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Connor watched her, seeing her eyes grow distant. He thought it was as if she was there, in those lessons. Or maybe the past was hard for her. He enjoyed listening to her talk, though. "That is incrediably smart. Not many people would think like that. You are an incrediable fighter, and from whatI have seen, a great dancer too. You are ddifferently intriguing, Kijani" when Connor said things like this, he meant them, genuinely, and didn't merely say them to get on peoples good side, or to try and take advantage of someone.talking like this, he could almost forget they were in a room full of people, at a valentines dance.
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Kijani laughed softly, flattered. Usually she would have thought she was entitled to compliments, but the way Connor said things... it was like he wasn't faking it. "You're intriguing, too. I thought a guy with as much wealth and power as you would have been more... I don't know, forceful. But instead you're you, and... you're... wonderful." She wondered if this was what normalcy felt like.

[quote=knight125]
John shrugs as he begins to lead her to his "fortress of solitude". He replies, "One of the punishments here is something called mental restriction. Professor X puts a mental block on the part of your brain that controls your powers. You can't use them until your punishment period is up, and you have to go to him to have them removed." John stops once they get to the back of a large, nondescript building. "This is the garage. It's where they keep staff vehicles and service training vehicles." he explains. John climbs a ladder that's attached to the back wall, knowing Devika would follow. On the roof is a lawn chair, a waterproof radio, some dumbbells, and a striking view of the stars. "Well?" he asks.
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Devika headed up the ladder after John, but was huffing and puffing by the time she got to the roof. "Whew... I've really got to get in shape." She wiped her forehead, then looked up. "Oh... wow..." A slow smile spread across her face. "It's gorgeous... you can't get a look at this many stars in the city. I can see why you like to come up here." She looked back down to him. "I didn't know you can block powers like that. You think they could do that to me without me having to get in trouble?"