More Meteor Showers Bring Even Stranger Powers. (O/A)

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Heather was startled by Kerana's inquiry. She wasn't sure if she should tell the girls about the shedding. It was a disgusting and terrifying thing. To top it all off, she had no idea what would come on or off in the next cycle. Against her better judgement, she opted to keep it a secret for now.

Laughing nervously, Heather chuckled, "Oh, I'm just cold is all. I need some time under the lamp to regulate my temperature." She hopped up from the couch and walked over to the bed with the light on. She plopped down on it and sighed in content. As much as it was a half truth, she really did need the light.

Her trembling calmed a bit and she rolled her head over to the girls. "See, right as rain."  

[Nova Blancke]

Well she's already using her powers properly without actual training. She just might be a natural at this. But...boxes? Liv frowned. Was Amanda moving out or something?

" Um..Aman? Where are you going? Don't tell me you are leaving because of this?" Stupid question. Why pack unless you are leaving? Time for a different approach."Well..my room does have more than enough space for all of this. You are a Meta now so now we can share a room." Liv said cheerfully.  

[Nova Blancke]

"Ya know...it's not all that bad being a Meta. You're still you Aman. Your DNA might be different but you're not. Still the same person." Liv said trying to comfort Amanda. This must be hard on her. Being human all of her life and then like everyone else, that life was over." We all know what this feels like." Liv sighed." Well let's get these boxes to my place. Gonna be over in a flash since I can take objects with me when I Light travel."


Theonis had finished up his meal. He could still go for something but refrained from doing so. Instead he wanted to go home. Well..home being relative. Can't call something home when you've only slept there for a night. He put down the bowl. Swinging his legs out of the bed he said" Well I am not sure about you guys but I am going home. If I am going to sleep again I'd rather do it in my own bed." He hopped out and fell through his knees. He stumbled and with effort managed to hold himself up against the bed.

"Awkward......" He muttered." Trin you mind if I use the Shadow Express to get home?"  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Heather shook her head as Larry raised a meaty, dismissive hand. Heather piped up, "We're good. Lawrence only eats one big meal a day, and I'm not really all that hungry. You girls go on ahead."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

A week has passed since Legion's assault on the city. The divide in metahuman relations has become more evident. Those who are terrified of them, and those who are greatful for their actions during the battle. Daedalus has lost some face following the exposé. Although lobbyists managed some damage control, the general public isn't as cooperative as they once were.

Valhalla has changed as well. The new students, along with a now human Gidget, have been the center of conversation after initial turmoil following the Legion incident. The pods are safely under observation, and the malevolent egg is housed in Shane's old cell.

It is now late morning, and classes have broken for lunch.

((The GM baton is now Nova's))  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Gidget had been enjoying her week off. After officially moving in with Ako, she had spent most of her time in bed (though not necessarily sleeping).

Today was no different. After a long night, she had opted to sleep in. Her eyes fluttered open as she looked around the room. She didn't see her lover, and was in need of a good cuddle.

"Ako?"  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Larry finished with his classes for the day. Due to his dimished mental capacity he could only handle so much information. He lumbered out of the class, waving to other children in his age group. He thought about going back to his room to watch TV, but thought it might be more fun to spend some time with the super smart kid who came last week.

Larry slowly made his way to Annie and Christian's room, unable to think of any other place he might be. He tapped on the door with his index finger, ehich sounded like a knock to anyone else.

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Heather quickly shuffled out of her class, doing her best to keep her head down. She felt feverish, but was unable to sweat. She avoided eye contact with those around her and moved with some urgency to her dorm. After opening the door, she threw her bag down and rushed to the bathroom. She turned the cold water on full blast and jumped into the shower with her clothes on.

She caughed and gagged violently. It felt like her throat was being raked by a brilo pad.

The sound of her struggle made it's way to the hallway. She had forgotten to shut the door to her dorm.  

[The Count of Monte Carlo]

The past week hadn't as relaxing for Ako as it had been for some others. After so many years out west, under an open sky, it was hard to adjust to being inside most of the time. He managed to sneak away a few times to get out and ride his bike, enjoying the sensation of thundering through the subdistrict, but he could never stay away from Gidget for too long before starting to worry. He was always back within a few hours of disappearing, his hair blown back and his stride more relaxed.

This time, however, he was just in the other room when Gidget called his name. He'd gone to the kitchen to get a drink, and now appeared in the doorway, clad only in his (newly cleaned and dust free) jeans, holding a glass of water.

"Morning," He said with that confident half-smile, propping his free arm up against the doorway. He glanced at the clock on the bedside table to see it was actually in the afternoon, but who cared? "Sleep well?"  

[PixelMuse]

Nova Blancke

Theonis had finished up his meal. He could still go for something but refrained from doing so. Instead he wanted to go home. Well..home being relative. Can't call something home when you've only slept there for a night. He put down the bowl. Swinging his legs out of the bed he said" Well I am not sure about you guys but I am going home. If I am going to sleep again I'd rather do it in my own bed." He hopped out and fell through his knees. He stumbled and with effort managed to hold himself up against the bed.

"Awkward......" He muttered." Trin you mind if I use the Shadow Express to get home?"

Trinity bit her lip as his attempt to get out of bed. Awkward indeed...looks like Theonis still needs a little more recovering.. She placed her index finger on his lips and softly said, "You don't have to ask..." With out another word she she took him down through their shadow and emerged under the covers of his room.

