[Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute
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				Title: <strong>[Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>17-03-2017, 01:26:49</strong>
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				<span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>This is the main In Character thread for "Welcome to Holy Question Mark," a game of the Amber Diceless RPG.</strong></span><br><br><strong>GM:</strong> Rook Seidhr<br><strong>Players:</strong> Bowen, Empyrean, LordRod, Meliai<br><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Recruitment thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=263808.0)</li><li>General OOC thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=264140.0)</li><li>Wiki (https://elliquiy.com/wiki/Welcome_to_Holy_Question_Mark)</li></ul><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Post header format:</strong></span><br><br><div class="floatleft">(http://placehold.it/150x200/c0c0c0/0000000.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: (name)<br><strong>Who:</strong> (tagging other characters and/or OPEN)<br><strong>Where:</strong> (location)<br><strong>When:</strong> (time)<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> (clothes)<br><hr>(your post, in third person present tense please)<br><br><br class="clear"><br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img width=150 padding=5](url of character image, cropped to 150x200)[/img][/floatleft]<br>[b]Character:[/b] (name)<br>[b]Who:[/b] (tagging other characters and/or OPEN)<br>[b]Where:[/b] (location)<br>[b]When:[/b] (time)<br>[b]Wearing:[/b] (clothes)<br>[hr]<br>(your post, in third person present tense please)</code></pre>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>17-03-2017, 02:02:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Monday, March 20, 2017, 8:20 AM EDT<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>Rev. Foley walks into the refectory (lesser schools have a "cafeteria" or a "dining hall"; the Socinian Institute of New York has a <em>refectory</em>) about halfway through breakfast, dressed simply but tastefully as usual. She nods to her Advanced Spirituality students and the others in her Assembly group as she passes near whichever tables they're at, and makes her way to the food line to collect a tray. Oatmeal, brown sugar, plain bagel, two cream cheese, coffee two cream no sugar.<br><br>Once she's got that and some silverware, she carries it to the table where Maple is sitting and looks for an open space, pulling a chair from another table if need be.<br><br>"Happy birthday, Maple," she says, smiling. "Congratulations on another trip around the Sun. What kind of cake would you like at Assembly tomorrow?"<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">for those with sensory powers active</div><div class="spoiler_body">Rev. Foley's aura is as bright and crisp as usual, evidence of her potent spiritual development. She seems to be healthy and in a good mood. Her earrings, like every pair of earrings anyone has seen her wear, radiate magic.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>17-03-2017, 13:09:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Reverend Foley, Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple is up early (largely due to the fact that she never technically went to bed Sunday night thanks to an AP history essay left until the last minute) and the periodic <em>ting!</em> as her phone announces the annual flood of birthday well wishes provides an annoying backdrop as she dresses. She heads out soon after, making a perfunctory effort to get her hair to behave by running her fingers through it, the other hand tapping out a couple dozen "thank you!"s on facebook in response to various members of her extended family and ex-classmates she hasn't had a real conversation with since middle school.<br><br>The halls are quiet and she's one of the first students in the refectory, allowing her to snag the table next to the best window for her coterie after filling a plate with a generous pile of fruit and some buttered toast. More birthday greetings pop up every few minutes as she passes the time, picking at her food while she waits for friends to arrive, including texts from her sisters. Willow's message is accompanied by a photo of their mother's ancient cat Patches wearing a construction paper hat he probably clawed to shreds seconds after the picture was taken. Magnolia's text contains an enigmatic comment about hoping she got the time zone difference right. Maple considers asking where she's deployed, but if Magnolia was allowed to say it probably would have been in her first message.<br><br>By the time her parents' message comes her table is mostly full, and she plays the video they sent despite her better judgement. Half a line in her friends have all joined in on the off-key rendition of the birthday song. Maple's <em>mostly</em> stopped blushing when Reverend Foley pulls a chair up.<br><br>"Oh gosh...well I was thinking maybe a modest little three tiered number with forest scenes carved into the icing bas relief style, maybe a few dozen little pine martens sculpted out of molding chocolate?" she suggests. "Or strawberry. Strawberry is good too."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>18-03-2017, 09:43:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://atrevida.uol.com.br/upload/imagens_upload/jace_1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken wakes up an hour before dawn every morning. He liked to meditate then and give thanks in peace and solitude before most everyone else's day began. His birthday was in six days, his parents wanted to send him something and were politely asking for hints as to what he may need; the emails were becoming less and less vague. Grabbing his practice sword he quietly left William to sleep until his alarm woke him.<br><br>His mornings had a ritual. Wake. Meditate outside. Thank the Kami. Practice diligently. Shower/Cleanse/Meditate. It centered his day and allowed him to face topics like politics and business. After his shower he headed to the refectory for breakfast. It was early, he could get a table and no one would bother him. <br><br>He brought out one assignment and worked on it while he ate his omelette. Today there were red peppers, ham and mushrooms along with the cheese. There was quiet except for the noise from Maple's phone. It was her birthday; that much wasn't hard to gather. Her circle of friends and ever the Reverend who sat with her mentioned it. She was just one of those friendly people that managed to know everyone and everyone knew her. <br><br>Bob from his AP Calculus class tripped while trying to text one handed and then Ken's omelet was soaked in chocolate milk; so was his jacket. There was a moment of eye contact and then Bob bolted. This day was not starting off very well. Ken mops as much of the chocolate milk from his jacket then throws away his soggy breakfast. <br><br>He walks by Maple's table on his way to change his shirt figuring he'd be blamed for terrorizing Bob. "Happy birthday Maple." he says passing by her table. "Reverend." he nods to his instructor.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>18-03-2017, 14:44:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As in picture<br><hr>Before Rev. Foley can reply to Ken's greeting, a glowering presence arrives behind him. Park Min-joon is in the 11th grade and just transferred in this semester. He doesn't like the US, and makes sure everyone knows it; as a result, even the other Korean students at Holy Question Mark tend to shun him. His blue hair, layered clothes and hipster glasses are the height of ulzzang fashion.<br><br>Heedless of Ken's interaction with his teacher, or of his desire to go change his shirt, Min-joon says, "Ken. Way to destroy Bob there. Can I talk to you." It comes out as a demand, not a question.<br><br>Maple's friend Ari glances at Min-joon, than around the table at the rest of Maple's nerdly coterie, raised eyebrows silently implying the question: <em>What is</em> with <em>this guy, anyway?</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>18-03-2017, 19:37:08</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://atrevida.uol.com.br/upload/imagens_upload/jace_1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken's eyes tighten at that. <em>Really? 'Way to destroy Bob'...is that what everyone saw happen. My breakfast and jacket get soiled, I make eye contact and it's my fault he runs off?</em> It's no wonder he has a hard time with everyone with each of his actions being taken in the worst possible light. He'd learned a long time ago trying to explain what happened never really worked out for him; people were going to have their opinions and anything he said would come across as some kind of excuse.<br><br>It didn't look like even his happy birthday wishes were going to go well. "Excuse me Reverend, Maple.." he doesn't everyone else's names so he turns back to Park. "I'm going to clean up. Can we talk on the way back to the dorms?" Ken asks but just starts heading there. <br><br>When they are away from everyone he asks. "So what is it you'd like to talk to me about?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>18-03-2017, 21:56:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>Rev. Foley stares after Min-joon's departing back, frowning slightly. "There is something <em>wrong</em> with that boy," she mutters, loud enough for Maple to hear. Then: "Maple, look at Min-joon. Does he look…odd to you?"<br><br>Daisy Alders, in a rare instance of not pretending that Rev. Foley does not exist, volunteers "He has a very negative aura."<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">if Maple looks at Min-joon with the artistic eye</div><div class="spoiler_body">Daisy has in fact called it. Min-joon is well-shielded, but there is an emptiness to him that he can't hide from a discerning perception. By the time Maple processes this information, though, Min-joon has left the refectory following Ken.</div></div><br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway outside refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As in picture<br><hr>"I hear you don't have a date to the Junior Dance," Min-joon says. "Would you like to go with me? Date or not-date, your choice."<br><br>Given Min-joon's usual attitude toward all things American, this is coming from way out in left field. His posture is odd, too: almost belligerent. His voice says he expects the answer to be "No," and his body says he's ready to start trouble.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 01:09:36</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=264461.msg13057501#msg13057501">Quote from: Riveda on 18-03-2017, 21:56:50</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway outside refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As in picture<br><hr>"I hear you don't have a date to the Junior Dance," Min-joon says. "Would you like to go with me? Date or not-date, your choice."<br><br>Given Min-joon's usual attitude toward all things American, this is coming from way out in left field. His posture is odd, too: almost belligerent. His voice says he expects the answer to be "No," and his body says he's ready to start trouble. </blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br><div class="floatleft">(http://atrevida.uol.com.br/upload/imagens_upload/jace_1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> Park Min-joon/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br><em>Most people don't know my name or don't use it but word in the yard is that I don't have a date?</em> Ken studies Min-joon's body language, stance and facial expression. He frowns for a second. "Min-joon, you look like you're ready to beat me up if you don't hear the answer you want to hear." he states. "Not cool dude." he says. <br><br>It would be really easy to just give into the annoyance he feels right now and just reject Park outright but its pretty easy for Ken to empathize with being the guy no one seems to like. "I'm very heterosexual...but sure we can go to the dance together." he tells him and continues towards the dorms.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 01:17:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway outside refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As in picture<br><hr>Min-joon grins widely, showing teeth. "Why would I think I could beat <em>you</em> up? That would be a great way to get my pretty face smashed in, wouldn't it? Challenging you. Or you could gut me with that great big sword of yours...<br><br>"Anyway, wear a tux."<br><br>He trots off in the other direction.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Ken would be aware that, like most Koreans in English-speaking countries, and unlike most Japanese in English-speaking countries, Min-joon puts his family name first.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 04:58:14</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://(url of character image, cropped to 150x200))</div><strong>Character:</strong> William<br><strong>Who:</strong> Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> The Assembly<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr>William relaxes and briefly ponders the nature of cake; while he does have preferences, it isn't his birthday, so he feels answering is inappropriate.&nbsp; He does, however, feel that he should say something.&nbsp; Why does he think this? As he ponders it, he realizes, that, existentially, perhaps a part of him feels the need to be heard.&nbsp; This is also foolish.<br><br>Too much introspection.&nbsp; He is curious as to what is going on with Ken and Park, but does not follow.&nbsp; He does, however come to a decision.&nbsp; He needs to tell some others what he knows.&nbsp; But who? Maple and Ken are on the short list...but that list has to be short.&nbsp; How extraordinary does someone need to be to 'one of them'?<br><br>He opens his mouth and then shoves some cereal inside.&nbsp; There is a time for being friendly, but he isn't sure that time is now.<br><br>At the mention of the negative aura, William's head snaps up and he swallows his cereal.&nbsp; That is something else of a different color and he follows after the two who left.
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				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 06:51:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e4/LaraThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Lara Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily Thomas, Maple McCalister, Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refactory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Blue-black top knot with a sapphire scrunchy.&nbsp; Contacts that emphasize the emerald in her eyes.&nbsp; <br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Like Ken, Lara made a habit of waking early in the mornings.&nbsp; She liked to get to the gymn while it was still empty, using the mats and parallel bars to try out things nervous coachs would stop her from trying, or gawking students would make awkward.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She broke off of her exercises a bit early.&nbsp; Going back to her room, Lara took a shower and changed into nicer clothing.&nbsp; She let her hip length blue-black tresses out of their bun and worked them into a top knot.&nbsp; Then she grabbed a little package that had come in the mail that day and made her way to breakfast.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lara spotted Maple sitting with some of her friends and Reverend Foley.&nbsp; Her eyes lit up as she made her way over with a cheery grin, reaching into her purse.&nbsp; "Reverend Foley, Maple, good morning, and ha...&nbsp; Um, sorry, is this a bad time?"&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 07:22:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lara, Maple, OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>"Not at all, Lara," Rev. Foley says, though she still seems distracted by consideration of Min-joon. "Good morning to you." She glances past Lara at the doorway through which Ken and Min-joon left, then down at her breakfast, and sets about eating, more rapidly than usual.<br><br>"A negative aura, huh?" Ari says. He sounds less skeptical than he usually does about Daisy's pronouncements, perhaps because Rev. Foley reacted the same way. He's not in Advanced Spirituality, but (like the rest of Maple's closest friends) he knows what goes on there; if the Official Magic Teacher thinks something's wrong—well.<br><br>The rest of Maple's friends nod and make various noises of agreement with Ari. Himari Ikeda says, "I see him at the Asian Students' Union meetings sometimes. He's always been unpleasant but it's gotten a lot worse in the last couple of weeks."<br><br>"That guy needs professional help," says Nico Orlov, and nods decisively. Judge Orlov has rendered his verdict; the case is closed.
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				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 09:10:22</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan Storm<br><strong>Who:</strong> Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr><br>Morgan walks into the refectory, brushing past the other students in the hallway, wearing his usual 'trademarked' jacket.&nbsp; He acknowledges anyone that tries to get his attention with a combination of nods and sheepish grins while heading straight for the breakfast line. Morgan loaded up on sausage, scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and some orange juice.&nbsp; <br><br>Leaving the line Morgan grabs an open seat near BC.&nbsp; "Mornin' BC, " he says in between mouthfuls of food, "Anything interesting happen this morning?"<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 10:14:44</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Absolutely Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refactory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr>Lilly was off sitting on her own as usual, her nose in one of her textbooks as she studied. At least she was eating breakfast, albeit not as much as she should be eating granted, with orange juice to go with it. She didn't seem to pay much mind to others around her, but as Lara and many of her teachers knew [or were figuring out] Lilly tended to get really focused on whatever she was studying.. To top it all off, she was somewhat mumbling to herself about something in the book.. It sounded like mathematical equations..<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 11:03:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Run awaaaaay~<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory/the hallway outside<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple 'hmmmmm's thoughtfully as she fixes her gaze on Min-joon's retreating figure, her expression going distant and a bit unfocused as her mind slips into the receptive state Rev. Foley usually called the 'artistic eye' when hey were in class. Faint swirls of color blossomed around him like ink in water, but they lacked the fluid movement auras usually had. She focused, corners of her mouth turning down in a slight frown as she forced her perception past his shields.<br><br>"Yeah something's...weird," she mumbles, only half listening to the conversation going on around her. "I mean I talked to him when he first transferred in and he sort of gave me the creeps but this is...worse? Different? Both? It's like...like..."<br><br>It's like the difference between a drawing referenced from life and one drawn from a photo. A lack of depth, a falseness, a classmate stepping into her frame of vision and suddenly derailing her train of thought.<br><br>"Oh, hi Lara," Maple says distractedly. She glances over at Reverend Foley's quickly disappearing breakfast and then down at her own mostly empty plate. "I'm...gonna go see if Ken's okay. See you guys in class, or at lunch, or whatever~"<br><br>Without giving anyone time to call out the fact that she's obviously running off to further snoop on Min-joon Maple hops to her feet, pops her last strawberry in her mouth and hurries off after them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 11:14:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/BC_Cavagnaro.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> BC<br><strong>Who:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> sweatshirt, jeans<br><hr>"Morgan," BC acknowledges through a mouthful of scrambled eggs. He swallows. "Not much. Bob Lowry spilled something on Ken, and Ken gave him a look and he, like, bolted. Weird. Oh, and then that weird guy Min-joon was all weird at Ken and the two of them went out in the hall. I think they're gonna fight or something." He takes another bite of scrambled eggs, chews it, swallows. "Today's Maple's birthday, you know? I gotta remember to give her her present, I left it in my room by mistake."<br><br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> as in picture<br><hr>Penn arrives as the refectory is nearly full; she loads a tray with a carefully calculated low-calorie, nutritionally-balanced vegetarian breakfast, and heads for her usual corner—then stops, blocking traffic, pivots on her heel, and strides over to Maple's table before she can lose her nerve. At the same time, Maple makes her excuses and scrambles for the door.<br><br>"Happy birthday," Penn says to Maple's retreating back. She looks at her tray for a moment before turning and heading back to the farthest corner of the room to eat.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 11:32:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory/the hallway outside<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple just barely registers Penn's greeting as she zips by, though she calls a sing-songy "Thank you~!" over her shoulder as she heads for the door.<br><br><hr><br>"Whoops, 'scuse me!" Maple says, tennis shoes squeaking slightly as she comes to a rapid stop just past the doors to avoid barreling into William's back. "Hey, I don't suppose you saw which way Min-Joon and Ken went, did you?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>19-03-2017, 17:43:03</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://atrevida.uol.com.br/upload/imagens_upload/jace_1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> Park Min-joon|William|Maple/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken snorts, they were going together; this wasn't a date. He'd made his sexual preference pretty clear. "I'll wear what I want to wear. No one tells me how to dress." he says to his retreating form. He turns to see William and Maple approaching. <br><br>"Hello Maple." he greets her first out of manners. "William."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 01:20:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br><br>Madeleine had been just a little bit late for breakfast this morning. She'd had a flash of inspiration last night and hadn't wanted to go to bed until she got the piece sketched just right. Then she'd fallen into one of her favorite dreams. She and Catherine were on stage at Madison Square Garden, finishing a duet before a packed audience. It was so nice that she almost didn't notice the actual Catherine shaking her awake. She'd eeped, and then hurried up and got ready for the day.<br><br>When she arrived, she spotted the Reverend. She liked the Reverend. Her class was fun, and she learned so much there! And today was a special day. She went to the Refectory with Catie-cat, hand-in-hand, and waved to William on her way in "Happy birthday Maple!" She'd give the other girl a bit of a glompy hug if she didn't resist then give her girlfriend a shy kiss on the cheek before approaching the teacher. "Good morning Reverend. Good morning Lara. How is everyone?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 02:21:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				[OOC: Maple's out in the hall with Ken and William by the time Maddy and Catherine come in, and Min-joon's on his way to wherever the heck he's going—not his dorm, that would be the other way. You might want to revise your post a bit, Empyrean.]<br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/16/MrsSummers.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dee Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> Texting<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> She's texting Maddy, so who knows? Very possibly a dressing gown.<br><hr>As Maddy arrives in the refectory and greets Rev. Foley, her phone beeps with the tone for a text from her mother.<br><br><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">Dear, we need to make Spring Break plans. It's coming up soon! I was thinking you could invite some of your friends to go yachting with us? Does that sound nice?</span>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 03:10:49</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<br><strong>Character</strong>: William<br><strong>Who:</strong> Park Min-joon|William|Ken/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White Tshirt, Jeans<br><hr><br>William considers a moment and then brushes his fingers on his right cheek while looking at Min.<br><br>He looks at them and says, "You two alright?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 06:41:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>She looked surprised at her phone, and then smiled. It was Mom! She went and texted back.<br><br>"Spring break yachting? That sounds wonderful! And just in time for my birthday! I'll invite all my friends! Love you Mom!" She'd squee and look at Lara while waving Catie-cat back over. "Do you all want to come yachting with my family for Spring Break and my birthday party combined? It'll be amazing!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 08:01:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Ken, Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple stares at William for just a bit too long before answering. "I'm fine!" She says brightly, already turning to head down the hall after Min-joon "I just have to go do nothing at all suspicious over in this direction. Bye guuuuys~"<br><br>Maple can lie surprisingly well when she wants to, but when she doesn't try she <em>really</em> doesn't try.<br><br>She sets a pace quick enough to close the distance between herself and her target, but not so fast as to draw attention. As she shifts her perception to assess his aura her expression takes on a distant, daydreamy quality.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 08:33:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple and anyone who's following her<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway near West Tower elevators<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As in picture<br><hr><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">What Maple perceives with the artistic eye</div><div class="spoiler_body">Really focusing on Min-joon reveals something disturbing, something Maple has never before seen: metaphysically, he's not all there. He's <em>hollow,</em> somehow.<br><br>To clarify: Any of the PCs with an appropriate power (Sorcery, Empathy, Trump Artistry) can tell that there's something special about the nine kids in Rev. Foley's Assembly group—that is, the seven PCs, Penn Solomon and BC Cavagnaro. To Maple's artistic eye, it's as though the nine of them are in the foreground of a painting and everyone else is in the background, no matter where they are or what they're doing. On a scale of 0–10, where 0 is a daydream and 10 is perfectly solid and real, the nine of them are all 10s, and everyone and everything else in the world is a 2. Oddly enough, Dr. Balthazar, the Headmaster, is a high 3, maybe even a 4. He's the only person other than the nine of them who stands out that way at all.<br><br>Park Min-joon has somehow become a negative number. About a –2, in fact. He is less real than a normal person, almost as if he were a two-dimensional cardboard cutout in the three-dimensional world. Distorted, with poor color-correction. <em>Hollow.</em><br><br>He wasn't this way at the start of the semester. Maple would have noticed.</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 10:21:13</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan Storm<br><strong>Who:</strong> BC<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr><br>Attempting to make a sandwich with the remainder of his food Morgan looks toward the hallway to see if he can catch a glimpse of Ken and/or Min-joon.&nbsp; After a couple bites Morgan replies, "Nah if they were gonna fight I'm sure we would've heard something by now."&nbsp; Shoving the rest of the sandwich in his mouth Morgan chases it down with the remainder of his oj, "any chance you've got an extra birthday card in your room?" He scratches the back of his head, "I uh...kinda forgot it was her birthday today..."&nbsp; Morgan looks at BC hoping for a positive answer.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 10:32:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/BC_Cavagnaro.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> BC<br><strong>Who:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> sweatshirt, jeans<br><hr>BC sucks air. "No, man, sorry," he says. "You should put stuff like that in your phone, you know, and on your laptop and stuff in case you lose your phone. Then you won't forget. No, I don't have a card. You could get one at the campus store today and give it to her tomorrow at Assembly, though. You know the Reverend always has cake for our birthdays, so it'll be like her birthday then too. Only not really." He takes another bite of scrambled eggs. When he's finished it, he says, "Campus store cards are kind of obviously cheap, though. Maybe you could ask Maddy or someone else artsy to make something? And sign it with them. Or, I dunno, bribe a teacher to go get you a card."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 12:39:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple stops in her tracks, a chill running down her spine, then turns sharply on the ball of her foot because it's easier (and quicker) than deliberately disengaging her Sight when she's looking at something strange. Without really thinking she starts walking back the way she came, putting as much distance as she can between herself and Min-joon and trying not to think of what she's going to do stuck in the same room as him for all of first period.<br><br>She makes it back to the hall just outside the refectory sooner than she expected - it's easy to lose track of time when really Looking at people - and makes a beeline for William. "Uh, hey," she says&nbsp; at the first lull in whatever conversation he and Ken might have struck up while she was gone, "Can we talk for a minute?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 13:52:13</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e4/LaraThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Lara Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily Thomas, Madaline, Maple McCalister, Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refactory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Blue-black top knot with a sapphire scrunchy.&nbsp; Contacts that emphasize the emerald in her eyes.&nbsp; <br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lara found herself spinning a bit.&nbsp; Reverend Foley was talkinga bout aruras, which grabbed her curiosity, but she had...&nbsp; Oh, and there was Lily, she'd made it!&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lara reached out with subtle empathic waves to give her twin a tender empathic embrace, which she hoped would be enough to get Lily to look up as she gave a smile and a good morning wave.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During that moment, Maple slipped away in a rush.&nbsp; “Oh!”&nbsp; Lara turned to start after her.&nbsp; “Is Ken all right?”&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She was interrupted from following by a quick tangle of good mornings, then a deliciously excited 'squee.'&nbsp; Lara turned to the source, eyed dancing, “What is it Maddy?”&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=264461.msg13062183#msg13062183">Quote from: Empyrean on 20-03-2017, 06:41:46</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Spring break yachting? That sounds wonderful! And just in time for my birthday! I'll invite all my friends! Love you Mom!" She'd squee and look at Lara while waving Catie-cat back over. "Do you all want to come yachting with my family for Spring Break and my birthday party combined? It'll be amazing!"<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“Oh!” She gave a little excited bounce.&nbsp; “That would be amazing, Maddy.&nbsp; Lily can come too, right?&nbsp; We'll get matching bikinis, it'll be great.”&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But then...&nbsp; Where did Maple get to.&nbsp; “Oh!&nbsp; I have to go find Maple.&nbsp; She got away without her birthday present.”&nbsp; She waved to Lily again and called, “Come on, <em>Imoto-chan,</em> this is from you, too.”&nbsp; Lara started off looking for Maple and Ken at a jog.&nbsp; She opened her mind too try and find them.&nbsp; There were a few presences in this school that were just so vibrant and intense!&nbsp; It shouldn’t be to hard.”&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 14:10:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/43/Sakeena1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Sakeena<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Gold hijab, black Punjabi suit with gold embroidery, pearls, bracelets, wedge heels<br><hr>Just as Lara is trying to attract Lily's attention, Princess Sakeena bint Hakim al-Nizari (just Sakeena at school) approaches the table where Lily is lost in her book. "Lily?" she asks. "Sorry to bother you, but I was wondering whether you wanted to join a study group for the Japanese midterm."<br><br>Sakeena's a sweetheart, with a lot of friends and no enemies. An Anglo-Indian beauty, she's mastered the art of flattering boys (and girls) even as she turns them down; she fully expects to have a political marriage arranged for her by her mother, the youngest wife of the Nawab of Ismailistan, and she doesn't want to bring any disrespect to her family. She's also a sharp student and a competitive shooter with pistol and rifle, and usually edges out Maddy for the highest marks in Advanced Spirituality.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 14:42:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Absolutely Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refactory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>When Lara mentioned for her to come along she caled out. "Go on Lara. I need to finish this. And don't forget to take your homework with you to class this time!" she said, before Sakeena got her attention. "hmm? Oh! Hello Sakeena." She asked and nodded. "A study group would be very useful. Who else will be joining us?" She asked , looking right up at her with mirror of Lara's features, though she held a far more studious look behind her glassees..
