Vincent Hawk
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Sexy British Professor of Music
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 6, 2009 20:35:48 GMT -5
Vincent half-smiled, lowering his hand from his face to show Korlian the old burns across his forehead, nose and left cheek, now half-obscured by the blood from the new gashes in his face.
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Korlian
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Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
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Post by Korlian on Sept 6, 2009 20:43:47 GMT -5
Korlian reached up with a piece of his clean shirt, having to almost go on tiptoe to see what he was doing. He wiped some of the blood away, looking with a childlike innocence at his face, which was greatly at odds with his earlier actions. The boy seemed to be a mess of contradictions.
"That is nothing to be ashamed off. Scars are nothing to fear," he said, pointing at the deep, pallid scar on his own cheek. "There are signs of a life well-lived, or at least LIVED."
He lightly touched Professor Hawk's forehead, the burns there almost causing his fingers to tingle. "And these do not mar your face. If you don't mind me saying, sir... you are an attractive man. There is more to what makes a person attractive than the skin they were given. And Ariel is most definitely your daughter. Now that I know your face... I see it within hers. And the kindness that drew me to her, I sense in you as well. A mask is merely to please others... does it please you to wear it?"
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Vincent Hawk
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 6, 2009 20:54:46 GMT -5
Vincent's smile widened a little at the boy's words... he spoke with a maturity and confidence far beyond his thirteen years, but his face radiated childlike innocence.
"Thank you," he replied. "I'm not sure how much of myself I see in Ariel's appearance... she took after her mother a great deal, but not very much after me."
He clutched the ruined mask in his hand, making a mental note to toss the thing into the nearest trashcan when this was over and dealt with. It was well beyond repair, but, thinking on Korlian's words, he wondered whether he really needed or wanted a new one.
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on Sept 6, 2009 21:01:17 GMT -5
Korlian nodded, then looked at Conall again. "Are you sure I'm not allowed to poke it? He certainly won't care. I could even find a stick or something so I'm not actually touching him."
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Vincent Hawk
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 6, 2009 21:05:50 GMT -5
Vincent rolled his eyes ceilingward, his smile turning to a grin. "I'm not sure we should do anything with the body just yet. Veronique will want to see it once she gets here."
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on Sept 6, 2009 21:10:26 GMT -5
Korlian huffed, crossing his arms. He looked around. There were shreds of Professor Harrows' clothing lying around, and for lack of anything better to do, he started picking them up. Shouldn't leave perfectly good cloth lying around like that. It could be used for other things, like cleaning rags or something. He picked up a tiny piece and looked at it. Okay, not ALL of it. He looked up at the professors. "Do either of you have some thread and a needle by chance?"
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Vincent Hawk
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 6, 2009 21:20:23 GMT -5
Vincent shook his head. "Sorry, I don't..." He walked over to where Korlian was kneeling and bent down to help gather the scraps of Diana's clothes, wondering if she was doing alright in only his jacket.
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Diana Hawk
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Ass't Principal; Head of Shapeshifters
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Post by Diana Hawk on Sept 6, 2009 21:24:31 GMT -5
Diana pulled Vincent's coat tighter around herself, kneeling carefully to help them clean up the mess she had inadvertently made. She could still taste Conall's blood in her mouth, and fought to keep from gagging every so often. First things first, she decided--after this was over she was washing out her mouth and brushing her teeth at least three times before going to bed. No... make that five.
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Post by Veronique Poulain on Sept 8, 2009 16:19:21 GMT -5
Veronique swept down the hall with fierce determination, her white dressing robe billowing about her, looking unusually imposing for a woman in blue flannel pajamas and flip-flops. It took her only moments to reach the scene.
When Veronique caught sight of the limp body of the former history professor sprawled out on the ground, the headmaster stopped cold. Her dark eyes went widened, but no other sign of emotion touched her features. For all the concern on her face, she may have been looking at a broken dish lying in the floor rather than a man. She took a deep breath, slowly approaching him and kneeling beside him.
Her eyes flitting across the room, taking in each detail. The state of the literature professor's appearance, the pleased look in the eyes of Lhachlhass' brother, the bruises and marks along the body.
"His fangs are missing," she commented idly. She raised an eyebrow, her eyes fixing on Korlian.
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on Sept 8, 2009 18:16:10 GMT -5
Korlian bit his lip, shrinking down. Hesitantly, he held them up. Very, very softly he explained"He doesn't need them any more, and I promise to put them away and not show them off... Please don't take them away."
If she tried, he just might run off and hide them in the forest somewhere he could be certain of finding them. HIS trophy. He was finding bruises he'd gotten, and he wanted proof. And he wasn't causing any harm...
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Post by Veronique Poulain on Sept 8, 2009 18:34:21 GMT -5
Veronique snorted. Peculiar as it was, the miserable fool certainly wouldn't get any use out of them in his current condition, and it was a fittingly humiliating gesture. She had more important things to deal with than a strange young man stealing teeth from corpses.
"If I catch you or your brother attempting to bite anyone with them, I'll see you both expelled," she replied pointedly. "In fact, I would appreciate it if you didn't let your brother touch them at all. For obvious reasons, of course."
Veronique continued to examine the corpse, then glanced up at the two professors. "Diana, Vincent, if the two of you could please tell me what happened here?" She turned back to Korlian. "Korlian, go fetch Doctor Evans-Barros. Speak to no one else on your way."
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on Sept 8, 2009 18:42:09 GMT -5
He nodded, leaping to his feet. "Thank you for letting me keep them, Headmistress. If I can, Lhachlhass won't even SEE them, and why would I try to bite someone with them when my own eye-teeth are already more than sharp enough? I'll be back with Miss E as soon as possible... though I know she isn't feeling well..."
