Some Princes Don't Become Kings
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Eclipse
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Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
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Dec 12, 2019 19:26:49 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Dec 12, 2019 19:26:49 GMT
Eclipse All my childhood heroes have fallen off or died | The girl seemed taken aback by Melody's reaction. Perhaps Melody was too sensitive about the medication she had to take, or perhaps Kenzi was simply wary of the fact that they were all attending a school for people with superhuman abilities. It probably wasn't a good idea to get on anyone's wrong side here. At least not unless you knew what they could do.
Melody's power was strong, and versatile, but she was also aware that there were probably metas here with abilities that dwarfed hers. Her dad has certainly worked with some individuals with truly terrifying abilities. Not to mention the ones that had been on the news recently. Melody had even called her dad, when she'd heard that the MNRU had been involved in her attacks. He'd been fine, which had just made her feel stupid for calling him in the first place. Still, she was glad he was OK, even if she'd never have admitted it.
She'd stepped back from the other girl now, letting her step away from the wall. She looked sullen, sheepish almost. She had been worried that Kenzi might blab to someone, but now that she'd reacted like that the girl would know that the information gave her some power over her. She couldn't help but feel diminished, even as the other girl said she would keep the secret and changed the subject.
It would do her no good to dwell on her mistake however, so she moved on with the change of subject. "I can do a few things, but mainly lasers really."
She opened her eyes a little wider, making their unnatural shade and the shape of her irises all the more obvious. "From my eyes. You know, like that guy in X-men."
She looked the other girl up and down, "What do you do? Really fast or something?"
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
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Eclipse
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Ocular Light Manipulation
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Post by Melody Newton on Dec 1, 2019 19:39:37 GMT
Eclipse All my childhood heroes have fallen off or died | That the other girl instantly drew attention to herself released a surge of relief and gratitude in Melody. She certainly did not want to address her condition in front of another student. It wasn't as if it was something as stigmatised as a mental health condition, but if anyone knew about the fact that she had to take pills regularly for an undisclosed condition then it would be around school in a heartbeat. She'd have to work out some way to convince Kenzi to keep it a secret. Bribery maybe? She still had two of the blunts that Madison had given her, and she rarely found someone who wasn't looking to get high.
The nurse seemed to catch the hint, Melody had hardly been subtle about her desire to keep her condition private, and the woman realised that she had made an error in revealing it to another student. With ill-concealed awkwardness she went about treating Kenzi's finger, checking the dressing that Melody had applied. It had been done fairly professionally, after all, Melody had some experience in the matter. Partly thanks to her father. Partly thanks to her many misdemeanours throughout high school. This wouldn't be the first time she herself had ended up in the nurse's office for reasons other than her medication.
Eventually the nurse finished checking over the finger, turning her attention back to Melody. There was an awkward silence. "Just give me them. She's already gonna guess about them."
The nurse did so, without an apology, although her eyes gave a non-verbal one. With the glass of water provided Melody palmed, then downed the pills, grateful for them. Under this kind of social stress it was only a matter of time until she had an attack.
Eventually, after far too much awkward silence, they were both turfed out of the nurse's office under strict instructions to return to their lessons with a note that explained why they were late. Instead Melody hustled Kenzi down the corridor and around the corner, out of sight of the office.
"What is it gonna take for you to not tell anyone about the pills?"
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
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POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
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Nov 24, 2019 19:04:56 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Nov 24, 2019 19:04:56 GMT
Eclipse All my childhood heroes have fallen off or died | Maia seemed to deal with the three bitches well enough, she didn't even seem that perturbed by their arrival. But then they fit into her world in a way that Melody didn't, wouldn't, and never could if she wanted to. All three were tall and gorgeous, and seemed to find it so easy to talk to the singer. As opposed to Melody who seemed to check and recheck her responses before she said anything at all. For a moment she was almost jealous. Well, almost was probably an understatement.