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 15:42:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/43/Sakeena1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Sakeena<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Gold hijab, black Punjabi suit with gold embroidery, pearls, bracelets, wedge heels<br><hr>"Oh, I was thinking your sister, of course, if she wants, and Maddy, and—" Sakeena names two other girls in Japanese 3, both top students. "We can all sign out to the library tonight during study hall and figure out when else to meet. I'm sure everyone's got more than one study group to schedule." She glances in Lara's direction. "You should probably go see what your sister wants, though. And you can ask her whether she wants to study with us."<br><br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">The psychic landscape Lara perceives</div><div class="spoiler_body">The school is heavily warded against scrying and clairvoyance of all kinds. (Rev. Foley has never explained how or why that came to be the case.) As such, Lara's range of Empathic perception is usually limited to line of sight. Still, Ken, Maple and William are close enough to the refectory door that Lara can easily find them. She also feels/sees the familiar beacons of Maddy's aura next to her, Rev. Foley's nearby, and Sakeena's near Lily in the corner, but neither pastor nor princess have the quality of <em>density</em> that marks Lara, her sister, and the other students in Rev. Foley's Assembly.</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 16:02:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Character</strong>: William<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William nods sagely.&nbsp; He considers his options and then moves to follow Maple.&nbsp; If there is not an immediate and radical thing that happens he breathes a sigh of relief for some reason but then follows.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>20-03-2017, 17:56:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lara, Maple, Lilly, Sakeena, OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddy followed behind Lara, waving cheerfully at Lilly and Sakeena. She liked those two. Sakeena was a total sweetheart, even if she did always manage to top her in Advanced Spirituality. It wasn't in Maddy's nature to be jealous or hold a grudge though. She'd try to wave to Maple too and catch her attention. "Hi Maple! Happy birthday!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>21-03-2017, 00:09:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple leads William a short ways down the hall, waving distractedly and shouting a 'thank you!' when Maddy calls out to her, and stops at a spot out of earshot of anyone else lingering outside of the refectory.<br><br>"Okay so...I know you've got this whole mysterious loner thing goin' for you and I wasn't going to push but I know you can do...I dunno, something weird, and I'm pretty sure you did a weird thing when you were staring at Min-joon before I ran off, right? There's something strange and probably awful going on with him. So if, you know, you felt like this might be a good time to tell me about anything you cottoned on to about him via whatever your particular brand of weirdness I would appreciate that a lot. I won't tell anyone else you were involved if you don't want me to."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>21-03-2017, 01:16:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Character</strong>: William<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br><br>"Cards on the table? I have been told to conceal things from you....so I can't tell you all I know.&nbsp; I have also been told to ally with all of you.&nbsp; &nbsp;But I can tell you some things, especially that matter for our survival.&nbsp; I don't know what Min-joon's deal is, but he is not a body snatcher.&nbsp; If he is a monster, he is something new.&nbsp; He could, in fact, simply be someone really messed up magically.&nbsp; All I know is he seems a sad person and I genuinely wish him better circumstances.&nbsp; I have no idea how to do that but will consider.&nbsp; It is good to finally be speaking frankly Maple.&nbsp; It has been more time than I expected frankly.&nbsp; I have been ....waiting.&nbsp; And preparing.&nbsp; What about the awful do you know? The more you tell me, the more I might be able to discern."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>21-03-2017, 01:40:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://atrevida.uol.com.br/upload/imagens_upload/jace_1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>And just like that he's alone again; strange morning so far. Ken heads back to the his dorm room and cleans up his jacket after getting another shirt. He thought that William and Maple were going to ask him something or want to talk to him.<em>..but then they just ran off after Min-joon</em><br><br>Ken makes sure he has all his books for classes then heads back to the Refectory to grab something quick to eat. He finds a table and sits. Maybe everyone had just finished or they didn't like him but the table cleared. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>21-03-2017, 04:02:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple stares for a few long moments, most of the massive internal struggle between prioritizing the current Supernatural Weirdness she's trying to looking into over the Weird Ominous Stuff William just said invisible, but there's tension in her expression not normally there.<br><br>"...Okay," She eventually says, "I'm going to take that first bit you said and set it aside in a little box to be obsessed over later. Just Min-joon weirdness for now. I'm not sure if what I see will make sense to you but he's...kind of hollow? Flat? It's like his soul is missing or something, for lack of a better term. I was worried he'd been body snatched, but I'm going to assume you wouldn't have ruled that out already if you weren't sure.<br><br>"He wasn't like that at the beginning of the semester either, so whatever happened to him happened over the past couple months. Narrowing down when the change actually occurred seems like our next step. I haven't noticed any real change in his behavior, but I've only got one class with him and I think he kinda hated more or less everyone from the get-go."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>21-03-2017, 09:30:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Sakeena, Open [mentioning Maddy]<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refactory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>As MAddy waved to her and Sakeena, Lilly waved back politly. She nodded to Sakeena's idea however. "Alright, Your welcome to invite others from class to join in if they either require help or wish to help others.." She said softly.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>21-03-2017, 10:03:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/43/Sakeena1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Sakeena<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily/OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Gold hijab, black Punjabi suit with gold embroidery, pearls, bracelets, wedge heels<br><hr>"Great!" Sakeena smiles at Lily. "See you in class, then. I've got to run—there's an assignment I need to print and put on Dr. Evans' desk before he gets to the classroom so he won't mark it late." She makes a face. "Why won't he accept homework by email? Anyway, see you later!" She heads for the door, weaving deftly through the crowd of students—and some faculty—grabbing a bite to eat before class.<br><br>On the way to the door, she's intercepted by Rev. Foley, and the two exchange a few words before leaving in different directions.<br><br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, William, OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>Rev. Foley moves in Maple's direction, halting when she sees that Maple is conversing intently with William. After a moment, she pulls out her phone and starts typing a message, glancing up at Maple every so often.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>21-03-2017, 16:19:58</strong>
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				<strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><br>"Don't tell this to anyone, though it is safer with you since you can sense them better than I can.&nbsp; I know Min is not a bug because he is not dead.&nbsp; There are powers and stakes going on that are larger than we can imagine.&nbsp; Around the monsters, especially around the bugs; things go wrong.&nbsp; What you sense as more solid is likely our home.&nbsp; There are powers that align themselves with the universe itself.&nbsp; I don't understand everything.&nbsp; It is possible that Min is aligned with the opposite; and this might sound crazy but....I do not believe that automatically makes him aligned with the bugs.&nbsp; I am quiet and I observe because I know that this is all more complicated than I can imagine.&nbsp; It makes sense, right? Someone is collecting all of the powers here...so if there is a power that enhances people's realities...maybe there is some kind of anti reality power....still, I do find that the bugs and he are similar....but he is not a monster....that much I know.&nbsp; Not a normal one at any rate."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>21-03-2017, 20:04:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Who:</strong> BC, Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr>"Shit." Morgan bites his lip while looking around, "yeah I'll ask Maddy later."&nbsp; Morgan looks around as more people leave the refectory.&nbsp; "I guess its getting to around that time, see you in class."&nbsp; Morgan gathers his stuff and heads for the door. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>22-03-2017, 03:04:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"Okay I think I got bits of that but you kinda careened right off the Making Sense tracks and started crashing through Crazy Town pretty quickly. Maybe it makes sense with more context or something...Who, like, told you all this? What makes you sure you can trust them? And what do you mean about 'enhancing people's realities'? Like how our class are kind of...more colorful than everyone else?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>22-03-2017, 03:36:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>He sort of almost smiled in a vague non almost plausibly deniable smile kind of way.&nbsp; "There is a reason I don't talk about this kind of stuff.&nbsp; Being restricted in disclosure is maddening because tactically speaking, the more we all know, the better off we are, but given the nature of the enemy, compartmentalization makes tactical and strategic sense.&nbsp; It's maddening in particular with you because I have been told to trust you and look after you collectively but not to reveal key datum.&nbsp; I don't grok it at all.&nbsp; As for why I can trust them? An act of good faith combined with who they work with and what they are doing for our home.&nbsp; And yes, I mean how our class is more colorful.&nbsp; &nbsp;Think Rainbow Bright.&nbsp; I don't know who I can tell what.&nbsp; I'm only elaborating on what I absolutely had to disclose for our mutual survival right now.&nbsp; He is not a bug.&nbsp; Your senses are correct.&nbsp; I know this because I was told this.&nbsp; I am limited in what I can disclose.&nbsp; I don't know why....except given how powerful your senses are, it strikes me that there may be people who are working against us that have similar talents.&nbsp; I've been watching you all for a long long time, and I haven't seen any of you, Min included, exhibit any behavior so callous as to want to murder Billions.&nbsp; I don't understand it really, but I have faith of my own.&nbsp; My higher power is a real thing, and I am sincerely sorry I cannot tell you more.&nbsp; I'd recommend compartmentalizing this to yourself for now as well.&nbsp; We're in hide and observe mode for now.&nbsp; Sooner or later that will change and when it does I bet we'll wish we had more time with the illusion of normal."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>22-03-2017, 11:17:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple scowls and it's very clear that she's considering just grabbing William by the shoulders and vigorously shaking him until all his secrets fall out, but in the end she valiantly restrains herself. She lets out a small, huffy sigh and digs in her shoulder bag for a moment before pulling out a little black moleskine sketchbook. From a pocket in the back of the book she then pulls out a piece of thick white paper about the size and shape of a business card and hands it over. One side is blank, the other bears a cute little stylized doodle of Maple.<br><br>"If something emergency-like happens and you can't get ahold of me through my phone, look at that and think of me. It'll only work once though, so seriously. Emergency. Hmmmmaybe give it to your mysterious informant and tell them I'd like to speak with them, though. I'll give you a replacement if you do. I'd say please don't lose it but you don't really strike me as the losing things type."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>22-03-2017, 15:04:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>His half smile turns into a full out sardonic grin and he just can't help himself.&nbsp; He now knows she knows more than she's letting on, and likely knows he knows.&nbsp; But what does she know? All of it? Just some of it? If he couldn't conceal it at all; why was he asked to?&nbsp; He simply nods and says, "I will guard it with my life."<br><br>It was time to speak to them anyway.&nbsp; This was as good a reason as any.&nbsp; He put the item in his pocket and went to class.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>22-03-2017, 17:14:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://atrevida.uol.com.br/upload/imagens_upload/jace_1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory/First Class of the Day<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken utilizes his time to both eat and read up for his next class. He had to go and buy something formal to wear to this. After looking up some tailors and clothing shops he checks the time and packs his things. <br><br>He hated being late and makes it to class just as the bell rings and finds his seat.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>23-03-2017, 00:27:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> n/a<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway/Class<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"I wouldn't go all the way to self-sacrifice, I can make a new one in like half an hour. Just don't lose it in a card game or something~" Maple says, then hurried off to class, trying to reign in wild speculation. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>23-03-2017, 03:08:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lara, Maple, Lilly, Sakeena, OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast to class<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddy got breakfast with Catie-cat and then checked her phone one last time before class. What was this? The Reverend wanted to see her at lunch? She sent a text back saying that she'd be there, then kissed Catie and headed off for class. Catie had first-period P.E. so they didn't have the same schedules.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>23-03-2017, 22:46:43</strong>
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				<em>The following is a summary of events that were handled in a Skype chat. I'm not going to put individual post headers for each character's actions.</em><br><br><strong>Characters:</strong> Ken, Lily, Maddy, Maple, Rev. Foley, Sakeena<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> During and after lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> clothes<br><hr>Rev. Foley sent email to Lily, Maddy and Maple asking them to drop by her office at the start of lunch and offering to feed them. They did, along with Sakeena to whom Rev. Foley had spoken personally. Over veggie quiche (for Maple) and sushi (for everyone else), they discussed the Min-joon situation. Maple briefed everyone on what she observed of Min-joon after breakfast (as described previously in this thread under a spoiler), and spent half an hour making a "one-shot wizard portrait" (not having read the rules, that's what she calls Trump sketches, after Harry Potter). She then meditated on the sketch to try to get further insight. Summoned by another email from Rev. Foley, Ken arrived just as Maple finished meditating:<br><br>“He has some kind of <em>soul plague</em> or something!” Maple hisses, barely stopping herself from shouting. “He looked all—all rotten and awful and and and I think I might be sick.”<br><br>Rev. Foley grabs her trash can and passes it to Maple, just in case she means it literally.<br><br>Maple waves it off but slumps down in her chair a little.<br><br>“So we were concerned that you seemed to have a not entirely pleasant interaction with him this morning, at the same time that we noticed he was—apparently much worse than I had thought.”<br><br>Ken frowns at that. "He has a soul plague? You think he may have been infected by one of the monsters?” Ken asks Maple then turns to the Rev. “He asked me to be his date for the dance. I said that I'd go with him as a friend not his date…he was getting rather wound up about it when he thought I was going to flat out reject him.”<br><br>Maple shakes her head and forces herself to sit up. “I, uh, have it on good authority that he’s not a Monster. Unless he’s a fun new Monster, fun in this case meaning horrific.”<br><br>Rev. Foley says, “I am as confident as I can be that I would have noticed if Min-joon had become a monster of the sort we know about.” She glances curiously at Maple when Maple mentions ‘good authority’ but does not comment. “Are you friends with Min-joon, Ken?” she asks. “I know you don’t have any classes together.”<br><br>Ken shakes his head. “No Ma’am. Actually this was the first time he spoke to me. He was impressed that I scared Bob and just point blank asked me out.”<br><br>Rev. Foley frowns. “That’s a distressing thing to have attracted his attention.”<br><br>Ken nods with that observation. “I agree, especially when all I did was look at Bob.”<br><br>“Bob finds you intimidating, I think,” Rev. Foley says. “You have a reputation that as far as I know is based on nothing. …it <em>is</em> based on nothing, right?”<br><br>Ken forces himself not to sigh. “It is based on a few altercations over the years when some people have made some very insulting comments about my mother. The…fight seems a bit much since they only lasted a few seconds. In any case the tales grew in the retelling. Other than that, no. Not really based on anything.”<br><br>“I see.” Rev. Foley looks like she might say something more on that topic, but doesn’t. Instead she turns to the girls and says, “Unfortunately, none of you have any classes with Min-joon other than Maple being in Shakespeare with him, so I can’t exactly ask you to maintain surveillance. But you’re my best students, and I trust your insights. If you see him do anything unusual, or if you get any more impressions of him metaphysically than Maple has, please let me know. I could in theory take action as Dean of Spirituality and school chaplain, but that would also involve Dr. Balthazar, and I’m not ready to do that—yet.”<br><br>Lily nods.<br><br>Ken looks at the others. “I could cast a spell that I call upon Lord Hachiman for. A reconnaissance—it tries to subtly discover information about the subject,” Ken offers. “It may offer some insight as to what is happening with Min-joon.”<br><br>Rev. Foley nods. “Yes, by all means, Ken, I think invoking divine aid is appropriate right now.”<br><br>“Oh, hey Rev I asked in my email earlier if you had, like, access to the sign-out logs or something so we could see when Min-joon’s been off campus this semester. Was that over a line or…?”<br><br>Rev. Foley smiles faintly. “It would be utterly inappropriate for me to use my access as Dean to investigate the comings and goings of a student not under my care and not subject to Review in Council. That’s why I didn’t find out that he’d taken a long weekend the 10th through the 12th to travel home for the funeral of a relative. Not having obtained that information, I certainly did not share it with any of you.” Her expression becomes sober again. “Maple, you said you hadn’t observed anything unusual about him until now. I certainly didn’t either, though I’m not in contact with him four times a week like you are. That suggests that whatever happened was very recent.”<br><br>“Don’t suppose any of you big fancy mages can look back in time~?”<br><br>“Time is a barrier I do not know how to overcome,” says Rev. Foley, “and in any case this school is heavily warded against all forms of divination and scrying. If whatever happened, happened within these walls, then the only record of it would be security camera footage—and that, I really can’t access, nor would it necessarily show anything of interest.”<br><br>Sakeena says, “The prescient trance works, though. I mean, you’re the one who showed me how to do that.”<br><br>Ken considers that. “I could pray to either Amaterasu or her brother Tsuki Yomi...as the kami of the sun and moon...calendars and therefore time would fall under their purview and it is said that Amaterasu sees all...but I've never asked for something like that before.”<br><br>“What if perhaps I tried to divine using his True Name?” Lily asks.<br><br>“Have you studied his True Name before, or would you have to compute it first?”<br><br>“I believe I would have to compute it first.”<br><br>“And that takes days.”<br><br>Lily nods. “It’s still something I can work on.”<br><br>Maple pulls out her cellphone and starts typing an email to Penn:<br><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">Hey Penn!<br>I have a weird favor to ask, can you meet me in the garden after class?<br>(That's not the weird favor, that's a mundane pre-favor. Favor to be revealed in garden for extra drama + nice atmosphere. Very important, nice atmosphere.)<br>--- Maple</span><br><br>Very soon, she gets a reply:<br><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">Maple, I would love to meet you in the garden. How about 4:30 PM today? It should still be clear and not too cold.<br>--Penn</span><br><br>Sakeena excuses herself to go make Dhuhr prayer before class.<br><br><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">It's a date!<br>Exciting conspiracy date~<br>--- Maple</span><br><br>Meanwhile, Rev. Foley turns to Ken. “So. I think you should invoke the aid of Lord Hachiman first. If you are not prepared to pray to the other Kami for insight through time, it will probably take longer than we have before your next class.”<br><br>Ken nods at that assessment. “I can do that,” he agrees. “Uhm—I’d like to point out that if there is something amiss with Min-Joon and we are seeking to get to the bottom of it, he could pose a danger. Perhaps people approaching him should do it in pairs?”<br><br>“That might be wise,” says Rev. Foley, “if we approach him at all. We don’t know how this…soul-plague…spreads, whether it’s limited to him or might infect others.” She frowns at that thought. “Maybe I <em>should</em> involve Dr. Balthazar…”<br><br>Ken thinks about it some more. “I will pray to Izanagi, Kami who created life. He can help in protecting us.” Ken nods, sure of it.<br><br>First, however, Ken prays to Hachiman, and gets <em>outer darkness full of squirming fungus tentacles that rip at him with claws like crystal venom and it’s all music and the music is screaming the words that end the Earth, the closure of all possibilities down to zero, absolute zero freezing him in place for a moment before he can pull his mind away, shaking, shuddering.</em><br><br>Also, Ken's pretty sure Min-joon noticed his spell.<br><br><strong>Maple, Maddy and Lily</strong> all feel that something dire has just happened—something that literally threatens the survival of planet Earth.<br>Wherever <strong>William</strong> is, he hears the world screaming, and the voice urgently trying to calm it down. He feels reality shudder.<br>Wherever <strong>Lara</strong> is, she feels distinctly uneasy. Lily's upset.<br>Wherever <strong>Morgan</strong> is, his stomach lurches briefly, then settles.<br><br>Rev. Foley goes gray in the face and grabs for her cellphone.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>23-03-2017, 23:37:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The World<br><strong>Where:</strong> Maintenance Closet<br><strong>When:</strong> The Eternal Now<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>When William discovered the gesture of his concealing luck, he did not know the irony involved.&nbsp; Crossing his arms over his chest in an 'x' fashion, suddenly the closet door to the maintenance closet that he hadn't noticed was there opened up.&nbsp; As fate would have it, no one was looking as he did, and he closed the world behind him.&nbsp; Standing on a bucket, he closed his eyes and slowly began to hum and then sing louder and louder helping the voice on the other side, dropping his wards so that the music could embrace and surround him like the ever present warm blanket that helped keep things together.&nbsp; He didn't know what was threatening them all, but he did know that right now the fate of the world, and everyone in it depended on his heart surging and every electric molecule of his being resonating with the creation of all things.<br><br>A part of him felt ridiculous doing this, but for a brief moment he could be himself, be who he really was before the world went upside down and left his mind in a continual flickering fury of battle plans, tactical overlays and visions of the world that let him know in no uncertain terms was he a human being.&nbsp; He looked like it, but he was just as alien as the monsters that plagued this place, but it was his HOME, and it was the only one he had ever known. He served it, with his entire being and all those in it, even the idiots who didn't deserve it; ESPECIALLY the idiots who didn't deserve it, because who were they to come HERE...to his home?<br><br>He briefly felt its pain, washing over him in cascading unimaginable waves, taking it in and sharing it, but held on, focused his endurance and his towering will to sooth, to embrace the zen of the one hand clapping, the sound of silence, the darkness that was the setting of a glorious moon over the stars.&nbsp; Even when filled with monstrous fury, did sing and glorious nature's wonder show him in the mountainous peaks of the Tetons as he fled Yellowstone so long ago.&nbsp; He saw it even in the featureless gluck of rolling hills in Wyoming as he moved ever south back toward civilization.<br><br>It was his and he was its friend and it was all going to be OK but it had to be STRONG! And William could help the world do that.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 00:03:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Penn, anyone in Foley's office<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev Dr Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> Just after lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple freezes up, phone nearly falling from her hand as her dark eyes widen, staring at nothing as one of the worst things she's ever felt washes over her. Not as visceral as what she felt when she meditated on Min-Joni's portraits, but the sheer scope and magnitude of the sensation hitting her just as hard. <br><br>It takes her a moment to snap back to reality with a ragged gasp, then jumps to her feet. Too many unknowns to make anything resembling a solid plan, she focuses in on finding Min-joon. Whatever is going on, he seems to be the lynch pin. <br><br>"Ken, please tell me you at least know where he is right now?" She asks, voice strained. Before she's done asking the question she's already typing up a quick email to Penn as a backup. