Nina Paem
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 17, 2009 20:51:02 GMT -5
Nina waited for a moment just outside the mess hall, clenching her sore hands several times as she collected herself. In an instance of unexpected mercy, Haneul had allowed her to climb with gloves instead of using her bare hands on the ropes. Something must have been really bothering him... A brief feeling of concern flashed across her mind, quickly replaced by bitterness. She would find out what was wrong with Haneul later, when she didn't have any anger to hold against him. Right now she was tired, sore, and agitated.
The petite mage skirted along the edge of the mess hall, sticking close to the wall so as not to bump into anyone. She flitted past the food and snagged a pre-plated meal, pausing only then to scan the wide room. She spotted Dubhiarr, Stephen, and Seele. Haneul was with them. She would not be sitting at that table.
Far to the left, closer to the entrance-- how had she missed him?-- sat Kemekin, who was alone at the table save for a pale boy with multicolored hair. Nina snaked her way between tables and people (mealtime was drawing on; most of the bodies standing up were returning plates and utensils to the kitchen) and sat herself quietly at Kemekin's side.
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Stephen Shorne
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 17, 2009 20:59:59 GMT -5
Stephen looked up and spotted Nina heading in the general direction of their table; he waved a hand and called out to her.
"Nina! Niiina! Hey, Peach! We've got a--oh, never mind..." He trailed off, watching Nina veer away and sit at another table, next to a boy he recognized as Kemekin. "Dang. Shafted. That hurts."
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Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Aug 17, 2009 21:01:56 GMT -5
Kemekin started visibly and whipped his head sideways to face the newcomer, a sharp retort already on his tongue before he realized who it was.
"What the hell are you-- oh, sorry Nina. You can't ninja up on me like that!" He squeezed the back of her neck gently and grinned, an expression that slipped a little as he watched her. "Are... you okay?
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Nina Paem
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 17, 2009 21:04:17 GMT -5
Nina looked through her hair at him, crossing her arms on the table and gripping her shoulders with her hands. She lowered her head onto her arms and made a soft noise-- equal parts a groan and a sigh-- and ignored her food. She wasn't hungry, anyway.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 17, 2009 21:06:51 GMT -5
Dubhiarr's mouth tightened at the sight of Kemekin cuddling up to Nina as soon as she had seated herself, but her face softened when she saw Nina slump down onto the table, looking quite upset.
"What's up with Nina?" she wondered aloud, turning to look at Haneul. He was the last one to have been with Nina before dinner.
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Li Haneul
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Post by Li Haneul on Aug 17, 2009 21:11:16 GMT -5
"Rope drills," Heanul explained, picking at the dregs of food in his bowl. "Don't worry, I let her use gloves this time. She's just sore from the drills and mad at me for the lecture that went with it." He gave Dubhiarr and Stephen both a semi-apologetic smile.
"She'll be her old self by morning."
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Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Aug 17, 2009 21:17:21 GMT -5
Kemekin made an aww expression and rubbed Nina's back. He remembered Nina mentioning something-or-other with ropes when he had passed her in the hallway just before sunset. Rope drills, maybe?
Oh, he understood now. Nina had told him about rope drills. He lifted one of her hands from her shoulders and examined it. It wasn't bandaged-- it didn't look raw. It felt stiff and shaky. Investigating further, Kemekin saw red, angry-looking skin on the inner turn of her forearm, starting several inches past her wrist and ending just above her elbow. It looked like rope burn. She must have been wearing something on her hands, he surmised.
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Stephen Shorne
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 17, 2009 21:20:41 GMT -5
"Hope so. She looks pretty bummed," Stephen murmured, lifting his glass of blood to his mouth. He took a sip, then his eyes widened slightly as he looked at the two girls at the table. "Did Haneul or I tell you what we saw in the sick bay today?"
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Seele Steiner-Finlay
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Post by Seele Steiner-Finlay on Aug 17, 2009 21:23:11 GMT -5
Seele looked to her side at Haneul, a smile curling one corner of her mouth. "No," she nudged the asian's ribs with her forearm. "What, praytell, did the both of you witness in the sick bay?
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Stephen Shorne
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 17, 2009 21:25:02 GMT -5
Stephen leaned forward and lowered his voice, fangs glittering as he grinned. "Creeps McGee is in a coma. And the best part is, you'll never guess who did it."
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Seele Steiner-Finlay
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Post by Seele Steiner-Finlay on Aug 17, 2009 21:26:57 GMT -5
Seele's eyes narrowed. She watched Haneul intently, looking for some sign of guilt. "Would the perpetrator happen to be sitting at this table, Stephen?"
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Stephen Shorne
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 17, 2009 21:28:32 GMT -5
Stephen shook his head. "It wasn't me, if that's what you're implying." He took a breath and paused for dramatic effect before finishing, "It was Ellie."
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Seele Steiner-Finlay
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Post by Seele Steiner-Finlay on Aug 17, 2009 21:33:29 GMT -5
Seele choked on the sip of blood she had just taken. She thumped her chest and twisted her head to cough into Haneul's shoulder. After a full minute she was able to breathe deeply enough to collect herself.
