Start of #Minisession buffer: Wed Oct 18 14:26:02 2006 [21:07:42] * Hisame finishes her classes for hte day, still worried over what Walter's said, and slightly grateful for whatever protection he'd extended. She starts heading towards wherever Millicent might be, wanting to talk about it [21:10:31] * According to the sign on the RA office, Millicent is in her room. As you near it, you begin to hear piano music, and entralling, beautiful singing. [21:11:54] * Hisame blinks, and pauses a bit. She stands for a short time, taking in the beautiful melody, perhaps appreciating it more than humans would thanks to her fine-tuned senses. SHe opens the door and starts drifting inside. [21:13:41] * Millicent is at the piano in her common room, and her roommate is sitting on top of it, singing. She stops, and nudges Millicent with her foot, who turns around. "Afternoon, Hisame." [21:14:22] * Hisame bows. "Hello, Millicent." [21:15:22] * Hisame turns to the roommate briefly. "YOu have a wonderful voice." [21:16:22] * She nods. "It's a family thing." [21:16:52] * Hisame nods, smiling a bit. [21:17:16] Ah... Millicent, I was hoping to talk with you. SOrry for the interruption. [21:18:41] * "It's no problem, she and I were just messing around. What's going on?" [21:20:46] * Demotafk (~demota@adsl-64-175-38-148.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) has joined #Minisession [21:20:48] * Hisame is now known as Demota [21:20:52] * Demotafk is now known as Hisame me is now known as Demota [21:20:52] * Demotafk is now known as Hisame [21:20:52] -> *nickserv* identify Myuutsuu [21:22:05] * Demota (~demota@adsl-64-175-38-148.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) has left #Minisession [21:35:35] Ah... yes. I got a note this morning, asking me to meet with Walter during our lunch break... KAren and Matt did as well... [07:42:00] * "I take that it didn't go well?" [07:43:36] No... he said that the Headmaster was very angry... it sounded like if we got caught at that again, we would be locked up also. [08:15:02] * Millicent frowns. "I'm starting to wonder if the headmaster exists. Even when we have a conference with him, it's over the intercom." [08:17:04] You have not seen him? [08:18:15] * She shakes her head. "Not once, no." [08:19:04] That is strange... [08:21:03] I am not sure what to do if another person shows up that we do not want captured... [08:22:31] I would not want to leave someone in the prison, but they know that we helped Maya escape... [08:23:22] Even though we could not be seen [08:25:20] * "I think it's tied into the wards. Not just the specific ones, but the ones worked into the campus. We've been able to track the breakthroughs that way." [08:25:55] Ah... [08:27:41] Maya is out and safe for now, but I worry about the future [08:28:10] * "Howso?" [08:31:31] Well, if another fox comes, they might do the same thing again... Walter said it was necessary becase "foxes lie". [08:35:49] * Millicent nods. "At the very least, if another fox comes, they'll probably be better at what they do than the last one was." [08:38:23] So the next may have a third tail? [08:42:05] * "I was thinking that the next might not be so obvious as to what they do, regardless of tails. Maya was kind of... well, dumb." [08:46:52] Ah? [08:48:12] * She nods. "Not, like, math-dumb, but definately not prepared. I think she only lived this long because she hadn't tried something like this before." [08:49:41] * Hisame nods... [08:52:48] I am a bit worried about KAren and Matt as well. They seem as if they do not believe they have anyone they can trust [11:52:35] * [11:52:38] (Er) [11:53:28] * "Given what's happening, I can hardly blame them." Millicent gets off the piano bench and begins heading to one of the doors. "I don't suppose you'd want some tea?" [12:00:40] Ah, yes please. Thank you. [12:18:50] * Millicent pushes her door open. Her room's a little strange, with secondhand goods standing out against the standard white walls of the dorms. She has a hot plate set up on a table, a four-poster bed, and an old bureau, along with a changing screen, a typewriter, a bookcase, and an old refrigerator. She begins bustling between bookcase, refridgerator, and the hot plate, preparing tea. [12:19:17] * Hisame watches, calmed considerably. She allows herself to smile a bit [12:39:16] * She finishes the tea and sets a pair of saucers and cups on the table. She sits on the floor. "What're you thinking?" [14:00:22] I just feel much more comfortable, having talked about it... your housing is nice. [14:09:38] * She shrugs. "Jonas gets a lot of money, so he buys nice things for me." [14:10:02] Ah... who is Jonas? [14:11:47] * "My father. He... well, I can't call it gambling, since he always wins, but he does it a lot. Used to fight, too." [14:11:59] * Hisame nods... [14:16:31] My family life is not so interesting. My mother and