Damo021

Rangers

There still space open here? Been reading up from the start after seeing this in the interest thread. :)

THE WALKING DEAD - Our Broken World

I miss this place ^^

Justice League: AMONG US

Though I would let you know im working on a few ideas as how can i miss out on one of your grand adventures Omega haha

X-Men: The New Era - Avalon Rising

Oriana Taplin

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Location: Female Dorms.
Interacting: Veronica @Fallenreaper and Daniela @Chev
Mention: Cassandra. @KatKook, Uná @Almalthia

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It had appeared the situation at her dorm was not over, despite uncharacteristically giving the clearly unstable chick a warning, something she barely gives out, the girl persisted by sticking her foot in the way of the door to prevent Oriana from closing it. It was taking all of her inner strength right now not to launch her out of the window. That thought process however, was interrupted however brief by a redhead girl, Uná was the name if she remembered correctly dancing down the corridor like a scene out of guardians of the galaxy. She couldn’t help but watch for a moment with a raised eyebrow as the redhead blissfully danced away.

Her attention was snapped back to the girl forcibly holding her door open with her foot. This Daniela was testing her patience, something she had been working on. It appears the woman had decided to make her some food and claimed to see through hers and Veronica’s ruse and while she initially didn’t take the container, she eventually did in the hope it would make her clear of before Ori did something would probably regret…. Eventually. But it was like a something she saw once about offering peace in one hand, while holding a knife in other, or in this case a spark of electricity that struck her room light, making it flicker, however Ori didn’t seem to be bothered in her reaction as she didn’t flinch and simply stared at the girl for a moment.

When Daniela finished and turned bumping into Cassandra, another troublemaker Oriana remember all too well after the literal shit storm she caused earlier in the week. A yelp from her roommate probably didn’t help but luckily the situation was averted for now, Oriana was able to slam the door shut very hard as she turned around, a slight smile crept on her lips from the satisfaction of doing so before looking down at the container of food and then to Veronica. The muffled voices meant the other girl had taken zappy features away from them finally.

“Hmm, I thought the point of the danger room session was to work together, not attack your own team. You have no idea how close I was to launching her down the corridor though, but I can see why you want to avoid that one. I don’t think I have spoken to this Cleo one your referring to, hope she is not besotted with you to.” Oriana hadn’t really spoke to many of the students here as of yet.

Oriana moved further into the room near to Veronica while still holding the container. “I seriously doubt it, if it is I can see myself bashing quite a few heads together.” She paused before placing the container at the end of her roommates bed. “I guess this is Daniela’s peace offering for her own fuck up, do with it what you will but I will suggest this. One way or another, at some point you will have to deal with that girl, otherwise she will continue to be your problem until you put her in her place.”

Oriana then went to her side of the room to tidy up her things, pocket her cell before pausing a moment, grabbing a piece of papar and pen, Oriana wrote down her cell number and then handing it over Veronica, letting her take it before she headed back to the door. “The coast is clear for now, I am going to get a bit of air and maybe a bite to eat.” Oriana went over to the door before turning back to Veronica and gave her a brief nod before she left the dorm room. She took a brief look around before moving of leaving the female dorms altogether.

X-Men: The New Era - Avalon Rising

Oriana Taplin

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Location: Female Dorms.
Interacting/Mention: Veronica @Fallenreaper and Daniela @Chev
Mention:Cassandra. @KatKook

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The rest of the week had been a lot less stressful so to speak. Well it was not as if anything else could be worse than trying to stop a mini tornado running riot in a class room made by a teen that clearly didn’t know how to control it. Oriana never fully introduced herself to the girl to of whom was mocking her, at least that is what she remembers. Instead Oriana had forced the girl to go back inside with her, she pretty much dragged her back to the scene of the crime and made it obvious that she either help stop the tornado or deal with Oriana’s wrath afterwards.

It seemed to be enough to get the girl to ‘assist’ in stopping the situation from getting worse, Ori wasn’t one for fixing other people’s mess, but she wouldn’t be able to keep her promise if the whole dam school was obliterated by a tornado. Instead Oriana had since mostly concentrated on understanding and enhancing her abilities, spending time between her Dorm and the danger room when she could get a teacher to sort it, this meant her interaction with the others wasn’t a great amount except for classes and the schools café. Her roommate though was still an interesting experience, they still have spats over stupid things, although on some of those things Ori actually agreed on, she respected the fact that Veronica wouldn’t take her shit.

Today however it was mostly spent in her dorm room with most activities or the like mostly done for the day and with no classes, it meant she could do whatever the hell she wanted, and it was days like that she enjoyed the most. Veronica was doing her thing, Oriana of course noticed but decided not to act upon it or to disrupt her. It was not really bothering her all that much as she listened quietly to some music through one earpiece she had on while checking things out on a laptop. However, the peace as it was for the most part was shattered.

