Picnic in the Park

> Allan Manuel.

Allan was just... shocked. Speechless and completely caught by surprise. Allan had expected, when Emman came back, he'd have been calmed down and would go back to being the guy who was just sitting in the corner while all hell broke loose. But no. He was dead wrong.

Emman came back calm but he was in no way not furious. Allan could feel the dread the moment he came back to the group but he did not expect that Adelene would get slapped all of a sudden. Leon's reaction was completely called for but from Allan's perspective, it was the last thing that should be done. After his rage earlier, Allan didn't want to cross paths with the instructor. Instead, he went to Adelene's side to comfort her. He could feel her trembling as he tried to pat her on the back. Allan suddenly realized that Adelene was just as pressured enough to be driven on edge. She probably didn't want to do the things she did earlier. And he could understand that. He sat there in silence; of course he didn't know how to comfort her but seeing her like this made his heart wrench.

It was in his silence he heard something else of course. Heavy footsteps that didn't sound like... normal. He looked up, he caught sight of Vlad's horrid beasts. "Um, Sir, I don't think that silverette was talking about Adelene's gunshots..." he tried to say. But as far as he could tell, Leon and Emman were both too busy.

Since the shock of Emman's anger was still there, Allan wasn't sure how to respond until after the demons vanished. From his vantage point, he saw the conjurer and realized the situation. His problem was that he couldn't move from his spot.

> Tucker Watanabe. & Tamara Nagi.

Tamara and Tucker would have been enjoying the picnic as well but when Evelyn left, Tamara wanted to follow her, knowing exactly what it was about, but she was stopped by Tucker. He gestured for her to stay put but his gaze already locked on the onto the beasts that were at the center of the park. Tucker was only keeping watch and waiting for their movements. Even from his angle he could see who was the conjurer but he was waiting for her to actually do anything before he decided to interfere.

The thing is, Vlad did nothing. As soon as she got there, her summons had dissolved one by one until the last one vanished right under her feet. "Stay here," he commanded Tamara. He muttered a few incantations, invocation circles appeared around him. He vanished out of Tamara's sight — much to her shock; when did he learn instantaneous transportation, Tamara wondered. As he did, he reappeared just in time to catch Vlad.

Well, at least he knew who the culprit of that ruckus was.

@"DerLampman" @"Paradox" @"Bolt" @"Evelyn Pierce"

[Amaranth -> Vieve]

Late elementary school wasn't so bad. Especially if it were only a few minutes. Maybe she could spread it out over a few days, and then give each demonstration a little more juice. A pocket dimension was too much, but maybe she could put something on one side of the classroom and teleport it to her side? That wouldn't be too difficult if she had time to practice.

"Yeah, that sounds okay. If we spread it out over several days, then maybe I could do some harder stuff, like teleporting items that aren't, well, me. It would be pretty neat to get involved in the school, you know? I'm not very good at handling social stuff like clubs, but helping out professors is easier for me, you know?" She had tried to join a few clubs in the past, and it wasn't a very fun experience. Too overwhelming.

But demonstrations could be scripted and practiced. And if the kids were well behaved, then it wouldn't be very hard to answer a few questions.

"I think I'd be happy to do some demonstrations for you."

If only she could ask about getting help herself...

[ @"ReD" tag]

[Evelyn] @"Hyper" , @"Derlampman"

Evelyn stood stalwart and idle nearby as she kept her eyes focused upon the woman as she fell. Though, a comfort passed through her when she saw that she foolish older woman was captured by Tucker.

Turning her attention back to Allan she quirked her brow a small bit at him calling her a 'silverette'.. It didn't sound much like a compliment nor did it sound like an insult. It was nearly clear how she was mulling it over in her head. Evelyn's body still firm and stationary in a near military position as she stood at Emmans side. The handgun that was tucked under her left arm was visible, just as the knife in her boot..

Evelyn was prepared, however.. Actively willing to use it was a different thing entirely a different story. She wanted nothing more than to sit idly by and try and blend in.

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@"Paradox" @"hyperhurricane" @"Bolt" @"Evelyn Pierce" I am now officially too lazy to change text colors

Emman glared at Leon, all riled up and all defiant. He put a fingertip on the tip of the sword and pushed it down. "You don't point weapons at people unless you want a fight." Then again, what he did was exactly what he would have done if he did not know how to keep himself in check. Mentally, he smiled. This kid would go places. If he didn't know how to restrain himself though, jail would probably be one of those places.

He turned grimly to Adelene once more, approaching her slowly and once again putting his hands on her shoulder, this time much more softly. He ignored Allan's obvious protests, because he knew where he was coming from, and because he also knew that Adelene was the one to pay attention to.

He leaned in closer and said, softly, "I know you didn't mean to harm anyone, and you didn't hit anyone. But you can't just bring out guns in public. You can't just shoot in public. Think of others. Okay?"

Emman clapped her on the shoulder and said, a bit louder, "If I am wrong and Miss Evelyn is not here because of gunshots, you tell me and you hit me back, okay?"

With that out of the way, Emman let out a heavy breath, went to Eph, propped her up against the tree in a more comfortable position and went back to his usual demeanor as he brought out the last bottle he had. "Naknampota 'retsong Ingles ah. Kastress! Oy, gising. Oy."

Adelene appreciated that Allan had come to her side to try to comfort her, but it didn't really make her feel any better. She flinched when she felt Emman's hand on her shoulder for the second time, her head jolted up only to reveal that her eyes have become wet with beads of tears smeared all over. Panicked, she also tried to back away from the instructor, and Emman's gentle words didn't seem to help calm her down.

