TheHangedMan

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

Cabal Works While Also Sniping At Einar!

Cabal paused. Slowly, he put down his pen and turned to give Einar a blank stare. Was this boy serious?

"I don't believe anybody asked for your opinion either, Einar," sniped Cabal, "and yet for some reason you've decided to give it anyway. Isn't it funny how convenient opinions are so long as you're the one giving it?"

He picked up his pen and resumed his work, but continued sniping at Einar.

"And that was not an opinion. It is a statement of fact: Or do you mean to tell me you needed the help of three people of varying skill? Ah, but as you stated, you are not after their help; you are after their affection. To that end, you've taken them away from work they could have done, for nothing more than to fulfill your desire to forge bonds, however tenuous.

"There is time for work, and there is time to forge bonds. To mistake one for the other is not a "little" selfishness, it is selfishness in the extreme, and I do not tolerate selfishness.

"And if you truly want to understand me, then I'll tell you something: my first enemy was my mother and sisters, whom I tolerated for ten years. In comparison, being around you for half that time is paradise."

One quick glance at the book and Cabal nodded, satisfied with his work, before turning to Mira. "Can you check this please? I'm afraid English isn't my first language. I've done what I could, but grammar wise I am unsure to how it translates."

@13org-@ViannaNight

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

Cabal Thinks Einar Is Acting Like A Slave

Cabal looked up from his own page to glance at Einar and the group of people that were helping him, and sighed. Truthfully, he was having difficulty with the coursework as well, but it wasn't as though he was completely in the dark regarding the subject matter, whereas it looked like Einar was going to be entirely dependent on their help as of the moment.

He avoided drawing their attention and let Einar have his moment. It seems that having been starved of affection for this long has made him sensitive to friendly interaction, a thought that trouble Cabal to no end.

He wondered if anyone realized how dangerous Einar's attachment could become, for both him, and the objects of his affection. It was something both tenuous and fragile, and yet in this scant few minutes he had become so totally dependent on it.

He knew how dependent personality disorder looked like; after all, that was the Aswangs main method of keeping their slaves loyal.

On that note, the teacher did not look like she wanted to be here.

"I don't think he needs so many of you for help, though, it feels excessive," he commented offhand, while looking at the questions on the book. Now what did this word mean again? Hmm . . . oh right, it was a synonym for "yes". Maybe.

"Tch."

@Otaku95-@13org-@KatherinWinter-@ViannaNight

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Suba Drifts Away

Suba cleared her throat, her face as red as Leo's. "Ehem, yeah. Probably not a ghost. Right."

Plopping back into her seat, she scanned the book she was supposed to read. The more she read, the more information she absorbed, and the sudden influx of knowledge led her to Nirvana. Slowly but surely, her mind drifted to a higher plane of existance and realized that, suddenly, incredibly . . . !

"Zzzzz . . . ehehe . . . seaweed . . . snrk . . ."

Her head meeting her desk intimately, Suba dreamed of a land of seaweed and clouds. Her arms were spread out as if trying to hug something large, and drool fell from her mouth in the most elegant manner possible from a royalty of her stature.

@Vulkan

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

@ViolentViolet depending on her personality, she'll either be great friends with or absolutely loathe Suba :D

Potestatem Academy - Home of the Elite

Interested :D

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

Cabal Starts Hunting For A Voice

Cabal spared a glance for Jackal, before returning his attention to Mira.

A fox with nine tails was it? What properties did those tails have, he wondered. Surely there was more to it than that. In any case, he decided not to press the issue, as she already forthcoming enough as it was. He'd research more by himself later.

He was about to reply when a strange, sonorous voice sounded in his ear. He began looking around for who was responsible, and much to his surprise, neither the teacher nor his other classmates reacted. Wait, correction, some of his classmates were reacting. Was that message targeted then somehow?

How strange . . .

@13org @ViannaNight @dragonmancer

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Suba Thinks The Classroom Is Haunted

Suba gave a beaming smile. "Thank you! Oh, and don't mind the "kyut" thing, that's just how a lot of the trendy girls back home like to pronounce cute when we're feeling playful," she said with a grin, "well, we should get to this seatwork befo-"

She was interrupted by a voice telling her to do exactly what she was going to say, and in surprise she jumped from her chair and looked around, eyes wide.

"Woah, What was that! Is there a ghost in here?!" she exclaimed.

@Vulkan

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

@Otaku95 What the heck did Cabal do to Drake?!

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

@13org He was replying to Mira's question :D

And you realize that he was literal when he meant they smelled delicious right? As in, smell like food delicious? xD

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

Cabal Does Not Realize He Is Stuck In A Love Triangle Much To The Detriment Of Everyone Else

Cabal was aware that the Kitsune was looking at him in a manner that could easily be taken as "inviting", but as someone who's first time involved nearly being strangled to death, such an action made him more cautious that flattered. Still, he didn't show any outward sign of it.

When Mira asked him about the "delicious" thing, he recalled that both she and Einar had misunderstood him, if their reactions were anything to go by. He supposed it would be good to explain himself, after all, from a normal perspective it would come of as threatening.

Still, there was a class going on, and talking about it at length would be rude to the teacher.

So he wrote down his reply instead, and passed it to Mira.

It's both a compliment and a courtesy. My race generally doesn't eat other monsters, as most races from my homeland are tainted with darkness and miasma; it's rather unpleasant to devour, really, much like trying to swallow mud.

When we say someone is "delicious" it means they are untouched by the taint of our kind, and more than that, as a sign that we wish to make their acquaintance and possibly friendship, we inform them that they smell like a meal to us. By doing so, we are telling them that we do not actually see them as prey. After all, what predator tells his prey that he is going to eat her?

Also, you genuinely have a pleasant fragrance, more so than any one else in the room.

True enough, Mira had an enchanting scent to go along with the more natural fox-y one. Like a mix of a perfume of flowers, that had somehow grown naturally with her. He wondered where that stemmed from? Perhaps it was a trait from her race? He'd have to do some research on the traits of Kitsune's sometime later.

@ViannaNight@13org

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Suba Sorta-Kinda Flirts With Leo Without Even Realizing It

Suba's, bless her innocent soul, was completely oblivious to Leo's discomfort, not to mention the reason behind it.

"It's okay, I like talking to you as well!" she said cheerily, "and yeah, I think that's the one, thanks. You know you don't sound rude at all. Sorta awkward, yeah, but that's also kinda *kyut~"
*_{Yes, I spelled it that way on purpose. Sue me.}

She took a quick peek at her other seatmate and flipped to the page she was on, and scanned it briefly. It wasn't that difficult, though naturally, English would give her a pause now and then, but it was nothing she couldn't handle! In any case . . .

"Well, if you want someone to practice talking with, I'm here. Though I'll warn you, I'm famous for my ability to never stop talking, so I might be taking over the conversation" she said with a grin and whispering conspiratorially.

@Vulkan

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

@13org am no going to classify Einar as our official pothead :D

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Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

@13org I was under the impression that Mira liked Einar more, tbh :D