As the week went by Trinity continued to work. She continued checking security cameras, the news, the pods and the egg. Trinity wanted to be there for Gidget but so far, every night she checked to see if she was in the room they shared but she spent every night with Ako and in turn Trinity spent every night with Theonis.  

[mc2]

The past week hadn't been easy for Annie, by any means, but she decided to start something she hadn't had done in years-painting. And painting she done almost obsessively whenever she was in her room, since Gidget was kind enough to get her paints. In the week, beyond her time she spent at the cafeteria or the occasional training or entertaining Christian she had managed to produce seven paintings and was working on her eighth that day- this one of two hands reaching for each other in a background and swirl of color.

As she worked, Christian lay on the bed reading a copy of The Hobbit. He occasionally stumbled over a word because his reading level wasn't astronomical, but he managed fairly well and Annie figured it wasn't that creepy or disturbing of a book. At the moment, Valhalla hadn't figured out which class to place Christian. They both looked up when they heard the knock at the door, Annie finished a few strokes of her painting and lay down her paintbrush before opening the door to find Larry.

Christian closed his book and hoped off the bed, coming over, he liked Larry in an odd way. The big simple-minded bloke was usually happy and like Annie craved the presence of good people (which Larry also tended to be), Larry was usually happy. He wasn't smart enough not to be, thought Christian cynically as he said aloud with a small formal smile, "Hello Larry, how's school? I'm almost jealous. Miss Gidget and the others are too busy to bother with figuring out whether I should go or not yet."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

The Count of Monte Carlo

The past week hadn't as relaxing for Ako as it had been for some others. After so many years out west, under an open sky, it was hard to adjust to being inside most of the time. He managed to sneak away a few times to get out and ride his bike, enjoying the sensation of thundering through the subdistrict, but he could never stay away from Gidget for too long before starting to worry. He was always back within a few hours of disappearing, his hair blown back and his stride more relaxed.

This time, however, he was just in the other room when Gidget called his name. He'd gone to the kitchen to get a drink, and now appeared in the doorway, clad only in his (newly cleaned and dust free) jeans, holding a glass of water.

"Morning," He said with that confident half-smile, propping his free arm up against the doorway. He glanced at the clock on the bedside table to see it was actually in the afternoon, but who cared? "Sleep well?"

Gidget scooched up into a seated position, leaving only the bare curves of her back visible. She drew the sheet up to her chest and smiled sweetly at Ako. "Of course I did. You leave only pleasant thoughts in my dreams."

Her eyes took him in from head to toe. Her cheeks turned a soft red at the ideas of what she wanted to do to him...or let him do to her. After thirteen years of feeling nothing, all she wanted was pleasure. Physical, emotional, carnal, it didn't matter. It was all the same to her as long as the pain went away.

"It's awful lonely in this big bed of yours," she whined playfully, "and I'm not sure if these covers are enough to keep me warm."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

mc2

The past week hadn't been easy for Annie, by any means, but she decided to start something she hadn't had done in years-painting. And painting she done almost obsessively whenever she was in her room, since Gidget was kind enough to get her paints. In the week, beyond her time she spent at the cafeteria or the occasional training or entertaining Christian she had managed to produce seven paintings and was working on her eighth that day- this one of two hands reaching for each other in a background and swirl of color.

As she worked, Christian lay on the bed reading a copy of The Hobbit. He occasionally stumbled over a word because his reading level wasn't astronomical, but he managed fairly well and Annie figured it wasn't that creepy or disturbing of a book. At the moment, Valhalla hadn't figured out which class to place Christian. They both looked up when they heard the knock at the door, Annie finished a few strokes of her painting and lay down her paintbrush before opening the door to find Larry.

Christian closed his book and hoped off the bed, coming over, he liked Larry in an odd way. The big simple-minded bloke was usually happy and like Annie craved the presence of good people (which Larry also tended to be), Larry was usually happy. He wasn't smart enough not to be, thought Christian cynically as he said aloud with a small formal smile, "Hello Larry, how's school? I'm almost jealous. Miss Gidget and the others are too busy to bother with figuring out whether I should go or not yet."

Larry looked down at Christian and smiled. It amazed him how smart the little boy was. Larry shrugged, as he had often seen Christian and his mother doing, having figured out it means not caring much. "Not. Bad."

He frowned somewhat and pulled out a book from his bag. It was a copy of "Go Dog, Go." Larry made a face at the book. He put it back in his bag and zipped it before pointing to himself. "Ten. Slow. Not. Stupid."  

[mc2]

"Of course not," Annie said with a polite smile before bowing her head and returning to her painting.

Christian glanced at her- she could get so wrapped up in painting and art, it didn't make sense to him, but it did surprise him how his mother could make blobs of color into something. He had heard she was an art major and assumed she was decent but never gave it much thought, then again Daedalus wasn't going to just let her do something as frivolous as painting. "Are the others calling you stupid?" Christian asked bluntly. "Maybe I don't want to go to school and be called names, too... What do you want to do? I was getting bored cooped up here but Mom doesn't like me wondering the halls alone even though she should know I am perfectly capable."

Annie smiled faintly at him and said, "You are also perfectly capable of getting into trouble on your own if someone isn't around to keep that busy mind of yours preoccupied all the time. By all means, you aren't a prisoner here, if you want to go about and play do so. It might be good for you."

Christian wrinkled his nose and said conspiratorially to Larry, "I think she is teasing me." It did make him relieved, though, that she had the bit of gusto to do that much. Maybe all that painting was good for her.