He made a quick bow and ran off toward the sickbay, knowing that was at least where she was headed. He thought to himself as he ran. I wonder why she didn't want... oh, of course. She doesn't want me telling anyone about Conall. That's simple enough. No one wants to talk with me anyway.
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Elliestraaeln Evans-Barros
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Post by Elliestraaeln Evans-Barros on Sept 8, 2009 23:00:17 GMT -5
Ellie returned in Korlian's wake a little while later, stopping dead a few yards short of the group when her gaze swept over to Conall. She looked to Diana and Vincent, then slowly turned to face Veronique.
After what seemed a full minute of shocked silence, "He's... missing teeth..."
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on Sept 8, 2009 23:05:21 GMT -5
Korlian grinned at her. He couldn't hold one up, seeing as he'd already hidden them from his brother, but he guessed that his look was enough.
He also stayed away from the headmistress even if it had not seemed as though she were terribly disturbed by his tooth-theft.
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Vincent Hawk
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 9, 2009 14:19:55 GMT -5
Vincent looked over and acknowledged Ellie's presence with a nod and a smile before addressing the Headmistress. No doubt Ellie would want to hear the whole story as well.
"I was on patrol outside when I heard Jaebi shouting my name, and went to see what was wrong," he explained. "Jaebi had found the body of a student, Dubhiarr MacNamara, unconscious in the courtyard. I saw bite marks and blood on Dubhiarr's throat that could only mean that a vampire had bitten her. I knew it must have been Conall.
"I took Jaebi and headed inside, meaning to bring Dubhiarr to the sick bay, and Jaebi discovered that Ariel had followed me out. So the three of us took Dubhiarr to the bay and got her settled down until Ellie returned, and then I escorted Jaebi and Ariel back toward their dorms, as well as Korlian, when we found him wandering the halls.
"Not long afterward I heard growling in the corridor ahead, and discovered that Conall was there with Ellie, Diana--who was in wolf-form at that time--and an older student, one Ian Harris, who was unconscious. I ran to take Jaebi, Ariel and Korlian out of harm's way, but Conall pulled Ariel away from us and held her against him. It was obvious that he was affected by the blood he had drunk; he didn't recognize any of us as humans, calling Korlian a Fae lord and myself a ghoul. He seemed to think we meant to harm Ariel.
"Jaebi shifted into cheetah-form, and I told him to help Ellie with Ian while Korlian and I tried to presuade Conall to release Ariel--I knew that attacking him while he held her would only frighten Conall into harming her. He only held her tighter, and demonstrated his apparent intentions with her by licking her throat. At that point I acted, and pulled Ariel away from Conall, telling her to go and find you, Veronique," he nodded to the Headmistress.
"Korlian acted at the same time, and attempted to strangle Conall himself. I told him to leave Conall to me, which he did, and then I continued what Korlian had begun. After tearing off my mask and injuring my face, Conall managed to unbalance me and pin me down, and then Diana rescued me and saved us all by killing Conall. Then, as you've seen, Korlian claimed Conall's fangs."
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Post by Veronique Poulain on Sept 9, 2009 16:35:00 GMT -5
Veronique stood up from beside the body, her face held taut in concentration. Her eyes traveled from Ellie to Vincent, listening to the man's explanation without a word.
She nodded to him as he finished, glancing to Diana. Speaking slowly for the deaf woman's benefit, she announced, "You have all acted wisely and bravely here, and I commend you all. However, we have matters to attend to before the night is up."
She pulled her robe tight around herself, setting her shoulders back and lifting her head in the manner of one who is accustomed to being obeyed. "Conall's body must be carried to the infirmary, and then those of you who have sustained injuries must be attended to. Afterwards, I will need to meet with some of my staff members to discuss the best manner to handle this unfortunate occurance." She nodded to Diana and Vincent. "This will, of course, include you, Professor Harrows, and in lieu of the circumstances, I believe it fitting that Professor Hawk attend as well."
To the students, she added, "If you are not injured, it would be best if you head back to your dorms. Do not speak of this until after a formal announcement is made." She narrowed her eyes, emphasizing each word of the next sentence: "Doing so would invite chaos, and I will not have chaos in my school where it can be prevented."
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on Sept 9, 2009 16:49:24 GMT -5
Ariel gave her father's middle one last squeeze and reluctantly released him, whispering a soft "Thank you, Dad... goodnight" before slipping away from him, taking Korlian's hand in her own and starting to head back toward their dorms. She glanced over her shoulder at Jaebi, wondering if he would follow.
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Vincent Hawk
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 9, 2009 16:52:50 GMT -5
"Goodnight, angel," Vincent whispered, hugging Ariel in return and watching as she left his side. Looking back to Veronique, he took a step toward Conall's corpse and offered, "I can help get this--" he nudged the corpse with his foot "--to the infirmary, since I need to go there regardless..." His face didn't seem to be bleeding anymore, but the cuts still needed cleaning and possibly stitching.
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Post by Veronique Poulain on Sept 9, 2009 17:06:23 GMT -5
Veronique gave a stiff nod. "Very well. Let's be going."
She turned on her heal, leading the way toward the infirmary. There was much to be done...
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Vincent Hawk
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 9, 2009 20:49:08 GMT -5
Vincent lifted the corpse under its arms, walking slowly backwards and dragging it down the corridor after Veronique--and leaving a glistening trail of blood in his wake. The janitor would not be pleased.
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