A rather to cheerful voice seem to penetrate the door, it might as well have not been there because this girl outside obviously wanted to let the whole corridor know she was there. But her voice was already Irritating and Oriana certainly doesn’t like getting disturbed unless it for a damn good reason. The girl on the other side of the door appeared to want her roommate. Sighing, Oriana slid off her bed and placed down her mp3 player, turning it off as she nodded back at Veronica, Oriana took the bottle of water of her and placed the cap back on as she looked at the door, her facial features changed to show a woman that was getting rather annoyed.

Oriana quickly looked back down to Veronica hiding, silently mouthing ‘Where you find this one?” as she heard the zappy nap comment. Her attention came back to the door however when the female voice on the other side identified herself as Daniela and made one big ass error, she threatened to blast her dorm door and started counting. A low growl escaped her as she went for the door in anger. By the count got to three, the door swung open abruptly with Oriana coming face to face with Daniela. She took a brief moment to look the girl up and down. "Zappy Nap, what the hell are you? Five?" Ori opened with coldly. “Veronica is not here.” She paused for a moment before a slight smile appeared. “Oh and another thing, you threaten to blast my door down again, I will kick your ass, so scram.” The smile was soon gone as she went to close the door.

Eden 2.0(Space NRP/Closed, see OP for details)

Federated Systems Alliance

Federated Systems Alliance.

FSA SA, Alliance

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Government Type

The Federated Systems Alliance (FSA or SA) is a political and economic alliance comprising of currently four species working together. The Midgarian Confederation, Terra Nova Republics, Krentasian Empire and Meivun Empire. The Alliance is a federal type of government.

The Federated Systems Alliance is governed by a president who is nominated by the ruling council and is confirmed by all the member worlds of the Alliance. It should be noted that the member worlds retain their own governments and leaders, and the Alliance president is not in a position of direct command over their internal affairs. The president acts, in many ways, as chief administrator who organizes and manages the various elements of the organization. In the larger context, the FSA acts as an umbrella under which members can collaborate on various issues as they relate to diplomacy, trade, exploration, humanitarian aid, defending members and those who may ask for assistance against hostile powers and piracy.

Advisory Board.

The advisory board for the Alliance is made up of senior representatives from each of the major Alliance powers, including the vice president. The council acts as a cabinet to the president advising him on events, supported by functional officials such as the Director of Covert Intelligence and the head of the Alliance Fleet along with the head of xenobiological research authority. Their other main role is nominating a new candidate for president when the current one is unfit, dies or decides to leave office.

FSA Council.

The ruling council of the Alliance is composed of ambassadors of the major powers of the Alliance, wherein each member of the FSA Council has an equal vote and voice in the Alliance government. It is also the Council that foreign Ambassadors from other nations also meet with to discuss anything of importance from the likes of for example trade, Diplomacy or events that are happening around the Eden cluster.

Covert Intelligence.

FSA Covert Intelligence is the main intelligence gathering body for the Federated Systems Alliance. Soon after the formation of the Alliance, it became clear that the Alliance needed an organization to keep track of what the various nations were doing, and to keep track of various external and internal threat including other Alliance members.

Membership.

At its formation, membership in the Alliance was offered initially to the Midgarians, Terrans (Humans). Krentasians and Meivuns joined at a later time. Before becoming a fully-fledged member, each new member must agree to abide by and uphold the Alliance's laws. Each member world or race assigns an ambassador to the Alliance, where they act as a legislative body who may get positions into the FAS Council and Advisory board depending on the availability candidates to take on such roles.

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Demographics

Midgarian.

The Midgarians are a humanoid simultaneous hermaphrodite species, they have an endoskeleton, lips, teeth which is similar to that of humans. They have two luminescent eyes with glowing irises, eyelids and tear ducts; this means the eyesight of a Midgarian is pretty standard during the daylight, they are able to see normally during extreme darkness or night. This 'night vision' does come at a cost, however, their focus on distant objects can be slower than that of a normal human as their pupils do not dilate. they also have five fingers, one of which is a thumb along with five toes on each foot, The Species reach approximately 5'6 to 5'10 on average and weighting 158 to 170lbs on average.

In appearance, however, the Midgarians are distinctly feminine, at least to other humanoid races. They have a slender feminine build with slight muscular tones and curves, their skin colour is usually purple, blue or pale grey which is of a smooth leathery texture. Generally, Midgarians reach maturity around the age of 22 years old with a lifespan approximately 300 years, Midgarian facial structure and hair actually makes them close to humans in physical appearance. Their physical strength is similar to humans within their own natural gravity of their home world, however; Arinar's gravitational pull is many times greater than the planetary average., a Midgarian possess elevated strength and resilience in environments with an Earth-like or similar gravity, with some human's often joking they have super-strength.

