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[Murasaki Junichi]

Junichi was tired. He had just come straight from Nagoya, and was not yet given any rest. The men who had taken him with them all had told him to head here.

He shifted around, uncomfortable. He was never good with principals or headmasters. But he didn't know anything about the academy except that it's a school for kids with special abilities who can't return home until they graduate, so maybe the headmaster (or headmistress? He really didn't know) would explain it all to him.

He stared at the big wooden doors.

After a few seconds of staring, he sighed. Fine, he'd go in, but just because he wanted some rest afterwards. And he needed to go look for his sister.

...Oh wait, maybe the headmaster would know where she was.

Now determined, though still nervous, he raised a hand and knocked.

[Imai Hotaru]

The door opened at the third knock, and the boy was exposed to a bizarre collection of animal-shaped robots running around Narumi's previous haunt. The Recycle Pelican was there, and may new others. A robotic parrot flew over to the new arrival.

Please take a seat, the mistress will be with you shortly.

It then proceeded to peck the boy lightly on the head to get him moving. When he was seated, two robotic bears gave him a tray of food and a sunflower in a pot.

Only, the sunflower in a pot procured a cup from nowhere which it then proceeded to fill with orange juice that squirted from its center.

A second door in the room opened and Hotaru emerged, reading the latest Time magazine.

"From Nagoya, right?" she said, walking toward the kid but not quite looking at him.

[Florecia Suzuki]

((ooc: I was granted the permission to post here as well, to save threads in welcoming new students. Arigatou, ne?))

After leaving her grandfather's place, Florecia was both excited and exhausted because of her long journey. She knew the trip from Europe to Japan would take that long, but she still saved enough energy to prepare herself in her new school.

In fact, she thought this new school's system was similar to the exclusive school she went to by her grandparents' will, which is why she was so thrilled in attending the academy.

She was directed to a wooden door where she knocked two times.

'I hope I'm not interrupting anything,' she thought as she heard a faint voice inside the room.

[Murasaki Junichi]

Junichi blinked as a flurry of robots ushered him in and served him food. He felt a bit disoriented, so he sat still.

Just then, a door opened, and a lady emerged, holding a magazine.

"From Nagoya, right?" she asked him.

"Ah, hai!" he replied, quite nervous. He assumed that she was the headmistress. Junichi fidgeted in his seat and looked down at his feet, not saying anything lest he anger her.

[Imai Hotaru]

Hotaru looked up from her magazine and looked at the door. A robot which looked like Mikan opened it, exposing another newcomer.

"Come in, come in." Hotaru said briskly. She had so many things to do; but she had so little time.

As she supplied the girl with food, she gestured toward the boy.

"Go on, ask anything." she said.

[Florecia Suzuki]

The door creaked open and Florecia noticed two people inside the room. Glancing towards the direction of the one who opened the door, Florecia saw a robot. It was a weird looking robot and she was very intrigued by it.

"Come in, come in." A lady with black hair said to her and offered her some food. She accepted gladly; and found a seat rather far away from the other person in the room.

As she observed the whole room, she heard the lady speak once more, but it was directed to the other person in the room. It was a boy, probably in the same age as her, but she could barely see his face.

[Murasaki Junichi]

"Go on, ask anything."

Junichi looked up and saw that the Headmistress was addressing him again.

...anything?

He had a lot of questions; about the special abilities that he and his sister had, about the school, why they needed to study here, why they didn't allow his sister to come home during the vacations, what he was supposed to do...

He shook his head to clear his mind.

First things first.

"So...what exactly are our...'special abilities' called...and...why do we need to attend here? Can't we just go on studying in our old school?"

[Imai Hotaru]

The blonde girl was quiet. Hotaru was not about to make her feel at home; so long as she had something to eat and had no questions to ask, then Hotaru would not speak to her. Presently the Techie sat down on the couch facing the new kids. A robot that looked like Natsume excused itself and vacuumed the carpet.

"So...what exactly are our...'special abilities' called...and...why do we need to attend here? Can't we just go on studying in our old school?"

Practical questions. Hotaru crossed her legs and had her hands on her right knee.

"Your special abilities or skills are called Alices. There two main classifications of the Alice or special ability. First is by type, categorized either by Latent, Technical, Sematic, Special Abilities or Dangerous. The next classification is by shape or manifestation, such as Diffuse, Limitless, Intermittent or or Childhood Alices."

Hotaru paused to let the boy and the girl take in what she had just said. She blinked her purple eyes passively at them and went on speaking when they didn't interrupt her with any question whatsoever.

"The Latent types are Alices that are super powers likeflying, mind reader, illusion, etc. The Technical type areAlices that are based on technology and research fields while the Sematic type are Alices based on the body of humans, animals, and other living things. Special Ability type on the other hand are Alices that don't exactly fit in the three types of Alices I've mentioned beforehand." And, as an afterthought, she added, " Dangerous Ability type are Alices that may be one of the above but are considered dangerous."

She took a moment to take the sunflower and have it pour her some juice. Hotaru drank some four gulps before getting on.

"You don't need to understand Alice shapes for now; explaining them will be the job of your class adviser, and you will meet your respective advisers when we determine what Alice exactly do you have. As for your second question..."

She nodded toward the boy. Hotaru chose her words carefully.

"I do not deny that Alices are rather special than your normal people. We do not know exactly why we posses such abilities and why we are given them, but it is a must that you must be trained by older, more experienced Alices because you cannot expect everyone to accept you as normal when you can fly or make things explode.

"The Alice Academy exists to train Alices, to teach them how to control and hone their abilities so as not to harm others and make them into more productive members of society."

