Jack Quill's Story

“Nice persuasion technique.” He heard. Caleb smiled, trying not to keep his eyes too intent on Julia as she moved over to him. And all without meaning to or mind powers. He hovered his hand by her as he kissed her and she made him forget all about the experience with Ichabod which he thanked her for with his lips on hers. Julia's lips even tasted sweet and when she decided to pull back, it wasn't without a last nibble on his lower lip. Caleb smirked back at her and looked her over with new appreciation. When he drew his eyes away, he gave a quick look around the circle as if checking for confirmation that had happened then grinned.

"Makes sense that boy wonder is the one to get all the lip action. I'm pretty sure you could get just as much if not more lip action just by asking. You got those... Handsome genes and what not." Caleb looked to Enzo, and though he had said it rather casually, he wasn’t sure how to receive a compliment from him. It could have very well been apart of the jealous game Junior and Enzo had ongoing. Or him being outright sarcastic. Still, he nodded once. "I'll take it." He decided. "I'm sure you can do just as well for yourself if you tried. That or you'll have your turn soon enough anyway." Caleb said, hitting Enzo's arm once with a smile.

With a great kiss planted on his lips and half compliment from Enzo, his ego was feeling good. Which, in turn, aroused the idea of a challenge with someone known for their lips and kisses. He leaned to Lilith. "Beat that." He whispered and grinned. There were a lot of points on that imaginary scoreboard of Caleb's. First, he had included Julia into it who had no intention of getting involved in spin the bottle. Second, that was a damn good kiss.

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Sure, Mathias had sass but nobody? Please. They were the heroes and villains of the world in one academy. They were born attractive. Kain was tempted to cough bullshit but they could both acknowledge it in silence. ”Awh, thanks for the peace offering.” Mathias said towards the beer. Kain smirked and shrugged his shoulders if that perception suited him.

Then the songbird wanted to argue the minutes he could hit in a lip locked game. Kain pursed his lips towards his objection."You're seriously gonna hold onto someone and make sure you're kissing for more than three minutes now? There's no shame in lasting three minutes," Kain winked and smirked more, based purely off that last bit of speech.

Caleb's luck seemed to take a turn. Most of the mini-crowd was probably taking bets of a redo but along skipped Julia. And along the kiss went. With a little bite before depart. Kain put his hand out in exasperation. "What'd he do to deserve the steamy stuff?" Kain watched Caleb intently then kicked his foot as he began whispering to Lilith. "Hey, you don't have to flirt with her. You just gotta wait for the bottle." Kain said in light scolding.

The next pair up was Frankie and Jack, and this one he rolled his eyes at before letting his eyes fall on the latecomer, yet another with super speed. "Well tops might come off in this one," he answered for her gesturing to Frank and Quill. "What took you anyway?"

"Umm... Whoever's turn it is spins the bottle. Then they have to kiss the person it lands on. Pretty simple." Kumiko looked at her shocked. Now she knew this wasn't a good idea to take part in. She watched the bottle spin and it landed on Julia. Kissing someone was bad enough but to Kumiko watching someone kiss was just as uncomfortable. She wanted to retreat back to her little corner of the room but she was sure she would be seen and be forced to rejoin by everyone else. Maybe she could have someone else take her spin like Julia had, but then she'd be the one the bottle landed on. No, I'm not playing this. She was just about to leave the circle when she saw Wren move to gather more players, which meant if she could get Christian to play then Kumiko would have to play.

Liz could tell from the look on Kumiko's face that she was either concerned, confused or both about this game. She didn't seem like she wanted to stay but she did anyway. Meanwhile Ichabod and Caleb had kissed, Caleb and Julia who gave her turn to Frankie who landed on Jack. It was funny because Jack flirted with every woman on earth, not that it worked for most of the girls in this academy he still did it.

To be perfectly honest Kari couldn't wait for her turn. She hadn't played this game since she was in middle school. No one here could lie and say there wasn't anyone in this circle who they didn't want to kiss, except maybe Kumiko, Christian, and Nathaniel. Kari could give you a list of the people in this circle she'd like to kiss.

Jack who was once filled with antcipation for this game of spin the bottle to being, he felt worried once the first pair had been chosen. "Aw shit...this isn't good. I can't land on a guy!" He thought to himself as Ichabod and Caleb kissed. "What if I do? I won't ever be able to live it down! Not after how much of a reputation I've built! If Dad ever found out...fuck! I'd never hear the end of it!" Jack anxiously thought. He could tear his hair out if it wouldn't cause a distraction. He can hear the voice of his father now. "Hey son, I didn't know you played for the other team!" All of the jokes, quips, jabs, one-liners, it would be all too much!

"Gotta think! What can I do to avoid that? Perhaps I should leave the game? No! Fuck that! If I got up and left the circle people are gonna think I'm a scared, little, chicken shit. That would ruin any chances I have with the ladies around here...I couldn't show my face to them." He started to get really worried as his options dwindled. He watched as that bottle began to spin after Caleb gave it a whirl. "Fuck, fuck, FUCK! Don't land on me, don't land on me! Shit, if it does what could I do? Perhaps I could pass? Refuse to give a kiss? No, that would make me look like a homophobic asshole! No way, that wouldn't be cool, especially to dudes like Mathias. Besides I'm not some backwards jerk-off, different strokes for different folks, ain't nothing wrong about that." Jack continued to think of some sort of alternative out of this desperate situation.

That spin seemed to have lasted for ages as he felt himself age to incredible years. "It's slowing down! I gotta figure something out and quick! Oh wait! Perhaps I should run and get a shit ton of drinks and get really, really drunk. That way if I do kiss a dude then I could claim I was drunk off my ass and didn't think anything of it!" He thought to himself feeling a little confident in that course of action. "No...that won't work...my Dad would figure me out quick...not to mention some people might think I'm a closet case." Jack thought as he started to feel a little queasy. "I...I guess there's no way out of it...heh, heh...oh man. Did I buy enough tooth paste?" He thought to himself as the bottle landed on Julia. He felt relieved as he watched them kiss. "Okay, good...now if Julia picks a woman then I'm still in the game...if she doesn't...oh God, not sure what I'm gonna do. Maybe I'm thinking too hard about it...I mean Caleb and Ichabod kissed and nobody is gonna think twice about it, because it's just a game. Right? Then again, people either like Caleb or are smart enough not to anger a Kryptonian. So they aren't going to talk shit about him. As for Ichabod, well the guy's nuttier than a fruitcake, and people usually have an aversion to getting gassed. People are gonna know that I have a problem with it and will rub it in my face if I do kiss a dude! Jack then watched as Julia made her choice, Frankie.