Midgarian's have a complex endocrine system, having several more hormones and chemicals than humans. Although internally, Midgarian's have less glands than the human endocrine system, The Midgarian system produces a greater variety of hormones for each gland present. The most notable of these hormones is the calming chemical known as Relaxitin, which is released from the Midgarian equivalent of the adrenal glands when severely stressed. Relaxitin attaches to the areas of the brain that produces stress, causing the cells to calm and release dopamine, creating an effect similar to the effect of THC in humans.

Unlike most other organisms, The Midgarian's have a specialized desalination gland, located about 3 centimetres from the mouth, allowing them to drink both salt water and freshwater. When salt water is ingested, the gland produces several enzymes that remove the salt from the water. The removed salt molecules are then transported by the blood to the skin, where it is then released from the body, much like sweating in humans. While the species has a robust cellular regenerative system, they do not heal faster than other species. Midgarian blood also differs from most other species as it is a blueish purple colour, this is due to the trace amount of Cobalt in their blood instead of Iron.

As a simultaneous hermaphrodite species, as each individual possess both male and female reproductive organs with the latter being a similar internal reproductive biology to a female human. As a result, there are no gender differences, or gender-based issues which could be common to other cultures. Each individual has a smooth scalar prehensile tail hidden away in their body’s lower back, which acts as the male reproductive organ at the tip. This tail on average is about a meter long, sometimes longer. At will, though usually easier when sexually aroused, they may “grow” the tail out of their body but they prefer not to. Although it may seem that a Midgarian may reproduce without a mate having both a male and female reproductive organs, in reality it doesn't work as they have a protective mechanism against self-fertilization.

Krentasian.

The Krentasian’s are, at highest recorded height of 3 meters (10 feet) tall, with smooth, Green-coloured skin, almost hypnotically golden eyes, and long, sweeping tails. Their bodies are more Muscular than humans. Their skin is surprisingly smooth, iridescent, and Green in colour with Krentan (Male) being darker than the Krentas (female). Their bodies have Draconic-like features such as long sweeping tails, pointed ears and triangular faces with flat bifurcated noses. The skeletal structure is reinforced with naturally occurring carbon fibre, they have roughly four times the strength of the average human.

The average Krentasian life span is longer than that of a human, approximately 30% longer, though they mature more rapidly while an average Krentan is approximately 2.7 meters (9 feet) tall; Krentas slightly less, average 2.5 meters (8 feet) tall, a Krentan has a mass around 210 kg (approximately 463 pounds), a Krentas mass slightly less, around 190 kg (419 pounds) due to lighter build and slightly shorter stature. While the males of the species emanated an aura of bulk and strength, the females have a distinctive air of grace, elegance and agility about them. Both genders of the species have fairly thick and long tails while the ones on the Krentas are thinner, their tails can be moved and controlled like any other appendage and is used primarily for balance, it can also be used to express emotion.

Krentasian’s have hair on their heads, but appear to have no other body hair, with the exception of eyelashes, eyebrows, the tips of their ears and a small "bob" of fur on the end of their tails. The reproduction mechanics are similar to humans and other. However, it should be noted that although Krentas have breasts similar to those on female humans, also used to nurse their infants, they are not placental mammals and, as such, the actual internal reproductive biology is quite different from humanity. Dentition is similar to that of humans, though the canines are more pronounced, this is because they are an omnivorous species. They eat meat as demonstrated by their hunting practices and pronounced canines but have also been seen to forage, demonstrating their consumption of plants and other produce.

Despite their green skin colour, the Krentasian’s have red blood, they also have very strong immune systems and thus quite resistant to many diseases and biological attacks, But not all. However, they can still act as carriers where other races may be more susceptible to infection. Members of species have shown to exhibit psychic abilities.

Terrans

Terrans and Humans are physiologically almost identical since they were exactly the same species, However, there was one physiological difference; Terrans are a bit more sensitive to bright light. During the early years of colonizing the Eden cluster an Ideology was formed. A decision was made to call themselves Terrans, seeing themselves different from the rest of humanity of the Eden cluster, often witnessing slavery and fascists movements of those times.

A new better form of humanity had to learn from the lessons of old Terra, Terrans descendants of the old world had to not do a repeat of the same human mistakes that were endemic to it. As a society this ideology developed from the issues that the first ark had and the impact of those events that occurred. Terrans view this connection with Terra after the second ark’s help brought a chance of saving this new colony which became appropriately named Terra Nova. This caused a deeper connection to the saving of old terra, and the chance for a better future where Terrans work hard to reject the mistakes of the past and do to better of themselves for a brighter future.

Meivuns

The Meivun race stand at a height of 5'6 to 5'10, for females and 6'1 to 6'8 for males making them generally taller, Slim but with a muscular build, resembling humans in terms of basic skeletal structure with five digits on each hand and feet with a typical Meivun having a blue to purple skin complexion, though a teal complexion is possible albeit seemingly rare. In the place of head hair, Meivuns possess semi-flexible, cartilage-based scalp-crests that grow into shape. These structures are rigid, and do not "flop around".

