cancry | Superbia Intro Log

Veil IMMEDIATELY wanders out into the woods the instant she's left unsupervised.

That's Our Veil! (Laugh Track) (Applause)

Is she keeping an eye out for anything in particular or just vibing?

Her intent is mostly just vibing, maybe looking at a cool bird or eating a random plant, but she has a surprisingly good eye for spotting anything that looks unnatural. ~~maybe there's a treasure chest or a random door or some ancient ruins~~

Unless she's committing to doing a full on deep dive of the forest, she's not going to find much of interest! There's some litter scattered about that implies the students do come here pretty frequently regardless of any rules against it, but otherwise, it's just a cool forest.

[So, Medic is not a jock, but she is insatiably curious. And there's nothing that gets attention faster than a door you aren't allowed to go through.]

[She's not a locksmith, but she does have sensor powers. Leaning casually against the wall right outside the gym and extending her range as far into the gym as she can, is there anything she might pick up on?]

She's not really prepared for that five minutes after arrival in Superbia, but she will absolutely come back later ~~after the state of her existence here is a little more defined~~. Forests are supposed to have cool stuff in them! At the very least there should be deer!

Medic's sensor powers do not pick up on any living (well 'living') beings of any kind inside the gymnasium. In fact, she doesn't really get much of anything at all, really. Just seems like an empty gymnasium.

[They descend the stairs.

And it leaks in slowly, bit by bit, rather than a tidal wave all at once. Like every step is another puzzle piece, another long forgotten memory seeping back into light and color.

The stairs disappear. And so does Chiron.

He marches off, ostensibly to go exploring, you know, as they always do somewhere new. But he doesn't really see the buildings, see the children or the smattering of adults, some of whom greet him like they know him when he doesn't even know himself. He walks across campus, through hallways, in as straight a line as he can manage with the layout. He walks into the forest, unheeding, and then comes out the other side, still here, still at the school.

Eventually. He's in a club room. It's for the chess club. He knows, because he found a chess board, and he's set one up. He sits across from nothing and no one. Idling on the black side.]

[So, everyone. Have you noticed that one of your member has...conspiciously gone missing? No? Well, it's probably fine. He MAY or may not have gotten himself left behind in the previous layer, but seeing as how he now gets to enjoy an eternity of gambling...don't feel too bad for old Second. He's doing just fine.

As fate would have it, when one door closes, another opens. This one belonging to someone much younger, brighter, smarter. But no less bewildered the moment he opens his eyes and finds himself waking in one of the school dorms, as if he's meant to be there. Unlike the other Specters, though, the boy has this...feeling that something isn't right. He's not sure what that could be, though. Not being able to remember much of anything makes that harder to grasp, even harder than the fact that he equally has no concept of a school setting to begin with.

Before he can question anything, a Specter- a teacher, of some sort- passes by his room and stops to greet him, letting him know class is starting in an hour and to expect to have a roommate from this morning forwards. A young boy similar in age calling himself "Monarch".

He can't help but find that name...strange. Yet familiar, somehow.

It's not enough to stop him from getting up and heading out for class as instructed. He heads out into the hallway and blends with the other students, another faceless Specter in the crowd...]

[(Pre-Awakening) A) First Day]

[Unlike the newer "transfers" that just arrived, he's seen as someone who has been here for a while already. It's still his first day of class, but he's had the time to get used to the campus layout, which means exactly zero people help him get to where he needs to go. The class he eventually ends up in is one a wayward teacher finally guides him to with a hand at his wrist, mumbling something about how he shouldn't be dawdling. At this point, he's not even sure his voice is working since he hasn't gotten a word in edgewise, but before he knows it he's been ushered into a class already full of other students looking back at him. Perhaps one of the Executors is here, attending as a means to blend in...or standing in as a teacher shadowing the existing teacher to learn the ropes. Either way, they'll be privy to a young boy who really looks a lot more confused than your average student as he stands there in front of the class.

The teacher who brought him in gives him a small nudge at the small of his back, asking that he introduce himself to the class. But he knows nothing to say...well. He has one thought on his mind, and he's not entirely sure what it means. It must be important enough to say.]

...my name is Amber. I'm an Alchemist.

