[i][u][b]Attention[/b][/u][/i] [b][url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/58110/posts/ooc]We have moved the OOC to a brand new thread, where all activity is to be continued there.[/url][/b] [i]_________________________________________________________[/i] [i][b]Act 0: Paradise Awaits::[/b][/i] [i]_________________________________________________________[/i] [hider=Song][youtube]BSZ3PYpilNc[/youtube] [/hider] [u][b]September 7th, 3:05 PM[/b][/u] After a painful, two hour boat-ride on what amounts to be a massive, high-class, cruise-ship, the students had finally arrived at the [b]Academy 218 island[/b]. A paradise, that's as beautiful as it is hot. A jungle-like forest was seen surrounding the walls of the . Shortly the students were herded off the boat by the staff, and into the Reception building, without their luggage. Various members of the staff were taking the luggage off the boats to baggage claim in the Administration Building. With members of the staff greeting them, shaking their hands and parroting [b]"Welcome"[/b] over and over again until they were all gone. The moment when all the students were in the reception building, all members of the staff walked inside. All the newly arriving students, around thirty, were stuffed inside the reception building's auditorium. A large room filled to the brim with comfortable chairs and a large stage. Every student was seated, sitting waiting for the moment when something happened. Slowly walking onto the stage of the Auditorium, standing before the large group of brand new students, was Headmaster Darrell Dellamorte. He was large and portly, looked like someone who would be a principle alright. He wore a fancy black suit, which had to be in the thousands range. He walked up to the large microphone stand. He grabbed to, then conducted his grand speech to all the new students. It essentially was the same speech he gave every other group of students. "Hello, I am [i]Darrell Dellamorte[/i], Headmaster of Academy 218. And on behalf of the school, I welcome you to the Academy. Here, our staff will explore your abilities and assist you in learning your true potential. However, we are not all about our gifts. We will give you an education much like a school would. Whether you are in high-school, college, or middle school. However, the staff here will not make you[i] try[/i] to learn, as we know it's a wasted effort. That means it's up to [i]YOU[/i] what you spend your time here doing. Work with the staff, and I guarantee that you will leave here fully educated. However, I will tell you the danger you pose when [i]you refuse[/i] to control your powers. This is not a school teaching you how to be superheroes either. What you do with your new education and power training after you leave, good or bad, is not for us to decide." "I will inform you all of the rules that all of you will have to abide... And the punishments. Theft, destruction of property, sexual relations, possessing illegal substances is not allowed. Students are expected to be back in their rooms by [b]10 PM[/b]. Fighting outside the is [i]strictly[/i] forbidden, anyone caught fighting will be immediately and harshly punished. If you are repeatably caught breaking any of these rules... The 218 has a very durable detention center where all students who don't obey our rules will be staying. And if you [i]continue[/i] to disobey the rules, you will be expelled from the island, and that will be the end of it." "As we usually do, we are throwing a grand banquet in celebration of the newly arrived students - The staff will escort you all there. Take this as time to familiarize yourself with the school, and get to know your fellow students. But above all else; enjoy yourselves. After the banquet, head to the Administration building, and the staff there will give you your assigned room and roommate - Along with your luggage. And if you need anything, we have a fully equipped staff that will assist you all the way. Tomorrow morning, classes will begin. That is all, you are dismissed." The Cafeteria had been set up hours before the newly arrived students were there. The main room was quite large, made to accommodate a larger group of people at a time. The place was absolutely cleaned to shininess. The building was filled with fancy and finely crafted tables and furniture, each with a set of utensils placed on them. On the left side of the building was where the counter was. All sorts of chefs were set up here constantly making any dish for the students. Students and teachers, of all types, were all over the place. Talking, eating, and having fun. With some of the more reclusive students away from everyone else. [u][i]Nikki Biyung, & Amanda Blackmore.