She was still guilty of using firearms in public, after all. That made her hate herself. "I'll... I'll stop myself next time... I'm sorry..." she muttered.

She was silent for a moment, before she realized, almost too late, that Leon also snapped. She abruptly stood up, holding on Leon's arm to try to calm him down at the same time.

"Leon, don't. You might make things worse if this continues." Her face was still slightly wet with the tears from a while ago, and her cheek was still slightly reddish, but she tried her best to smile to assure Leon that she was okay. It had honestly been a little scary when it was Leon who snapped. "Let's hang out later, okay? You need some ice on your head, I think."

She looked at Eph and Emman, before turning to Allan and giving him a soft pat on the head. "Allan, thank you." The pat to her back kept her from crying harder a while ago at the very least. "But... I think I should go. I caused too much trouble. I'll see you guys around."

She wiped her eyes and cheeks with the ball of her palms before calling out to Emman. "I'll be taking my leave, sir! Can you say bye to Eph for me?"

She waved once, and turned around, patting Leon's arm beside her as she turned around and walked away.
@"Bolt" @"hyperhurricane" @"DerLampman"

Leon's glare intensified when his sword was simply pushed down as if Emman thought he wouldn't do it. Right now Leon had all the reasons in his mind and beliefs that he would go at the man. He raised his sword back up as the flames died and the entire sword turned pure white.

"I don't unsheathe my swords unless I plan to use them. If you laid a hand on another person then I would attack you. Instructor or not, you don't do that to anyone. A slap to the face is disgraceful and making yourself seem higher then others. Now I d-"

Leon felt the tug at his arm and looked over to see Adelene's teary eyed face. Any anger he had was suddenly gone as was his sword and sheath. Leon just looked at her and realized he did the wrong thing when he snapped. He could have done what Allan had and comforted her. He also knew that he couldn't just let Emman get away with what he did either, even if it was just to teach a lesson.

After Adelene said her goodbyes, Leon gave a small bow before chasing turning around and walking after Adelene. Part of this was his fault and he would make it right. He could wait for an answer. Hell it could come years later it didn't matter to him. Adelene was still his friend regardless of the answer.

"Hang out.. Yeah we should. So, shall I walk you home then? Or would you like to just wander about and talk about whatever?"

The smile returned as did the gentle tone in his voice, his arm unconsciously moving around Adelene's shoulders to give her a comforting hug as they walked away.


@hyperhurricane @DerLampman @Paradox

> Allan Manuel.

Allan stood i the middle of everything happening in their group. In the middle of the squabble between Emman and the two and even the monster attack that soon after vanished from sight. Allan had nowhere else to stand. Emman's sudden change in personality didn't help him adjust at all and Adelene's breakdown only made him feel even more useless. Leon? He had nothing to say to him, especially not with his blade pointed at the teacher.

This entire picnic was a mess and he was finally rethinking his decision to actually be outside that day.

Of all the bad luck in the world. When Adelene turned to thank him, he couldn't even utter a word; his thoughts were too addled to even speak out from the commotion. Just as soon as she turned to him, Adelene turned away and left with Leon, not even letting Allan have a chance to find his voice.

When things finally settled, all that was heard from him was a long, tired sigh. After that he turned to look at Evelyn, his eyes looking even more tired than usual, "S-sorry you had to see that," he managed to say.



> Tucker Watanabe & Tamara Nagi.

Tucker was mildly surprised at Vlad's relatively light weight. He expected her to be a little more heavy because of her extra appendages. Ah but of course, he didn't have time to be in awe about that thought. More importantly, he was relieved because as soon as he caught her, he'd realized immediately that she was pregnant. True, it wouldn't really have been pretty if she'd fallen straight to the ground.

It took him a few moments to check on her and. Something Tamara would probably be able to handle better given her background. Tucker lifted her up as he stood and carried her all the way back to the shade where he and Tamara were.

As soon as he got there, Tamara immediately noticed that actually carrying the pregant woman all the way back under that head exhausted Tcuker. The first thing she did was sign "You're getting old, Father".

"I saw that, young lady," he told her.

"You were meant to, of course."

Tucker only chuckled and motioned Tamara to check on Vlad as he sat her down. Her response was almost as immediate as the order was given because the first thing she did was actually undo the extra layers of Vlad's clothes until she found it looked breathable. She turned to her Tucker and signed again. "A mild case of heat exhaustion. Definitely from the sun and inappropriate clothes for the weather. She'll be okay as long as she stays here in the shade where it's cool and gets enough fluid intake is all."

After signing that she went to Vlad's side and tried to fan out the heat from her face. If she doesn't wake up soon, they'd need to take her to the hospital.


@"DerLampman" @"Evelyn Pierce"

@"Derlampman"

[Evelyn]

Standing nearby she was silent thus far, but when directly questioned about the origin of her approach she stated simply put as thus.

"Eye caime ober beaiuse of zen en rawr."

Much like any time Evelyn spoke her accident chocked her words and making it hard to distinguish words from one another. Though she was trying. At seeing The falling woman having been safely caught a bit of the tension that was in her form dissipated.

Sitting down next to Emman she grabbed his flash and took a big sip of it before handing the drink back to Emman. There was an understand that she had with Emman, not to take his flash because it made him flail.. But, it was rather funny to watch him do so.

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