[There's a beat of silence before the entire class erupts into laughter.]

[(Pre-Awakening) B) Science Class]

[Needless to say, Amber didn't arrive to the most warm welcome. He's immediately stuck in a limbo of being this weird new kid as well as one of those really smart types that bullies like to prey on. The type who would threaten to beat him up to get him to do their homework for them, that type.

Anyway. Whatever. Science class is happening and Amber kindof only really cares about that and none of the other students around. They're working with some sort of super basic experiment, so simple and rudimentary that he's at risk of falling asleep. At least until another student startles him with slamming their hands down on his desk hard enough to get him to look up, smirking across the table at him as he instructs Amber that he'll be doing his homework from now on.

Amber just...raises a brow, propping his chin up in his hand, pretending to look all around the room.]

Did you guys hear that? No? Gee, I sure can't hear anything all of a sudden.

[The boy fumes, reaching out to grab Amber by the front of his clothes. "You think you're funny, you clown?"

Amber looks up at the ceiling, his eyes creased as he sneers.]

Oh no, I suddenly can't see either. But, oh, I think my hearing is coming back? What is that I'm hearing? I think I might hear a baby crying...

[Amber earns himself a punch to the face so hard that he gets thrown backwards out of his chair. The class immediately erupts into chaos.]

[(Post-Awakening, pre-becoming an Executor which is open to anyone who wants to teach him The Thing) C) Princepal's Office]

[There's something about a second near-death experience that really makes you remember dying.

Amber sits in a chair just outside of the princepal's office with a bag of ice held to his face, a nasty purpling bruise appearing around his eye. Well, he's gotten a few things straight- his "name", what he does, and...the fact that he's supposed to be dead. He's almost certain of that, but he doesn't know where that certainty is coming from. And how did he die? An experiment gone wrong? Did he burn something down? An explosion?

He winces as he shifts the bag against his face, refusing to look at any of the students that rubberneck as they pass him by. He looks to be too lost in thought to humor any of them right now.]

[Well.]

[Not the entire class.]

[There's one girl sitting in the front row who doesn't seem mocking or annoyed at all. She just makes a quiet 'hm!' noise and scribbles something down in a journal.]

[It's not hard to tell her apart from the other students- for one thing, she's wearing what appears to be a uniform for a completely different school than everyone else. For another, she's staring at him.]

[She doesn't say anything to him right away, but he might notice that she's continuing to watch him- not in the snickering, vaguely ominous way of a bully staring at you and waiting for you to slip up somehow, give them ammunition. Just... thoughtfully. As though she's puzzling something out.]

[Well. Great. Amber can't exactly remember all of his feats of science back home, but he gets the feeling that whatever the case it's not a popular thing here. That, or it's just...weird. They were probably expecting something a lot simpler, or believable. Or to have a boy in their class not named Amber.

Varian's expression falls, hardens, and he gets his read on how things are gonna be here right then and there. But that's fine. He's used to working alone, so this probably won't be much different.

...or, it wouldn't be, if it weren't for the fact that there is one person that seems to behave differently from the other students. She looks different, too.

She's the only one who didn't laugh.

......and she's watching him.

Amber moves to his assigned seat after the teacher gets the class mostly settled, one that happens to be right in the perfect configuration for said girl to watch him as much as she pleases while Amber can see her out of the corner of his eye. He's not really sure what to make of her, honestly...but if she doesn't address him, he won't go out of his way to address her. Less that he doesn't want to (he's not really used to getting a girl's attention, needless to say) and more that he expects to be heckled if he tries. Maybe he'll just attempt to focus on whatever the curriculum is for homeroom.]

[And who's the last Executor anyone expected to have any interest in chess? The answer wanders in after her uneventful initial foray into the forest. That last part is important to mention since it explains why she has a leaf stuck to her hair.]

Oh, Sir Chiron!

[Oh no, she's walking towards the board!]

[ Amber seems to be waiting... for quite a while. Not ridiculously long but several more minutes than he might have expected or hoped for - though maybe with all the realizations he's having, he might not mind the extra time to think. Eventually though the guidance counselor door opens and another "student" is being ushered out by a.... ridiculously tall man with horns and a snake tail. They seem to be mid conversation: ]

--as I said sweetheart, I will be fine. They haven't sent anyone here yet today anywa--

[ And then he stops, noticing Amber waiting, his tail sticking up in surprise. ]

...Ah.