Eventually the girls moved on, obviously called away by more pressing matters, leaving Melody, Maia and Keke alone once more. Melody was relived, and it probably showed on her face, even if it that signal didn't matter to Maia. She mused for a moment that it might be on of the reasons why Maia seemed to be struggling here, before dismissing it. Everyone here had abilities, but it wasn't common knowledge what everyone could do. The professors and teachers knew, sure, but usually it was up to the individual as to whether the disclosed their power to their peers. Presumably that wasn't forever. Melody had heard that some of the older students were required to use the regularly in classes, though there wasn't much that she knew about that.
She snapped back to reality as Maia slid her textbook over the table towards her. Relieved at the distraction, Melody bent her head to the book, pulling Maia's homework towards her. It took her a moment to take in the work Maia had done, before turning her attention back to the questions she had evidently been set from the textbook.
It only took her a minute to work out where Maia had been struggling and start to redress the issue. "OK, so it looks like this is what you've been doing wrong."
She flipped the book around and beginning pointing things out, only sketching out one or two notes as she did so to illustrate her points. Maia was clearly not stupid, she'd just fallen foul of one of the common mistakes when learning kinematics and graphs of motion. Fortunately for the star, Melody had intentionally failed several tests on just these subjects in the past, actually getting them right was comparatively child's play.
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
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Ocular Light Manipulation
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Oct 26, 2019 12:43:36 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Oct 26, 2019 12:43:36 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]It was amazing. Had the girl ever actually had a conversation? Or were they all as one sided as this one? It was such an effort to get a word in edgeways that Melody wondered if the girl actually had any friends, or just hung around with people that put up with her incessant chatter. Somehow Melody was betting on the latter, and she was trying to work out how she could get out of becoming one of those people.
And she wanted to wait for the nurse. Great. Now Melody was stuck with the girl for however long it took the nurse to come back. At least they wouldn't be stuck in uncomfortable silence, just uncomfortable noise. Uncomfortable for Melody anyway. "No, I'm just waiting for the nurse too."
Again she carefully avoided explaining exactly why she was here. She didn't intend to give away any more information than was necessary. Especially considering even her friends didn't know about her condition, and wouldn't ever if she had anything to do with it. Surely telling this girl would only mean that the whole school would find out in about five minutes. Somehow Melody doubted she was the model of discretion.
On the other hand, at least the girl had finally said something Melody could relate to. "Yeah, tell me about it. I'm not complaining about ditching class for this, even if the nurse should have been here ten minutes ago."
She glanced at the door, tapping her foot. She couldn't feel anything coming on, but she was supposed to take her pills regularly, on a fixed schedule. Interfering with that schedule stressed her out, mainly because she knew that stress could only cause problems with her condition.
At that point the door clicked open, the nurse appearing and seeing Melody stood in the middle of the room. She frowned, glancing at her watch, and completely failing to see Kenzi. "Sorry Melody, it's time for your pills now isn't it?"
It was only immense self-control that kept Melody's eyes from releasing a laser at that very moment, and she alternated her glare between the nurse and Kenzi.
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
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Eclipse
CLASSIFICATION
Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
AGE
15
Student
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Oct 26, 2019 10:51:35 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Oct 26, 2019 10:51:35 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]Keke bent her head back to the sheet to work on the problem Melody had partially completed. She certainly worked harder to make a good impression on teachers than Melody did. On the other hand Melody was doing her utmost to be sent back home to her dad without a spell in juvie. Failing out of school seemed the best way to do that. Then at least they couldn't say that she'd refused to take the offer, just not been clever enough to make it at the boarding school.
It seemed that the arrival of Keke was only to herald the arrival of more students. The pop star might have been lamenting her loneliness, but being joined by Melody and her friend didn't necessarily seemed to have resolved the issue. Instead it seemed to have flipped it around. It was still a problem, just a more immediate one. The three girls who had approached hadn't done so to have a conversation. They were all members of the cheer squad, tall, gorgeous and with abilities that didn't change their appearance in the slightest. They would never have been caught dead talking to Melody.
