[center][color=f26522][h1]Ty Varen[/h1][/color][/center]

Ty exchanged some pleasantries with Sophiel, though she seemed reluctant to speak out against the professor. That made sense. From what he could tell she was one of those straight-laced diligent students. The kind who stayed awake during history lessons. He didn't have anything against that, though. People could be interested in whatever they liked. Maybe if they had lectures on surviving in different climates he'd be more interested. He just couldn't get invested in a bunch of dead geezers. Ty shook his head when she mentioned trains. [color=f26522]"No, never. We didn't even have train tracks anywhere near my hometown. I'd never even seen a train until I hiked over to Genelogia. I always thought they were just like really long caravans, but they're way cooler!"[/color] He gave a slight chuckle. He knew that talking about how amazing a train was probably made him seem ignorant, but he'd rather be honest and just enjoy the experience. 

As they were chatting, another classmate, Kiara approached. [color=f26522]"Hey there, Rep,"[/color] he said, giving her a friendly wave. He knew Kiara basically had the position thrust on her a random, but despite that she was doing her best to fill the role. Ty tried not to give her too much of a hard time since she didn't really flaunt her position and was just doing her best like everyone else. The class rep from last year was way more stuck-up and let the position get to their head at times. Kiara thanked Ty for defending Eris during the first day of class. He just rubbed the back of his head. He didn't really think of that outburst as [i]defending[/i] her. Alberta had just really gotten under his skin that day. [color=f26522]"Oh, it was nothing, really. Miss Flower Princess just needed to get taken down a notch. Haha."[/color] He cocked his head a little when Kiara expressed her apprehension about her sister's demeanor. Perhaps it was because Ty hadn't spent much time with her, but he didn't really know what she was talking about. [color=f26522]"Hmm, we chatted for a bit and 'Ris seemed nice enough to me..."[/color]

The conversation then shifted to the task at hand. A confident smirk crossed Ty's face. [color=f26522]"Well, aside from the fact that thirteen against two are pretty slanted odds, those two thieves made a huge mistake. Trying to hide from me in the woods? Impossible! I've been tracking game since I was knee-high, so unless these guys are master woodsmen I'll have 'em pinned down in no time. Human tracks tend to stand out in the wilderness. The only problems I can see are if they're smart enough to cover their tracks, or if it starts to rain and washes it all away. But, yeah, they're pretty screwed."[/color] Ty had no doubt that this mission would go successfully. He saw this as an opportunity to impress both the professor and the rest of the school. Catching legitimate criminals in a real mission... nobody would be able to look down on class C after that. 

The atmosphere suddenly seemed to become a bit more... pink... if that was possible. Mandi cheerfully approached the three of them with an aura of contagious merriment. Ty reflexively mirrored their gesture, pumping his fist in the are along with the mage's. Tiger chef? He could get used to being called that. It was like a combination of two of the coolest things in the world. However, the hydromancer was not all fun and games. Ty's expression immediately became more serious when Mandi issued a challenge of bravery. Before the mage even said what the task would be, Ty confidently proclaimed, [color=f26522]I accept! What do I have to do?"[/color] His jaw dropped, though, once the nature of the challenge was revealed. [color=f26522]"Alberta!? I'd kiss Lanza's boot before I kissed that weed gorgon. And not because I'm scared of her! Touching her would probably give you a rash, like poison ivy."[/color] His face scrunched up in disgust even thinking about it. That left the other half of the challenge...

[color=f26522]"So, out of you three? Hmm..."[/color] He looked at his classmates and thought carefully. It certainly was a good test of bravery. Some guys were simply too shy to compliment girls. Ty, fortunately, was not one of those guys. However, he knew girls could be very temperamental over matters such as these. Declaring one cuter than the others would risk the ire of the spurned women. He didn't have a particularly strong friendship with any of them at the moment, though, so he wasn't exactly obligated to choose one over the other. And, based on their personalities, the threat of physical violence at answering the question seemed low. He decided to just give an honest answer. He wasn't sure if Mandi even was a girl, but their cuteness could [i]not[/i] be denied. What they lacked in feminine stature, they made up for in demeanor. Then he looked at Sophiel and Kiara. From what he knew of them, they carried themselves similarly, but he saw more of Sophiel in their Might classes. He knew she was just as hardworking as anyone else he'd met. [color=f26522]"I think I'll have to go with Soph,"[/color] Ty said at last. [color=f26522]"She's the cutest."[/color]

Before he could see the consequences of his decision, another of his classmates decided to join them. I the word "train" his attention was immediately pulled away from the three cuties. [color=f26522]"I know, right!?"[/color] Ty said excitedly, turning towards Caelum. [color=f26522]"I heard you put rocks in them to make them go. How crazy is that?"[/color]

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