Heartbeat Institute for The Evolutionally Advanced || IC

[xPureAdorationx]

[Please check out the OOC thread first if you haven't been bio approved.]

Today was a simple day. Greet the students, say hello to the parents, kick the parents out, check with the pulse team and do more presentations as to why children shouldn't turn out to be supervillains. That was my job as headmistress. Not only to lead the Pusle team, but to train these kids to become better heroes.

I walked around the campus a couple of times setting my self on fire just to get my nerves in place. Then I stood in front of the lawn full of students and uttered my small speech.

"Welcome to Heartbeat Institute for the Evolutionally Advanced. I don't have a long speech for you students, but I do have one rule. You become evil or anything remotely close you will be put into Stroke Penitentiary our prison. Of course we do have detention halls as well for any students who decide terrorizing other students is funny. Okay be good children. There are no classes for the next week. Dismissed."

I say before stepping down from the podium ready to answer questions or simply to greet students.

 

[CountV]

I stood at a wall looking at the podium, thinking there would be a long boring speech, I was gladly surprised.

I take a look at the students. How did I end up here? I should be inside a museum somewhere, not guarding kids. Ah yes, my secret and my promise, what was I thinking... well I hope this won't be too bad.

I fake a smile as people walk by

 

[nickdelight]

Armel tossed a ball from hand to hand, its state changing as it went back and forth. Sometimes the ball would become crystal clear, at others the hand catching the ball would suddenly sink as if what it caught was a lot heavier. He sat in his chair thinking about the upcoming year at Heartbeat Institute, not really paying attention to what the headmistress had said. While imaging what possibilities lay before him, he looked around at his fellow students, wondering which of them would be his classmates and his lucky roommate. He smiled as he let his thoughts lead him to the possibility of having group projects with some of the girls that he had seen. When a particularly well endowed girl looked his way he smiled at her innocently and waved. He didn’t wait for her to wave back because the words, “Of course we do have detention halls as well for any students who decide terrorizing other students is funny.” Caught his attention and he looked at his headmistress wondering what he could get away with.

Thankful that the speech was not long or drawn out, Armel got up and put the ball into his pocket. He carefully navigated his way through the students as he made his way towards the headmistress. As he walked on he smiled and nodded his head at a tall man dressed in a white suit and cane. Armel wondered if he was a teacher and if he would be in any of his classes, anyway it is never bad to be polite to someone that well dressed. Eventually he made it to the headmistress and shook her hand giving her his best smile.

“Mistress Ting, nice to meet you I’m Armel Daesa, succinct speech by the way, long enough to get your message across, not enough time to fall asleep listening to it. I was wondering where can I get my schedule and where is my dorm?”

 

[xPureAdorationx]

"It's actually Headmistress, Mistress Helen, Headmistress Helen, or Headmistress or Mistress Hell. I don't go by Ting." I smiled shaking his hand careful not to burst into flames. I hadn't had enough sleep the night before and I was quite the incoherent woman this morning.

"Thanks it's a pleasure to meet you Armel. We don't have dorms here. You can pick and choose what room you'd like and who you room with. Though don't try and kick out a student from the dorm if you don't like them. Just report a room switch to my office and I'll deal with it as soon as possible. As for your schedule all students will find a copy of their schedule in an envelope with their name marked on the front. It's on that table over there."

I pointed to a long table to the far right of the podium. I wasn't exactly dressed like your normal headmistress. No, today I wore a tight fitting white halter dress with golden lace up stilettos. I had a golden armband around my bicep and a golden lily clip that rested near my left ear. Several rings adorned my fingers and my wrists were bare. This school year was going to be quite interesting indeed.

 

[nickdelight]

“Sorry Mistress Hell… hmm is that a promise or a threat?”

Armel grinned, bending his knees slightly and raising both his hands pretending to cower. He stood back up and looked around.

“So anyway did I hear you right? I can choose who I room with? Can it be anyone?”

He went quiet as he waited for an answer then the realization hit him.

“Wait! I don’t know anyone except you Mistress Hell, and I barely even know you. Does this mean I’ll be spending tonight alone? You don’t by any chance know where the social scene is around here?”

 

[xPureAdorationx]

I stepped back away from him and burst into flames.

"It's a threat Armel." I heard a few students muttering and one of them scream holy shit.

The flames dissipated and I was back to normal my clothes not singed or even harmed.

"Anyone. Male, Female, Teacher or Pulse team. You can't room with me though. I live off campus." I chuckled thinking about my highschool and college years. I had never been given the chance to room with whom I wanted.

