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 Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:58 pm
"Right," Mel said. "Because people with whacko powers have to stick together."
She wasn't sure where they were going until she remembered the earlier offer to walk her to class. "I actually don't have anywhere to be for an hour. I ran into Blondie because this coffee girl was giving me weird looks for not buying anything. You can go get your literate buddy his chips."
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:13 pm
"It's true! "Alone, you are strong. Together, you are Legends" or something like that," he made the fancy air quotes. "Anyway, you want anything to eat? We can pick up his 'chipz' and get some food ourselves. That is, if you want to. You can go wander off if you want. I don't mind. That is to say, uh, that I'm not forcing you to do anything. I'll shut up now."
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:31 pm
"I pretty much have no where to go," Mel said honestly. "But I'm a cheap eater, so it won't be a lot of fun."
She didn't recognize the quote, but shrugged that off. She didn't watch a lot of TV or movies anymore, considering both cost money. Mel almost wanted to laugh at herself--even if she wasn't broke, she would probably still act like a cheap old lady.
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:37 pm
"Well, we'll have to make it fun, then I guess," Orin led her into the college's cafe. "Well, pick your poison. I'm buying," he scooped up a bag of Salt and Vinegar chips (how Jason ate them, he never knew), and snatched a fruit cup from the refrigerator. On his way passed the drink section, he managed to grab a bottle of water.
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:44 pm
"No, you're not," Mel said casually. "And I will tie you to a chair to stop you from buying. I've done it before, although that was my sister, so it doesn't exactly count."
She got some yogurt and chips of her own, though, because now that she was around food she was really hungry.
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:53 pm
"Well, if you insist," Orin dumped his stuff onto the checkout counter. The clerk, a skinny goth guy, quickly scanned everything and Orin payed. He waited by the door for Mel, already digging into his fruit cup with a spork. Whoever invented sporks was a genius, he firmly believed. A fork that was also a spoon? Brilliant!
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:32 am
"Some kind of edumacational building it seems." Niro muttered to himself running a hand through his short, messy brown hair. "Hm. Strange." He was leaning against the wall of the cafeteria. In the door opposite him, he was looking curiously at his reflection. He was in a suit, a navy blue pinstripe one, with a red tie and white dress shirt. Covering this was a brown canvas trench coat. He was also wearing converse shoes, which seemed to clash with the suit. Pulling out a white gold watch he looked at it. "12:17pm. I think its time for food."
The boy eating the fruit cup was named Orin Leeson, the girl at the cash was Mel Parker. As he looked around the room he remembered the names of every student. For some reason he was more interested in Orin and Mel, then any of the others. He continued to watch Mel at the cash and Orin with his... thing? Spork. That was it! Niro remembered the guy that invented it, turns out the inventor hadn't been a total moron. "Odd. I wonder what I am?" He fixed his tie and collar. Since he knew he was clearly far older then most here he was a professor.
He walked over to Orin, since staring at him was rather rude. "Ah, that a is very nice spork you have there. You must be Orin Leeson, I have heard good things about you from your professors." Niro grinned. "I see Mel Parker is your friend. Oh those are shinier then I expected!" Niro had just noticed the newly minted money Mel was using. "I am a Foreign Exchange Professor. You seem like you know this edumacational structure well Orin. Would you and your little friend mind giving me a tour?" All in all Niro felt that had gone over rather well.
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:43 pm
Orin blinked. Who was this strange man and why was he commenting on his spork? "Uh... What? How'd you know my name?" He furrowed his brow as he took a step back, highly confused. He tentatively used his wolf-enhanced sense of smell to get a clue as to who this man was. He couldn't pick up a clear scent. "A Foreign Exchange Professor..? Edumacational structure? Uh..." The man was quite suspicious. "What'd you say your name was? And where're you from? I don't think our school actually has a Foreign Exchange program." Orin's heart raced, and he was mentally preparing himself to take this man down if he decided to start shooting people, because seriously, who wears a trench coat in this heat? Typically people who wanted to shoot other people.
