A Witch's Tale IC

[NeoSeraphi]

Sherry gasps. "Bertram! ...Don't move. There's a voice inside my head!"

The frog croaks.

"What? A girl right in front of me? Don't be silly, Bertram, if she was right in front of me why couldn't I see h- oooooh, right."

She stands up. "Hello, Miss. I'm doing well today. How are you?" she asks, offering her hand to a space about seven feet to the right of Rachel.

[Diachronos]

Rachel walks up and shakes her hand. "I'm fine. Is your ankle doing any better?"

[NeoSeraphi]

"My ank- oh, you must be Rachel! It's good to see you ag- er, you know."

[Diachronos]

"It's nice seeing you again too, Sherry." She takes a seat beside the girl. "Are you enjoying your time here so far?"

[NeoSeraphi]

Sherry nods. "Yep! Bertram says everything is so pretty here."

The toad croaks.

"Bertram! That's so rude!" She touches Rachel's shoulder. "He doesn't mean anything by it. I'm sure your feet are perfectly sized for your height."

[Diachronos]

"Wait, what?" She looks down at her feet; what was wrong with them, exactly?

[NeoSeraphi]

Sherry doesn't notice Rachel's reaction. "Oh, you know, I heard a rumor that you might find interesting."

[Diachronos]

She raises an eyebrow. "A rumor? About what?"

[NeoSeraphi]

"Do you know Mr. Ferrerus, the history teacher? I hear he's spent every day this week rushing to the library during lunch. Seems like he's desperately looking for something."

[Diachronos]

That's something out of the ordinary for sure... "Any idea what he's trying to find?"

[NeoSeraphi]

Sherry shakes her head. "Sorry, I don't."

[Diachronos]

Maybe I should stop by and see if I can help him? Rachel puts her hand on top of Sherry's. "How come you're eating out here by yourself, if you don't mind me asking?"

[NeoSeraphi]

Sherry turns to her. "What are you talking about? I'm not by myself. Bertram's with me. And so are you, Rachel!" She smiles.

[Diachronos]

Rachel smiles back. "I guess you're right." She sits down to eat with Sherry.

[NeoSeraphi]

Sherry's Affection has increased!

As lunch ends, a pair of upper class boys pass by Sherry and Rachel. Rachel overhears their conversation.

"Hey man, are you going to the welcome back party at the Vampire Dorm this afternoon?"

"Is Risette going to be there?"

"Man, you are obsessed. That's not healthy."

It seems like a big party is being held at the Vampire Dorm for the students. If Rachel goes there, she'll probably run into Lance again...

Maybe she'd be better off wandering campus instead?

[Diachronos]

Rachel decides to go to the party. If Lance is there, she'll have a chance to apologize for eavesdropping on him.

[NeoSeraphi]

Rachel arrives at the Vampire Dorm and is let inside. She hears loud music playing from a set of speakers in the back of the room. Everyone is standing around talking with some drinks in their hands, and a few students are dancing together. The stairs are blocked off, likely so no students go back to their dorm rooms together. A teacher is supervising the event.

Rachel can see a few students playing Darts, a game where you have to aim your projectile spell better than the other players while you all shoot at a very small target in the center of a board. It's good practice for any spellcaster, but evokers in particular get a huge kick out of it.

There's also a few students playing Don't Drop It, a game where the object is to keep a small ball in the air for as long as possible. You pair up in groups of two and use all your force and sonic spells to knock the ball back, but if you touch it with any part of your body you are disqualified.

All in all, it looks like a very lively scene. Rachel's dwarf friend is even here!

"Oh, hey Rach! I didn't think this kind of thing was your scene. If I had known you wanted to come, I would have invited you myself," Yvette says with a smile.

[Diachronos]

Rachel smiles, sticking close to Yvette. "I thought I'd try something new for a change." I didn't think there'd be THIS many people, though...

[NeoSeraphi]

As Rachel sticks close to Yvette, she hears a sharp intake of breath.

"You."

Oh crap.

Rachel turns to see the student who performed a black ritual behind the dorm a few days ago glaring at her. "What are you doing at this party? Do you see any books around, egghead?"

Yvette steps in front of her. "Screw off, she didn't even say anything to you."

"Maybe not, but this is my party. I can kick out whoever I want."

[Diachronos]

Rachel gulps. "I, uh..." What had she done wrong? Why is this girl so angry at her?

She shakes her head and puts a hand on Yvette's arm. "It's okay. If she wants me to leave her party, I'd rather do what she wants than make a scene."

[NeoSeraphi]

Yvette shakes her head. "No way. You finally came out of your shell a little bit and I'm not going to let some Vampire princess ruin it for you."

The black-haired girl narrows her eyes. "What?"

Yvette grins and points across the room. "Darts. All three of us. If I win, she gets to stay at the party. If you win, both of us will leave. And if she wins, you have to become her friend."

The girl gasps in disbelief. "Ridiculous! Me, friends with her?"

"What are you so scared of? If your royal blood makes you so damn special, losing to her shouldn't even be a possibility, right?"

The witch scoffs. "Hmph! Fine then!"

They make their way over to the Darts board.

[Diachronos]

Rachel pales when Yvette starts making bets with the girl. "D... don't I get a say in this?"

[NeoSeraphi]

Yvette grins and pushes her forward. "Come on, you first! Show her how awesome you are."

[Diachronos]

Rachel takes aim and fires an orb of acid at the target.

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Hit: (1d20+2)[8]

[NeoSeraphi]

The black-haired witch frowns and fires a blast of electricity at the target.

Then Yvette steps up to the plate with a confident grin.

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Black-haired witch - (1d20+6)[14]

Yvette - (1d20+8)[16]

The witch sighs. "Alright, you're pretty good. ...Sorry I yelled at you, Cyclops."

She turns around and walks away.

"Oh, Cyclops! I get it, because you always keep one eye covered. Hey, that's a pretty cool nickname! I think she likes you."

[Diachronos]

"What in the world gives you that idea, Yvette?"

[NeoSeraphi]

Yvette grins. "Come on, it's just a bit of hazing obviously. She's bullying you because she's testing to see if you're worth hanging out with. I think you should talk to her next time you see her."

She gasps and jumps behind a wall. "Hide!"

[Diachronos]

Rachel blinks. "Hide? Why, what's going on?" She turns to look around.

[NeoSeraphi]

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A tall, shirtless orc male with a hairy chest and long green fingernails approaches Rachel.

[Diachronos]

Rachel squeaks and darts into the crowd, doing her best to hide amongst them and get away from the orc.