Arden Vale discussion

Ryuu led Rhapsody out to the Pavilion. Wow, this place looks nice. He walked around until he spotted a small pond.

"This is so neat. I think I'll chose this over a tree when I need to think again." She gave him a small smile. "The tree gave me a helping hand with the ground situation."

"Oh, okay." He pointed to the pond. "I'm not very good at this." He said. "It's why I chose to go outside. I rarely use this power."

She nodded. "I am sure you'll do fine. Go ahead." Rhapsody smiled encouragingly at him.

"What should I do? Slice that tree over there? Or make a sculpture of an animal. If it's an animal, then you can choose what animal."

She laughed. "Just do what you feel comfortable doing. Surprise me."

Ryuu concentrated and brought some of the water up. He started twirling it around like some strings on a baton in a parade. So far so good. He thought.

"Wow." She said smiling. "That is so cool. I wish I could do that." Rhapsody didn't mention that she could if she wanted to just by copying his powers with her own. It tended to freak people out.

Ryuu sliced it at a nearby bush. She kept slicing it until it was the shape of a unicorn. "There, my sister should like that." He smiled.

"That's amazing!" She said truthfully. "You have a sister?"

"Two actually. One's my twin the other is younger then me. So my twin sister is older then me. But, for the unicorn, I was talking about my little sister."

She gave him a small smile. "Your lucky to have them. Do they live here to?"

"Yep. Right now, they're visiting out parents." He smiled. He started walking around, his smile faded away as he staggered around.

Rhapsody looked worried. "Are you OK?"

Ryuu stood up again. "Er...yeah." he said, unsure. Not now, please not now. He thought. He kept walking around as if he was running away from something.

"Ryuu, tell me how to help." She spoke clearly and slowly, trying to get him to look at her.

"No!" He exclaimed. He started walking inside. "I'll just go lie down in my dorm. I should be better by then." He said weakly.

Rhapsody grabbed his arms gently with gloved hands and lead him to sit down on the pavilion seat. "Is this because of using your power?" She asked flatly.

"No! Why would you think all?" He said. Then he looked at her. "It's not your fault. I just...um..." He paused to think for a moment. "Concentrate too hard." He lied.

She frowned. "I should have mentioned I can tell lies from the truth pretty easily." Of course she meant as a learned skill, rather than a power, but he didn't need to know the difference. "What is it? You can tell me."

"It's nothing!" He exclaimed. "Why won't you believe me?" He slapped her hand away. "It's just a headache. Nothing serious!"

((What is wrong with him? lol))

Rhapsody crossed her arms but didn't move. She eyed him critically. "You don't trust people, do you?"

((Another one of his headaches. He sometimes has random voices in his head.))

"Excuse me, but I have to go." Ryuu said seriously. He started sprinting and hoping that he wouldn't crash into something or someone.

"Wait. Please." Rhapsody called out to him. She hadn't moved. "I can take away your headache." Though she didn't have healing powers, she could absorb any pain from an injury, which is why her arm didn't feel very sore.

"What headache? I never told you that." He looked back at her, frightened. "Unless,.." He started. "Get away from me!" He yelled and continued running.

"You did tell me. Your words were 'It's just a headache." She walked in his path, slightly worried about him. "Please. Let me help you."

"What, how did you get here?" He thought. Wasn't she like ten feet behind me? He blamed it on his headache. "You can't help me! No one can!"

She sighed. "At least let me try?"

"No!" He backed away. "I hate people like you! They always think they can help!" He did his best to take a deep breath. "Fine, I'll go to the infirmary if that makes you feel better. But, don't even try getting near me."

She didn't look hurt by his words as she stopped and held up her hands in surrender. "Fine. Do what you want. Torture yourself, I don't care. Come see me when you give a damn about yourself." Rhapsody turned and walked back to the pavilion.

Ryuu sighed. "Finally." He mumbled. That's not good, I don't think I can make it into the infirmary. He thought. He sat down and leaned against the wall. I'm tired. He thought.

Rhapsody sat down in the pavilion, her back facing Ryuu. She didn't look hurt by his words, but she was. It was her job to help people, being a Servitor and all. Why didn't he let her help him?

Ryuu sat there. He couldn't really move. Why did I push her away? He thought. He sighed. It's all my fault.

Rhapsody debated what to do next. She wasn't bothering to feel if Ryuu had left or not, as she was trying to tell herself she didn't care. After years of seclusion, it shouldn't hurt her how he acted, but it did. Sighing aloud, she started causing the grass to sway back and forth out of boredom.

Ryuu fell asleep, or he could have passed out. It was hard to tell. Before he fell 'asleep', he thought about the darkness in the world.

Rhapsody stood and decided to go to the library. Turning, she gasped. Ryuu had passed out not far from where she stood. Rushing over to him, she ran a gloved hand in front of his face, not so much to see his reaction, but as to see why he was still there. She felt his exhaustion and sighed.

((Infirmary?))

((Sure :) I'll post first of you like))

((Okay))

Ethan, using his antigravity vis, walked on the walls of the pavilion. He challenged himself for the day. If he can focus for 3 straight hours without falling, he would treat himself for 2 boxes of pizza. If he doesn't, well, he falls to the little pond below him.Focus, focus, don't fall.

Ariadne walked down the hall silently, as usual looking like a grim reaper. Her head was hurting slightly, but that wasn't surprising. Over one thousand years and telekinesis still caused her occasional pain. She noticed someone walking on walls and smiled to herself, stopping to look at them with interest. Anti gravity. That one I haven't seen before.

He decided to run and see if he can manage it while he freezes the water below him. He runs faster and faster.

She removed her hood and leaned against a wall. Ice magic, I'm presuming. Nice. Lets see if he falls. Her hair was long and falling down her back in a lose plait, black as a night with no stars in the sky.

Ethan noticed a girl leaning against a wall. He glanced at her and looked away hastily. A second later and she'd be frozen. Due to that, he lost his focus, tumbled and fell. Luckily, he used his vision to freeze the water. The impact didn't hurt. But humiliation did.

She ran over to him worried as he fell. Arden Vale had really done wonders with her emotional blockages, and now she could fit in a bit better with normality. After all, she managed to worry, that's progress. Ariadne had seen his quick gaze and realized she'd distracted him. "Oh my, I did not mean to distract you. My apologies, are you hurt?" Her speech seemed old, older than she looked.

Feeling his cheeks warm, Ethan immediately stood, brushing off the frost in his clothes and acted like he meant to do the stunt. "Y-yeah," he began, cheeks still burning. "I'm fine. It wasn't you,"he tried to sound convincing. He managed an embarrassed smile.

She noticed his embarrassment and decided to ease it. Smiling politely, she asked him something to redirect his thoughts. "Ice vis, correct? I am not certain. It is either you can freeze things, or control and manipulate the body of water.

"I, uh, actually," he shook his head."I have Vision-based vis. I can freeze or burn or do telescopic, heat and X-ray vision to anything I stare at. Provided I want to," he reached inside his jacket pocket,drew his shades and put them on. He continued,"But I'm still having difficulties."

Her smile became real. His magic was so different to what it used to be like back when she was born. "That sounds wonderful. X-Ray, you say? Now that could be rather ... worrying, for people on the other side of it." It was a small joke, a pretty bad one at that. She quickly covered it up with something else. "I still have difficulties with my vis."

Now that he was free to look at her without the risk of freezing her, burning her, or seeing what he must not see, Ethan turned to her and inclined his head. Smiling he asked,"What do you mean, worrying?"