around. "This might sound a bit stupid, but what exactly does a Ninhakujo look like?" She hadn't seen him wearing it so it was hard to know what it looked like. She was hipping from one foot to another, meanwhile running over all the possible places where his clothing could be. It could also be ripped, then it would be in the garbage can probably and judging from his actions that would not be a good thing, so she wouldn't enlighten him on the fact.
Another place for it to be could be the washing pile, although the chance of them washing the clothes was very little to non-existent. She doubted any of them would find washing clothes important, unless they ran out of clothes and really needed to change. She quickly halted her stream of thoughts as she got carried away a bit in the mere seconds that it took for this guy to answer her.
Another place for it to be could be the washing pile, although the chance of them washing the clothes was very little to non-existent. She doubted any of them would find washing clothes important, unless they ran out of clothes and really needed to change. She quickly halted her stream of thoughts as she got carried away a bit in the mere seconds that it took for this guy to answer her.
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Briar
"I think that sounds like a good idea!" said Briar to Sarah. "I'm definitely a three star -" Completely unsolicited, Briar took off his shirt. He tried to point to the three stars on his back, but instead he ended up spinning back and forth like a dog chasing its own tail. "See, you guys?! See?! I have three stars! Look, they're all lined up and stuff!" Briar put his shirt back on. "So I can definitely run around and ask people's information! What sort of thing should we keep it on? Oh, I know! A laptop! I have a laptop! Well, actually I don't have a laptop, but Cyrus has a laptop, so that's like if I had a laptop, basically..."
Yay, thought Briar enthusiastically, I have an important job!
It sounded like most people didn't want to do the star system. Briar thought that was probably a good idea. "Hey, I know," he suggested. "If we're not going to organize according to the star system, we still need a leader and stuff, right?
How about we have an election?"
-CAFETERIA-
Cyrus
Walkie-talkie, huh? Something about the label irked Cyrus, but it could also have been his headache making him crabby. He had to admit - it was a pretty accurate depiction. He took the young man's hand and shook it.
"I'm glad you found it helpful," said Cyrus, withdrawing his hand. "I'm going to need to build a better endurance, though. The ability to break things apart, huh? That sounds pretty useful. I'm a one star, too." Cyrus pointed to the one star on his hand. "I get a feeling that we one stars are going to need to stick forever. If the star system works out, we're going to be at the very bottom of the totem pole."
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Wednesday
"Oh, yeah. Just ignore for the handsome ninja man! I get it. It's cool. Like I said, it's not like I saved everyone today or anything -"
Wednesday got up, which probably should have been impossible given how much she was complaining about her "pain".
"It seems like the only way I'm going to get any attention is to find your stupid Nin...Nin...hak...thing." She looked Jimmy up and down. "As for who undressed you...I'm going to guess the suspect list can be narrowed down to the people with breasts. Or, perhaps, people otherwise inclined."
Next, Wednesday looked Ran up and down. "For Wednesday's sake, woman." Wednesday had no better God than herself. "Put on some clothes."
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Sarah thought about what Briar had said.
"But isn't having one leader the exact same as having many leaders? One leader will make all of the choices, however, many will come to a balanced and democratic decision. I think that, if we are going to go with Briar's idea, we should get seven leaders. Two from the three stars, two from the two stars, two from the one stars and one from the no stars. Then, we have different views from each level giving us a better understanding of what it is like for everyone." Sarah looked at everyone as she said this. "Elections start...tomorrow? How's that for everyone? I've got to say, I'm not exactly too happy about this but I will go along with it if everyone else is for it."
"But isn't having one leader the exact same as having many leaders? One leader will make all of the choices, however, many will come to a balanced and democratic decision. I think that, if we are going to go with Briar's idea, we should get seven leaders. Two from the three stars, two from the two stars, two from the one stars and one from the no stars. Then, we have different views from each level giving us a better understanding of what it is like for everyone." Sarah looked at everyone as she said this. "Elections start...tomorrow? How's that for everyone? I've got to say, I'm not exactly too happy about this but I will go along with it if everyone else is for it."
