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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 16, 2023 2:42:43 GMT
A gust of wind slightly disturbs everyone's clothes as Yugi pops right up in front of Hawk.
She quietly folds her hands and awaits instruction, her notebook at the ready.
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 16, 2023 2:55:57 GMT
Yves slowly stands up from the wall and steps over to join the other students around Hawk, mumbling out a quick "Sorry...", and furtively glancing around at her classmates. She's hugging herself tightly, her hands trembling as she stares at Hawk and his familiar with an unsettling amount of focus.
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 16, 2023 3:02:10 GMT
Faye was engrossed in giving the bird some pets to the parts of it she could reach (not many, given its place on Hawk's arm), but the mention of practicing the spell pulled her out of it.
"Cyfarwydd."
... Nothing happened. Undeterred, she looked around the room for a moment before... "Ah, there you are..."
Directly behind Faye, while no one was looking at the spot it appeared in, a fluffy, white rabbit had manifested. It then proceeded to stand on its hind legs to make clear it was not a rabbit, but actually a rather frightening looking jackalope with wide red eyes and a pair of large antlers. Standing the way it did, the tips of its horns reached the height of its master's stomach.
Faye wasted no time picking the creature up and cuddling it, as it stared unblinking directly at Yves.
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Post by Kachu on Mar 16, 2023 3:12:03 GMT
Mikoto excitedly eyes each of the new familiars, before taking a step back and shaking their head.
“This is very… interesting. I cannot deny. But all of this activity feels… wrong. Isadora is no longer with us. And although it seems as if she was responsible for our current predicament…”
Mikoto buries their head deeper into their coat. “It feels wrong, to get excited over these familiars… I am sorry, everyone… I’m no good…”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 16, 2023 3:12:20 GMT
"Wow, Faye!" Yugi gasps. "Why does your creature look like that?"
Yugi looks like she's scared to use any strange powers still.
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 16, 2023 3:14:02 GMT
Yves lets out a soft gasp, entranced by the terrifying(ly cute) rabbit creature Faye was now cradling in her arms like a wee little baby. "Um..." She starts, her voice scratchy, reaching a hand out of her self-hug and extending it towards Faye and her familiar, only to quickly recoil back.
"Do you mind if- can I, um, pet it? Please..." Her expression softened from abject despair to very-distressed-but-almost-smiling-because-rabbit :) as she stared back at the jackalope's unnerving, beady red eyes.
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Post by satan on Mar 16, 2023 3:14:53 GMT
Hawk nodded at Faye. "Good. Looks like you'll be a natural at this."
To the rest of the group, he continued.
"I understand that this is a very impromptu class; however, this will serve as the basis of growing your skills further while here. In order to summon your... Let's call them 'familiars' for now. In order to summon them,you just need to hold out your arms or hands in a way that feels natural to you. Then, you must speak, with intent, the 'incantation' of Cyfarwydd.
"Now, Faye has already moved along, but the rest of you should also try it."
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Post by wintercoat on Mar 16, 2023 3:26:50 GMT
Mikoto excitedly eyes each of the new familiars, before taking a step back and shaking their head. “This is very… interesting. I cannot deny. But all of this activity feels… wrong. Isadora is no longer with us. And although it seems as if she was responsible for our current predicament…” Mikoto buries their head deeper into their coat. “It feels wrong, to get excited over these familiars… I am sorry, everyone… I’m no good…” “Can we talk about this? What in the hell was up with that scene we came across?”
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 16, 2023 3:28:07 GMT
"Wow, Faye!" Yugi gasps. "Why does your creature look like that?" Yugi looks like she's scared to use any strange powers still. "Like what? Ah, of course you can pet him." she presented the creature and its fearsome horns to Yves. "Oh, you mean the antlers? He's a jackalope! It's a supposed jackrabbit-antelope hybrid from the United States, it's part of this whole thing people usually call 'fearsome critters' that's..." The bulk of the explanation Faye gave to Yves and Yugi has been cut for the sake of your reading experience. "... They're so rare because they can only breed during lightning flashes and their favorite drink is whiskey."
