An Animated Real World

Revelation rolled her eyes as she walked through the hallway and away from the admission's office. These people made things so complicated! The animated world was much easier, and sometimes she wished she could live there. But alas, such things were not so. She set down her green suitcase and opened the door. She was pretty sure that she didn't have a room mate yet, and she hoped it would stay that way. Rev was pretty used to animated life, and the people therein, and they were a lot different than human people.

She left the door half open behind her, in case some one should need to contact her, and set her suitcase on the bed. It was covered in a plain green comforter. Fine with her, at least until she could buy one with a design or something. She opened her suitcase, and her backpack, and starting shoving clothes into her dresser drawers. She placed the odds and ends from her backpack onto a small table, including a picture of an animated man and woman-her parents.

Life was a little hard not having her real parents around, but thank goodness for her powers. She only wished there was a way to make sure Hoss never came back to the real world, so he couldn't take anyone to the animated with him. Especially not Rev. She had things to do in the real world, and taking herself back to the real world would be her hardest mission ever.

She sat on her bed, adjusting the white sash she wore around her head, and pulled her pony tail tighter. He red hair swung back and forth as she stood up to look out the one window in the room. It was a nice view outside, she wasn't exactly sure what place she was looking at, but it was nice. She left the blind open, so the sun could shine in there, and walked back to her bed. She placed a few more nick nacks on and into the desk before sitting down on the bed. She grabbed the photo of her parents and sighed. She wondered when she should bring them here. Probably her first night would not be the best idea. But she couldn't wait to show them around.

She had permission from the people in charge to bring her parents here, but no one else unless they got approval. Not inside the building anyway. The outside, especially the forbidden woods, was a different story. She couldn't wait to play go fish there. She wondered what kind of places they had for physical training here. She couldn't wait to do her daily hour practice of karate. She was also surprisingly excited to start classes. She wanted to learn all she could from here. It would help her with the objectives she wished to accomplish. She looked at the picture before setting it down again. She smiled, she couldn't wait to start meeting people. it would quite an experience indeed.

Revelation heard footsteps coming down the hall. She paid no attention, they would leave after all. But then as she listened carefully they seemed to stop. To close to her dorm room for comfort. She shrugged. New students often got lost, no problem. She hadn't, yet, but then again she'd only come to the dorms, there was a huge school to navigate through, not to mention an outdoors as well. Her back was facing the door, and she was unaware of anyone around her. She leaned over the side of the bed to pick up her black head sash, and as she did she could have sworn she heard more movement.

Revelation looked up. There was a person, a girl obviously, here in her dorm! She didn't ask for a room mate did she? How was she supposed to be able to bring any of her friends into here if she had another person in her room? And she looked a few years younger than her too. She gripped her she tightly and sighed. She wanted to go have a word of two with the desk lady, but she didn't feel like going back to that place. She could only talk now. Maybe she was lost?

She cleared her throat "um excuse me" she was careful not to sounds to mean or edgy "are you sure you're in the right room?" But then that made it sound like she was under minding her intelligence. Would she have come in here if it wasn't? Rev sighed, it looked liked she would have to compromise.

Revelation sighed annoyed. Didn't she clearly state on her application that she would prefer not to have a room mate? The people said it was okay to bring her "friends" into her room. How was she expected to do that with another person in there? Besides the girl looked a a few years younger than her. Put up with indeed. She never worked very well with humans unless they were her partners in crime, and most people were to wimpy to be that.

"Fine" she said, starting out slowly, "but I got special permission to bring my friends in here, so you better not freak out. We only play Go Fish or talk about their world anyway. Nothing to... violent." One of the first things Revelation couldn't wait to do was go into the city and buy a new deck of cards. Last time one of her "friends" lost, although she wouldn't mention names, they threw the cards out the window. And into the road. He was really strong.

She also couldn't wait to explore this place. She needed to find some people to help her, after all she wouldn't be able to find magical spells and potion on her own. Well ,she could, but she needed some one who shared her dream in advancing power. Certainly there was some one around here with such a mind, correct?

Rev didn't really feel "relieved" at this statement. She was a natural born rebel, and would have brought people into the room, even if her room mate rejected. Not to spite her or anything, but Rev needed her "people". And her Go Fish games. She just loved those. She placed the last few items she had in the drawers, and slid her empty suitcase and duffle bag under the bed. Unless she took a vacation, or really hated the Academy, she wouldn't need those for a long time.

"Hey. Whats your name?"

She looked up and eyed the girl suspiciously. Then she remembered that in the real world, people didn't know other people's names unless the asked the person. She sighed quietly. "It's Revelation. What is your name?" Occasionally Rev talked very formal like, only if she was weary of the topic; it usually ended the conversation faster. Not that she didn't want to talk to the other person living in her room, but she didn't like all this name business.

She glanced over at the picture again, the two middle aged adults in awesome costumes posing like real heroes. They were, of course. But then again, that was another thing Rev didn't like talking about. If anyone asked who the people were, she'd simply tell them "animated characters."

But they were much more than that. They were her parents. And she only told some one who was really close to her that information. Like a partner in crime, who she hoped to find here at the Academy.

Revelation let out a strange noise from her throat, a bit of a scoff. She wasn't a sensitive person, but she never thought anyone would question the awesomeness of her name. "I like my name, it has a good meaning, my parents have a good reason for naming me that." She could tolerate any insult, but to her name? Never. Not that she was going to do anything drastic about it.

The name Elizabeth was pretty common, and it was no old name. As was Revelation, although not usually used as a name, rather the title of a Book. She knew what Elizabeth meant, and she wondered if Elizabeth did as well, There were a lot of people who didn't know what their names meant.

But besides that she knew that the girl wouldn't be to popular if she said people's names in, not exactly friendly tones. Or questioned its awesomeness. But for now, better to let the comment slip over her head, and not to dwell on it. Because when you did, that's when the real problems came. Holding grudges for to long wasn't one of Rev's character flaws, but depending on the offense, she could hold one. So that's why she decided right now, not to.