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James shrugged, things seemed to be happening rather quickly, and several shirts had been taken off in order to show stars. James liked this, although looking at Briar made him feel like a bit of a pedophile. "Alrighty then, since you guys are doing fairly well on your own I'll go get a few people and make a party of it. I mean, we just killed God-fuckingspider-zilla out there. I think this deserves a happy hour, or three. I've got a few cases in my room and after everyone's a bit liquored up they'll probably be more willing to go along with any plan we throw at them."
He left then, not caring what they thought, he would have felt like he was the leader of the proletariat if he had any idea what they were but instead he just felt like having a party. A nice, big, auditorium, party where he could lose himself in the darkness and the cocktail of emotions. The sour-spicy scent of a someone vomiting in a toilet, the bitter-sweet taste of a girl walking out of bedroom blushing, and the normal tastes of alcohol and-oh god pain. James doubled over and grabbed onto the stair railing he had just smacked into. "Ch-christ." he moaned, picking himself off the pole and walking towards the elevator.
"Man, I bet that left a bruise."
He left then, not caring what they thought, he would have felt like he was the leader of the proletariat if he had any idea what they were but instead he just felt like having a party. A nice, big, auditorium, party where he could lose himself in the darkness and the cocktail of emotions. The sour-spicy scent of a someone vomiting in a toilet, the bitter-sweet taste of a girl walking out of bedroom blushing, and the normal tastes of alcohol and-oh god pain. James doubled over and grabbed onto the stair railing he had just smacked into. "Ch-christ." he moaned, picking himself off the pole and walking towards the elevator.
"Man, I bet that left a bruise."
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Luke blinked at Sarah's idea and shrugged. "Don't really care.." He said calmly though at James' idea he smiled. "I like that idea" He said with a chuckle watching the male leave the room. Luke also left; feeling hunger pains growing he decided to stop at the Cafeteria shuffling down the stairs with a yawn groaning alittle and rubbing the back of his neck. "Man this is just going to get worse, ugh damn aliens.." He mumbled to himself.
Once reaching the cafeteria he made himself something to eat taking the chance to find a table where he could eat quietly. He wasn't quite in the mood for company and the fact he had to deal with the possibility of becoming one of the two three stars that might have to take charge, ugh he hated the thought of having power. He placed his food on the tray and rested his head in both hands. This was stupid, and the first chance he got he'd ditch this place. He had a decent place outside of this, then again he had made a few friends here; and killing random giant eight legged things was quite fun. He sighed feeling himself having a slight battle within himself. "Man...I really could go for another giant spider attack..." he stated out loud, though it wasn't really ment for anyone elses ears.
Once reaching the cafeteria he made himself something to eat taking the chance to find a table where he could eat quietly. He wasn't quite in the mood for company and the fact he had to deal with the possibility of becoming one of the two three stars that might have to take charge, ugh he hated the thought of having power. He placed his food on the tray and rested his head in both hands. This was stupid, and the first chance he got he'd ditch this place. He had a decent place outside of this, then again he had made a few friends here; and killing random giant eight legged things was quite fun. He sighed feeling himself having a slight battle within himself. "Man...I really could go for another giant spider attack..." he stated out loud, though it wasn't really ment for anyone elses ears.
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"Elections tomorrow then." Sarah stood and walked towards her room.
[i]If we're having a party, I might as well change. I wonder if they will have enough alcohol for me? I've always been able to hold my drinks very well, and it takes a lot to make me drunk." She smiled at the thought before opening her door. She stripped and showered, then changed into dark blue jeans, her boots of course and a purple top with red markings. Sarah headed to the cafeteria. She saw Luke sitting at a table eating alone so she grabbed a plate and headed over to talk to him.
"You shouldn't be eating alone. Especially as we are in the middle of a war. Believe me, at times like these, you need the company."
[i]If we're having a party, I might as well change. I wonder if they will have enough alcohol for me? I've always been able to hold my drinks very well, and it takes a lot to make me drunk." She smiled at the thought before opening her door. She stripped and showered, then changed into dark blue jeans, her boots of course and a purple top with red markings. Sarah headed to the cafeteria. She saw Luke sitting at a table eating alone so she grabbed a plate and headed over to talk to him.
"You shouldn't be eating alone. Especially as we are in the middle of a war. Believe me, at times like these, you need the company."