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Post by rei. on Mar 16, 2023 3:29:42 GMT
"No one's even questioning the mechanics of such things... Not one plan." He grumbles.
"Cyfarwydd."
Seemingly hidden from everyone's view, Neuron silently chants the spell. Behind him appeared small purple tentacles. It, however, would be difficult to see as its size and form hides underneath Neuron's clothes.
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Post by Collin1002 on Mar 16, 2023 3:34:23 GMT
Mikoto excitedly eyes each of the new familiars, before taking a step back and shaking their head. “This is very… interesting. I cannot deny. But all of this activity feels… wrong. Isadora is no longer with us. And although it seems as if she was responsible for our current predicament…” Mikoto buries their head deeper into their coat. “It feels wrong, to get excited over these familiars… I am sorry, everyone… I’m no good…” “Can we talk about this? What in the hell was up with that scene we came across?” Felix nearly spoke the spell, but at Caitlin's question, he stopped himself. Right, there were much more pressing matters. "Isadora... she killed herself, didn't she?" he hesitantly asked. "I-I mean, she was smiling. And given the sigil or whatever it was on the floor made of blood, not to mention the fact that her wrists were slit and the knife was in her chest..." He gagged a bit as he recalled the memory, but soldiered on. "Did she plan this...?"
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Post by satan on Mar 16, 2023 3:36:55 GMT
Mikoto excitedly eyes each of the new familiars, before taking a step back and shaking their head. “This is very… interesting. I cannot deny. But all of this activity feels… wrong. Isadora is no longer with us. And although it seems as if she was responsible for our current predicament…” Mikoto buries their head deeper into their coat. “It feels wrong, to get excited over these familiars… I am sorry, everyone… I’m no good…” “Can we talk about this? What in the hell was up with that scene we came across?” Hawk sighed, closing his eyes. "Your teachers and I will... Investigate the scene later. That sort of thing is not for your eyes to witness." He forced a smile, even as the bird screeched, spread its wings, and flew into the air. "Please. For now, put it out of your mind, and... And work on accepting this." Even as he said the words, he winced. They tasted bad.
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 16, 2023 3:41:22 GMT
Yves takes a hesitant step closer to Faye and leans over, reaching out for the jackalope and running the side of her finger against its cheek, up and down. "Your jackalope's really fluffy..." She giggles, quietly, her shoulders relaxing the slightest bit as she reaches her other hand up and scratches the familiar between its ears and its horns with both hands, her frown just barely changing to a faint smile as she does so.
After a long while in her jackalope-petting fugue state, she retreats a step back and rests her hands together in front of her skirt, glancing between Faye, the jackalope, and her shoes. "Um. Thank you. I feel a little better now."
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Post by mec on Mar 16, 2023 3:41:52 GMT
"I don't really know if it's safe to just summon things after we were just-." Hella stops herself and looks confused for a moment. "Would you describe what happened to us as summoning?" “Can we talk about this? What in the hell was up with that scene we came across?” "I don't get it either. If we were dead too we would expect to see her down here with us. Unless she was a good person and passed Peter's gates." She takes an awkward breath and swaps the shoulder she had her bag slung over. Hella glances at the tentacle familiar. "Y-yeah that. That's what I mean. If that was any bigger it could be dangerous."
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Post by Joker on Mar 16, 2023 4:17:23 GMT
“Can we talk about this? What in the hell was up with that scene we came across?” "That's a good idea." Nico said. He seemed calm, all things considered. Or he was so stressed beyond belief he appeared calm. "Isadora said death follows wherever she went, right? Or something to that effect?" He asks. "I guess she meant that literally. Assuming this isn't some crazy drug induced dream we're all collectively sharing thanks to a spiked dinner, is it safe to assume that she was some kind of demon? Or maybe like Satan or something...?" He sheepishly rubs the back of his head with his right hand. "Feels kind of silly to say all of that out loud, but this is apparently our reality now..."
