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Post by Ember34 on Jul 24, 2021 0:02:26 GMT -5
And nursery worker Sussuru) Neason-Dorms Neason flopped on his back outside the dorms. Enjoying the cool grass, as he looked at the sky. He was excited for the mock battle, and he had done some training, Searc attempting to get him to spark earlier. Which usually would be a death sentence for himself, as he never trained as much or as long as his older brother, technically, did. So he didn't have the same amount of stamina. But NEA son believed in his abilities as well as his classmates, and had confidence they could win. And if push comes to shove, maybe they could see about Julius causing some chaos. No one got hurt two weeks ago, so surely it would be safe enough to use in battle! Ciarra-Training Grounds Ciarra put away the brawl knuckles she had been using. She smiled to the knight that she had worked with. "Thank you again," she said with a small bowl of gratitude, she was happy that she had managed to find someone to work with her, and put up with her questions about their work. She planned to go and get something to eat from the dining hall or to go clean herself up from the training. She hadnt decided yet. Imrie-Catherdal Imrie had finished praying. Granted she wasn't religious at least towards the church, but she was feeling a little homesick, as she never stayed away this long before. So she had hoped that just voicing them out would settle her but instead it aeemed to just make her feel worse, reminding her of just how alone she actually was. Letting out a sigh, she looked to the front of the room. "Maybe some sleep will help," she mumbled. She didn't really have time to be worrying about this since the mock battle was drawing closer. Pierce-Fishing Pond Pierce was currently standing on the small dock, a pole in his hand. His eyes trained on the water as he waited to get a bite. He had managed a few fish, and had given them to the dining hall to be used for meals. He grinned as he got a bite pulling back quickly as he attempting to work on getting the fish up and out of the water, after a small struggle the line ended up breaking and the fish sank back into the depths. Pierce gave a disappointed sigh, it wasn't the only fish he had lsot in his time here, most of the bigger fish seemed to get away from him. I'll get orryn up in the morning) |
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Post by Ember34 on Jul 24, 2021 14:10:51 GMT -5
At work rn on lunch but herws orryns) Orryn-Black Eagles Classroom Orryn had chosen to stay in the classroom to grade papers instead of going to his office. Mainly because he hand tfelt like walking all the way there then up a flight of stairs to get to the second floor. Plus it would be easier for his sthdents to find him. But currently he hadn't even been doing what he had planned, having only gotten through 25% of the papers before choosing to take a nap. He yawned as he stretched, his neck and back aching from being slouched over the desk. The man glanced to the papers that he had yet to work on. |
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Post by Pineclaw on Jul 25, 2021 5:37:55 GMT -5
Nora | Dining Hall | Estelle
With a quiet laugh she nodded in agreement. "Looks like that's what most people think of her. It's just... the exact opposite of what you would expect. Then again your house leader doesn't act like the typical noble either. But I kind of prefer it that way. It definitely makes them so much easier to approach."
She took the opportunity to eat some more of her stew as she listened. "Hm. I suppose a different kind of spell wouldn't be too bad," she mused, not even having considered that option yet as she tended to focus on one line of Reason spells. Trying to decide on whether to learn a new Reason or Faith spell next was already difficult enough. "I mostly want to stick to fire spells but having at least some variation could be useful. But it really doesn't sound like an easy choice either." At Estelle's offer of practising together she nodded. "Oh, that sounds like it could work. And maybe it'll help you with deciding on your next spell too. To see which one feels more natural to you."
Agnar | Greenhouse | Fion
Agnar looked up from his sketchbook when he heard someone just outside the greenhouse. Not wanting to be rude by just sitting there he walked over to Fion. "Good evening," he said with a slight nod. "I saw him earlier. Said he had something to do at the marketplace but would be back after than." He glanced at the plants and then looked back at Fion. "Did you need something from him?"
Jasmine | Marketplace
Jasmine slowly walked around the marketplace, stopping every now and then at some of the stalls but not really having much interest in what was being sold there. She had spent some of the afternoon here, chatting with the blacksmith and learning a couple more facts about her field of work. Now it was almost time for another round of training while some other knights and squires were either getting ready for their patrol and another group was done for today and had to patrol in the early morning hours. While Jasmine didn't mind patrolling she vastly preferred training and was glad that this was what she'd be doing next, mainly because it felt more productive to her for now. Not that she wanted anything bad to happen of course but sometimes she wished the patrols were more exciting.
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Post by 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 on Jul 25, 2021 7:55:52 GMT -5
Rekka | with Grimm
Heading towards the building, the kitsune noticed another student. He strained his memory for a moment before he remembered the other's name "Grimm! Hello!" he chirped, walking over to the other while waving "What are you looking at?" he questioned, tilting his head and twitching his ears. Rekka hadn't heard of anything, but he was absolutely interested in rumors. The man enjoyed walking around town since everything was so different to where he lived. Of course he'd love something like that!
Luca | with Alastair
He was bored. Bored bored bored. This is what led Luca to wandering towards the fishing pond. It didn't take long for him to zero in on the other student there, and he bounced over "Well well, what do we have here? A fellow dancer, and someone to take my mind off the dreadfully boring day." Luca said in lieu of a greeting "Have any luck?" he asked, glancing down to see if the other had managed to catch anything. Though, it hadn't seemed like he had.
