[centre][color=00aeef][h1][i][b]Arthur Seymour[/b][/i][/h1][/color]
[h2]Lounge[/h2]
Interacting with:[@HecateProxy][@Ornatur][@Aquanthe][@CyanideSweetie][@ghastlyinc][@SheriffLlama][@KimmiNinja][/centre]

[color=gray]Arthur watched the group's varied arguments with a mild sense of disappointment.  While he himself had allowed that, somehow, everything that was happening to them was a hoax he still found it hard to believe someone could invest so many resources to convincingly create the illusion of them having powers; that was before questioning why anyone would be motivated to go to such an extreme with no apparent gain in sight.  The others, who were accepting that they had powers, seemed to be seeing them more as a curse and expected them to be accidentally killing themselves when they went out of control.

[color=00aeef]"Alright everyone, chill for a moment.  This is getting out of hand."[/color]  He said, raising his hands to focus attention on himself.  [color=00aeef]"I think it's wise to remain somewhat skeptical for the reasons why were brought here,"[/color] he glanced here at Eliza, [color=00aeef]"but I doubt this is a simple case of us being drugged and them establishing an incredibly elaborate illusion to convince us that we have powers.  I see no gain on their part and it would be a very expensive prank if that were the case.  I think it's more likely that what we've been told so far, at least in regards to our powers, is correct."[/color]

He gestured at Cass and Thomas who were both concerned about the consequences of powers, especially his own since he could, accidentally, cause some serious harm if it somehow went out of control.  [color=00aeef]"We know that we were brought here to keep our powers under control.  I should think that there are counter measures in place should our powers get out of hand and someone else was placed at risk.  I admit, my own apparent power could be one of the more dangerous ones, hence why I suggested I stay out of the pool area while others were using it to limit any potential danger."[/color] He nodded at Cass, returning to his concerns about his power. [color=00aeef]"It will be worth asking your tutor, maybe they have some insight to how it can be limited or at least they could suggest ways to avoid danger.  Don't forget that they, apparently, went through all of this themselves."[/color]

He nodded his thanks to Bynie for standing up for him and then, finally turned to Eli, the newcomer who they had first encountered in the pool.  [color=00aeef]"In terms of how it came about... I wasn't doing anything myself.  I was in here, marking some papers, when I noticed that helix shape was coming out of my tea.  There was this... I can't really describe it.  It was a sensation in the back of my head, I couldn't grasp it but I know it was somehow related.  When I went to the pool area I felt that seem feeling before I noticed the helix so they must be somehow connected.  I don't know if it was the same for you, Sienna."[/color]

Noticing her lingering in the doorway, he frowned in concern.  Up until now she hadn't shown any reservations about sitting near others but now she was almost hiding away from them all.  He thought back to the pool, when he had touched her and received some kind of shock from the contact, glancing instinctively back at the hand he had done so with. Was she concerned of accidentally shocking others?  In any case, Arthur wanted to refute the idea of people becoming isolated from their powers, and stood up to cross the room and stand near the doorway with her.  As he passed the counter he swiped the bottle of Laphroaig away from near Cass along with another glass and offered the empty one to Sienna and then splashed some of the whiskey into it while topping up his own a little.

[color=00aeef]"In any case, we should avoid panicking and losing our heads. If we remain calm we can isolate places of particular danger until we've learned to control this abilities properly. If there's one thing I've learned from superhero films, when people who don't understand their powers lose control of their emotions, that's when bad things happen."[/color][/color]