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Post by Yuno on Jun 16, 2013 17:41:44 GMT
Haru nodded with vigor at this, "Sure, Pink is a friend actually. I've encountered her a lot over time. She's taken some reports from me over some incidents with Index. You don't need to worry about her. I'm sure you can trust her, she's let me give off the record reports, and as far as I know they were never looked into too hard. She knows her way around writing a bland report." He smiled briefly as they went on his face grimacing and looking almost angry, "He threatened you? The nerve. Don't worry, once you're with me, Index, and Komoe-sensei you'll be safe. Komoe-sensei is friends with an Anti-skill higher, and well, Index is Index." He smiled, "Let's just ask Index about him and then move along."
As Garasu looked out she saw Nyanko running along the side of a stretcher, a boy that was all too recognizable was on it. She looked worried as the medical personnel streamed in with other stretchers. Now, with the sirens fading she could hear screaming and the sound of doctors shouting orders at one another.
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Nyanko came awake from a dark nightmare with a start. She was staring at a white ceiling. Not for the first time her body was aching. She sat up slowly lifting the sheets to look down. Her mind traveled back to yesterday. She remembered making it into the hospital with Sverre and then...she remembered being told he woudl be fine. Then she'd collapsed. Slowly her mind reoriented itself to the events of yesterday. She sat up as she thought of the girl shouting, "Nurse! Nurse!" A kind looking woman came charging through the door and then sighed walking forward, "Lay back, you've been through a lot." Nyanko had regained herself already and folded her arms. "I'm a fine judge of what I can handle. How are Sverre, and the female attacker." The nurse bit her lip at this but Nyanko was already in her mind. She lay back with a small sigh of relief. Sverre was fine. The girl on the other hand, well she wouldn't be attacking Espers anytime soon, "Thank God for the "Heaven Canceller" she muttered giving the nurse a dismissive wave. She sat up to move sending several monitors bleeping. The nurse returned, "What part of stay put aren't you getting? You have bruises on your shoulders, arms, and legs, a broken collarbone, and a bruised throat. You shouldn't want to move" Nyanko continued moving despite her protests, "Stop it, we already know that most of these injuries are a week old. You shouldn't have been allowed on duty like this. Your superiors have already ordered you to a leave until you are fully healed." Nyanko gave her a dirty look, "That isn't possible, I'm in the middle of a big case." The nurse shrugged at her, "Here now, stay here until some people finish talking to you, and then you'll be alright to move." With a huff Nyanko sat back in bed her arms folded staring hard at the wall.
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About an hour after Sverre's people had met with him a nurse poked her head into the room, "Nyanko-Chan has just finished her interview with Anti-skill and Judgement. If you are feeling up to it, you can see her." As she said this, Sverre recognized the Judgement agent from earlier come stalking past yelling as he went. "Uncooperative, violent, aggressive, and totally impolite witch. How she ever made it in Judgement is well beyond me." Then he was gone. When Sverre's people nodded at the meeting the nurse disappeared. Moments later, Nyanko came hobbling around the corner with the help of a one armed cane and the nurse. With all the chairs taken she hobbled over towards Sverre smiling the same vibrant smile as before. The nurse smoothed the foot of Sverre's bed and helped Nyanko sit on it. When the nurse finally left she turned looking at him looking much less put together. He could see the bandages on her, and the dark bruises where the girl had been strangling her. Her usually perfect pink hair was all over the place and she even looked a little tired. "Well hello Sverre-san. Heard you wanted to talk to me. What's up?"
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Post by Edzilla on Jun 16, 2013 20:39:34 GMT
Will had been idly reading a book when everything kicked off. His concentration was broken by Nyanko's voice, and he couldn't help but ask why. He noticed Sverre being harassed and did as he was told.
He pulled out his phone, typing in the wrong number for Anti Skill in his panic, before deleting and retyping the number
"Artificial beach, we're being attacked, there are at least 4, it's pretty urgent," they heard, he couldn't help but be ironic.
He dropped the phone on the towel, raced over to the group, the ordeal was half way done. He aimed to help Nyanko, but was stopped prematurely as a 3rd figure, a leaner man, leapt out to stop him. Will was not a fighter, beyond a scrap at school, he had no experience. However a sense of purpose over took him, he felt that he needed to act and help somehow.
This was almost smacked out of him as the flat of the mans arm connected with the side of his head, causing him to hit the ground like a lead weight. He was still conscious, and he turned over, a vicious look on his face, genuinely angry.
