Saint Poemandres Boarding School

[CounterAttack]

"That's his standard response to a question like that," Rochelle said quietly to Sven before falling silent. She thought over her next words, making sure she said nothing that Sven might take the wrong way.

Then two simple facts came to the front of her mind. Sven was a werewolf. Rochelle disliked the way werewolves changed their forms. The same applied to any other supernatural race capable of altering their appearance. It was unnerving to think that the guy she could possibly be attracted to had... well, a beast, for lack of better words, living within that body. If anything, what she had just remembered was a reason not to be interested in Sven. That and another simple fact: Rochelle had practically thrown herself at him. That never worked out well, not even in the case of regular humans. Perhaps it was best to speak her mind, she figured.

"Um, Sven..." she started, looking at the werewolf in question. "Would you mind if I spoke to you seriously for a moment?"

 

[terribleyetfun]

The zeppelin lurched forwards slightly with the stop causing Jeffery to fall to the left far enough to spill a small amount of his drink on the Bar, the stop was followed by the sharp crackle of the P.A speakers turning on.

"attention students, we will be landing in approximately one hour, get your things ready and prepare to experience the sights and experiences of promenades boarding school" the P.A buzzed before switching off.

"alright, time to get ready for something horrible" Jeffery groaned finishing his drink in one gulp and shuffling back to his room to get his suitcase, cursing to himself as to why he did`nt grab it in the first place.

Jeffery returned suitcase in hand and sat down at the exact same booth he first sat in awaiting the opportunity to finally get off the zeppelin a emotionless look on his face as he took out his iPod and spellbook to pass the time.

"huh...wonder where everyone else is?"

 

[Oneirius]

Oneirius suddenly seemed very interested at a gigantic, incredibly complex grandfather clock leaning dangerously against a nearby wall(which you are both pretty sure was not there a second before). Now may be a good time for a private chat.

 

[j1-2themax]

"Sure, I guess." Sven figured this was really why he was here anyways, despite Oneirius's answer, so why should he object? He took a quick look at Oneirius to ask for some privacy, but saw that his attention was already elsewhere (and questioned where the heck that clock came from) and turned his attention to Rochelle.

 

[CounterAttack]

Turning to face Sven, Rochelle hesitated briefly before she began to speak. "Um... I'm not really sure how to say this, but... maybe it's best if I don't pursue an interest in you. I was an idiot earlier, and I know it. The drinking, the nightmares, the party... All of those contributed to my lack of control by affecting my emotions, hence my shameless advances on you. Looking back, I realise I overlooked the simple facts I know and trust. I mean, sure, someday I might get over my dislike of the way you and your kind change their form, but I guess I had just forgotten about it. But I digress."

She paused for a moment to consider her next words, then continued. "Basically, what I'm saying is that I think it'd be better if we were just friends, rather than something more. I practically threw myself at you, and I shouldn't have. I'm sorry."

 

[Oneirius]

Spoiler: OOG

Ouch, that probably hurt.

 

[j1-2themax]

Sven had to practically force himself to listen to the end of Rochelle's speech, doing his best to keep his emotions in check, especially after the (hopefully unintended) dig at his shapeshifting. After he was sure Rochelle was done, he responded, "You know, I figured this was coming. In fact, I probably should have said the same thing sooner. I mean, we've only known each other for a couple of days. Heck, I didn't even figure my shapeshifting was going to be a problem for you." And there are a couple of things I don't think I'm ready for you to know yet, he silently added to himself. "I guess what I'm trying to say is, you're right, and I'm sorry I kept you going as long as I did."

So why am I still upset by this? he thought to himself as he got up and started looking for the door.

 

[CounterAttack]

Oh, no... This wasn't what I'd intended. Rochelle panicked a little, got up and moved to follow Sven. Standing a couple of paces behind him, she softly said,"I didn't mean to offend you or anything, it's just that I don't... well, like, for lack of a better word. I don't really like watching someone change form." She stumbled over the words a little, struggling to find a way to make amends.

"We can still be friends, right? But neither of us want to be more than that. As I said, eventually I'll get over your shapeshifting." Eventually.

 

[Oneirius]

Spoiler: OOG

Oh, I can see such wonderful drama opportunities for this character. Some of the werewolves in Saint P. are would be FAR angrier to listen to this talk(especially since a large percent of them were either born like that or, even worse, bitten into it).
awesome.

 

[Blasphemous Rex]

The new students began to file out of the Zeppelin, and into a large tower that extended up from the school grounds. From there, they took a long, winding staircase down to the ground floor, where they divided by name and got their room keys.

"Hey, wizard," Chaz said to Jeffery back on the ship. "Uh, people are getting off now. You coming?"

 

[j1-2themax]

Sven kept walking as Rochelle spoke, and while her words weren't necesarrily falling on deaf ears, he could only force himself to say, "Sure," in a harsh tone. I know she means well, but if my lycanthropy is that big of a deal breaker... Jeeze Alou, where is that exit? He was starting to get annoyed that, despite at least two minutes of walking, he hadn't even reached a wall, let alone a door. It wasn't until that point he realized Oneirius was the one who let him in, and was most likely his only way out as well. Sighing, Sven turned around and silently hoped he could at least wake up without any further problems.

