Dorm Log: the millionth revenge

[raw_angel_power]

Who: smosh ocodomy
What: Dorm log! SUMMER BREAK EDITION!
Where: Student and Teacher dorms, and quite possibly beyond campus. Everything is acceptable.
When: The span of July 11 - July 22
Warnings: Imagine college, only with more super mushrooms-- WAIT NO lollipop drugs are the craze these days.

Ripped off the last one and all its friends: Basically, here's what's going down. We all know our characters experience downtime after classes and their busy schedules, and this is a good venue for those kinds of miscellaneous dorm-shenanigans to take place. Not only does it give your characters the easy chance to meet new people in a laid-back environment, but it's a good mechanism for strengthening CR. It's easy!

Feel free to begin in any way you please! Plan with (a) fellow player(s) if you'd like! Or, set up a thread and wait for characters to bite! Whatever you want. It can all be yours if you make a thread. So have at it! Don't let this log get away untagged.

Keep in mind that starting the 17th, the school will progressively be inundated with flood waters.


Directory
Ai | Apple Kid | Blacky | Blaze | Blue | Bowser | Bulba | Byrne | Caim | Casey | Charlise/Kitty | Chili | Chell | Chun Li | Cress | Daisy | Doopliss | Duster | | Eikichi | Eggman | Eli | Evve | Falcon | Flint | Flurrie | Garry | Goombella | Jet | Jolt | Jon | Kanji | Kazooie | Kumatora | Lash | Link (SS) | Link (OoT) | Mac | Marie | Marth | Mary | Max | Mio | N | Nabooru | Naoto | Nephenee | Peacock | Phoenix | Raiden | Rick | Riwane | R.O.B. | Rhys | Sable | Samus | "Seth" | Shadow | Sig | Silver | Skull Kid | Sonic | Sophie | Snake | Vianca | Voile | Watt | Wheatley | Zelda (SS)

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Byrne - Most places

[dothelokomotion]

Byrne can be found in his dorm at many times, or he might venture outside into the forest. Or into the gym. Somewhere. He could be training or practicing sparring.

FOREST

[makesithot]

Chili wandered off for a while. He'd been spending a lot of time cooped up in his dorm lately or wandering about quietly. Most of this time was spent with his brother, Cress.

Sometimes a guy's gotta get away from it, though! Cress had been awful clingy lately, after the event... Chili didn't want to think about it, but it continuously forced its way into his psyche. But he had to seek his alone-time occasionally, and now was one of those moments. He had a lot to think about. Death was weird. And painful. And it made you think a lot about things.

The forest was his location of choice. Just as he was about to send out Pansear, he thought he'd heard a noise. Was someone else there...? He gulped; he couldn't shake the feeling that maybe, just maybe, being at this school meant being in over his head.

"...Is someone there?"

[dothelokomotion]

Byrne was lucky to be alive. He didn't remember the moment of impact that had killed him, as it was likely instantaneous. But he remembered his life flashing before his eyes as he fell. So many regrets and memories... And he had been given a second chance and was still alive.

He had recalled Anjean once telling him that Lokomos never truly died. They were reincarnated later with no memory of their former lives... But he didn't think that's what happened here. He had all of his memories, and he hadn't been reincarnated. He was the same age as before. No, it was due to that time travel thing that had happened, and he ended up in that robot's world. Apparently dying in the past didn't count.

It still felt real to him though, and he spent much time by himself reflecting on it.

His train of thought, though, was interrupted by a visitor, so when someone called out, he appeared from behind a tree before the other, saying nothing.

[makesithot]

At first, the gym leader just scanned the treetops. He looked in front of him. His eyes scrolled to the right, then the left. Finally, he spun around on his heel - if it were someone unfriendly, he didn't want to be caught unguarded. (Of course, when was Chili, an amateur gym leader, ever truly on his guard? Especially in comparison to someone like Byrne.)

Chili gawked. He couldn't think of what to say, mostly because he'd been thinking hard about other matters at the moment... What would he say to this guy, anyway?

"... ...Hi...!" Well, that worked.

[dothelokomotion]

Byrne didn't know this kid. He was irritated at someone like him disturbing his peace and interrupting his train of thought. At least it wasn't Shinon. No, the forest didn't belong to him, but he didn't like to be disturbed. Especially if the kid was planning on staying.

"What are you doing here?" he asked coolly.

[makesithot]

Nobody likes to see Shinon. "Um... ...Taking a walk! Why, is this place off-limits?" That didn't matter much to him, anyway. Who was this guy to tell him any different? It didn't seem off-limits a week or so ago...

