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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1448194" data-attributes="member: 13737">Midnight comes and goes at the institute and the teens filter off to their rooms, leaving only a few remaining up. MichelleYou wander around a bit with Tara, but she gets right worn out and heads for bed.  You too are really tired, and think that's a pretty good idea.  Sleep finds you the instant you hit the pillow. JohnYou fall asleep within minutes of laying down.  Your dreams are filled with big clawed feet, busses and an oddly replaying news footage bit of your father pulling you to your feet on the freeway.  It's odd because while you know he was there, the cameras don't show him. JohanYou spend most of the night finishing the massive manual you got earlier in the day before finally turning in for the evening. KevinYou sleep fitfully, nightmares filling your mind.  Mia Toan with her sword, Murphy grabbing you and Thunder shouting at you.  Mostly Mia Toan.  You wake up several times grabbing at your stomach only to find yourself uninjured. RaisaWhen you open the door, Dara is gone, probably to her room.  Mercifully, your mind is quiet and you're able to get some rest. X12A cold shower later, you are in for a night of tossing and turning and wondering when your powers will return, and even if you want them to.  When sleep does find you, it is filled with nightmares of werewolves, demons, shadowed men, torture and Captain Carmilla Majors. SanjayYour night passes very slowly.  You are constantly wondering if you've received any response from your e-mail.  Hopefully, you didn't make a mistake. RandallYou haven't got a response back from the girl at the mall, and your head is throbbing.  You finally get to sleep after what seems an eternity, wondering if you can ever pull off the stunts Anithos did today. VincentWatching the new Underworld probably wasn't the best idea.  You probably should have taken Cosmo's advice and left before it started, but you made it through.  The rest of the night is spent jumping at every sound, peering into every darkened shadow and flexing your wings to make sure they are still attached.  You manage to fall asleep twice only to be awakened by a nightmare of what happened today.  Things only get worse as your back starts to hurt again. Sunday MorningThe sun rises to make Sunday morning a glorious, sunny day.  Birds chirp, crickets sing (mostly outside of Tara's window) and a light breeze blows through the trees.  It's your last day of freedom before the big training session, something that despite your trepidation, is a very exciting prospect.  While everyone receives training with their powers, yours is going to be something more that's for sure. As you busy yourself getting dressed, you notice your monitor light is flashing.  When you turn it on, it greets you by name with a pleasant woman's voice. "Good morning <insert name here>.  I am Aris, Adaptive Response Intuitive Computer System.  Through me you are connected to the EPIC Mainframe, world wide web, various government and police agency databases, telephone and e-mail systems.  The monitors also act as a vid-com system between terminals.  In addition, I have your schedule prepared for the upcoming week, and a variety of programs to help you in your extra studies. "To use my system, simply say my name and speak your queery or command.  You may access me from any of Aris terminals in the school, not just the one in your room.  Finally, I have taken the liberty of pre-programming your personal e-mail accounts into my system. "You currently have one e-mail message awaiting you." The system falls silent, awaiting command. The following people have something else at the end of their message, rather than the last line spoken by Aris above. Sanjay"You currently have three e-mail messages awaiting you, one marked urgent from the Headquarter of Security of the African Liberation Federation." Kevin"You currently have one e-mail message awaiting you, and a reminder on the calender to speak to Titan at your earliest convenience today to give him your decision on undertaking special training. Randall"You currently have two e-mail messages awaiting you." The E-Mail MessageThis is the message delivered to everyone. Thunder's face pops up on the screen. "Just a reminder to everyone that this is probably going to be your last free day in a while, so try to enjoy it.  Take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with the computer system; I'm pretty sure you'll find it useful.  You're all invited to come with me to my brother's place tonight for a barbeque.  That'd be the doctor from the hospital, in case you hadn't figured that out.  Take it easy, kids.  Thunder out."</blockquote>

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