Ripples {OPEN}.

[Kyn Azleos Roya]

Thomas stood there, at the edge of the beach, a small pouch in one hand, a flat stone in the other. He took a breath, took aim, and threw the stone across the water, watching as it skipped a few time before sinking. He smiled.

"Hard to believe we did nothing this break," Zyrois said, from the P.E.T safety holstered to Thomas' leg, "I know. It was kinda, nice, I guess," Thomas replied, looking at the sea, watching the water move in the same pattern despite the ripples still emanating from where the stone skipped.

"It was relaxing, to a point," He continued, pulling out another stone from the pouch, taking aim, and throwing it out once again. He watched it skip and sink, then he sat down.

He was wearing a dark blue t-shirt, stained with sweat from his jog prior to this, and black jeans. He sighed again as he looked around, seeing no-one around. He got up and went over to his bag, pulling out a binder. He looked at it for a few moments, before opening it to some pictures and loose paper. Brushing the pictures aside, and pealing through the loose paper, he found an old photo, and he smiled. Putting everything back, he moved along the beach, bag slung over his shoulder, until he settled down next to the dock. Dropping his stuff down, he pulled out the pouch again, pulled out another stone, and threw it into the sea. He sat down, laid back, and closed his eyes for a few minutes, "Man, I am so tired," He said to himself, smirking as he lay there.

[Unknown Fate 전]

Jun was taking a stroll along the path that lead around or to the beach, just listening to his music, he almost ignored anything else. Even Night was enjoying the silence that is present, just closing his eyes not really listening to anything, but the brisk wind and the soothing waves crash onto shore from the ocean. The two of them really needed time off of the Academy area, too much work does cause irritation.

Jun noticed a single body on the beach and assumed it was a student. He walked up to the student and asked, "Yo.. Looks like you just finished doing some running." Jun noticed the sweat on the clothes of the student, it seems like students really like to keep in shape these days.

[Luso]

An intense chess match was insueing near the middle of the beach, not far from the docks. Luso sat crosslegged across from, from what he could deduce, was the most brilliant girl he had ever met. He lazily slid his piece across the board, letting the word "Check....," slip from his mouth. Her eyes were an exotic cross of a soothing greyish blue, and a verdant green. She made a deft movement with her hand, defending her king and sighed flattly, "Checkmate." She pulled her hair back from her face, her white hair glowing like new fallen snow in the pre-sunset sunlight. Her eyes were scrutinizing the board with the same gaze Luso was infatuated with. Then she looked up at him, frowning slightly, and sighed. She has the prettiest dimples........Luso mused. "I know why you're playing like you are. And it has nothing to do with a difference in ability." She Started to rise, Luso staring at her elegant, curved figure. "Wait...." he said with a child's innocence, holding her hand as she started to depart. "If you want to play for real, I'll start." They sat back down, and as she made her first move, he added, "Just promise not to cry when I beat you, I hate to see you cry." She gave him a mischevious smile, and he smiled back. "I guess that smile will be enough for til the game is over" he thought to himself. Luso looked down at the board now, analyzing his choices. She looked up at him for a moment, pulling her hair back again, and smiled again.

[Kyn Azleos Roya]

"Hmm," Thomas said, looking up, "Oh, yeah, got bored of staying inside all day. You're," He paused for a monet, looking at him, thinking, "Jun, right," he said getting up, " I'm Thomas," he continued, extending his hand, a smile on his face.

[Unknown Fate 전]

"Yeah.. I'm Jun.." He looked far into the distance of the ocean, "Thomas, eh? Part of the Phantom Purple dorm." He pondered as the wind's breeze brought in the ocean tides, making the calm sounds of the water coming onto shore and returning back.

"It's good for students to get outside, staying inside could hurt you more than you think."

[Kyn Azleos Roya]

"Yeah, that is true," Thomas said, looking out into the ocean. After a few moments, he picked up the pouch. He seems, cold, and detached. It's sorta weird, and, he though, as he pulled out a stone, round and flat, and skipped it over the water a few times, watching the small fish and life react.

"It's interesting, how similar we are," he started, still fixated on the water, "Anyone can disrupt the water, just as anyone can disrupt the calmness, and everyone will react to it, differently, but still," he looked over at Jun, why would it bother me, this person, he thought as he continued speaking.

"Some try to avoid it, try to protect their own little world from collapsing," He thought about some people who would act the same way, smirking a bit, "Some who would completely accept, then ignore, it, moving on with their own agenda," he though of himself, and his 'friends', as he looked upwards into the sky, sighing.

"And there are those who would try and fight it, running to the source, prepared to defend everyone at any cost," he thought about it, "Some one like you, perhaps," He asked, looking at Jun.

[Luso]

Luso noticed two nostalgic figures in the distance. As the match came to a close, Luso stood, burying the board and pieces.

The girl looked up at him. "You'll remember where to find this?"

