[center][h1][color=a187be]ShiZhen Fang[/color][/h1]
[b]4:15 pm[/b][/center]
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ShiZhen left Gym feeling pretty down. A conflict had broken out, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Not only that, she felt pretty awful for what she had down to Mr. Manilow. If her contribution to making him come down had actually resulted in success, it would have been a different matter, but it was the fight between the two other students that ended the class, so ShiZhen just felt like an ass for making him wet and uncomfortable. Having older siblings, ShiZhen was often witness to arguments that she had no power to stop, but had to prevent the toxicity from spilling down to her younger siblings. This felt like one of those situations.

The time between the end of gym class and the start of the aptitude test went by in a confused blur. Milling through the crowd of students, ShiZhen was unable to track down her classmates in the sea of bodies and soon found herself descending to her own little testing square. ShiZhen had never really tried to do anything forceful with her powers. The uncertainty and nervousness mounted, as the moisture around her began to condense, coalescing around her to provide her comfort. Realizing what was happening, ShiZhen recalled her training for the past three months and controlled the rising mist enough to not have it drench her like it would in the past. She instead directed it all into Kracko, who grew in size and began lifting up towards the cavern ceiling. [i][color=a187be]This was it,[/color][/i] ShiZhen thought to herself, as she rememebred everything she had learned about weather in her spare time, and focused more and more moisture into the growing cloud. Soon the cloud collected enough moisture and filled the air above the proving grounds. ShiZhen smiled until a bolt of lightning shot up from another student demonstrating his prowess. For moment, nothing happened, but suddenly, Kracko arced, sending a bolt of lightning out as well, triggering a massive downpour from the cloud. A few more arcs of lightning shot out indiscriminately from the cloud as it released all of its collected moisture on the students, before shrinking back down to its normal size and returning next to ShiZhen's shoulder. ShiZhen was drenched and exhausted, having never made Kracko that large before. She only hoped no one had been hurt.

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[center][h1][color=f49ac2]Catherine Hargreaves[/color][/h1]
[b]4:15 pm[/b][/center]
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Catherine watched with interest along with the other teachers as the first years demonstrated the results of their first season of training. in particular, Kanako Nagasaki's demonstration caught her eye. What surprised her was how Kanako chose to harness one of the most difficult to control aspects of air, cyclones, to perform a task that required incredible precision, hovering. Yet the girl had succeeded, not only that, she was able to concentrate enough to conjure a couple more whirlwinds. Catherine hovered over to Kanako after her demonstration. [color=f49ac2]"Bravo,"[/color] she clapped, applauding not only the girl's aptitude, but her seemingly contradictory insistence on taking the more difficult path to achieve an equivalent result, all to prove to herself that she can. Like, she could just not wear a skirt, she could fly without using cyclones. But she was straightforward, almost naive and unaware that she was doing this to herself. And Catherine respected that purity. But more importantly, Catherine was beginning to surmise that the rotation of air was Kanako's personal specialty, fitting her personality in how contradictory and roundabout the girl could be at times. Some of the most devastating weather phenomena also relied on the rotation of air, and if harnessed properly, Kanako had the potential to become a great and terrifying wielder of the element. [color=f49ac2]"As far as I'm concerned, you've passed."[/color]

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