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 00:31:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://atrevida.uol.com.br/upload/imagens_upload/jace_1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory<br><strong>When:</strong> Breakfast<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken suppresses as much as the trembling and terror that he can from the harrowing experience. He was trained to be a samurai...a warrior...someone fierce and fearless. He takes a few deep breaths, in through the nose --out through the mouth. Every hero he looked up to put themselves between the innocent and danger. They had to be able to stare into the abyss and step into the breech without complaint and this was one of his tests.<br><br>When he masters his reaction he looks less ashen. "I apologize Maple. I do not. He sensed what I was doing some how. He did something to divert the spell away into some other dimension or the void. Hachiman never received my prayer so I got no information. Needless to say, he's aware that I did that. I should separate myself from all of you. I can't imagine he'll be pleased."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 00:42:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, Ken, Lily, Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> Her office<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>Rev. Foley offers a printout to Maple with one, slightly shaky, hand while the other holds her phone to her ear.<br><br>"Nicholas," she says to the phone, "you must be in your office. Call me when you get this. Right away. It's an emergency. You probably know that, what am I saying… Call me."<br><br>She hangs up the phone, sets it on her desk and makes a visible effort to compose herself, then folds her hands and begins to pray silently.<br><br>The papers she gave to Maple prove to be interesting selections from Min-joon's student record, but the immediately relevant bit is that his next class is Chinese 3, in room 5A32. Whether he's there is another question.<br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> Secure IM<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Probably as pictured, but who knows? it's not a video chat<br><hr>An app pops up on Maple's phone that she doesn't recognize and is pretty sure she didn't install. The title is "Penny For Your Thoughts," and it's prompting her to swipe right to enter secure chat mode, or left to exit.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 01:47:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Office crowd, Penn<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple hastily scans the printouts then shoves them into her messenger bag, pulling out her little black sketchbook in their place. "Here. His next class is in 5123. I'm heading there, someone else should hit the lunchroom, everyone just...split up until we track him down." She hastily passes a little business card-sized sketch of herself to each of the other students before dashing out the door, swiping into the shady chat room as she goes. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 03:16:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Text<br><strong>When:</strong> Moments before the bell for Arrangement 4 classes<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Probably as pictured, but who knows? it's not a video chat<br><hr><span style="font-family: Courier;" class="bbc_font">&gt; Hello, Maple. I would never admit to having accessed school security over school email, even if I had. Alas, the security camera network is the one system in this building I haven't pwned &gt;:( It is physically isolated.<br>&gt; I have, however, turned on the GPS locator on Min-joon's phone. He is heading east along the north hallway on the 5th floor.<br>&gt; Does he have something to do with whatever just happened?<br><br>&lt; thanks keep me updted pleas!<br>&lt; srry typing whilr runnning<br>&lt; yeah he has magic space place nd now he knws we know<br>&lt; youre tking this welll~~~&lt;~~<br>&lt; plague, stpud autocrrect<br><br>&gt; I shall repose my faith in you. Please do not type while running. Update me when you can, or use the voice chat feature.</span><br><br>(an icon blinks on the lower right corner of the chat screen)<br><br><span style="font-family: Courier;" class="bbc_font">&gt; Happy birthday again. If you can drop by my dorm room after study hall, I got you a present that would have been inconvenient to bring to breakfast. I hope the emergency will be satisfactorily resolved by then.<br>&gt; Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you.</span><br><br>Maple pokes the blinking mic icon. "Hi! Um, just keep me updated for now, and stay away from him unless you're like secretly super magical. Oh, do you know where William is?"<br><br>Pause. "William is on the fourth floor, southeast hallway, in the custodial closet. Does Min-joon pose a physical threat?" Penn sounds calm as can be.<br><br>"Uuuuuh genuinely have no idea. He's in a <em>closet?</em> Is that normal for him???"<br><br>"I don't know. Min-joon appears to be headed for his dorm room, 908 East Tower." Maple's at the southeast stairwell and can cross to the dorm tower.<br><br>"Okay, could you text William for me and tell him Ken poked the sleeping plague monster please? And tell him the card I gave him this morning will let me pull him to me if he concentrates on it."<br><br>Clicky click. "Done."<br><br>"Thanks!" Run run run run run up a billion stairs~<br><br><hr><br>William gets a text on his phone (just an ordinary text): <span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">Maple says Ken "poked the sleeping plague monster," I believe meaning Park Min-joon. Please use the card Maple gave you; she can use it to transport you to her if you concentrate.</span>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 03:28:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e4/LaraThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Lara Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily Thomas, Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refactory<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch.&nbsp; <br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky Link (Thanks Meliai!) (http://www.polyvore.com/lara3/set?id=218684719)&nbsp; Turquise shoed.&nbsp; Black leggings with a mesh pannel over the calves.&nbsp; White miniskirt.&nbsp; Snug black crop top unseen beneath a snug blue jacket.&nbsp; Pony tail.&nbsp; <br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There was something about Shakespeare's work that Lara found irresistible.&nbsp; (The best anime's shared it.)&nbsp; Lara hadn't joined her twin or her friends from the gym team for lunch.&nbsp; She'd managed to persuade Mrs. Harpe to eat with her.&nbsp; They chatted about the difference between holding a mirror to society and preaching about it, and how you could do both in story form.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The literary and historical anecdotes—the Athenians thought theater so important that citizens put together vouchers for the poor to go to the theater, including foreign nationals, even slaves—that she kept having to remind herself to eat.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mrs. Harpe cut it off at the last minute so they could both get to their next classes.&nbsp; &nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the way to Drama, Lara was just reaching up a hand to wave to Leah and Todd, when Lily's fear reached across campus—through maybe seven warded walls—like an icicle stabbing her in the liver.&nbsp; Lara gasped, eyes going wide and face pale.&nbsp; She had a face like she'd just fallen into ice cold water.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lara spun on one heal and started towards Lily at brisk walk that threatened to turn into a run.&nbsp; <em>What's wrong, imoto-chan?</em>&nbsp; Lara realized there was little hope of Lily 'hearing' her.&nbsp; She didn't know how Lily's fear had reached her through all those wards, but there was no way Lara new to respond short of psychical 'smashing' through the wards—far easier to just go there.&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 07:18:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/mortalinstruments/images/e/e5/Dominic_Sherwood.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150420222004)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken glances down at the business card. "I'm heading to the lunch room." he agrees. "No one face him alone if they can help it." he urges everyone present. Ken considers sprinting to his dorm to get his sword. If he came with it all thoughts of possible parlay or negotiation may just evaporate; not that they looked promising at the moment.<br><br>He nods to the other and tears down the hall to the lunch room.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 10:22:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Who:</strong> Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Refectory/Hallway<br><strong>When:</strong> After Lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr>A little disappointed that Maddy never showed up at the refectory for lunch.&nbsp; Morgan shot her a quick <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">text</div><div class="spoiler_body">Hey Maddy meant to catch you at lunch hope everthings okay?&nbsp; Anyways I forgot to set a reminder fo r Maples bday...I was wondering if there was any way you could make a card for me?</div></div>, before gathering his things and leaving the refectory.&nbsp; Morgan starts to head down the hallway towards the dorms to get supplies for the next classes, but has to stop when out of nowhere his stomach gets upset.&nbsp; "What the hell?," Morgan whispers.&nbsp; Shaking it off Morgan continues heading to the dorms.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 10:29:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lara, Rev. Foley<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> After Lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>Lilly gets the feeling of dread and gulps. "I.. I need to prepare things.. T-this is bad.. really really bad.." She said softly. Oh Where was Lara.. She needed her rock in all this.. Her twin..<br><br><em>'Lara where are you..'</em> Her mind asks, but wards likely made it so it never got to her.. <br><br>She looks at Rev. Foley and bites her lip. "Umm.. s-should I perhaps prepare encasing sorts of umm.. things?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 10:48:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily, Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> Her office<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>Rev. Foley looks up from her silent prayer, blinks a couple of times and nods. "Yes. Wards. Good plan. Prepare wards. Personal protection, and something to capture Min-joon and hold off his…whatever that was…without touching him directly, I think. We don't want what happened to Ken to happen to anyone else."<br><br class="clear"><hr><br>As Morgan approaches the dorm stairs, Maple zips by him like a small cute bat out of hell, looking terrified and talking to her phone.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 15:27:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lara, Rev. Foley<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> After Lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>She nods. "I.. I need to go back to my room and get my book, but I'll prepare wards and umm may I tell Lara? She helps me with them soemtimes.." She asked, just wanting to make sure..
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 18:59:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily, Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> Her office<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>"By all means, tell Lara. Warn her. Have her call me if she can think of any other useful precaution to take. No, not call me. Text me. Don't call me."<br><br>She picks up her phone and stares at it, obviously willing whoever she called to call her back.<br><br>"This is ridiculous," she mutters after a moment, and stands up, tucking her phone in her pocket. "Why am I sitting here, I should be running… Maddy, why don't you come with me to Dr. Balthazar's office."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 20:46:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The World, Mr. M, Maple, Penn (who appears to have over ridden do not peek protocols due to End of World In Case Break Glass)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Maintenance Closet<br><strong>When:</strong> The Eternal Now<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>Save the world or answer the phone? Save the world or answer the phone? Sure he had help (or rather was HELPING) but he knew he was making a difference by helping.<br><br>Sometimes, trust was vital to survival.&nbsp; He had informed Maple of at least a hint of what was going on.&nbsp; He had to trust she wasn't suicidal.<br><br>He used the drawing (since he can't rightly call it a Trump having never heard of such a thing.)<br><br>Upon realizing it allowed telepathic contact, on using it he will mention, "Helping prevent the world from falling apart.&nbsp; Please do this quickly."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 20:49:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway/Stairs<br><strong>When:</strong> After Lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr>It takes a moment for Morgan to register the fear on Maple's face as she zips by him.&nbsp; "Hey Maple wait up," Morgan starts to keep pace with her.&nbsp; "What's wrong?&nbsp; Is everything okay?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 20:50:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, Ken, Lily, Sakeena, Rev. Foley, Morgan<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> During lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddy listened to the conversation around her. There were things she understood, and things she didn't. Before coming to this school she'd barely heard about the monsters, except as something people far away were fighting. That world still seemed so far away that most days she didn't even think about it. But she'd noticed that the school was heavily protected, and Reverend Foley taught them all sorts of things which she was pretty sure other schools didn't teach. She'd tried to explain some of what she'd learned with Catie-cat but it had gone over the socialite's head.<br><br>This plague Maple talked about though, it sent shivers of dread through her. There was a danger in the school, threatening her friends and loved ones. She didn't know what exactly she could do about it though. She was a violinist and artist, not a fighter. But then Maple spoke, and Ken, and she decided she wanted to help if she could.&nbsp; Especially after that horrible sensation that had just passed over her, like the world was ending.<br><br>"I can try to find him. If I open my mind I can sense the emotions and thoughts of people over a wide range. I might be able to pin down where he is, and maybe get him to come to us. But I can't do it from in here. I'd need to be in the gardens or the tennis courts. The wards block me otherwise." She nodded at the Reverend. "Let's go!"<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 21:51:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lara, Rev. Foley<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> After Lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>When Rev. Foley gave her approval, Lilly ran from her office and headed for her Dorm. On the way she hit Lara's speed dial number.. "Come on Lara pick up I know you have it on you.." She said to herself as she ran quickly to her dorm.<br><br>When Lara answered she would hear a slightly panting Lilly on the other end. "Imoto-chan.. Meet me in our room something's happened and I need my rock." She said quickly. "I will explain there." She would say before hanging up and booking it.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>24-03-2017, 23:28:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Morgan, William, Penn<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hall/Stairs, headed towards the dorms<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>The sound of footsteps following her gives Maple a little jolt of panic, but she relaxes slightly when she sees its another Assembly member. "Ah, damn, um...So this morning Foley and I noticed something's wrong with Park Min-joon and I've been looking into it and he's got some weird metaphysical disease or something? I don't even know how to describe it. Ken cast a spell to see if he could figure any more out but Min-joon noticed and yeah did you feel anything weird and awful just recently? Don't know what he did but that's when it happened. He's headed to his dorm now, I'm trying to intercept him. Oh! Could you text Foley and...fuck it, everyone in our Assembly, tell him Min-joon's headed for 908, east tower. Oh, Sakeena too if you have her number."<br><br>She stumbles suddenly when William appears in front of her, along with the distinctive rainbow aura that always accompanies connections through the portraits. She's never held a connection while on the move, and William is sold-looking enough to make it a particularly unnerving to run, though she knows he's not really there. She looks a little puzzled by his words, but with an awkward half shrug she reaches out to pull him through. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>25-03-2017, 12:20:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dorm Stairs<br><strong>When:</strong> After Lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr>Disease?&nbsp; "Nope, haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary recently that I can think of."&nbsp; Morgan tries to whip out his phone without dropping it.&nbsp; As he's typing out the <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">group text</div><div class="spoiler_body">minjoons heading towards 908 in the east tower</div></div>, "sooo why are we trying to intercept him?" Morgan glances at his phone to double check that he clicked send.&nbsp; "I know this isn't the best of times, but happy birthday!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>25-03-2017, 13:23:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway en route to Deans' Offices<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>Rev. Foley hustles to Dr. Balthazar's office, in the Deans' Office area, almost diametrically across the hollow rectangle of the school building from the room off the chapel that is her usual office. As Dean of Spirituality, she has an office of her own next to the Headmaster's, but she never uses it.<br><br>As she walk-jogs along, the determined glare on her face startles the last straggling students in the hallways into sprinting for their classrooms. Whatever has <em>Foley</em> on the warpath, they figure, must be dire indeed.<br><br>Halfway there, her phone finally rings, and she answers it without slowing. "Nicholas. Something--yes, that. I'm on my way to your office, I've got Madeleine Summers with me, the other kids are doing what they can do." She listens momentarily, nods and says "Right," then hangs up and drops the phone back in her pocket.<br><br>"Dr. Balthazar has the key to the wards," she tells Maddy. "With that, the three of us will be able to see what's going on."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>25-03-2017, 18:00:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lots<br><strong>Where:</strong> On the Move<br><strong>When:</strong> Lunch?<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>"Our allies are in some kind of prison or construct.&nbsp; They imply that the bugs are their jailers and if the bugs dont think they have any chance of finding us they might just end the world.&nbsp; The world doesn't like our visitors and both different realities is causing this one to shudder and need reinforcements.&nbsp; I'm assuming Rin is the cause of this? Did you continue investigating him after we spoke?" He shakes his head, "Well, plan B then.." he has been around this school for three years.&nbsp; He has had more than enough time to find a weapon in every single room. Many.<br><br>He follows as they run, unsure of the direction but leaps into the air, cracks open a light and in one gesture, as if practice, grabs a filament in along glass tube and carries it in his hand, easily abjudtble to a sharp glass spear.&nbsp; Not a gun or a sword, but immediately available.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>25-03-2017, 19:34:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Rev. Foley<br><strong>Where:</strong> Halfway to the Dean's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> During lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>She nodded at her mentor. "Okay. How can I help once the wards are down? I don't know what to do in a situation like this."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>25-03-2017, 20:26:28</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/mortalinstruments/images/e/e5/Dominic_Sherwood.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150420222004)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> OPEN<br><strong>Where:</strong> Running through the halls<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken receives the text from Morgan just as he makes it to the cafeteria. <em>figures</em>. He runs through the hallways making haste. He really didn't like the fact that something or maybe more than one something had invaded his school right under his nose. It felt like some H.P. Lovecraft creature was just lurking behind the shadows ...and how did he just steal away his spell before Lord Hachiman could hear him? That was in insane...I must study Sorcery more. Perhaps some advanced course with Reverend Foley or Mr. Warwick.<br><br>Ken makes his way to the place listed in the text. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>25-03-2017, 21:17:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Morgan, William, Penn<br><strong>Where:</strong> Stairs, heading to the 9th floor<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple can't help but let out a sharp bark of laughter when Morgan delivers his oddly-timed birthday well-wishes. "Thanks! If we take care of this without anyone being consumed by a horrible rotting black soul plague I'll consider this the happiest fucking birthday I've ever had! I'm trying to intercept him because we don't know what he's capable of and we don't want anyone getting hurt. Min-joon included, if we can help it. He was headed to his next class before Ken cast his spell and now he's going for his dorms so he might have, I don't know, a weapon or something there. Or he might just be trying to hide, we won't really know until we get there."<br><br>William's arrival is a relief, if only so his image isn't floating in front of her, impeding her view any longer.<br><br>"Okay, um, Will? I think maybe it would be best if we just put a pin in any more baffling revelations regarding the nature of the universe for now unless said revelations could help the rest of us unenlightened folks deal with whatever the hell is going on. Mostly that was just sorta confusing. And <em>of course I kept snooping</em>, who do you think you're talking to?"<br><br>Maple hastily fills William and Morgan (and Penn) in on the details of what happened in Reverend Foley's office.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>26-03-2017, 22:26:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lots<br><strong>Where:</strong> On the Move<br><strong>When:</strong> Lunch?<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>"Well you of course.&nbsp; After all, was it really a concidense that the world 'fell apart' five minutes after I give up a secret I kept for three years?" He grins, "I mean maybe, but patterns happen around me enough that I just assumed ...but since I don't want to make an ass out of you or me, I won't.&nbsp; Even though I did.&nbsp; But I won't more.&nbsp; Or literally.&nbsp; Not that I could." He pauses a bit on the latter, "I only bring that up because I don't want anyone expecting me to be able to turn Rin into a donkey or something.&nbsp; The one thing didn't work so I wouldnt try it again. Plus I'm fairly certain his original form is a human."&nbsp; <br><br>"This is just getting odder as time goes on."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>27-03-2017, 03:26:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> Arriving at Deans' Offices<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>"The three of us—you, me and Dr. Balthazar—will link empathically. All of us working together will be more able to defend against whatever it was that Min-joon tried to do to Ken, and if necessary, to penetrate any psychic defenses Min-joon may have. Dr. Balthazar is an extremely skilled sorcerer; I'm sure he'll have some idea of what's happening."<br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> Headmaster's office<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>"Tell me what's happening, Charlene," Dr. Balthazar says to Rev. Foley as soon as she and Maddy arrive in his office and the door is closed and locked.<br><br>A quick briefing later, Dr. Balthazar opens a cabinet and fetches a large, oddly-faceted black tourmaline, which he places on a golden stand on his desk. He beckons Maddy and Rev. Foley to pull up chairs so that all three of them can touch the stone at the same time. "Link us," he says to Rev. Foley.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Assuming Maddy allows Rev. Foley to link with her empathically</div><div class="spoiler_body">It seems the stone isn't magical in itself; it's more like an authentication device. The combination of a spell that only Dr. Balthazar knows, and possession of the stone, allows one to override the wards on the school building. Rev. Foley and Maddy can sense every psychic presence in the school.<br><br>Min-joon is in the east dorm tower, probably in his own room. His aura is in turmoil, madly flickering with colors of aggression, anxiety, fear and pain, and riven with jagged black spikes emanating from some dark nucleus inside Min-joon's mind and soul. Maddy can feel the perplexity of both Rev. Foley and Dr. Balthazar at the sight; neither of them has ever seen anything like this. The three psychics can see four other powerful presences approaching Min-joon: Maple, William and Morgan from one direction, Ken from the other.<br><br>Boosted by the two adults, Maddy could easily reach out and touch any of the people she sees, opening a psychic contact. Of course, they aren't expecting one, and a conflict might result—especially with William, who isn't in Advanced Spirituality and is less likely than the others to recognize the "feel" of Maddy's and Rev. Foley's minds.<br><br>She could also reach out and touch Min-joon. Rev. Foley and Dr. Balthazar are both readying magical and psychic wards against whatever it is that's inhabiting and/or empowering Min-joon. With them protecting her, she could probably mind-wrestle with him with some degree of safety. It would be good to have a specific objective in mind before doing so, of course.</div></div><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, William, Morgan, Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> Outside 908 East Tower (Min-joon's dorm room)<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>Ken arrives from the north at the same time that Maple, Morgan and William arrive from the south. The four of them are in front of the (closed) door of Min-joon's room. Class is in session, so no one else is in the dorm hallway.<br><br>Muffled thumping noises can be heard from the other side of the door.<br><br class="clear"><hr><br>Lily and Lara have arrived at their dorm room (assuming that's where Lara was going).
