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Imperfect World (New Players Always Welcome!)

Finally got my post up. Does that give you guys an idea at what kind of character Kimbley is?

@Vocab

I love him already, he's wonderfully terrifying =D

Rosa Claire Academy; Cryptid Haven - High Casual

@Aspen Wren I have a quick question, how do students at Rosa Clair refer to their teachers? Would they use Mr./Mrs. whatever their last name is, or would they just use their first name?

Rosa Claire Academy; Cryptid Haven - High Casual

@Aspen Wren I'd be happy to help, that sounds pretty fun =)

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I can't help but wonder what the teacher's would think if they knew what their students where up to, the year's only just started, and already there's people signing themselves into the servitude of dragons in the dorms, students who appear to be hunting each other outside (@Tulpa, everything Hester does terrifies me, which is awesome =)), werewolves wandering round shirtless, and not to mention all the animals =D This is great, and I have a feeling it's only going to get better!
Also, I think I need to write another post for Alice pretty soon, she's being neglected at the moment =P

Rosa Claire Academy; Cryptid Haven - High Casual

Oliver

Oliver blinked a couple of times at the offer, which was much more generous than he’d expected. He’d only really meant to ask for a quick shout if Suleykaar spotted big vampires with guns wandering round the campus, and it appeared his roommate had taken it slightly differently, but here he was, offering to erase his and Alice’s paper trail, something Oliver had been trying to figure out how to do from the second he’d decided to run. Slowly, Oliver’s perplexed look morphed into an enthused smile, and he shook the proffered hand wholeheartedly, barely pausing to think about the consequences, “I believe we do.”

And then he paused, the full force of what he’d just agreed to suddenly hitting him. He’d happily give his own life in exchange for what had been offered, but what if he was asked to hurt Alice, the person he’d been working so hard to protect? He frowned, the expression barely noticeable, but there, “Just… don’t ask me to hurt Alice, please? Whatever it is you want me to do, whatever the price, I’ll pay it, as long as it doesn’t involve her. In fact, I’d rather she didn’t know about this at all, she probably wouldn’t approve,” he chuckled slightly at the thought, in the time he’d known her, Alice had approved of very little, but signing himself over to his enigmatic and oh-so-slightly terrifying (and apparently winged) roommate for some as of yet undetermined task would probably top the list, “Just so long as I don’t have to hurt her, I’ll happily do anything you want, if that’s okay with you?”

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Oliver

Huh… so he’d been wrong about the accent, not only that, but Scottish people seemed to be a bit of a sore subject. He filed that away for future reference. Now that it had been pointed out, Oliver could definitely hear the Nordic tones in the man’s voice as he spoke. Oliver pushed down the embarrassment that bubbled up as he continued to listen, fascinated by the description of a life and family so completely different from his own. Thankfully, Suleykaar claimed to be more relaxed than the rest of his family, information that Oliver was immensely thankful for, and honestly, Oliver wasn’t surprised that he wanted to get away from them for a while, that kind of life sounded stressful.

Oliver took an instinctive step back as Suleykaar exhaled a particularly large cloud of smoke, the back of his calves bumping lightly against the hard frame of the bed he’d dumped his bag on. He didn’t mind other people smoking, but it wasn’t something he’d ever do himself, he’d tried it once at boarding school, and it had ended up with him bent double coughing, whilst everyone else laughed. Not exactly his proudest moment.

Oliver’s eyes widened when his roommate mentioned his finances, 87 billion… that was… a lot. Oliver had grown up around wealth, it was a part of everyday life, his father was a banker, friends with CEOs and MPs, but it seemed Suleykaar was in an entirely different league to most of those people, a fact which took Oliver by surprise, but something he was also kind of happy about. With that kind of money, it’d be pretty difficult for his father to get information out of this guy. Hopefully whoever Alice was roommates with would have similar financial security.