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Jake listenced to Cyrus talk and then shrugged , gripping the lemon he still had and turning it in his hand intell it resembled a apple. Biting in to it happily and swallowing before he talked. "I dont know if 'stick together' is all it's gonna take if the star system wroks out. I can already see two problems , one being if the three stars -do- decide to suddenly become leaders then they are going to have to get violent to defend that claim , if only because two and one star people feel they should lead too. Two I would imagine that one stars ;being the worker bees of the group; should probably form some kind of union type deal. If only so we have a representitive."
With another shrug Jake leaned back in his chair and sighed deeply , looking overt to Luke and giving a wave when he sat down. "Even then I imagine what ever system we -do- come up with is just going to be a cluster fuck of power grabs , back stabbing and mud slinging. Or maby i've just watched to many zombie movies where unprepared groups of people all want to be the mayor of 'we're-all-royaly-boned' land. Cant say I dont have any kind of interest in leading myself , if only to try and prepare people better." Jake looked at Cyrus and smirked slightly.
"What about you Cyrus? Any bold ideas of grand schemes in that h ead of yours to try and keep the rest of us safe? Because at this point I am willing to follow just about any order if it means I have to stare at less dead bodies."
With another shrug Jake leaned back in his chair and sighed deeply , looking overt to Luke and giving a wave when he sat down. "Even then I imagine what ever system we -do- come up with is just going to be a cluster fuck of power grabs , back stabbing and mud slinging. Or maby i've just watched to many zombie movies where unprepared groups of people all want to be the mayor of 'we're-all-royaly-boned' land. Cant say I dont have any kind of interest in leading myself , if only to try and prepare people better." Jake looked at Cyrus and smirked slightly.
"What about you Cyrus? Any bold ideas of grand schemes in that h ead of yours to try and keep the rest of us safe? Because at this point I am willing to follow just about any order if it means I have to stare at less dead bodies."
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Seph hung outside the window bear the room where the three star meeting was taking place. After the sounds of everyone's footsteps disappeared into the hall he yanked himself up and climbed through the window back into the hallway. He froze. He was standing face to face with the short, white haired three star, Briar. Seph looked away and without saying an he sauntered down the hall. An election, huh? I wonder how many other No Stars there are. In his opinion he should be the No Star represenative, but was exposing his star status exactly wise?
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(Sorry but i'm not be on for a few days, maybe more, I'm not sure yet. Try not to involve my character in too much. Sorry.)
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When Sarah came up t him telling him he shouldn't be eating alone he smiled. "I know, but i felt like having sometime to myself. I doubt I'll get much if I become one of the leading three stars." He said still playing with his food. "Don't worry about me, I've been alone for sometime, this won't hinder me in the slightest.." He offered a smile, taking a single bite from his food, and then standing up and walking off with the tray.
He hopped he didn't seem rude to the girl, he just needed sometime alone. This was all happening to fast, and he really didn't know how to take this all in. He had been in bad situations before but that was eight years ago. He settled in on the stairs just continuing to munch at his food calmly. He felt no obligation to rush himself, nor to talk to anyone. He needed his time away from people; he enjoyed company that was a fact; but for now he needed to clear his own head, and find out what exactly he would need of himself before he could offer himself as a leader to these people.
He hopped he didn't seem rude to the girl, he just needed sometime alone. This was all happening to fast, and he really didn't know how to take this all in. He had been in bad situations before but that was eight years ago. He settled in on the stairs just continuing to munch at his food calmly. He felt no obligation to rush himself, nor to talk to anyone. He needed his time away from people; he enjoyed company that was a fact; but for now he needed to clear his own head, and find out what exactly he would need of himself before he could offer himself as a leader to these people.
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Sarah watched the boy walk away, understanding completely what he was going through.
"I'm not exactly hoping to be a three star...but I won't refuse if people elect me. I doubt it will happen though. I'm more of an advisor..." Sarah stood up and returned to her room for a shower.
After her shower, she went to bed and slept for about an hour before waking up and walking around the halls aimlessly.
"I'm not exactly hoping to be a three star...but I won't refuse if people elect me. I doubt it will happen though. I'm more of an advisor..." Sarah stood up and returned to her room for a shower.
After her shower, she went to bed and slept for about an hour before waking up and walking around the halls aimlessly.
