[h3][center][color=C0C0C0]Shin Maxwell[/color][/center][/h3]
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Dr. Maxwell was having a bad day. In fact, this day had been a bad day every time for the past five years. A new class was being introduced to the Institute. He would have to sit through the children's introduction to the school. Hopefully they wouldn't be making him participate this year, though that was a faint hope. Also, the two students he had been mentoring had both graduated last year, so he would be expected to take on more from this group.

It would be nice to meet and interview them individually, and get a description of their Channeling, but the Institute had refused his request to make that mandatory. Apparently, they believed people should be able to keep aspects of their abilities private. They couldn't see how that policy was impeding Maxwell's research, and the field of Channeling in general. If they knew the results he might achieve if-

"Uh, Doctor, I think we're here."

Maxwell glanced over to the student he'd been escorting. The boy was looking over at a developing group of students. From what Maxwell had gotten out of him about his power, it seemed uninspiring.

"Well, go mingle with the other children, then," Maxwell replied, waving towards the group. The boy nodded and walked towards them.

Maxwell looked around at the rest of the clearing. Was that Mako? She was with what Maxwell guessed was one of the new students, a ghostly-looking girl. Maxwell approached them.

"Ah, Mako. Do any of the new students seem promising to you?"
([@Silver Carrot])


[h3][center][color=f7941d]Shinichi Saito[/color][/center][/h3]
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Shinichi walked away from the teacher who had escorted him. The Doctor had peppered Shinichi with questions about his abilities, but when Shinichi was unable to answer, the man lost interest and stopped talking. Walking in silence didn't bother Shinichi anyway.

There was already a couple groups forming in the clearing, so Shinichi went towards the bigger one. They were already a motley group. There was a short girl with light red hair who looked normal enough, beside the fact that she was carrying a baseball bat. Were they supposed to bring sports equipment to the orientation? Next to her a girl was sitting on the ground. She had a hood up and a book in front of her face, so Shinichi couldn't get a good look at her. Smiling at her was another boy who had walked up just ahead of Shinichi. Was it just Shinichi, or were the guy's pupils... slit? He was also a lot taller than Shinichi. 

Not as tall as the other boy in the group, who dwarfed everybody else. His old-fashioned clothes and briefcase contrasted with his formidable muscles. Shinichi made a mental note to never fight this guy. Just because his powers ensured he would be fine in the long run did not mean he wanted to be punched by a guy like that.

The last person in the group was another girl who had just introduced herself as Natsuki Sumiko. She actually looked normal, and wasn't carrying anything crazy.

"Nice to meet you, Natsuki," Shinichi replied to her. Turning to the group in general, he said, "My name's Shinichi Saito. I hope we can all get along."

Unfortunately, Shinichi said this at the same time a boy named Brock introduced himself, and was drowned out. He frowned and went to stand at the edge of the group. He then nodded at Jonathan's introduction.