Silke | with Rieka
Silke hadn't been in the training area, which was unusual. But it didn't take long for her to find her way back to it. When she did, she noted that Rieka was there, and fighting in such an amusing form! She knew they had some shape-shifters this year, but this was the first time she'd seen one so close. How exciting!! The house head watched for a while, nodding a bit as the other seemed to be quite the skilled fighter. She'd love to fight Rieka, see how her own skill matched up to that of a wolf.
Megumi | with Jasmine
Spending time in the marketplace wasn't something that Megumi thought she'd be doing. But even she couldn't sit around all day. It was in her blood to be out in the open and moving around. Travelling long distances and breathing the fresh air. So she'd finally broke and wandered into the area. She rounded a corner and noticed Jasmine, very vaguely remembering seeing the other in the school. Megumi scowled, her ears pulling back. She couldn't escape the people at the school anywhere.
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Post by Ember34 on Jul 25, 2021 8:56:30 GMT -5
Alastair-Fishing Pond-Luca Alastair looked up from the cats. He knew this boy was from the Blue Lions, and he had heard the other's name a few times. "Luca right," he asked him. "Not the best luck, I was only able to catch three small fish but." He smiled at the three felines that were know settled around where he sat. He turned his gaze back to the boy in front of him. "You are a dancer though?" He had picked up a bit, he had knowledge of there being other two dancers at the school, he just hadn't gotten to find them yet, and with whatever luck gets he has today, it let him finally meet one. |
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Post by Pineclaw on Jul 25, 2021 9:22:33 GMT -5
Vincent | Library | ElaraAfter looking for a while Vincent had finally found a book about crests that seemed to be detailed enough. As he walked back to the table so he could read it and take notes however he spotted Elara. He had been focused on his other studies before and hadn't even noticed her entering the library. Since she was one of his classmates he figured that it would be rude to just ignore her. He quickly set the book down on the table and walked over to her. "Good evening," he greeted her once he stood across from her, hoping that speaking up from where she could see him wouldn't startle her as much.
Callan | Dorms | NeasonPlaying the last few notes of another song Callan wondered if he should head somewhere else before nighttime. Sitting outside the dorms was fun and all but he had also grown to like several other places, especially during the evening where he enjoyed the lighting the most. First he would probably head for his room to put away the flute and maybe grab his worn old notebook in case some sights here inspired him enough to write something. As he was about to get up from the steps where he sat however he spotted Neason, not too far away from him, and flinched. Before he could stop himself he blurted out a surprised and embarrassed "When did you get here?!" Jasmine | Marketplace | MegumiHaving spent enough time at the marketplace Jasmine decided to head back. While there was still plenty of time she figured that she could head to the training grounds early. As she was about to round a corner however she suddenly wished that she had left sooner. She could barely stop in time to not crash into Megumi. Instead of apologizing, as she would have done with any other student or kid, or jokingly shifting the blame for almost crashing into each other on the other person, as she did with the knights, she just glared at the girl. "Ugh. Great," she muttered to herself. What was that taguel even doing here? So far Jasmine had managed to stay away from both Megumi and Imrie. Honestly, it was a miracle that she hadn't had to put up with the students from Sreng sooner. "Keep your fur on," she snorted as she noticed the taguel's scowl. "You'll have to get used to seeing us around here. Sorry you have to deal that." She was glad that none of the church staff was around to overhear them as she knew well enough that her behaviour towards one of the foreign students was very much not acceptable. But Megumi's dislike for humans, or at least what Jasmine perceived as such, made her feel that she was at least somewhat justified in that. Not that she would care if she turned out to be wrong about her assumption. In her mind any excuse was good enough for not having to be friendly with those people.
(Yeah, that's right. Throw the haughty taguel at the girl who can't stand the sight of the people of Sreng. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?)
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Post by Ember34 on Jul 25, 2021 9:47:11 GMT -5
Doing these all in red/yellow since same house) Neason-Dorms-Callan
Neason jumped at the yell, tilting his head so he wouldn't actually have to sit up to see where it came from. Seeing Call an he gave the other a smile and wave. "Not to long ago!" He had at least been around long enough to hear the faint playing of a flute, but he had called it up to coming from the cathedral. But now vaguely spotting the instrument in Callan's hand and how he was acting, the music had come from him. "You okay?" Elara-Library-Vincent She gave a slight jump, snapped away from what she was studying. She relaxed a bit seeing that it was only Vincent, she had increased with him a bit in the past, and she had determined him to be nice. "Evening," she said, with a hesitant wave. She sent a small glance back down. "Studying too?" She mentally scolded herself for the question, why else would he be here? It was either for studying or just reading. |
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Post by Sussuru on Jul 25, 2021 18:11:07 GMT -5
(Thanks, Ember!)
Golden Deer | Estelle ✯
"True, true! He does seem quite mischievous though. I have already heard some rumours about him!" Neason also wasn't like any noble Estelle had met before. His down-to-earth air had surprised her at first, but, like Nora said, it made him easy to talk to so she didn't suppose it mattered if he acted atypical of his status. It did intrigue her though. Were some noble families simply more lenient than others or was it a personal choice for him to act the way he did? Altair Eaver had never insisted on formalities outside of balls and feasts, but his upbringing had been very different to most nobles.
Estelle chewed thoughtfully. She had almost forgotten that faith spells were an option too. "I could certainly do with the help," she replied, smiling, "I had some ideas when I first came here, but now, I would like to try everything. Time allowing, of course."
She finished off her bowl of stew and fixed Nora with a curious look. "So, your other house-mates. Who do you think you will be closest to? Everyone seems so nice."
