Valérian Mervielle-Dion
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'I am cute, wounded and unloved. Give me a hug and some hot chocolate.'
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Post by Valérian Mervielle-Dion on Oct 19, 2009 18:18:14 GMT -5
Valérian led the three students to the sickbay quickly, gesturing for the boys to help Stephen sit down. Now... where was the doctor?
This might be easier if he'd ever met the woman before. "Doctor Evans-Barros?" he called, noticing the slight tremor in his voice, and the thickness of his ancient accent. He was stressed.
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Stephen Shorne
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Oct 19, 2009 19:31:33 GMT -5
Stephen sat carefully down on a soft surface--a bed, he soon found out--as his companions helped him. He was still for a few seconds, and then slowly and carefully opened his eyes. He winced a little as his headache flared again, but kept his eyes open. It was immediately obvious to him that one of his eyes didn’t work--he had to turn his head to see things on his right side.
The room he was now in was empty apart from Stephen and his three companions. Stephen glanced over the rows of low cots that lined the walls, and over the faces of those who were with him. He recognized Valérian’s pale face instantly, but not the others. Which was Seth and which was Lance? Both faces gave him a sense of familiarity and positive feelings; he assumed they must be his friends. Valérian, on the other hand, gave him the impression of someone of authority, demanding to be respected and obeyed without question, despite his youthful appearance and tiny stature. The people in the memories had called him a lord, which seemed to suit him. But that left Stephen no closer to knowing who he himself was.
“Could… someone please tell me… who am I, exactly?” He met the eyes of each person in turn, searching their faces for answers. “I can’t remember at all. I only know my name because you’ve mentioned it two or three times. I don’t really recognize all of you, either, except for you, sir.” He nodded briefly to Valérian, then spoke to the others again, nervously. “You’re my friends, right?”
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Seth Larisha
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Post by Seth Larisha on Oct 20, 2009 0:49:47 GMT -5
Seth brushed his hair out of his face, shrugging. "We're friendly... but we don't really know each other that well. We just share History. All I know is you went to ask the Professor something and all of a sudden you were just staring at him, and reacting oddly... like you were crying and then you looked like you were really thirsty or something... it was creepy. And then you called out someone's name and fell to the floor."
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Stephen Shorne
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Oct 20, 2009 10:34:54 GMT -5
Stephen nodded, remembering the sensations, the pain. "Yeah, I know. I saw... things..." He shifted a little, looking over at Valérian--Professor Dion, he reminded himself; the boy was a teacher--and wondering whether to elaborate. Those were things the professor probably didn't want anyone to know, and hadn't intended for Stephen to see.
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Valérian Mervielle-Dion
Kitty Kat
Hold me closer, tiny dancer~
'I am cute, wounded and unloved. Give me a hug and some hot chocolate.'
Posts: 191
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Post by Valérian Mervielle-Dion on Oct 20, 2009 11:42:57 GMT -5
Valérian shook his head slightly. No, don't elaborate on what you saw...
"Do you know how it happened? In all my years I've never faced something... like that."
Well, the boy was growing more and more coherent, that was good. Hopefully he would know what had happened at least. The question was how to help him remember himself rather than only the memories he'd gleaned from Valérian's mind. Valérian was probably showing his more youthful side to these students, but with his slightly wild eyes, they would probably understand. The side effects were fading, ever so slowly, but he could still taste Étienne's blood, and it was making his teeth ache.
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Stephen Shorne
Ireth
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Oct 20, 2009 14:16:30 GMT -5
Stephen nodded slowly. "It happened when I met your eyes... I started seeing your memories. A lot of them, all at once. It was like I was there, watching, but also feeling all the things you felt. I'm sure you remember without me having to elaborate. The question I have right now is why it happened. I wish I knew who I was, that would probably explain it... maybe it's some weird power I have. Maybe it's happened before."
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Valérian Mervielle-Dion
Kitty Kat
Hold me closer, tiny dancer~
'I am cute, wounded and unloved. Give me a hug and some hot chocolate.'
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Post by Valérian Mervielle-Dion on Oct 20, 2009 19:34:31 GMT -5
Valérian pulled his lower lip into his mouth, sucking on it carefully. "We'd best let the Doctor look at you first. Unfortunately, I don't know who might be best able to help you... I'm so new here I hardly know any of the staff, let alone which students are friends with whom."
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Stephen Shorne
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Oct 20, 2009 19:42:21 GMT -5
Stephen nodded. "Well, maybe the doctor can help. It's worth a shot. I mean, what have I got to lose, right?" He grinned, and winced a little.
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Valérian Mervielle-Dion
Kitty Kat
Hold me closer, tiny dancer~
'I am cute, wounded and unloved. Give me a hug and some hot chocolate.'