father work in business jobs, and my sister is staying at home while she decides what university to go to... she is very intelligent, so she has many choices. [14:18:12] * "Yeah, I've had a few schools breathing down my neck since I took my first standardizeds. I've decided to just not go." [15:59:40] Ah... you wanted to travel around the world, yes? [16:05:14] * She nods. "Yeah, pretty much. Too much to do to spend four more years in one place." [16:05:44] * Hisame nods. "What sorts of places did you want to see?" [16:08:07] * She laughs. "All of them." [16:09:34] * Hisame laughs a little too. "I would like to see more places too, but I am unsure as to when, though you did offer me a position as your companion. But that is a far-off time." [16:13:16] * She nods. "If you think you need to stay in school, far be it from me to take you on as a tourist." [16:13:27] This is the first time I have left Japan, so everything here seems so different. [16:14:39] Which reminds me... I am curious. My roommate, Jessica, her family name is Japanese, though her personal name is English, but both parts of your name are English. [16:19:01] * She nods. "That's entirely true, yeah." [16:19:32] Why is that? [16:23:35] * "I'm a mutt. My father met my mother back in Vietnam, and ended up living there for a few years, and taking me back with him." [16:24:22] * Hisame blinks, and thinks over that for a while. It's an awkward 15 or so seconds. "Ah, I see." [16:25:47] * "And you just think I'm a real asian because, well, it's one of my spooky mystic brain powers. It helps to keep from being notable." [16:26:08] * Hisame blinks. "Spooky mystic brain powers?" [16:27:32] You are an esper? Is that right? [16:29:56] * "Yeah, pretty much. My father is, too. It's why he doesn't lose at cards. Myself, I don't care much for money, so I keep my powers to myself as best I can." [16:30:03] * Hisame nods. [16:30:30] So that is how you already knew I was a fox, then... I had guessed that the school's leaders had told you. Though I wish I knew how they know. [16:32:56] * "I honestly have no idea. Any time I try to read them, I get a headache. It's part of why I don't trust them. Anyone who has secrets they want to protect that badly probably has pretty bad secrets." [16:33:23] Ah... [16:34:19] Or important ones. Matt was approached by a strange woman earlier today. If she could read them, then that could be dangerous... [16:36:53] She said he was a war. I think she might have meant war god... but god means differently in English [16:36:53] * Millicent nods. [16:37:56] * Millicent pauses. "That makes sense. There are parts of that kid's mind that just aren't any good, but he doesn't seem terrible himself." [16:38:12] * Hisame nods. [16:38:30] He seems like a nice person, though he is very ... aggressive? [16:43:35] * "Howso? He always seemed a little dopey to me." [16:45:18] Well, it is mostly how he talks around Vincent. Though I suppose I can understand. Vincent calls him bad names. [16:58:03] * "Yeah, I'm not entirely sure why they assigned them together." [17:01:29] I am curious as to if Matt will try to have a new roommate assigned [17:12:29] You said you saw bad things in Matt's mind. I am curious if you woudl be wiling to tell them to me. [17:19:35] * "I didn't see them, but I know they're there. Like how you can smell something rotting before you see it." [17:19:44] Ah... [17:19:56] Do you think he is aware of it? [17:20:14] * "I don't know. He doesn't seem aware of much." [17:20:35] * Hisame nods. [17:22:35] Oh yeah... Elena helped us free Maya too. [17:23:39] She had some kind of magic wand on her, but it was like a fork. [17:33:23] * Millicent shrugs. "Can't say I know much about magic." [17:34:03] Ah. [17:53:00] It must have been much more comforting, being raised by another esper. [18:02:36] * Milly nods, slowly. "A little strange, though. I didn't develop my powers until, oh, ten. And until then, I had no idea my father and I were special." [18:02:56] Ah... [18:03:04] When did he tell yoU/ [18:12:40] * "The first time I read him, he told me that I had to be more subtle, because of the brain dissectors." [18:13:07] * Hisame blinks. "B-brain dissectors?" [18:16:52] * "I don't know if they exist, but he seemed to. He said he heard about them when he got sloppy with his powers during the war, he got warned that there were divisions devoted to studying people like he and I, finding out what makes us go so they could make the other soldiers into psychers." [18:17:17] * Hisame nods uneasily... [18:23:19] The only other fox I have ever seen is Maya... except for ones at zoos or in the forests, but they are not quite like us yet. [18:31:07] Though... well, I am confused on that point, but I have been able to understand foxes and dogs very slightly [18:34:24] * "...Do they have anything worth saying?" [18:35:47] Ah... they are very knowledgable