Talking to a certified celebrity like Maia Morales though? That they would do. Melody nodded in response to Maia's questioning look, then pulled a face behind the trio's back, before grinning at her new friend and pulling out her own physics textbook. It too was dog eared and battered. Clearly it simply got slung into her bag with the minimum of care.
She slapped it down on the table and stared blankly at the three girls backs.
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
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Eclipse
CLASSIFICATION
Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
AGE
15
Student
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Oct 12, 2019 15:19:45 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Oct 12, 2019 15:19:45 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]Keke finally seemed to click as to who Melody was sat with, her cheeks flushing red as she recognised the famous pop star. It was fair. Melody hadn't thought she'd ever be sat having lunch with someone like Maia, it wasn't unexpected that it would come as a surprise to her friends. It wasn't as if she advertised the fact that she was a fan of Maia, she had a poster in her room, but wasn't the kind of fan that waxed lyrical about the people she admired.
Maia didn't seem too concerned about it though, shaking the hand of Melody's friend politely and sitting back as Keke sat down beside her and pulled out her math book. Melody slid the sheet closer towards her, looking at the problems that Keke had completed. Most of them were right, but one or two were way off. She frowned, quirking her head to the side as she studied the sheet. She pulled out her own sheet and worked through one of the problems herself, checking her work against Keke's.
"OK, I see what you've done wrong."
She flipped the sheet around so that Keke could see the exercises properly. With her pen she tapped on one of the offenders, circling one of the numbers. "You've just worked this one out with degrees rather than radians. Like everything is calc is done in radians, otherwise you'll get completely the wrong answer and that will mess up the rest of the equation."
She moved it sideways so they could both see, and quickly sketched out an equation. "You should have done it more like…" Her pen moved quickly and confidently across the page, the numbers flowing from it easily and without hesitation, "This. Try out the equation now."
She'd completed part of the answer for Keke, and pushed the sheet back to her so she could have a go, before turning to Maia brightly, "Sure! What are you stuck on?"
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
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Eclipse
CLASSIFICATION
Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
AGE
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Oct 12, 2019 11:02:30 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Oct 12, 2019 11:02:30 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]So the girl never stopped talking. Maybe it was how she dealt with the pain, or maybe she was just one of those people who seemed to have an endless repository of pointless and tiring small talk. Either way, Melody wasn't particularly thrilled that her waiting for the nurse had been interrupted by such an individual. She didn't even seem to need Melody to respond, she'd already moved on to another topic only moments after asking her questions.
Melody wondered how she didn't really know the girl. When you lived on a campus you tended to recognise most people, even if it was just from passing them in the corridor, but Melody wasn't even sure of that with this girl. They seemed about the same age, so maybe they were just in different classes?
"You're fine, it's probably not going to grow into you. This isn't some kind of horror movie."
She took the gauze away from the injured digit. It was stained red with blood, but most of the bleeding seemed to have stopped. The wound looked a lot cleaner as well now, still nasty, but at least not encrusted with gore.
"I'm not an expert or anything, but I bet we can just tape your fingernail back down and it'll regrow."
She looked to the small collection of items she had place beside the girl, including the scissors and adhesive bandages. Grabbing them, she sized the bandage against Kenzi's finger, then cut it to size. "Hold still."
Carefully she peeled the back of the bandage away, then stuck it down over Kenzi's nail, pressing the nail back down to where it was supposed to be and using the bandage like tape to hold it in place.
"There. I'm not going to kiss it better though."
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
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Eclipse
CLASSIFICATION
Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
AGE
15
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Post by Melody Newton on Oct 6, 2019 8:15:35 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]"Great, the dream of any teenage girl, to be a mobile armoury."
It was cool though, even once you got past the ability to conjure weaponry from thin air it was cool. The science was mind boggling, her father had theorised that her eyes allowed her to concentrate light into an actual physical form. It certainly played havoc with several established scientific theories, but she'd never allowed her father to actually run tests on her abilities.