"No if you don't find any arrangements you'll sleep in a temporary dorm. As for finding the social scene. There's a coffee shop next to the Training Center and most students hang around in the dining hall to just snack."

I would have given him more, but my assisstant who was newly transferred alerted my attention.

"What is it John.." I say meeting his blue eyes with mine.

"Uhh...Hell...Ma'am Carvosky just broke out of his cell and the guards are having a hard time subduing him. Warden wants permission to send in the Sentinels."

John Myers was just transferred to me from the department of paranormal.... Yeah I can't even remember their name.

"Okay John permission granted. Don't get yourself killed babe." I said patting him on the shoulder. It wasn't that hard for him to transfer into a place full of non-humans, but he was still human and didn't exactly get the respect he deserved around here.

[OOC: NPC can be made. Please try and limit it to Three per playable character. It's easier to keep track that way.]

 

[nickdelight]

Armel felt his jaw drop at the spectacular display. Part of him wanted to clap at the good show, and another part of him just wanted to run away. When he had gotten over the spontaneous combustion of the headmistress, he felt disappointed that her clothes had remained intact. Armel stood by and listened carefully to the exchange between John and Helen. He felt a thrill of excitement when he heard what was happening and wondered if there was a way to get in on the action or at least see it. Armel waved to Helen and gestured towards the coffee shop.

“Thanks for the help Mistress Hell, great display by the way, really put the fear of authority into all those gathered… I think I need a coffee to calm my nerves.”

He quickly walked away wondering in which direction were the prisons.

 

[CountV]

I idly look at the headmistress and the student. I gave the kid some credit for not running away at her flamy disposition.

I move towards Helen and whisper in her ear, acting as if I'm about to say something important.

"Do I have to be here much longer? there is only one week of freedom left before I have to start giving lectures on how is bad to behave like I did... and get caught."

I brush her arm with my gloved fingers "come on you want to go too, let me and I'll make an excuse for both, what do you say?"

 

[NiteCrowe]

I sighed as I remained leaning against a post and watched the events unfold.

To be honest, I was annoyed that I had being made to be a student, despite my experiences, it was wrong, and to think that the headmistress, no matter how hot she was, was only several months older than myself.

I shrugged the thought off, anger got you nowhere, and listened as the Headmistress addressed those gathered. I had being expecting a longer speech, but was pleasantly surprised instead, and opted to remain where I was rather than move quickly to her like the others.

That just wasn't my style.

Cautiously I began to let my eyes roam over the crowd, like my dad had taught me, take everything, never be surprised...

There was a man, most likely a teacher wearing a white suit with a cane. He looked quite uncomfortable and bored. He had most likely being pushed into helping, I thought.

I watched as a young man walked up to the Headmistress and asked her questions, i had noticed him earlier playing with a ball...and changing it's physical properties, a very interesting power.

I never missed a thing.

Though i'l admit i was vaguely surprised when she burst into flames. Another interesting power... And it didn't even damage her clothes. Hmm, it reminded me slightly of Greek Fire.

I nodded politely as someone walked by me, then turned my attention back to the crowd. A rustled man appeared to be talking to the Headmistress in hushed tones, something must be wrong, i contemplated, but gave it no thought as the man rushed off, to be replaced by the man in the white suit.

I guessed that he was wanting to leave. He still looked slightly uncomfortable.

I sighed and decided to move, making my way through the small group of people, nodding to some but never returning greetings. There'd be time for that later, and anyway, i didn't particularily feel up to questions about my being english.

Finaly i reached a tbale with envelopes and picked mine up, and after a glance inside, confirmed something else that i had guessed.

Schedules...

Sighing, I made my way towards the dorms as i wasn't fond of gatherings, for in my life they usually happend when bads things had happened...usually after funerals...

I grinned as I found my room and, after a minute of sorting things out, laid on my bed and began to read.

Unfortunatly though, I could still here the voices outside...

 

[nickdelight]

Armel took a moment to stop in his search for the prison to enjoy a breeze that blew through the quadrangle. He closed his eyes and felt the hair tickle his neck, he remembered another time in similar surroundings but totally different circumstances. He felt a mix of emotions, joy, sorrow, a desire to make the world a better place for all. He smiled as he thought about how much that last one was his mothers influence. His eyes opened and he looked around. Still not sure where to go he ran towards the area with no people, reasoning that the prison would be where the least amount of people would be.