Blue Lions | Fion ♔
Fion stifled a sigh and entered the greenhouse proper. By the sound of it, I must have just missed him. Well, if the nursery worker was going to return, he might as well wait for him. It was not as if he had anywhere else to be at this time and it seemed rude to just leave. "Not quite," he admitted. "I wanted to inquire about some of the plants here. Specifically, the ones with healing properties." Now that they were closer, he noticed that Agnar was holding a sketchbook not a bundle of parchment and a quill. "Oh, were you drawing?
Black Eagles | Grimm ✧
Grimm arched an eyebrow at the friendly kitsune. "Hey there, Rekka. You seem raring to go this fine evening. Perhaps you could let me bend your ear for a bit whilst we walk." Rekka seemed like someone who'd be interested in compelling rumours. He was always interested in everything. "I happened upon an intriguing rumour earlier. Maybe you've already heard it? It says that, somewhere in Garreg Mach, there's a secret room full to the brim with mighty weaponry. Swords, axes, the lot of it." He continued walking towards the classrooms with the other student, his tone casual. "What do you think? Bogus?"
Blue Lions | Rieka ❆
Rieka finished smashing up a second dummy before she noticed her audience. The wolf-skin swung her broad head around to face Silke, pointed ears twitching. "Have you come to train?" She asked bluntly with a glance at the splintered wood and broken sacking beside her. Her voice wasn't much different to normal although it did have a new ambient, almost echoey quality to it. "I don't intend to stay much longer. Not in this form at least."
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Post by Ember34 on Jul 25, 2021 18:50:25 GMT -5
Np! I actually had to look it up myself as I couldn't remember the correct term. I always jsut thought it would be greenhouse worker/caretaker lol)
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Post by Pineclaw on Jul 27, 2021 4:07:21 GMT -5
Nora | Dining Hall | Estelle
"I think we all have," Nora said regarding the rumours about Neason. She had definitely heard about that one incident two weeks ago at least. "If they are true you're in for an interesting year." Once she had finished her bowl she pushed it aside and nodded.
"True. A year might sound like a lot of time but it probably won't be enough to try out too much. It certainly helps to have a clear goal in mind already." Thankfully she had already known from the start what she wanted to focus on and even then it was hard to not get distracted by some of the other options. At Estelle's question she had to think for a moment. In the last two weeks she had gotten to know her classmates better and for the most part she was getting along with them pretty well. "Hard to say after just two weeks. There's so much I don't know about them yet. Most of them are easy to get along with though. I've mostly stuck with Silke and Adora so far. Grimm can be pretty fun too," she said with a quiet laugh. "And I think I will try to talk with Alastair a bit more. You see, I've always been interested in dancing so having an actual dancer in our class is a great way of learning something new about it." With a slightly more serious expression she continued. "Actually I only have difficulties with two of them. But I'm sure Megumi will warm up to us once the mock battle is over. She just needs some time to get more familiar with all this. She probably doesn't feel accepted yet. As for Elara..." she grimaced and shook her head. "I'm afraid we started out terrible. The first time we spoke I was pretty harsh to her. She's probably scared of me now. I'll have to try and be more patient with her." Then she glanced at Estelle and gave a slight smile. "So, what about your house? From what I can tell they are an interesting bunch. How are you getting along with them?"
Vincent | Library | Elara
At Elara's question he nodded. "Though right now it is more interest-based studying. I am done with the more important parts for today." He briefly glanced at her notes, recognizing them from class but couldn't tell is she was simply going over them to better memorize them or if she was having trouble with something. "I see. So, are your studies going well?"
(I'll try to get up my other replies later.)
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Post by 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 on Jul 27, 2021 9:13:55 GMT -5
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Post by Ember34 on Jul 27, 2021 10:11:07 GMT -5
Elara-Library-Vincent Elara looked down to her notes before back to him. "Yea," she confirmed. "Today's lesson didn't really make much sense." She looked away from the other out of embarrassment. Quickly trying to keep the conversation going she looked back to him. "What kind of interest studying?" She was getting more comfortable with the conversation, and was willing to keep talking to him, if the other student wanted that is. "I-if its not touching trouble to ask. You have to answer it though." Alastair-Fishing Pond-Luca Alastair grinned a bit, he was happy to be meeting someone in similar shoes as him. "Same here," he agreed. "It's good to be able to use it in fights, even if its in supporting role." He didn't mind it though, would be less work he would have to do for it. "But it will still be fun to get to dance just for the fun of it." At least he hoped that would be the case, and he wouldn't get sick of it. |
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Post by Pineclaw on Jul 27, 2021 17:35:11 GMT -5
Vincent | Library | Elara"In that case you might want to ask our professor about it," Vincent said as he glanced at the notes. "It would be better to get it out of the way before we move on to something more advanced. If you don't then you will make it more difficult than necessary for yourself. Or...," he added, upon noticing her embarrassment, "you could ask one of us if that would be easier for you. Is there anything in particular that is giving you trouble?" He didn't inquire further for now though, deciding to leave it to her if she wanted some help or not. At her question he quickly shook his head and smiled. "Not at all. I want to learn more about the various crests and their effects. I didn't have much opportunity to really look into any but my own so far." While he did know which crests existed, what their names were and which noble houses they were associated with he had yet to learn what their effects were. Agnar | Greenhouse | Fion"Looking into other sorts of healing than just magic. You're really dedicated