Journey of the Elementals RP (Pm if Interested, Started)

[CounterAttack]

Gabriel was taken aback by the Prime Minister's response. He had not expected that topic to be brought up in front of another mage, and was unsure of how Alexander would take it. He tried not to spread his beliefs around, though they were known to some: he wondered how the Prime Minister had learned of the way he thought of mages and humans co-existing.

"I do not fear anything of the sort at this time. Such things are ludicrous, but are still possibilities. I had to check," he answered. "I do believe that humans and mages can co-exist in peace, if only both sides would see reason. I suppose you have your reasons for remaining silent on the matter, though, and I respect that.

"You are correct, of course, in that residing in an Academy of mages does not exactly help to fuel my vision of a brighter future," Gabe added. "But it is the first stepping-stone... of that which I will freely admit to be an incomplete plan. I am only nineteen: there is a long and hopefully enlightening road ahead of me, I know. But I am committed to it. I will show mages and humans what each can gain from the other, working together to build a better place for both.

"Given your response to my last request, I don't think I will get an answer as to how you know so much about me. So I won't bother to ask." The young mage took a few seconds' pause, working up the little bit extra resolve needed to say the simple words that meant a considerable amount.

"In short... I'm in. This may be a great help to both of us, and I could not pass up such an opportunity to see more than the Academy has to offer."

 

[NeoAC]

Raven was trying to listen to what Seth had to say, it was tough. The chaos in her mind wasn't allowing for too much attention to paid to the outside world, but some words were seeping in. "It's tough though," she said. "I...I'm starting to feel like...like I've been broken so many times now I'm more glue than anything. And just when I think I've got it all settled, and I know what I'm doing and why I'm doing it, this jackass comes in and just wrecks me all over again. That bastard."

 

[UnusualStranger]

The Prime Minister nodded as he listened to Gabriel go over his reasoning and thoughts. At the end, he paused in his nodding and grinned, rubbing his hands together. He glanced at both mages, somewhat pleased for things to be done.

"Ah, very good from the both of you. Now, if there are any more questions, I know that there are a few individuals whom I need to speak with before I finally let everyone go for the evening. Hopefully this will go as smoothly as the rest, and then you can get to saying your goodbyes, collecting your things, and moving them to the airships." The Prime Minister said, seeming quite pleased that something was going onward.

[hr]

Seth listened carefully, wanting to make sure he didn't misunderstand, as this seemed quite important and he would not want to mess this particular conversation up. However, as it continued, he found himself increasingly unsure of what to do as Raven seemed both angry and tired at the same time.

"Well Raven.....The thing about putting yourself back together is....you don't concern yourself with it. You just stand up, and start to walk again." Seth said carefully, gauging his words. "I can't claim to know your goal, as I don't even know where I should be going or doing. All I know is that it isn't here, and this seems like as good an opportunity to go somewhere else and do something no one else has done. And besides....It will be nice to have to learn something about other mages and people outside of this place over the years. Things changed fast where I was, maybe the world is nothing like it was before."

Seth hesitated for a moment longer, but then decided to place a hand on the shoulder of Raven, more or less as a physical sign of support.

Well, this is either absolutely stupid of me, or I am doing what I am supposed to do. I really need to learn something about other mages so I don't screw up so much. Actually, that might explain a lot of fights too.....Huh, something to think about.

 

[My name is Fiction]

mmmm didn't the prime minister say he was hoping to keep these interviews short? Whats taking him so long to get to me?
Edward was getting a little impatent, anticipation building up like tea on a kettle.
Everyone left out with a different opinion, all of them coming aboard.
He was having second thoughts but wasn't sure from where, then again everyone did.
On second thought he needed more time then he had, he was just going to have to go with his gut.
[sub]Well no wories, he will sell me this trip like its a luxury cruise."[/sub] He muttered still layed down on the spare bench.

 

[blaze96]

Alexander walked back out of the room after thanking the prime minister. He spoke as he walked out.