The man, considering him dealt with, began to head over to deal with Sverre. Will got to his feet and charged him, colliding roughly with his back, both of them hitting the sand.
In the ensuing fight, the man seems to come out on top, landing a blow to Wills chin that causes him to bite his tongue, a spatter of blood erupting from his mouth.
The man was about to land another, when he noticed how badly his associates were faring. Fear took over and he ran straight down the beach.
Will got up, his hair now covered in sand. He ran over to Nyanko with Sverre, feeling pain in his jaw unlike anything from before.
He was panting, and a line of blood now extended from the corner of his mouth. "Are you okay, how is..." He stopped, struggling to take in the situation. Two gang members in quivering messes an unconscious Norwegian, a bleeding tongue. He looked jaded and didn't lose the look until he was inside an ambulance, with Sverre.
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Will, despite having no serious injuries, was given a bed at hospital. He woke up to a faint breeze, coming from an open window, causing yellow curtains to flutter in the sunlight.
He sat up, realising he was wearing his own clothes still, but was more shocked to see someone else in the room.
"Erm, hi?" He seemed to ask.
She raised her head, and seeing her face, Will recognised her as Mitsuko.
"You're awake, hiya Will."
"Why are you hear?"
"Because you've been getting involved with criminals again, haven't you."
"Well, yes, it's a bit unfortunat-"
She cut him off, getting up and leaning over to him. "You've got some sand in your hair," she brushed it away, while Will looked at her incredulously.
"I'm going to need all the details, from the start."
He told her what he remembered, before she eventually cut him off.
"That's fine, I don't need to know about the ambulance journey." She put her clipboard down and looked straight at him.
"You're lucky you got to take your interview in bed, Nyanko wasn't so much."
"Is she okay? And Sverre, what about him."
"I don't know, why don't you go find out," she said, rather narkily.
He got out of the bed, and looked at her defiantly, "I think I will, hope we don't have to meet again."
"Right, well bye."
He left the room, feeling he'd won that competition, of sorts.
He enquired to where Sverre was at the reception, before being told that both he and Nyanko were in room 56. He took a lift, finding the room on the 5th floor.
He stood in the door frame, breaking the twos meeting with a conservative voice. "Are you two okay? Was the interview alright."
Although his voice was quiet and plain, they could tell there was concern.
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Post by t⊗theark on Jun 17, 2013 1:36:18 GMT
ooc- Okay, two conversations at different times on the same day. We can do this
Sverre had his head in his laptop, pilfering the hospital's internet. He suddenly noticed the man who was there with his when he spoke. Sverre was startled at first, the guy didn't seem quite normal, even he could see that. Sverre tilted his head like a curious cat,
"You're from the other day aren't you?" He said. Jinx could come no closer as if there was an invisible wall before him.
"What do you want? Why did you want me to come with you?"
A while after Jinx had left Nyanko came into the room. Although he remained seemingly expressionless, she could tell that his heart dropped when he saw he so battered. He responded to her question,
"They said that the gang is after me they said -" Sverre stopped himself. He was told not to tell anyone about his potential power, that people thin king he was just a level 2 or 3 would keep him safe. Well, firstly, it didn't; Secondly, he could trust her and; thirdly, she could probably read his mind if she wanted to. He took an breath in, as the door swung shut seemingly of its own accord.
"The head of Esper Research said I could be more powerful than the world's only example of level 5 telekinesis." he whispered, "Oda said that they're after me because of that and the school official said I'll need ha body guard from judgement to forgo normal duties and that you weren't fit for normal duties and I know you a lot anyway so-"
The door swung open with Will in the doorway. Sverre stopped, he couldn't trust Will to know.
