Reclaiming Honor

If she touched someone wrong she could break them. Alright. That was... a little bit terrifying. Chloe nodded. She stared for a moment at the hole she'd left in the floor. That couldn't be easy to fix, and it was her fault. She wondered how much trouble she was in, now.

She could barely look at Seiken. "I, ah, borrowed some of your strength. I didn't think..." The half-demon froze up. She didn't think that Seiken could be that strong. She might not have even been thinking at all. And now she was probably in a huge amount of trouble.

One of Chloe's upperclassmen walked over to them. A guy just a little bit taller than Chloe herself, with eyes that glowed a faint blue-green. He wore sweat-covered workout gear, and his hands were wrapped for punching a bag. He stopped well over an arm's length away. "Hey, don't worry too much about it, Chloe," he said. "It's not the first time someone busted the gym with a newly awakened power. I can call up the maintenance guys and deal with this; you guys can go." He wanted them to go, and Chloe could tell why. He didn't want either of them being a hazard to everyone else there.

"Okay." Chloe answered. "Uh, thanks. Sorry." The apology was aimed at both Seiken and this other guy. Chloe didn't even know his name, but she felt like she should have. He was involved in the martial arts club - he might have been the president, or in some other leadership position.

She moved over to where she left her bags, getting ready to gather them up and go. Only when she got out the door would she try to speak to Seiken again.
"How are you that strong? I mean, ah, don't answer that, that's a dumb question. But holy shit dude." He could probably bench press the entire gym.

Seiken was probably right. Even though people were allowed to use their powers at those sessions, Chloe felt like she had broken an unwritten rule. She let her cravings for the energy of others get the best of her, and now she'd messed everything up.

"I don't know," Chloe said. "It usually wears off in about... I want to say an hour? Not sure how long it lasts for you though."

She noted how unbelievably light her bag felt. She could hardly feel it, like she was in a dream and her subconscious mind had forgotten what it felt like for objects to have weight. It was surreal. "I'm really sorry about this. Is there, ah, anything I can do to make it right with you?" She thought for a moment. "I mean, if it's a big secret that you're, you know." She checked nobody was around to hear. "That strong. If that's a secret, I could say that I think I found a new power. Go through the hassle of wearing a power nullifying bracelet in class all the time."

Hell, maybe the bracelet would help her manage her cravings. She had never worn one before.

"Then... I guess I'll let the school know about this, weird new thing my power's doing. Haha." There wasn't much humor to her laugh. She wasn't looking forward to going through that charade either, but it was the least she could do.

And now he didn't feel safe leaving her. Because as far as he was concerned, she was a danger to herself and everyone around her. After what they just finished walking away from, Chloe could agree with that.

"Well, I was planning on just going home." Chloe imagined herself hugging Amber in this state. "...But, I would be worried about hurting my daughter. So that's out of the question, isn't it?" Chloe sighed. "I don't want to mess up the library, either. And I don't want to mess up that cafe I like going to." She gave an exaggerated shrug. "We could... hide in an empty room where I can't hurt anyone." It was the safest option, but also a very boring one.

"Know any rooms like that?"