They have very similar internal makeup, differences being that they utilize a six chambered heart and their lungs are generally one times the size of a human’s. This allows them more stamina than the average human. They also have a thicker bone structure. Their physical strength is similar to humans, but have better Agility, Stamina and Endurance due to their genetic makeup.

Meivuns are also known for a rather unique biology that differentiates them from other species of Eden as they have clusters of non-differentiated cells. These cells allow the Meivuns limited regenerative abilities, as well as the ability to adapt quickly to its environment, such as developing thicker skin after being burned or increased musculature to survive in high gravity. When a Meivun is injured or in distress, these cells move to the affected area and rapidly (~1 week) mature to specialized forms that will alleviate the issue. This also makes them immune to almost all diseases.

Meivun Religion.

The Meivuns are deeply religious and spiritual people. They are polytheistic and believe in a pantheon of Gods. It is from one of their religious stories that they derived the tradition of the daggers and the reason why all Meivuns are trained in the art of making them.

Meivun Gods

Rihann

The Father God and High Lord of the Divine Pantheon. He rules over the other Gods with a firm and just hand and is the Patron God of fatherhood.

Rihun

The Mother Goddess and High Lady of the Divine Pantheon. Queen of the Gods, she rules beside her mate Rihann and is the Matron Goddess of motherhood.

Lestan

Lord of Fire and inventor of the forge. He is the God of fire, metalworking and craftsmanship. He is the Patron God of smiths and craftsmen. It was his forging of blades for Rihann and Rihun that caused the Meivuns to create the blade ceremonies.

Kriash

Lord of War. He is the God of war and the Patron God of the Meivun Military. It is said that his son is the Guardian of the afterlife and only through proving one’s Honor to him can they enter the Great Thereafter.

Lias

Lady of Water. She is the Goddess of Water and Life and children. She is the wife of Lestan and sister of Kriash. It is said that when a child has an imaginary friend, it is Lias in child form watching over the child.

Usnalal

Lady of Air. She is the Goddess of Air and Wisdom. She is the Matron Goddess of Scholars and most educational institutions. She is the wife of Kriash. Her son is the Guardian of the Great Thereafter and one can only enter by proving his/her Honor to him.

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Leadership.

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Economy.

The FSA’s is the major export within the shipbuilding and vehicle industry offering up wide variety of design of ships and vehicles to buy or rent for the public and private sectors covering a wide range or areas such as Medical, science, freight, passenger, exploration, mining and salvage and the odd luxury. It was bolstered by an FSA initiative after the great Eden war called ‘Project Horizon’ to help companies and individuals with good legal standing to mostly help improve conditions on Frontier/Tertiary worlds but also Peripheral/Secondary worlds can still benefit. In addition, a FSA subsidy is being offered to discount the bulk purchase of ships and vehicles.

Other imports and exports include raw metals, alloys, minerals, foodstuffs, Articles of apparel & clothing accessories, industrial machines and Medicinal & Pharmaceuticals. There is free education and healthcare within the FSA.

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Military.

Alliance Navy

Warships

Corvettes.

Infineon Class

Frigates

Stabia Class


Polaris Class


Ares Class


Stingray Class Stealth ship

Destroyers.

Scimitar Class


Orpheus Class


Katana Class


Storm of Olympus class

Cruisers

Dauntless Class


Eternal Vigilance Class Heavy cruiser


Icarus Class combat carrier

Battlecruisers

Vindicator Class


Liberator Class

Battleships.

Januotha Class


Excalibur Class


Leviathan Class

Fleet Carriers.

Valkyrie Class.

Dreadnoughts.

Thanovus Class

Strike Craft

Nefraya class Fighter/intercepter


Lucen Class superiority fighter


Remora Class anti ship Fighter


Polaris Class anti ship Fighter


Vindicator Class Fighter/Bomber


Mantis class super heavy bomber

Utility craft/Transports.

Spectre Class Dropship


Phantom Class heavy Dropship


Thunderhawk Class super-heavy dropship/transport

Alliance Military.

Infantry

Alliance Troopers

Valkyria Squads.


Alliance Commando


Alliance Psi Commando


Enforcer Squads


Sniper Squads


Intelligence agents

Armoured Division

Light Assault/Recon Vehicle


Kodiak Infantry Carrier Vehicle


Heavy multipurpose utility vehicle. -Mobile utility platform.