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Post by Yuno on Jun 17, 2013 2:53:25 GMT
Nyanko seemed to smile despite her obvious injuries although he could tell she got a little huffy at the mention of her lost commission. He knew it wasn't directed at him but the system because with some effort and a slight amount of pain she folded her arms and rolled her eyes. He knew by the way her lips looked that she was thinking how perfectly capable she was of continuing her duty. As he began to go about telling her his secret she looked up at the mention of level five. Her eyes widened and she seemed about to say something when her Will came in. Her smile didn't fade at all as she saw Will. She motioned to the other side of the bed for Will to sit, "I'd move, but honestly, it does suck to move." She grinned in that same impish way at the mention of interviews," I'm alright. The truth is," she paused looking down at her hands, "The documented first victim of Big Spider wasn't a civilian, it was me, although I have no doubt they were operating before that...For some reasons involving my past that I'd rather not go into at this moment. It was about 2 weeks ago now and that machine they had, well they beat me pretty hard." She flinched at the memory, "They would have killed me, if well...the same person that rescued Aidan, I'm pretty sure he stopped them from cracking my skull." She grimaced, "I was dropped off here, and I woke up 3 days later in the hospital. I'd been on vacation from Judgement. While the bruises and some broken ribs remained, I managed through a combonation of pain medication and my mental abilities to remain on active duty." She glanced at Sverre knowing he felt somewhat responsible for her state, "That's why at the beach that girl was able to over-power me, I try not to use my mental abilites on people, even thugs that deserve it...If I were in peak health I could have wrestled her with one arm."
She shrugged, "Anyway, I'm fine. But I'm off active duty for at least 2 months." She grinned, "Oh, and the interview...I made him go off in a fit. Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer is my moto. Also, I didn't enjoy the implication that I was unfit for Judgement. He was thinking it very loudly." She looked at Will, "You okay? You're gonna be a pro at these things soon." She glanced at Sverre and turned with a little sigh propping her feet up next to his shoulder.
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Post by Kyoretsuna/Senmei on Jun 17, 2013 4:09:51 GMT
Garasu looked out into the hall for awhile with concern then turned back to Haru “I guess that’s all settled. I’ll try and contact Nyanko-san in the morning… Hopefully everything will go well. Do you have anything else we need to talk about Haru-san?”
Haru smiled “No I think we’ve covered all of it.”
Shikaku stood up from the chair and bowed once again “Thank you again for saving my friends life Haru-San, I’m in your debt just as much as she is.”
Garasu looked embarrassed but was smiling “Arigato, Haru-san”
Haru said his goodbyes and walked out into the chaos in the hallway looking concerned.
Garasu spent the night sleeping soundly and woke up early the following morning feeling considerably better. With little effort she sat up in the bed and sent a text message to Nyanko “I’m ready to talk, I’ll be leaving the hospital early today. We can either meet here at the hospital or we can decide to meet elsewhere.
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Post by jinx on Jun 17, 2013 11:07:30 GMT
Jinx was expecting that question and as such was ready to answer: "we aren't aware who exactly,but somebody is looking for magical knowledge,my stepsister has already been killed by them because she refused to tell them what she knew." seeing he caught Sverre's curiosity,he took his chance and continued.
"As such,we are trying to keep people with knowledge on magic safe until the matter has been resolved,currently that would be you,Index and a girl named Garasu. We however do not possess the manpower to cover multiple locations and as such i was trying to get the 2 of you to come with me,excuse my rudeness back then,the memory of my sister dying was still fresh in my memory."
He caught his breath before pulling a card out of his pocket and instructing "this card contains my number,if you were to run into any trouble,feel free to call me,also,try not to tell this to anyone with ties to Judgement,their involvement could speed everything up and cause the group i was referring to,possibly Black Spider,to go all out,we wanna avoid that at all costs,I'll leave my card on this table."
Jinx pulled out his Phone and tapped a couple of buttons,"Do you have any questions so far? if not,would it be possible to give me your number as well? That way i can contact you if i find out about anything potentially harmful."
He put his feet on the ground,the window not being the most comfortable place to sit,while eagerly awaiting a response.
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Post by t⊗theark on Jun 17, 2013 12:14:03 GMT
Nyanko seemed really cross with her position right now. Sverre wanted to make her feel better. Sverre turned to Will,
"Don't ask questions about this, if you don't understand than that's a good thing," he said in monotonic, almost bored voice not realizing how rude he was being. He didn't seem hostile to him at all though as he turned to Nyanko, "they said that because you can't carry out normal duties but still Judgement who is contact with me that you could be the body guard. I promise that I'll change my room -" he seemed to shudder at the thought "- to make you feel more comfortable. Don't let them stick me with somebody else, please say yes when they ask you."
He heard the word magic and the guy got his up most attention. He not only knew about magic but knew about others who knew about magic. He was still wary though. How did he know that Sverre knew magic? So both his power level and his sorcery got out? He had to be more careful, way more more careful. He considered getting in contact with Haru and that index he lives with again - even if she wants to desecrate thousands of years of history and culture based on unfounded and ridiculous beliefs.