[/i][/u] Like the wallflower she is, Nikki stayed out of the way of the other students on the boat as they mingled and got to know each other. She found herself a nice corner and stayed there for the duration of the trip. She was hoping for a brand new experience, hoping to actually make friends and meet some people. Her High School was too elitist and rejected her. Even if this school was no different, this could go both ways; go home or wait it out here. Unfortunately, she looked like the weirdo hanging in the corner playing with a roach. There weren't too many bugs on the ship, aside from some roaches and some flies, that were promptly killed the moment they were seen. She brought some insects with her. They were underneath her outfit, a sleeveless hoodie, athletic shorts, and sneakers, clinging to her skin. Years ago, having these things on her skin would have killed her, but it's something that's no longer... [i]alien[/i]. Something that she is used to, and fine with. People started shouting and cheering, it caught Nikki's attention. The school was on the horizon. She ran forward, trying to fight her way to the front of the boat so she can see. Jesus, the school was bigger and more intimidating than she thought. It might have been the massive walls, but yeah... Nikki's ear diverted to the wooded areas that could be seen from this angle. There must be[i] tons[/i] of bugs there she can use. The boat finally stopped, and stairs were lowered onto the dock. Everyone began pouring down it, making it pretty preferable for Nikki to just wait it out for a second. When the stairs cleared, Nikki slowly walked down the stairs, and she paused for a second after she actually saw someone she knew... There she was, Amanda Daisy Blackmore, Nikki's beloved cousin, standing at the bottom of the stairs, shouting out to her. Wearing a leather jacket, a T-shirt with a large black school on it, jeans, and a metric fuckton of metal jewelry. It's been awhile since Nikki has actually [i]seen [/i]Amanda, and she really didn't expect to see her cousin here. And she [i]really[/i] wasn't expecting what Amanda was going to do next. Her cousin rushed her, and gave her an extremely tight bear-hug. "Oh, cousin! I didn't know you were coming!" Amanda loudly said as she jumped up and down,"I was hoping my dirtbag boyfriend would be showing up, but you're good too!" It took a considerable effort to get out of Amanda's grasp. Nikki pushed herself free, letting out a breath of fresh air. This moment was incredibly awkward for Nikki, thus, she was struggling for words, "Nice to see you too." It wasn't long before Amanda grabbed Nikki yet again, wrapping her arm around her shoulder, and she let out yet another yip. Amanda had closed her eyes and had a cocky grin on her face, "I know you livin' the loser life-" [i]I'm going to ignore that...[/i] "- back home, Nikki, but here, you'll be living like a queen. Just stick with me, and you'll know the ins and outs of this school in no time!" Personally, Nikki wasn't too keen on going along with Amanda's methods. Since, she is kind of an oddball, and Nikki doesn't want [i]that[/i] kind of attention. However, she went along with Amanda, just for now, "Okay..." "C'mon, we gotta sit through this stupid speech before we can have any fun." Amanda dragged Nikki along, in the same position as before. Nikki preferred being held from around the shoulder rather than bear-hugged, so she didn't protest. The two walked into the Auditorium, and found some seats. Amanda still had her arm wrapped around Nikki's, and that was awkward for the Korean girl, so she moved her cousin's arm and put it on the seat. "... [i]No sexual activity?![/i]" Amanda said, almost like she was shocked and never heard this before, when she was only playing around for Nikki. "You know they stand a snowball's chance in hell of stopping it, but he's got to say it... I personally had sex with [i]five guys[/i] before meeting you." Nikki coughed very awkwardly, the moment just got really bad for her. "Tmi..." She groans as her face became red with embarrassment. She wasn't sure if Amanda was screwing with her or telling the truth. Really, just the risk of the latter being true was enough to keep Nikki's mouth shut. Aside from that comment, Amanda (Fortunately) kept quiet. The speech was over, and everyone was being directed to the cafeteria. Nikki was unsure of whether or not she wants to share a room with someone else. But, fine, she would play by their rules. Nikki and Amanda were heading to the cafeteria, fortunately without any unnecessary contact. Right before Nikki stepped into the cafeteria, she hesitated. She was unsure of whether or not she should send her the dormant swarm underneath her clothes away.  