to this," Agnar noted with a slight smile and a nod. Fion definitely was different from the other house leaders and even more different from what most people would expect from the future king of Faerghus but as far as Agnar could tell there really was nothing to complain about. At the prince's observation he briefly glanced away, feeling slightly embarrassed, but then nodded. "Yes. There are many plants here we don't have back home. I want to draw some of the things that stand out to me and that includes, well... a lot." Callan | Dorms | Neason"Uh... y-yeah. I was just surprised to see you. Sorry." He gave a sheepish smile and looked away. Leaving now would probably be rude but he wasn't too sure about sticking around either. As far as nobles went Neason seemed to be nice enough, at least he wasn't one of the more intimidating ones. Still, he was their house leader and even though he didn't seem to expect any of those formalities some nobles were very insistent on Callan wasn't sure if it really was alright to treat him as an equal. With a brief glance at the evening sky he tried to relax a little. At least he wasn't dealing with Searc or one of the nobles from the other two houses, all of them seeming more or less intimidating to him. "So, uhm... just enjoying the evening? I kinda expected you to be with Searc or Julius instead." Jasmine | Marketplace | MegumiJasmine scoffed at that. Superior? Megumi wasn't even able to grasp basic sarcasm, not that Jasmine would have expected otherwise from someone who belonged to those backwards warrior tribes. Part of her knew that Megumi had, in fact, understood perfectly but she decided to stick to her other explanation. "And yet a superior being like you has been sent to a place like this, with humans crawling all over the place. Poor thing," she sneered, not even bothering with faking a sympathetic tone. But as much as she wanted to keep up with her petty antagonizing, she couldn't hide her surprise at Megumi's next words. Where had she heard about that? It wasn't exactly something the church wanted the students to know about. But her surprise at this had been nothing more than a flicker. No way she would let that high and mighty taguel catch her off guard. "Better be careful then," she said in a harsh, almost threatening, whisper before speaking in a more normal but by no means friendlier tone. "But I'm sure someone as mighty and marvellous as you should have nothing to worry about."
(Fair enough, it was getting a little too chummy in here xD I swear, I can hear her screaming "let me at her!" and waving around her axe. This is why no one takes you on missions at the Faerghus-Sreng-border, Jasmine.)
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Post by Ember34 on Jul 27, 2021 18:18:26 GMT -5
Neason-Dorms-Callan Neason sat up so he could properly face Callan but gave no moment to get off the ground fully. "No need to apologize, I didn't really announce my presence," he said. He shrugged at the next few questions. "Julius got dragged off by students showing him a bookstore to help with his magic. As for Searc, I was with him for a bit but hes training and if I stuck around any longer I would have died." The last part was an exaggeration but part of it held true. He was only ever able to go through 1/4 of Searc's training plan before collapsing exhausted. "I bailed first chance I got." He flagged another smile. "You play rather well, have you done it long?" Elara-Library-Vincent Elara titled her head as she listened to him talk. She had never really thought about the history of crests, she jsut knew theybwere highly sought afterc especially in noble families. "Hope it goes well," she said to him. Thinking over his offer she glanced back down to her notes. "Uhm...jt's just on regards to this battle formation," she said. "I don't really get why in some scenarios you would surround the hill, while in another you attack from one side?" |
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Post by Sussuru on Jul 28, 2021 18:08:46 GMT -5
Golden Deer | Estelle ✯
Estelle listened intently. Hearing her speak about her difficulties with Megumi and Elara made her feel glad that her own classmates seemed to be so amiable and easy to get along with. Sure, some were more talkative than others. That in itself wasn't an issue though - Estelle didn't mind starting conversations.
"I think, I have been rather lucky with my house," she admitted after the other girl posed the question to her.
She considered her own classmates more deeply, twirling a strand of hair around her finger.
"I really enjoy spending time with Callan and Rekka," she began thoughtfully. They were the two people she had spoken to the most if she didn't include Vincent. "Callan can be quiet but he also has an interest in magic, and Rekka is just so fascinating; I always have a million questions for him."
She slid her bowl over to Nora's and glanced around at the other students in the dining hall. When she began speaking again, her hands fluttered emphatically the way they often did when the topic interested her.
"Oh, and Ciarra is really sweet! We had stable duty together a couple of days ago and she has a lot of interesting stories! Julius and I share some interests too..." She nodded to herself decisively. "I suppose, if there is anyone I need to speak to more, it is Searc. He must train an awful lot because I tend not to see him much outside of lessons. Perhaps I ought to spend more time at the training grounds anyway..."
Black Eagles | Grimm ✧
Grimm patted Rekka on the shoulder with a laugh. "That's the spirit, my friend! If we're going to spend a whole year here, we better check out rumours like this. It'd be downright irresponsible to ignore it." The classrooms started to come into view as they walked. "Still, we'll want to be careful. The professors won't understand the importance of such an undertaking."
Blue Lions | Rieka ❆
Rieka was surprised by Silke's answer. She turned her full attention towards her and dipped her head. "If that's what you want, I don't mind," she replied, already flexing her claws in preparation as she moved into a defensive stance. This would be the first time she sparred with another student in her beast form. She was curious as to how she'd match up with such a strong fighter. A house leader no less. "Do you have any experience fighting beast kin?"
Blue Lions | Fion ♔
"I just want to be prepared, is all." Fion shook his head at Agnar's words. Healing was his responsibility, so, dedicated or not, he needed to explore all avenues to ensure the safety of his comrades.