Sverre out the barrier down. The guy didn't want seem to want to harm him. The card flew into his hand. He pulled the phone out of the plastic bag full of his possessions and added the number into his contacts. He looked back up to the man. Once again he was blunt, honest, insensitive and matter-of-fact.
"Who was the 'they' who killed you sister? What do you know about the people looking for us? Why do you want to protect us? Does the nun know about this?"
As he did so he was texting his own contact details to the newly added number.
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Post by Yuno on Jun 17, 2013 13:30:49 GMT
With her legs finally stretched out she managed to crack her neck painfully and she heard what Sverre was saying to Will. He found himself being prodded in the side of his stomach by her foot and being shot a glare, "Sverre, Will's a friend. At least use your caring voice."
Nyanko's head cocked to the side, "Of course I'll stay on as your body guard. I didn't just get matched as your classman contact by a roll of the dice." She shook her head like he was a goof. His confused look earned him another prod in the side from her foot, "What? Come on your head resident didn't tell you?" She chuckled as if she had a private joke when he gave her the same confused expression, "When you come to our school usually as a freshman you are usually intially paired up with a classman one year above you that can show you the ropes and the city. That is random although they attempt to match by interest."
She pointed at him," You were not the everyday case right. You were supposed to be matched with this guy who can shut down minds and happens to have been the head of the male class." Her grin seemed to widen, "Except that around then your transcripts from the other schools you've been at came in, along with mid-semester grades." She'd sat up thankfully, now she'd have to lean to prod him like she had been, "Old Horochi didn't like losing the top spot to a punk kid years younger than him. Apparently he flatly refused to be matched with you."
"They were in a tizzy about it. Your government was breathing down their necks. Rather luckily, I got in trouble for breaking curefew a few days before the world would have exploded. While sitting in the head resident's office I may have been reading through the male student files for purely lawful reasons." She glanced away at this making it clear that her lawful reasons might have been simply mooning over boys. "And I happened to run into your file. That file could squash small mammals." She swirled her finger in the air like fast forward, "Head resident comes back, throws a book at me, and I offered to take you on." She clapped her hands as if that could end the story, "And now, today, I'm in a hospital with you having formed a beautiful friendship. Almost brings a tear to your eye doesn't it."
Then her eyes widened, "Oh no. I'm not sharing your cramped freshman space with you and that death metal. Plus the school isn't going to like the co dorm room. Gimme like 20 minutes with the Judgement office and they'll give us an apartment. Hopefully one with walls that can keep out your poor taste in music." She smiled at this and folded her hands over her stomach her eyes closing. It was clear she was awake but was beginning to feel tired.
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Post by Edzilla on Jun 17, 2013 14:08:26 GMT
Deciding to stay in the door way, Will shrugged. "3 times in a week is a bit extreme, wrong place and wrong time I guess," he sighed, seeming exasperated. He walked into the room, feeling a dull pain in his tongue once again. "I dont know why, I'm barely a level 1, Big Spider should have bigger fish to fry." He chuckled but he was growing increasingly concerned, for his own safety more than anything.
Then Sverre spoke in the manner that he did, and the way that he did. From beginning to end, Will's face stayed the same, but inside, Sverre had gone too far. However Will tried to remain composed and turned to Sverre in English.
"Quite frankly Sverre, whatever it is that gives her some right to know whatever it is which is on your incredibly advanced and intellectual mind," he could hear a measured amount of irritation in his voice, which was far more communicative in his own tongue.
"and whatever it is I'm not intelligent enough to know, or maybe my birth right power doesn't permit me to know, I quite frankly dont care about, as much as your own arrogance would like to assume I would." He turned to leave before turning at the door and looking back at Nyanko. "Enjoy babysitting."
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He'd left immediately and taken the lift straight down to reception. The receptionist had permitted him to leave without much paperwork and he'd taken the bus back to his flat. By that time it'd been about 2 o'clock, so he decided to have lunch on the balcony. As he looked over the sun baked city, he realised the full extent of how unsafe he felt. Furthermore, he longed for a windswept coastal village.
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Post by Yuno on Jun 17, 2013 14:56:22 GMT
Nyanko knew it was coming as Will responded cooly to Sverre. As he strode out she made a movement to get off the bed and follow him but the moment she set weight down on her foot without the cane she went sprawling towards the ground and had to catch herself against a wall. She'd promised Will she wouldn't enter his mind, and she doubted he was in the mood to speak. He'd been insulted, and people usually needed time to cool down from such things. With a sigh she managed to crawl over to one of the chairs and hoist herself into it with another groan. She pushed the door shut using her abilities and shook her head.
