[b]"Welcome, dear freshmen of our lovely college. Welcome to the Mutant College of Liberty and Equality."[/b] The voice of the Headmaster barked across the large hall. Interesting enough, there were no microphones near him and yet he did not seem to yell or put too much effort in speaking in such a volume. Of course those that had a chance to talk to students before getting to campus know that Mister Maikel, Headmaster of the College, was a mutant. A mutant like any other person in the college.

The Headmaster introduced the staff that was present in the large auditorium hall. Many faces to remember, many different smiles. Most will become teachers for the freshmen. Some might not show up in the time of study at all, for they were responsible for the paperwork or medical attention. While the introduction speech was short and quickly done with, many freshmen remained in their seats, talking to their neighbors and already making acquaintances. While the Headmaster was quickly off, the Vice Headmaster, Victoria Veltheim, stood with another member of the staff and chatted.

It was not too fast after the Headmaster left that some students entered the auditorium. Amongst them stood out a blue-haired girl with a baseball bat, grinning from ear to ear. "Welcome to the Grinder, kids!", she yelled into the room, throwing a ball into the air and hitting it with the bat. With a banging sound, the ball rushed off into the ceiling area and after a few bounces made its decent back to the ground. The girl stood amongst the students, laughing a little.

To her misfortune, the Vice Headmistress was on her way to the group. A few students already dashed off, the mutterings of "Shit, Vicious is here" or "Get out, V comes over" slithering between the rushing bodies. The blue-haired punk remained on her spot, still grinning and her bat casually resting on her shoulder. "Miss Jameson", Miss Veltheim spoke, which washed off the punk's grin off her face. "May I remind you that we have warned you multiple times to not abuse your powers inside the building?" The girl shook her head, to which Victoria had to chuckle. The other girl joined in for a short moment, hesitant.

"You should go to your room and think about your misdeeds. Maybe put on some clean clothes as well", the Headmistress continued, to which the punk responded with a nod. The girl turned by the twist of her heels on the ground and dashed off immediately.

One of the freshmen laughed. "So easy to stop Jackhammer", he muttered, but his voice was quickly swallowed in the returning noise of people talking...

Welcome to the Grinder, kids.