[Florecia Suzuki]

Florecia watched as the conversation went on. She felt that she really interrupted something so she kept quiet, simply listening.

"So...what exactly are our...'special abilities' called...and...why do we need to attend here? Can't we just go on studying in our old school?" the boy asked, first lifting his head up. Florecia almost gasped as she noticed how attractive the boy's face was.

Then the lady spoke and she forgot all about the boy. She listened carefully to what the lady said because of the mention of "Alices". She wanted to know more about them. The lady paused a few times, but Florecia kept silent, waiting eagerly for some more information.

"The Alice Academy exists to train Alices, to teach them how to control and hone their abilities so as not to harm others and make them into more productive members of society." That was the last sentence of the lady, and Florecia took her time in understanding every word. She was awed by the great number of details she needed to know and she ended up speechless.

[Murasaki Junichi]

Junichi tried to listen as closely as possible, though he couldn't stop spacing out every now and then.

So...then he was a Technical type? Maybe...

He stayed silent for quite a while, going over all the things the lady had said. He didn't quite understand some of the parts, but maybe he could ask someone else about it later. Apparently, he was going to be staying here until he graduates high school, so he didn't have to have the answers to all his questions now. He had a lot of time.

Still, a question would not stop nagging him, so he gave in and asked, "Is my sister here?"

[Imai Hotaru]

The blonde girl was still silent. At least they looked like they understood most of what she had to say.

"Is my sister here?"

"We can check." Hotaru said, and the Ruka robot came to sit beside her as naturally as a human being. "Check for a Murasaki. Middle school to High school, Ruka-pyon."

The robot nodded. "Checking all available entries for surname Murasaki. Searching Middle School database. Search complete. Searching High School database. Search complete. One entry found. Murasaki Umeko, Freshman, Latent Ability under Koryuda Takashi-sensei."

"Thank you, Ruka." Hotaru said. She turned to the boy. "That your nee-sama?"

[Sync Satashiri]

He was called by the Headmistress.

Of course, he had to respond. He simply stood up from his desk when the laptop told him he was being summoned. He had finished encoding the grades of the students, and basically had nothing left to do.

He passed through the halls, his footsteps echoing. Arriving at the door to the Headmistress' office. Knocking, he slowly entered the room.

Two kids, and a couple of robots. Hotaru-sama was there standing as he walked in.

"You called, Headmistress?"

[Imai Hotaru]

The door opened again, and Sync entered.

"You called, Headmistress?"

Hotaru nodded, rose and gave him the potted sunflower.

"Do join us. I have two new kids here and I believe one of them will be with our bunch. As for the other, I am not so sure if Orihime is around to welcome her..."

[Florecia Suzuki]

The topic turned to something more personal as the boy asked about his sister. Florecia was amazed as one of the robots moved towards the lady; and at the lady's command, started to shout out some words.

'Is this really a school? Are they really normal people?' she couldn't help but wonder.

After the robot finished its appointed task, the lady asked the boy, "That your nee-sama?" Then it hit Florecia (though it took her a long time) that the boy had a sister in the school. Florecia looked at the boy once more and observed his reaction to this new knowledge. She wanted to know how younger siblings valued their older ones, for she, herself, did not appreciate her younger brother so much.

Florecia was distracted when someone knocked on the door and walked in with a greeting, "You called, Headmistress?" Florecia looked at the lady and then the lady nodded to the person who just walked in. Florecia understood immediately that the lady was the Headmistress herself. She was surprised but also a little relieved that she acted properly in her first meeting with the Headmistress.

Florecia heard the Headmistress say, "Do join us. I have two new kids here and I believe one of them will be with our bunch. As for the other, I am not so sure if Orihime is around to welcome her..." She wondered who Orihime was and what 'her' meant.

It took her a while to answer because she summed up all of her past lessons to create a good impression in that Academy. It was her first time there, afterall.

"If I may, Miss Headmistress," Florecia started politely, remembering the pointers of her teacher, "Who is this person named Orihime?" She chose her words carefully, taking caution not to offend the person she was asking, as well as the person she was inquiring about.

[Murasaki Junichi]

Junichi waited, albeit impatiently, for the answer. He was a bit impressed with the robot in front of him, so he stared at it as it rattled off, "Checking all available entries for surname Murasaki. Searching Middle School database. Search complete. Searching High School database. Search complete. One entry found. Murasaki Umeko, Freshman, Latent Ability under Koryuda Takashi-sensei."

He perked up as the words were said. So his sister was here. He just had to find her. His mind was full of thoughts that he almost did not hear the lady say to him, "That your nee-sama?"

Junichi gave a quick nod, eager to set off. He stood up, but before he could take his leave, the door opened and a man walked in, saying, "You called, Headmistress?"

His head turned back to the lady. So he was right in assuming that she was headmistress.

"Do join us," the headmistress said, "I have two new kids here and I believe one of them will be with our bunch. As for the other, I am not so sure if Orihime is around to welcome her..."

He did not know what that meant. What 'bunch'? And, with the way the lady said it, it seemed that the one belonging to their 'bunch' was him. He was confused, but determined. Whatever it meant, that had to be dealt later. The sooner he found his sister, the sooner they could talk--though about what, he himself did not know.

He opened his mouth to let them know he was leaving, but the other person in the room--a girl; he hadn't noticed her before--spoke up before he was able to. "If I may, Miss Headmistress," the girl said politely, "Who is this person named Orihime?"

He rolled his eyes. Whatever. He didn't care who this Orihime-person was, he was leaving. "I'm going," he announced, and headed towards the door.