"Okay so far, so good but now comes the really trying part...the spin. If it lands on me, all is golden, if not then I get to relive the suspense all over again." He thought to himself. He then watched as the spin, once again, taking it's time in his mind. "If only I had some sort of get out of jail free card, like pretending I'm sick to get out of going to school. WAIT! THAT'S IT!!" He then reached his head and rubbed the still tender bruising he took to his head. "Perhaps I can make a big show about my head really starting to hurt. So much so that I have to remove myself in order to get better. Nah, that still would make me look as lame as a limp fish...shit, I've really backed myself into a corner this time. I don't think there is anyway out of this that still leaves me looking good. I guess I'll have to chose the lesser of the two evils, do I want to be the butt of an ongoing joke or be seen as a loser?" Jack continued to weigh his options as the bottle began to slow down. "Moment of truth time. I guess I'll kiss a dude, sure, I'm not gonna be able to live it down anytime soon but it won't last forever, and theoretically it won't ruin my pull with the ladies. After they have their go around, they still would get with me. If I leave the game, especially over this reason, they'll see me as a piece of shit so goodbye happy times! That's worse than kissing a dude...I think Dad will get that." He was lost in thought, not even noticed that it stopped on him until he finally looked down at it.

"HOLY SHIT!! IT LANDED ON ME!!!" He thought to himself feeling a sigh of relief. "That means...," he looked over to Frankie who seemed to be preparing herself, "...ah yeah, I guess I'm lucky! Or maybe it's because I came to terms with kissing a dude? I guess karma is real." Jack then smiled at Frankie who seemed to be less enthusiastic about this than he was. "Aw, come on, don't be like that. Trust me, it's gonna be fun you'll see." He said with a playful wink to her. As she leaned in he then closed the gap and planted one, big, sloppy kiss.

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Christian viewed the wide selection Wren had in her penthouse. She kept as well stocked as any bar he's seen...albeit he hadn't been to many of those, especially after learning that it's impossible to be intoxicated. Still he searched for whatever, it didn't matter if it was beer, malt liquor, or hard liquor it doesn't make any difference. It was then his peace was disturbed by Lilith of all people. Christian looked over to her, noticing Kallistrate sitting near him. He shrugged his shoulders in response, feeling reserved to his search. It was then Wren came and began to drag him into the game.

"Like I said before...it's probably not the smartest idea to have me sit in with a group of people...not everyone here can regenerate a lost limb." Christian spoke, not threateningly but concernedly. It was then he looked over to Petra who told him to live a little. Easier said than done, especially when a part of yourself finds the act of killing cutting it lose. Still, with skills he hadn't seen anyone else possess, Wren managed to drag Christian into something...again. He sighed, feeling really nervous now. He wanted no business in this game and worried the reaction he would receive when the bottle landed on him. Most likely, the majority here would want a pass. It would be reckless endangerment if his partner went through with it.

Julia must have seen Astrid’s stepping away and waiting for her move similar to throwing her under the bus. Astrid laughed at her choice in threat, particularly after admitting her own experience was decent. “Now you’re just being cruel. From what I saw it was like a semi-favor.” There were literally no complaints from either of the pair and she had a feeling rounding it to "not that it wasn't nice", was an understatement. There lay quite the difference of into it verse not into it even from the angle Astrid was standing.

When Frankie had spun the bottle and she heard Jack's voice, she whinced lightly but tried to play it off. If perhaps she kept Julia's attention from the game, amusing as it was to watch, then maybe she'd get away from being Jack's next target after Frank. Though if she had to take her pick of the three... Astrid rose her hands slowly in surrender to Julia. “If not for me then think of Jack. There's a whole bucket list awaiting conquering for him and think how cheated he'd feel if you rigged the bottle of lip-locking for him.” She put her hands over her own heart, playing devastated for the womanizer.

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Her brows shot up as Caleb whispered “beat that” towards her. How did he mean it and how did Lilith interpret it? Was he talking kiss wise or luck wise or feedback wise? After a pinch of hurt, jealousy, anger and competitiveness, and even wishing Ichabod did lace his lips with toxins, within milliseconds she placed her wounded thoughts and feelings in order again. Without straining a slim leg or arm, Kain kicked him lightly for her. But she didn't pay Caleb much mind anyway, her attention watching the next spin land on Jack Quill. Lilith smirked while watching Frankie prepare herself and Jack move the rest of the way laying a big sloppy one on her. And here she expected for Jack to put his back into it and prove why he was so good with the ladies and why Lilith passed them in the halls.

While they had center stage, Lilith leaned towards Caleb. “You couldn’t handle it, big boy.” She even gave him a mock pat on his solid arm, still not even sparing him a glance.

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Nathaniel had sat there quietly after he lead Frankie over to the game. He wasn't a fan of the idea of a kissing game but the chance of landing on who he wanted din't seem too terrible which seemed like what she was interested in as well. Though she wouldn't need a game to be allowed to lock lips with him. Frankie said he didn't have to join the game if he didn't want to but Nathaniel didn't respond except with a faint smile. He was planning on leaving especially after she was passed the bottle and took a spin. Nathaniel held his breathe as it continued to spin and pass him. He leaned forward a bit as it slowed down but then let out a disappointed sigh when it passed him once more and landed on someone else. He looked up in the direction of the bottle only to clench up when he realized it landed on Jack Quill.

Nathaniel clenched his fists and leaned forward when she got up and knelt in front of him. He was about ready to dash forward and knock the lights out of the guy but he didn't... Yet. "Let's just make this quick..." She leaned forward which only made him more upset as Nathaniel glared at Jack like before. "Aw, come on, don't be like that. Trust me, it's gonna be fun you'll see." He winked at her and planted a kiss that Nathaniel deemed to be too long considering he actually did go forward and place a large hand around Frankie's arm. He tugged back harder than he should of stuttering out, "That's enough." As he went back with her not wanting Jack near her any longer. That's when Nathaniel fully realized the mistake he just made ad the fool he made himself appear in front of the group. For a closeted genius he really managed to act like a jealous idiot for a girl he's not even dating.

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There was something about getting hit on or him kissing other guys that made him shift a little uncomfortably. And after Enzo’s question and wink, Caleb intended not to meet eyes with him for a while before he added, "Don't worry... I find intelligence attractive, so you have nothing to worry about." Part relieved, and part insulted he wasn’t actually sure what to make of it again. Or maybe he did it so Caleb’s ego could stay relatively balanced. You look good, but you got no intelligence... It's not as if he prided himself purely on his looks and stood in a full length mirror flicking up his collar and combing back his hair, winking to his own reflection. Caleb couldn’t bite his lip about it anymore. "Are you saying ‘riddle me this’ intelligent or high IQ? Or what's intelligent in your eyes?" Was the simpler question.

