New Generation Legacy, Issue 1: Back to School

[Mimic]

"Really? I was all-state first team two years in a row, played quarterback; pretty much had schools looking at me for that and wrestling; I had it all planned out man it was going to be sweet. Figured I could have played at U of A... maybe gone for the Heisman... yeah I had it all figured out," while eating his ice cream.

"Course then this happened, and suddenly the schools stop coming around and the press is knocking at my door, totally lame," Nick shakes his head.

"Linebacker, myself. We won a couple of regional championships, had a couple of college scouts approach me with some scholarships deals but I really just played it because it was fun, don't reckon that I wanted to do it for a living." He says stretching back, scanning the eating area.


"Haven't had to worry about the press, not many people know about my abilities."

 

[Agamon]

Cody, Emmet, Jerry

"I don't think Miss Kim is the only ability instructor at the school," Manjit says as they make their way to the sports store. "If I remember correctly, there's to be five of six of them. I'm not looking forward to that class."

"I dunno, she acts nice, but did you see her blow up at that Layla girl?" Raph asks. "Coo-coo, am I wrong?"

As the sports store comes into view down the hall, a man that looks like he's in a hurry throws an empty soda container at a nearby garbage bin. He doesn't even look to see if it makes it in, which it doesn't. It glances off the rim and lands amidst the group, at Manjit's feet. She frowns in the direction of the gentleman and bends down to pick up the cup to dispose of it. But neither she nor the kid walking backwards towards her as he animatedly speaks to two friends in front of him notice each other. The young teen is stopped abruptly by an outstretched arm. As he turns to look angrily at he person that hit him, he is lifted two feet off the ground at the collar by an upset looking Raph.

"You realize what you were doing?" Raph asks the boy.

"Uh..." The boy stutters in surprise.

"You almost ran into her!" she responds with a bit of a snarl, jerking her head at Manjit. "You touch her, you die. Understand?"

The boy's eyes go wide as he nods profusely. Raph sets the boy back down and he and his friends turn around and take off the other way. A few nearby people watch the interaction.

Manjit's doesn't say anything, but her mouth hangs a bit agape. Raph winks at her. "Don't you worry girl, I've got your back."


Trilly, Clover

Stacy smiles sheepishly at Trilly as Clover is in the dressing room. "No, hey, no problem. I mean, normally, no problem at all, right? I had a gay friend back in Cali, so not a big deal. And I know, you won't, like, intentionally be...well, you know, but, I dunno, the roomie thing will just take some getting used to...I mean, it's kinda like sharing a room with a straight boy...oh wow, that sounded so much less stupid in my head...sorry," she says, looking even more sheepish now.

Stacy stays quiet when Clover returns, speaking up when she asks about Jun Min. "I dunno, she sure went ape you-know-what on Layla. But then she so deserved that. Reading people's minds without asking? Like, how wrong is that? And now John's all hanging out with her and those other guys, weird. Maybe she's like controlling his mind or something...." she half smiles, half grimaces at the half joke.


John & Nick

"American football, how exciting," Layla sarcastically adds to the conversation. She smiles. "Sorry, I'm sure it was important to you. There are some things I miss about home, too. But I think I'll be much happier here, to tell the truth."

You're not sure what Yoshi is doing, but whatever it is is making the girls he's talking to gawk at him in surprise.

 

[Vanifae]

Nick grins, American sports is good stuff don’t knock it. But perhaps you just need to gain a greater appreciation of the finer things in life. He decides to adjust the area directly beneath Layla just enough to get her off her feet, Of course we can always talk about girly stuff like men that sweep young damsels off their feet.

Nick follows those thoughts by gently catching her before she gets too high off the ground canceling his power. He sets her down with a wink, “We better go check on Yoshi before he get’s us all in trouble.”

Nick starts walking not waiting for the others to answer, “Hey Yoshi you staying out of trouble?”