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((Play around a little with timelines here. Let me know if it bothers anyone and I can edit.))
"I don't think I would be a good leader," answered Cyrus to Jake. "But I do have opinions that I want heard. I guess it's kind of like...having a vote, you know? I don't want to see any more dead bodies either." He thought about the death of the boy behind him, and he fought the urge to shudder.
Suddenly, the same dead voice from before came over the loudspeaker. "Please congregate around television sets. We will be announcing the test results from this morning in a moment.
Cyrus stood, fighting the urge to look worried. He wasn't sure what the criteria for the grading was, but he sure as hell hadn't killed any spiders. But he had used his powers an awful lot, and they had proven to be useful. That ought to mean something, right?
"I guess we should find a television set," said Cyrus with a grimace.
Briar nodded along to Sarah's idea. As he left the room, he found himself face to face with the kid from earlier. That fancy Metsu kid who thought he was so cool, but really...he was not. That kid had definitely been eavesdropping! And then he just went and ignored Briar like Briar was dirt under his feet or something. Briar turned to yell something at the kid, but the intercomm interrupted him.
Briar headed to a nearby lounge, making sure to 'accidentally' push the annoying Metsu kid along the way.
Cyrus
"I don't think I would be a good leader," answered Cyrus to Jake. "But I do have opinions that I want heard. I guess it's kind of like...having a vote, you know? I don't want to see any more dead bodies either." He thought about the death of the boy behind him, and he fought the urge to shudder.
Suddenly, the same dead voice from before came over the loudspeaker. "Please congregate around television sets. We will be announcing the test results from this morning in a moment.
Cyrus stood, fighting the urge to look worried. He wasn't sure what the criteria for the grading was, but he sure as hell hadn't killed any spiders. But he had used his powers an awful lot, and they had proven to be useful. That ought to mean something, right?
"I guess we should find a television set," said Cyrus with a grimace.
Briar
Briar nodded along to Sarah's idea. As he left the room, he found himself face to face with the kid from earlier. That fancy Metsu kid who thought he was so cool, but really...he was not. That kid had definitely been eavesdropping! And then he just went and ignored Briar like Briar was dirt under his feet or something. Briar turned to yell something at the kid, but the intercomm interrupted him.
Briar headed to a nearby lounge, making sure to 'accidentally' push the annoying Metsu kid along the way.
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"Please congregate around television sets. Woe will be announcing the test results from this morning in a moment." The creepy voice from earlier said over the intercom. Sarah was worried. She could feel the panic rising in her stomach and take over her. The intercom exploded.
"Argh! Not again! I didn't put my hands up to it...I didn't even look at it..." She shook it off and headed for the lounge. The TV was showing nothing but static for the minute but she would wait. Sarah sat down on the couch in the middle and lay back getting herself comfortable.
I did kill a few spiders but I think that I should at least get enough that people won't think they are better than me. I think this is based more on the way you use your power. Not what you use it on. I helped a few people with my freezing and slowing powers and with the exploding element of my power but I didn't save as many people as I had hoped...
"Argh! Not again! I didn't put my hands up to it...I didn't even look at it..." She shook it off and headed for the lounge. The TV was showing nothing but static for the minute but she would wait. Sarah sat down on the couch in the middle and lay back getting herself comfortable.
I did kill a few spiders but I think that I should at least get enough that people won't think they are better than me. I think this is based more on the way you use your power. Not what you use it on. I helped a few people with my freezing and slowing powers and with the exploding element of my power but I didn't save as many people as I had hoped...
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Jake looked up at the roof and threw his apple behind him carelessly , letting it break apart in to sand in mid air and then sighed. "You know if I never meet one of these peace fellows? I am going to break one bone for every human they gave powers too. Figured I could completely shatter a fews skeletal structures." With a laugh Jake got up , scratchign at his back before going to his room to stare at his little travel TV to see his grade.
When he got there he found sevral other people already in his room crowding around the TV awaiting grades and Jake sighed before grabbing one of them and quiet literally throwing him out of the room. "OUT! GET OUT OF MY ROOM! AND PUT DOWN MY STUFF YOU LITTLE VULTURES!" After chasing the students off Jake sat down at his desk , grabbing a roughed up pack of smokes from his jacket pocket and after quickly lighting it stared at the still static TV to await his final score.
