New Generation Legacy, Issue 1: Back to School

[Shalimar]

"Who's big Jim and the twins? Bangers and mash is food. Sausages and potatoes." Clover said, sounding confused, wondering what or who Trilly was talking about.

"Ah, right. It is kinda funny though that so many elites seem to get into trouble. I almost got pinched for my break out, but they decided I hadn't actually done anything wrong except for maybe getting conked on the back of my head. I think dad being who he was helped out a bit there. What happened with you Trilly?"

 

[KaintheSeeker]

"I threw the local 'big wigs' kid through a wall after he tried to shoot my uncle. Cracked 3 ribs, compressed a disc in his neck and when my uncle told me he was the guy who ran me down, I tossed him though my front window to stop his two buddies from shooting my grandma." Trilly says with a sweet tone in her voice. "He ran me down while he was drunk and his dad covered it up. While I was breaking out during recovery, my uncle looked into the cover up. They didn't want anyone finding out..so Jr. and his friends thought they'd just gun down the whole family. I took umbrance at that."

 

[Agamon]

John, Clover & Trilly:

"A pleasure to meet you, John," Layla says with a bit of a wave to let him know it's her creating the voice in his head. The southern accent is unexpected though. "Actually, Clover, the voice you hear is interpreted by your brain in whatever language and dialect you're most familiar with," she adds.

"Run you over?" Stacy says to Trilly, alarmed. "Whoa, you took it him, hey? Right on, jerk deserved it."

She changes her focus to John, giving him the once over. "Hey there, cowboy. What state you from?" She looks at what he's holding. "Whatcha got there, a football? I kinda doubt you're gonna get a game of that going out here." She looks at the two non-Americans. "You guys, like, play soccer or something, right?"

Jerry:

"Sweet! We so need to do that sometime!" James exclaims.

The gymnasium and fitness area is quite large. Through windows in the hall, looking outside, you can see two tennis courts, a basketball court, a football pitch and a track. A large gym dominates the right hall, a weight room with some very high-end equipment to the left, while straight ahead is the pool area. The familiar scent of chlorine assails you as you open the door. The lighting is somewhat dim, there are windows high in the walls, but the lights aren't on. An olympic-sized pool dominates the area, while both ends have areas to lounge and the doors to the change rooms are to the immediate left.

"Is very nice!" Kiyana says, staring at the still plane of water.

Cody & Emmet:

Dr. Stockov smiles. "Ah, yes, you must be Mr. Latton. Dr. Hudabo spoke quite highly of you. But I don't believe 'powers' is quite the correct vernacular for our gifts, wouldn't you agree?"

She motions to the man standing next to her. "This is Professor Ian Lankowski, he is the head of this department. We were discussing the architecture and capabilities of the institutes's integrated computer system."

"Good afternoon," Professor Lankowski says to the teens.

 

[Shalimar]

"I can see as how you wouldn't see your way clear to letting them do that. Its utter rubbish that is, getting in trouble for defending youself against toughs with guns trying to kill you. I know you yanks have an absobloodylutely pants legal system, but how did the chinless wonder end up after you ran off him and his mates? Get set up for life did he?" Clover asks, her slang and accent becoming more distinct with the outrage she feels at the behavior of a somewhat theoretical peer towards Trilly.

"I'm thinking that since its what almost all of us students are talking about its pretty much a balls up that they didn't put our powers on our name tags. I'm thinking that your able to get all stretchy and bendy which could be utterly fascinating with the right company. And I think Layla is a telepath, but how about you Stacy? And you John?"

She looks at the two non-Americans. "You guys, like, play soccer or something, right?"

"I know how to play football, well soccer to you yanks. I played in school in physical education but I wasn't on the house team. Didn't devote the effort, cor I could have been on the team if I wanted to be, but I was already into historical dueling by then, and that takes eons of practicing to train up and not be rubbish. With the bruises and broken bones for half-arsing it dueling tends to take up a lot of attention. Then again where else do you get to go after someone with a sword?" the red headed noble woman asked with a smirk.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Cody gives a slight cough, poking the ever-ADD angel in the side to get her attention, whispering, "Raph these guys are important, be respectful."