The house leader's serious expression gave way to curiosity at Agnar's next words. "I can imagine! I thought this when we spoke about Albinea before, but, coming from such a frigid place, there must be a great deal that is different." Though he hadn't come from so far afield, even he was finding things he'd never seen before or had only heard about in books.
A little amusement crept into his voice as he continued, his gaze shifting to the sketchbook. "I am quite envious. Art has never been my forte as much as I enjoy looking at it."
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Phantom Thief
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Post by 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 on Jul 30, 2021 21:00:10 GMT -5
Rekka | with Grimm
"Maybe we can get a few more people to help out! The more of us the less likely someone will catch us off guard." though, hiding would also be harder with a big group. But Rekka liked being in groups, especially during an adventure such as this. So he suggested it anyways "I'm sure there are a lot of students interested in something like this."
Luca | with Alastair
"Perhaps we should train together more often, get to know each other better." he winked "Though, right now we might get side eyed for that. With the fight coming up soon." Luca laughed lightly, not too bothered with how that turned out. He'd certainly give it his best shot, but at the same time he wasn't going to be crushed if they lost. Honestly, out of everyone he'd chatted with it seemed the Black Eagles were the ones people were looking out for.
Silke | with Rieka
Silke slipped on the training gauntlets and stretched out her arms, flexing her hands and shaking her head "Nope, you guys are hard to get a hold of. Much less getting a training session." she grinned and placed her hands on her hips "But don't hold back, I want to test myself." dropping into a fighting stance Silke said "Start whenever you're ready."
Megumi | with Jasmine
"Even the rich have to much around with the poor at times." Megumi replied coldly "Just because we were invited here, it does not mean we look at you humans with any favor." at the veiled threat her ears flattened back and she snapped back "Oh, I am more than confident in my ability. But if this news was to get out... well, I wouldn't want to be in your position." a little leak here, some rumors there, she could hurt them and get to go home.
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Post by Pineclaw on Jul 31, 2021 6:24:38 GMT -5
(I'll try to get up my other replies later) Nora | Dining Hall | EstelleSmiling to herself Nora listened as Estelle talked about her classmates. It sounded like she really could connect with most of them. At the mention of Rekka she nodded. While the same could be said about all three beastkin Rekka was definitely the easiest to talk to. She had tried to learn a bit more about Megumi but had soon given up on that and while she had no difficulties with talking to Rieka Nora was more interested in getting her to spar with her. "She used to train under a knight, didn't she?" Nora asked when Estelle brought up Ciarra. "Then she must have seen many different places already." At the mention of Searc she nodded again, or rather at the thought of spending more time at the training grounds. "Maybe you should," she agreed, suddenly growing more serious. "And I don't mean for the mock battle. Oh, you should all train for that too, of course. It's no fun if there's no challenge, after all. But at the end of the day it's just that: a mock battle with no real stakes in it." She briefly glanced at the other students in the dining hall and then turned back to Estelle. "What you should really train for are the missions in the coming months. As excited for them as I am, there will be little to no room for mistakes. Not that I expect anything too dangerous for next month," she added with a reassuring smile. "I just think it's something we should keep in mind."
Agnar | Greenhouse | FionAgnar nodded at Fion's explanation. "Looks like I chose the right house, then," he said quietly. To him, and everyone else in his village, it was very important to know that they could depend on their comrades. On their hunts, and especially when encountering Beasts, everyone had their part to play and would rely on the others to properly play theirs as well. Not fully trusting ones comrades or not taking ones own tasks seriously could endanger or even kill an entire group which in turn would have dire consequences for their village. "There really is!" he then confirmed. "Just this monastery alone has so much to offer. The cathedral, the view from the bridge, the plants..." He chuckled to himself. It was a good thing he had been sent here to train and learn, otherwise he would spend every second exploring this place and get nothing done. "Then there's also the different traditions. And don't get me started on the fighting styles." While the latter was similar enough he still had noticed some significant differences he couldn't help but be fascinated with. But what he probably liked the most about this place was the fact that there were so many options on what to focus ones studies on. After some hesitation he had decided to try his luck with magic and while he had no aptitude for Faith he had found that Reason magic was easy to understand, or at least was much less complicated than he had feared. While he would still mostly focus on his usual choice of weapons he would definitely pick up a spell or two during his time here. He laughed a little at Fion's next remark and nodded. "That'd be me with carving pretty much anything. Wood, antlers, horns, bones, you name it." It was something his village was proud of and for them it definitely wasn't a rare skill. But, just like with everything else, there always were some exceptions. "Guess I got more lucky with drawing. And even if I wasn't I would still have tried to become at least somewhat decent at it." Callan | Dorms | Neason"Oh. That's... unfortunate," he chuckled, slightly amused at the mention of Julius and that group of students. At the mention of Searc he nodded. Neason was obviously exaggerating but he could see where he was coming from. While Callan was far from unskilled with a sword there was just no way he could keep up with Searc. It was one of the reasons he avoided sparring with him. So no, he really couldn't blame Neason for bailing. At the next words he lowered his gaze a little but couldn't quite keep himself from smiling. "Thanks. I think I started playing about three years ago. Only in my sparetime though. Can't spend all day working on arrows, you know."