Caleb didn't think himself dumb. And the world only saw Superman's powers as physical so what brain power did they get to flaunt. It's not like they often got trapped in a puzzle or room with math equations. At the same time as addressing these internal rants, Caleb felt comforted and thankful in his powers. If Nigma got caught with several guns trained on him, he could have fun pressing some secret emergency button and waiting for his green gang to back him up.

He even received a little kick from Kain and frowned at the scolding given while Lilith appeared to ignore him. "He doesn't even need the bottle... just put the offer out there and everyone will flock." Caleb frowned more if it were possible. So everyone else would apparently flock except for the sapiosexuals. “You couldn’t handle it, big boy.” Lilith replied. A delicate smirk upon her lips. And apparently Lilith. Villains just worked on their own clock. He rubbed the back of his neck and blew out his lips. "Drinks?" He offered vaguely and got up, walking to the bar.

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In a perfect world or maybe the 1950s Frankie and Jack could have looked like a pretty blonde couple but the way she leaned in, less than keen for her kiss and the known fact Jack liked getting around town definitely repelled the idea in this academy. And the kiss too just made it all very off. Then weirder yet, Nathaniel getting involved and pulling Frankie back deciding that was long enough.Well lookie here. The beast does have feelings. And put them on display for all to see. It was bad for his big and scary reputation but good to see him evolve out of unsatisfied grunts and have some more dimensions than 'I hate being here. I hate you all.' Matt didn't expect it to extend pass Frankie though.

Matt hung his head back, awaiting the next spin then gazed back to Julia and Astrid standing outside the circle and grinning towards the two. Somehow he expected them to follow and join, especially after Julia getting dragged in herself but she simply returned to nonplaying, uninterested facade. Kissing in this circle was interesting, full stop.

When he heard the offer of drinks his head snapped to Caleb. "Un" Matt raised a finger in the air.

Kallistrate merely raised her eyebrow as Lilith spoke to her and Christian briefly before walking towards the game. She did smile slightly at her effort, but it was obvious that the two were uninterested in participating. She did have a sense of humor though, so in response she lifted her bottle of cider slightly and nodded her head. The majority of people attending the party would fall under the category of barely acquainted, at least where she was concerned. If she could bring herself to care about her social reputation, she would probably be alarmed at that number. That being said, and with thisbeing her first outing since arriving at this glorified boarding school, she was relaxed and was having a fine time merely sitting and playing the spectator.
However, Kallistrate felt strange watching couple after couple lip lock. It seemed so foreign and gross to her, whether it was a small peck or a sloppy mess, she never understood why people clashed faces in order to show affection. She did feel sorry for Caleb with the bottle landing on him and all from Ichabod's spin, but despite a lot of uncomfortable tension, everyone seemed to be a good sport about it. She wouldn't go as far to say that some got a special kick out of seeing the different degrees of embarrassment float across Caleb's face. She'd always felt strange when it came to Superman's son, seeing as how their parents had quite a torrid past. Had things not turned out they way they did they might have even been siblings. But a life without her father was hard to picture. He molded so much of what she was she couldn't even imagine what kind of person she would have ended up as without him there.
She was brought out of her thought as a rather large and imposing character made their way through the party, while simultaneously spitting out his drink into his cup. She raised another eyebrow at the strange behavior, but decided not to dwell on it as it quickly grew irrelevant to her. He was obviously given the drink, but didn't have a taste for alcohol. She could sympathize. Soon enough though the man, Freddie now that she could see him more clearly, wore his full Punisher garb and she almost felt jealous considering the uniform her mother had passed down was so ridiculously revealing. All super strength and virtual invincibility aside. Whomever decided for her that underwear and a corset posed as acceptable battle gear should deservedly be thrown in a mental institution. A small smirk tugged at her lips at the thought of changing it. Her mother would go ballistic. After a nonchalant once-over in Freddie's direction she turned fully towards the crowd in mild attention as Frankie's spin landed in front of none other than Jack Quill. She winced slightly as he seemed to hesitate and touch his head, feeling a little guilty. She was ready to get up and go ahead and apologize, but then he gave his usual suave comment and planted a big sloppy one on Frankie's face. Kallistrate's face twisted up at the sight. She didn't understand kissing. Though this one was short lived as Nathaniel got a tad territorial with Frankie and Kallistrate nearly laughed out loud.
During the kiss Wren had come to the bar trying to coherse Freddie and Christian into playing the game and she thanked her lucky stars she was so lucky to be left out. Not that she had ever been a romantic person, but she was sure this was not how her first kiss should play out. If she even decided to have one that is. She was almost impressed as Freddie seemed to resist both Wren and Petra, poor Christian wasn't so strong. As Christian was begrudgingly lead to the circle, Kallistrate turned towards the bar and grabbed a bottle of water and turned back to Freddie, only to notice Caleb walking towards them. Presumably to gather more drinks.
"From one Anti-social party goer to another."
She offered Freddie a small smile and the water before she turned her gaze to the approaching Caleb and nodded.

Kain slowly shook his head with the beer at his lips as Mathias critiqued him, including his one pride of aiming and targets....anything under the accuracy category really. "I can show you a mercs joke of a peace offering if you wanna go there." He said evenly.

How could he resist but burst out laughing at the timing of Mathias's beer's little eruption. Impeccable and Kain had little to do with it for once. "Don't you dare make a joke." Mathias warned. Kain pinched his nose between his index and middle finger and nodded treating himself as a solemn witness. Rather than a joke, he imitated an explosion sound and left it at that watching Mathias clean up after himself. "I am not that desperate to prove myself... Anyway, just ask any of the staff." Kain's brows rose. "I'd imagine that'd be quite the conversation." In fact, he'd definitely be using it at some point and only after its execution, he'd have to thank Mathias.

"I'm pretty sure the idea of the game is to get steamy." Mathias replied. Well he had walked into that answer but Caleb had got a little special from Julia. And the one before that was bland. The one after it also lacked some umph. And he really expected something there.
"He doesn't even need the bottle... just put the offer out there and everyone will flock." Kain grunted and though 'speak for yourself' lay at the tip of his tongue, he couldn't deny it. If Kent swung his way and put some effort into a kiss, Kain would probably be interested. "Whose side are you on? Spoken like a guy who doesn't want a steamy kiss from another person." His eyes flickered to Junior communicating his silent ‘no offense’. Other than watching, unless they had the precision like Kain did, the likelihood and idea was kissing someone else. Kain imagined things would get rather dramatic if Enzo got a decent kiss from someone other than Junior which brought a light smirk to his face again. "Next."