She quirked an eyebrow in interest. So Madison had discovered where Buckley was keeping the alcohol he confiscated, or at least where he likely was. Melody would have guessed an office or some other secure space, but then he lived on site, as did most of the other teachers, his house would probably be more secure than his office, so it made sense to keep confiscated items like liquor there.
She wondered how often he sampled it. Although now the thought of sampling it herself was coming to mind, exactly as Madison had intended. Madison had been drunk before, though not often, weed was easier to come by in California than booze when you were fifteen. Weed was hard to come by here though, and while Madison seemed to have a hookup, she didn't particularly want to be in his debt for it. If she was the one who could get them into Buckley's booze stash then at least she could keep some control in the matter.
"We'd have to be careful. It's not like there's a lot of kids here with laser eyes. So is there somewhere we could cut in that he wouldn't notice easily?"
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Sept 28, 2019 18:24:32 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Sept 28, 2019 18:24:32 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]Melody was both annoyed and relieved by the arrival of a third person. Albeit a third person that she knew. As if to help her drive home her point about being good at math and science her friend Keke had arrived to ask for help. Not that the long haired, brown eyed girl bothered to introduce herself, or even display any sort of recognition towards Melody's current companion.
Melody blinked, then introduced her friend to her new… friend? Acquaintance? Spanish teacher? Keke this is Maia Morales. Maia, Keke."
There was definitely still a tinge of admiration in Melody's tone that wouldn't have been there if Maia was a normal person. She might be doing her best to respect Maia's wishes to be treated normally, but that didn't change the fact that Melody had idolised the older girl for several years and even had a poster of her on her wall.
She sighed, her amber eyes shifting slightly now that someone else had come to sit at the table. Holding out her hand, she started digging in her bag for her own math book. "Is this the homework that was due in yesterday?"
She hadn't done it. She made a point of rarely doing homework, but she remembered the sheet. It had been a pretty easy one to her eyes but somehow Keke just couldn't seem to get her head around the equations. Melody would have expected that someone who could mentally communicate with machines would have a more organised mind but apparently Metahuman abilities didn't work like that.
Eventually finding her math book, a slightly dogeared, battered paperbacked exercise book, she flipped it open and found the sheet they had been set for homework in their last lesson. It had small doodlings in the corners. Turning to Maia, she asked, "Do you mind if I help her out with her homework?"
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Sept 21, 2019 10:46:14 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Sept 21, 2019 10:46:14 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]At least Maia Morales thought her Spanish was worth something. In truth she was struggling in the lessons, she'd never had the knack for languages that she'd had for subjects like science and math. All that really meant was she was far less likely to actually try, and she certainly wasn't going to put herself out there and take the risk of being wrong. This had been interpreted by the teacher as Melody being both unable and unwilling to take part in the lessons properly, when really she was just the latter.
She was having much more funs studying Spanish with Maia, and enjoyed the older girl's company, although the question now was how she could say that without seeming too eager to spend time with her. "Sure, you can call me Mel," she smiled, before continuing, "And uh… I think I'll get more out of learning with you than in normal lessons." She continued on quickly. "If that's OK with you I mean. I can help you with math and science stuff then too."
She'd always found math and science relatively simple, although at this stage she refused to link that success with her father's similar successes in the fields. She was good enough at it that she'd managed to deliberately fail multiple exams over several years without it showing up as an alarm for the school itself. Her father had noticed, and complained, but according to her teacher's it was just because she wasn't as gifted a student as he might have thought.
She was glad, she didn't want to follow his example and end up graduating from college before she was even old enough to go. She also wanted to make sure that she didn't prove him right if she could possibly help it. That definitely wouldn't help things.
They were still sat alone at the table, and Melody had seen Maia glance across at others several times. No one had approached them however, and Melody wondered if it was because she was here, or if they were afraid to approach a genuine pop star. More likely the latter. She had a reputation as a troublemaker, but it wasn't like this was the Breakfast Club, people didn't go out of their way to avoid her, even if she wasn't popular.
