The First Meal

There was a rule about treading into the forest: you always, always took a weapon. This was not a problem for Lumine, who by trade tended to carry her hammer just about everywhere, or in this case, drag it behind her with a bloody bear carcass wrapped over the handle as she walked, slightly bloody herself and appearing a bit upset as she burst in through the doors of the cafeteria.

At first, this practice had seemed extremely strange for the students of the academy, at least until they realized that Lumine occasionally went hunting for the workers of the cafeteria. The meat and fish that was imported to the island was often not up to snuff for some of the more diserning citizens of the island...and occasionally, a fresh kill, blood and guts often included, had to be brought in.

After the students realized what they were eating, they were often grateful for a meal that was wood-fired instead of processed. Sure, the normal stuff was good, but a fresh meal was often all that stood between some students and a murder spree. After seeing who had come through the door, everyone went back to their meal.

"Special delivery. Careful for any bones, I might have shattered the poor things hip."

Shaking her head and grabbing a nearby roll of paper towels, Lumine took a seat, facing outwards and starting to wipe the blood out of her face and hands.

"Ugh, remind me to stop wearing a white bodysuit..."

Which was spattered with blood as well. Damn.

Most people simply didn't mind the kineticist. She was a known fighter, and occasionally the things she did defied normal social standards...like bringing in fresh bear from a forest that was known to kill people on occasion. As long as you stayed out of certain areas of the forest however, it was generally safe.

One person sitting next to her however apparently felt the need to hold a conversation...not exactly her cup of tea, but entertaining nonetheless.

"Hardly a good hunter. You just walk into a nest and pick a fight. Hardly hunting in the common sense. One swing, and they're pretty much done. So...not long. Maybe a month or something? I think this is like my fourth one. They last awhile."

"Well, not really strong. I cheat a little bit."

Lumine peeled back the skin on her left hand, distinctly showing that at least that particular arm wasn't actually organic. Instead, a carbon fiber skeleton of what should have been her hand was in its place. Of course, there was a bit more to her strength than just a cybernetic arm...but that didn't need to be talked about.

The Kineticist slipped the cover back on, much like a glove, and shook his hand...not particularly impressed by her own ability, or Soujiro's apparent attempt at flattery.

"Lumine Symington. Welcome to Starlight Academy. I hope the experience is...enlightening, at the very least. I don't much care for the place, but to each their own."

"That's probably the one thing this place has got going...although I can't say the experience has been a fun one yet."

Always the eternal pessimist, but yet, Lumine didn't have any real urge to do anything about it. She knew full well her problems with the school were entirely in her mind. Soujiro was seemingly the same, but he appeared to have gotten a little carried away with showing off his ability. It was common of most students; but if there was one thing that her adoptive mother had taught her, it was that subtlety was a huge virtue.

Lumine didn't listen to her family much, but not showing off was something that Lumine felt everyone should get accustomed to. Abilities made them unique...but it didn't define them.

"I uh, I think you got it wrong. My arm isn't my ability. My arm is the result of it."

Physics was something of a bitch. And although Lumine was visibly impressed with the 'replica' of her hammer...it wasn't quite right.

"The replica is okay, but it's missing detail. A...personality of sorts."

Or in Lumine's case, a person. The hammer wasn't really a hammer at all. A human hand formed out of the handle and waved momentarily before popping back in.

"See what I mean? This is Terrene. She's my sister, and a teacher at the school. I think she's busy grading or something. I don't know.