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Well tops might come off in this one." Petra's eyes washed over the leaning pair, and her lips tugged into a sly smile. "Here's hoping."

When Kain queried her about what took her so long to actually arrive, she shrugged nonchalantly, not really feeling like going into detail about her little stint at the 'plastic prison'. "Oh, just family stuff. Apparently I missed some pretty fun partner activities."

She sighed in faux disappointment, although truth be told, she was indeed rather regretful about her absence. Apparently everyone had gotten paired off with people they hated, and to be frank, that sounded like a fun time to her, considering she herself didn't really loathe anyone. "And then I was going to try and convince glum and glummer to join us." She gestured vaguely in the general directions of Freddie and Christian, and smiled, noting Christian's presence happily. "Only half succeeded."

As Jack kissed Frankie, Petra gagged jokingly at his sloppy approach. "Bleugh! Keep it clean, Quill!" She looked at Frankie, finding her situation both hilarious and unfortunate, and tried in vain to fight the scoff playing against her lips.

"So far there's only been three spins, Ichabod landed on Caleb, then Caleb landed on Julia to get the taste of Nightmare juice of his lips. Then Julia gave her spin over to Frankie, Frankie landed on Jack and the big bad Bane pulled them apart. It's all very dramatic." Petra responded to Matthias with a smirk of her own. "I should hope so. Spin-the-bottle's no fun without a little sexual tension."

She had a smile on, but truth be told she was rather gutted at having missed out on the Caleb-Ichabod makeout session.

She could see it now: Polar opposites, both in personality and in values, one born from good, the other evil, drawn together by a fateful game of spin-the-bottle...

Hm. Maybe she'd write fanfiction about it.

She looked back at Kaina, and her awkward position between the standing Kaina and seated Wren, and tapped aggressively at the space beside her in an attempt to subtly urge Kaina to join in the game.

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While the kiss could have gone better than it did, it all seem right inside his head. Of course the prospect of other potential kisses did seem to linger in his mind. Perhaps he should of ended it there but he was foolhardy. The kiss ended sooner than he expected as Bane seemed to pull her away from him. He felt rather awkward hanging his head there, his lips still pressed together. He then pulled his head back as he nervously chuckled. "Yeah sure, uh, gotta save some for the rest of the ladies, right?" He then laughed after Petra's response. "Well, not every kiss goes as plan am I right?" He decided to shrug and laugh it off as always. Yet his joyous mood came to a grinding halt as he looked at the bottle.

"My turn now...well karma don't let me down." He thought to himself as he grabbed that bottle. Then with a grin he spun the bottle with a little force. It made a complete circle a few times before it began to slow down. Now here was the decisive moment, who gets to kiss Jack Quill next!? It was then it landed on the person he least expected it to land on, Christian. Jack slowly looked up and felt his heart sink a little. "Uh." Was the only word he could manage to speak.

Christian looked at Wren who managed to sneak a little kiss. It was weird what he felt in that moment. "Why did she do that?! What's her game?!" He thought to himself. He began to blush a little as he felt a slight tug at his heart. "Wait, did I actually enjoy that?" He pondered while sitting there confused over his own feelings. It was then he could feel the Symbiote claw at his mind a little. It felt...irritated and that wasn't good news for him or anyone else around him. He was so lost within his mind that it took him a while to glance down at that bottle. Once he managed to do so he then looked over to Jack who looked like a deer caught in the headlights. He couldn't believe his eyes. It was then Christian massaged his head as if trying to nurse a headache.

Jack shifted their uncomfortably as he chuckled, "Well, uh, guy are you okay?" He nervously asked. Christian then gave a cold stare that turned Jack as pale as a ghost, "I don't know, are you? You look sickly." Christian plainly spoke. "Oh, I'm fine, totally and one-hundred percent A-OK!" He said with a false sense of bravado. Christian then groaned in frustration. "So...uh...about that kiss then?" He hesitantly asked. Christian then quickly raised his hand as Jack gulped. Christian then brought his hand down on the bottle as he clenched it.

"I'm...I'm not sure if I can go through with this." Christain spoke. He looked up to Jack who seemed a bit clueless at the moment. He looked all around him at all the other participants when he finally landed his sights on Wren. He looked at her expectantly, waiting for her to say something. "Well...what should I do?" He asked her. He wasn't too sure if kissing him would be a good idea. Already Christian was regretting getting dragged into this damn game.

"Do you honestly believe you're not on that bucketlist?" She shrugged trying to be fair on Mr. Quill's reputation. “Well, I-” she cut off as Julia gave a shocked expression. "Or? Oh my god! Have you already?!" Astrid's eyes widened and she shook her head overlapping Julia. “No, no! We’ve never been intimate!” She rushed to her own defense then closed her eyes and exhaled as Julia chuckled. Apparently she wasn't very good at clasping sarcasm of sexual partners and poor acting. "Don't worry, I know you've way too much class for that." Astrid's tension in her shoulders dropped. “Thanks. I appreciate your faith in my class.” Then she laughed at herself and how stressed she had got over it. “Or maybe I've ruined my reputation with Jack.” Astrid winked suggestively then grinned happy to throw in a light hearted joke of her own.

Like Julia she had also spotted sweet Matty beaming back to them which she returned. The hyper black and blue boy couldn't have been having that much fun as he had even looked outside the circle for a means of enlightenment, but he maintained optimism. Her eyes flickered to some big shape moving in her peripheral vision which was discovered as Caleb moving to the bar. She caught Julia's singular nod and awkward smile towards him and became thankful she hadn't called out for him to join them. “Are you two okay?” She asked slowly. Astrid wavered a hesitant smile trying to keep the light mood up but be ready for consultation too if Julia needed.

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The big Bane put a food out of his stone cold structure and it received a few comments, but Lilith smiled to herself, seeming on the verge of laughing. She always knew Bane had to have a few emotions below the surface but to demonstrate them in a game of spin the bottle in front of peers really wasn't the place she expected to see it. And it obviously wasn't wise for him either.

"Drinks?" Caleb offered for an apparent escape route. She thought she felt sorry for Frankie but the next point of the bottle's neck made both men pretty unlucky. Christian and Jack. “Yes, please.” Lilith rose and walked the outskirts of the circle. Her intention was for Jai but she couldn't help but pause at Ichabod as she passed. She crouched behind him. “Let me in on a secret.” She spoke low so her voice didn't draw attention to Caleb's super hearing over the music and other people's conversations. “Did you lace your lips with that fear toxin of yours when you puckered up for Super junior?” It might have been doing Lilith a favor in his twisted mind but to her, she saw it like a courtesy call. Neither he owed her but why not take her chances? If Caleb's kind of power went rogue, she'd prefer to know and get as far away as possible so she didn't end up being collateral damage. In fact, she may have to consider befriending that Cree girl rather quickly.

