Waterfall

Her fear subsided when his temper cooled and she gave a small, almost weak smile. Nodding her head back at him “It has to be specific? Are you sensitive to others emotions?” That worried her, Loki knew how her emotions have been fluxing this entire time “I’m sorry if I’ve been affecting you too much… I hope I haven’t caused you any discomfort.”

She didn’t flinch this time when he leaned towards her or when he dabbed her tears way, she did on the other hand fluster a little. Loki wasn’t necessarily used to someone doing that for her. Swimming some more was going to be the option she was going to go with, obviously giving him the option of leaving if he wants to but then he said “or….” 

Specific...? I don't get it.... [focusing on what he's doing, so he's speaking absently.] Sensitive, as much as anyone else, I guess... I mean from Sazanaara.

[dabbing at your eyes with fierce concentration, probably to give you time to control yourself. this isn't something he can safely mock, so.] --Uh? [blinking twice, those pinkish inner lids glistening briefly.] No, your emotions are fine.

"I can hear you perfectly fine, yes, hm!"

Deidara turned his head back to the area where the explosion occured. There was a glint in his glance while he watched, admired, the crater his masterpiece left. A few trees around the area were still burning and the smell of burnt flesh, probably from an animal, was lingering in the air. Yes, that was it. Art in all his glory. A slight shifting from the side. Deidara glanced back to the, still on the ground lying just get the fuck up already seriously, student.

"That didn’t go as I had planned but I can’t call it a failure, hm! Look at this beautiful explosion!"

As Deidara was admiring the work of a genius, his own work, a screaming little punk accomplished to catch his attention. A sidewards glance and there he was. In all his glory. Lying on the dirty ground and screaming like an infant. Deidara was debating with himself. Last time he tried to help an useless student drug dealer. Like seriously what part of him was looking like he sold drugs? Well, nevermind. Since the school expected him to help students in need he moved closer to the kid.

Too quiet!

Maybe someone should take a——

He did. Her look was pure astonishment “Really??? Oh how amazing” and cue sparkles, well there would be sparkles if she could produce them but the look on her face shone as if she was sparkling “I haven’t read any of the kids files so I didn’t know but that’s so incredible” Loki was absolutely impressed with Ness and his species.

[giving a nod of approval. That's the best kind of face a woman should be wearing-- incandescently happy. Lady Powai would be proud of him if she knew. just nodding at your statement, though.] That's okay. Only my Head of House and the infirmary staff have to read it-- it means my rooming assignments have to be specific....

[diverting his attention back to you when you pull away, letting his awkwardly-hovering hands drop with no small measure of relief. he can hug, but he does think it wouldn't be appropriate, not with your status and his sensors.]

She notices that he’s going to stay tsun for now and that’s alright, she didn’t expect to change him, hell she didn’t want to; this kid was incredible as is. Truthfully Loki wouldn’t prefer him any other way then how he is now.

[face clearing into a look of mild confusion when you ask that.] Yes. It's in my file at school, too. We read-- emotions, we can see emotions. [matter-of-factly, as though he hasn't just blown your mind, probably. refocusing on the task at hand.]

Oh damn it, this kid is just too cute with his almost excited look forming to that of a confused one. Innocence is precious. It never crossed her mind to see how his species started out but now that he mentioned it her entire core practically exploded with excitement with instant theories “If you did then your route of evolution exceeds the human race and that’s beyond incredible” her voice teeming with pure joy. Maybe she should have chosen a different course to study and teach.

His blush was cute, simple as that but she couldn’t not say anything after he changed the subject, it was a poor cop out on not smiling “Oh that’s bull crap” she huffed “You can smile and still be cool and tough but yes… you’re very cool” maybe she was being a little bias because of his ability to adapt between land and water but whatever, the kid was still very cool despite that.

Perking up when he taps the top of her spine “Oh- okay” submerging her face on the water, blinking a few times and looking over to him with a smile. Easy enough. Putting her dainty hands gently within his own, it was strange holding someones hand like this, not a bad strange though. Loki put all of her trust into this boy as she allowed herself to try to float, calming herself and relaxing her legs straight.

