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[b][code]Grand Ridge - Outside Main Building.[/code][/b][hr]


Claire was fighting the urge to murder this upstart bitch in public.

She really was... but, what she didn't realize was that something inside of her flicked on. That same thing that turned on when Scott almost killed her in the camp. [i]Her strength.[/i] Her aura manifested slowly, as if it was coming into existence. It started out a light-blue color, then it quickly turned a stark red. It hovered a few inches off her skin, and almost seemed like it was [i]burning[/i]. A red smoke came off of it that faded into non existence after a few seconds. Her aura [i]burned[/i] just as the rage inside of her did.

Claire's fists were clenched tightly, teeth were bared. She didn't buy the chick's half-assed apology even for a second - if anything, she felt even more insulted. But, even though she was angry as all hell right now, she didn't want to get kicked out of Grand Ridge. Not after all of this. She raised a hand, not in anger, but merely to point outwards in the distance. 

[i]"Go."[/i] Claire said, [i]"Get the fuck away from me right now."
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Even in all of her anger, Claire's red aura definitely didn't go unnoticed. Even if only a few people present could even see it... she was just too focused on Rita to even notice it. What in the hell was even going on right now? Why did she (she in this context being Rita [i]and[/i] herself) say that? Now... everyone was in her business.

And it felt like she wasn't even choosing to say it. 


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[b][code]Grand Ridge - Hallway.[/code][/b][hr]


Lynette wasn't as ecstatic as Aliana was, because, logically speaking, it was all one big coincidence that Penny came in at the right place, at the right time.

So, her reaction was a bit more subdued. Though, there were a few things on her mind. For starters, when Aliana used her abstraction, she saw her... outline? A glowing blue light. It was strange... well, not as strange as drawing a symbol of fire on a mirror and causing an explosion. That required a long conversation. Though, she just got Penny's attention who had a few choice words to say. Lynette almost broke out into laughter, but there was a few things that she needed to clear up. To both Penny [i]and[/i] Aliana. She cleared her throat, as she began walking.

"It's... something like the latter, Penny," Lynette answered very awkwardly, as she walked alongside her friends, "I think I owe the two of you an explanation for what happened in there - and no, I didn't set off any damn fireworks." She was quick to say, with a playful roll of her eyes at Penny.

"What happened was..." Lynette was unsure of how to explain that she drew a symbol[i] that exploded... but, she remembered that she didn't even have to explain it. She had the power to[/i] show it. 

"... How about I show you two just what happened?"


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[b][code]Grand Ridge - Outside Tuyen's Dorm.[/code][/b][hr]


"I don't know," Justin answered his question. "[i]Magic,[/i] or some kind of bullshit."

He thought back to that night at the campsite when Scott was about to [i]axe[/i] Claire, and a fucking tiger came out of him to bitchslap him. Okay. That night was a special kind of fucking crazy. He set a woman on fire, summoned a tiger, lived through time stopping, and getting attacked by an apparent eldritch abomination. Now his hand on his fire.

Which therapist should he talk to about this?

Once the doors opened, and Tuyen came out, the fire disappeared as Justin turned his attention away from this pretentious pain in the ass, and turned towards Tuyen. She didn't exactly look all that great... there were bags underneath her eyes, and her hair was unmaintained... and she kind of smelled bad. It was clear that she wasn't doing too good, and it broke Justin's little heart.

"Tuyen..." Justin said as he just moved towards her, and embraced her for a hug. 


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[b][code]Grand Ridge Academy - The Parking Lot.[/code][/b][hr]


"Well, maybe she doesn't want to remember it."

Jordan bitterly said to David, as he approached and started poking a little too closely into Rien's business for Jordan's liking. Which was why she was making it clear that she wanted him to back off. Mostly with an annoyed but unflinching stare that she was giving him. Hell, Rien would be lucky if she didn't remember it - Jordan had constantly flashbacks to it. Which didn't help her sleep at night with the flashbacks to that night... she shook her head.

But, she was stopped by Kimberly with a short. "Hey, Jordan, relax," She started off, "I'm sure... he didn't mean any harm by it."

"Hmph," Jordan said.