[quote=Lucius Cypher] Machina turned towards the person she thought might have been speaking to her. She did not know him, uncertain if he had introduced himself at the beginning of gym the last few classes. nonetheless Machina bowed her head towards Zed as a farewell and nodded towards the stranger (Parax), accepting him as her opponent. Before she went to wait by the wall she turned towards the teacher. No one, aside from the very few who had answered rightly with the teacher in Life Skills, actually had their weapons or powers, or so Machina was informed. [/quote] "You will be allowed to use your powers but that will not always be the case. It is important for you to learn to fight with and without the powers you have." Apostolos replied calmly.