When he got there he found sevral other people already in his room crowding around the TV awaiting grades and Jake sighed before grabbing one of them and quiet literally throwing him out of the room. "OUT! GET OUT OF MY ROOM! AND PUT DOWN MY STUFF YOU LITTLE VULTURES!" After chasing the students off Jake sat down at his desk , grabbing a roughed up pack of smokes from his jacket pocket and after quickly lighting it stared at the still static TV to await his final score.
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Aaron had been in his room ever since the first wave was done. He just wanted to rest and be alone until he heard; "Please congregate around television sets. We will be announcing the test results from this morning in a moment." Aaron walked out of his room and went to one of the lounge areas. He saw several familiar faces though he barely ever talked to them...so, Aaron sat down and awaited the results to go on the screen.
June was walking through the halls as she always did not interacting with any one until she heard; "Please congregate around television sets. We will be announcing the test results from this morning in a moment." She ran straight towards the nearest lounge areas to hear the results she needed to know how she did and she better have don good or she would personally execute those Peace scum-bags.
June was walking through the halls as she always did not interacting with any one until she heard; "Please congregate around television sets. We will be announcing the test results from this morning in a moment." She ran straight towards the nearest lounge areas to hear the results she needed to know how she did and she better have don good or she would personally execute those Peace scum-bags.
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Re: [OOC] Alien Academy
We could just drag your character along and then when you come back we could give you a synopsis of what happened.
Re: [OOC] Alien Academy
Well i'll just post it here, from tomorrow ( July 20) i'll be on vacation for 2 weeks, if this story goes on, with this amount of people, please do murder my char since then it will be hard to catch up with the story.
Re: [OOC] Alien Academy
From here on in I will make it a goal to have James curse at least once a post.
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I'm really sorry for the wait, guys. July 4th weekend and all that. Family visiting. I will make a post tomorrow - the grading post! Hopefully that will be a shot of adrenaline into everyone's systems.
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Sorry , horrible HORRIBLE stomach flu. Like 'oh god I think thats my lung i just vomitted' horrible.
And yes I -can- make my sickness so much worse by forcing you to read descriptive wording of what is happening to my body! :D
Anyways imma post now and go back to bed.
And yes I -can- make my sickness so much worse by forcing you to read descriptive wording of what is happening to my body! :D
Anyways imma post now and go back to bed.
Re: [OOC] Alien Academy
You don't have to I'll post if i need to, I just figured you'd want to considering you've not had a say in the conversation the Three stars are having and everyone is about to leave the room so i figured you'd like a chance to say something.
Re: [OOC] Alien Academy
Yeah, that happens sometimes...person X is waiting on person Y who is waiting on person Z. Wondering if that is maybe the case here?
Re: [OOC] Alien Academy
*pokes people*
Yoooooooo
So are people feeling like a grading post or sumthing? Wondering where everybody at
Yoooooooo
So are people feeling like a grading post or sumthing? Wondering where everybody at
Re: [OOC] Alien Academy
Yeah, the no stars are...well, despite people trying to be inclusive now, the Peace is going to have something to say about that. Also, it's not entirely unwarranted. *evil laughter*
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I think me and one other person are the only No Stars. I call No Star discrimination!! We DEMAND to be treated like all the other so called "superior" stars! lol I like the star system thingy, makes it feel like a civil rights movement, how everyone doesn't want to be treated differently because of it. xD
Re: [OOC] Alien Academy
O_O waaaait Luke wouldn't know what to do as one of the three star presidents XD he'd probably just be like "Okay...why was i elected I mean..I just wanna relax and enjoy this vacation of killing things"
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I hearby elect Luke as three star president. Why? Because he can chill beers by -starin- at them and thats all I want from a president.
ICEMAN FOR PRESIDENT! VOTE FOR THE COOL GUY ON CAMPUS!
ICEMAN FOR PRESIDENT! VOTE FOR THE COOL GUY ON CAMPUS!
Re: [OOC] Alien Academy
@JadeBud98 - It wasn't my character seeing the future. It was what she thought the spiders later would look like and what would happen with her powers against it. It was just a nightmare, not a premonition.