Though, she knew that it would be hard to get another swarm into the cafeteria, so just in case, she would keep her bugs under her clothes. Long as nobody saw it, all conversations should be less than awkward It appeared that Amanda wants to find a table. Probably looking for some friends or anybody. For now, Nikki was following just because she had nothing better to do. [u][i]Theresa Sindel Obott, & Dana Lucille Alcott.[/i][/u] Theresa got off the boat, wearing a dark green dress shirt, and some jeans, along with a black scarf around her face to keep her power in check. It wasn't too big of a problem long as nobody shoved their face into theirs. Theresa had her hands in her powers as she walked down. She was looking for her friend, Dana Alcott, whom was a full time student. They rarely got to see each other, other than the few months they spend with each other at the school. Truthfully, Theresa had a crush on Dana, and enjoyed every moment they had together. The second he saw her, he grinned very wide. "Tess!" Dana called out, as they embraced each other for a friendly hug, Theresa had to bend over a little bit. "It's nice to see you." "You too. How was your time here?" Theresa asked "Fine. You know, it's so hard getting around without you. My arms tend to get tired." Dana smiled at Theresa warmly. "You don't have to worry about that anymore." Theresa got behind Dana, and held onto the handlebars of her crippled friend's wheelchair. "That's the spirit, let's go." Dana said, as Theresa started pushing her into the Administration building along with the rest of the students. They didn't grab a seat or anything, since Dana was technically already sitting, and Theresa was fine with standing up. This speech was basically the same one they always get, changing the words around. Because the Headmaster thought he was clever like that. The pair were throwing sarcastic gestures at each other, and making funny faces the whole time. Their way of making fun of the speech. Once the speech was over, they walked into the cafeteria along with the rest of the students. There were so many people here, but honestly, they would prefer staying out of any social interactions at the moment. They were sitting near the other 'wall flowers' in the corner, far away from them to avoid interaction. They've learned long ago that if you don. They talked to each other. Just shared experiences. [u][i]Shannon Jacqueline Balore.[/i][/u] Shannon sighed. She was hoping that she wouldn't have to come back here, but she honestly can't stand her home life. This school? It was honestly full of psychopaths who thought they were God ([i]God![/i]) because they have a superpower. Fortunately, there were some people here that weren't actually braindead losers. Shannon stepped off the boat, with a long white sundress flowing in the summer wind, that had a picture of a night sky weaved into it, with her glasses white to match it. It was a few sizes larger without the risk of falling off of her. Shannon just felt like she was in a [i]movie[/i]! It was obviously custom made, but so elegantly put together that she might as well be a professional. Actually, she was better than professionals, they just didn't [i]match[/i] up. During the speech, the young Irish girl briefly considered unraveling the glorious headmaster's suit and gave the new students a view of his underwear choice. Oooooh, he better not be wearing any goofy print underwear. Nah... Shannon would rather save that trick for anyone who gets on her nerves. That speech only elected a roll of her eyes. She was actually happy to walk out the room with every and head for the cafeteria. She was hoping that she could find someone here worth talking to. She wasn't afraid of talking to people, because if they reject her, or vice versa, she can always try the next guy. Now, all she would have to do is look for them. There was that one group was forming by the table.... The one with the sharply dressed Hispanics, they were clearly rich. They could possibly be pricks. So Shannon was going to watch before making her approach. [u][i]Jake, Gabe, & Jaska Valos.