His reasoning paid off as he found a foreboding structure that could only be a prison, though he admitted to himself that he had never seen a prison. But he assumed that a prison would be heavily guarded, have sirens and be designed to keep people in rather than out, which that building seemed to have a lot of. He growled to himself as he tried to find a way in without being caught.

 

[xPureAdorationx]

I could already feel the excitement or curiousity eminating from the new student. Empathy was one of my better powers. One that could predict the moves of others. I unclicked a silver device that was hooked to a garter that was barely hidden by my short skirt.

"Warden this is Hell. We have a stray student. Have you secured the prisoner?"

There was a short silence, but it was nothing I had to worry about. Warden was a about as destructible as Superman. He only had one weakness and I didn't even know it.

I looked at the man in the white suit wondering where my assisstant had gone. John was sometimes a little to quiet and too much of an honest man to fit my taste. Though I could always feel the strange mixed feelings whenever he was in my presence.

"I'd love to leave with you, but I have a little problem I have to deal with. Could you watch over the students for me."

I smiled at him. "Remember be good. Warden's been aching to have you inside Stroke"

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The Warden ----

I was quite angry with the decisions my idiotic guards had made. They had put a metal man inside one of the regular cells. A new captive and a dangerous one. They put him in a regular cell. What were they thinking! This one belonged in the Maximum security cell. I had to deal with the situation myself and now I have to get a new suit.

Then Myers came rambling and bumbling to me. I suppose Hell had something to do with this.

"Sir you received a call from Madame Hell." He handed me the small silver device.

"Hell this is Warden. We have the prisoner in a Maximum security cell. As for your student. I'll deal with him."

She replied back almost in haste. "No you will not Warden! I will punish that student myself. I will have to make it clear to students that Stroke is no place for them. Those are beyond borders for children who did not make Pulse team!"

I simply replied back ignoring orders. Though I knew she would get me later for this.

"I won't hurt him I promise. Plus he can't hurt me Hell." I hooked the device to my ear. It acted somewhat like a bluetooth so I had nothing to worry about.

"Myers make sure Hell doesn't come in here. I can smell the fire on her from a mile away.

 

[CountV]

"I'd love to leave with you, but I have a little problem I have to deal with. Could you watch over the students for me."

I sigh, "I suppose so but you owe me"

"Remember be good. Warden's been aching to have you inside Stroke"

"Can't help it everybody wants me... just for different things"

I sigh once more, step up to the podium, if I was going to do it, I was going to do it right.

"Now everybody, you all heard the speech of the headmistress. I'm Mack, and I'm sure most of you have questions... now I want you to think really hard, is it necesary to ask them?" I look at everyone and with the same serious face I add "I'm kidding"

"Now seriously, everyone that has important questions please ask me, students stay here for now, and family or people that brought them here start to leave"

I came down again, glad that many of the people were listening to me and leaving. Some however were headstrong so I still had to answer some of their questions, wich I did trying to fake interest.

 

[nickdelight]

Realizing that it would do him no good to just stand and watch the building from one place, Armel looked around making sure no one else was close by. With a smirk he took off his white shirt and jeans leaving them in a crumpled pile. He moved his hands slowly over the soft cotton of his shirt. Where his hands had touch the cotton changed to match the ground in look and texture. He did the same to his jeans which didn’t take as long since he was now familiar with the process. He carefully lifted his shirt, shaking it and brushing it up against the ground checking its durability. He winced in pain as he remembered the first time he had change his clothes and the way it had fallen apart just as he was ready to play his trick. To make it worse his classmates never let him forget.

Putting on the disguise, he carefully snuck his way closer to the prison, dropping to the ground when he thought someone was looking in his direction, he waited counted to a 120 before getting up. As he moved around the perimeter looking for a way in, he felt his heart racing; its beat seemed to come from the base of his throat. Quietly he hoped none of the guards could hear its loud thump. His skin felt clammy from the all the sweat that had somehow snuck up on him while he was sneaking. The adrenaline racing through him made him feel light headed yet at the same time his senses felt sharper.

After what seemed like hours of crawling and quietly cursing, he reached a promising spot behind one of the towers. He looked down to check to see if his clothes had survived being dragged across the last few yards, clicking his tongue when he saw a few holes. Armel sighed and lay still, waiting for the guards to let up or a gap of opportunity.

 

[xPureAdorationx]

I watched my guards wondering when they'd budge. Wondering when I'd have to unleash a very painful punishment on all of them. Hell was quite opposed to my punishment, the only reason we broke up. She was full of heart, I was heartless. I kept telling her opposites attract, but the vixen escaped my grasps.