Armoured Cargo Vehicle


Mastadon Armored Personnel Carrier


Predator Main Battle Tank


Anvil MLRS - artillery/Anti air Tank


Firestorm Heavy Flame Tank


Oseros Heavy Crystallizer Tank


Prometheus Super Heavy Tank


Achilles Super Heavy Tank


Terminus Superheavy Grav-tank

Mechanized Division

Fenrir


Invictor


Guardian


Scorpious


Centurion

X-Men: The New Era - Avalon Rising

Collaboration with: @Damo021 & @Pilatus

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Part 2

Cole was a little surprised to find that it was Cleo approaching and as she made her way to the opposite side of the table across from him, he gave a brief glance around to see who might have been watching. As the head of security, he wasn’t normally approached by students and coming to sit for a chat carried some social risk. He knew the events of the downtown club and the meeting with Kaylee and Heidi the following night had put a lot of stigma out and he knew she was embarrassed. He relaxed back and motioned for her to sit. “Sure, you can talk about whatever you want.” He took a sip from his cup and angled the lid down from his laptop to be more attentive and to hide the screen from any other number of prying eyes. He gave a small smirk as she brought up the conversation from Saturday and Kaylee’s utter shock at what he had said out loud. “I probably shouldn’t have said that,” He replied with a light shrug. “But the cat’s out of the bag now, I don’t think Professor Everose is very pleased.“ He wasn’t sure the best way to frame up the rest of her intuitions other than to just let her talk and see where it led.

“Well it was a bit of a bombshell with what you came out with.” Cleo shifted to get more comfortable in the seat. She made sure not to be too loud to anyone that may be listening, it basically looked like a general chit chat. “Besides Miss Everrose is a very forgiving woman, she won’t be angry at you for long.” Cleo took a moment to have another sip of her coffee as she thought about how she would say what was on her mind, the last five days have certainly made for interesting and weird times for her within the school.

Cleo took a deep breath. “So, Like I was saying, things have not been the same since the weekend… like why can’t I remember friday, but remember talking about it on saturday, like what is that? I don’t particularly feel safe here anymore, especially after what Ashford said to us all in the danger room.” Cleo looked down at her drink a moment before looking back at Cole. “Truth is, I know I could talk to Everose, but I know if she found out what i wanted to do, she would do everything in her power to stop it. And with you being an outsider looking in, I feel like I can trust you more with what's going on… No offence.”

Cole wasn’t at all concerned with whether or not Miss Everrose was going to be angry with him or for how long. He knew the truth, What he hadn’t heard was Ashford’s apparent lecture in the danger room. His glance narrowed a bit as she continued. The lapse in memories could be explained in different ways and no two people coped in the same way. He let her finish, appreciative of the trust she felt without even really knowing him. “None taken,” He said. “Let me ask you something though, before you tell me what you’re planning.” He crossed his arms with some skepticism. “What did Ashford say to you in the danger room?”

Cole not taking offense was good in Cleo’s eyes as she quite sighed some relief. But his question had her stop to give it some thought, she had to remember the things Ashford had said, some was easy as it was in part why she is doing what she is. Her finger tracing the coffee cup in her hands for a moment. “Apart from having powerful connections enough to put the Friday incident to rest permanently?” Cleo started, she was sure if she was questioning him or herself at that point, but she continued nonetheless.

She puffed out her cheeks for a moment. “So he said that there are forces at work, within the city that are seething, plotting and redoubling their efforts to put a halt on what has been built, I am assuming he means the school, but that was only part of it, it was what else he said that got me thinking why am I here.” Shifting Cleo momentarily looked around to see no one was eavesdropping. “ So he continued with telling us to consider why we are here, He then went on to say that those we encountered that night understood it. The politicians that wish to segregate mutants understood it, the technocrats that see only profit by our enslavement understood it, other mutants seeking their own aggrandizement understood it.”

Cleo then down at her cup for a moment contemplating. “To be honest I don’t know why I am here, I like to think of it as my home, a safe place. But with not remembering certain things, his lecture and the revelations from later that night, I can’t shake this feeling that something bad is coming, and this school won't be safe.” She looked back at Cole, sounding downbeat in her last sentence.

An eyebrow raised. Put to rest permanently? He waved his hand to stop her from going any further. “Hold up, he actually said that?” There was more than a little inflection of skepticism in his voice. “He said that he, ‘put it to rest’?” Cole continued. “Those are the words he used?” The investigator within him was already compiling a list of potential sources and witnesses. One building was burned to the ground while another was heavily damaged. There would be a multitude of evidence. He reeled his mind back in momentarily as she continued. It was also entirely possible that the Dean’s choice of words weren’t entirely literal, but from what he’d witnessed, the man was fairly particular with his speech. Considering Ashford’s substantial fortunes, he had likely paid off a lot of people to just keep it quiet. Still, he was curious just to see what a police report or an insurance filing might say.

Her recounting of the rest of the talk in the Danger Room seemed strangely ominous as well. Not to mention that no one had seen or heard from Pierce since Saturday and also that Ashford’s physician, along with an unknown guest, had been allowed to enter the campus without even telling the person that was charged with the safety of the property. Cole didn’t need to have a gut feeling, the evidence was obvious that he was being compartmentalized. He shook his head a bit at the thought. A part of him didn’t want anything to do with whatever schemes or machinations might be at work and he wondered why Ashford had even given him the position, unless he knew substantially more than he was letting-on. Cole instantly regretted telling them that the burning figure in Nocturne had indeed been him.

