School Life

[wild_child]

The upcoming semester was still some ways away, but the school was rapidly becoming a new place, especially as quite a few early attendees were getting themselves moved in and settled.

Rose had already had a "fight" with about three of them and resisted punching another two in the nose.

Plus all the noise and smells were starting to get to her, especially the various sanitizers and furniture polishes and the like.

She really wasn't supposed to, but she'd be eighteen pretty quickly anyway, she was real good at covering up evidence. Except for telepaths, but that she wasn't worried about.

So she'd found an out of the way corner on the grounds to light up a cigarette and fume.

Comments

[dark_scion]

"I am aware of them. The Dark beast kept information on the machines in his archives."

[wild_child]

"Fortunately," Rose said, "if there's one thing pretty much everyone 'round here is good at, it's smashin' 'em up."

[dark_scion]

"If you say so. I still say some manner of anti-robotics countermeasure would be prudent if this happens so frequently," Fred pointed out.

[wild_child]

"Well, ta be fair, I think Professor Ramsey's probably been workin' on that one. He's the computer egghead."

[dark_scion]

"I would hope so. I would hate to think this institution would not learn from history."

[wild_child]

"Considerin' it's been blow up at least twice?" Rose said. "I'd say we're more stubborn than anything. But we've learned a thing or two too."

[dark_scion]

"Twice?" Fred was starting to have second thoughts about seeking asylum here.

[wild_child]

"Eh, it's been ages since the last time," Rose said. "Back durin' the Inferno thing."

[dark_scion]

"The demon invasion, yes. Not entirely surprising," he conceded.

[wild_child]

"Well, technically, it was Mister Sinister, not the demons. But same general time period."

[dark_scion]

That got his attention.

"Sinister..my progenitor's mentor in another reality..." He seemed lost in thought.

[wild_child]

"Well, far as I know," Rose said, "ain't nobody heard from him in a while. Least, not anybody who's told me."

[dark_scion]

"It is fine," he said after a moment. "It is nothing I am concerned about."

[wild_child]

"Uh-huh," Rose said, her tone making it clear she didn't believe him.

[dark_scion]

"Believe what you want. It doesn't matter to me," Fred said in response to her skepticism.

[wild_child]

She snickered at that.

"Aw, an' I was so hopin' ta win ya over with my winnin' personality."

[dark_scion]

He raised an eyebrow.

"Win me over to what?"

[wild_child]

She waved a hand in the air. "Relax. Just an expression."

[dark_scion]

"What does it mean?"

[wild_child]

She shrugged. "Eh, just means... ya know, get ya on my side of things."

Another shrug. "Just makin' a joke."

[dark_scion]

Fred gave her a confused look for a moment before shaking his head and dismissing the issue. It wasn't worth pursuing, he determined.

[wild_child]

Rose puffed a bit more on her cigarette.

"They let ya play with any of the science-stuff yet?" she asked.

[dark_scion]

"No. I have yet to have the proper mental screening before I am cleared to use the facilities."

[wild_child]

She nodded. "Probably a good idea. For what it's worth, I'm in yer corner. Seemed ta me like ya meant everything ya said."

[dark_scion]

"Given the number of telepaths known to frequent this place, blunt honesty seemed the best approach." That actually causes him to look somewhat befuddled, as if he's not accustomed to a display of kindness. "I..thank you."