Jasmine | Marketplace | Megumi
"Must be a taguel thing then. The others don't seem too upset about being here, at least," Jasmine replied nonchalantly. It did make her wonder, though. How did an overly proud taguel like Megumi feel about the other two beastkin getting along with humans? She couldn't help but hope that she would see it as disgraceful or at the very least as an insult. At Megumi's threat she narrowed her eyes. She wasn't too impressed. Maybe a couple people would believe her but most probably wouldn't seriously listen to her. They'd see it as baseless slander against the church, nothing more. But Jasmine knew well enough that there were also plenty of those who hated the church. Not that a single rumor would cause too much damage though. It definitely wasn't something she would worry about too much. Megumi's willingness to make threats like that however made it easier for Jasmine to feel justified in her dislike towards both students from Sreng. Not that Imrie had given her a reason so far but right now she didn't care.
"Watch it. You wouldn't want any of the higher ups to catch you if you tried that." While she spoke calmly she couldn't entirely keep her disgust out of her voice. She resisted the urge to grab her axe or throw a punch at the taguel. Starting an actual fight here wasn't something she could get away with. Maybe a better option would be to grab Megumi by her ears and drag her off to the training grounds or the knights' hall. No one would stop them from fighting there, at least at first. She dismissed that thought too. As tempting as this was, she also didn't want to let Megumi provoke her too much. Instead she just sneered. "But hey, if you hate us so much here's an idea: show us how good you are at the mock battle. If you're as good as you claim you should be able to take down the other two houses as well as overshadow all of your classmates. I bet if you're that skilled there's really no place for you here, we'd just stunt your growth and have no choice but to send you back home."
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Post by Ember34 on Jul 31, 2021 9:10:17 GMT -5
Alastair-Fishing Pond-Luca "Now necessarily," he said. "We are both dancers, so if anything we could always lie and say we are showing each other dances from where we are from." To him at least, it seemed like a believable lie. "As for the battle, I don't really care if we win. It is just for fun after all right? No need to be going all out for it." It wasn't like the prize was worth it either, he has heard various things from the professors and other students, one being extra allowance. Neason-Dorms-Callan "Well like I said you play well," Neason replied. "Do you plan on keep playing?" He hoped his question wouldn't be to uncomfortable to ask, but he has meet a few people in the past that have played but then just stopped. Granted it was nobles and it was cause the families wanted them to get 'serious' about whatever. But the commoner friends he had, they seemed to be able to keep playing. |
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Post by Sussuru on Jul 31, 2021 18:23:20 GMT -5
(I started playing the new Nier mobile game and was surprised to come across a soft-spoken, white-haired prince character called Rion  )
Black Eagles | Grimm ✧
"Hmm, not a bad idea." Grimm nodded approvingly at Rekka. Sure, a bigger group would be louder but he kind of liked the idea of roping in a couple more students. They would be able to cover more ground if nothing else. "Any suggestions or should we just ask about?" He glanced into the classrooms, wondering who would be an entertaining addition to their little crew.
Blue Lions | Rieka ❆
"This'll be interesting then ..." Rieka was glad to see Silke choose gauntlets. It would be good to get a little more experience fighting against her own weapon of choice. After a moment's preparation, she surged foreword and slashed downwards and diagonally at the gauntlets. Her claws weren't blunt like the training weapons most students used so she would avoid striking anywhere else until she knew the other girl could parry her blows.
Golden Deer | Estelle ✯
"Yes, it sounded like an amazing experience from the way she spoke about it!" Estelle confirmed excitedly, head swimming with images of dragon-fighting knights in ornate armour. Then, she laughed and glanced pointedly at their now empty bowls. "Well, amazing apart from the scant meals. I am not sure if I could get used to that part of it."
As the conversation shifted from squires and knights, the tone of Nora's words seemed to grow more serious. She was correct; the real challenge would be what came after the mock battle. Estelle wasn't one to dwell on negative thoughts, but she couldn't help the flicker of unease that stirred within her when she considered this. Would her skills be sufficient for the days ahead and what would happen if they weren't? But that is why I need to train so I am ready for whatever we might face.
"I doubt the professors would task us with anything they do not think we are ready for," she said confidently. "Nonetheless, your words ring true. I could do with stepping up my training and who knows, maybe I can get Searc to help me build up my strength!"
Blue Lions | Fion ♔
As Agnar continued to speak, Fion allowed himself to relax into the conversation, loosely clasping his hands in front of him. It was a relief to hear that the other boy was settling in well despite being so far from home.
"In some ways, you and the other foreign students are learning double what the rest of us are," he observed with a smile. "I have been spending the majority of my time in the library but I always permit myself a little time to wander around the monastery. There is so much to appreciate and so much for us to take advantage of."
As far as Fion was concerned, if it weren't for the sheer volume of students, staff and knights, Garreg Mach would have been a perfect place to spend the coming year training and developing his skills. There were a couple of students - Agnar included - that he felt comfortable around, but why did he feel so out of his depth when confronted with his whole house?
"Carving, hm? It is not something I have tried my hand at," he admitted, brow furrowing with sudden interest, his gaze flitting to his hands. A hint of mirth crept into his voice. "If I ever decide to do so, I will make sure not to ask you to teach me." Usually, the young prince didn't have much time to focus on skills which didn't directly benefit his future leadership, resulting in him only learning to play the piano and harp at a passable level. One of the drawbacks of my lofty position, he lamented. "I have been told by our courtiers that I hold some semblance of musical talent. I suspect, however, that from the way to talk about it, you draw better than I play."
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Post by 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 on Aug 4, 2021 15:04:16 GMT -5
Rekka | with Grimm
He looked thoughtful for a moment before shrugging "It's interesting, I'm sure anyone would tag along." though, if someone was the type to turn to the teachers and snitch they'd better avoid inviting someone like that. Rekka walked a half pace behind Grimm, looking around for anyone who might like to come with.