[He was told he'd be speaking to the guidance counselor after the "little stunt" he pulled during class, which...like. Is it really a stunt if it's in self defense? That other kid threw the first punch, and he can't possibly be expected not to retaliate, okay. Even if he was mostly verbally egging him on than anything. It's not his fault, and he's sticking to that.

Not that he's really thinking about that right now anyway, and...well. When said guidance counselor steps out into view, even what Amber was thinking about while waiting gets pushed to the wayside because, hello, what the fuck.]

....Uuuhhhhh.

[He blinks a time or two, one hand on his knee while the other holds the icepack up to his face as he leans forward slightly.]

I didn't think that kid punched me that hard...

[Then his gaze flicks up to said man with horns and a snake tail, and for a moment he doesn't even know like...what the appropriate response here is? Probably to not say anything, but.

He's going to say something, of course he is.]

Nice..........horns. .....and tail. You got there.

...sir.

[ Superbia is a nice chance from Avaritia, but the whole, you know, being stuck here and the weird school has Rei's nerves absolutely shot to pieces. The idea of the routine of going through school has... kind of helped, but she's still jittering with anxiety and definitely A Girl On The Edge.

Which is maybe why, when the student outside his office makes that passing comment about Achilles' horns, Rei's reponse is to step in between them, fluffing up indignantly and looking very much like a kitten trying to protect a bull mastiff. ]

D–don't be so rude to my dad...!

[ ... Then the annoyance slides off her face as she registers what she's just said. ]

[ She looks up at Achilles.

At the other student.

Back to Achilles. ]

... Um... then... s–since you have another student to see I'll... I'll just... excuse myself...

[ Rei runs away... ]

Edited 2021-07-14 21:11 (UTC)

hello i am definitely a real and respectable employee at this school please let me in

mona is mostly looking to case the area and maybe snoop around desks, but if there's anyone in here she'll chat them up too

[ Achilles is surprised to hear his horns being commented on but not anywhere near as surprised as he hear Rei call him dad and then run off. He watches the door long after she's gone, before clearing his throat and turning to the student. ]

You'll have to excuse my daughter, she's been a bundle of nerves since moving here.

[ He steps aside and gesture to his office. ]

Why don't you come inside and we can talk about what happened to your eye?

...And my horns, if you'd prefer.

Edited 2021-07-14 21:19 (UTC)

Uuuuh...ssssure, yeah...

[Amber is still struggling to process what just...happened, but. He knows he needs to just get this over with, so might as well. He just hopes that this is just one of those cases where he's being kindly humored because he got punched so hard he got a concussion, or something. That's the only way he can think to rationalize this.

He follows Achilles inside as instructed, his eyes scanning the space without taking much of it in. It all seems so...different. Sure, he's a new student, but it feels especially different for some reason. Like the very architecture isn't sitting right.

Once he's made to sit in front of his desk, though...]

Just for the record, he punched me first.

[ after getting the Introduction to Executors 101 from Achilles, maybe Amber wants some time to process this new information. but too bad because as soon as he comes out of the guidance counselor's office, he's getting ushered into the sickbay by the same young woman who gave him ice earlier. the commotion with Rei had gotten Mona's attention before, and from what she saw when she stuck her head out to investigate, this boy is a newly awakened resident of Purgatory.

she probably would have made him sit a while longer in sickbay regardless, but knowing he's one of them now, she'll definitely give him a way out of class. ]

Um, I'm with Achilles and the others. [ said over her shoulder as she rummages around in various medicine cabinets. everything about her is gentle, from her voice to her movements to her elegant appearance. ] I think the other teachers probably called me Miss Lisa, but Mona is fine... Ah!

[ she finds what she's looking for and fishes out a bottle of painkillers. she comes to him clutching it nervously in both hands, and looks embarrassed to be offering it. if she was one of their healers, she could actually help, but... ]

I'm sorry... There's not much I can do right now for you. But once class is over, I'll get Medic or Chiron to come and heal that for you.

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