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Post by pancakes on Mar 16, 2023 4:20:39 GMT
"T-This is the worst day of my life," Ige whined. "...Why am I even here?! How is this fair or just?!"
Ige pointed at the others. "And stop playing with that witchcraft!! It'll only lead to bad things!!"
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 16, 2023 4:27:08 GMT
"Hmph... We each got a familiar, eh?" Calvin asked no one in particular. "Well, then... Let's see what kind of familiar I got." He clears his throat as he held both of his hands up like he was grabbing at the air in front of him.
"Cyfarwydd!" The cowboy shouted. In a puff of red smoke, a black bull emerges from within the smoke. Except this time, the bull appears to be really tiny; the size of a dog.
"Huh... I get a bull familiar... And it's tiny?" He seems perplexed by this. "What balderdash is this?!"
He looks to the other adults as the bull familiar stares at him and snorts.
"And... what are yer going to do about the dead meat in there?" Calvin asked as he thumbed in the direction of the principle's office.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 16, 2023 4:39:19 GMT
"I don't get it either. If we were dead too we would expect to see her down here with us. Unless she was a good person and passed Peter's gates." She takes an awkward breath and swaps the shoulder she had her bag slung over. "Of course she was good! I liked her!" Yugi says with worry on her face. "We should do what we can to honor our classmate's memory! Like the vigil we had at my old school..." "Isadora said death follows wherever she went, right? Or something to that effect?" He asks. "I guess she meant that literally. Assuming this isn't some crazy drug induced dream we're all collectively sharing thanks to a spiked dinner, is it safe to assume that she was some kind of demon? Or maybe like Satan or something...?" He sheepishly rubs the back of his head with his right hand. "Feels kind of silly to say all of that out loud, but this is apparently our reality now..." "No way! The dinner was safe! For the next one I'll make sure all the food is tested somehow..." Yugi scribbles something down in her notebook. "Sorry Nico, you'll feel safe at the next one..."
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Post by Joker on Mar 16, 2023 4:50:50 GMT
“Oh no, I’m not blaming you!” Nico clarified. “Just offering it as a possibility. I don’t know about you, but I think I’d rather be in a drug induced dream than literally be in Hell.”
“Already planning another dinner, huh?” Despite the situation, he cracks a smile. “I like the sound of that. Count me in.”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 16, 2023 4:56:39 GMT
“Well now that we’re in hell maybe it gives us a reason to revive the religion club!” Yugi says eagerly as if anyone except for her would consider this a silver lining. She ignores the fact that the reason they are all here is because of the actions of the former religion club member (from this morning).
“It could help us solve the mysteries of this world and look good on our transcripts!”
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Post by satan on Mar 16, 2023 5:03:09 GMT
"Why don't we put a pin in that idea for now, Ms. Cooley? Now may not be the best time for such talks."
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Post by pancakes on Mar 16, 2023 6:55:31 GMT
"You guys make no sense," Ige cried as a deluge of familiars began to appear. "Am I the only one who sees how bad an idea this is?! What if these things are deadly?!"
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Post by satan on Mar 16, 2023 8:17:04 GMT
Hawk strode up to Ige. "Mr. Tsutomu. We are in a deadly situation to begin with. We are in an unknown location, transported by unknown means, and we were told to fight for our lives."
He turned, sweeping his eyes over the group at large, and he allowed his voice to boom out.
"I know... I know that all of you are feeling afraid. Anxious. Uncertain of what the future holds. But letting our fear control us will lead to more uncertainty.
"And I cannot abide that."
His voice dropped, becoming a harsh whisper.
"We must adapt. Learn the rules and how to break them, if we must. Defend ourselves tooth and nail, because clearly... We are on our own. We must not let fear alone determine our actions, because if we are controlled by our fear...
"Then we shall all perish here.
"But!"
Again, his voice swelled.