She looked mildly irritated at him, "Sverre. You can't talk to people like that. Especially not friends. You hurt his feelings. I know he interrupted a conversation of some importance, but he wanted to see how we were doing. He was with you and me the whole ride to the hospital. When people care about you, even if they are in the way you can't sweep them aside like that." She sighed, "Apologize to him. It isn't easy to be a level 1. It isn't easy to leave your family. You two would have a lot in common if you two would stop being the way you are." She folded her hands again as if that settled everything.
She was silent for several moments longer, but finally her voice broke the silence again, "I guess if I'm going to be your bodyguard, and you've trusted me, I should trust you." Her eyes were open again, clear and green, "I'm not a level 4." She spoke again before he could interrupt, "I'm a level five. When they did my test I read the test giver's mind and saw that she'd seen I was a level 5. I made her enter me as a level 4 and implanted a memory of her giving me that test and rating over the real one." She looked at her hands finishing, "Also, I have dyslexia which is not on my Judgement transcripts so you'd be unlikely to find it." She finished her statement and closed her eyes again.
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Post by t⊗theark on Jun 17, 2013 14:58:46 GMT
Sverre nodded with Nyanko's idea. Having another place to live will probably throw those who want to do him harm off. It irritated him though. He was just getting used to his dorm room, now he has to change again! He got his phone out to talk to Oda that Nyanko said yes and about the idea of moving off the school campus. Suddenly Will seemed to get really annoyed with him. He was really spiteful too. Sverre actually seemed upset by the outburst.
"What did I do wrong? He can't know. They told me not to tell people. I know you, I don't know him and they were going to tell you when you said yes. They said that people would be in danger if word got out. And why did he assume I have some overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors?" Finally, to expose how little Sverre understood about his reaction, "And who is he making us babysit? I don't know how to babysit!" When she said he shouldn't talk to him like that, hardly being able to pick out what tones of voice mean, it went right over him and he looked really confused as well as upset.
She mentioned her secret to him.
"So you know how to keep a secret like this?" She also mentioned her own disability. He read about that, he knew the suicide rates, the functionality, the way they think differently from normal people - like him. Sverre's look of worry, confusion and sadness disappeared for one that looked like he was discovering his reflection for the first time. It must have been weird seeing such an expressionless face well tears. He could barely whisper what he had to say next.
"You know what it's like to be lonely all the time too?"
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Post by Yuno on Jun 17, 2013 16:03:28 GMT
One of Nyanko's eyes opened and she shrugged, "Yeah I guess. I mean I know it sounds strange, but before you and Will, I hadn't had friends for like two years. I mean I had people that talked to me, but nobody that I really was with, ya know?" She looked at his face, and he knew she was aware of his emotional state, but she didn't move to do anything, "The dyslexia thing, it's pretty bad. I've been covering it up pretty well using my powers, but it still causes struggles. I'm the top female student in everything from math, science, and tech, but everything else" she waved her hand as if the wind would blow it away, "Can't touch the stuff. I make up for it with my powers, and Judgement hasn't found out because my old team was really great about filing things for me."
She shrugged again and with the help of her cane managed to stand up and hobble over to him and sit down again to hug him. "It isn't that bad. I'm a level 5 right, maybe the dyslexia helped with that. I maintain my own reality all the time, so it must have been easier to funnel that into powers." She patted his back, "It'll be fine. You either cover it up like I do, or you just show it." She leaned back to smile at him, "I know what it's like, but it obviously gets better, all you have to do is misbehave a bunch, stumble into the right office or bus, and soon you have friends." She reached up patting his messy hair, "And then they get you in the hospital." She stood up hobbling towards the door and opening it, "Don't worry, I'll talk to Will for you. He's not totally angry with you, I think it's something else." She lingered by the door for any last words, but it was obvious she wanted to rest.
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As Will sat at lunch he noticed some kids from his classes that were also level ones or zeroes using powers well beyond that of their ranking. He could hear the excited shouts from his high place of, "Dude, no way it really works. We did it, now they'll have to take us seriously. I mean look at this, this must be level 3 material." He watched lasers fire from the speaker's hands out to fry a butterfly. They looked up noticing Will and waved to him, "You have to see this!" One shouted at him.
