Vera was about to reply the other blonde female after she had thanked her for her compliment, when it suddenly seemed like a shadow was cast over the fountain. It didn't look like it was made by something solid, however. It looked more like... Vera glanced up, her eyes widening in alarm. Water?!

The event that followed happened way too quickly, and the next thing Vera knew, she had been washed several feet away from her original position near the fountain. She quickly pulled herself to her feet, swiftly and expertly gathering her wet golden hair in her hands before wringing the water out. She turned back to check on Lyra to find that she, and her violin were both alright. Annoyance clearly written on her face, Vera strode back to the fountain in time to hear the information given by the headmaster. It looked like the rest of these kids were first-years as well. Was this how announcements were made at the academy? She should have known that there was a catch to this beautiful school.

Vera then jumped when one of the girls present suddenly screamed out loud, the surrounding water which she hadn't noticed was slowly turning to ice almost immediately freezing at the same time. The Light Elementalist was stunned at this reaction. She had expected the others to be irritated or slightly upset, but this girl seemed practically traumatized. Her scream and act of freezing the water around her appeared to have frightened another student - a platinum blond boy who had started crying.

Her eyes darted from one sobbing teen to the other, before attempting to gently address them. "Oh my, calm down loves, it- it's just water..."

Vera's attention then turned to an adult man in heart boxers who had started speaking. He introduced himself as 'Professor Manilow', before collapsing headfirst into the fountain. She didn't know what to think anymore. The entire situation was just too strange. One of the students, another teenage boy, rushed over to help the teacher, but he seemed to be struggling and called out for help. Vera snapped out her thoughts, trudging over to assist him, though, she didn't prove to be of much help in getting the teacher out either. She urgently glanced around, hoping for someone else to lend a hand.
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Xavier pulled his head off of his desk, waking to the sounds of chaos that seemed to be coming from below. He could also faintly make out someone cursing at the headmaster. What in the world was going on, and how long had he even been out for? He made his way over to the window of his office and drew the blinds open to look over the square below, only to see the aftermath of Kano's 'prank'. There was water everywhere, and it appeared that everyone in that area had been drenched. He spotted an obvious victim, who was hanging by his pants from one of the fountain spires. Manilow... of course. He and the headmaster had quite the rivalry going on. The science teacher let out a snort at his plight, thankful that he was higher up and escaped the disaster.

Xavier then turned his attention to the other unfortunate victims. The students that were caught in the shower didn't look too pleased. Two of them even looked extremely distraught. [i]Oh boy, look what you've done, Hargor. Seems like you've really upset a couple of them.[/i] He was rather intrigued by what one of them had done to the surrounding water. [i]Ice? That's interesting...[/i]

He couldn't help but cringe when he saw Jordan slip out of his pants, revealing his heart boxers. He watched as the gym teacher tried to address the students, feeling even more relieved that he wasn't down there with the rest of them, though, he immediately grew concerned when Jordan fell face-down into the water. He was going to drown if he wasn't pulled out of there soon. Xavier saw a couple of students try to help him, to no avail. He had spotted Hargreaves hovering above the place, but wasn't sure if she had noticed the urgent situation. He thought it best to make his way down in case his help was needed, and promptly left his office for the square.

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