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Post by Valérian Mervielle-Dion on Nov 4, 2009 1:05:10 GMT -5
Valérian gave him a bit of a smile, looking around. "Wouldn't she normally be here by now?"
He took a slow breath and glanced at the werewolf who was watching him nervously. "Go look for her, will you? Lance, you can return to class and gather your things... tell your next professor to speak with me. I am going to remain with Stephen until we get this sorted out. Hopefully that will be within the next hour..."
He looked at Stephen and bit his lip carefully. Looking around, he found a cloth. "Here, set this over your eyes. The light is obviously causing you pain."
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Seth Larisha
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Post by Seth Larisha on Nov 4, 2009 1:17:22 GMT -5
Seth nodded, turning to look further into the room, all the storage-rooms and everything. She definitely wasn't in here...
"I'm going to ask Professor Harrows if she knows where she is. Miss Ellie and Professor Harrows are friends."
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Stephen Shorne
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Nov 4, 2009 1:21:17 GMT -5
Stephen nodded as he took the cloth from Professor Dion and laid it over his face. It was mildly off-putting to not be able to see anything, but at least his head wasn't hurting as much. He racked his brain, trying to call up anything that would tell him who Professor Harrows was. Nothing came.
Well, this was frustrating, to say the least. Was there no-one who could tell him who he was? He had to have friends, didn't he? Everyone had friends.
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Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
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Post by Seth Larisha on Nov 4, 2009 1:32:47 GMT -5
Seth left the room quickly, hunting through her room and the halls.
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He returned quickly, looking at the rather nervous vampire professor. "I found Professor Harrows but... we don't know where Miss Ellie is."
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Diana Hawk
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Ass't Principal; Head of Shapeshifters
You told I had the eyes of a wolf; search them and find the beauty of the beast.
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Post by Diana Hawk on Nov 4, 2009 1:47:41 GMT -5
Diana edged into the room behind Seth, glancing around. Valérian looked anxious, and Stephen appeared to be in pain. What happened?[/color]
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Valérian Mervielle-Dion
Kitty Kat
Hold me closer, tiny dancer~
'I am cute, wounded and unloved. Give me a hug and some hot chocolate.'
Posts: 191
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Post by Valérian Mervielle-Dion on Nov 4, 2009 1:52:21 GMT -5
Valérian looked at her, taking a slow breath. His fingers flickered carefully as he signed to her. Stephen caught my eye... his name brings up very bad memories and somehow he seems to have seen them... and now he doesn't remember who he is and we can't find Doctor Evans-Barros.
And I'm babbling. Sorry, I just... my first week teaching and I broke a student.
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Diana Hawk
Ireth
Ass't Principal; Head of Shapeshifters
You told I had the eyes of a wolf; search them and find the beauty of the beast.
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Post by Diana Hawk on Nov 4, 2009 1:59:49 GMT -5
Diana's eyes moved from Valérian to Stephen and back again, seeing the pain and confusion in both vampires' faces.
I haven't seen Ellie for a while... I don't know who would have seen her last. I hope we won't have to make do without her for very long. Do you know anything else about what happened to Stephen? Maybe we can trigger his memories somehow. Surely his close friends would be able to help...[/color]
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Valérian Mervielle-Dion
Kitty Kat
Hold me closer, tiny dancer~
'I am cute, wounded and unloved. Give me a hug and some hot chocolate.'
Posts: 191
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Post by Valérian Mervielle-Dion on Nov 4, 2009 2:08:34 GMT -5
I don't know who his friends are... all I know is he looked in my eyes and it was like my memories grew so strong I lived it again. And apparently he lived them too, from what Seth said about his actions. He says he has a headache and he only knows his name because we've mentioned it...
His eyes screamed 'help me' but he tried to keep himself calm. He felt ill, worse than he had yet since coming to the school. Did he have to guard his thoughts in this school as well as his actions?
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Diana Hawk
Ireth
Ass't Principal; Head of Shapeshifters
You told I had the eyes of a wolf; search them and find the beauty of the beast.
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Post by Diana Hawk on Nov 4, 2009 2:14:17 GMT -5
Diana saw the silent plea in Valérian's eyes, and instinctively pulled the albino vampire into a hug. Pulling away after a few moments, she raised her hands and signed a reply. I know a few of his closer friends; I can look around for them if you need me to. For anything else, try his student file. It will have his full name, among other things.[/color]
She moved to a cupboard, taking out a bottle of Tylenol and shaking out two pills. These should help with his headache,[/color] she signed one-handedly.
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Valérian Mervielle-Dion
Kitty Kat
Hold me closer, tiny dancer~
'I am cute, wounded and unloved. Give me a hug and some hot chocolate.'
