(hey Rex? Did you get my PM?<br/>Also... thank you all for your patience. I'll try to get everyone moving to the class in the next post... now might be the time for requests on transport, be it outside or inside someone...)<br/><br/>[Winter, Avery, and Possibly Rex: With Amber, Telluria, and Regina]<br/><br/>There's a moment of absolute silence from all three aliens at Winter's angry tirade. Regina's mouth drops open, and Amber actually leans back from Winter in surprise, her big green eyes wide.<br/>Telluria actually has glanced back and down at the girl, her blue eyes wide and both perfect eyebrows raising slightly. Her shock quickly fades into that cautiously blank, curious mask that Winter can't tell if Telluria is impressed or disappointed with her actions. Maybe the elf is shocked by her language and anger... but equally approving of her courage.<br/><br/>Regina's hanging jaw quickly snaps shut, and her pretty red face twists rapidly from hissing fury to much more focused and tense observation and calculation; leaning forward, peering through narrowed eyes at the tiny slip of a girl behind the elf. Never once does she break Winter's challenging gaze. Then the Red-Blue Drider straightens...<br/>And smiles. It's not a nice smile, but by god it is genuine.<br/>"You have some spirit, girl... I had almost despaired of finding any among the entitled worms of your planets youth." She licks her lips, slowly and with Relish. Winter would see as Regina shifts her stance slightly that her large blue appears swollen... and she can see several odd shapes and bulges moving within it.<br/>"I will enjoy twisting it out of you," the drider promises, twirling her crystal rod and winding some of that web-rope between her fingers.<br/><br/>"You will do no such thing, for I will stop you here." Telluria says flatly, once again glaring at the drider, her right hand raised to grasp the ornate hilt of the sword behind that shoulder. "I had thought you had more intelligence than this, Regina. Do you really think your queen will let you go unpunished for what you have done? Such actions will destroy whatever position your foul kind has managed to build on this planet!"<br/><br/>Regina hisses as her face flashes back to Telluria's, but her anger quickly turns to smugness. "Punish me? You know Nothing, She elf!" the drider sneers, placing a hand on her chest with confidence. "My mother will PRAISE me for this hunt, for our human hosts have given me the right to do so!"<br/>She holds up a PHP, and the image of a Apollo Academy 'Temporary Acting Truant Officer' licence appears.<br/>"Obviously they saw my natural talent and ability as a Taskmaster, for I am trusted by our very teachers to ensure discipline of the lesser students, knowing that your elvish ways were far too light and flighty to be trusted! That girl-" Regina thrusts her wand at Winter again, "has a CLASS to attend, and it is MY duty to ensure that she attends!"<br/><br/>Telluria's face is one of incredulous horror, because even at this distance she can see the very official details of the license. "What addled mind would consider giving a DRIDER officer authority?!" She exclaims, but does not move.<br/><br/>"Our teacher! I got one too!" chirps in a happy voice. At that point a large purple hand wraps around Winter's entire body, and lifts her up off the ground! She's brought face to face with Amber's big green, cat eyes. "The teacher asked both me and Reggie to look for you specifically, WInter! Buuuuuut Reggie just went after the first person she spotted on the list. You were really hard to find you know-"<br/>And now Winter is being subjected to the babble rush of exuberance that is the Viophibian Amber, inches away from her big mouth... with clear view of her sharp teeth.<br/>"It's HARD tracking you by scent because you were flying, and I even found your friend Avery-"<br/>Amber's tentacle tail spins open, leaving Avery stuck to a sucker by his back, but still obvious to Everyone in sight as Amber raises her tail over her shoulder to show him to Winter-<br/>"But he didn't say a THING about where you'd gone cause he's such a cool guy, so I brought him along cause he's never been to regular school, and to let you know he didn't help me find you, and YOU'RE really cool too Winter, snapping at Reggie like that, cause she's a whole lot bigger than you-"<br/><br/>Telluria sighs heavily as Amber babbles on, but does not move to prevent the enormous alien from picking up Winter.<br/>"Somehow, I am not surprised to see that YOU managed to gain such a position, Ambereth. I doubt anyone could've resisted your passion." The elf says in a resigned voice. She takes a moment to catch Winter's eyes, and says in a sotto voice: "Forgive me, but while Ambereth is... jarring, I believe she will not do you any real harm..."<br/><br/>The standoff is rather intense, and both Telluria and Regina are so focused on each other that they do not respond to the Parade Rex just stopped and stepped away from, nor do they even glance in his direction. Rex might see Telluria's ears twitch when he approaches, her stance shifting ever so slightly. Amber on the other hand, is happily yattering away at Winter, seemingly without concern for Rex's approach. She certainly isn't too concerned about Winter's personal space...<br/><br/>0000000000000000000<br/><br/>[Nicholia and Jules]<br/><br/>Nicholia's cheeks go light blue in fear at Vera's words, and she reflexively lifts the girl up and holds her at arms length, looking her directly in the face.<br/>"Oh, whoops, uh, You caught me!" she stammers in a panic.<br/><br/>"I've been, uh... binging! You know how I've been having these wierd hunger pangs, and I just c-couldn't stop myself till my gut was like this! Swallowed him whole, thought it would help- hgk! I mean-!" Nicholia goes even whiter as she chokes, realizing what she's saying. "F-Fishsticks!" she curses under her breath.<br/><br/>While Vera probably couldn't see Nicholia's face or belly that well like this... Nicholia's voice has been growing rather frantic. While the big blue girl frantically tries to think of a way out of the corner she's started to paint, Vera has a few seconds to start drawing conclusions of her own. Nicholia is paying rather close attention to Vera right now... if Vera even looks like she's realizing something, Nichole might panic!<br/><br/>(Okay, I've got an perfect excuse lined up, buuuuut this kinda flowed more naturally for Nicholia's character and current state of mind. I know you like the predator managing to hide prey, but this is Nicholia's first time: she could easily screw up, cause she's not used to this. I'll leave this to you, Bright: have Vera start connecting enough dots and taking enough interest to make Nicholia panic and nom her too... or make her oblivious and trusting enough to give Nichole the few seconds she needs to formulate her lie. Of course, Vera might not believe THAT either... I don't mind either way. I'm going with what feels natural, and I've got nothing against letting her go or giving Jules a new roommate.)