After a moment or two appearing happily perched by Ichabod, Lilith continued her stroll and set herself behind Jai, leaning her torso forward to be part of the circle still as her knees bent behind Jai's back. “Hey. How'd the shock therapy go?” She said as if it was a secret and smiled sweetly. Her eyes flickered over Alex too but didn't want to ruin the eyes going across the room to Kaina and all those good vibes they were sending each other. Lilith smirked lightly at her own consideration.

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Ichabod had a rather evil looking smirk upon his lips when Junior had suggested that his lips may have been laced. The glare from Mini Kent only made it better after their steamy lip lock. Ichabod wouldn't admit anything though if they were laced he would be feeling the effects soon enough. It was the fear of the possibility of Caleb going rogue with his abilities he was after this time though. It was a much more fun fear to play with than actually doing it though it was very tempting. He may even decide to slip something in the drinks later. For now Ichabod watched as more exchanges began but he generally stayed quiet as he was simply there to observe everyone. "It looks like Bane is trying to get some action from Spider Girl!" Junior finally piped up in his boisterous personality and Ichabod managed only a slight chuckle over the comment. It was a bit amusing to watch Bane show some form of emotion and act a bit territorial over Frankie though he wasn't foolish enough to pick a fight with Alex.

"Is the Red Hood jealous that she didn't get to kiss Bane? He is talented but he has far better taste than a girl with daddy issues." Ichabod shook his head. The man was basically begging to get himself torn apart though it was surprising that Alex didn't lunge forward and do it. She was typically so temperamental. Instead she stayed there with the speedster for comfort while Ichabod decide to voice a say in the matter. "Careful now, Junior. You wouldn't want dear Enzo thinking you're the one who's actually jealous. Who knows who might snatch him up." His lips curled upward as he spoke and his eyes seemed to challenge Junior though the man knew better by now than to pick a fight with someone who could show him what he feared most. It was then that he was accompanied by a certain little vixen. “Let me in on a secret.” She spoke quietly for only Ichabod's ears to hear. “Did you lace your lips with that fear toxin of yours when you puckered up for Super junior?” Ichabod turned his head slightly and spoke in the same quiet manner. "You'll be pleased to know the only thing anyone will have to fear today is possibility." His answer was vague but he was certain she was smart enough to understand what he meant.

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Jai sat next to Alex while a small smile on his face though he was far less enthusiastic than usual but still the chances of landing on one of the many girl's he seemed to hopelessly drool over kept his spirits high enough to even still be at the party. He couldn't help but laugh when Bane pulled Frankie away from Jack out of jealousy. It wasn't like him to act like that so it was nice seeing someone got through his tough 'i hate everyone' exterior. Though what was to follow was not so great. Junior decided to be Junior and pushed Alex's button's. Jai had half a mind to run over and hit the guy though he was more preoccupied with keeping Alex calm to keep from a repeat from this morning. He had a hand on her shoulder when she looked like she was going t deck the guy and he spoke into her ear. "Say the word and I'll take him half across the world to find his way back." He finally had a grin on his face at his best friend hoping that would at least cheer her up. Jai always tried to keep her spirits high especially after everything that's happened. It's what best friends do.

Jai quickly lost his focus though when the unexpected happened... Lilith came up to him. She knelt down behind him and he could feel her against his back causing his heart to race faster than the speedster could run. She leaned over to almost speak softly into his ear and every word sounded like honey to him. “Hey. How'd the shock therapy go?” He stared forward as the color drained and he tried to compose his words together so he wouldn't sound like a nervous idiot. He was finally able to pull it all together as he made a horrible pun joke. "It was very shocking." It wasn't very funny but it still made Jai smile and laugh like his usual self finally. That's when he suddenly got an idea and turned his head to face her. It took everything he had not to freak out over how unbelievably close their faces were now but he took a deep breathe and spoke calm and lowly. "Though i'm still waiting for my reward for saving your life and all." That was probably the closest thing to smooth Jai was ever going to get and his heart was racing even faster now.

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Nathaniel seemed to forget his own strength when he pulled Frankie back. He'd sat down first but Frankie ended up landing in his arms and on his lap. They locked eyes for only a brief moment before both of them realized what happened. Frankie flushed and scrambled out of his lap and readjusted herself next to him while Nathaniel just at there like a stature staring forward completely embarrassed. [color=#]"Sorry."[/color] He could see her tuck a strand of her curly blonde hair behind her ear and Nathaniel's cheeks flushed. "Sorry." He muttered just when Junior took opportunity of the whole scenario. He already felt like a fool and his unfortunate boss just wanted to make it worse as always. It was the last comment that really got to him though. "Is the Red Hood jealous that she didn't get to kiss Bane? He is talented but he has far better taste than a girl with daddy issues."

Nathaniel could see the expression on Alex's face changed as her cheeks seemed to flush and Jai was quick to comfort her. Nathaniel clenched his fists and gritted his teeth together. He wanted nothing more than to storm over there and send Junior through a wall. Nathaniel was basically aging but he did his best to keep from showing it. He'd rather not deal with anymore torment for being 'emotional' or deal with what would follow if he knocked a hair out of place on joker's son. Ichabod piping in did relax him enough though. Nathaniel didn't like him but it was helpful to keep someone who scared Junior as an ally.

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"Well aren't we learning something new about you! I guess I should warn all of the others. Don't want space crabs getting much further than you and him."
Astrid nodded along, poorly biting back a grin. “We probably should get the warning out there but I like to believe Jack treats the women...I mean, er, treated me, really well. I have...” She parted her thumb and index finger in measurement. “At least that much faith in his regard towards sexual encounters.” He liked women but he wasn't a bad guy. And could probably use a little more people in his corner with the whole space std jokes.

Astrid's smile grew as Julia assured it was all fine and just a game. Not long after such words did Caleb join them. "Who's not okay?" He inquired, obviously coming from overheard spics and specks of the conversation. She accepted her shot from him then looked to Julia for her provided answer. Since everything was fine and a game, it wouldn’t be a big deal after all. "Ah. Plus one for me then." He replied to a double take he had to do towards Julia.
A certain tension Julia was in apparent denial about was present, causing a grin to spread across her features. Even when she called that bluff beforehand it became more forefront with Caleb standing by them. “Thank god this isn’t awkward.” She muttered behind the safety of the glass, looking between the two.