He smiles a bit at Emmet's flustering, a little nervous himself. Finally he collects himself and offers a hand out, "My name's Cody, pleased to meet you both. I guess we picked the right place to visit."

Even as he greets the two professors Cody can't help but gawk a little at the technology around them, trying to figure out what everything does.

 

[Agamon]

Cody gives a slight cough, poking the ever-ADD angel in the side to get her attention, whispering, "Raph these guys are important, be respectful."

He smiles a bit at Emmet's flustering, a little nervous himself. Finally he collects himself and offers a hand out, "My name's Cody, pleased to meet you both. I guess we picked the right place to visit."

Even as he greets the two professors Cody can't help but gawk a little at the technology around them, trying to figure out what everything does.

"Yeah, yeah, don't worry, I'll be an angel..." Raph tells Cody with a wink and a grin. She looked a lot less in awe at the people they met than the others were. Instead she had a look around the room, remembering to keep her hands clasped behind her back. She did promise to be good, after all.

The room looked to be a lab, of sorts. Each station contained a screen and a number of interface devices, including a microscope, a thermometer and a plastic scalpel, along with the more traditional mouse and keyboard. The back of the room, where one might expect a chalkboard or whiteboard, instead contained a giant digital display.

"Hello, Cody. It's wonderful to see students take an interest in what the institute has to offer. I believe you'll find the UN spared no expense to make both this and the Barcelona school the most technically advanced learning centers in the world."

"We would never have achieved what we have without your help, doctor," Prof. Lankowski replies. "I've seen a great many technological advancements in the past few years, but this center takes the cake."

"It's been a pleasure working here," Dr. Stockov says.

Manjit doesn't say anything, but she gapes at both Dr. Stockov and the tech in the room, her eyes wide in wonder.

 

[Agamon]

"I'm thinking that since its what almost all of us students are talking about its pretty much a balls up that they didn't put our powers on our name tags. I'm thinking that your able to get all stretchy and bendy which could be utterly fascinating with the right company. And I think Layla is a telepath, but how about you Stacy? And you John?"

"Well, it's no weather control, but I can, like, move through stuff like it's not there. The thing is, though, if I, like, move through something electronic, it totally wrecks it. And, uh, people, too. I gotta be careful about that or I could put someone into shock..." Stacy says, the inflection of her voice inferring that something like that has happened before.

 

[Hammerhead]

"Good afternoon Professor," Emmet responds. "The term 'powers' is a quite common way of describing Elite abilities, although I would agree that it does sound a little juvenile, as well as more accurately describing an ability that is consciously activated, such as weather control."

"This facility certainly looks impressive; I'm afraid I'll end up spending more time here than anywhere else," Emmet adds with an embarrassed smile. "What makes the integrated computing system unique? Is it of your own design?"

 

[Samnell]

"Sweet! We so need to do that sometime!" James exclaims.

"I don't need any convincing, mate," Jerry smiled, wondering if he was looking at the nucleus of a new swim & surf club.

The familiar scent of chlorine assails you as you open the door. The lighting is somewhat dim, there are windows high in the walls, but the lights aren't on. An olympic-sized pool dominates the area, while both ends have areas to lounge and the doors to the change rooms are to the immediate left.

"Is very nice!" Kiyana says, staring at the still plane of water.

"Beautiful," Jerry agreed. He took a deep breath of the chlorine-flavored air. Not the beach, but still home away from home.

 

[KaintheSeeker]

"I haven't found anyone that has leapt out and grabbed my eye." Trilly says smoothly to Clover's comment about her abilities. Not for lack of trying, she thought to herself scanning over the student body, but she wasn't in the mood to advertise till she knew the climate.

"So, Speedy and company need to be avoided huh?"