In the back of his mind, he wondered. This mysterious looking person... Did he possess special talents? People at this school seemed to. Everyone here seemed to. He couldn't help but feel that maybe he was the odd one out: he wasn't so great as a gym leader, he couldn't defend his friends, couldn't even bring himself to N's castle because of his fear... Compared to anyone he met here, he was nothing. He was already killed in a weird timeline -- who wasn't to say he could be killed at any given moment? His expression went from friendly and amiable to hardened and pensive in a heartbeat.

[dothelokomotion]

Off-limits. He wished it was. He could tell the kid that it was off-limits and tell him to get lost, but nobody owned this forest. Nobody could own a forest except the gods.

"Technically no," he said to him.

But I would prefer it if you would leave me be, he wanted to say. However, he remained silent on the issue, merely going back to sitting against the large oak tree, trying to resume his contemplation. He was always alert, always on his guard, listening for any unnatural sounds that may come. And now that he knew that the kid was there, he tried to stay attuned to his movements.

[makesithot]

"Well, okay then!" Good thing that was settled! Chili was done talking about that.

But he wanted to know more about this guy, maybe. "Are you a teacher here or something?" he asked. He hoped this guy wasn't out to get him. Hell, he hoped nobody he encountered would be his enemy: after what happened, he feared putting his trusted partner, Pansear, in harms way. He couldn't bear to be a bad trainer and risk Pansear because of it. "I'm sort of new here, so that's why I ask!"

[dothelokomotion]

Byrne sighed. The kid wasn't going to leave, was he? He'd have to put up with him until the kid got bored and left.

"Yes, I teach Martial Arts," he answered.

He had no desire to fight the kid, fortunately, unless he decided to attack him. While the kid seemed too stupid to do that, he still kept on his guard as always. At times, he was even afraid to sleep, for fear that he would be kidnapped and brought into another impossible scenario where he could die. His stint at that strange laboratory was caused by that time rift, so when would something like that happen again? He hated to admit it, but he was frightened and paranoid, moreso than usual.

He didn't have any idea that this kid had been through the same laboratory and was killed himself.

[makesithot]

Whether or not the two could outwardly sympathize, Chili was definitely the same way. Not only did he have the experience of a similar fate under his belt, but he had to wake up to the hysteria of his triplet brother. To lose one of the three... he couldn't bear the thought. He couldn't be sure what it was that dragged him and Cress into that lab, but whatever it was, it could happen again. He'd already had nightmares about it, of course; the impact of the experience left a trace on Chili's person in the form of exhaustion and circles of sleeplessness under his eyes. Were they noticeable? Perhaps, if you bothered to look. Like Byrne, sleep was hard for Chili to find over the past few weeks.

Martial Arts... Chili thought about that one. He considered the physical training he'd already promised himself. This could be the perfect opportunity for him to take a class that would really do a number on him: if he wanted to be stronger for his Pokémon and his brothers, he had to do something for himself, too. He clenched his fist, and brought it up in front of him determinedly. "Martial Arts, huh? I think I'd like to take that kind of class!"

Exhausted or no, it was hard to extinguish Chili's fiery spirit.

[dothelokomotion]

Byrne was having a hard time picturing someone like this guy fitting into his Martial Arts class. Then again, he purposely made it difficult to weed out the unfit ones, though he found that most of them still stayed.

"Take it if you want," he said, narrowing his eyes, "But be warned that I don't tolerate weakness."

His own death would not be something he would admit aloud to anyone. He hoped to hell that the only one who witnessed it was that godforsaken robot, because if anyone in the school knew, he could be easily be taken advantage of in a sexy way.

Then Wheatley made an announcement over the loudspeaker of the school all about Byrne and Chili's deaths the end.

[makesithot]

"I just wanted to tell everyone about the time that Byrne and Chili kicked the metaphorical bucket," Wheatley informed the school. Well, there goes Byrne's secret. Who knew which secret would be out in the open next... (Prince was then banned the game for godmodding in strikeouts.)

Weakness... Chili knew he was weak. He matched that in almost every sense of the word, whether he wanted to admit it or not. He bit his lip.

"I'm probably not the crowning example of a strong student," began the redhead, keeping his fists clenched tight. "But there's nothing keeping me from wanting to be! I want to be dependable and strong on my own, so that everyone I know can rely on me!" He didn't want to be a burden anymore, either...

[dothelokomotion]

And then everyone in the school laughed at Byrne the end.

Well, at least the kid admitted he was weak. That was a start. Overconfidence wouldn't do anyone good, unless they had the skills to back it up. (So obviously, Byrne had no issue with himself being overconfident.)

"If you're willing to do the work, I have no objections," he stated.

However, work for his class actually didn't have much to do with martial arts. Perhaps next year he would change that, but since Carbon knew so little about martial arts he felt like putting his students through grueling drills. Through these exercises only then could one gain the fitness required to effectively fight. But he didn't say so now.