"You'll be pleased to know the only thing anyone will have to fear today is possibility." Ichabod told her. Which still had reason for elements of skepticism, but she felt assured enough in it.

In the typical Jai fashion he responded with, "It was very shocking." She laughed and shook her head at the terrible pun. At least he was himself and good as new. "Though i'm still waiting for my reward for saving your life and all." He added. Lilith smirked, glancing to his lips, caught by pleasant surprise. “Really?” She edged closer to them in sweet temptation. “Well, I guess you can wait some more then.” Her fingertips traced his jawline delicately as Lilith's features turned more smug and playful than they already were. She dropped her hand, glancing into his eyes. Then was compelled to add, “I'm charmed though.” She whispered the words in his ear so he knew he was playing some good cards.

She leaned back on her hands as Alex took the bottle. Lilith had a feeling the spin could only go two ways for the feisty red head. Either really good or really bad. And the likes of Jai would probably want to bear witness or see how luck treated him on this spin. It landed on Nathaniel and they kissed while Junior laughed. Lilith narrowed her eyes in intrigue. She got that it was Alex and he had just passed a jealousy comment before but it was also Nathaniel. Most known for the muscle power he served to the Junior and Enzo, and should he really be laughing at him too? Should he really test the tolerance and loyalty of Bane? But then again Junior always did find a way to belittle folks and get away with it. Plus the bonus of getting what he wanted. To a degree she was envious.

Lilith risked a glance to Jai, searching for his reaction.

Jack was, speechless to say the least. Can't do much chatter with someone kissing you that is...well suppose you could but no one would understand you. Funny, he usually has some sort of snappy comeback or comment but no. While Wren was among the many he was excited to land on, the way it happened felt so unsportsmanlike, if you can even call this a sport. Sure it was awesome! Just would have been more awesome if it was done for the fun of it, rather than sparing them from quite the awkward moment. Even so, it looked like he got the short end of the kissing stick as Christian's kiss looked more sensual and passionate. Lucky bastard. He then took a breath of relief, feeling as if he's just dodged another bullet. Of all the people the frickin' bottle could land on it would be on someone that's liable to kill him. At least Christian doesn't seem like a complete psychopath like Crane and Joker.

Perhaps there is some truth as to why some the chicks around here don't see him as a menace. Still even if Christian himself is a nice guy, what about that other guy or er, thing? Jack's heard about Symbiotes from his Dad and some of the Guardians, especially from Flash who was bonded to one of them. Terrible parasites, nasty things that you don't want anywhere near you unless you like being a puppet. Yet Flash oddly enough had control over the Venom Symbiote as far as he could remember. Unless he missed a time where Venom went on a murderous rampage?

While he would like to believe that Christian was the same as Flash; Jack's got the impression that he barely has any control over it. Otherwise he would have probably seen the guy hanging around outside of class. He would thank Wren for the save but after seeing her reaction to Jai...he'd better not say a word. Safer that way, not like he needed something thrown at him and create another knot in his head. Speaking of knots as he watched Wren take Christian out of the circle, which was probably for the best, he noticed the tall chick who bonked him on the head.

He was a bit surprised she would have shown up, he never really saw Kallistrate outside of class. Still first time for everything right? Now it was to be Alex's turn and he merely sat there awaiting to see what more action is to unfold.
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Christian was absolutely surprised by what happened. He thought for sure he was going to be pressured into kissing...Jack...not something he would ever want to do. Whoever invented this game needs to be hunt down and flogged in the streets. A mess of emotions swelled up inside of Christian, he wasn't sure how to process it all. Should he be happy? Excited? Aroused? Embarrassed? Angry? Disgusted? Spiteful? His thoughts were clouded with thoughts of Wren and of death. It seemed the Symbiote was thoroughly displeased.

Almost like roaches skittering across the floor, he could feel them crawling just beneath his skin. He then felt sharp pinpricks on his brain, as he felt the malicious signals the Symbiote put out. It was seething, crying out for blood like a baby for his bottle, for the blood of those that surrounded him. It was then Wren took him away from all the noise and lights as he soon found himself looking over her balcony at the world below. He felt the night air on his skin and through his hair. The murderous voices where quietening as he looked out beyond. There he saw lights, lights from the homes of strangers, strangers with families, strangers with friends, strangers who have lives of their owns.

Are their lives important? What makes life truly living? Is it something as cliche as love and friendship? Is it for the pleasures we feel or even the pain we feel? Is it because Religion tells us so? Because of it's promises of a peaceful afterlife? How many of those people have futures and how many do not? How many of them love life and how many of them hate it? So many complain and so many make life miserable...so why not kill them all? Is living a life that is nothing but uncertain truly worth it? After all death is the great equalizer, we all die someday...some take longer than others. Which led him to gaze upon Wren who seemed to be happy with herself.

Christian groaned at her as he looked back at the world. "Why did you do that? Huh, why did you have to go and make some show out of it?" He said bitingly. He then sighed as he looked back at her, "Sometimes I wonder if you really do care about anyone else but yourself? Sure you have the power to survive, to laugh at death straight in the face, but that doesn't give you the right to be so....reckless! You know, what if I did decide to bite your face off huh!? What then!? How many more faces would I have bitten off before I was stopped!? Huh? What then!? And I wanted to...so badly that I craved it!!" He shouted. Then it grew quiet for a moment as Christian gave a heavy sigh.

"I....I....,"he paused, "...I hate living like this. I hate feeling like a living time bomb just waiting to go off. I hate it so much...I just wish it would end. Hell, I would throw myself off the side of this building right now. I would stand up and literally jump over this railing if I thought it would work." He then chuckled, "But I know it wouldn't...I would survive again and again." He said disdainfully. "Do you know about the monk who burned himself alive?" He suddenly asked, the tone of his voice no longer angry. "I was watching a documentary about Vietnam and the war. During it they talked about this Buddhist Monk who sat in the middle of a busy street and set himself on fire in protest to their Government. Can you imagine the courage it would take, to do something like that? To take your life not for yourself but for something bigger than yourself? It's called immolation and it inspired me to do the same...though it wasn't for something so noble. I couldn't get a hold of gasoline but I did however, grab as much bottles of booze I could find. I took the bottles to my room and I doused myself, I was drenched from head to toe when I finished. Then I took a match and lit it. J.A.R.V.I.S. noticed what I was doing and knew where I was going with this. He sounded an alert but it would've came to late...I was ready to drop that match...but then...," Christian trailed off as he sat down, back against the wall. He looked down into his knees and then he began to quiver.