"Well it seems I'm going with everyone else." He said with a smile as he rejoined the group with Seth.

 

[CounterAttack]

Gabriel matched the Prime Minister's smile with one of his own. Having cleared himself of his initial mistrust, he was excited to be working with the man. Packing up to leave the Academy would be a simple matter: Gabe knew when to leave unnecessary things behind. He would write a letter to send to his family before leaving, even if they wouldn't reply. They had never really shown that they cared for his magical abilities.

"I have no further questions, Prime Minister, and I look forward to working with you on this task of yours," he said.

Spoiler: OOC: @Fiction

a few people left... he means me right?

How does your character know this? He can't hear the Prime Minister's words, since they're in separate rooms. I trust you know to keep player knowledge separate from character knowledge?

 

[My name is Fiction]

Gabriel matched the Prime Minister's smile with one of his own. Having cleared himself of his initial mistrust, he was excited to be working with the man. Packing up to leave the Academy would be a simple matter: Gabe knew when to leave unnecessary things behind. He would write a letter to send to his family before leaving, even if they wouldn't reply. They had never really shown that they cared for his magical abilities.

"I have no further questions, Prime Minister, and I look forward to working with you on this task of yours," he said.

Spoiler: OOC: @Fiction

a few people left... he means me right?

How does your character know this? He can't hear the Prime Minister's words, since they're in separate rooms. I trust you know to keep player knowledge separate from character knowledge?

Spoiler

Wait I though they left and he was annoucing. >.<
All my posts are from RPs mind you...

 

[UnusualStranger]

"In that case, I wish you well in your preparation for the trip, and I hope you are at ease with all that has been placed before you. No worries, it will clear itself up in due time. Just need to take care of a few more things first..." The Prime Minister said, standing to wave the two mages out as Aaron opened the door, letting the two leave and then looking over those in the hall.

"Alright, you, you, and you should be all that is left here for now to be checked on. Get on in here and have a good chat with the Minister. Even though you are late, I guess I can give you a pass and all that nice stuff." Aaron said, pointing to Nina, Nat, and Edward.

[hr]

Seth looked upward at the returning Alexander, putting on a small grin and a nod as he approached.

"Well, that sounds like good news. You learn some cool things while you were in there, cause apparently I missed some with everyone coming out with awesome stories and ideas and stuff." Seth said, a small shrug following.

Well, this is odd. I really need to remember to apologize to Raven now, as all these people have to get very annoying whenever I show up.

 

[NeoAC]

Seth made a good point. Whatever Raven had been looking for when she had left her home town all those years ago, she certainly wasn't finding it in this school. All she found was more people to be frustrated with and a little dark laser show.

When Seth made the move to put his hand on her shoulder she flinched, as if to instinctively pull away from the physical contact. However, in her current state Raven wasn't putting up near as much fight as she usually would and she allowed the hand to touch her. First person I let touch me in years and it's a bloody Pyro. Didn't see that coming.

More people were crowding around the pyro, and it was starting to set Raven off a little bit. She pulled away from Seth and stood up as the other mages approached. "I should go prepare for this journey ahead," she explained, not turning around to face the group. "I shall see you all when we rejoin, I assume." With that, she left the Main Hall. A night should provide ample time to pack away my life and leave this school. Another sign that maybe I didn't belong here in the first place.

 

[CounterAttack]

Gabriel left the meeting room, and promptly became uncertain as to where he should go next, or what to do. There was plenty of time to pack up and get ready to go - it was getting close to noon, judging by the light streaming through the ceiling - but he didn't really know what he should be doing to pass the time. With that in mind, he wandered back over to Drew and Fei, hoping to join any conversation they might be having. He gave the siblings a small wave as he approached.

"Hey... so it looks like I'm in," Gabe said to the two of them.