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:26 pm
Niro grinned, clearly his first attempt trying to fit in didn't work. "You are not normal Orin, nor is your little friend. I really didn't want to have to do this." He reached into the suit pocket and pulled out a white gold watch on a chain. "Now pay attention because I hate having to explain myself over and over." He grabbed Orin's wrist and pushed up the winder with his thumb. Everything stopped, not a person moved, everything seemed frozen. "My name is Niro." He let him go. "I am, or was, an Oracle of Time. You are not normal, you have special abilities. Something to do with animals I just cannot remember what at present."
He pointed at Mel. "She has something to do with reading other people by touch. I know because I control time; I have seen your past, your present and your future. Unfortunately the other Oracles believed I was misusing my powers and so banished me to your world. I'm pretty sure I am completely human, which sucks." He was intently looking at the spork now. "We don't have sporks were we come from because we don't eat, I have always found them interesting things to study." He then walked away from Orin to poke the buttons on the cash register. "This is fun, I could never understand why you all hated this."
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:35 pm
Orin nodded. "Of course. That is a perfectly reasonable explanation," he said. "Because magical Oracles that can control time totally exist and they definitely don't eat because they're magical." He turned and left the cafe, before turning around and marching right back in after seeing several birds floating in midair. Underneath his calm face, he was freaking out. "Can you please start time back up again? I'm running late to class, and I think Mel might have class as well, and the birds... Please?"
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:07 pm
"Oh, you have edumacational things to attend. Lovely!" He pulled out the watch again. "Did you way you were going to be late? No you are not, not as long as I am around." He pulled out the watch again, turned the winder back a little and time seemed to be progressing very, very slowly. Only Erik and Niro seemed unaffected. "Hurry up now, we don't want to be late." He nodded before walking over to where Erik was. "I know that look, you don't want to believe me. Then again Orin, one with abilities like yourself should really be able to comprehend the impossible. Honestly." He shook his head, seeming a little unimpressed.
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:19 pm
Orin broke into a broad grin. "HA! Got you! If you really knew everything about me, you'd know that I don't have class again until two, which is still about two hours away!" He yelled, pointing his finger right at the strange man. His grin faded when he realized that the man could still control time. "You can still control time though..." He let out a loud sigh, "what do you want? I mean, there's probably dozens of people like me and Mel here, and yet you chose us. Why?"
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:37 pm
"I could fix that in a heartbeat just so you know." Niro shot back, already pulling out the watch and fiddling with the stopper to put time back to pause. "First of all, I don't know EVERYTHING about you because you are ONE person. I could name for you every person in this room if you like. It's not easy being generally brilliant you know." He tucked the watch back in the pocket of his suit and leaned against the wall hands in the trench coat pockets.
"Besides, think about it Orin, if I did know EVERYTHING. Would you really want me to know it? It's a bit... Stalkerish don't you think? That and anything resembling your privacy would be non-existent." He broke into a grin, he seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself. "You two are the first I tripped over. That and you are surprisingly intelligent when you want to be." He looked back to the chips. "Don't those have someplace to be? Like with your roommate?" Niro decided it was time to prove a point with that statement.
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:48 pm
Orin gave up and walked out of the cafe, ignoring the fact that time was frozen. The man was horribly strange, and the fact that he knew so much terrified Orin. He stopped and waited for the "Don't Walk" sign to turn to a "Walk", then realized with a frown that time was frozen. "Grah, why do I attract all the weirdos?" He turned and began sulking back to the cafe, trying to figure out what to say to the man. For some reason, 'Hi, mister strange man with time powers, could you please make time go again and leave me alone? Thanks!' didn't sound like it would work.
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:05 pm
Meanwhile, what Orin returned to was nothing like what he left. Niro had been having a food fight with himself, it seemed. Everyone in the room, except for Mel, was covered in food or staining liquids. Mel was covered in water, it seemed that was Niro's way of being considerate. When Orin opened the door, a cup of applesauce sailed over his head and landed with a splat behind him.
"Hey, I was aiming at that you know. Did you want to help?" Niro had found himself a spork and was taking taking shots with it using a stack of applesauce. "Sporks are wonderful! Headshot." Splat! A sporkful nailed a professor in the side of the head. "Am I doing it wrong?" He looked curiously back at Orin. "Oh you seem rather lost in thought. Something involving me most likely." He started eating another cup of applesauce with the spork while watching him.
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