"Yes Warden I guess I was just too good for you. You ready for a hunt?" Hell had surprised me. She was always good at slipping past the guards. Stupid Empathy.

"What do we have here." I say as she hands me a file I hold on to her hand for a little too long.

"He's a material changer. Good at swordplay our natural artist as well. There are some other things, but if so far all I've gotten is thrill, fear and well this guy has found a few holes."

"We can't see him can we?" I said sifting through the file and handing it back to her.

"Now without Thermal imaging." She sighed already writing out a slip.

"Our guards are prepped with those. Especially since that invisible kid tried to escape. Little bastard. What's that for?" I said picking up the pink slip.

"He has detention with me for the rest of the week. I remember putting that Stroke was off limits to students in the acceptance letter." I handed her the goggles and she was off to find the student.

I made an announcement. "Hello all of Stroke. Kid wherever you are. You better go back. We will find you and when we do. Hell has a very nice punishment for the rest of the week. If you want to reduce it or even erase it. I suggest you get back to campus."

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I counted on my empathy to see how close I was getting to him and so far I didn't need it. I had countered him. I had come up right behind him. I put my hand on his shoulder and set myself a flame. Due to the material change it didn't catch fire, but it heated up pretty quickly. I managed to slip the student shock cuffs around his wrists and shock bands around his biceps. This way if he tried to change the material around his wrists the cuffs around his biceps would react sending a more painful shock to him.

"Bad move Armel. Stroke is no place for students. You are not a member of the Pulse Team and I don't ever remember allowing you to come here. The next time you plan a visit to Stroke. I suggest you meet with the warden first."

I dragged him along with me picking up the silver device.

"I've apprehended my student. You can resume normal guard." I said sternly as we headed towards campus.

"By the way. You have detention with me for the rest of the week. Detention is an hour long. Believe me I'm a nice headmistress, but I'm a bitch when it comes to discipline."

We reached campus and I removed the cuffs and one of the bicep bands.

"The other band will stay on. If you try to leave campus it will inject you with an imobilizer. If you try to change the material it will send a very painful shock to your body. It's tamper proof and water proof. So feel free to try and remove it. You'll be very happy to see what it does."

"Now be good I don't want Warden coming to put you in jail cell. I have things to attend to."

I walked off realizing that this indeed was going to be a long and obnoxious school year.

 

[nickdelight]

After what seemed like hours of crawling and quietly cursing, he reached a promising spot behind one of the towers. He looked down to check to see if his clothes had survived being dragged across the last few yards, clicking his tongue when he saw a few holes. Armel sighed and lay still, waiting for the guards to let up or a gap of opportunity.

Everything happened so fast it barely had time to register. At first there was the very uncomfortable heat of being and then the cold splash of terror at being caught. Even though he wasn’t an empath he realized how deep in trouble he was and so he quietly nodded as Helen spoke.

“Yes ma’am, I…”

He tried to explain himself but she had more to say and he knew better than interrupt. Detention wouldn’t be too bad given that it was an hour with the Headmistress, and his abilities could keep him occupied for the hour. As she was walking away, leaving him where he was, he had to say it, no matter the consequences the urge to say it was irresistible.

“You mean that wasn’t the coffee shop Headmistress Hell?”

Armel swallowed hard, his adam’s apple bobbing as he waited for the consequences of his actions. He stood there not exactly defiant, but not cowering either, His clothes tattered and torn, a new accessory decorated his arm, it didn’t go well with the interwoven leather of his bracer. He felt a serene detachment like he was watching rather taking part. He reassured himself despite what may come, it was worth it. Then quickly added an, I hope.

 

[xPureAdorationx]

I turned around amused at what he was trying to say.

"You know what I do to wisecracks?" I say though it was simply just a threat. I had done it to a student once, but only enough to scare the crap out of him. I wasn't all that cruel...sometimes. Myers was already running after us. I urged him to come over. "Myers tell Monsieur Armel what I do to smart asses."

Myers winced. He had remembered the last time I burn him and the last time I set a student on fire and the time I went through with a threat. "You take them ballroom dancing...."

That was what I referred to it as. Ballroom dancing. I made them dance with me while I was one fire. Note that the dance had begun without the fire as it was videotaped. Then I began to heat up and then after that all hell broke lose literally.

"Now be a good boy Armel. That bracelet around your forearm is a nasty little device that our top students and myself developed in my labs. It's foolproof. Myers show him to the coffee shop. I have some business to attend to."

John looked at the student.

"You ready to go?" He said soflty.

