[hr][indent][B][I]Aiden Roth[/I][/B][/indent][hr]
[I]Calculus[/i]

Aiden sat in the middle of the classroom, a smile plastered on his face as he avidly scribbled down the various notes and examples Miss Kent had put on the white board at the front of the classroom. Despite feeling like a stereotyping misogynist, Aiden couldn’t help but hold on to some disbelief that the woman who used to fly around in a belly shirt and skirt was now teaching geometric vectors to the young minds that would one day fulfill the future ranks of the Justice League. 

Rolling his eyes when a pair of muscle bound gorillas walked into the class, Aiden turned his attention back to the lesson at hand. While many would likely frown on Aiden as being something of a nerd or a teacher’s pet, math was important to the efficient use of his powers. Calculating angle and force allowed Aiden to optimize the use of his optic beams in combat and other practical situations. Some of the other meta-humans on campus had snickered at Aiden’s eagerness to learn, a younger student especially at lashed out at Aiden calling him too soft to strike fear into criminals and uphold the law. Based on the younger boy’s appearance and Aiden’s cultural studies he had to assume he was a Green Martian. That said, neither the Martian Manhunter nor Miss Martian had ever displayed such an irritating personality according to his teachers. 

As the class began to empty out, Aiden gathered up his books as he placed them in his messenger bag and swung it across his chest. Making his way towards the large dome shaped building, Aiden eyed the Augmented Reality Center with a heavy sigh. Compared to some of the other students, Aiden was seen as weak. His powers didn’t make him invulnerable, they didn’t allow him to fly and he wasn’t an alien. Aiden had the ability to fire [I]‘lasers out of his eyes’[/I] as most of his classmates would say so delicately. Of course it was more complicated than that, Aiden’s body was capable of creating thermal energy which was then converted and focused through his optical lenses. But it seemed that there was few aside from him who truly cared about the science of their abilities. 

Entering into the A.R.C., Aiden moved into the lockers. Hanging his bag inside, Aiden pulled out a training suit and quickly changed into it before entering into the waiting lobby. The sounds of simulated gunfire and explosions echoed from within the dome as Aiden moved to a viewing window. His eyes widened as he saw a team of senior students under siege from enemy tanks. It was pretty impressive to note that this could very well be the next team of Teen Titans. Aiden couldn’t help but feel pride swell within his chest knowing that despite his abilities he had been sponsored to attend Corrigan. As a tank was hurled across the simulation, the room began to dematerialize as an alarm went off signalling the end of the period. Moving back to the lobby, Aiden decided it was best to join the rest of his classmates as they waited for further instructions from John Stewart. He almost let out an audible groan as the muscle bound gorillas joined the group and immediately began insulting the local aliens. 

“Geez, wish those two would just get a room.” Aiden muttered to no in particular. 

[hr][indent][B][I]Mariand’r Grayson[/I][/B][/indent][hr]
“Rough morning?” 

Mari turned at the familiar sound of her favourite accent. Freddie might be all prim and proper but Andy had that roguish charm with his sound from down under. 

“Rough [i]fuckin’[/i] night carried into a very [i]fuckin’[/i] rough morning.” She answered with a forced smirk. “The idea of flying around dodging fireballs and bullets isn’t overly [i]fuckin’[/i] appealing.” 

Looking around for Freddie, Mari didn’t see any sign of her friend. Not that she was actually expecting him to show up since his display in theatre studies. Shooting him a quick text, Mari decided it might be best to remind Freddie that he needs to actually attend the A.R.C. session. Sometimes Freddie got a little caught up in his own world.

“So, [i]fuckin’[/i] Star Wars eh?” Mari said turning back to Andy. “Any idea who you’re going to try out for?”