 

[terribleyetfun]

Jeffery snapped awake from the trance he had put himself in from the combination of his spellbook and his iPod, suddenly alert and looked up at Chaz.

"holy crap we`re actually here, oh how I can`t wait to be herded like a sheep" Jeffery sighed to himself as he picked up his briefcase and followed Chaz outside, immediately blocked by the crowd of students in front of him, Jeffery was forced to stand next to Chaz as the two of them slowly worked their way down to the bottom of the staircase.

"so where`s kohana and the others?, I have`nt seem them since I saw them in the hall" Jeffery asked casually, in a vain attempt to make conversation as he and Chaz worked their way down to the bottom of the staircase.

 

[Blasphemous Rex]

"Wha, um, I don't, know." It was very apparent Chaz was nervous. His wings were, quite literally, non-existent. "I think they might still be on the ship, but, I don't know... How long is this staircase, anyway?" He was looking over the railing, but the floor didn't appear to be getting any closer.

 

[CounterAttack]

Sven's cold, one-word response shocked Rochelle. He didn't have to be that mean about it... could she have ruined a potential friendship in a single night? Maybe he was interpreting her words the wrong way. It wasn't just werewolves, it was shapechangers in general. Watching a person alter their appearance before her eyes made her slightly nauseous at best. If it became too much for her in the past, she had turned away and hoped there weren't any grisly sounds associated with the transformations.

Rochelle could feel tears building behind her eyes, but she suppressed them with an effort of will. She turned and slowly made her way back to one of the chairs opposite Oneirius. she slumped down in it, feeling sharp pains running through her wings as she crushed a few of the feathers. But she didn't really care; she could have lost someone who could become a good friend to her. Emotional pain was far worse than that of the physical; she knew that much.

 

[Oneirius]

"Maybe it would be best for you to leave now", said Oneirius in a disappointed, though calm tone. "Come again if you need anything. Both of you."

There is a flash of white light.

You wake up.

 

[terribleyetfun]

"eh they`ll be fine, not like there`s anything that dangerous on the ship that can get them in the next ten minutes" Jeffery laughed to himself as he slowly descended the staircase alongside Chaz the ground finally coming into view below them.

"can`t be that long...so what`ve you heard about this place anyway?" Jeffery asked looking over the railing of the stairs seeing nothing but the cold concrete below.

 

[Blasphemous Rex]

"Er, not a lot. Just what my parents told me, which wasn't much. They never went to any of these schools, they're way too old," he mumbled. "It's, pretty much a school, I guess, with classes and teachers, only the classes are unlike any other class you've ever heard of, and the teachers are weird and crazy."

 

[terribleyetfun]

"ahhh the typical deep, dark institution that bears many secrets and weird stuff and yet parents still send their children there despite knowing nothing about the place, how many of these places can there be" Jeffery sighed as he took yet another look over the railing to the concrete below, guessing that they were at least more than halfway down the staircase at this point.

"and teachers are weird and crazy everywhere, it`s just that the teachers in this school have access to magic and I think some could eat you if they tried" Jeffery said taking his ipod out of his pocket and putting on "symphony of destruction" at half volume so he could still hear the outside world.

 

[Blasphemous Rex]

"Well there's no way this place is worse then going to a 'normal,' human school, hiding inside your own skin all the time," Chaz told Jeffery, aware that he probably couldn't hear. "At least I hope it is..." He didn't know if the other students would be prejudice against him because his kind, he hoped they wouldn't and everyone on the Zeppelin was nice, and there were far worse species out there, but it was a fear of his.

Succubi and Incubi were quite secretive until very recently, and so all most people heard of them was from myths, which were not very compassionate. From those, people thought they knew that Cubi were exclusively female and ate people, neither of which were completely true. Cubi were much more often female then male (80% so), and eating their victims was strictly optional. Still, the myths persisted, and as a result Cubi got judged by it like anything else with a bad reputation.

That's what Chaz was afraid of. No one would expect him to be Cubi, and when he told them they would think horrible things before he could explain the truth. He didn't even look Cubi yet, not without his head wings. Although people who would prejudge him he didn't really want as friends, anyway.

 

[j1-2themax]

Sven groaned as he awoke back in his room. Did all of that just happen? Sven asked himself as he reached to turn off his alarm, which had been going off for about a half-hour. Mental note to self: avoid visiting Oneirius's office if you have to get up early. As he got up and changed into a t-shirt and jeans, Sven started to regret being so harsh with Rochelle towards the end of the night; he could have sworn he heard her crying at the end. After all, it's not her fault shapeshifters unsettle her. I should apolo... No, she probably wouldn't even be able to look at me. At least not for a while. After he was changed, Sven quietly grabbed his room key and slipped out of the room, hoping Rochelle wouldn't catch him.