Luca | with Alastair
"I agree, though I suppose it would look uncool of me to not try. I can't have my image being soiled by being taken out in the first couple minutes." he joked lightly "Perhaps if we win i'll finally get a date." with who, he didn't actually mind. Luca struggled to have normal friends, honestly, being the type to flirt with everyone.
Silke | with Rieka
Silke was quick to block the attack, lifting the gauntlets. With Rieka in close range, she used the chance to lash out with her left leg, aiming for the side of the wolfskin. She figured the claws were what she had to watch out for the most. But since she'd never fought one before she wasn't positive. Not that it mattered, Silke didn't often think too hard about the details and instead relied on her natural skill.
Megumi | with Jasmine
"You can't touch me. Injuring me, harming me in any way would bring the entire Taguel clan down on you. The kitsune and wolfskin would likely follow, none of them trust you filthy humans." Megumi growled, looking Jasmine in the eye "Your fake church is so incapable of handling something like this, how pathetic." she added with a scoff. At the challenge though she just snorted and rolled her eyes "Taguel have nothing to prove to you humans. I don't care what you think of me, your kinds opinion is no more important than a leaf in a forest to me."
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Post by Sussuru on Aug 4, 2021 18:19:00 GMT -5
(Ember34, mind if I assume Pierce is in the classroom? I don't think you did a starter for him? Or I missed it.)
Black Eagles | Grimm ✧
Grimm saw some students milling about but no-one immediately leapt out at him until they stopped by the Blue Lion classroom. "Hey, Pierce is a curious sort, right? I haven't spoken to him much." Out of his own house, he could imagine Adora or even Silke being interested in the rumour. They were just as likely to gossip about it though. Not a safe choice.
Blue Lions | Rieka ❆
Rieka grunted as Silke's leg made contact with her side, causing her to stumble a little. Hoping to take advantage of this, she twisted to the side and tried to grip the girl's leg in her mouth, aiming not to draw blood. Ideally, this would make her opponent loose her balance whilst she attempted to regain control of her immobilised limb.
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Post by Ember34 on Aug 5, 2021 0:36:00 GMT -5
I had hime fishing but from the sake of the plot I could have him have gone to the classroom cause he forgot something. I'll get a post for him and Alastair up in the morning,)
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Post by Sussuru on Aug 5, 2021 5:35:32 GMT -5
(Ah, it's okay! We can send Grimm and Rekka down to fishing pond instead. My bad for not realising.)
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Post by Ember34 on Aug 5, 2021 16:20:57 GMT -5
Now I can send him over I dont mind ^^) Pierce-Fishing Pond->Blue Lions Classroom-Grimm,Rekka Pierce choose to call it a night in Fishing. After a brief period of not catching anything for ten minutes. He headed to his dorm to realize that he had forgotten his notes in the classroom. He had been so excited to spend his free time Fishing that he had completely forgotten to grab his things. Rushing to he classrooms to hopefully sneak in and retrieve them. He didn't look where he was going and ended up crashing right into Grimm. Falling back from the impact he winced a bit as he adjusted his glasses. "S-sorry," he stammered out to the person he had unfortunately collided with. Other responses will come soon) |
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Post by Ember34 on Aug 5, 2021 19:37:33 GMT -5
Alastair-Fishing Pond-Luca Alastair couldn't help the small laugh. This guy certainly had an interesting personality. "Hopefully the battle isn't long," he said. "He would like to have some time to relax and enjoy the present of the felines around the monastery, and a battle that took all day would take that away. "Good luck with that, I'm sure no one would be in the mood to go on a date." He thought it over before flashing a small smirk. "How about a bet?" He was bored and this would help make this mock battle more interesting. |
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Post by Sussuru on Aug 9, 2021 9:51:34 GMT -5
Black Eagles | Grimm ✧
Grimm grunted and staggered slightly from the impact, however, he managed to remain on his feet. Automatically, his hands had balled into fists, anticipating a fight with what or whoever had crashed into him but as soon as he registered Pierce, he relaxed again. "Well." He extended his hand to help him up, now laughing as he looked down at the younger boy. "Look at that - we were just talking about you! You must have a sixth sense."
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Post by Ember34 on Aug 9, 2021 21:34:29 GMT -5
Pierce-Classrooms-Grimm,Rekka Pierce flinched slightly at the look he received but soon relaxed, accepting the hand offered to him. "Why...?" He frowned a bit not really knowing what he had done that would warrant him being talked about by students from the other houses, had he done something bad? He watched the pair warily, glancing from the noble to the kitsune. "I don't think it would be a sixth sense though...maybe coincidence?" As he hadn't known there were students around here at this hour, and if he hadn't forgotten his notes then he never would have come here. |
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Post by Pineclaw on Aug 11, 2021 3:26:27 GMT -5
(Sorry I took so long to reply, last week was pretty stressful and I had absolutely no drive after work. Anyway, I try to get up my replies for Jasmine and Agnar later.)