Cleo’s words tugged at a string that anywhere else he knew wouldn’t have bothered him. The students were a peculiar lot aside from having mutant abilities, but many of them saw him as an archetype of safety and security- something many of them had never had before. If he quit, went back to private investigating and just walked away, his conscience would never let him forget it. Rather than tell an established member of the staff, the girl in front of him had chosen to confide in him. “You don’t have to worry about this school being safe,” He said calmly. “What is it exactly that you didn’t want to tell Miss Everrose?”

Cleo nodded in confirmation of Cole’s question when he momentarily stopped her from speaking, then she continued on recounting the events as she remembered them. It did feel odd for her to in all intents and purposes was a stranger compared to those of the teachers or her fellow friends. But she sensed that Cole was the right one to talk to, but also not stopped from this course of action compared to someone like Everose for example. “But is it though? It’s one location and crowded with teens and children, what if the people coming are like, really powerful.”

Cleo hesitated for a moment, normally she wouldn’t tell anyone that she doing this and her abilities of course made it a hell of a lot easier, but at least confiding in someone meant she could at least have some point of contact at least. She let out a low soft sigh. “I am running away, I feel like I need to find my own way a little. But as I said, this place doesn't feel so safe anymore. So I am going, I know she would do anything to stop me, Please Don’t tell anyone about this.”

Cole’s expression displayed some surprise at her words. What people? He didn’t recall her having any ability for seeing the future- which was exceptionally rare from what he had gathered. On the surface, it seemed like a pretty selfish statement. If she knew someone or some people were coming to cause harm, she was choosing to run without warning anyone; talking to him was just an outlet for her conscience to be clear, but he had a feeling where she was going before she finished and he let her talk it out the rest of the way. Ashford had scared her and that was the reason for everything. The thought of it annoyed him the more it sank in with her nervous words and a quiet thought blossomed slowly in the back of his mind. He wasn’t going to justify the security of the campus to a teenage girl- her mind was already made up, but it could be an opportunity to get some answers. “So when were you planning on doing this?”

Cleo thought for a moment before she would respond to Cole’s question. “Well, to be honest, I am thinking of leaving today, maybe tonight” Cleo answered.

“Don’t,” Cole replied, raising his hand slightly in a gesture of caution. The thought that started quietly in the back of his mind was quickly turning into the distant howl of a locomotive echoing through a tunnel. “Give me a couple days to make some calls and I can make this a lot easier for both of us.”

X-Men: The New Era - Avalon Rising

Oriana Taplin

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Location: Ashford Institute.
Interacting/Mention: Cassandra. @KatKook

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The last few days have not been anything to shout about for Oriana, she had mostly kept to herself and observed. There had been some interesting moments, only for it to disappoint and fizzle out. She took advantage of the weekend of to look and around and gather as much of the surroundings as possible before all the boring lessons where to come. Why on earth did she promise to give this place a chance.

The evenings back in her room were quiet enough to get away from the weird ass things that seem to be happening, less and less she noticed people talking about the mess of Friday. It was like the drunken idiots had forgotten all about it. Still she had got some information, she was just careful not to be speaking about it from potential prying eyes. Still she saw Ronnie mostly still looking up demons and studying, Oriana would still need to see it to believe it though.

The lessons themselves where pretty much what she expected them to be, boring but necessary. Monday was just that a typical Monday, Tuesday someone filled a class with helium, Majority of the students seemed to blame some blonde girl. If she found out who was truly responsible for making herself sound like a chipmunk was going to get a neck wringing. But all that had brought Ori to this day. Again it seemed pretty mundane, it sucked she missed out on the danger room as just the sound of it excited her and she was at least curious about that place. But at the same time maybe it was the safer option considering the potential she was capable of.

For now, as it is break time between lessons, Oriana was texting her brother. Leaning against the wall round the back of the main building, the texting war was mostly about what had her make a promise to come to such an institute, that things didn’t really impress her enough so far to stay. But her brother always had a knack for getting in the last word, plus he had helped her in so many ways to. Her concentration was taken of the screen though as she backs out the messages and locked up the screen, looking up the day seemed perfectly fine. So why could she sense a strong wind…. Like a tornado? Oriana had since stood upright and backed away from the building a little to look at the structure.

A moment later and a chair smashed out of a class room window and crashed into the ground near to Oriana, she had side stepped it a little just in case as she looked at the remained of the trashed piece of furniture. To say the teen was pissed off would be an understatement as she looked back up from where it originated from, a low growl sounding of in her throat as she suddenly stormed off towards the nearest door. “Out of my way!” Oriana demanded as she shouted at some students blocking the door, she didn’t need to ask them twice. Oriana made her way through the building, running upstairs to the correct floor, shoving her way past other students on her way to the correct floor, coming round the corner it did not take her long to figure out where this particular disturbance originated from.