"You're screwing with me," she insisted. "Our Dr. E? Miss Motherly Here-sweetie-let-me-kiss-it-and-make-it-feel-better? No way no how."
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Stephen Shorne
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 17, 2009 21:36:30 GMT -5
"I swear," Stephen nodded, lifting his hand as if to verify his claim. "She told me herself. Makes me wonder what the old overgrown tick did to get her upset enough to do a thing like that." His eyes roved across each of the faces at the table. "You didn't hear this from us, okay?"
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Nina Paem
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 17, 2009 21:40:07 GMT -5
Nina gripped Kemekin's hand in her own and forced herself to sit normally. Every nerve ending disagreed with this action, and she winced.
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Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Aug 17, 2009 21:43:18 GMT -5
Kemekin let their clasped hands rest atop his knee and he gave hers a reassuring squeeze, wishing he knew how to used his healing powers confidently.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 17, 2009 21:47:17 GMT -5
Dubhiarr nodded at Stephen's insistence. "Frankly, considering everything that evil parasite has already done, I shudder to think what else he feels is within his power to try."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Aug 17, 2009 21:54:21 GMT -5
Jason sat and ate his dinner in silence, his eyes roving absently around the mess hall. He took a sip of soy milk and licked a white mustache from his upper lip. His gaze settled on a dark-haired boy a couple of tables away, who was currently cuddling a tiny, fair-haired girl. The boy was kind of cute, Jason decided, and watched him idly for awhile. He wondered what his name was.
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Nina Paem
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 17, 2009 22:07:43 GMT -5
Nina successfully fought back a yawn and wondered why she had bothered getting food at all. Maybe Kemekin would want seconds, she thought. The hand he held was going numb-- though that was a welcome relief to the dull, constant ache that radiated throughout her entire body. She watched the goings-on in the mess hall with disinterest. Kemekin had chosen a table from which most of the other students could be observed without being obtrusive.
Her sight met that of a light-eyed brunette who had been staring in her direction, she realized, for several minutes now. But no-- upon closer inspection Nina found that that unwavering gaze was focused on Kemekin. Nina's eyes narrowed and she glared through her hair at the young man, wrapping her other arm around the same of Kemekin's that held her hand. She was not in the mood to fend off Kemekin-admirers.
"I dare you to come over here," she muttered, laying her cheek against Kemekin's shoulder. In hindsight, she would find her reaction acidic. Whether she was posessive of Kemekin or just in a rotten mood, Nina's actions would surprise even herself.
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Aug 17, 2009 23:04:19 GMT -5
Jaebi watched the pair over the top of his sandwich. He knew about Nina Paem. The girl in front of him was sweet-- or at least, that's what Keme had been telling him just minutes before. That acid glare she was sending proved otherwise, however. If she was sweet, he decided, then she must have a violent streak a mile wide.
You're doing it again, he scolded himself inwardly, taking a bite of chicken salad on toasted wheatbread. She's obviously not doing well; don't judge her now.
He glanced up at Kemekin again. He definitely seemed to enjoy having Nina attached to him. Stirred by the mildest of curiosity, Jaebi followed Nina's line of sight to an older student sitting alone several tables away.
Oh, I don't want to be involved in this. Jaebi inhaled the last few bites of his sandwich and downed the rest of his apple juice before standing and muttering a "later" to Kemekin. He turned and walked towards the kitchens to pass off his plate and glass, passing by the older boy's table on the way.
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Aug 17, 2009 23:17:53 GMT -5
Jason looked up as a young boy walked past his table. Though he wasn't the one who had been cuddling the blonde, he had been sitting at the same table. He looked about thirteen or fourteen... probably a freshman in the academy. He looked like an interesting subject for a painting.
"Hey," Jason greeted him casually.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 17, 2009 23:26:08 GMT -5
Dubhiarr rolled her eyes and turned away from the sight of Nina and Kemekin cuddling. "Will you look at that? Shameless! Totally shameless! It's disgusting." Standing up abruptly, she grabbed her dishes, clipped out a curt "later, guys" and stalked away toward the kitchens.
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Aug 17, 2009 23:29:54 GMT -5
Jaebi blinked at the greeting. This person looked like something out of a fashion doll box-- skirt and all. And yet they were obviously male.
"Hello," he ventured. "Enjoying your meal?"
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Aug 17, 2009 23:38:29 GMT -5
"Yeah, I am," he nodded. "Did you enjoy yours?" he asked, noting the dirty dishes in the boy's hands.
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Aug 17, 2009 23:44:27 GMT -5
What might have been a smile lifted one corner of Jaebi's mouth. "It was better than what I could have made myself." He glanced at the plate and glass in his hands, up to the kitchen doors, then back over his shoulder at Kemekin and Nina. School had been in session for a while now, and the only person-- besides the professors and Rhythan-- that Jaebi had spoken to was otherwise occupied.
Well, he turned back to the older student at the table and wondered whether to continue the conversation or walk away, cross 'talk to someone new today' off my list...
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