 

[Hammerhead]

"I remain dubious about the benefits of the class in my own case as well. It is difficult to imagine a constructive use for your own abilities, although I suppose extremely selective applications would prove effective in neutralizing cancerous cells, for instance."

"Who is Layla? I am afraid I did not notice her interaction with Jun Min. What happened?"

After a short pause following the near miss with Manjit, Emmet yells after the boy, "Yeah," he says unconvincingly. "Touch her and we kick your ass!" Emmet hopes the yell will masquerade the true nature of Raph's dire warning. "She has some issues with personal space," he explains quietly to the audience.

 

[Samnell]

Touching Manjit almost killed the boy before Jerry could react, but Raph had it and that was probably for the best. Jerry could have stopped it, but solid, living shadow coming out of nowhere and grabbing him would probably have caused more screaming so he shrugged it off. Raph was handy to have around.

"Good reaction time," Jerry told her.

 

[Shalimar]

"If Jun Min can tell when Layla is reading someones mind she could probably tell if Layla is doing anything else out of order. Maybe he figures since she already knows him toes to tips and still wants to hang out with him, that it says something good about him as a person? Sometimes I wonder whether or not I'm a good person, maybe Layla could see all the way in and tell me, though I'm not sure I'd really want an answer now that I think on it." Clover told Stacey.

"I guess I should tell Josee that I'm bi since we are going to be roommates its only fair, right? I guess even if a person wasn't a homophobe it could still be kinda werd for them, almost like rooming with boy. Wonder if the school would let her switch roomies if she asked? And wouldn't that just do loads for my rep." Clover says and then sighs.

 

[Mimic]

Nick grins,
Nick follows those thoughts by gently catching her before she gets too high off the ground canceling his power. He sets her down with a wink, “We better go check on Yoshi before he get’s us all in trouble.”

Nick starts walking not waiting for the others to answer, “Hey Yoshi you staying out of trouble?”

John shrugs slightly, not really sure what is going on with Layla and Nick, figuring that most of the conversation was going on silently between them. He wasn't sure if he should be insulted or not.

He gets up, giving the girl a quick nod. "Looks like we will be right back Ms. Layla." He tells her before heading off after Nick.

 

[KaintheSeeker]

Trilly nods as she gives Clover a gentle pat on the arm. She leans over to whisper to her again. "Well push comes to shove, and one of our room mates gets upset, we can ask for a room switch. I am not thinking we SHOULD, but I'm tossing it as an option."

She grins to Stacey, and collects a few bits she's picked out. "Well I think we're done here, don't want to blow all my small tab in one spot. What next? Shoes, Jeans or tops?"

 

[Agamon]

Clover, Trilly

"Did I hear something about changing roommates, Clover?" Josee asks, returning to the others with another small bag to compliment the other she holds. By the slightly insulted look, she may have misunderstood Clover.


Jerry, Emmet, Cody

"Thank you," Raph replies to Jerry's compliment with a prideful smile.

Manjit tries to avoid the mall-goers' stares. "I need to be more careful," she mumbles.

Cody sighs. "Raph, was that really necessary? It sounded like you were threatening to kill him."

"I wasn't, I was just telling him what would happen," Raph replies with a shrug. "Better scared than..." She looks around at the people who are going back to what they were doing. "Uh, better than the alternative. Anyway, uh, hey, look the store!" she says, trying to change the subject by point out the sporting goods store across the hallway.


Nick, John

Layla smiles, "Oh, I'm not missing this..." she tells the guys as they go visit Yoshi.

"Hey, just showing these girls some 'magic tricks'," Yoshi tells them with a wink and a grin as they approach. "S'okay, they don't know English."

The two teenaged girls smile at the newcomers.

 

[Shalimar]

"I was actually afraid you wouldn't want to keep me on as a roommate once I told you that I'm bisexual. Its only fair that I tell you since we are roommates, and like I found out earlier, some of the students don't really seem all that accepting of differences."