The question made Oliver pause, instantly tense, he dragged his fingers through his knotted hair, and shifted his weight, “That’s… kind of a long story…” his smile was strained, and he debated over whether to continue or not. On the one hand, it would only take a phone call for Suleykaar to turn Oliver and Alice in, on the other, they were roommates, he was bound to figure it out eventually, and he didn’t seem the type to turn them over.

Oliver sat down heavily, his knees suddenly deciding that they’d had enough of standing up, but he kept a wary eye on Suleykaar, “I guess… me and my friend, the one I said I was travelling with earlier… we weren’t so much travelling as we were running away,” he paused, trying to figure out how to say the next part, “I guess that sounds pretty cowardly, ‘running away’, but there really wasn’t any other option. My father is terrifying, or at least he is to us, he’s very old and very powerful, and he… well, he definitely wants to kill my friend, he probably wants to kill me too,” he tried to shrug, failing at nonchalance, “I didn’t really stick around to find out. “I heard about this place from one of my father’s enemies, a teacher here, we came here because it’s safer than the road, and it gives my friend, Alice, a chance to be normal again. I owe it to her, to keep her safe. It’s my fault her life was ruined, I know that sounds self-absorbed, but it’s true. I can’t let him hurt her any more than he already has… and wow I’m oversharing,” he chuckled, “sorry, it’s just a relief to tell someone…”

A thought crossed his mind, “Actually, do you mind if I ask a huge favour?” Oliver wasn’t sure how well he’d take this, but it was worth a try, “If you hear about anyone asking about me or Alice, please tell me? I’m trying to keep an eye out, but it’s pretty tough, and sometimes I miss things… I’d totally understand if you say no, but I’d be eternally grateful if you said yes…” he looked up at Suleykaar hopefully, mindful that he’d probably refuse. It wasn’t exactly a pretty mess to get caught up in, even if it was just keeping an open ear.

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@FallenTrinity I finished my post and it's up =)

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Oliver

The man’s handshake had been firm, and surprisingly rough, and when he stood up, he’d towered a good five inches over Oliver. Luckily, he seemed friendly enough, but Oliver was under no illusions, his roommate could probably tear him limb from limb in mere seconds, like most Cryptids. Oliver was starting to realise that this place could be more dangerous than he’d anticipated, and for wholly different reasons than those he’d expected. Alice would probably be okay, she was quite powerful for a made vampire, although inexperienced, but until Oliver gained his full powers, he’d have to watch his back.

Oliver watched as the man lit a cigarette, tendrils of smoke curling and twisting past his hand before being sucked through the open window by the breeze. He’d always found smoking to be oddly poetic, and it was an act that seemed to fit the tall and ever so slightly intimidating Suleykaar Sahqon Diiv like a glove. Oliver considered the man’s considered the question carefully, it seemed fairly innocuous, but he could never be too careful, so he decided to keep his answer vague,

“Recently, I’ve been… travelling with a friend,” his smile was thin, and he seemed to be doing a better job than earlier at covering up his nerves, “but I grew up in my father’s country house in Yorkshire, and I spent a lot of time at a boarding school in Germany, I also kind of half lived in London, my father’s a banker, all of which probably makes me sound like a bit of a posh idiot,” this kind of general information and mild self-deprecation was easy, and Oliver found himself relaxing a bit as he got into the flow of conversation, “ but I promise you I’ve never played lacrosse in my life, and I’ve only ever drunk tea out of a mug, and even then only with about fifteen sugars.”

He chuckled slightly at his own joke, before moving on, “Anyway, what about you?” he thought for a moment about the man’s accent, which seemed familiar, “You sound a touch Scottish, am I right?”

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@Aspen Wren That's my favorite thing about the internet, you get to talk to people you probably never would have met otherwise, which is something that I find super cool and also vaguely humbling =)

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@FallenTrinity Working on a post now, sorry I didn't post earlier, I kind of fell asleep =/ What timezone are you in? I'm in GMT (Britain) =)I guess it'd be kind of useful to know everyone's timezones?