"Mhm, come on, I'd like you to meet someone." He took her hand, and she followed him across the beach, onto the docks. The instant she set foot on the docks, a sharp savage pain stabbed deep into her mind. She fell to her knees, and Luso quickly tried to assess the situation. "What's wrong? Hey, what's the matter!?" She had trouble speaking ,the headache was much more than a headache.

His brain started to flash through all the options he had, until he came to his only option. "Help!! Someone, HELP!!"

Even as he held her hand and wailed with his eyes closed for assistance, he couldn't get over how soft her fingers were.

[hikari]

"Kid! When the hell are you gonna stop playing that stupid game and start up your training again!" Jin screamed through Jaycin's PET. Jin rolled his eyes, hitting the mute key on the speakers to tone Jin out. Jin hadn't been virus busting for a while, and he was getting pretty agitated. However, Jaycing would not be bothered, a level five difficulty Gaiden runthrough without losing any important units on Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon was nearly in his grasp.

"Now just get Caeda(I think Shiida in the other versions) out of the way here, move in Ogma and Naverre, have 'em use a Wyrmslayer......Yes, critical, alright, get Marth in there, Falcion........yes!" He said, who ever said three consecutive critical hits on this game was impossible? Anyways, final boss beat, strategy practice finished. Jaycin dropped the hold his legs had on the tree branch, he flipped around and landed on his feet, standing up and walking by the beaches.

However, the moment of victory was short lived as a girlish scream caught his attention. Wasn't that Luso? With a girl? "Oi! Luso, what the hell?" Jaycin yelled to the academy advisor, running over. "'The hell is wrong with her?" He said, staring down at the girl, a look of calm confusion on his face, should probably go find the nurse or something....maybe call an ambulance was his first thought, he whipped out his PET and ran through some emergency numbers. "What happened here exactly?" He tried to ask over the sounds of the girl's shouts.

[Luso]

"I can't explain it." He felt her hand for a moment longer. "It's like........a headache." He knelt so as to hear her more clearly. She whispered something to him. "She says it feels like being, stung? She's speaking oddly now................." Her outbursts became more an more infrequent, and then Luso looked up to Jaycin. "So you're the one we fought before. N-Nice to meet you." he said with a quivering open palm.

[hikari]

"Yeah, name's Jaycin, but for right now let's try and keep focused.......you said it's coming from her head? She might start seizing on us pretty soon then, that might hurt her more." He stood there, thinking for a second before pulling off his arm and leg weights. "Help me get these on her, doesn't hurt to be careful." He said before tossing one of each set over to Luso. "Don't know what kind it will be, but if she starts jerking about she's gonna break something, most likely herself." Sure, he was concerned, who wouldn't be? But he wasn't gonna let his emotions cloud his judgement. "An ambulance should be here soon, can you understand her still?"

[Unknown Fate 전]

"Just like how a single flame could ignite a whole forest," He began, standing and staring off at the distance of the ocean, "There is always something that needs to extinguish it."

He paused a bit, closing his eyes, "But in the end, it all just depends on what the outcome is." The soothing breeze was calm and gentle, he was able to hear the slight whistle it brought.

A scream erupted just from behind himself and Thomas. He looked back seeing three people, one obviously in pain. "I guess, we should see what's going on."

[Kyn Azleos Roya]

"I guess we should," Thomas said, picking up his stuff, as he started for the docks. In moments, they he arrived, looking at the scene.

He dropped his bag, walking over to Luso, "What happened here," he asked, looking at the girl, "Did anyone call for some form of professional, like a doctor," He continued, looking around to notice Jaycin, "and who are you."

[hikari]

"Name's Jaycin." He said, glancing over at Thomas. "Girl over here broke down and started screaming about some stabbing pain in her head, I didn't want to risk her hurting herself if she started to seize, so Luso and I tied my training weights on her arms and legs." He stood up and cracked his neck, then his knuckles. "I called an ambulance a while ago, they should be here soon, but as for the means of pain I can't do much, trying to get Luso to figure out what she's saying." He looked over to Jun and smirked, "I'm guessing she doesn't need to break her arm by trying to punch through a dock, might as well be a mountain." He joked calmly.

[Luso]

Luso started to do his best at translating her sharp, jerkish breaths of words.

"She says that......the Pain is starting to fade. The Pain......is going away. No more...Pain. Hey! Giuliana? She's.....asleep, I want to say." He briefly held his head to her chest, and listened to her breathing. "Her heart is still beating, and....she' still breathing. She's asleep." He abruptly looked around, searching for another face. The shrill, repetitive wailing of an ambulance could be heard in the distance. Luso started to gently remove the weights. "Say, you guys didn't notice anyone else on the beach besides us, did you?"

[Kyn Azleos Roya]

"No, and I'd rather not get dragged into your fights," Thomas said, looking around. He sighed after a moment, returning his attention to the girl, "Care to explain, Luso," he asked as he sat down, pulling a few water bottles out of his bag, offering them to the group.