in things that are most important in their life. [18:36:14] But that is all. [18:38:26] You cannot understand animals? [18:39:15] * "Nah, only human thoughts. Sometimes, you think things I can't quite make out, but not that often." [18:40:05] * Hisame blinks, surprised. [18:42:09] When do those happen? [18:42:37] * "It's sort of a background thing. Nothing specific, I noticed. When you were worried earlier, say." [18:42:55] Ah... [18:43:17] Was it the same with Maya? [18:43:45] * "I never got a chance to read her, really." [18:43:57] * Hisame nods [18:51:18] So I have some thoughts that are hard to read like with animals? Is that correct? [19:03:14] * She nods. [19:05:58] Well... I suppose I am not too worried about it, since it is only minor. And it is only natural, since I am a fox. [19:13:24] (Is she actually worried about it?) [19:13:50] ( SOmewhat, since it distances her from other humans. She's trying to downplay it to herself ) [19:26:57] I do not think that it will get in the way too much. I am just unsure what is in them, and not knowing what I am thinking is confusing. [19:36:08] * Millicent leans over the table and holds Hisame. "It's probably nothing. Just because I can't read your thoughts doesn't mean they're not, you know, a part of your identity. You're different, just like everyone else here, and if nothing else, it means you're not as alone as you would be." [19:36:20] * Hisame nods... [19:36:44] * Hisame leans slightly into the holding, finding it pretty comforting. "Thank you." [19:53:59] Where did you come from before you came to the school? [20:32:13] * "I used to live in Boston, the city near here. My whole family's from the Irish neighborhood there." [20:51:16] Ah... what is it like in Boston? [20:56:01] * She shrugs. "Not too bad, not too great. Kind of cold and wet, but it's basically the only place in two hundred miles worth going to." [20:56:07] * Hisame nods. [20:56:16] Perhaps you can take me sometime. [21:01:18] * "If you'd like, we could take the train in some weekend." [21:01:30] * Hisame smiles. "That would be good." [21:05:50] If you travel around the world, perhaps you can visit my home and family someday [21:13:25] * "Well, I might have to. What's it like there?" [21:15:24] Hmm... it is not a large city. THere are some mountains and forest nearby. There are some shrines and temples in the mountain areas... there are still some areas that have many buildings, though. It is not an overall busy place [21:21:59] I speak with one of the... priestesses frequently. SHe and my sister are the only people outside of here who know that I am a fox [21:30:03] I think you would get along well with her and my sister [21:36:37] * "I'd like to meet them someday, then. I kind of want to get to Japan some day, just out of curiousity. I've read some strange things about esoteric buddhism." [21:36:45] Ah... like what? [22:07:35] * She shrugs. "It all seems like some kind of mindbending thought excercise rather than a path to freeing oneself. I want to try and make sense of those bastards." [22:08:31] * Hisame nods. [22:23:01] Maybe they think that exercise will help them free themselves. [22:35:58] * "Well, of course. But wether it's true or not is the issue." [06:21:02] * Hisame nods. "I was simply guessing at their motives [08:19:10] have you visited Vietnam since you left? [08:20:40] * She shakes her head. "Not a once. My father travels a lot, but mostly I've just lived in the city." [08:22:22] * Hisame nods. [08:26:56] He must have a lot of interesting stories [08:45:52] * "Yeah, he's really worldly, really intense." [08:51:15] What is that like? [09:04:34] * She shrugs. [13:29:52] * Hisame nods. "Oh... I have forgotten to introduce myself to your roommate" She turns to the roommate. "I am Hisame, pleased to meet you." [13:39:05] (You're in Millicent's bedroom, which is seperate from that of her roommate's. The seniors have split rooms) [13:39:16] ( Oooh. Whoops ) [13:41:34] Ah... what is your roommate's name? Her singing is beautiful [13:45:47] * "She's just named Siren. I guess her parents either had uncanny foresight or no sense of subtlety." [13:46:59] * Hisame blinks. This isn't vocalized at all, but she's assuming that Siren is a police siren kami. [13:51:16] * "Nah, it's a greek thing. They were women who lured sailors to their death by singing on rocks." [13:52:18] Ah? HOw did... ah, I forgot. Esper. That sounds a bit scary, but she seems like a nice person. I suppose it is like many fox stories. [13:53:07] * Millicent nods. [14:06:55] The stories of foxes are sometimes good, sometimes bad, but at home, there are temples and shrines dedicated to foxes, and offerings are given. [14:25:09] Anyway, thank you for the tea, and for talking with me [14:25:17] I feel much better now. [14:25:30] * "Sure, no problem. My door's always open." End of #Minisession buffer Wed Oct 18 14:26:02 2006