"I swear this before you now: so long as I still draw breath, so long as this body will move, I will teach you how to first survive, and then thrive here. We will get through this..."
And here, he turned back to Ige, laying a hand on the assistant's shoulder.
"Together."
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Post by pancakes on Mar 16, 2023 8:54:41 GMT
Ige jumped as Hawk put his hand on his shoulder, retreating a bit. "T-This makes no sense, anyways..! I'm only here by mistake..! I was supposed to be long gone by now... We can trade, right..? Maybe it's not too late for Sugita to come take my spot..."
Ige clearly still hadn't accepted the situation he found himself in, despite the helpful notions of those around him.
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Post by satan on Mar 16, 2023 8:56:37 GMT
"... Perhaps you should get some rest, Mr. Tsutomu. You'll find yourself able to think better if you do."
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Post by Panda on Mar 16, 2023 10:23:02 GMT
Kameron silently watched over the students, and Ige, as they reacted to the situation. Then, loud and clear, he summoned his own familiar. A miniature griffin swooped down and nuzzled against his legs.
"I understand your concerns," he said, addressing Ige and Mikoto in particular, "but I don't sense any hostility from these fellas. I get the impression they're born from our souls, in some way way. We're in dark times right now, and I think we could all do with some comfort. And nothing could be more comforting than you!" He bent down to scritch his familiar. "Who's a good boy? You're a good boy! Yes you are!" He definitely liked him. "I'm going to call you Gusty."
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 16, 2023 14:29:33 GMT
Korrigan was unfortunately not taking this too well. At least initially. As he listens to the demons and then the fears of the students and then lastly the slow but sure comfort of the pet familiars everyone was getting, his left hand slowly but surely was resting more and more on his face until it was covering all but one eye. He deeply inhales and exhales before removing his hand from his face.
"...We could be dead, but we aren't. They have every ability to kill us, but they aren't. What a rigged game." Korrigan laments as he gives another look out to the scenery. In a morbid way, it was actually somewhat nice to look at.
He looks around at the familiars once more before addressing the group. "Having a ghost pet wasn't exactly on my bucket list, but this sure is a decent time to eat, drink, and enjoy the toil of our works. For what little we can do." he inhales deeply. "Cyfarwydd."
The fluttering of wings can be heard as a barn owl flies out from Korrigan's back and circles him a minute before resting atop one of his shoulders, staring at him with big dark eyes. The owl blinks and immediately begins trying to rearrange Korrigan's hair.
"No, no. St-, you're not helping! It isn't a threat." Korrigan brushes his hair back and the owl concedes, then turning its attention to the rest of the group as it watches.
"I hate bringing this up so early, but we might want to try and pre-emptively decide which two people ought to survive. If that's even possible." Korrigan mumbles.
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 16, 2023 14:37:14 GMT
"You guys are being dumb." Faye elucidated. "If anything you should be more willing to summon your familiar the more people do it. You'll be at a disadvantage otherwise. Hawk's hawk is gonna peck your eyes out."
This surely had nothing to do with her wanting to see more familiars.
"... It's all Isadora's fault anyways, so who cares that she..."
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Post by NIKI on Mar 16, 2023 14:43:26 GMT
Su-ah, still looking thrilled to be here, observed all the wonderful creatures that appeared before her eyes. "In my opinion... I think we should all be grateful to have an experience such as this one! Isadora let us into this world for unknown reasons... isn't it exciting? We have all the time in the world to investigate and learn about it, from what I understand! Maybe we can even find another way out." She got quiet, thinking for a second. "...I'm just worried about how time passes here in relation to the regular world. Ah, whatever. Thoughts for later. We just have to worry about becoming friends, right?" Su-ah extended her arm as well and shouted out the spell. She looked around, confused as this... thing... crawled on top of her head. "Did... did it work?"
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 16, 2023 14:48:52 GMT
"It worked! It worked!" Faye nodded excitedly, rabbit ears flopping as she did. She completely failed to actually point out where the familiar was as she did.
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