Oriana was just in time to witness some girl she did not recognise appearing to be laughing to herself and putting her hood up, no doubt the culprit, and one she would have missed if she got here a few moment later, no one seemed to notice she was responsible and Oriana could only tip her head to the side a little as she sighed. Still her features showed she was not a happy chick as she shook her head and walked towards the unknown girl. As they began walking past one another Oriana took a firm grip on the woman’s arm enough to spin her round to face her. “What in the bloody hell do you think you are doing?!”

Oriana took a moment to look over at the classroom before turning back again to the girl in her grasp, she could probably pull herself out of Oriana’s hold, not that she really cared about that. “Really…. A fucking classroom?”

X-Men: The New Era - Avalon Rising

Collaboration with: @Damo021 & @Pilatus

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Part 1

It had been an interesting few days for Cleo to say the least, Sunday and Monday had the teen mostly sitting in the infirmary recovering from her injuries and the constant headaches she was getting from her new developing abilities. Later on that night, Cleo had met Jasper in the early hours and spent a short time conversing while stargazing, it was a nice enjoyable moment of peace. Tuesday found herself back in class and although she didn’t feel herself many thought she was back to her old self when blamed for a classroom prank that had everyone sounding like chipmunks.

Today however; Cleo found herself at odds with everything going on in her mind. She remembers a conversation she had with Heidi, Kaylee and Cole on Saturday, it’s gritty details of a night before, but one she can not recall, it’s like the memories of the night have faded away, like they never happened and it left her confused, worried. How could she have a graphical conversation like that and not remember it happen? Cleo didn’t know but as she sat alone at the fountain, her words of Ashford and this inner conflict had convinced her of one thing. She had to get out and dodge.

The days that followed Saturday night reminded Cole of how bad a decision it was to stretch his rule of no working relationships. Granted, there wasn’t truly a relationship per se; they had been out a few times and that was all. He felt like he was the one pumping the brakes more than her and while the resulting silence from the confessional with Heidi and Cleo had probably put the brake pedal firmly on the floorboard, he didn’t feel bad about it. The vision that he gained when the time called was so clear that there was no dispute. He could feel it in his soul, like he could see the world as it was truly made without influence or suggestion. When he looked on Una in the midst of the burning building, he knew with certainty he wasn’t looking at a mutant. The fog that clustered around her had reacted to his sense of discernment as if it was curious and afraid at the same time that it had been recognized. The image played behind his eyes as he sat in front of a laptop at a high table in the large campus dining area.

The food was surprisingly good, though he rarely indulged for lunch, instead only a couple protein bars and coffee sat next to his fingers as he worked. The office would have been quieter, but he needed some fresh air and a change of scenery. As it were, Ashford was making a serious investment in the protection of the campus and while Cole understood the significance of the work they were involved in, the level of expenditure seemed a little grandiose even for those standards. There were competing bids for the work, however the leading quote came from Senturion, a European firm with which the Dean had stated he was familiar and had done business with in the past. They specialized in a mechanized drone line referred to as Sentinels that worked within a network based around the objective they were meant to protect. There were some that resembled standard, quad-rotor drones, but the ground units were completely bizarre. Cole’s hands worked over the keys as he made some notes. Other sizable upgrades would come with the plan, many of which would be extremely useful so he couldn’t be too skeptical.

Running a hand over his face, he looked over an email before firing it away and reached for his coffee, taking a sip and sitting back in the chair for a moment, he crossed his other arm over his chest and immediately reread what he had just sent. Like everything else about the Ashford Institute that he had encountered thus far, there seemed to be a pervading sense of compartmentalization. The detective in him also couldn’t help but be curious, though his gut instinct quietly whispered for him to be suspicious. He rubbed at the stubble on his chin for a moment and finally closed the window, though sensing someone approaching he turned his glance away from the screen.

Cleo had since made her way in, as much as she loved the peace she was enjoying within the rays of sunshine. The teen decided she wanted to calm her nerves with some coffee and made her way to the diner area of the school, there were many students going about their business, and the usual crop she found herself in weren’t around probably attending to their own devices of course. Cleo had got herself a cappuccino, like most coffee it was her kryptonite and most likely have her bouncing off walls later, but for now it will help calm her nerves.

Turning around and leaning against the wall, Cleo took in her surroundings while taking in the scent of the coffee, this made her want to simply sink into a chair and vanish for a while and enjoy this moment of bliss. With happiness on her face for a moment as she blew at the hot liquid before taking a sip, she saw one face that she most certainly wouldn’t forget in anytime soon. Cole was sitting by his lonesome and working on something, She would end up staring at the guy longer than she would admit, he was present during her whole blurt out session from saturday and he came out with some interesting revelations too. After a moment of thought, Cleo would go and approach him.