[/i][/u] "Jesus Christ!" Gabe shouted at the top of her lungs as she shoved her way off the boat. Rudely jamming her elbow into whoever got into her way. She didn't enjoy that boat ride. Sure, she went on plenty of cruise trips, but having this many neck beards and low lives ruined the experience. The second Gabe was off, and out of the way of everyone else, she felt so much happiness that she was ready to jump for joy. She even smiled for a second. She wore an all white outfit today. White denim jacket, and a matching white shirt with black stripes under it, along with white jeans. Complementing her outfit, she wore matching white gloves (To obscure her burns) and white boots. To top it off; Gabe wore a white fedora with a black band on it. Stylish. On the other hand, Jake calmly walked down the stairs, with a gentlemanly swagger in his steps. He was more calm than Gabe, and didn't want to piss anyone off. That's why he didn't rush through the crowd shouting swears. However, there was another reason for he preferred slow and steady. It was hard to describe, but Jake did a motion like he was taking off an invisible back pack, putting it in the bushes while no one was looking. "Yo, Gabe, calm down." He put a hand on her shoulder as he walked up. "We don't need to piss off anyone on our first day." He dressed much more fancily than Gabe. He wore a black pinstriped suit, a black overcoat, with a black fedora, and his usual round glasses. He had the chain to his pocket watch hanging out of a breast pocket. Gabe took a step back, and pushed Jake away. "Yeah, yeah, I just wanted to get the hell up off that boat." Preferring to avoid all the traffic, the younger Jaska took a simpler route. He jumped up on the railing and used his leg strength to propel himself off of it. He hyper-extended his wings and glided his way to next to Gabe and Jake. He landed with a skid, slicing the dirt underneath his feet with his claws. He was silent, but kept a cheerful smile on his face. Jaska also wore a suit, it was black with red pinstripes. It didn't look good on him, and it had a few claw marks here and there. He didn't wear anything else, not even shoes, because it was uncomfortable. With the Valos siblings assembled, they continued on into the auditorium. They found a seat, sitting side by side. "Ugh, save me the bullshit you old fart. If I had a d...." Gabe was just about to say dick, but cut herself off. She can't [i]curse[/i] around the child, can she? "Hey, watch your mouth." Jake says, in a joking tone, implying he was playing around. When in reality he was half joking, and half serious. There was a question lingering in the back of Gabe's head, "You got the goods?" Jake tensed up obviously. He was shocked at how stupid what Gabe did. If anyone with enhanced hearing heard them... they could be in deep shit. He put a finger "Be quiet, someone will hear us, and yes. They're back by the gate. I'll grab it when I get my bags..." "That's all I need to hear." Gabe grins as she goes silent. It was like a gift from the heavens when the speech finally ended and they could get something to eat. Gabe and Jaska were a little hungry. Maybe the mighty Valos will make a name for themselves here. The three found a large table, just for the purpose of attracting people. Gabe leaned back in her chair, kicking her feet up onto the table. Jaska sat down on the table itself, relaxed, and got plenty of claw marks on it in the process. Jake... He just calmly sat down and put his hands together on the table. There was an awkward silence as they waited for someone. "... How about I get us some food?" Jake suggests. "Sure." "Yeah." Jake walked away, getting some food for his siblings. He already knows his siblings tastes in food, and he can already tell that he should get lots of chicken, because they all love some chicken. He came back a minute or two later with two plates of grilled chicken. "Would'a preferred a salad, but okay." Gabe says. Jaska never really got table manners down, despite living with a prolific family for awhile. It came from his more wild roots. So instead of getting a fork and a knife, Jaska just used his tail to pale the piece of chicken and non-graciously put it in his mouth. Eugh. This food is [i]disgusting[/i] to him. He spit it out in the most classless way possible. He wanted to eat fresh meat, because of the instinctive thrill of the kill. "Hey, Jask! Have a little bit of class, da-" Jake shouted, almost cursing himself. "I'm sorry but, I didn't like that..." Jaska laid down on his back. "But don't spit it out like that," Jake continued chiding Jaska, "Act like you have some training." "Sorry." Jaska curled up. "Yeah," Gabe said almost like she was agreeing with Jake... "This chicken tastes like ass." Jake shot Gabe a look, almost opening his mouth to commentate on Gabe's filthy language, but choose not to at the last second. Letting out a sigh and rolling his eyes.