Nora | Dining Hall | Estelle "Yes, that would one downside of being a knight," Nora agreed with a grin. Apart from that though it did sound like an exciting life. At Estelle's next words she nodded. "That's true. Hm. Now I really want to know what we'll be doing next month," she mused. "Nothing too exciting probably. Maybe taking care of some bandits?" Then she grinned and quietly laughed to herself, thinking of her own training. She could hold her own against Silke but still had a lot to work on if she wanted to be as good as her house leader. "Sounds like a plan. Just don't get discouraged if you're no match for him. You can learn a lot from sparring with someone much stronger, at least that's how I see it. Why else do you think would I keep challenging Silke? Though I suppose I should really train with Searc too. Test my skills against someone with the same weapon of choice." Vincent | Library | Elara"Thank you," Vincent said with a nod when she wished him good luck with his studies. Then he stepped a bit closer to get a better look at her notes. After a moment he nodded and sat down across from Elara. "Hm. Yes, I can see why that would be a little difficult. There are many different factors to consider, after all," he said. "Ones objective, what resources you have, the terrain itself, what sort of troops both sides have... for example, you would use a different approach for a group of enemies mainly consisting of fliers than for one that is mostly made up from cavaliers." He glanced over at the desk where he had studied earlier. After class he had headed straight for the library so he still had his notes from today's lesson with him. He then looked back at Elara. "Maybe I could show you what I wrote down? I usually make small notes on top of what we usually write down to clarify some points so I won't forget anything important." Callan | Dorms | NeasonWith another brief smile, this one a little more open and less embarrassed than the previous one, he gave a small nod. "I think so, at least as long as I still have time for that," he told him. "I... don't really know yet what I'll be doing after we graduate. My parents hope I can become a knight or otherwise make use of my skills in magic. But if there's even a little freetime I suppose I'd still love to play." He quietly stood up from where he sat on the stairs and, after a brief moment of hesitation, went to sit across from Neason on the grass. "So uh... did you ever have to pick up an instrument?" From what he had heard a lot of nobles were expected to be able to play an instrument or two but then again every family was different. |
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Post by 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 on Aug 14, 2021 16:00:12 GMT -5
Sorry for the wait!)
Rekka | with Grimm & Pierce
He listened to them chat for a moment before speaking up "Back home they say your tail twitches when someone is talking about you, maybe it's something similar. But, aside from that, do you want to solve a mystery with us?" he asked, tail wagging. Surely he'd heard about the rumors, right?
Luca | with Alastair
"A bet you say? Well, I can't in good conscious turn something like that down without hearing more. What do you have in mind?" he asked, plopping down nearby and waiting to see what the other had to say. Luca was more than happy to participate in a fun bet here and there. Something that might affect something big though... he wasn't so good at making big and serious decisions like that.
Silke | with Rieka
Silke did lose balance, but instead of trying to regain control of her limb she wrapped her other leg around and locked Rieka into a triangle choke hold. She wasn't sure what was going to decide the winner for this battle, but Rieka had a longer reach than she did so Silke decided to keep this battle close. With her hold, she was trying to get the wolfskin to open her mouth and release the leg trapped there.
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Post by Pineclaw on Aug 15, 2021 12:44:18 GMT -5
Agnar | Greenhouse | Fion
"I suppose that's true," Agnar replied with a smile. He had said something similar to Jason when the latter had asked him about his country. At Fion's comment about the monastery he nodded. He was definitely right about that.
"Hey, I could show you how not to do it," he laughed. "As the old saying goes, 'You can't reach new heights if you don't know how to fail.' I just made that one up," he quickly added with a goodnatured snort. "You could still try it, of course. Maybe one of the other students knows a thing or two about it." At the mention of music he nodded and gave a light chuckle. It definitely was a form of art he greatly appreciated, even if he had no interest in learning to play an instrument himself. He enjoyed singing though. "I wouldn't know, it's not like I've heard you play," he said. "But I guess doing something you enjoy is different from doing something that's expected of you. Still, it doesn't sound like an easy thing to learn."
Jasmine | Marketplace | Megumi
"Oh, would it?" Not for the first time today Jasmine had to resist the urge to grab her axe and settle this once and for all. Oh, she wouldn't go so far as to kill or seriously injure the taguel, she just wanted to knock her down a peg, beat that haughty attitude out of her. But of course she couldn't do so, at least not without consequences. So instead she just kept glaring at Megumi and gave a cold smile. "No surprises here. Your clan would welcome any excuse to come over and wreak havoc." This was what this taguel was hoping for, wasn't it? If she really did try something that could harm the church they'd have no choice but to act accordingly - which would cause Megumi's clan to retaliate. No doubt, this was what she had in mind, at least according to Jasmine's (mis-)interpretation of the taguel's words. At the mention of the wolfskin and kitsune she laughed. Megumi really did assume that all the beastkin were like her. "And your clan would accept this? I thought the taguel are strong enough to not need any help. Guess I was wrong."
She deliberately ignored her words about the church, knowing she had no retort for that. In a way Megumi was right, so far they had failed to get that situation under control. Not that Jasmine would admit to it, at least not in front of the taguel. No way she would show her own doubts. "Alright, keep looking down on us," she then said with a shrug. "Sounds like a lonely year though. You sure you can handle that?"
alternate reply (not canon because as petty and immature she can be, she doesn't have a death wish.)
Jasmine stared her down for a moment. 'You can't touch me'? Then her glare gave way to a childish grin and without warning she took a step towards Megumi, reached out and grabbed one of her ears. "Look, Meggy, the lowly human has touched the mighty taguel!" she proclaimed with glee, followed by a insanely loud cackle which caused anyone who was unfortunate enough to be at the marketplace at this moment to turn to stare at them. "Hahaha, I'm bullying the bunny!"
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