"...Then...then...HE, happened. I've been taking my medicine, a lot of it, and I thought I had him! Then like a goddamn puppet, he took control of my body, threw the match away and forced me into the shower!" He shouted as tears began to form. "Then came in Security and they removed everything flammable from my room!! I could've died, I SHOULD'VE DIED!!" He yelled as he cried. "It would've been over, OVER!!! But I don't think it'll ever be over...what hope is there? I can't even commit FUCKING SUICIDE!!!" He shouted up into the nighttime sky. It was then he looked over to Wren who either might be annoyed, upset, worried or anything else. He then sighed, "I'm sorry...it's a party...go ahead and go back to it if you want...I'm...just gonna sit here for awhile." Christian said calmly as he began to dry his tears.

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Kallistrate smiled and fought the urge to recoil as Caleb leaned up against the bar next to her. She settled for a small adjustment of her seat and tucking her hair behind her ear. Close proximity to others was something she was still getting used to, but Caleb's pleasant nature made it easier.
"As you can tell, I'm having a lot of luck with the men."
She really did smile at that one and a chuckle even escaped her throat, but she continued to look at the game and sit in a companionable silence. It wasn't but a couple minutes of it, yet she enjoyed simply watching the people around her. She had, in this time, finished her cider and set it on the bar before almost standing to get another. After all it wasn't like alcohol affected her much anyway. However, before she could move to stand Caleb glanced at her almost as if he didn't want to look at her in the eye.
"You okay?"
Kallistrate merely looked at him calmly and settled down in her chair again. It was strange to her and she wouldn't lie and say the question didn't confuse her. She couldn't think of too many times another person at the academy asked after her well being. To be honest she had never given anyone reason to, seeing how she wouldn't consider herself to be in anyway unstable. But the more she thought about it the more it made sense why he would ask her. Expressing emotion was not something that anyone would say she was particularly good at. Oh of course she felt emotion, certainly. But sometimes she forgot how her stoic face could come across to others. Most days she felt perfectly fine and content with the ways this were. But was she okay? She didn't quite know.
"I'd like to think so. I'd like to think all of us have something in life to be content with. And that that thing, what ever it may be, helps us cope with things we may not be so okay with." She offered him another smile and walked around to grab that cider before resuming her seat. She had just returned when she followed Caleb's line of sight to Wren laying one on Jackand her his spin landing on Christian. To her suprise though, Wren also very tenderly kissed Christian as well. She only mildly noticed how popular Jack seemed to be before she turned her attention to Christian, attempting to read his body language. Wren wasn't an idiot, far from it, so Kallistrate was confident she knew what she was getting into if Christian became too...upset. She knew a bit about symbiotes, general knowledge really, but that knowledge had her on edge. All of them were here for a specific purpose, to control their ability and be the best they could be. So she tried not to be too obvious at her leering. She was merely an overly cautious person when it came to these situations. The last thing she wanted was for him to be uncomfortable around her, it was the last thing she wanted for anyone. But there weren't many people that could stand a physical fight with a symbiote in full control, and she wasn't keen on finding out if she could or not.
"You can have my spot in the circle if you want. Right next to the selective Riddler."
Kallistrate only barely registered she was being spoken to as she stared out at Wren and Christian speaking on the terrace. She also hadn't realized she had been slowly unfurling to a stand and looked down at where Caleb was still leaning when she finally realized what she said. She actually laughed at that and gave him a look as she started fishing something out of her pocket.
" I'm afraid I won't be playing tonsil hockey in your stead tonight, hate to disappoint." She even surprised herself by not resisting the urge to wink before she gulped down the rest of her cider and threw the bottle away.
"I'm certain your a much better participant than me anyways."
They both parted with a wave and she began to walk towards the group and locked eyes with Jack. Since the party seemed to be dwindling she figured now was as good a time as any to apologize. Carefully and slowly she walked around the room so she was behind where Jack sat on one of the sofas. She knelt to she was directly behind his head. She glanced over the angry red bump and her brow furrowed. Her hand came up as if to touch it but she thought better about it and leaned forward instead. From her vantage point she could see the sweat that made a fine sheen on his forehead, no doubt from the possibility of kissing other men or just from the stress of the game itself. Either way, it endeared him to her slightly and she relaxed. He didn't look at her at first so she got as close to his ear as she felt necessary.
"I wanted to apologize for bumping into you earlier. I wasn't paying attention and my head seems a bit harder than I realized. If you need anything for the pain, I'm good at herbal remedies. Should help the healing process too. I'll be in the garage if you need it.
She placed her hand on his shoulder and squeezed slightly before rising. She walked the small distance to the terrace door and paused to make sure nothing too important was being said before she opened the door.
"It's better to face anything with friends... rather than alone."
She walked up to them slowly, making sure Christian could see her clearly, but never treating him like some cornered animal. She quirked her lip at Wren and then looked to Christian and placed the item she fished from her pocket onto the balcony railing next to him. It was a dark chocolate kiss. She wasn't ashamed to say she had a sweet tooth(especially after living in the woods most of her life) so she usually always had chocolate or some sweet on her person at all times. Coincidentally, chocolate was also something she had read symbiotes require a good amount of.
"She's right you know. Friends are crucial, especially doing what we do." Kallistrate walked to his other side and down over the railing. "Enjoy the chocolate. And if you ever find you have a hankering",she punctuated the word with a knowing, but empathetic look his way,"I always have some." She then looked at the two of them and smiled genuinely. "Enjoy your evening."
With a small wave she threw her legs over the balcony and glided down to the ground before landing on her feet lightly in front of the building. She wasted no time in walking through the large from doors past the security in the foyer. The guard at the front desk seemed apparently oblivious to her attention and continued staring at her height, or maybe her tattoos, but more than likely both. She did smile when he seemed to notice her staring and immediately looked down at his desk. Deciding not to goad him, she continued to the service stairs that would lead her to the basement where the garage was currently located. It was a small trip to find herself in the large open area that was thankfully deserted for now.
Kallistrate walked up to her own vehicle and pulled her hair up. She didn't particuylarly care to get dirty tonight so she decided that changing her rims to the new set she got recently would be best.
"Jarvis? Full monty."
"Right away Miss"
The floor around her vehicle opened in sections to reveal a variety of tools and appliances found in most automotive shops. Only this was funded by Wayne Enterprises and Stark Industries. As it all settled into it's designated spot she smiled and cracked her knuckles and set to work.