[letting it pass one last time, refocusing his attentions on helping you swim. well, he would, but you sound so excited and energetic it makes him nod obligingly. your smile is still dangerously infectious.] I can ask... Porco-san about that or something... if it'll help... I guess. [hesitantly.] I don't know much about anatomy evolution. But I can tell you about our sensors and stuff I guess. But after this.

[widens his eyes at you when you say "bullcrap," but because that's actually what he understands as normal and what he's used to-- women asserting themselves. nodding obligingly, immediately. still not gonna smile, though. but it's becoming harder and harder to prevent himself from doing it, just automatically.]

Perhaps a little overdue, but something that we needed. They were kouhais, they were senpais and now they’ve reached the final rank. Please welcome our new kyokuseis!

Maya Fey

Kiyama Hiroto

Midorikawa Ryuuji

Ava Ire

Kariya Misaki

Ness Biicha

Nagumo Haruya

Hidenori Tabata

Ruby (Pokemon)

It was a small surprise when he suddenly grabbed her hand but she didn’t resist, actually she was all the more interested in what he was going to point out “Keratin? Oh so they must be pretty durable then” Now that was something worth noting. “Sazanaara?? Oh wait, I meant adaption, not evolution” a small giggle “I’m so excited I’m getting my  words mixed up, how embarrassing” Oh well, what was done was done.

[nodding emphatically several times when you say "keratin," though, understanding blooming on his face.] Yes! That. We have another word for it. [nodding at that, looking slightly confused.] Adaptation....? Yes, I guess so. But I don't know how we started out, I don't know if we were like you and changed, or something.

[getting increasing flustered by your gentle compliments, but you're not making him uncomfortable or being inappropriate or anything like that, Loki-- that's just his personality.] I-- I don't smile! I'm tough. I'm very cool. A-anyway! [refocusing on you, nodding a little with a thoughtful frown, and then taps his pretty fingers lightly on your back, just below your neck.]

Don't be afraid to put your face in the water. You can take it out to breathe. If you hold your head up so much, you'll make it harder to move in the water because your spine will be stiff.

Her face dropped when he said he’d die if they were open “Oh my. …” that worried her but he knew how to control his body so she’d let that worry fade. “Can you really evolve so quickly? That’s so incredible!” oh how her soul was soaring with such excitement to have such an amazing life form in front of her, he was the one of the more ideal images of evolution that someone could find on Earth, well that she knew of anyhow.

[Focus, Ness. Now is not the time. At least he doesn't have a class with you-- he'd never be able to pay attention to the course content.]

[blinking when you exclaim that, though, snapping out of it a little.] Eh... they're made of... they're made of something like this. The gillcovers. [seizing your hand, tapping your fingernails-- he can't remember the word, seemingly.] Don't worry about it.

I don't know about evolution, though.... [a small shrug, drawing his shoulders in and dropping your hand.] We evolved on Sazanaara, so that was just different. Probably not any quicker.

[legs tensing a little when you panic, reaching out to steady one of his dainty little hands on your shoulder, but you apparently don't need it-- he can see that thrilling flare both in your azur and in your smile, and before he even realises it his face is stretching in an awkward movement that's extremely unfamiliar to his tsun self.]

    Inquisitivity.

      Inclusivity.

Tranquility.

There’s something in this school that Zuko can’t put his finger on. His Uncle has formally suggested that he should take academic classes for his own good. Iroh has arranged some class schedule for him before he can land into the said school. But wait, it seems there are some scary or weird rumors and the principal might like to keep her identity a secret from here. The exiled Fire Nation prince paid less attention to the school’s peculiar history as he worried more about settling in here first.

His uncle wished him for the best of luck after Zuko was in a foul mood when he found out that Iroh enrolled him here a few days ago, leaving Zuko behind with his pair of traveling bags. He grabbed something from his pocket as he tried to register something from there after scanning through his class schedule. He discovered he has Culinary Arts in one of his subjects. Fun. 

