[center][color=a187be][b][i]Annabeth Gulch[/i][/b][/color][/center]
After a long and harrowing journey, Annabeth liked nothing more then to get out of her armor, take a hot bath, and go to sleep. She knew that while the college was fairly lax, Satori would have classes soon and she couldn’t just spend the week doing nothing but pampering herself. She said her farewells to the other students as she headed to her room, stripping off her armor as she went. By the time she got to her room she just dropped her equipment onto the floor and fell onto her bed, dead tired. She had a wonderful five minute nap before the smell of her own sweat stained clothes made her gag, which prompted her to find a fresh change of clothes and head to the college’s wash rooms.

At the washrooms, Annabeth doffed her clothes into a basket, leaving her clean ones in a small shelf so she could get it later. She walked into the washroom wearing nothing but a towel wrapped around her chest. Using a series of runes, Annabeth was able to get water flowing through the pipes, and another rune to heat it to a nice temperature. She forgot to bring her soap, but she’d settle for a hot bath regardless. The college’s magical innovation still impressed her despite how long she’s been here. But perhaps that was just because she was reminded that the rest of the world lacked this innovation. Even her own home in Eania seemed like a backwater village compared to the college. At least the part of town she lived in.

Once the water was high enough Annabeth deactivated the water rune and took a dip. It was painful at first, but once her feet got a little wet and accustomed to the temperature, the rest of Annabeth’s body followed through. She removed the towel before it touched the water and she allowed herself to relax. For now, she’ll just forget about her troubles.

[center][color=crimson][b][i]Lucilia Riovas[/i][/b][/color][/center]

Lucilia was deep underground, underneath the college convening with the vampires of the college. These past few days have been busy, but that was nothing new. What was new however was certain breakthroughs. Thanks to Colette’s Blood Candies, the vampires have been quick to figure out how to produce such things. Even if they couldn’t halt the vampire’s blood lust completely, simply being able to enjoy mortal pleasures again made many eager to try and improve upon and produce more of the stuff.

The head vampire herself took the study very seriously, both working on improving the effect and length of the blood candies. So far, the only breakthrough they’ve made is a method to mass produce it, still trying to figure out how to quell the bloodlust as well as how this method is able to return their senses to them. This was of course also done alongside Lucilia’s other official duties, such as accounting for the college’s finances, planning her class schedules, and taking care of Ovak and Khan. Lucilia had been collaborating with other teachers to help ease the burden of their well-beings off her shoulders, though Lucilia still chides Ovak for not taking his medicine on his own initiative. These jibes are often playful, but sometimes after she leaves she’d cry, knowing that the man she respected so much was wasting away. Sometimes she was tempted to try and turn him into a vampire to save his life, but knew she couldn't. He wouldn’t want that.

And so Lucilia distracts herself with work, trying to suppress her negative feelings and focus on the wellbeing of others. She had told other teachers that she’d be busy with her projects, so if the students she had sent on the diplomacy in Djarkel return, they only need to submit their report to her office. She had made a mailbox specifically for collecting important dossiers and files. Anyone who tried to sneak into her mailbox would find a nasty surprise waiting for them. A rather…. Fragrant one.

[center][b][i]Tyrael Marchosias[/i][/b][/center]

Tyrael soon approached the group from the diplomacy mission. Though he looked…. Odd. It seemed like he had flowers growing out of his flesh. He annoyingly ripped them out occasionally, only for the flowers to keep growing. They were also quite fragrant. It would be a pleasant scent if it also wasn’t so overpowering. He looked at the group sternly, even Lyn, though should could easily recognize that he was just putting on airs. He was suppose to be the gruff, rough-around-the-edges demon teacher. Even if he was a soft teddy bear around Lyn.

[b]”Hmph. Our guards noticed your carriage come. Lucilia has been busy with her experiments and has told us that should you arrive, drop off your report to her office. She has a mailbox now.”[/b]

Looking at Lyn, Tyrael knew that she would want a nice fire, warm food, and perhaps a bath. Remaining stone faced, Tyrael waved his hand at the students. [b]”Submit your report and rest. We’ve constructed additional facilities to the dining hall. They are nothing complex simple…. Quality of life improvements.”[/b] That is to say, they added a large bonfire at the end of the room where students could sit around and be warm during these cold times. Or cook their own food over the fire, if they so choose. Lucilia was especially excited to start cooking again thanks to Colette’s candies giving vampires their sense of taste back. Which was one of the reasons Lucilia had been busy.