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She didn't pay much attention to the rest of the game. She knew that Wren had kissed Christian and they both ended up on the balcony. The last kiss of the night was between Nathaniel and Alex, which didn't seem to make Frankie happy. Just after the kiss J.A.R.V.I.S. interrupted the game and informed them it was nearly curfew. Thankful that the bottle never landed on her she stood up and began to make her way towards the exit but was stopped when Kain appeared in front of her. "You know it's customary that you kiss every player as they leave after spin the bottle?" She was unsure about this since no one else was doing this but then again she'd never played the game in her life. Also this was Kain, he was known to cause trouble. "Really?" She looked around the room, most of the players were still there but she was sure they'd be on their way to their rooms. She then turned back to Kain and placed a small peck kiss on his lips, turned on her heal and made her way to the next player in her sights, Jack.

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things were getting much more tense seeing as how people were kissing other people that some people thought they shouldn't. This happened with the last two kisses which ended with Wren and Christian out on the balcony and Frankie rushing out the room as soon as J.A.R.V.I.S. made his curfew announcement. She stood from her place in the circle decided to get one more drink before heading to her penthouse. She poured herself three shots and took each one back to back letting the liquid burn as it went down. "Alright Liz, bedtime." She mumbled to herself and made her way to the door.

She walked into the hall and saw that Frankie and Matt were already waiting on the elevator. She was tempted to just wait for the next one but decided it was better to get to her room as quickly as possible. She walked up to the elevator and sent them each a smile, "Weird party, huh?" She said fill the silence.

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The game was pretty boring for those who were not involved but it was entertaining to watch. Especially when people got jealous. Unfortunately before everyone got their turn the curfew announcement was made. She had a slight thought that J.A.R.V.I.S. was counting down the minutes to make that announcement. As everyone stood from the circle Kari did so also but instead of going through the door and taking the elevator she decided that flying would be faster. On the balcony though were Christian and Wren and they looked like they were having a really upsetting conversation. If she went out she'd interrupt them so she waited. While she waited she watched everyone else in the room and happened to catch a kiss between Kumiko and Kain. Her eyes widened slightly. Kumiko would never be on a list of people who would kiss anyone and yet there she was giving Kain a peck in the lips. "Well now I know why Kumiko likes to watch rather than join..."

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Christian looked over to Wren. He didn't mean to make her upset like he did...he can't seem to do anything he wants to. Of course she would get angry over his words...which were a bit harsh. Negativity, it's like a cancer that quickly spreads and before you know it, it consumes you. He didn't want to break any relations he may have with Wren over something like this. Even though the Symbiote would like nothing better. Still it didn't stop him from spiraling downward into his more darker feelings and memories. He didn't mean to bring up his suicide attempt but it was hard to stop.

Still it made Wren feel bad for him...which was more preferable than her being angry. She began to get close to him again and instead of reacting, he allowed it. He knew what he did was wrong and now only wanted the opportunity to apologize. He looked over to her when she talked and he was surprised. He never knew Wren to be deep and emotional like this, especially over her private thoughts and feelings. "Maybe she does care." He thought to himself. He felt like such an idiot at that moment...he did what everyone else does.

It was then he decided to be more understanding towards Wren. If everyone else has these images painted in their brains about the both of them, then perhaps they could paint different images of each other. He nodded and then responded to her comments about immortality, "I can imagine...I understand the want to die, the desire for an end. I wouldn't want to last forever...not like this, it would be the ultimate nightmare." Christian looked over to her and then over his shoulder at the party. She's right...their lives are not easy. Just look at their parentage for starters...they all have legacies to live up to and carry on. That stress is something they all must feel.

Of course he was more envious of the ones who have legacies that they can be proud of. Otherwise continuing the legend of arguably the World's most dangerous serial killer was something he wanted no part of. As she took his hand he looked over to her and gave a small smile. "If it's any consolation...I am sorry for what I said. When I feel something in the moment I just follow it through. Then sometimes I think I feel certain way but then it ends up being different. These feelings usually start out as something small...then they get bigger, and alot of it is......influenced......," He then paused, "....But I try to be in control of myself, it just isn't always easy." He explained. He then looked over and said, "But...thank you, very much...for everything."

Just then their isolation was broken by the Amazonian. Compared to Wren this woman was tall and even imposing but Amazonians are said to be built like warriors. Even so their musculature does not take away from their distinctly feminine frame, some say it's the best of both, muscular yet curvaceous. He was a bit curious as to what she wanted, like him, she didn't seem to speak unless it was necessary. She then offered him, of all things, a chocolate kiss. This surprised him as well, but then again, he didn't know much about Kallistrate either. He took it and ate it as he looked up at her and gave a quiet, "Thank you." It still amazes him how some of them don't take to him with caution or fear. Of course of the many people around here, Kallistrate is one of the few that he wouldn't be as great of a threat towards. Her powers make her one of the strongest and hardiest students around.

She then let them be as he turned to watch the Amazonian leave. It was then Christian noticed that many of the other Students were leaving. Christian looked at Wren and said, "I guess the party's over."

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Well that was exciting to say the least. After his couple kisses the game continued on only to be ended by the sudden ring of the intercom. It was J.A.R.V.I.S. telling them to go to bed as if they were a bunch of children. Jack gave an audible pfft as he looked up towards were the sound originated. He wasn't even drunk let alone ready to leave but rules are rules, he supposes. "I guess I won't get hammered, oh well, got my fair share of excitement at least." He said to no one in particular. It was then he nearly fell out of his seat, startled by the sudden whisper of Kallistrate.

"Whoa, Jesus!" He said aloud. He quickly turned his head to see the Amazonian standing over him, inspecting his little head injury. He was surprised by both her sudden appearance and her offer. Jack assumed she meant what she said but couldn't help but think of it as an invitation for some alone time. He would not be opposed to that little suggestion, Amazonians are known to be desirable, could be quite the fun night. Reasonably he doubted that would even happen but then he got to thinking, "Man, just how bad does this bump look?" He thought concernedly.

"Oh, uh, sure! Yeah it's no problem, you're cool!" He called out to her as he stood up. He then watched Kallistrate wander off to the balcony where Wren and Christian was. That was nice of her to care. It was then his eyes trailed off to see some of the other students leave the apartment. Jack felt it was his time to hit the road before he noticed Kumiko approaching. Another thing that seemed quite out of the ordinary. Not only being approached by Kallistrate was a rare occurrence this is perhaps just as rare to near implausible. He then looked behind him to see if someone else was standing over him. No, he was the only guy in Kumiko's way which must mean she's coming to meet him for something.

Not knowing what else to do he just put on his charming smile and spoke, "Uh, hey, what's up?" He asked not knowing her intentions.