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[Rudy, I am told my voice looks green]

"Nice bit of scripture there." Madison stood behind the boy. "Sorry if I bothered you, I was just looking for a place to think. All my other favorite places are crowded." He casually glanced at the page Tyson was on. "I'm not religious, but the Bible does have some nice quotes. Mind if I sit there?" He gestured to a nearby spot.

[Rudy, I am told my voice looks green]

Madison sat down and reclined to stare at the sky. Rumors about the class' first mission were circulating, though he wasn't that excited for it. His power was a bit more circumstantial, and he had no desire to be the Aquaman of the team. So for now he was content to think and appreciate the freedom while he had it.

[Rudy, I am told my voice looks green]

Madison's eyes flicked to the shadow and Tyson's playing with it. A year ago, he would have jumped. But after being at Next Gen for a while, he got used to it. "Shadow Manipulator?"

[Rudy, I am told my voice looks green]

"Cool. I can teleport. I'm Madison."

[Rudy, I am told my voice looks green]

"Nice." Okay, if he ended up on a team with this guy, he would almost assuredly develop an Aquaman complex. "How long have you been here?"

[Rudy, I am told my voice looks green]

"As have I." This kid gave him the creeps. Madison had to get out of here, and fast. "But anyway. I have a class in a few minutes. I should probably get going."

[Rudy, I am told my voice looks green]

((Hey, Erio's reaction was legitimate. And I wouldn't say that Septimus was scared of Tyson :p))

Madison walked off, back to the mansion. He didn't bother portalling.

((Fadez....))

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Alpine sat in the long grass, enjoying the indian summer day. She let the sun shine on her blonde hair, her pale skin soaking it up like a sponge. She giggled as the rays warmed her up.

[Hope]

Scratch...scratch...scratch. Jessie enjoyed listening to the sound his knife made on wood. It was quiet and it didn't hurt his ears like so many other sounds did. His dark eyes flicked back and forth over the carving of the cat he held--the same one he had been working on when he'd met the penny-whistler, Moses. But now the cat was much more fine, delicate, detailed. It had a tail now, and two large eyes in addition to its body and head. He sighed as he looked at his work, enjoying the peace around him.

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"AAHH!" Alpine jumped when she heard Jessie. She put her hands out and encased herself in a golden orb of light, looking out fearfully at the boy.

[Hope]

Jessie himself jumped at the sudden sound, his tools shooting out of his hands. He sprang to his feet and looked around wildly for the source of the noise; had someone struck a cat with a rock? He relaxed, if only slightly, when he saw that it was only a girl who had cried out in alarm. Of course, there was nothing to be alarmed of. "I'm sorry," he said softly, a small smile decorating his lips, "did I startle you?"

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Alpine shrunk away, more light erupting from her outstretched palms. "I did it again!" She squeaked, tears welling up in her eyes. "Not again!" She started to cry. The light fell away as she curled up in a ball, sobbing. "I-I didn't mean t-to!"

[Hope]

((You owe me a file on Cleo, missy.))

She had him worried now. Jessie knelt down, frowning in a kind concerned way as he reached out a hand to help the stranger up. "What's wrong?" he asked. "What didn't you mean to do? Don't worry, you didn't do anything bad." The phrases came tumbling out at random, but at the moment he didn't care. What mattered now was comforting the strange sobbing girl curled up on the ground.

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((I know...I'll write one soon, perhaps Friday, as I'm gonna be really busy Tues.-Thurs.))

"I did! I did do something bad! I made the lights come out again!" She bawled, small frame racked with the sobs. "And Mommy and Daddy will say I--" She paused for a second, then realized that they were no longer on this earth and able to say any thing. She started crying again at that morbid thought. "It's all my fault...it's all my fault...."

[Hope]

"What is your fault? It's okay, it's okay." Jessie crawled over to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "It's all good. Nothing happened, you just used your power. That's natural."

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She sobbed into him. "It's my fault the light came and t-took Mommy and D-daddy....And it's not natural!" She rocked back and forth, hiccuping as the tears streamed down.

[Hope]

And all the while Jessie patted her shoulder and tried to comfort her, murmuring things like "It's okay" and "It wasn't your fault" over and over again.

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The tears dried, and Alpine was quiet for a minute. "It was my fault. If the light didn't come then Mommy and Daddy would still be here and they'd still love me...and they wouldn't be afraid." She said bitterly, thinking of the years when her parents had feared her.

[Hope]

More pats, more reassurances. Jessie didn't know what else to do. He had never experienced this type of breakdown before. He debated telling the girl that her parents were safe in Heaven but decided against it because he didn't know if she even believed in such a place as he did.

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"I'm Alpine." She said softly, still clutching her knees. The little girl looked utterly helpless, with the silvery paths of tears on her face.