 

[SkyeNeko]

"Ooooh really? You're going to come too? Aren't you excited?!?" She laughed, tugging on her brother's sleeve again. "Come on, Drew, we should leave for Oublie now! It's a loooong walk, and I want to get there in time for dinner! Where are you going to go Gabriel? Are you going to go back to your room? You could come with us to the city if you want, and we could buy a lot of toys and candy and things for the trip!"

 

[Mr. Omega]

Drew sighed and shook his head, but didn't mind bringing more company. "Kid, as long as you don't talk to my parents, you can come along with us. Come on, Fei, let's get going..." he wasn't looking forward to the long trek, but he did want to see his parents.

 

[UnusualStranger]

After the three were taken into the room, Aaron paused to look upon the group of individuals that sat and stood before him. He wondered what the future held for them, and if they would all make it through the trials that might lie ahead. He shook his head, and then raised his voice.

"HEY! All you ladies and gents can push on out of here if you want. I know you all probably got important things to getting to doing, so go do them! The guards will not bite....last I checked anyways. Go get your things together, and tomorrow morning we are going to be taking off if you are all ready. Otherwise, get there BEFORE noon, or I'll make sure we leave your ass behind!" Aaron said with a slight change in tone at the end, letting the group know that he meant the last part.

[hr]

Seth watched as Raven left, his hand slipping from her shoulder, and he let it fall to his side. He sat for a moment longer, not really thinking of much of anything until he heard Drew say something about "going", which to Seth with nothing to really to pack, sounded like a heck of an idea.

"Hey, you guys got room for one more? I really don't have much to do otherwise, and I would rather not cause too much trouble on my last day here." Seth said, standing up to walk over to Fei, Drew, and Gabriel.

This is going to get hilarious. I can almost feel it. I mean....how would parents react to this kind of stuff? Is there something more to it? I gotta see!

 

[SkyeNeko]

"Yay! Yes, Seth, come with us!" she laughed. "We can get a lot of candy and things!" She took Gabe's sleeve and twirled under it, before skipping around her brother. "We can start walking now, and get there before night. We can stay at the house maybe, there should be enough space, right Drew?"

She went outside, staring at the afternoon sky. "Come on, let's go!"

 

[CounterAttack]

Gabriel blushed a little as Fei danced around him; he hoped she didn't notice his reddening face. It would result in a very awkward explanation if she did. As soon as Fei returned to her brother's side, Gabe visibly relaxed. Just being around girls his age was awkward enough. He fell into step beside Seth as the group of four walked out of the hall.

"Say, um, Seth... does Fei always act like this?" he asked the Pyromancer, quietly so as not to attract the attention of his fellow Hydro. He had very little idea of what he was getting into by asking Seth about Fei, but he was curious. The few times he had seen her before the Prime Minister's arrival was in an academic situation. Gabe didn't exactly want to ask Drew about his sister; to him, it seemed like he was prying. Seth seemed like the best person to ask.

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

After leaving the meeting with the Prime Minister, Nydia had been pacing back and forth outside in the hall, trying to plan out just what all she was going to bring. Not knowing how long we'll be gone presents a bit of a problem... How many books should I bring, how many spare robes? I wonder if our duties will be of a diplomatic nature, or a more... battle oriented purpose. I suppose I'll need to bring a mix of my dress robes and some less fancy ones that will be more easily replaced.... Aaron's announcement snapped her out of her thoughts and back to reality though. She looked up and noticed that several of the others had already left.

"Ah... Well, if we're dismissed I suppose now is as good a time as any to go see my father and start getting ready." Nydia said to no one in particular before exiting the hall. As she walked, her thoughts changed from what she would bring to just how she was going to break the news to her father. She was fairly certain he would have mixed feelings about it. Glad to hear she had such an opportunity, but sad to hear that she would be gone for an indefinite amount of time most likely.

 

[UnusualStranger]

As Seth calmly followed, noting the reaction of Gabriel somewhat humorously, he was slightly surprised the young man was willing to speak with him in the first place. He took Gabriel as someone who would become paralyzed by their embarrassment, not talking about it. Regardless, Seth couldn't help but grin at the question.