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>27-03-2017, 05:48:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Morgan, Ken, Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Outside Min-joon's dorm room<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"Hey, <em>I</em> didn't tip him off, <em>I</em> am very careful when I snoop," Maple says defensively, but conspicuously stops talking when she shoulders open the door to the 9th floor and spots Ken on the other side of the hall.<br><br>As they approach room 908 Maple slips her phone into her jacket pocket, shady chat app still running. She reaches for the nob, then hesitates and instead raps her knuckles against the door. "Um...Min-joon?" She calls out, loudly enough that she hopes he can hear her over whatever the thumping is. "Look, we don't know what happened to you but we want to help, okay? Can we come in?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>27-03-2017, 06:15:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/mortalinstruments/images/e/e5/Dominic_Sherwood.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150420222004)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Morgan, Maple , Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Running through the halls<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken was taking the steps four at a time and slides to a stop outside Min-joon's dorm room. He straighten's his jacket and runs his hand through his hair to give himself some time to find a bit of inner calm. <br><br>"Hey Min-joon...this is getting a little awkward. I thought we were going to go to the dance together?" he says. "Maple has the right idea. Can we come in and talk?" he asks with some simple gestures to show he's unarmed.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>27-03-2017, 08:41:18</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, Morgan, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>The thumping stops.<br><br>"Sure, Ken," Min-joon shouts through the door. "Be right there." His voice is too casual. It's as though nothing unusual is happening at all.<br><br>A minute and a half goes by before Penn's voice sounds from Maple's pocket. "He's doing something unusual with his phone. I can't—" There's a series of clicks and tones, and then silence.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">From Maddy's perspective</div><div class="spoiler_body">Min-joon has teleported away. It takes a moment to find him: he's in the west dorm tower. Impossible to tell which floor, but it's the northeast corner room on a middle floor.</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>27-03-2017, 15:04:02</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Rev. Foley, Dr. Balthazar, Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> During lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddy gasped as she felt the wards come down, and then as she was linked to her teachers. She'd been linked to the Reverend before in class, but it was usually under more controlled circumstances. She'd never been connected to Dr. Balthazar before. It took a moment for her to adjust to sharing a link with both of her teachers, especially at a time like this. But her mind was strong, and soon she'd sorted through their emotions and her own to be able to focus.<br><br>Just when she thought she had a grasp on Min-joon's mind, he'd suddenly moved! She didn't know that was even possible! But she was determined not to lose him again. As soon as she had a solid lock on him again, she'd focus her mental powers and try to wrestle with his mind. She didn't want to hurt him, but she did want to trick his brain into going to sleep. Maybe if he was asleep the teachers could get to him and help him. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>27-03-2017, 18:59:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> The landscape of the mind<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>There's a burning, thorny heat to the mental contact with Min-joon, almost exactly the opposite of the slick coolness of Trump. Whatever it is that possesses and empowers him tries to sink its fangs into Maddy, but is easily rebuffed by the defenses put up by Rev. Foley and Dr. Balthazar; the attack might as well have been a lone rifle agsinst a tank's armor.<br><br>Maddy's tactic of putting Min-joon to sleep would probably succeed instantly, except that Min-joon already seems to be asleep, or rather in some sort of trance. Furthermore, he's oddly disconnected from his bodily functions. He may be astrally projecting, in which case his body is still in East Tower where it was, untenanted and possibly undefended.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>27-03-2017, 20:12:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Morgan, Maple, (Penn)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Min's room<br><strong>When:</strong> Adventure Time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William bypasses the lock. <br><br>Failing his ability (somehow) to do that, he'll kick the damn thing down.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>27-03-2017, 20:50:17</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Rev. Foley, Dr. Balthazar, Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddy was so grateful for the backup of the two more experienced psychics. That gratitude flashed out briefly, then she concentrated on the problem. So Min-joon was asleep? Or not in control of his body? Then that had to mean...she'd flash her mental awareness over to the East Tower and try to locate his body to put it to sleep this time. Part of her mind would stay focused on the astral projection though, in case it got up to something.<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>27-03-2017, 23:03:40</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Morgan, Ken, Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Outside Min-joon's dorm room<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple curses under her breath, then steps back to give William room to work with the door. She pulls her phone from her pocket and checks it.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>28-03-2017, 00:16:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy, Maple, Morgan, William, Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>Bypassing a card-swipe lock normally involves disassembling it and poking at the wiring to engage the unlock solenoid, or else mechanically defeating the solenoid (say, with a crowbar), so William simply swipes his student ID, which Penn long ago programmed with an override code she copied from a card belonging to a bribable school custodian. It no doubt raises a flag in the school's security systems, but there are more important considerations at the moment.<br><br>Unfortunately it turns out that the thumping sound was Min-joon shoving all the furniture in the room against the door. Fortunately Ken is there. One tremendous toppling crash later, the door is open.<br><br>Min-joon's body lies on the bed in a deep trance, his cellphone on his chest.<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">What only Maddy can see…</div><div class="spoiler_body">His spirit (flashed back from West Tower to follow Maddy) hovers above his body, locked in psychic combat with her, trying to keep her from messing with it and ending his trance. Maddy can brute-force this—her will is stronger than Min-joon's and she's well-defended by Rev. Foley and Dr. Balthazar—but she would injure Min-joon, perhaps badly, in the process.</div></div><br><br>Maple checks her phone. It is rebooting.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>28-03-2017, 00:41:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Morgan, Ken, Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Outside Min-joon's dorm room<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple takes a moment to concentrate on the silver signet ring on her left hand, letting the familiar cold sensation it imparts wash over her before she vaults over the fallen furniture and hurries over to Min-joon's bedside. she shoves own phone back into her pocket as she looks for his so she can try and snatch it away.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>28-03-2017, 02:21:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Morgan, Maple, (Penn)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Min's room<br><strong>When:</strong> Adventure Time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>He had always known that precaution would come in handy.&nbsp; If anything, this convinces him that it is time to up his preparation and move things foward to increase the defensive peremiter around the school.&nbsp; But this was another story.&nbsp; Immediately, he looked for ways to restrain Min physically, ideally without touching him (not knowing the latter but easily being able to infer it from non verbal communication as he moves do so.)&nbsp; He will instead simply move blankets and softer objects around the room on top of him while out and weigh them down with the same furniture that was used to block the door.&nbsp; He is careful not to injure Min.<br><br>Yet.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>28-03-2017, 07:17:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/mortalinstruments/images/e/e5/Dominic_Sherwood.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150420222004)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Morgan, Maple , Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Running through the halls<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken sees that William is restraining Min-Joon and Maple is ...well he's not exactly sure what she's doing but he decides to stay out of their way. He looks around&nbsp; for any clues as to what has gotten into Min-Joon figuring he's been possessed. He looks for any magic texts, circles of opening some kind of portal to let evil minions in and that sort of thing figuring he could just rip a leg off a chair to use as a weapon or even a chair if he wanted to be inelegant about the whole thing. <br><br>"If he's injured I could try to heal him." he offers as he searches. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>28-03-2017, 18:08:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Rev. Foley, Dr. Balthazar, Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Her physical form frowned at the strain. She could just go in, but it might hurt him. On the other hand, there was no telling what he was doing, and if she didn't stop him, a lot of other people could get hurt. <em>Catherine </em>could get hurt! She grit her teeth and dived in, trusting that the school medics and psychics could fix his body once she stopped whatever threat he posed. She'd try to force herself in and jolt him from his trance, and pray for the best. In her mind, she pictured the intrusion like the forceful strumming of her violin strings, a sudden and sharp move that would set Min-joon's mind jangling long enough for her to slip in and undo whatever he was doing.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>28-03-2017, 20:07:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Ken, Maple, Min-Joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway/Room<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr>After William pops into existence Morgan keeps pace playing catch up with the morning events.&nbsp; When they run into Ken the seriousness of the situation finally kicks in.&nbsp; After they get into the room Morgan stays near the doorway trying to stay out of the magic users way.&nbsp; <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>28-03-2017, 23:20:53</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy, Maple, Morgan, William, Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>Maple plucks Min-joon's phone from his grasp just as Maddy focuses her psychic power to disorient him and force him out of trance. His body convulses a couple of times and then goes limp again, no longer breathing. The screen of his phone flickers, and his face appears on it long enough to snarl something in Korean through the speaker. Then the phone, too, is bricked.<br><br>Everyone present (except for Maple, who is shielded and bolstered by her own Trump image) feels a terrifying sense of <em>wrongness,</em> accompanied by a wave of vertigo and the sensation that they are being physically and spiritually sucked toward Maple and the phone. It only lasts for a few moments.<br><br>The room is quiet. After a while, the stench of Min-joon's bladder and bowels letting loose makes itself known.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">What Maddy sees</div><div class="spoiler_body">It is evident now that Min-joon was somehow psychically projecting <em>into his phone.</em> Maddy's assault combined with Maple removing the phone from contact with his body severed Min-joon's silver cord—his astral connection back to his body. Without that anchorage, whatever was inside him ate him. Maddy is fairly sure that Min-joon no longer exists in any meaningful sense of the word.</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">What William senses</div><div class="spoiler_body">The music of the world is suddenly calmer, the source of its upset removed.</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 00:06:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/mortalinstruments/images/e/e5/Dominic_Sherwood.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150420222004)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Morgan, Maple , Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Running through the halls<br><strong>When:</strong> After lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken watches Min-Joon go limp and has to fight off this wrongness. As an adherent of the Sinto faith he felt unclean and it made his skin shudder and itch. He isn't sure he has the concentration for a spell as he tries to recover so he staggers/steps over to Min-Joon and puts his hand on his chest (Lifeforce) intoning the word of power to try and bring him back as he prepares his prayer to Inazangi for healing.<br><br>"Is everyone alright?" he asks watching Min-Joon to see if he responds and starts breathing again. He was still fighting off the wrongness himself and the vertigo was not abating as quickly as he'd like.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 01:07:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon's corpse<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy, Maple, Morgan, William, Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>The quick burst of life energy kicks Min-joon's heart back into operation briefly, and Ken's guess is that if he casts his healing spell <em>right now</em> it will probably revive the body. Whether there's anything left of Min-joon in it…hard to say.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 01:30:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/mortalinstruments/images/e/e5/Dominic_Sherwood.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150420222004)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Morgan, Maple , Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Running through the halls<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken looks towards the sky prays in Japanese 'Lord Inazangi heed my call. Find it within your benevolent mercy to cleanse and heal Min-Joon. He is not deserving of this fate.' He wonders if the force that took his last spell before Lord Hachiman could hear it would intervene again.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 01:36:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon's body<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy, Maple, Morgan, William, Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>With a shudder, Min-joon's body begins breathing again.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">What Maddy sees</div><div class="spoiler_body">The body is in a persistent vegetative state. Ken's spell repaired the damage to Min-joon's brainstem, but further intervention of some drastic kind will be necessary to bring Min-joon back to functioning—if it's even possible.</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 03:48:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Morgan, Ken, Min-joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Min-joon's dorm room<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple drops Min-joon's phone, her hands visibly shaking, and takes a step back. Between the already small size of dormitory rooms and the fallen furniture taking up much of the floor space, she can't get more than a couple paces away Min-joon - away from the body - without falling over backwards into what was until recently a bookshelf. She grabs the back of a nearby chair to try and steady herself, squeezing it hard enough that her knuckles go white as she tries to fight off the urge to panic.<br><br>The words of Ken's prayer pull her back to the hear and now and she hesitantly opens her eyes again. "Is...is he-?" she starts to ask, before shaking her head as if to clear it and forcing herself to Look at him and see for herself.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 03:53:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon's body<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy, Maple, Morgan, William, Ken<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">What Maple sees</div><div class="spoiler_body">The body is a body. It's an object, not a person. That it is breathing is irrelevant. No one's home.<br><br>On the upside, it's no longer a hole in reality. It's a normal object.<br><br>Maple is also aware, now that she's relaxed her Trump Defense, of the vague psychic presence of Maddy, Rev. Foley and Dr. Balthazar in the room.</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 07:59:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Like basically the entire cast<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"He's not...he's not <em>in there</em>," Maple says, voice full of quiet horror. "What the hell just happened?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 11:39:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lara, Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Lilly's Dorm<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>Regardless if Lara picked up or not, Lilly arrived back in her room and grabbed her book, starting to prepare wards, traps.. cages.. Anything she could find to help the others catch Min-joon.. She poured over her books, letting her mind focus on just this task at hand..
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 14:19:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Who:</strong> William, Ken, Maple, Min-Joon<br><strong>Where:</strong> Hallway/Room<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr>"I'm good," Morgan answers Ken after shaking the vertigo.&nbsp; He takes a small step into the room, "what do you mean he's not in there?"&nbsp; Morgan shakes his head as he tries to comprehend what he just witnessed.&nbsp; "You didn't kill him, right?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 16:57:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Like basically the entire cast<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"<em>All I did was take his phone!</em>" Maple protests, sounding far from convinced herself. "Penn said...She s-said he was doing something with his phone so...so I thought..."<br><br>She trails off, gaze transfixed by Min-joon's not-quite-corpse. She'd never seen a dead body in person before, let alone one she was potentially responsible for creating.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 17:18:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/mortalinstruments/images/e/e5/Dominic_Sherwood.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150420222004)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> Pretty much everybody<br><strong>Where:</strong> Running through the halls<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken just feels at a loss here. He looks up when Morgan asks if they killed him and was about to respond when Maple does, clearly feeling some kind of responsibility. He reaches up and lightly squeezes her shoulder. "You didn't kill him Maple, whatever was on the other side of the phone did." he says. He notices he's touching her and nearly apologizes. <br><br>He looks back to Min-Joon's empty husk. "I'm sorry I failed you. No one deserves this." he says as his normally controlled emotions start getting the best of him. "I need to find some monster to hit." he says turning for the door.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 19:51:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The entire cast<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> During lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddy let out a scream of horror in her physical body as her intrusion severed Min-joon's silver cord. She hadn't meant to kill him, just stun him! Her feelings of guilt and horror were not helped by the psychic scream of whatever entity it was possessing the boy as it died, or the sensation of being pulled towards the phone. Through her empathic connection she could feel the horrifying blankness of Min-joon's mind. His body lived. The lights were on but no one was home though.<br><br>Desperately, she'd use her powers to try and stimulate his neurons. Ken's spell had restored the body, now she was trying psychic surgery, for the very first time, to try and restore Min-joon's mind and spirit. She didn't know exactly what to do, but she had her instincts as a psychic to guide her. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 21:06:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Morgan, Maple, (Penn)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Min's room<br><strong>When:</strong> Awkwardly not revealing information since the world is safe now time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>The world is safe.<br><br>Yay!<br><br>New type of monster! Boo.&nbsp; Time to learn a new form of quick kill.&nbsp; He already has ideas.<br><br>For now he'll wait about five minutes for people to share interesting information before he goes back to pretending to be no one in particular.&nbsp; He has a 'yay, we saved the world' now look on his face with the awkwardness of not quite being the 'screw it all, we can pretend to stop hiding and all cards on the table' moment he's been expecting for three years so its a bit like trying to put a peeled uneaten banana and scotch taping it back to the bunch.<br><br>Because of course we can all go back to normal sans some bits of our psyche, but hey, some of us lost any illusion the world was normal a long time ago, thank you very much.<br><br>Speaking of which...<br><br>Cloaking back on.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 21:51:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/ParkMin-joon1.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Park Min-joon's body<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>After some inspection, Maddy finds that it's not going to be easy to wake Min-joon up again. His memories and personality are in there still—she <em>thinks</em>—but his soul is gone. The spark inside the meat has been snuffed out, consumed by whatever the darkness was that had been dwelling in him.<br><br>Maddy can feel the concern of Dr. Balthazar and Rev. Foley at her distress. Rev. Foley does her best to project reassurance and calm. <em>You did the best you could,</em> she sends telepathically. <em>For what it's worth, you probably saved Penn's sanity. Possibly even her life and soul.</em><br><br>Dr. Balthazar emotes agreement with Rev. Foley, adding, <em>I have a bad feeling about what you're attempting there. If you do manage to…reboot him, I suppose…there's no telling what could fill the empty space.</em><br><br>Does Maddy continue trying?<br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> All the PCs except William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Secure IM<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Probably as pictured, but who knows? it's not a video chat<br><hr>Everyone's phone (except William's) beeps twice and displays the same "Penny For Your Thoughts—swipe right to enter secure chat, left to cancel" prompt that Maple's phone displayed earlier. (Maple's phone takes a moment longer to finish rebooting, but when it does, the same app comes up. Maddy won't notice what her phone is doing until and unless she allows herself to fall out of trance. William's phone does nothing out of the ordinary. Min-joon's phone is like Min-joon: power still on but nothing happening.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 22:31:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Morgan, Maple, (Penn)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Min's room<br><strong>When:</strong> Awkwardly not revealing information since the world is safe now time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>Some time between the folks checking their phones or gawking at the soulless husk that is Min, when not looking in his direction, William just isn't there anymore.....