I walked away from the two and came back to the man in the white suit.

"Well all the students have gone off respectively and I've got a new detention buddy for the week. So where did you have in mind?" I say in a light voice clipping the silver device back onto my garter.

 

[nickdelight]

“I’ll try behave Mistress Hell but you know what its like? Trouble finds you when you don’t go looking for it.”

Armel watched Helen walk away and touched the silver band on his arm with two fingers, rubbing it softly feeling the cool metal warm to his touch, the tingle of the electricity dancing within. In the back of his mind his curiosity was engaged it would take time to carefully unravel its mystery and the traps it concealed but right now he had a new friend to entertain. He shook hands with John’s hand and patted him on the back.

“Nice to meet you Big John, sounds like you have some crazy stories to tell. Let me buy the coffee and you can supply the entertainment.”

He motioned towards the coffee shop and waited for John to lead the way.

Armel stepped through the door of the coffee shop and took a casual look around. The aroma of coffee brewing never failed to wake his craving for the dark brew. He took a deep breath before stepping up to the counter. Smiling, he asked the barista nicely if she could make two cups of a special blend of beans. Happy that she would comply, Armel rattled off the beans and their specify proportions at a rapid pace. After much running back and forth on the barista’s part and a smile of amusement from Armel the coffee concoction was ready. Gritting his teeth, he held the cups tightly and moved to where John was sitting.

“Sorry I didn’t ask for what you wanted, but trust me on this you learn a thing or two about coffee when you spend a good part of your formative years learning to grow, harvest and prepare them.”

He placed the steaming cup in front of John and sat down to take a sip from his own. He smacked his lips in satisfaction at the bittersweet taste, the nutty chocolate flavour and creamy texture. He leant forward and smiled.

 

[xPureAdorationx]

Hell had turned only once before walking away to reply.

"No Armel you were looking for trouble the second you decided to buy in on the action." She said with a smile.

That's always how she was. It was hard not to fall for her. I hated when she left me with students, but it was better than having to sit around watching Liz and Red make out. That was a real punch in the gut and getting sent to Antarctica was awful. He was lucky Hell was looking for recruits or he'd be stuck dancing with the penguins.

I raised a brow at the greeting, but replied normally. "Crazy doesn't cut it. It's nice to meet you to.

John walked towards the coffee shop. It was really an unfamiliar place. John lived in Helion Mansion right outside of campus with Hell. There were a few stories to tell about that one. John sat down and waited for the student. He had to explain to him that tampering with that bracelet meant that one bolts of electricity would go through him and two an alarm would go off on Hell's silver piece. A device similar to blue tooth only much more unique and useful. There was no way to disarm the bracelet without Hell touching it. She used a very high heat that was not creatable on campus. Hell...it wasn't even creatable on earth.

“It's fine. I'm not picky when it comes to coffee." He replied before taking a sip of the coffee. It was alright by his standards, but after getting used to the chilled coffee drinks from starbucks with Hell it was just a little out of his taste.

"The more you tamper with that thing the more you get in trouble. You won't be able to take it off at all. We've had our best criminals tried to escape. We even gave it to abomination to mess with. Shapeshifters can't even get out of that thing. Plus if you try and open it up or disarm it an alarm goes off and if Hell's sleeping believe me you're in deep shit."

I unbuttoned the top buttons on my collar and pulled my shirt and suit vest to the side to show him the large scar on my shoulder.

"I woke her up and she went crazy. She exploded and knocked me unconscious. My shirt was on fire and I cracked my skull against the marble of the wall. She was really sorry for it though so it compensates."

 

[nickdelight]

Armel went quiet as he examined John’s scar. He shuddered inwardly as he thought about how much that must’ve hurt. He’d had boiling water fall on his lap once and the agonizing pain lasted for far too long. He lent back in his chair and laughed.

“Wow the Headmistress must be someone special to ease the pain with by feeling sorry for you. You know with that scar you could really win the sympathy from the ladies, though maybe instead of saying you surprised a literally flaming hot woman, say you saved a baby from a burning house. It’d be perfect!”

He grinned as he ran his hand down the bracer, turning the laces of interwoven leather into silver. He then ran his hand over the bracer and turned it back into leather. Armel suddenly moved his hand to cover his mouth. He didn’t realize how much of a toll using his powers had taken on his body. He shook his head and looked at John with blurry eyes.

“It looks like I shouldn’t have tried showing off.”

He smiled weakly.

“It was a pleasure to meet you John. Now I know you have more things to stories to share so we have to do this again sometime.”

