[h2][color=421A8C]Sapphire Rode[/color] - Hallway[/h2]

Once Professor Chatsworth was sure Sapphire was out of earshot he invited Geni to walk with him as he talked. Sapphire followed, at a safe enough distance to avoid a collision but close enough to hear what they were saying. After listening for a time Sapphire decided she liked Professor Chatsworth. He was understanding but firm and his lecture was mixed with enough sympathy to stop Geni from doing anything foolish while it was still harsh enough to make it clear that Geni had made a huge mistake and it was not to happen again.

Geni for his part was giving the Professor, yes sirs, no sirs, sorry sirs, he was probably listening but not really paying much attention it wasn't an unfamiliar position for Sapphire herself.

When it became clear that the conversation was wrapping up Sapphire decided it was time for her to leave. It wouldn't be good if when Chatsworth got back to Armoury she wasn't there. She briefly considered stopping Geni to talk but then thought better of it. She would have to reveal the trick behind her semblance to explain how she'd listened in and nobody liked being told off by a teacher let alone having another student listening in. Besides Sapphire didn't know Geni well enough to know if he would turn her in to gain favor in the eyes of the Prof.

She made a dash for the Armoury class which her ribs didn't thank her for. By the time she got there each breath sent a twinge of pain up her chest and she was breathing a little harder than she would have liked. But she'd made it before either Geni or Chatsworth so that was a blessing. Sapphire took a seat at the back of the class next to Amy and spent the next several minutes calming her breathing. It wouldn't do to be heaving like a stallion after a race when Chatsworth came back.

Geni returned a few minutes later and Chatsworth a couple after that. He gave the class a speech about dismissing anyone who caused this kind of trouble in his class again before the bell rang. As the student started to back up the Professor looked at a couple of his robot drones before asking Sapphire why she had not returned to class when he specified. Sapphire's blood froze, [i]busted[/i]. Of course her semblance could protect her from detection but it couldn't place her where she was supposed to be while she was sneaking around. The drones of course, why had she not considered that they had video capabilities. She needed a lie to cover herself. She couldn't exactly tell the teacher the truth. Where might she have gone instead of back to class, think think. Something popped into her head.

Sapphire projected a guilty smile to the Professor, had to really sell it. [color=0054a6]"Well I sort of figured there wouldn't be a whole lot going on in class without you there and I didn't get to finish lunch... so... I stopped by my dorm room to pick up some snacks."[/color] As proof of this Sapphire opened her violin case and removed a plastic bag about half full of apple slices. It had been there since lunch yesterday but the teacher didn't need to know that. She shrugged [color=0054a6]"Sorry."[/color]