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>29-03-2017, 22:43:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Like basically the entire cast<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple nods vaguely in response to Ken's attempt to comfort her, but her expression doesn't change, she just keeps staring anxiously at Min-joon's body, trying to puzzle out what Maddy's trying to do to him.<br><br>The chime of her phone restarting followed by the delayed beeps shakes her out of her morbid trance, and she pulls the phone from her pocket. She hesitates for a moment, thumb hovering over the notification, before swiping right. The least she can do is apologize to Penn for accidentally making her an accessory to murder.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>30-03-2017, 14:17:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The entire cast<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> During lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddy drew comfort from the reassurances, but was still rattled by causing the death of other, even in a good cause. She didn't hear her phone, back at her body. She could feel the concern of her teachers, but she had to try. Min-joon was still in there, just...asleep. If she could just wake him then nothing could take over his empty body. She had to try.<br><br>She was no brain surgeon so she instead focused on feelings. She would try to rebuild the connections between Min-joon's feelings and his brain. It was more exploratory than anything else. She'd feel for the part of his brain that normally controlled a thought or a feeling, and then try to reach into Min-joon's spirit and experientially connect the two. It was a process that required her to still her own emotions so that could have complete clarity of thought and feeling as she tried to rebuild the connective pathways between spirit, mind, and body.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>30-03-2017, 15:01:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/wiki/File:WtHQM-William1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> Penn<br><strong>Where:</strong> His Room<br><strong>When:</strong> After the world's most awkward one way hug<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>He sat there for a while before finally saying, "I need to get some stuff done.&nbsp; You should tell other people.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; They are not going to judge you.&nbsp; Let me put it this way...<br><br>*I* am a monster.&nbsp; Not a bug, but a monster.&nbsp; If anyone calls you one, I will educate them about what a monster is and does in ways that will make them regret it in ways they will never forget.&nbsp; You will be OK."<br><br>After a response....<br><br>He is sending a note to his world religions teacher, "Transfering to AdvSpir."&nbsp; Sure, he could use normal channels but he is looking forward to reaction....<br><br>He shouldn't be...<br><br>But William didn't have Economics and Pre Calculus and World Religion.&nbsp; He had "Run Tactical Simulations in my mind from historical battles" and "Observe micro expressions on everyone in the class" and "Can I cause non verbal memetics by harmless experimentation on the herd instincts of my fellows"<br><br>Mandatory religion?! Ugh!!!!!!!!<br><br>UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH!<br><br>The only enjoyable part of the class was driving the 'serious' religious students to fits by quoting, passage and verse memorized parts of the Pirate's bible to refute their own sacred texts in class discussions.&nbsp; To their credit, as long as William kept up the act he took it seriously (and he never dropped the act), then the other students had to 'accept' his 'sincere' belief in 'His Noodly appendage'...saved only by the fact that he rarely made comments.<br><br>It still freaked him out.<br><br>He had no idea what the capabilities of the others were.&nbsp; Without his wards, he had no idea if he could shield his memories and keep reality intact, but he HAD to know what the others could do if he could, however indirectly ask their help in saving the @#$@#$ world.<br><br>And as he thought about it, he'd been too hard on Martin.&nbsp; Martin at least had 'hoped' he'd save the 'construct'...was this a construct? If so how could they not be constructs?<br><br>What the hell was the Hive?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>30-03-2017, 15:58:52</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, Penn<br><strong>Where:</strong> Min-Joon's Room<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr>"Maple I did-," his phone goes off interrupting him of whatever he was going to say.&nbsp; Pulling it out of his pocket he hesitates only for a second before swiping to the right.&nbsp; "Is there at least anything useful on his phone?"&nbsp; Morgan starts to look for Min's laptop just maybe there's info on there as well.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>30-03-2017, 17:17:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/mortalinstruments/images/e/e5/Dominic_Sherwood.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150420222004)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> Pretty much everybody<br><strong>Where:</strong> Running through the halls<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken is not in a good mood. He'd been training and sacrificing for years now to face and fight monsters. The very first time that he can actually save someone and he fails miserably. He glanced at his phone and the message. It wasn't from his parents or one of the students he'd just left. He hightly doubted anyone really wanted to hear what was going on in his mind right now so he puts his phone away and heads back to the dorm room he shares with William to collect his sword. <br><br>He was going to vent his anger out on the monsters that plagued them all. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>30-03-2017, 17:23:50</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Morgan, Penn, Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>She gives a little start when he speaks and blinks at Morgan, as if surprised he's still there.&nbsp; "Oh, um...I mean I'll be surprised if it's not at least password protected," She picks the phone up once more and hits the home button. "I couldn't see anything strange about it mystically or anything. Hey...yours didn't reboot itself a minute ago, right? Penn said he was doing something weird with his phone, then mine restarted itself..."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>30-03-2017, 17:55:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>Dr. Balthazar is insistent. <em>Maddy, I have a very bad feeling about what you're doing.</em><br><br>Rev. Foley agrees. <em>I'm going to break our link now.</em> And Maddy finds herself back in her body. If she wants to continue working on Min-joon's body, she'll have to go to his room in person.<br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> All the PCs except William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Secure IM<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Probably as pictured, but who knows? it's not a video chat<br><hr><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">That was</span> Penn types. She doesn't finish the sentence.<br><br>It takes a moment before she adds, <span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">I'm OK. Is everyone else OK?</span><br><br>Once everyone's checked in (or once she taps everyone's phone camera and mic and verifies that they're breathing and moving around) she disconnects from everyone's phone except Maple's.<br><br><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">Maple, is Min-joon gone? Are you safe?<br>I think you saved my life.<br>What <em>was</em> that? Did it hurt anyone else?<br>I should let you answer.</span><br><br class="clear"><hr><br>Inspecting Min-joon's phone, Maple finds that it is powered on—the little blue LED that blinks to announce messages waiting is shining steadily—but the screen is black and it does not respond to button presses.<br><br>Morgan finds Min-joon's laptop buried under some of the furniture. The Macbook's titanium shell has saved it from any major damage—the screen isn't even cracked.<br><br>Assuming Morgan pushes the power button, it shows the usual password prompt to log back in. Min-joon's wallpaper is a collage of ulzzang fashion models, male and female.<br><br><hr><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">William is a bit in the future compared to everyone else now, so I'm going to wait to respond to him.<br>Ken finds that William is not in their room (since he's headed for Penn's room to confer with her as noted in his solo thread).</div></div><br><br>Ken gets his sword. Where does he plan to find monsters?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>31-03-2017, 03:22:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Morgan, Penn, Maddy, Foley<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple fusses briefly with Min-joon's phone before giving up and pocketing it. "Whatever he did fried it or something. Or maybe just killed the display? I can't get anything out of it, but it's still got power so maybe Penn could. What about the computer?"<br><br>Maddy's sudden disappearance startles Maple, but a quick succession of beeps draws her attention back to her own phone. <br><br><em>&gt; I'm</em><br>Delete delete delete<br><em>&gt; He's gone, yeah.<br>&gt; Like GONE gone<br>&gt; I think I killed him<br><br>&gt; I took his phone and Maddy did something, I have no idea what she wouldn't talk to me, and he died<br>&gt; It looked like he was inside his phone for a moment but the screen went black and I can't get it to do anything even though it's still powered <br>&gt; Ken tried to heal him, he's breathing and stuff but it's like the body's empty<br>&gt; I don't know how much of that makes sense, sorry<br>&gt; What makes you think we saved you?</em><br><br>She swipes over to her text messages to send one to Foley that just reads "what should I do?" before switching back to Penn. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>31-03-2017, 03:34:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> Secure IM<br><strong>When:</strong> Early in 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Probably as pictured, but who knows? it's not a video chat<br><hr>Penn types very rapidly.<br><br><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">He was trying to push me out of my body so he could take over<br>It was horrible<br>It hurt a lot and there was something inside him trying to eat me<br>Smash the phone with a hammer<br>No better yet bring it here and I will make sure the flash memory is thoroughly erased so there is no trace of him left in this world<br>He came at me through my phone, I theorize he could astrally project like BC but through machines<br>I don't care if his body is breathing as long as he's brain-dead but if he comes back I will have to kill him properly<br>Thank you thank you<br>Bring the phone here please I mean it about him being dead</span><br><br>The messages stop scrolling long enough for Maple to type a reply, or hit the voice chat icon if she wants.<br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> All PCs<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> Early in 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>Everyone gets a mass text from Rev. Foley: <span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">Come to Dr. Balthazar's office when you have a chance, if you want to talk about this. If you have any problems, if you need a note for the rest of the day, if you want to talk, contact me or him.</span>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>31-03-2017, 04:00:09</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Morgan, Penn, Maddy, Foley<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">"Are we just leaving him here?"</span> Maple texts Foley. She feels like some further protest is warranted, but can't put why it feels wrong into words. <br><br><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">Where are you?</span> she responds to Penn after a long delay. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>31-03-2017, 04:06:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, possibly Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> Early in 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>Foley replies to Maple's text after a moment: <span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">Dr. Balthazar says he'll take care of it. Just close the door behind you when you leave. Or if you want to stay until he gets there, also please close the door. No one going to their room needs to see this, it would upset them needlessly.</span><br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> Secure IM<br><strong>When:</strong> Early in 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Probably as pictured, but who knows? it's not a video chat<br><hr><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font">My room, 715 West Tower<br>Wait someone's here<br>Shit<br>Hang onto the phone please</span><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">This is the point at which William's conversation with Penn begins, so further interactions with Penn should wait until the main timeline catches up with that side scene.</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>31-03-2017, 07:40:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, Penn, Foley<br><strong>Where:</strong> Min-Joon's Room<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr>While still digging for the computer, "I didn't notice my phone restart."&nbsp; Pushing the power button, "Damn I was hoping he was logged on."&nbsp; He turns the computer back off, "Probably nothing useful on there anyways."&nbsp; Morgan starts tidying the scene as best he can. "If anyone can figure out that phone it would be Penn."&nbsp; He sends a quick <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">text</div><div class="spoiler_body">ill take a note for arrangement 4</div></div> to Foley.<br><br>As Morgan finishes up he turns to Maple, "I know I can't do magic like the rest of you, but if you need anything let me know."&nbsp; He looks at Min-Joon, "what're we gonna do about him?"<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>31-03-2017, 07:50:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Balthazar, Foley, Open?<br><strong>Where:</strong> Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>When she receives the text, she gathers her books into her bookbag and heads off to the office. If nothing else she figures she could try doing research to help the others. She was really good at researching things.<br><br>When she arrives at Dr. Balthazar's office, she knocks lightly. "It's um.. It's Lilly Thomas.." She says to announce herself.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>31-03-2017, 10:20:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"I texted Foley, she said the headmaster's going to take care of it. That's ...probably less sinister than it sounds," Maple says, helping to right furniture and at least push the broken bits out of the way. "I'm going to wait for him, but no sense in both of us sitting around in dormroom-turned-morgue. Um...thanks though. It's good to know you've got my back when I'm running down halls in a blind panic. I'll keep you in the loop."<br><br>She offers him a smile and it's about as forced as one could possibly be, but she doesn't look like she's on the verge of collapse any longer.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>01-04-2017, 14:30:43</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, Morgan<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower (Min-joon's room)<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr>After requesting that Dr. Balthazar arrange for her to be excused from classes for the rest of the day, Maddy arrives at Min-joon's room, but takes no immediate action.<br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>"Come in, Lily," says Dr. Balthazar. He's just sitting back down at his desk. Rev. Foley, seated in one of the chairs facing the desk, smiles at Lily and pats a chair next to her.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>01-04-2017, 14:45:23</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Balthazar, Foley, Open?<br><strong>Where:</strong> Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> Start of 4th Arrangement.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>Lilly enters and takes a seat, looking at Rev. Foley. "I prepared all I could, just in case it's needed.." She said softly. "Is there anything else I can do to help?" She asked.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>01-04-2017, 15:19:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>"I want you to take a few hours and try to divine Min-Joon's True Name," Rev. Foley says soberly. "It shouldn't take long. If you can't, or if it's more complex than you can unravel in that time, that will tell us something, and if you can…maybe there's some hope of bringing him back after all."<br><br>"I'll send your instructors a note excusing you for the rest of today due to illness," Dr. Balthazar says. "If you need more time off than that, let Rev. Foley know. This has all been a terrifying mess, and if there were any counselors qualified to understand what happened and help us deal with the aftermath, I'd be making an appointment for them to come in and talk to everyone. Unfortunately, I don't know of any except Rev. Foley—"<br><br>"And I'm hardly objective," Rev. Foley interrupts. "I'm going to be praying about this for a while. Was what we did wrong? What should we do for Maddy? For Maple? For Penn?" She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, then lets it out. "Perhaps the Infinite and Lovingkind can help sort things out." She opens her eyes again. "Lily, Nicholas, I'll be in the chapel until dinner. My phone will be off, but if anyone needs me they can find me there."<br><br>"I'll join you when I can, Charlene," Dr. Balthazar says, "but I need to figure out what to do with—" He cuts off in the middle of his sentence, and starts again. "I need to figure out what to do next regarding the logistical situation before I can take time for myself."<br><br>"May God bless and guide you, Nicholas," Rev. Foley says as she stands up. "May the Infinite watch over all of us."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>01-04-2017, 16:55:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Balthazar, Foley, Open?<br><strong>Where:</strong> Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>She nods. "I will do my best Rev. Foley.." She said in agreement, looking at Dr. Balthazar. "I will sir." She said quietly, she didn't know the others very well, so she had no idea if they had anyone like how she had Lara.. "Perhaps.. when all this is over.. We could all.. you know.. relax? have a picnic or something?" She offered, rare as it was for the studious one to suggest something so.. social.. But even Lily was stressed by all this.<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>01-04-2017, 18:10:52</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> During lunch<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddy stared at Min-joon's body for a long time, before finally breaking down into sobs and heaves, falling to her knees.&nbsp; She just didn't know what to do here, and she was responsible for his braindeath, even if it had saved Penn. The guilt, the sadness, and the fear of her own powers just washed out of her, as she unconsciously projected it outward from herself. She looked at Maple and tried to explain, but she was in no condition to verbalize at the moment.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>02-04-2017, 00:19:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Morgan finds himself swept up in the tide of Maddy's emotions, feeling anguish, guilt and fear all at once, with no idea why.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Jackal</strong> on <strong>02-04-2017, 09:38:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ae/MorganStorm.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Morgan<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple, Maddy, Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Min-Joon's Room/Hall<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Picture<br><hr>Morgan watches Maddy approach the 'body' and quietly exits the room.&nbsp; Then the enormity of the situation he witnessed crashes down on him.&nbsp; Why didn't I do more? Could I have done more?&nbsp; Morgan starts walking faster, even faster, and now at a near sprint towards his room. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>02-04-2017, 11:47:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple looks up when Maddy enters, but closes her mouth before uttering a single word; it's pretty clear she's still not going to be getting any sort of explanation, at least not yet. She feels a surge of anger and frustration, accompanied by a renewed wave of guilt, but quickly suppresses it. <em>Empaths.</em><br><br>She doesn't say anything. What is there to say? It's taking most of her willpower just to hold the fractured bits of herself together, to make sure things are taken care of. Part of her, a part growing increasingly large with every passing moment, wants to leave it to the headmaster, but this isn't his mess. Maple started this; she'd asked Foley to bring Ken in, she'd ran off and left Maddy to do...whatever it was she'd done, she'd taken the phone without properly assessing the situation. It was only fitting she stay until the end, whatever the end looked like.<br><br>And then Maddy's projection hits, and Maple can feel all the broken, jagged pieces she's tried so hard to hold together start to slip from her grasp. It hits like a wave, like floodgates opening and plunging her beneath dark, icy water. It's almost a physical thing. Maddy's guilt and sorrow resonate with Maple's own and for a few seconds she's a crying mess, tears streaking down her cheeks, slender shoulders wracked with ugly sobs.<br><br>No matter how overwhelming the waves though, they can't snuff out the little flame of anger and Maple reaches for that flickering point of light in the dark waters. The heat rushes through and envelops her, no less unpleasant than the freezing water but nothing that threatens to drag her away. The massive waves still crash around her, dark and looming, but they can't quite touch her.<br><br>Maple takes a shaky step towards Maddy and drops down to her knees. Reaching out, she grabs the other girl by the shoulder and shakes her roughly. "Madeleine! Pull yourself together!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>03-04-2017, 02:54:52</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Madeleine was lost in a vortex of darkness. For a long few minutes she felt nothing but despair and grief and crushing sadness. It took a few minutes for Maple's shaking to register, and then she looked up at the redhead with tear-streaked eyes. "Maple? Wh-what is it? Why are you shaking me?"<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>03-04-2017, 07:34:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"<em>Because you are <strong>projecting</strong>!</em>," Maple hisses, lowering a hand that had been raised to slap Maddy moments before she finally came to her senses. "and I cannot deal with two people's emotional turmoil at once right now!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>03-04-2017, 14:27:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily<br><strong>Where:</strong> Dr. Balthazar's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>"That sounds like a very good idea, Lily," Rev. Foley says. "Walk with me?"<br><br>Unless Lily addresses her before their paths separate, Rev. Foley says nothing, seeming already half-lost in contemplation and prayer before she even reaches the chapel.<br><br>Where does Lily go to meditate on Min-joon's True Name? (The chapel is a possibility, or Lily and Lara's room, or Rev. Foley would probably make her office available if Lily asked.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>03-04-2017, 14:46:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Foley, Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Balthazar's office, then moved to Chapel<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>She smiled. "Thank you Rev.." She said softly and walked with her, lost in her own thoughts before they arrived at the Chapel. She let Rev. Foley go off and do whatever she needed, but Lilly would settle herself into a meditative posture, turning her phone to silent as she began to divine Min-joon's true name.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>03-04-2017, 19:06:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>She blinked as Maple's words got through to her. Then she closed her eyes and focused on reigning her emotions in so that she wasn't projecting anymore, tightening the mental barriers like she'd been taught in Advanced Spirituality. Once she had her emotions safely sealed behind her psychic barriers, she opened her eyes.<br><br>"Sorry! I'm sorry Maple! It's just...what happened was awful! Are you alright?!"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>03-04-2017, 19:12:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Once Morgan is well away from Min-joon's room, the feelings afflicting him diminish to a more normal intensity.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>03-04-2017, 19:24:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br><em>We killed someone, how the fuck could I possibly be alright,</em> Is what Maple would very much like to respond but she takes a deep breath and holds it in. With the empathic assault ended she lowers her shields, the tension she hadn't realized she was carrying draining from her body. "It's- it's okay. I'm...fine," she says. <br><br>"Can you at least tell me what happened now? What were you trying to do?" Angry as she is, she still can't believe killing Min-joon could have been Maddy's actual goal.&nbsp; "I didn't have the best vantage point here."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>04-04-2017, 15:15:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br><br>"He...he was trying to shift his mind into his phone. I don't know why." She swallowed hard. "He put the real Min-joon to sleep somehow. It wasn't him in control of his body. When you took the phone away, and I tried to mentally stun him...something went wrong. I don't know what. But instead of stunning him we somehow severed the silver cord that connected the creature to Min-joon's body. And it ate him." Tears rolled down her face. "Min-joon's body is alive thanks to Ken. But he's a vegetable now. I can sense his real mind in there, somewhere very deep. But the teachers won't let me try to reconnect it to his brain."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>04-04-2017, 16:04:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e4/LaraThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Lara Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily Thomas, Open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Chappel<br><strong>When:</strong> Fourth Arangement&nbsp; <br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky Link (Thanks Meliai!) (http://www.polyvore.com/lara3/set?id=218684719)&nbsp; Turquise shoed.&nbsp; Black leggings with a mesh pannel over the calves.&nbsp; White miniskirt.&nbsp; Snug black crop top unseen beneath a snug blue jacket.&nbsp; Pony tail.&nbsp; <br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After doing her best imitation of a chicken with it's head cut off for she wasn't sure how long, Lara finaly found Lilly in the chapel.&nbsp; Her breath was a bit heavy from running hither and yon, trying to find the source of the panic through minor labrynth of wards.&nbsp; She'd gotten her twin's call and reached their room just moments after the other girl had left, only to quickly loose track of her again.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And then, in the chappel--she found Lilly just sinking into meditation.&nbsp; Lara relaxed a bit--the chappel here did that to her.&nbsp; She made the sign of the cross as she entered--she switched signs of respect from faith to faith every few months--and then moved up behind her twin.&nbsp; She touched the other girl's heart in with a gentle emotional embrace, then touched her on the shoulder.&nbsp; "I found you..." she whispered, very, very releived.&nbsp; "Is there some way I can help?"&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>04-04-2017, 20:32:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lara, open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Chapel<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>She sighed softly. "Lara.. Be my rock again please.. Ground me while I divine a True name." She said softly, closing her eyes, she knew Lara was there.. Lara would watch over her while she was in this helpless of states.<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>04-04-2017, 20:53:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Who:</strong> Lily, Lara<br><strong>Where:</strong> the chapel<br><strong>When:</strong> afternoon into evening<br><hr>After the first hour or two of divining, Lily has a good feel for the complexity of Min-joon's True Name. It's surprisingly complex. One wouldn't expect divining the True Name of an ordinary student to take much more than a day, but this feels like it will take at least a week of concentrated effort—possibly more. A Spring Break project, maybe. Or Lily could abandon the effort. Or she could ask Lara to ask Rev. Foley to come up with an excuse for Lily to be out of class for a whole week. It isn't possible to interrupt the meditation required to divine a True Name for more than food, bathroom and sleep.