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Post by Valérian Mervielle-Dion on Nov 4, 2009 3:04:04 GMT -5
Valérian took a deep breath, Thank you, Diana. I'm... a little out of my depth here. Please, do help me find his friends... I barely know the students in my classes, let alone who their friends are yet.
He took the pain relievers from her hand and pressed them into Stephen's with a glass of water. "Here, it's some Tylenol, for your headache. We're going to try to find some of your friends and work on getting your memories back that way. I'm also going to look up your records and see what they can tell us. You just stay here until we have things a bit settled out."
So... now for him to find out what he could about the student he'd just... broken. While it was a joke, it sort of felt like that was what he had actually done... and where was the doctor? Shouldn't she at least let it be known as to where she was when she left? Just in case things like this happened... Whatever had just happened anyway.
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Stephen Shorne
Ireth
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Nov 4, 2009 16:16:43 GMT -5
Stephen shifted the cloth away from his good eye, taking the pills and the cup from Professor Dion with a grateful half-smile. "Thank you."
He washed the pills down with a gulp of water, looking up at the woman whom one of the boys had brought into the room--Professor Harrows. He remembered hearing her name. She was quite pretty, he thought, her very countenance showing concern and compassion. He caught her eye and smiled at her, searching her face for something that would help him remember more about himself.
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Diana Hawk
Ireth
Ass't Principal; Head of Shapeshifters
You told I had the eyes of a wolf; search them and find the beauty of the beast.
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Post by Diana Hawk on Nov 4, 2009 16:39:42 GMT -5
Diana looked at the green-eyed vampire with pity, wondering which of his friends to look for first. Maybe one of the young mages he seemed so fond of... or Seele, or Haneul... She sighed softly. She would find who she would find.
I'm going to look for Stephen's friends,[/color] she told Valérian. I'll try to hurry.[/color] She slipped out of the room, heading toward the Academy classrooms. Most of his friends would be somewhere there.
She returned several minutes later, ushering a very confused-looking Dubhiarr into the room. She stood to one side, watching her and Stephen in concern.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Nov 4, 2009 16:45:05 GMT -5
Dubhiarr looked curiously around the sick bay, wondering what was going on. She hadn't understood what Professor Harrows had tried to tell her in the hallway on the way here, but from what she was seeing now, it was clear that something was wrong with Stephen. She hurried to her friend's bed, sitting down beside him and taking his hand in hers. She looked up at the two professors in worry.
"What happened to him?" she asked, looking at Professor Dion more than Professor Harrows.
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Valérian Mervielle-Dion
Kitty Kat
Hold me closer, tiny dancer~
'I am cute, wounded and unloved. Give me a hug and some hot chocolate.'
Posts: 191
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Post by Valérian Mervielle-Dion on Nov 4, 2009 16:50:40 GMT -5
Valérian licked his lips a little. "He caught my eye and apparently managed to see my strongest memories... he can't remember who he is, and I am too new here to have much to tell him."
He held Stephen's records in his hand, though he hadn't had a chance to read them. It had taken the entire time Diana had been away to find the darn things... this school had too many students for such a primitive filing system.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Nov 4, 2009 17:15:46 GMT -5
Dubhiarr bit her lip, turning her head to look at Stephen again. Maybe she could help jog his memory a little. She tried to smile, not wanting to put Stephen off by looking nervous in front of him.
"I don't know if you remember me," she began. "My name is Meriel MacNamara, but people here call me Dubhiarr or Du. We've been friends for a few years now. I think I might know what happened to you. You have a power that lets you look into people's memories... you've used it a few times to help people here. I've never heard of this kind of thing happening though... whatever you saw must have been pretty intense. The worst I've ever seen you have is a headache that went away in a couple of minutes."
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Stephen Shorne
Ireth
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Dancing through life...
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Nov 4, 2009 17:24:00 GMT -5
"Huh." Stephen nodded, trying to process this. "Well, what I saw was really intense... I'm not at liberty to say what it was, though," he added, not looking at Professor Dion.
He kept his eyes on Meriel/Dubhiarr/Du. She was a few years younger than him, and very pretty indeed. She was wearing a silky scarf around her pale neck that matched the color of her dark purple hair; he could just see two dark spots on her throat, under the sheer fabric, where it was pulled tight against the skin; they resembled a vampire's bite. Were they birthmarks, he wondered, or possibly scars?
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Nov 4, 2009 19:44:56 GMT -5
Dubhiarr shifted uncomfortably when she noticed Stephen eyeing her neck. She fingered the scarf, loosening it a little and pushing her hair away from it.
"I'm really not sure where to start, if I'm supposed to help you remember things," she admitted. "Can you remember anything about where you are, who I am... anything?"
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