She shrugged, not really sure how to comfort the star. "I don't think you're that scary…"
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Eclipse
CLASSIFICATION
Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
AGE
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Sept 15, 2019 18:31:29 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Sept 15, 2019 18:31:29 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]Once the girl had sat, Melody had crossed back over with her haul, it included safety scissors, antiseptic, gauze and some adhesive bandages. It was just the girl's finger, but if you believed the way she was acting maybe she was risking the whole digit, instead of just the nail. The scissors were for the bandages, but would probably do for cutting the fingernail as well if necessary.
At least the diminutive girl had stopped asking stupid questions, although instead she had decided to pry into Melody's reasons for being here. That was less convenient Melody didn't exactly want to explain her chronic illness or her constant need for medication to control it's symptoms. Although, she thought, as her golden eyes lit upon the antiseptic bottle, perhaps she could redirect the girl's attention.
She liberally doused the gauze in the chemical, making sure to get more than enough both to clean the wound, and probably draw forth a shriek from the other girl. Hopefully it would have the beneficial side effect of curbing her curiousity.
"My name's Melody, now hold still, this will sting."
She pressed the antiseptic against the girls bloody finger, careful not to put any unnecessary pressure on the nail which was bent back grossly to 90 degrees. What ever it was must have really hurt.
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
ALIAS
Eclipse
CLASSIFICATION
Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
AGE
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Student
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Sept 14, 2019 16:45:08 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Sept 14, 2019 16:45:08 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]Well at least Madison's power explained how he always managed to get away with things. She wondered how much the school knew about his abilities, and how much of that the teachers bothered to learn. You had to have powers to be here, and they'd assessed hers when she arrived. She wondered if they assessed everyone in the same way.
She sighed, he had held up his side of the bargain. She closed her eyes, concentrating for a moment as she felt them begin to shift, this time to a heterochromatic variation, one silver, one gold. This became obvious when she opened her eyes, they caught the light in strange ways, glinting oddly. Even if they hadn't been a completely unnatural colour it would have been obvious that they weren't the eyes of a normal teenage girl.
She held her hand up and focused on it for a second, spinning the light into an object she could hold and use. A small, slightly curved knife slowly materialised in her hand, growing steadily more solid as she continued to focus on it until it took on a gleaming reality. It was about 3 inches long, with a handle longer than the blade itself. Melody could generate larger weapons, but rarely bothered.
Melody realised her own cigarette was dying as Madison stubbed his out on the wall. Regretfully she followed suit. Madison might have given her a handful of joints, but she was willing to bet his sudden generosity wouldn't continue. He'd probably want something for them next time. That's how it always worked.
"So since Buckley definitely isn't drinking all that stuff himself, I bet you know where he's keeping it."
She dropped the blade, looking away from it and up at Madison. It vanished before it hit the ground.
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
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Eclipse
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Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
AGE
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Student
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Sept 8, 2019 14:10:25 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Sept 8, 2019 14:10:25 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]Melody was due for her pills, that's why she was here, the school had deliberately set her schedule so that it would fall during breaktimes. Clearly that was to stop her from skipping out on class. Not that it had worked. Right now she was waiting for the nurse to show up and unlock the cabinet that contained the various medicines for the school. She could have burned it open, but it would have been fairly obvious who it was who had done so. That and she didn't want them to think that she was dependent on them or the pills.
She'd been sitting here for ten minutes already, which meant that the nurse had definitely not just stepped out to go to the toilet or grab a cup of coffee. Something must have happened somewhere else on campus. Either the nurse was going to get back in a matter of minutes, or she could well be gone for hours. Melody was torn between just going back to class or waiting a little longer. At least class might take her mind off the uncomfortable sensations that would probably start spreading through her limbs soon.
She'd been about to jump off the bed when the door was flung open by another student. Said student was brandishing a bleeding finger. Eyes wide, Melody shook her head.