"I wonder why you would ask, Gabriel. Have you not worked with her before? Isn't she just the greatest oasis of joy around here?" Seth said, grinning ever wider as he spoke.

"Of course, if you want to set something up, I am sure I can manage that, rather than dance around the issue all the time. I mean, it isn't as if this is the first time I was asked about something like this. So, how do you want it to go? Perhaps before her parent's place? Maybe during the trip we are taking? How about this evening?"

[hr]

As Nydia continued her walk, she was spotted by Cindy Rotunz, who had apparently been keeping watch outside of the Great Hall for someone to speak with. Upon seeing Nydia exit, Cindy made her approach.

"Ms. Freecs, I hope you do not mind if I walk with you a moment and ask a few things, do you?" Cindy asked, approaching the Lightdweller and already setting pace with her. What was apparent was that Cindy was not wearing her usual bring grin, instead appearing much more serious about what was to be discussed.

 

[CounterAttack]

At Seth's suggestion, Gabriel flinched. He knew exactly what the Pyromancer had in mind, and also realised that his question had been misinterpreted. "What? No! Nothing like that!" he quickly answered to cover up his mistake. "It's just... it's not just Fei who causes me to freeze up." His blush returning, Gabe chose his next words carefully.

"It's, well, girls in general. I, uh... I just can't talk to them, if they're around my age, give or take," he explained. "It's not for lack of trying, though. Before I went inside to talk to the Prime Minister, I tried to say even a single word to Fei. I couldn't do it." Gabe had no idea why he was discussing his problem with a Pyromancer he barely knew, though it was probably common knowledge among his fellows. On occasion, words travelled faster than spells in the Academy.

"Um... please don't mention this to anyone. I'd hate to have that spread all over the Academy. I mean, it probably is, but I don't really want people deliberately using it to embarrass me or anything," Gabriel continued, resuming his quiet tone in case Fei or Drew overheard.

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

"Oh. A pleasure to see you, Master Rotunz!" Nydia said as she bowed slightly, somewhat surprised to see Cindy approaching her and looking so serious. It was only natural for the masters to want to know what had gone on at the meeting, but it was strange that they had not discussed this with Kerbones beforehand if that was indeed the case. But rather than make assumptions, Nydia decided it would be best to refrain from voicing her thoughts and answer Cindy's questions instead.

"Of course, I would be more than happy to answer your questions, Master Rotunz. What would you like to know?" Nydia inquired, recalling as many details about the meeting as she could.

 

[UnusualStranger]

Seth couldn't help but let a wider grin appear on his face than before. The young fellow was obviously uncomfortable, confused, and possibly not well experienced to street living. Likely sent here away for all his life.

"No worries, my young friend. I've heard far worse problems, and done far worse. Need not worry about that. However, your worry about girls is unfounded. You need some assistance? Maybe I can be there to help move things out. Maybe you just need some pointers? Or perhaps be forced into a position? I can organize those too. Actually....." Seth paused, getting an odd look on his face.

For those who had known Seth for any amount of time, they would recognize this as a point of trouble. Seth already had ideas rolling in his mind, and was already appearing to gauge the distance between themselves and Fei.

[hr]

Cindy gently shook her head, obviously already predicting what was going on in Nydia's head. Cindy hadn't gotten to where she was without being able to do that from time to time, and this circumstance was no different.

"Calm yourself, Nydia. I have a simple request to put to you. You are aware of a few....younger members that are going to be going on this trip as well, correct?" Cindy asked, keeping the pace with Nydia, letting her set where they were going and what was going on.

"It is particularly about them. While I have no reason to believe they will bring any harm to you, I feel as if taking such young students out of the Academy is...well, somewhat risky, especially for themselves. I know you don't really have to do this, and you can refuse if you want, but I have a very...strange request to make of you. If you want it, of course. Though, I do wish that Alexander was nearby as well...."