<br><br>What does Lily do?<br><br><hr><br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower (Min-joon's room)<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><hr>If Maddy's going to make another attempt to revive Min-joon before Dr. Balthazar arrives to take custody of the body, it's got to be now. It's likely that, if she puts all her effort into it, she can reawaken Min-joon's brain, get him thinking again. However, his soul has definitely left his body. The consequences of restarting his mind in the absence of his soul are not something she knows.<br><br>What does Maddy do?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>04-04-2017, 21:28:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/LilyThomas1.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Lilly Thomas<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lara, Rev. Foley, open<br><strong>Where:</strong> Chapel<br><strong>When:</strong> afternoon to evening<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> [the skirt is just above ankle long] (http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/art/Eydis-Speedpaint-552855200) <br><hr><br>She breaks it then.. "I need to talk to Rev. Foley.. This.. this is going to take a lot longer than just a day.." She sighed, and stood up with her sister, before moving towards Rev Foley's office.. [?]<br><br>"Rev. Foley? I&nbsp; have encountered a bit of an issue." she started, not happy about it at all.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>04-04-2017, 21:57:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3b/HQ_FoleyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Rev. Dr. Charlene Foley<br><strong>Who:</strong> Lily, Lara<br><strong>Where:</strong> chapel<br><strong>When:</strong> roughly 5:30 PM<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> green turtleneck sweater, charcoal slacks, black leather belt, black wedge heels, gold and tourmaline rod earrings, gold bangle bracelets<br><hr>Once Lily explains the difficulties she's encountered, Rev. Foley shakes her head. "Obviously there was a lot more to Min-joon than any of us knew," she says quietly. "I'm worried…I'm worried that whatever happened to him, whatever he did, however it was that he became—what he became…I'm worried it might happen to someone else. We don't really know what he was trying to do before—" She falls silent for a moment, then resumes without finishing her previous sentence. "We need more information.<br><br>"I think our best option is for me to take part of Spring Break and divine his True Name myself, then research its meaning. We simply won't have time until then. Thank you for trying, Lily. I appreciate it. Email Dr. Balthazar and let him know that you need a note for the rest of the day—although you can go to evening classes if you want. I just—" She shakes her head again and says nothing further.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>04-04-2017, 22:08:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maddy<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"Yeah, okay," Maple says, shifting so she's sitting in a less uncomfortable position. "That lines up I guess...Penn theorized that he was Astral Projecting, and BC and Foley've talked about something called a silver cord that kind of ties your spirit to your body when it's out doing whatever Astral Projectors do. Maybe he needed to jump through phones the same way BC needs to get high? And she said..."<br><br>Maple trails off as she pulls a small notebook from her bag and jots down a few notes in barely legible chicken scratch. This felt a little like progress, or something that might eventually lead to progress at least. If she just focused on that, maybe she could hold everything together a little longer.<br><br>"I'm going to stick around until Balthazar gets her," she says. "You can go if you'd like. I'm going to meditate and try and remember something Min-joon shouted in Korean before his phone bricked itself, so if you stick around just...try and keep the Empathy in check, yeah?"<br><br>Without really waiting for a response Maple shifts into the lotus pose she usually favors when meditating in class. It's usually easy for her to slip into a tranquil state but after the utter mess the day had become she finds herself reduced to relying on breathing exercises and mantras.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>05-04-2017, 09:19:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddy nodded, not entirely following everything but trusting that Maple was going places with the new information. Not sure how she could help, and not sure what else she could do, she would withdraw to her quarters for the time being to clear her head with meditation.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>05-04-2017, 10:18:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower (Min-joon's room)<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>Maple loses herself in trance, and brings the few words that Min-joon shouted at her to the surface of her mind. She can remember them well enough to try to pronounce them, hopefully well enough for a Korean speaker to understand.<br><br>When she surfaces, Dr. Balthazar has set most of the furniture back in place, with the obviously broken pieces off to one side. Min-joon is still on the bed, breathing slowly. No one home.<br><br>"I'm going to call an ambulance, Maple," Dr. Balthazar says gently. "You may not want to be here when the paramedics arrive. There'll be a lot of fuss.<br><br>"Maple…I can't absolve you of guilt, but I think you were no more culpable than the rest of us, Maddy and Charlene and I. I know Charlene—Reverend Foley—is in the chapel. I wish I could join her there, but I have to take care of the practicalities. I don't know whether you would find it comforting to pray, or just an opportunity to brood, but if you think it would help you, please take the time you need. I'll excuse you from classes for the rest of the day. Or if classes would distract you usefully, that's fine too.<br><br>"Anything you need, please let me know. This is a terrible time for all of us."<br><br>Having just emerged from trance, with her mind open, Maple can't help but notice once again that Dr. Balthazar stands out from his surroundings in somewhat the same way that Maple and her Assembly-mates do, though not to the same degree. It doesn't seem to be a property of magical training; Rev. Foley does not partake of the same quality at all. Only the nine students (counting Maple), and to a much lesser extent Dr. Balthazar, appear that way to Maple's artistic eye.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>05-04-2017, 10:50:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> Dr. Balthazar<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"Oh, uh, hi Doc..." Maple says a little sheepishly, putting away her notebook after she jots down the words she recalled. She stands, brushing herself off, and casts one more furtive glance at Min-joon's still form before she goes back to trying very, very hard not to look at it.<br><br>"Yeah, I...don't think I'd do very well in class today. Actually, could I get a pass to go home for the night?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>05-04-2017, 11:32:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Maple<br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower (Min-joon's room)<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th Arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>"Certainly. I'll arrange it with your dorm teacher. Do be back tomorrow morning, please?" Dr. Balthazar smiles a little, weak but genuine. "Normally when things like this happen, the Headmaster's job is to arrange for trauma counseling for everyone involved, but the only trauma counselor I can think of who's qualified to understand what happened is Rev. Foley, and she needs a bit of counseling herself. Perhaps the Church can put me in touch with someone…" He shakes his head. "Sorry, thinking out loud. God in Their wisdom bless you, Maple, and make you safe and well."<br><br>As Maple leaves, he's pulling out his phone to dial 911.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>05-04-2017, 11:38:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f9/MaplePortrait1.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> <br><strong>Where:</strong> 908 East Tower<br><strong>When:</strong> 4th arrangement<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple stashes Min-joon's phone and laptop in her messenger bag before heading out. She quietly wonders what the hell kind of church the headmaster belongs to as she as she makes her way up to the garden.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>10-04-2017, 19:04:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William waits until 8:30pm on the dot or, if someone chooses not to come, 8:37pm.&nbsp; When the time comes, he'll stand and say, "I appreciate you coming.&nbsp; I give too much information some times, so I'll get straight to the point.&nbsp; You know that song 'you're so vain, I bet you think this song is about you'? Well....it is.&nbsp; The whole world.&nbsp; Everything that is going on. It's about us.&nbsp; You get that for free.&nbsp; We all have information to share and we would be wise to share some of it.&nbsp; There are some things I'm not sharing, but I am sharing some.&nbsp; But I'm going to ask something very heavy and very...troubling in return.&nbsp; If you want no part of it....then now is the time to leave, but even the basics we all have to share about each other might mean your life, and the lives of everyone you care about."<br><br>He waits. And listens.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>10-04-2017, 21:22:54</strong>
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				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC GM warning</div><div class="spoiler_body">Players who wish their characters <em>not</em> to be at the meeting, or to depart now, need to post explicitly saying so, either here or in the OOC thread. Otherwise, I will assume that your character is in the room and listening silently.</div></div><br><br>"Dude," BC says, "heavy." He starts to get up, then sits back down, shaking his head. "Heavy," he mutters again.<br><br>Penn listens silently, her face a neutral mask instead of her usual smirk.<br><br>Lara and Lily exchange a long look; Maple and especially Maddy can feel that a rapid-fire telepathic conversation is going on. Without a further word, they both get up and exit the room. Morgan dithers for a moment, glancing back and forth between William and the door, before following them, muttering something about "pig in a poke."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>11-04-2017, 02:14:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>"How about I start?" Ken says figuring it was partially his idea to do this. He has a sheathed uchigatana he's holding&nbsp; and twirling idly as he speaks. <br><br>"After.." he considers his words not wanting this to slide into something else. "..after Min-Joon died. I was angry. I felt I failed him. So I prepared my spells and I went down into the subway tunnels in search of vampires. I wanted to ..it doesn't matter really. I wanted to feel useful, to balance some scales...to learn about our enemy so this day didn't feel like such a loss. Anyways, fight them I did." he doesn't feel any need to describe the fight scenes as they were irrelevant.<br><br>"At some point in time it occurred to me that there was something off here. There were no longer any homeless down here; so what were they feeding on. The other thing that became clear was that someone was taking care of them. Giving them food to keep their numbers up." <br><br>"I thought I saw that someone. There was a blue glow in the tunnel. When I was completely surrounded I prayed for sunlight and it emanated from my very skin. I couldn't face them all and win so I burned what I could and the rest fled. The thing was that as my spell went off I felt a blade at my throat. A blue woman..well, she wasn't human..so female, naked accept for a knee length kilt...she had colourful tattoos and this sword I'm holding." <br><br>"I thought she was the caretaker of the vampires and she laughed at that. She named me her enemy and told me we would duel one day if I figure out what was going on and got good enough." Ken states. "She made it very clear that she wasn't from this planet. Then she threw this sword to me and teleported away before I could even catch it. I discovered that it is insanely sharp and can transform into other bladed weapons.' he demonstrates as it goes from over a metre long sword to a combat knife. <br><br>"So, vampires have a guardian. The guardian is still at large...and people not of this world are waiting to attack us. I'm not sure why she's sore with me but I doubt I'm the only one that will be affected when they are ready to attack. Anyways I, figured I should share...anybody else?" he asks looking around the room hoping that each of them would have a few pieces to this puzzle that would make a lot more sense when they put them together.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>11-04-2017, 13:53:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish, 3/20, 2017<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple is waiting in Foley's office-cum-classroom when the first of her assemblymates arrive, having already claimed the fluffiest of the big floor pillows the reverend keeps around for meditation. A big, grumpy-looking black and white cat sits imperiously in her crossed legs, having his chin scratched. Maple introduces him as Patches to anyone who inquires.<br><br>She listens quietly as William and Ken speak, a pensive expression on her face (which becomes considerably more pensive when Ken tells the group that he <em>went out alone into vampire-infested sewers</em>.)<br><br>"Maybe gravity doesn't exist on your mysterious blue nemesis's planet. Or her species' tits are made of plasticine?" Maple proposes, clearly latching onto the most absurd detail to keep herself grounded. "I'm just saying, I forgot to bring a sports bra to gym class once. Once. Can't imagine swordfighting topless is fun at all unless you're like washboard flat..."<br><br>A few moments later she continues, abandoning the musings on murderous exhibitionist alien biology. "When I look at people the way I'd look at them if I were going to make a wizard portrait I can see this sorta aura," she says. "We, the nine of us I mean, are...weird. Like, brighter, more solid than everyone else. Maddy can confirm, I think? I don't know what it means, but I'd never seen anyone else like that until I met you guys freshman year.<br><br>"Last year I tried to figure out who put us all in Assembly together. I didn't find out anything solid, Ms Brett was weirdly tight lipped about it, but honestly I think it's kind of obvious it was the headmaster. He's a little more colorful than most folks too, but not like us. I'm...gonna talk to him tomorrow, I think. Unless someone wants to talk me out of it."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>11-04-2017, 17:31:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William chooses his words very carefully.<br><br>"Gravity would exist on another planet due to mass distorting space.&nbsp; The Bugs are looking for us.&nbsp; When I was learning some things, I made contact with one of the beings that run this school and told me to come here.&nbsp; They told me the bugs are after us.&nbsp; Whatever the bugs are doing is making the world fall apart a bit at a time, the worst incident occurred just recently with Minjoon which is why I am telling you this now.&nbsp; The first time I made contact was in Wyoming because I thought that would work better.&nbsp; This was long before I came to the school.&nbsp; They could have killed me, but wanted to capture me. Desperately, and as a result I was able to get away.&nbsp; If they had wanted me dead, I would be.&nbsp; The beings that have built this school are beyond human, like all of us.&nbsp; The one I spoke to implied that they were held captive.&nbsp; I'm going to try and recall his exact words.<br><br>The first time "I've been waiting for you to try again. You're the first one to make contact. Next time, try somewhere with fewer monsters, I'm sure the Hive is homing on this signal already. Go home. Go to school. You can trust—shit!"<br><br>The second time. "with all of you so close together it takes everything we've got to shield you from the Hive's scryers. Trust Dr. Balthazar, he's on our side. We're depending on you, all nine of you. If anyone can get us away from the Hive, it's you.<br><br>"Last time you asked what I wanted from you. Practice. Hone your talents. Help the others hone theirs. Avoid detection as long as you can. You'll probably only get one shot before they give up and wipe the construct." ""The bugs are looking for you. For all of you, not just you,—what's your name? William, right. We keep them guessing where you really are.<br><br>"Weaknesses—they don't like reality in here, how it is now. They try to change it. Don't let them. Maybe you can leverage it?<br><br>"Must go. Stay frosty."<br><br>His voice has eerily changed its tone and inflection as he does this.&nbsp; <br><br>"Dr Balthazar refers to this being as an angel.&nbsp; So that's what I call them.&nbsp; I'm imagining with bugs and our blue vampire friend, that she's a queen, so I'm calling them 'demons' but that's just me.&nbsp; They killed my parents and all.<br><br>Here is what I know.&nbsp; The world is dying.&nbsp; All over the world, body snatchers are taking over.&nbsp; If we publicly fight them, then the bugs can 'end the construct' before we are ready.&nbsp; I believe, however, that if we work together, with the corporations and employees I've already put into place, that we can help save the world and turn the tide.&nbsp; I also believe, that even though we can't tell them why, if we organize them into cells of self defense units and smuggle in equipment to conceal weapons in all of our rooms then we can defend ourselves in case we get another Min Joon.&nbsp; I think that Minjoon was not one of us, I don't know if we can become monsters; not the same kind of monsters that killed my parents that is or whatever Minjoon was.&nbsp; But our fellow students are potential targets, so we must defend them.&nbsp; I have a theory, that whatever weird wager or game or duel going on between the angels and demons means that only the queen that knew about Ken knows where we are or who we are or maybe the Bugs have their own reason for waiting.&nbsp; Whatever the reason, we need to keep up the fiction that we don't know and that we're hiding.&nbsp; Aside from that, we can try to save our world and those we love and care about, but we have to be sneaky.&nbsp; The angels aren't doing it, I know that.&nbsp; They are just protecting us.&nbsp; If Earth is to be saved, its up to us."<br><br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>12-04-2017, 20:37:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30 pm.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Madeleine nodded to Maple. "I can see the brightness and colors of the others in this room, like you can. I'm not sure what it means, so I put it out of my mind. Sometimes I've wondered if I could make Catie-cat brighter somehow, but I never really thought about how." She then listened to William and Ken.<br><br>"This sounds like the start of one of my fantasy novels or animes. I've never met any angel or "bugs". I know there are monsters out there, somewhere, but the soldiers fight them. I'm not sure what you or these people you spoke to expect out of a bunch of students. I'm not some fighter, and while I trust you, I don't see how this is something that we can handle that the soldier people couldn't. I also know that Min-joon is still in his body. When I scanned him empathically, I could feel that he is still in there. His...what makes him him, it's separated from his brain. I <em>think</em> I can repair the connection, but Dr. Balthazar and Reverend Foley wouldn't let me."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>12-04-2017, 21:51:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish, 3/20, 2017<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"I don't think it's as simple as flicking on a lightswitch," Maple says. "Though, I mean, I'm not the one that was rooting around in his head. But whatever was in him basically <em>ate</em> Min-joon's soul, right? I don't know anything about the metaphysical nature of souls, I'm honestly not sure I'd have accepted them as real things before today, but we'd presumably need to find him a new one. Personally I don't have any spares lying around."<br><br>"As for the whole saving the world thing, I think you're glazing over some key details. We're not normal teenagers, even if you ignore our weird auras. Ken can probably deadlift trucks, William's finished entirely metaphorical chess matches before anyone else sits down at the board. Reverend Foley's a match but I've never met anyone more...more..." Maple gives up grasping for a word and wiggles her fingers etherically around her head, "than me and you and Lily aren't far behind. It feels weirdly egotistical to think anything this big could be about us but we can't pretend we're normal kids."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>12-04-2017, 22:33:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>When Madeleine referred to his account of what he went through as a 'start of a fantasy novel' he wonders if maybe his account was too boastful and it sounded fantastical. He did present the blade that shifted as tangible proof. Maybe he needed to present the information with a corresponding movie or something for verification. <br><br>He listens to Maple's response and adds in "I would also submit that soldiers can't cast spells or pull off many of the feats that some of&nbsp; us can. We are the obvious spearhead for reclaiming this world or fighting them back or however you want to look at it. One of the suggestions I have is maybe we all begin to train with each other. I'm happy to teach Aikido and any fighting art I know and would probably welcome some advanced lessons in Sorcery."<br><br>He glance at Maple when she's wiggling her fingers around her head. "How about psychically well endowed?..no that sounds wrong...psychically blessed?" he offers then shuts up knowing this was not going to be taken in the spirit he had hoped it would be.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>13-04-2017, 17:20:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William looks at three of his compatriots leave before things even start.&nbsp; He is disheartened by this but does not blame them.&nbsp; There are some things that he sometimes wishes he did not know; not that he would try to unlearn them but he occasionally envies the ignorant.&nbsp; Except that of course being ignorant is a great way to be killed and replaced by a body snatcher or something else.&nbsp; He still could not ethically not offer the chance to any of the nine.<br><br>He listens to the back and forth of the others and determines that silence is the most efficient response a this time, particularly in reference to psychic endowments.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>14-04-2017, 09:01:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> black short-sleeve top with interlaced white pentacle print, faded jeans, black sneakers<br><hr>"Madeleine," Penn says in a low monotone. "Please do not trouble yourself resurrecting Min-joon. If you succeed, I will merely have to undo your hard work. He tried to force me out of my body and feed my soul to whatever had infested him. I do not appreciate that."<br><br>BC scoots away from Penn a little, as if afraid of being infected by murder germs.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>14-04-2017, 17:04:22</strong>
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				<strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William simply says, "Don't."<br><br>It is clear from that single word that his intent is to back up Penn's intention to the hilt.&nbsp; He did just mention that he felt the incident disrupted the fabric of the world and reality worse than anything hithertonow that has ever happened and has brought everyone together to talk about saving it; and that this risks the entire world.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>14-04-2017, 18:27:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken sighs, he was hoping for more. Not some huge major pieces of revelation but just more they could chase down or investigate. Maybe he needed to go out on more fact finding missions if after this they still didn't have much to go on.<br><br>"So is that it?" he asks hoping to coax something that may have just seemed odd at the time but could possibly be a piece to this puzzle. "It seems to me that the answer may be in in finding the beings that William has termed as Angels." he says not really liking that term because of its implied goodness when they could just be a faction of possible allies with their own agenda. <br><br>"I don't know how to do that. The last time I asked for assistance in trying to figure out Min-Joon my prayer was swallowed whole. What I may be able to do is ask to enhance someone's else's ability to perceive them so it isn't so direct." he says offering what he can do.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>14-04-2017, 18:42:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/BC_Cavagnaro.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> BC<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> sweatshirt, jeans<br><hr>"So like, what is everybody's gig?" BC says. "I mean, I know from AdSpir that Ken is like a sorcerer and everyone knows he can whup anything around with pointy metal, and Maddy and Maple draw wizard portraits plus Maddy can like read minds, and I can make myself human and also project into the Astral Realms. Penn and William, though, you guys are a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Wait, did I get that right?" He stops to think for a moment. "Yeah. Riddle, mystery, enigma."<br><br>Penn looks up sharply at the phrase "make myself human." She starts to interrupt, but closes her mouth again without saying a word.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>14-04-2017, 21:38:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish, 3/20, 2017<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"Woah woah woah," Maple says, raising her hands, "Could we backtrack a smidge and revisit this whole murder issue? I'm not saying I'm a member of the Min-Joon fan club or anything but there was something else in him or pushing him or possessing him or something. I am not okay with declaring some kidna kill-on-sight order here when Min-Joon probably wasn't even the real threat."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 03:13:36</strong>