"You think I'd be sat here if I knew where the nurse was?"
She rolled her eyes at the student, who was still spraying blood all over the nurse's office. Pushing herself off the bed, she crossed to the cabinet that she knew the nurse kept bandages and plasters and things in. This one wasn't locked, and Melody rummaged around until she produced the few things that could actually deal with the issue. Turning back from the open cabinet, she pointed at the bed.
"Sit."
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
ALIAS
Eclipse
CLASSIFICATION
Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
AGE
15
Student
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Sept 8, 2019 13:06:58 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Sept 8, 2019 13:06:58 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]Melody was relieved that Maia did not seemed to have misinterpreted what it was that she was saying. It would have been so easy to do so. There were several people here who would have done so, friends and not. In that case Melody didn't know if she'd ever live it down. Fortunately Maia clearly wasn't the type to do that.
Recovering from her embarrassment, Melody continued with her offer, "Oh I'm serious, I love pissing off my dad so pissing off your mum will definitely be fun."
She shrugged, "And if there's anything else I can help you with, then just let me know. I'm pretty good at science and maths, I blame my dad for that."
Looking around the room, she saw that the canteen was slowly beginning to fill. A few students had already claimed tables, while the rest filtered into the growing queue at the counters. Most of them chatted, laughed, flirted. Everything you'd expect a normal student body to do. One student summoned a bottle of water to their hand with a gesture. OK, maybe not everything a normal student body might do. She didn't see Ed or Keke there. Maybe those two were off on one of their study dates. Although Melody wasn't sure how much studying they really got up to.
A few people cast curious glances in their direction, one or two people looking slightly longing, before looking away when they realised she'd noticed them. It couldn't be easy being isolated like that. Melody was mostly isolated by choice, she had some friends, and avoided others because she didn't want to get too attached to people here. It was probably only a matter of time before they expelled her for one reason or another.
"Am I spending all my Spanish lessons with you from now on then?"
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Some Princes Don't Become Kings
ALIAS
Eclipse
CLASSIFICATION
Blaster
POWER
Ocular Light Manipulation
AGE
15
Student
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Aug 28, 2019 19:58:07 GMT
Post by Melody Newton on Aug 28, 2019 19:58:07 GMT
[attr="class","nikki98"] [attr="class","nikki99"] I NEED TO COME DOWN [attr="class","nikki100"] [attr="class","nikki101"]SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT AND LOST ITS MIND [attr="class","nikki102"]AND ALL MY CHILDHOOD HEROES HAVE FALLEN OFF OR DIED [attr="class","nikki109"]Melody's eyebrows grew steadily higher as Maia began to explain about how she normally made friends. It was true that lots of famous people seemed to be friends with other famous people, but Melody had always thought that was more of a proximity thing rather than an ease thing. What Maia said made sense though. Melody had made a conscious effort not to fangirl all over the popstar. She could believe how hard it was to talk to people if they were doing just that. Presumably that wasn't something that came with most celebrities.
Melody had been struggling to really relate to Maia. She'd been trying, after all, what teenage girl didn't want to relate to their idol? Even so, it had been hard. There were so many differences in their lives. Maia had a private chef and a private room. Then Maia mentioned her issues with her mother.
If there was anything Melody could relate with it was problems with parents. Or parent, to be more specific. She felt a flush of annoyance at the thought of her father, along with a confusing mix of other emotions that she mostly ignored. Dealing with them was definitely going to be too complicated right now, so she used her normal problem-solving method and ignored them. This time she wasn't even thinking about what Maia would pick up on. The flash of anger and annoyance flared far brighter than that mess anyway.
"I get that. My dad sucks so I can get definitely help you out if annoying your parents is what you're after. I'm pretty sure in normal school I was the girl parents didn't want their sons to bring home."
She suddenly felt a sudden, unexplainable rush of embarrassment, flushing almost bright red and her eyes flaring. "I mean uh… This isn't the same situation… But I'll uhhh, help you out how I can!"
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