But back to the subject—

[Those jewelbright eyes are bright with interest, though, but possibly not the kind you'd like.] Ah, someone's so angry? [sounding... rather carefree and amused.] Your azur is really roiling...~ What's with all this consternation?

[puts his hand on his hip, oddly loosely, tilting his head at you, and he actually does lean forward, and-- lord, he totally just sniffed you.] And you smell like fire. [or well, what his alien Sazanaaran nose distinguishes as "fire." lord knows what he's actually smelling.]

[straightening up and blinking, though, extending a hand and pointing past your face, beyond you.] Momo is that way. [bluntly. taking a step back in case you decide to get outraged by him basically telling you that you smell or something. it might catch your eyes, though, Zuko, that he's wearing the blue epaulettes of a senpai on his shoulders.]

Hayato Matatagi has been reserved for you until 8/28!

Unless he were to say something or physically move away from her, she wouldn’t of noticed. Loki was so intrigued with his gills that everything around them seemed to disappear, it was kind of bad how lost she became in her curiosity. Looking up to the youth, beaming with curiosity and a pure thirst of knowledge “How do your gills work with your lungs??” pulling her hand away from his side and holding it back in front of her midriff.

It felt strange for her to be led so elegantly into the water, well… anywhere actually. This one the first time she’s ever been led someone like this and… it kinda made her sad deep down, a sadness for a lack of experiences in her life but she was doing it now, she was learning new things and gaining new experiences and the joy she got form that replaced any ounce of sadness that seemed to dwell within her. 

The water was warmer than she first thought, just barely but warmer nonetheless. Letting the water rise little by little was an interesting sensation, kind of like when you sit in a bathtub but different and on a colossal scale. Making sure the she payed absolute attention to her student and mimicking his instructions,

They... hmm. It goes out through the bottom. Water, I mean. I just breathe in like a human does. [indicating his ribs and operculae with a sweep of his hand, motioning downwards, then indicates his nose and mouth.] There's a.... membrane? In our lungs, and it seals off the portion of our lungs that uses air. [gesturing appropriately.]

When I'm out of the water, these shut. They seal off. [indicating his side-gills.] If they're open and I'm out of the water, I'll choke and die. [bluntly.] If they're open for long enough. I just have the one pair of lungs, you see.

[sobers when you focus so intensely-- gosh, it's very cute when you do that, not that he'd tell you. clear brow furrowing when your azur pangs of sadness, though. but it does fade. going with a hunch, though.]

He couldn’t completely hide that blush, well not at first any how, even if he was going to be tsun over that compliment and look away from her. It was adorable. Wait. Was. Was he skipping?? This just got better. Loki joined in the light skip, she hand’t done this in year; so so many years. Actually she couldn’t remember the last time she skipped anywhere, or if she’s ever done it to begin with. Nope. This was definitely the first time she’d ever skipped.

[an expression certainly does flicker over his face when you touch his gills like that, but it's not discomfort-- perhaps it more like booping his nose or something, since he certainly does breathe from there. at least you're smart enough not to go sticking your fingers in his opercula and give him some sort of horrible reaction with his breathing.]

"It’s a good different though" Loki was quick to speak at the word different, the word that scared her heart as a child and the last word she’d ever use to demean anyone of any species, race, gender or lack there of. The sand was hot under her feet but it was a pleasant feeling compared to the cold water. Casting her gaze upwards to where he pointed and then over to him as she spoke of interpreting currents "I actually have no idea… But if it’s not it’ll do" Loki smiled sweetly

[blinking in surprise when you say it's a good different, colouring up in some surprise and glancing away quickly. that's obviously touched him.] I-- I suppose. [tsun as ever, and his almost-pout reflects that, but his body language does seem easier, picking up almost a skip as he leads you, feet dainty in the sand. nodding when you say that. you don't understand, but it's fine for now.]