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				<strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>"He wasn't.&nbsp; There are ghosts.&nbsp; There are soul eaters.&nbsp; There are no things like Minjoon, not anywhere.&nbsp; He is new and he is a worse threat than anything we have faced because the governments have no defense.&nbsp; Make no mistake, if we do not act, if WE do not act, millions, nay, billions of people are going to die. I don't want to 'lead', but I can tell you how to use your talents to make the world better, to stop the bugs, to save lives.&nbsp; Investigate the angels? You could do that, but I want to reiterate.<br><br>The angels and the demons think the Earth is a CONSTRUCT.&nbsp; That is the word they used for our reality and the bugs can end it. The only reason they aren't is because they want US, to turn us, maybe to turn us into things like Minjoon.&nbsp; To devour our souls, hollow us out and make us servants for Queen Blue Boob.&nbsp; Don't resurrect Minjoon.&nbsp; Don't seek the angels. Don't seek Queen Blue Boobs.&nbsp; Let the angels do what they're doing...HIDE us while we save the world.&nbsp; That's what *I* am doing.<br><br>Maple, no one is talking about a kill on sight order.&nbsp; I am merely saying that our fellow students, the people we pass in the hall every day. Our friends. They are targets because of US.&nbsp; Minjoon was likely a target, a spy, an experiment, converted into a scooped out thing because of US, so if we want to help them, we create a cellular network of resistance; of dumbledoor army cells where the other cells don't know about each other but know how to fight and protect themselves.&nbsp; Or we run, but if we run, Hive scriers will find us.&nbsp; We're 'safe' here.&nbsp; Not anywhere else.&nbsp; They are sheep to the slaughter, bait and pretty polka dot human camoflauge.&nbsp; We need to help them. Or they are going to DIE."<br><br>He looked around at the others, "Everyone you have ever met who isn't us.&nbsp; The people in the stores where you bought your clothes, the reverend, the doctor, your parents, your friends, your cousins, the rock stars on TV, movie stars, they will DIE, they will be turned into monsters or worse...worse, they will simply cease to be if the bugs stop our Earth from simply being if we don't act.&nbsp; And it sounds like a fantasy novel? It IS. We have magic? You want to know what I can do? I am a better general than...maybe the reverend, but I doubt she has combat experience like I do.&nbsp; I have money. I have men. I have contacts. I have a plan.&nbsp; I will be fighting them.&nbsp; With your help, with all your help, my slim chance becomes a slightly better chance.&nbsp; The six of us can save people.&nbsp; We really can.&nbsp; With the magic paintings, with the magic, the powerful minds, the incredible athletic ability, we CAN save the world or at least give it hope and a chance that it won't have, because let me reiterate...if we don't do something, there is no chance..NONE, that they will not be killed in a few years....sooner even.<br><br>You want paths? You want things to investigate? I can give you a hundred right now in ten minutes.&nbsp; Seriously. What do you think I've been doing sitting in the hell that are these classes besides trying to help protect all of you? I've been building up caches of arms for when we run.&nbsp; I have been fighting these things since the moment they turned my parents into THINGS and killed them...and made ME kill them, made me use the power words that revert something to its true form...and kill them and keep killing, empty shells, hundreds of them, everywhere, vampires, werewolves, body snatchers. A gesture of my hand. Dead.&nbsp; And now there is something new...something worse. I can hear the music of the world...I sing to it, to CALM DOWN THE WORLD..." he takes a deep breath,"I hear the notes and the threads..it is coming apart at the seems and I simply cannot do it...no I simply cannot do it alone."<br><br>He sits down, "That more enough?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 04:26:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken was about to call BC to task here but then William started speaking and he felt it only right that he wait and here him out. He lets Williams words float around his head a bit. Why was everyone so fixated on the fact that the blue woman was topless. It wasn't like he said she had a spectacular bosom or really anything about her chest. Personally he would have centered around the fact that she had so many magical items that she just handed one to her enemy so it would be a good fight later on.<br><br>He looks at Maple first. "I don't plan on killing anyone on sight. Aside from the vampires and werewolves...and people who are trying to kill us." he promises her.<br><br>"William you make a lot of points. I have questions around them..but first." he turns to BC. "I have a question. What exactly do you mean you can turn human. What is your normal non human state? I promise to take it well as long as you don't mean us harm."<br><br>He turns back to William. "I'd like to hear your plan on how to save everyone. I'd like to know what you've envisioned each of us doing..the role we'd play. Are we able to do this now or do we need to train for months to reach this...that kind of thing...but I really want to hear from BC first." he is purposefully not trying to hold his sword in a threatening manner. Just asking a question.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 04:44:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/BC_Cavagnaro.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> BC<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> sweatshirt, jeans<br><hr>"Um, dude," BC says to Ken, warily eyeing the sword, "I'm a tiger. You know that, right? That's why my name is Bearcat. Don't say it, Maple, I am <em>not</em> a binturong, I am a tiger. That is my true form. I just look like a human to fit in."<br><br>Penn has an odd expression on her face, somewhere between holding in laughter and having accidentally swallowed a live insect.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 09:29:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"I never said you w-!" Maple starts to snap but with visible effort restrains herself and takes a deep breath, holding it for a moment before exhaling and relaxing. She's had this conversation with BC a hundred times before, no point rehashing it now, tempting as it is to let herself be distracted from the real concerns at hand.<br><br>"Okay, it feels like we're all kind of running circles around one another right now," Maple says, her voice taking on a calmer, more even character than her usual playful tones. "William, I appreciate that this is something that you've been shouldering alone for a long time but you can't expect us to just fall in line at the drop of a hat. We don't need inspirational speeches right now, we need answers. I don't think any of us - any of us who bothered to show up anyway - are taking this lightly. <em>I</em> trust you, but I need you to trust me too, at least a little. I want to talk to your Angels. If all they tell me is to fuck off, they're only going to talk to you then fine, but I want to hear it myself."<br><br>In her lap the big black and white cat dozes, blissfully oblivious to the terrifying scope of the conversation going on over his head. Maple strokes his fur in a constant, steady rhythm, forcing herself to slow her movements and calm down whenever anxiety starts to spike.<br><br>"Given the facts of what we know right now, I think you're lumping all the potential threats into one camp way too quickly. You said the Angels are hiding us and the Bugs want to assimilate us, but if Min-joon or the blue murder lady or both were affiliated with the Bugs they'd have to already know where we are. It seems far too unlikely that out of everywhere in the world they would have unknowingly sent two agents directly to us without prior knowledge of our location. Besides, you were the one who assured me just this morning that Min-Joon wasn't anything like the Monsters we know of so far. So for the moment I think it's best we work under the assumption that there are multiple disparate threats active until we have evidence that points otherwise.<br><br>"...Why are we here right now?" she asks. "Are we just putting all our cards on the table, or did you plan on handing out marching orders tonight? I'll gladly listen to any avenues you think I should explore, but I haven't been sitting around twiddling my thumbs."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 17:59:57</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William takes a deep breath and tries again.&nbsp; But first, he gives a thumbs of to BC, "That's pretty cool.&nbsp; Thanks for letting me know. I have seven power words, most of which involve altering probability.&nbsp; We are revealing more than just my emotional burdens.&nbsp; Let me say this again another way....I do have a way of contacting the angels. Once.&nbsp; I was told not to show it to 'the artists'...not anyone else, not the nine, not Ken, not Penn, not BC, not even 'not Maddy or Maple 'the Artists'...you can see reality.&nbsp; Are you familiar with Shrodinger's cat? You want to talk to the angels, I get it...but you don't realize what I felt with the world....the world nearly broke BECAUSE OF WHAT MINJOON WAS GOING TO REPORT.&nbsp; Queen Blue Boobs knows who we are.&nbsp; Minjoon likely had reported, but maybe he hadnt.&nbsp; Maybe they suspect where we are with 99% probability but due to their own rules or their own situation have to be entirely ENTIRELY sure.<br><br>The angels are held CAPTIVE by the bugs and we only get one shot when the bugs loose patience.&nbsp; The angels are buying time for us to become stronger.&nbsp; How many times do I have to say this, TALKING TO THE ANGELS RISKS OUR DISCOVERY and we are not ready.&nbsp; That's what Advanced spirituality is for, its to make us stronger to fight the Hive and help them escape.&nbsp; It is not to save Earth.&nbsp; If you investigate the angels or the bugs, you risk destruction of the earth.&nbsp; I, for one, am not willing to risk that.&nbsp; We're not ready. We are barely revealing what we can do much less training together to do it.<br><br>If we fuck up talking to the angels, then the Earth is ended...we'll be fine.&nbsp; The angel might be fine. The bugs will certainly be fine but the Earth? Toast.<br><br>Ken, you want to know what I have in mind? With the Magic Cards we can begin a series of surgical strikes at Bug infested areas; looking for the vampires and werewolves but doing so in areas where we can run in and run out in case the bugs reinforce them.&nbsp; We can work to help the humans develop technologies and tests to fight the bugs and to test the monsters and possibly, just possibly, I'm wondering if we can develop a way to reinforce reality.&nbsp; I have some crazier ideas that I really dont want to propose until we have some success.&nbsp; But as far as toe the line, to be clear...I can't make any of you do anything. I don't intend to try but I had to let you know the stakes.&nbsp; I had to let you know why poking around the bugs or the angels in the wrong way was such a bad idea.&nbsp; I have an idea that has a slim chance. If you go seeking Queen Blue Boobs or the angels, I may be wrong, I claim no insight beyond my gut, and what the world felt like when it enarly fell apart, but I'm telling you, that way lies almost certain destruction of the earth."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 18:38:52</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> black short-sleeve top with interlaced white pentacle print, faded jeans, black sneakers<br><hr>"You said the angel told you to trust Dr. Balthazar," Penn interrupts. "Why isn't he here? Do you trust the angel's recommendation? If not, what determines what you will and will not trust?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 18:52:12</strong>
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				<strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>"Great question.&nbsp; I do trust him. My instinct was to hide a new toy that will help me learn better in class from him...but I trusted him and I am glad I did. Because he let me.&nbsp; I am actually fine trusting him with almost all of my ideas, but understand that he isn't one of us and once I knew that he viewed the angels as well...actual angels and wasn't one in disguise, I realized that he is an agent of the angels they trust entirely but IS NOT one of them or one of us.&nbsp; Which means I felt you had the right to hear this and decide for yourselves if you wanted to trust them or decide what you were going to do."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 19:05:03</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> black short-sleeve top with interlaced white pentacle print, faded jeans, black sneakers<br><hr>"Maple, would a frank discussion with Dr. Balthazar serve your needs, at least as a start? William, would it strike you as safer than invoking the 'angels' directly?"<br><br>Without waiting for an answer, she pulls out her phone.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 19:10:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William nods, "Yeah. It would on my part.&nbsp; He isn't an angel, which means whatever weirdness that is keeping up their mutual fiction (Demons and Angels) doesn't apply to him."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>15-04-2017, 22:17:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken, as always, give each speaker his full attention. He feels it only polite that since he suggested this campfire circle discussion it actually goes around once before he adds in anymore input. <br><br>He begins with the first person that spoke after him because his mind needs some kind of order. "I'm not going to hurt you BC. The sword is here to help make my tale sound less fantastical and provide proof...maybe even to be studied in hopes of replicating it so we can be better armed to handle the various threats out there...and I'd like to have a chat later about how and why a tiger decided to become human and seek out this education." but that would be later.<br><br>He then turns to Maple hoping he doesn't say anything stupid this time when he opens his mouth. "When William and I were speaking earlier and decided to call this, I felt this was going to be a 'cards on the table' first then after that happened all of us would be able to see more pieces of the puzzle than we had alone--which in turn would lead to a discussion for new plans of action. I've mostly been training and today I got angry enough to take the fight to the enemy...a bit recklessly perhaps but it bore some fruit. What kind of things have you been doing?" he asks interested to know about everyone's individual approaches.<br><br>He looks back to William. "Ok maybe I'm missing something here in your plans. From what you said earlier we are in a construct...I'm taking that to mean its sort of like the Matrix. It seems really real but in the end is a fabrication. Why seek to strengthen it? Why not stick to getting tougher, learning from each other and learning to work to develop some team strategies using our unique strengths when in the end we just want to escape this place?" He wasn't look to pick apart a strategy, just understand what gain would be had by putting resources into learning how to strengthen this Reality when clearly none of them knew how. "The rest I get. Attacks that look like we are aiming at body snatchers, vampires and werewolves are just a cover to learn about the far more real threat of the bugs. Talking to the Angels is bad. But I didn't go seeking out Lady Blue." he says refusing to refer to her by a part of her anatomy like that. "I was attacking vampires and she sought me out..much like you're saying to scout out her enemy but she was much less subtle about it and just flat out told me that's what she was doing."<br><br>"I agree about including Dr. Balthazar. I have no idea what he may add to this conversation." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>16-04-2017, 03:48:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"Okay but <em>why</em>," Mapke says. "Why would the world break if I looked at it wrong? What will it hurt if I talk to the angels or research the bugs? How are we supposed to fight the Bugs if gathering intel might end the world?<br><br>"I don't know how well the wizard portraits would work as, like, strike team transport. One person, sure, but a group would need lots of them. Only the individual on either end and what - or who," she adds, gesturing at Patches, "they're carrying can travel through them. Location based pictures only go to one fixed place, like this classroom. You'd need to send a scout in with the rest of the team carrying portraits of the scout if you needed flexibility. <br><br>"I tried to make a couple sketches of Min-joon since I can connect to BC while he's projecting, but didn't have any luck. Considered trying to make one of that other presence that was in him or with him or whatever, but I don't want to risk soul plague. I wrote down whatever that was he yelled phonetically and I'm going to try and find someone who can translate it, and Foley gve me some pages from his student record but I haven't gone through it thoroughly yet."<br><br>When Penn asks about Balthazar Maple gives a little shrug. "Won't know until we talk to him," she says, "but like I said, I was going to bug him tomorrow anyway. If he'll come here now all the better, I'm sure you all'll think of things to ask I wouldn't have."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>16-04-2017, 06:51:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> black short-sleeve top with interlaced white pentacle print, faded jeans, black sneakers<br><hr>Penn begins typing on her phone, presumably either texting Dr. Balthazar or—can she really have bugged the Headmaster's personal cell phone with her pirate chat app? (Probably.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>17-04-2017, 07:28:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30 pm.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Madeleine looked both dizzy and somewhat dreamy and distracted. "I'm sorry, but I'm not a fighter. If this is all real, then I need to protect my parents and Catie-cat. I don't know anything about constructs or wars or angels or anything like that, but I can make sure that the important people are shielded and out of the way of this fight." She nodded thoughtfully. "That's about all I can do, keep people out of the way."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>17-04-2017, 13:19:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple looks a little aghast at Maddy's response, but she bites her tongue and holds back whatever she was about to say in response.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>17-04-2017, 15:08:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken blinks at Madeleine's response. Not everyone was built to try and save the world. She was taking care of her loved ones. He could understand that. He was hoping the mosaic of the makeup of this gathering could come together but it looked like it was going to be Maple, William and himself. It was Ken's experience that you didn't get what you wanted, you get what you get.<br><br>"Alright Madeleine. You're opting out. Before you leave though...is there anything in your experience that may help us out? It seems that the nine of us were targeted or singled out in some way. Have you had any odd or supernatural experiences that could give us a few more clues or perhaps shed some light on what we are facing?" he asks politely.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>17-04-2017, 18:35:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30 pm.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>"I didn't say I wouldn't help. I'm just not a fighter. The best way I know how to help is protecting people from being caught in the crossfire. And while I do want to protect my loved ones, I'm hoping to be able to protect many other people too. Not just those close to me or to us, but a lot of people on a wider scale. I...don't know how yet, but that's how I feel I can help. And about supernatural things, I haven't experienced anything personally until the thing with Min-joon. I don't really know anything else. I'm sorry."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>18-04-2017, 12:17:59</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple makes an effort to soften her expression. Not a terribly successful effort, but an effort nonetheless.<br><br>"I honestly can't even begin to wrap my head around the implications of all this simulation talk but my family's my family. Even if the other people here were created somehow, they're still real as far as I can tell. They have souls, unless you think the simulation can fake that somehow." She looks to William and adds, "do you have any idea what would happen to everyone else inside if the simulation, like, falls apart or gets reset or whatever?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>18-04-2017, 16:18:13</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken looks a little surprised by that, its the way it sounded to him but he nods. "My apologies Madeleine. I mistook your meaning." he says earnestly. This lead him to another line of thought though. They were small in number and not all of them were fighters. They would probably still need to go out together though into some hazardous situations at times. They would need to pair off in a buddy system, each of the more combat oriented types protecting their buddy.<br><br>Maple's comment about family has him thinking of his own and Mr. Warwick his mentor, they were real; he just couldn't see any way around it. He loved them and if they were soulless pod people he'd like to think he'd be able to tell the difference. "Maybe the place is false but the people in it are real?" Ken suggests.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>19-04-2017, 15:55:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>"anything is possible I suppose." even thinking quite a bit about the answer to his question about why defend a place that might not be real and ultimately the only answer William could come up with was it was real enough for him
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>20-04-2017, 00:17:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/BC_Cavagnaro.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> BC<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> sweatshirt, jeans<br><hr>"What <em>is</em> real, when you get right down to it?"<br><br>BC seems entirely prepared to have a conversation about the nature of reality in the middle of a discussion of saving the world.<br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> black short-sleeve top with interlaced white pentacle print, faded jeans, black sneakers<br><hr>Penn finishes typing and, without looking up, says "I've asked Dr. Balthazar to join us. No one answered several of Maple's questions. Why would the world break if she looked at it wrong? What would it hurt if she talked to the angels or researched the Bugs? How can we fight the Bugs if gathering intel might end the world? I'm curious to hear those answers myself."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>21-04-2017, 17:14:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William smiles at BC, "Read Descartes."<br><br>He turns to Penn.&nbsp; "Let me summarize what I know and what I extrapolate in that.&nbsp; I know that the angels are held captive by the Hive.&nbsp; I know that the earth is a 'construct' that they can end if they get too frustrated.&nbsp; I know that among their known abilities, they possess powerful scrying that is taking the full effort of the Angels to thwart, and I know that the single use contact device I was given is dangerous to be seen by 'the artists'.&nbsp; I also know that the bugs trying to impose their reality on our own hurts it.&nbsp; If this reality is indeed a 'construct' then it is a sentient one that they do not have total control over.&nbsp; If they are masters of scrying, then it seems to me that they might have an ability similar to or at least related to the "Magic drawings" way that Maddy and Maple have.&nbsp; In quantum physics, observing something can change it at times.&nbsp; In invokation, speaking the name of something can alert you to its presence.&nbsp; I believe that direct investigation of the bugs might trigger a very delicate balance that exists between the Hive and the Angels that would cause the earth to end and us to have to face the Hive before we are ready.<br><br>As far as talking to the Angels, you heard the extremely limited dialog I had with just one quoted essentially word for word.&nbsp; The attention they have to spend thwarting the bugs seems to require CONSTANT attention and I was told to contact them only in an emergency.&nbsp; Their desire was clearly for us to train and bide our time, and we havent even really truly cross trained with our abilities yet; and furthermore Adspir is hardly field tests which is where I think we could grow the most.&nbsp; We can fight the bugs by stopping their efforts to destroy the earth.&nbsp; I firmly believe we will learn more about them indirectly as we do; for example, I already now wonder if there might be artifacts that aid them in their transition into this reality in the core monster locations or artifacts they are using to alter the world to their purposes.&nbsp; That would tell us a lot, especially if we could examine one of them."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>21-04-2017, 21:04:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>When BC asked about 'what is real' all the philosophy books he read as well as the science journals leaped to mind. Where did you even start here? The lucid mysticism of quantum theory, supersymmetric string theory which had a revolution and blossomed into M Theory, the Multiverse..or hell this could just be on large shared delusion.&nbsp; This wasn't the time or the place to have this discussion though. Right now they had to work out what their next steps were going to be. What the long term strategy and shorter term tactics were for facing vampire, werewolf and bug. "I'm willing to die for what is real...the rest is just philosophical debate." he answers BC planning on having that more in depth discussion with him about this later.<br><br>"Ok. So direct investigation into the bugs leads to all out war; one we are currently unprepared to fight." Ken restates. "Do we all agree with that or is there some discussion left on this matter?"<br><br>"I think if one of the main concerns with the bugs is that if they Hive figures out we are onto them and&nbsp; mean to oppose them they will come at us. At the same time we need to train more, get tougher both physically and magically...accelerate our studies if we can. But we need to create a warded building where we can conduct this training without fear of discovery. Do any of us have the ability to ward off an area like that...because I may be able to do something temporary with Sorcery but I was hoping for more long term."<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>21-04-2017, 21:20:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/BC_Cavagnaro.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> BC<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> sweatshirt, jeans<br><hr>"Dude, don't patronize me!" BC shouts at William. "You're claiming there <em>is</em> an infinitely powerful deceiving demon messing with us, and that it can flush us down the toilet if it wants. How can we even fight that? Why did I stay, I knew I shouldn't've stayed, I knew this was going to be <em>so much bullshit…</em>"<br><br>He's up on his feet and pacing at this point, and for the first time perhaps since meeting him, it's plausible to the others that the good-natured stoner might secretly be a fierce beast.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>21-04-2017, 22:20:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>"I wasn't patronizing you.&nbsp; There is a plethora of them messing with us, but the fundamental reality beneath that remains the same.&nbsp; I've heard the foundation of the world at a construct level, and it is utterly indifferent to us.&nbsp; The construct isn't a demon deceiver, and I would also believe whatever the 'other' reality that Angels and Demons exist in isn't either.&nbsp; What is real? I think, therefore I am. That which I can perceive I deal with as if it were reality.&nbsp; My parents were real.&nbsp; I don't care if this was a construct.&nbsp; I don't care if the people in it will cease to be at some point, I, for one, intend to fight to my dying breath to give them every last ounce of theirs.&nbsp; As Ken says, What you will die for is what is real. And I am prepared to die for the construct."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>22-04-2017, 01:04:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>"Honestly it sounds like your emergency communication thingy is something like one of my one-use wizard portraits," Maybe says. "Maybe they just didn't want Maddy or I to try and study it and use up the charge or whatever. Is it cold, like the card I gave you this morning? By the way, you ran off before I could give you a replacement," Maple says. She glances around the room, making a mental count. She gave Ken and Maddy each a card at lunch, Penn one when they spoke a few hours ago, and BC'd had one for ages. If Lily was going to hole up and ignore the impending apocalypse maybe she could at least get the one she gave her back, her stash was almost depleted and Maple had never particularly liked doing self-portraits. They inevitably lead to overblow introspection and self-criticism.<br><br>"And, y'know, speak for yourself with regards to not training together. BC and I've worked together a lot, and I extended the same invitation to everyone else in AdSpir but no one took me up on it. Maybe being confronted with the end of the world will make people more proactive~" she says, her voice lilting but with an edge of anxiety. "In any case, you and Penn can consider said invitation open to you as well now."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>22-04-2017, 17:50:49</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30 pm.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Maddie stood up as BC began to pace and she reached out to him with her arms and with her empathy. "BC, I don't think he meant to patronize you. I <em>think</em> he's just stressed and it came out wrong." She would try to gently calm him down. "Please, stay. I know this is a lot and I'm having trouble digesting it all myself, but we could really use your help and your insights. Okay?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>23-04-2017, 06:42:17</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/BC_Cavagnaro.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> BC<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> sweatshirt, jeans<br><hr>BC takes a deep breath, another deep breath. His fingers twitch strangely, as if he were retracting his claws, though no claws were visible at any point. "Dude. OK, man. Just—just don't tell me to read fucking Descartes, OK? He had dualism all wrong anyway and I can prove it empirically." He leans against the wall, trying to relax. "How long are we going to be? I wanna go blaze one before lights-out."<br><br>Penn taps at her phone again, urging Dr. Balthazar to hurry.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>23-04-2017, 08:22:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple pulls one of the spare floor pillows up next to her and pats invitingly. Assuming BC takes the seat she gently transfers Patches to his lap. Petting cats is very soothing, it's science.