Holding the half full cup of coffee in one hand, Armel got up and bobbed his head in a little bow. He tucked the chair he had sat on under the table and waved.

Armel stepped into the dorms and chose a room at random, one that hopefully wasn’t completely occupied. He didn’t want to be rude so he knocked on the door but didn’t wait for answer before barging in. He looked around and saw a young man of average build and around the same age, quietly reading a book.

“Hi, sorry to interrupt your reading but is this room taken?”

Armel looked down in an effort to suppress and conceal another yawn. He frowned as he thought about what could cause such sudden lethargy. Too tired to really examine the cause he just waved it off as the rush of adrenaline finally wearing off.

 

[xPureAdorationx]

"You don't even know. I've been trying to get her to like me and I've got nothing so far the woman is practically a fortress of solitude. Warden says she doesn't date anymore not after their relationship." I chuckled the thought of having any woman from sympathy.

The bracelet was working and I could tell. Just changing the material on his bracer had triggered the immobilizer. Another Tranquilized student. John thought to himself. He wondered how Hell developed this thing.

I waved as the student walked away. It looks like I'll have to send in another nurse. Thanks a lot hell.

 

[NiteCrowe]

As I sat reading my mind was working overtime, I was thinking about all the different things i had picked up on in the past week. So lost in thought, I'd had read the same page four times before it'd actually sunk in.

Begining to feel uncomfortable, i shifted myself slightly and turned back to my book.

Now lets see if the Butler did do it...

It was just getting to the good bit, where you found out who did it, when I heard a curt rap on the door.

I decided not answer, but the door opened anyway, and the matter changer i saw earlier entered the room.

I raised an Eyebrow as he asked his question.

'This half is taken but if you want to claim the other half be my guest,' I nodded, noticing a small band on his knee...He also looked very tired, a big change from when i had seen him at the opening ceremony.

'I'm Matt,' I mutter before holding up my book, 'And sorry, but i'm going to finish this book, so i won't talk much for a while, I'm not a social misfit or anything, it's just that I've being trying to figure who the killer was for ages, and i've just got to that part of the book.'

That done, all future interruptions dealt with, I turned back to the book.

It had to be the Butler....

 

[nickdelight]

“Its alright, I’m too tired to start with the chit-chat anyway; too much stimulation for this little guy.”

Armel chuckled and waved away the apology. He moved to the unoccupied half of the room, all but throwing his entire weight onto the bed causing the springs to squeak in protest at the sudden burden. It was a relief to be able to lie down and close his eyes. Armel yawned and turned over onto his sides, the springs again squeaked in protest. Before he let the soothing sensation of sleep take him completely into its embrace he mumbled softly, “It was the best friend…” He yawned one last time then he soon began to snore softly.

 

[NiteCrowe]

What?!?!?

No it couldn't be.

I jumped to the last page...

Bastard...

Angered, I threw my book, then concentrated on the springs in his bed, which he wasn't laid on, and missiled them up the ceiling.

'Your lucky only those five came out,' I mutter, 'Just turn the bed over, you'll never be able to tell the difference...'

 

[nickdelight]

One of the rocketing springs came down and hit Armel on the ear. He was a light sleeper and though usually a nice guy, he did not take kindly to being woken up, especially when he was having such a nice dream. His eyes snapped opened and he looked down at the holes the rocketing springs had made. He looked Matt in the eye and spoke in a near growl, “You think that’s funny?”

Armel sat up and continued to lock eyes with his roommate. He grabbed the spring that had hit him on the ear, fingers deftly working on its coils, straightening it then reforming it into a long thin dart. He glanced down at the dart then looked at Matt again.

“Do you sleep with one eye open, Matt?”

Suddenly Armel laughed a loud boisterous laugh. The outrageousness of the situation had hit him. He put the dart aside and got up to stretch his arms. He ran his fingers through his hair, brushed the stray locks behind his ears and smiled.

“Sorry about threatening you. I don’t take too well to being suddenly woken up.”

He yawned and shook his head. He ran his fingers through his hair once again and motioned towards the door.

“And it looks like I could use another coffee. Want to come join me? I’ll buy.”

 

[NiteCrowe]

I eyed the matter changer.

'No, I don't find it funny, I just don't enjoy people spoiling stories i've being reading...'

Then I looked at the dart... It was still metal, so I could easily shock him.

I wasn't expecting the laughter, and before I knew it, I was laughing as well.

'Sure, I haven't had a drink for a while...Lead the way...'

I paused though, 'Whats your name by the way...'