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Post by jinx on Jun 17, 2013 16:16:15 GMT
Jinx was getting a little worried,he wouldn't be able to answer all of these questions yet couldn't afford losing Sverre's trust.
"We don't know who it was,all we know is that my sister was tailing a group harrasing espers and when she returned,she was little more than a bloodied pulp,even missing her left arm" he stopped for a moment,using his left hand to wipe a tear out of his eye.
"All we know is that when she returned,she was clutching a paper against her,only letting go of it once she handed it to Father,the paper contained info about a Magical Index,plans to attain magic from multiple smaller sources and a disc containing info on several lvl 4 espers."
He pulled his Phone out of his pocket,added the contact info to his list and continued:"The reason we want to protect those containing magial knowledge is simple,we do not want this tradgedy to happen again,if whatever did in my Father's daughter gets their hands on magical knowledge,who knows what will happen,as for the nun."
Jinx faced down looking at his shoes,"I have yet to contact her,but i shall shortly."
Right after he finished talking,he heard a door opening,he quickly added "you have my number,if anything comes up,feel free to call me" before jumping out of the window.
He grabbed a pipe and used it to manouver himself causing his feet to hit a wall,he slided downwards,pushing himself away from the wall just before hitting the floor.
The kid dressed in black once more pulled out his Phone,muttered to himself,"will we be able to trust sveer?" before accessing his files,he opened a file on Index,hoping to learn something usefull,he got nothing out of the few pieces of info that were gathered and as such,decided to take a look himself.
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After a short walk,Jinx reached a massive building,he went up the stairs and noticed the place where indew was supposed to be living,he saw that he wasn't the only one concerned,there were marks of previous defences and as such he didn't dare enter the room,prehaps there were still some intact.
He decided to go back to his appartement and on his way there decided to send a message to the Einzberg Household requesting funding for Surveilance apparatus.
Once he noticed a shop,he decided to enter,grabbed a bread,some slices of cheese and a pizza before heading home.
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Jinx sat down on his bed,accompanied by the cracks of rusted metal he had become so used ot over the past months.
He grabbed another one of the books he bought and started to read them.
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Post by Edzilla on Jun 17, 2013 16:46:14 GMT
Having his relatively enjoyable peace interrupted by the sound of laughing teenagers annoyed Will. He sighed, leaning over the balcony to see the group of about 5 in anticipation. "What?" he said, with audible contempt.
"Just get down here!" One, who Will knew to be a level 0, semi delinquent, shouted upwards. Will was then surprised to see the level 0 start a fire on the grassy bank on which he stood, before stamping it out with his foot. Now curious, Will took the lift downstairs, exiting the lobby and walking round the side of the building to where the group were enjoying even more of there new esper powers.
"Go on, then, how are you shooting lasers all of a sudden?" Will said, with some idea of what he was about to here. He remembered Nyanko's description of the level upper vividly and if he hadn't followed her to the warehouse district, he would've pursued it further. However, he further remembered her warnings and was now faced with his own personal dilemma.
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Post by Kyoretsuna/Senmei on Jun 18, 2013 3:00:39 GMT
As mid day approached Garasu got out of bed and put on her clothing from when she was brought to the hospital. It had been washed and was no longer covered in blood and dirt, but it was still considerably worn. She proceeded to checkout of the hospital, and as soon as she exited the building she began jumping from reflection to reflection until she had reached her home.
Once there she showered and removed her bandages. She had spent the earlier part of the day thinking and planning on her next moves. She would be trying to protect Haru and Index that much she was certain of, but she had other things she needed to do as well. She needed to be stronger if she was going to protect them, her encounter with Haru made her certain of that. Moreover it was likely that the same people that had killed Shikaku were still at large and that was something Garasu would not tolerate. She needed to find those involved and that wasn’t going to be easy, she placed images of the scientists faces that she had seen in her mirror and took a picture. She spent some time placing the images on various backwater information gathering sites across the net and while doing so she came across an interesting rumor. “LEVEL upper?” Garasu was hooked, and began searching for all the information she could find on the subject. She needed to be stronger, if she was going to be able to protect others she needed power. Garasu found a location that the level upper was supposedly able to be gotten from and set out immediately, now dressed in a black hooded sweater and slacks she left to walk to the location. Her phone was set to alert her if she received a response to her posting on the various sites confirming the identity of any of the faces. She was carrying a small compact mirror as well as her identification and a cash card which were in her wallet.
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