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>23-04-2017, 23:19:35</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br><br>"I have told you all what I needed to say.&nbsp; Except for the good Doctor and questions we have or if he will answer I think the next steps are for me to join adspir.&nbsp; I have ideas about what we can do next but want to .... consider."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>29-04-2017, 06:48:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/BC_Cavagnaro.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> BC<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> sweatshirt, jeans<br><hr>BC takes the offered seat and focuses his attention on the elderly cat, tuning out the world.<br><br class="clear"><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>The door opens to admit the Headmaster. He closes it gently behind him and concentrates for a moment; everyone with any psychic sensitivity can feel that he's reinforced the wards on this room temporarily. He glances around, sees that no one has taken Rev. Foley's chair behind the desk, and starts to sit down in it, but then changes his mind and pulls it out from behind the desk, closer to the group, before sitting in it. (Rev. Foley normally does the same thing, minus the hesitation; it's the custodians who put it back behind the desk all the time.)<br><br>"I suppose you're wondering why I called you all here," he says, smiling briefly before turning sober again. "Not to this meeting, but to the school. I went to some trouble to gather you together in a place where you could learn and practice. None of you are here by coincidence.<br><br>"Penn said that William has already given you some information. Good. I've been waiting for the right time, and worrying that I might miss my cue, but this is pretty clear.<br><br>"Penn also said that the three of you who left were unwilling to pledge to an unspecified task that William was going to levy on you all. That's not good. They're part of this whether they like it or not. I'll have to talk to them very soon, but you six deserve not to have to wait until then.<br><br>"I'll tell you everything I can think of that might be important or useful to you that isn't the personal confidence of someone not in this room, but I need to prioritize. What should I talk about first? Questions?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>29-04-2017, 10:31:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>When Balthazar arrives Maple gently pokes BC to make sure this development has penetrated his bubble of kitty focus.<br><br>"Um...I'd like to know why you didn't tell us any of this before now," She says. "Also, does Foley know? Also also, Angels?"<br><br>Maple very quickly begins to regret handing over Patches, as she finds herself fidgeting anxiously without something to occupy her hands, plucking at the edge of her floor pillow.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>29-04-2017, 18:16:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken is glad that Maple spoke first. It was difficult to listen to someone who had just said that and keep playing the respectful student. His inner sarcasm was beginning to get more and more difficult to keep in check. Maybe after the headmaster explained his statements it wouldn't feel like he was being assembled and manipulated like a chess piece or kept in the dark until things seemed to getting so bad they seemed desperate. <br><br>Ken shifts the sword into a combat knife and puts it away. "Actually Dr. Balthazar. Why do a question and answer? Why not do a briefing? You can start from the beginning and go through what you know. I'm sure many of our questions would be answered instead of jumping back and forth between points." he suggests.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>29-04-2017, 22:28:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>"If everyone asks questions now," Dr. Balthazar patiently replies, "then I can make sure to highlight the answers when I get to the appropriate point in my briefing."<br><br>BC resolutely continues petting the cat, though the attitude of his head suggests he's listening.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>30-04-2017, 01:01:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br><br>"How many angels have you spoken with? What do you personally know about the bugs? Are there others like us that have been caught and killed or turned like Minjoon? How much does the Reverend know? Have the angels spoken of their captivity?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>02-05-2017, 17:36:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30 pm.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>"And why us? Why are we so special to these angels and bugs and whatever they are? What makes us so different from anyone else in this school, or in Advanced Spirituality?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>03-05-2017, 07:18:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>"So. Beginning at the beginning, insofar as I can.<br><br>"The world we know began in 2006 CE. Everything before that is a lie, including what you remember of your earliest childhood. Everything you have ever seen or even heard of is part of a computer simulation, a construct. You six, and the other three students in Rev. Foley's Assembly, are the reason the construct exists.<br><br>"Outside the construct, there is a civilization called the Hive. As I understand it, though they are of many species, they are all ruled by a single Queen, who exerts unquestionable dominance through a telepathic network. The Hive built the construct as a brainwashing device for the nine of you, to turn you into Hive members obedient to the Queen.<br><br>"From an origin and by a means I do not understand, the Queen obtained nine souls of a special nature, souls capable of growing into power beyond anything I can comprehend. The power to travel between alternate realities, even create new ones to match anything you imagine. Even more than that, I'm told, with time and practice.<br><br>"The Hive Queen, though she is ancient beyond years and immensely knowledgeable and strong-willed, does not possess such powers. She wished to have such beings at her bidding. In order to make sure that your growing powers would not threaten her personal safety, and to prevent you from escaping should you prove difficult to dominate, she inserted you into the construct, along with Hive members to raise and indoctrinate you. You were physically incarnated as eggs, which then hatched into larvae, and so on, based on the genetic material of your Hive parents.<br><br>"Yes, Bugs. The Hive is populated entirely by arthropods, mostly insectoid, some arachnid. This is why the Bugs are what they are. I'll get to that again in a moment.<br><br>"You were all inserted at the same time, and hatched shortly thereafter, in what we now think of as the year 2000, though the time flow then may not have been what it is now. Your early lives were whatever they were. Perhaps someday, if you want, you'll find a way to remember. I can't help you with that. I didn't exist then.<br><br>"In 2006, two non-Hive beings entered the construct. I call them 'angels,' though I'm sure Rev. Foley would chide me for it. They're not spiritual emanations of the Infinite and Lovingkind, but at first I thought they were, and I still think of them by that label since they haven't given me another. William, I'm sorry if my referring to them in that manner led to confusion.<br><br>"For personal reasons, one of the angels, the one named Martin, objected strongly to your being manipulated, and rewrote the construct to become the world we know. In the process, he imported—possibly <em>created</em>—seven billion additional souls. The Hive members who had already been part of the construct became human as well; their memories were altered and woven into the fabric of simulated history. I don't have any idea how he did this except that he is very, very good with computers and has some of the reality-altering power I mentioned a moment ago.<br><br>"So. In 2006, you went from juvenile Bugs, to young humans, and the entire rest of the human species appeared from nothing. That's what the angels tell me, at least. They've demonstrated abilities that I can't explain, even given everything I know about metaphysics and the paranormal and supernatural—which is possibly more than anyone else on Earth. For that and various other reasons that I won't go into, I am inclined to take them at their word about all of this.<br><br>"The other angel, Vialle, recruited me in 2006 as an agent on Earth. Apparently they can't materialize inside the construct without attracting the destructive attention of the Hive, but also can't escape back to their reality of origin without help. They believe you nine can provide that help, if you have time to learn what you can do. They believe it is within your power to save the entire world, prevent it from being deleted by the Hive—which would lead to the death of every human being except <em>possibly</em> the nine of you, Martin and Vialle.<br><br>"In any case, we determined that the best chance for human survival began with gathering the nine of you and raising you with minimal interference from the Hive. I spent two years arranging to become Headmaster of this school to provide you with a superior education, an opportunity to train your more unusual talents, and ultimately, a logistical base from which to operate once you knew the truth. Vialle and I worked hard to get you all here.<br><br>"I have regular conversations with Vialle. She is, among other things, the chief security agent for this school. Penn, the reason you haven't been able to access the campus security network—and I know you've tried—is that there isn't one; the cameras aren't physically connected to anything. They're actually scrying foci for Vialle. They are magically programmed to alert her under circumstances that might require immediate intervention, such as violence or signs of monster incursion, and she randomly reviews the footage herself as well.<br><br>"She also tracks what the monsters are doing on a local and global level, as much as she can. She and Martin walk a very fine line; they are of the opinion that the Hive Queen might risk your destruction in order to reset the construct and start over if it becomes more trouble than it's worth for her to try to regain control of it as it is.<br><br>"That's why the monsters exist. They are an attempt by the Hive's operators to subvert the human species and turn it into an extension of the Hive within the simulation. The Bugs are actual Hive members inserted into the construct to coordinate the activity of the other monsters.<br><br>"I don't know whether you're aware, but when large groups of monsters gather, they alter the laws of physics, making their home turf safer and more comfortable for the Hive. If enough humans are converted to monsters, Martin theorizes there may be a tipping point where the changes he made to the construct start to unravel, possibly killing non-monster humans other than those who were originally part of the construct, and certainly leaving everyone at the Hive Queen's mercy. He thinks we may be approaching that point.<br><br>"I have tried to give the nine of you as much time as you could to be human, to have something like normal lives. I haven't been successful in all cases." He doesn't glance at William, but William has the distinct impression that Dr. Balthazar means him. "In any case, the situation with Park Min-joon demonstrates that we're not as secure here as I thought, and the time for revelations has arrived.<br><br>"I don't know what happened to Min-joon. Martin says it had nothing to do with the Hive—he was infected or dominated by some other force from outside the construct. Apparently the physical location of the Hive, and therefore of the computer on which the construct runs, is precariously close to a sort of metaphysical singularity called the Abyss. Martin thinks Min-joon learned how to project astrally through computer systems into the underlying reality of the construct, and brushed up against the Abyss somehow in the process. Whatever the cause may have been, Min-joon became a dangerous point of instability. Had he been free to infect more people, the construct as a whole might have been threatened. It is…possibly for the best that he is no longer with us in mind or spirit.<br><br>"Hmm, what else did you ask that I haven't touched on? Ah. Charlene knows none of this except that I told her the nine of you needed special care and spiritual development and asked her to take you on as an Assembly group. She has asked why, repeatedly. I have not answered. I don't know what her theories might be. As far as I know, most of what I have just told you is known only to the seven of us in this room, and to the angels.<br><br>"Now. I'm sure that raised at least as many questions as it answered, so fire away." He looks around at the six of you, eyebrows raised.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>03-05-2017, 16:21:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br><br>William smiles, "I am what I am Doctor, but I appreciate your concern.&nbsp; This is not what I would have considered in a million years, but it explains everything.&nbsp; If this world is a computer simulation, then we can salvage the program, though to do that, we will need a medium capable of storing it and the simulation itself.&nbsp; Most important of all, it means I was wrong about the bugs themselves...investigating them is dangerous, but not a threat by itself.&nbsp; In fact, we have to if we're going to save our reality.&nbsp; Does Martin or Vaille know who gave the souls to the queen in the first place?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>03-05-2017, 23:39:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>"If they do, they lied about not knowing," Dr. Balthazar replies to William, "and I don't see why they would."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>04-05-2017, 04:51:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken listens carefully, he had a near eidetic memory so its unlikely he was going to forget anything said but he needed to digest this, try and take in all the words Dr. Nicholas Balthazar used and divorce them of any personal feelings. <br><br><em>Ok. Simple takeaways: <br>1) This is a simulation, not real. Their bodies are somewhere else and likely vulnerable.<br>2) This simulation/construct was built to suck some possibly inherent abilities from them and give them to this queen.<br>2a) Since they all seemed to share this genetic capability they may either be related or from the same species. <br>3) My parents aren't real. Neither is Mr. Warwick. Looks like some additional computer code by this Angel/Hacker 'Marten'<br>4) We were assembled like pawns to fight the oppressors. After being assembled like slaves by the oppressors<br>5) Get used to being lied to/being omitted from the main conversation. I'm just a kid. They've had years to break this to us but things nearly need to blow up in our faces and we have to call for a meeting before we get some answers. The 'give you time to be a kid' while the world is falling apart argument is...frustrating.<br>6) William seems to be the important one, he has a guardian angel.<br>6b) The only person who showed up not a bug or an Angel named me her enemy...par for the course. Did I expect anything different?<br>7) There is another adversary separate from the Hive that is now a possible player in this simulated game that is my life.<br>8) No one else seems to be annoyed by this. Perfect. I'm the only asshole. Again.</em><br><br>He waits for William's question to be answered. "I have two questions...actually never mind the second one. I'll work out how to treat my 'family' on my own." he states keeping his voice monotone and his face as serene as he can. "Who is this blue lady I met that gave me this weapon and named me her enemy? She said she had nothing to do with the vampires...which leads me to believe that she's not part of the insect problem."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>04-05-2017, 08:15:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured<br><hr>"Blue lady?" Dr. Balthazar queries.<br><br>Once the event is explained to him, he shakes his head. "No idea. I've never heard of such a being. You're almost certainly right about her not being connected to the Hive, though."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>04-05-2017, 11:48:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple listens quietly, never interrupting, but it's clear just by looking at her that she's not taking things quite as well as William or Ken. By the time the Headmaster has finished explaining everything she's gone quite pale, and her slender fingers are gripping her pillow so tightly that her knuckles are white.<br><br>It wasn't as if she hadn't believed the things William had told them, but coming from someone who seemed to know...well, obviously not the <em>whole</em> story but a good deal more of it, everything cut considerably deeper.<br><br>Ken and William ask...something or other. Maple isn't paying attention at that point. Her eyes are closed as she forces herself to count out her breathing exercises, pushing down the onslaught of negative emotions to be dealt with later along with Min-Joon and the stupid junior prom (which feels almost laughably insignificant now next to everything she's learned today.)<br><br>Once she's calmed down, at least for the moment, she starts to ask something but stops herself and glances over to Penn instead. After her confession a few hours earlier it occurs to Maple that she might not be taking Balthazar's claim that they all did, in fact, used to be bugs all that well.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>04-05-2017, 16:40:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>"By process of elimination, that makes the Abyss that corrupted Moonjin the most likely culprit.&nbsp; The other option is it is a renegade or rival faction of whatever Martin or Vaille are."<br><br>William doesn't seem to have more questions.&nbsp; The questions he has now can only be answered by experimentation.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>04-05-2017, 18:25:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30 pm.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>Madeleine sat there and listened, growing increasingly numb as she did. This was....this made no sense! It was impossible! She was an insect?!? Her parents, Catie-cat, they were all projections? They didn't really exist? Her whole life was a lie? She felt everything spinning around her. Nothing made sense. Everything seemed to come to her as if from a great distance. There was talking but she barely heard the words.<br><br>"Everything...is a lie...." She collapsed to her knees, tears streaming from her eyes.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>04-05-2017, 18:37:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br><br>William actually acts mildly human at that point and looks to Madeleine.&nbsp; "No.&nbsp; It isn't.&nbsp; Reality is what we make it to be.&nbsp; If someone here had made an Artificial Intelligence that could feel, would it be less real if someone wanted to turn it off? Would it be less afraid? The people here, the doctor, the people we've known; they're all real.&nbsp; They're all just as important as us.&nbsp; We have been lied to, but its not a lie.&nbsp; The love I've had for the people I care about is more real to me than some bug infested horror.&nbsp; It is PART of reality, but so is this.&nbsp; We've felt pain, we've talked with people, we've interacted with them.&nbsp; It's real.&nbsp; And we have to save them."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>04-05-2017, 19:25:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>Ken watches Maple go all but numb and Madeleine rocket straight into denial. This hadn't gone at all like he thought it might. He thought they'd get together, share the bits they knew, find some group understanding that would bring them together and then maybe start discussing some kind of 'next steps' strategies about how to deal with everything.<br><br>As far as being able to comfort or console anyone, yeah...he may be the worst choice in the world for that. He was always the outsider. Right now he felt useless. "Maybe we all need a break to regroup and process some of this." he says getting up. He needed to exhaust himself or go out and kill more vampires. The more they killed the further they drove back the tipping point. Who is he kidding, it would be him that killed them, he'd never wish that on the others. <br><br>He didn't trust his parents or Mr. Warwick anymore...he just needed to be alone. Had to learn to deal with things by himself. Grow up and smell the coffee and all that.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>04-05-2017, 19:28:59</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				William looked at Ken and then at the others.&nbsp; He couldn't blame them, he really couldn't.<br><br>Maybe sometimes being part machine had its advantages.&nbsp; William had no lack of clarity about what he wanted to do or needed to do; not a sliver.&nbsp; He just felt bad for how much their world was being torn apart for them right now.&nbsp; Being told that they were part bug had to be the worst.&nbsp; William hadn't considered it, but it didn't bother him.&nbsp; He knew he wasn't human....anything else just verified that fact.<br><br>"Yeah, we probably should.&nbsp; This is a lot to take in at one time."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>05-05-2017, 02:54:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> black short-sleeve top with interlaced white pentacle print, faded jeans, black sneakers<br><hr>Penn is, astonishingly enough, smiling. She looks happy. Relaxed. Calm.<br><br>When she notices Maple looking at her with concern, she leans over and whispers, "I may be a monster, but so is he."<br><br><br class="clear"><hr><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/BC_Cavagnaro.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> BC<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> sweatshirt, jeans<br><hr>BC carefully gathers up Patches and attempts to transfer him back to Maple's custody, but the cat has had enough of being passed around like a party favor; he jumps down and goes to sulk and groom himself behind Rev. Foley's desk. BC stands up and says, "I'm going up to the roof to smoke. Sorry, Dr. B, I know it's don't ask don't tell, but this is a special occasion. The whole fucking world just fell apart. So. Anyone wants some, join me."<br><br><br class="clear"><hr><div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> as pictured<br><hr>For his part, Dr. Balthazar seems much more concerned with Maddy's sudden collapse than with any proposed infractions of the school's policy on drugs. He kneels next to her. "Maddy? I'm sorry. Do you need help, or just some time to take this in?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>06-05-2017, 17:06:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				William is FAIRLY sure 'he' is him, since why the hell else would she care about...ah hell.&nbsp; He asks anyway before heading out.&nbsp; "I would join you BC, I really would but need to check something.&nbsp; Next time.&nbsp; Honest." He looks at Penn, "Who is He?"<br><br>He has stood to leave, since he has things he wants to...examine at this point.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>06-05-2017, 18:36:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30 pm.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>It was hard to hear. Hard to think. Her mind was a whirl and the barriers that kept her from projecting her emotions were starting to crumble. A word made it through the maelstrom and she choked out "Time." But she couldn't stop crying, and it was so hard to think. It felt like everything was going dark around her. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Meliai</strong> on <strong>06-05-2017, 21:30:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/60/MapleSrsface.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Maple MacAlistair<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six (+ Patches~)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Clicky link! (http://www.polyvore.com/frogrun/set?id=217844701)<br><hr><br>Maple stands, whatever questions she had definitely discarded now, quietly pads over to where Maddy is sitting and crouches down so she's on her level. She takes the other girl's hand and gently strokes the back of it as she says mostly meaningless things in a quiet, soothing tone.<br><br>Once Maddy seems to have a firmer grip on herself, however long that takes, Maple asks "do you want to stay here until you work through things, or do you want to go back to your dorm? I can walk you there, if you need."<br><br>After what they just learned Maple wasn't sure if seeing Catherine would help, or just make things worse.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bowen</strong> on <strong>06-05-2017, 22:03:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://words1.altervista.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cattura-3.png)</div><strong>Character</strong>: Ken Tachibana<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm ish<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As his picture<br><hr><br>"I'm not sure I'm going to be in tomorrow." Ken states. He had a lot to process and think about. Its under the surface but as far as he was concerned he'd just lost his parents and his mentor. The three people he felt always loved and looked out for him. <br><br>He'd learned to fight like them...spent countless frustrating hours trying to learn to sculpt...he needed to destroy those sculptures. They were based on a lie. "I'll leave my phone on. Sorry I couldn't be of any more help, good bye." he says in a monotone and walks out.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>08-05-2017, 15:27:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William goes to use his covert internet gear.&nbsp; He checks to see if it is working.&nbsp; If it is, he has a lot of work to do.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>08-05-2017, 19:39:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://wiki.rpg.net/images/3/32/GoodDrBalthazar.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Dr. Nicholas Balthazar<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> as pictured<br><hr>Dr. Balthazar looks helpless and a bit stricken at the students' reaction to his explanation. He pats Maddy on the shoulder gently and abandons her to Maple's care, then stands by the wall in case anyone has any more questions or words for him. He simply nods to both BC and Ken, making a little hand gesture to say <em>go on, do what you need to do.</em><br><br><br class="clear"><hr><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fb/Antisocial_tee.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Penn Solomon<br><strong>Who:</strong> Ken, Maddy, Maple, William<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's classroom/office<br><strong>When:</strong> Study time<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> black short-sleeve top with interlaced white pentacle print, faded jeans, black sneakers<br><hr>Penn looks at William with an expression he's seen on her face many times, but rarely directed at him. <em>You have my permission to die horribly,</em> the expression says. <em>Twice.</em> It's pretty clear that, whoever she had in mind with her remark, it had nothing to do with him. She gets up and walks out.<br><br><br class="clear"><hr>William's gear works fine.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LordRod</strong> on <strong>08-05-2017, 20:41:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/81/f5/2d81f581066d502142e46ff42a54be18.jpg)</div><strong>Character</strong>: William Wake<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Nine (those who choose to come)<br><strong>Where:</strong> Reverend's Office<br><strong>When:</strong> Mar 20th 2017 8:30pm<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> White T-Shirt and Jeans<br><hr><br>William has HAD it.&nbsp; And then the others see him do something he has never done.&nbsp; &nbsp;He gets angry.<br><br>"Our arrangement is through.&nbsp; If I find you in any of my machines, you will regret it.&nbsp; I attempted every courtesy.&nbsp; FUCK you."<br><br>He then leaves to his room<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Welcome to Holy Question Mark] IC—The Socinian Institute</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>09-05-2017, 07:30:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e8/MaddyCrop.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong> Madeleine Summers<br><strong>Who:</strong> The Six<br><strong>Where:</strong> Rev. Foley's office<br><strong>When:</strong> 8:30 pm.<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> A black blouse and white skirt, with strappy black sandals<br><hr><br>It took a bit, but when Madeleine had pulled herself together, she gave Maple a small smile of gratitude. "Thank you. If you could walk back to the dorm with me, I'd be grateful. I...I need to see Catherine. And...I don't know. But I need to see her. And..." She held in a sob. "Dr. Balthazar, I might need some time. I'm sorry."
			</dd>
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