As he thought about it, though, the more he realized that he should take the class seriously, as well as his students. He had been prepared for all of them to be weak and useless, and while many of them were, many were not. And obviously many of them had the determination to learn how to fight, judging by how often they came back. It would be annoying to put up with how terribly they would fight, but he was a teacher. He should be imparting his skills onto others...

Forest!

[robinsegg]

Sig definitely stood out in the forest with his light blue hair of his. Being surrounded by trees made him relaxed, especially if there were lots of different insects around. And this forest sure had a lot of insects he had never seen before!

So there he was, just finished with dabbing his special homemade honey lure onto a target tree and now hiding in the bushes to wait for any insects to appear.

[dothelokomotion]

Byrne had been passing through, looking for a secluded spot to keep to himself. He passed by the familiar trees, now lush with green through the summer. While his senses soaked in the feelings of the forest, he did smell something that seemed a little off.

Honey.

It was coated on a tree in a peculiar way, meaning it was likely put there by someone. Were they looking to attract a bear?

Byrne looked down on the ground then, looking for any bear snares that might sink their ugly blades into his feet.

While bears were not something normal humans should mess with, Byrne wasn't too concerned about dealing with one. He could easily dispatch one with his metallic claws. But now, he stopped, looking around, preparing to deal with whatever nature was going to throw at him.

[robinsegg]

Sig wasn't expecting anyone else other than insects to pass by. So when Bryne appeared, he almost thought it was a humongous insect. He blinked a couple of times before getting up, and without saying he grabbed onto Bryne's arm in attempt to drag him over to he bush Sig was hiding out in.

[dothelokomotion]

Byrne had been caught off-guard. A small force had latched itself onto his arm, and he quickly jerked his head around to see what it was, swiping toward the area with his grapple hand. He didn't stab anything, but he was able to jerk his arm away from the smaller one that grabbed him.

However, he looked at the area with an angry curiosity, wanting to know what the hell was doing that?

[robinsegg]

Sig, on the other hand, was a little too focused on getting the person away from the tree so insects could come. When he was shrugged off, Sig made no hesitation to grab on again.

"Move away from the tree, bugs can't come when someone's around." Sig finally spoke up as he tried to pull the taller one into the bush.

[dothelokomotion]

Bugs? Why was the person in the bushes trying to attract bugs? Byrne really didn't care, seeing as he had no interest in bugs. There were some eccentric people who cared to hunt certain animals or species, but it never interested him. What was their value? They had no meat, they were worthless in price, unless considerably rare...

So Byrne rolled his eyes at the guy in the bushes, shoving off the hand that was on him again. He did walk away from the tree, though, refusing to hide like an idiot in some bushes.

[robinsegg]

And Sig watched the strange long-haired person move away from the bush. Ah well, if he wasn't going to chase the insects away, that was all Sig wanted. Before he returned to hide in the bush, though, he turned to look at the other.

"Stay still. Don't move. Be quiet. Bugs get scared easily."

[dothelokomotion]

Byrne was getting really annoyed with the character in the bush. Why did he care about bugs? Really, unless it was the bug-demon god of Hell or something, he didn't care.

Finally he turned and glared at the bush, saying, "I do not care about the whereabouts of insects."

Sorry Byrne :')

[robinsegg]

Sorry to disappoint you, Byrne. Sig's targets were definitely ordinary insects.

"Shhh!" The bush responded. They might come any time soon! voices will make them fly away!

...Who knows how long Sig was going to stay in the bush, though.

pffft it's okay - Sorry Sig Byrne is kind of boring too

[dothelokomotion]

Yeah, Byrne was not going to put up with this. He huffed and turned away, loudly crunching fallen leaves as he strode off. He could move silently if he wanted to, but he felt like making noise to scare off bugs, just to piss that kid in the bushes off.

However, even as he walked away, he still kept an alert for that mysterious talking bush, or anyone else who might be in the vicinity. It's possible that someone had hid in that bush just to distract him so he could be captured again, led to his death in a labrat's cage like last time...

Oh no Byrne now Sig's going after you

[robinsegg]

The loud crunching of leaves made Sig jump out of the bush. Not because he was surprised by the loud noise (well, maybe a little bit) but he wanted the loud noise to stop so insects would be chased away. He just told you not to make sounds! Sig was quite upset.

"I said be quiet. Don't step on leaves." He said, surprisingly more aggressive than he usually was... Not that this stranger would know, most likely.

[dothelokomotion]

Seriously? Okay, there either was obviously something very important about these bugs, or this kid from the bushes was an idiot.

"Just shut up," he hissed, turning back to glare at the boy. Oh, it was just a dumb kid who was in the bushes. He had figured as much, though he still had to be wary of dumb kids, since he was bested by one.