[h3]Llavi De La Rosa[/h3]

Llavi scarfed down the last of his pancakes, enjoying the chatter around him. There was life in these halls, and--if Professor Frost was right-- it was something he could learn to connect with. There's was a calming effect to being surrounded by others like him, even if they didn't all intersect harmoniously. The excited energy, hopeful spirits. It had been too long since he had been in a place filled with life. 

He mulled over his time here. Originally, he'd been focused solely on not killing himself. But it didn't take long, after he learned to exercise and taper the flow of his Ichor, for him to treat the source of the stuff as another reflex, a muscle to be honed and refined. But there was something to this --this life of an X-Men. Past just learning to control his abilities, he could use them to promote peace and equality. And maybe--if he was honest--help his home village one day. It was a peaceful pipe dream as he watched the pancaked fiasco unfold around him with a lazed eye. 

Before he knew it, Llavi was cleaning off his plate and finally letting the excitement of the new semester bubble in him. The Danger Room was coming up and it would be a treat to see just what the instructors would cook up for them all this time around. Llavi exited the dining hall, mind on the upcoming semester. It was with a calm and purposeful gait that he headed to the Danger Room.

"Hey [i]Yavi[/i]," Llavi was caught off guard by the sound of his name, by someone who sounded like a student. And even better yet, the [i]correct[/i] pronunciation. He was surprised to see William Iriving before him. 

"Ah William!" Llavi responded with a smile. Though he didn't know him that well, Llavi respected well...the respect that William had for everyone around him. The control, the constant flow of restraint. Llavi wasn't so sure he could exhibit the same depth of resolve. 

[i]"How's it going? Looking forward to the Danger Room session?"[/i]

Llavi was surprised at the small chuckle that left him as he continued to walk. He followed it up with a soft shrug. "Like a fish who knows he is about to bite a hook. It shines with its metallic allure, but soon I know I'll be dragged in a world where every breath shall be a challenge." He let his voice trail off before giving another wide grin, "So yes, very much so. You?"