Walking up to the table the guy was sitting at, Cleo approached his side, taking another sip of coffee to keep her nerves calm. “Excuse me Mr Cole, Sorry if you are busy, but is it okay to join you? I kinda feel the need to talk to someone.” Cleo shyly smiled. After a moment, she sat down across from Cole, shifting a little until she was comfortable, again taking another sip from her coffee. “So like, I am trying to figure out how to put this, Things have not been the same since Saturday, I got this feeling later into the night that i can’t explain, like a sense. not to mention our conversation.” She paused as she sighed. “I can’t even remember why we had it”

X-Men: The New Era - Avalon Rising

Collaboration with @Damo021 & @Fallenreaper

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Part 1

It was late into the night by now, Oriana had not planned to be out of her room this long, but after managing to avoid the crazy lunchtime groupie, she had simply taken to keeping to herself and exploring. No one seemed to trouble her throughout the rest of the day at all, and Oriana was more than okay with that. The teen was still in two minds to actually remain here and thought of jumping back in the SUV she came down in was tempting…. But she made a promise.

She since made her way back to her dorm room, other than the danger room, the next exciting thing that happened this morning was kicking out some blond chick that thought she would replace some other student and started laying down house rules. It made a sly grin reappear on her lips for a moment, it felt so good kicking her ass out when she dropped the new she was replacing her. Yes the morning was entertaining, for now though she made her way into her room, closing the door behind her and locking it, Oriana leaned against the door and let out a sigh or relief.

Ronnie's ears barely registered the click of the door locking. Her eyes broke contact from her laptop and darted to the entrance. She frowned when she spotted the white-haired and black lip girl from the danger room. An eyebrow arched in question until she broke the silence.

"Are you lost?"

The younger girl leaned back on her bed, her head cocked to one side. Spread across her bed was an orderly mess filled with books, papers, and more. It appeared she was studying or catching up on her new school work expectations.

And there goes the silence, Oriana had forgotten she would still have a roommate, despite kicking the last one out after she attempted to enforce some sort house rules for the room, That blondie utterly failed in her task. However the voice was one she heard earlier on in the day. Looking over at where the voice had come from.

“Huh, so they put me with you, should be interesting.”

Oriana pushed herself off the door she was leaning on and made her way over to her side of the room, placing her cell on her bedside cabinet and taking of her jacket, she had once more looked over at her new room mate and her orderly mess, the one she noted made a point in the danger room, if she remembered correctly Veronica was her name.

“So it appears the powers that be have put us as roommates, I hope you won’t be as stuck up as blondie was before I kicked her out.”

Ronnie listened to the explanation. Her figure leaned up and her hand pushed her curls from her face. It wasn't the answer she desired, but she didn't expect to get much. Not after the whole circus in the danger room.

"I'm still debating if that's a good thing or not. While I did not like the last one, I'm undecided on you."

She didn't see a reason to beat around the bush. As abrasive as she could be, her point was straight and undeniable. At this point, Ronnie didn’t like the tone the girl had.

Oriana listened to the girl’s response, it was a little of what she expected but at least she wasn’t making ridiculous rules for the room yet. Resorting to leaning against a unit and crossing her arms the mutant couldn’t help but produce a little smile.

“Mmm, this one has bite.” she paused for a moment, her smile soon fading. “You're to the point, I can work with that. So I won’t beat around the bush either, I don’t play well with others and you have not given me any reason to be different towards you or trust you but here we are.”

"I learned never to beat around the bush." Ronnie started as her eyes returned to the laptop. She typed in a new line into the browser.

Protection against Demonic entities

It surprised her that the girl took her abrasiveness better than the others. She expected some sort of snobbish or lecture reaction. As shown with Uná, not many could take her defensive wall and bounce back.

It meant she had tough skin at least.

While the search engine worked on pulling up all possible sources, she continued.

"It doesn't benefit anyone and no one can confuse your intentions. Too many people worry about being sensitive and mix messages happen. As for working together..."

Ronnie looked Oriana dead in the eyes.

"I think we are in the same boat when it comes to trust. At this point, our best option is to set boundaries and stick to them. I have some in mind, but something tells me you kicked Fleur out because of her 'rules'."

Oriana’s eyes never left the girl before her, again she made sense with her answers. She had to admit this interaction really didn’t fall down the path she was expecting, surely one of them would have been pinned to a wall or have a royal rumble around the room, but it didn’t happen. But Oriana was secretly impressed, this girl learned not to beat around the bush and speak her mind, at least she would know where she stood with this one, for now.

Watching the girl get back to what she was working on, the conversation had brought up Fleur which made her think of the amusing encounter in her mind.

“It is unusual to come across someone that thinks the same way, and here I was expecting an action replay of earlier today.”

When their eyes locked though, Oriana did not flinch or even move in anyway, her eyes stayed locked with the other girls.

“I agree we are in the same boat, whether we like it or not. Your option is acceptable, stick to boundaries that are set…. As for Fleur, I think they were going to move her out to another room, I felt it more efficient to remove her myself, her ‘rules’ were unreasonable.” she smiled.