The Testing ☢ The Pain ☣ The Revolt

[SapphireEdge]

Marco shrugged, "It's an item of clothing for girls. Boys don't really suit skirts. Unless it's a kilt, which is a special type of Scottish skirt-thing. Guys can wear them, but I wouldn't"

Ethan sighed as COdy and Maria walked out of the door, and stood up, going to check Cody's list. It wasn't very long, but he could see that Cody hadn't even got very far through the book. Probably because he had been looking over at Maria and Ethan for a while, which Ethan had noticed. Ethan ran his fingers through his hair, he didn't want Cody to be his enemy, but neither did he want him to take Maria like that. It wasn't fair.

Maria thanked Cody as he opened the door for her, "Toilets are just down the hall," She murmured, swinging her hand in his slightly as they walked down the hallway. "Ethan got you reading too?"

[Thecrowmuse11]

Cody
Cody smiled. "Okay." He said, feeling lighter and lighter as they walked, bubbles of happiness rising inside of him. When she mentioned Ethan, the bubbles sank a little, but he nodded. "Yes, but I know a lot of stuff in the book he gave me." He said.
Myra
Myra tilted her head again. "Why?" She asked. She wondered what he had meant by it being, 'a girl thing.' She hadn't noticed much differences between what the boys wore, and what the girls wore.

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Marco shrugged again, "I don't know. It's just something that's always been. In the past, women only wore dresses and men wore trousers and suits. It's just the way. Seriously though, I'd look so stupid in a skirt."

Maria nodded, "That's good. I bet it's nice to be smart..."She looked down and sighed, "I can barely read the words at all. They seem to muddle up/"

[Thecrowmuse11]

Cody
Cody looked at her, with a little worry. "Maybe you need glasses?" He asked, trying to be helpful. He didn't like the idea of her beautiful blue eyes being locked away under a lass prison, but he didn't like the thought of her struggling with anything even less.
Myra
Myra shrugged. She needed to get used to all these strange words... Sometimes it was as though he was speaking a totally different language from her. She hadn't had much need for words while in her cell, even though she knew plenty of them.

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Maria shrugged, "Maybe, Ethan keeps offering me some. But I really don't want to wear glasses. It's a real pain in combat."

Marco smiled, "So let's go." He jumped off the bed and held out a hand to Myra.

[Thecrowmuse11]

Myra
Myra grabbed his hand, and slid out of bed. She was in much, much better mood right now. Maybe it was the combination of chocolate, friendship, and a plan for revenge, but she was almost the polar opposite of how she had felt before.
Cody
Cody nodded slowly. He could see that. They arrived at the door of the bathroom, and Cody half-smiled, reluctant to see her go. "You don't have to... wait around, if you don't want to..." He said slowly. He would make this the quickest bathroom trip ever. That way Myra and Ethan wouldn't be together for very long.

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Maria waved her hand in front of her, "Eh, I'll just wait out here." She was a little fed up of the stuffy hospital office and although Ethan was her friend, she knew that him liking her was blatantly obvious, especially to Cody.

Marco helped Myra up and let go of her hand once she was standing. "So, you may have to go into one of the lower classes due to not being schooled for a while."

[Thecrowmuse11]

Myra
Myra nodded slowly. "That's okay." She said, trying to piece together what he had said. "Um, but... I don't think I've EVER been to 'skule.' " She said. "I'm not even entirely certain what it is..." She bit her lip. He must think that she is so stupid, right now...
Cody
Cody smiled, trying not to show exactly how pleased he was. He walked in, and... *Timeskip*

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Marco raised his eyebrows for a split second, but quickly let his features melt back into a smile, "That's okay. You were in the Government cells, I wouldn't expect you to know. So basically, it's a place where you go to learn things. We have different classes, or groups, and a teacher stands at the front and teaches you something. For instance, my first lesson tomorrow is English. We're looking at a play by this playwright called Shakespeare. Basically it's a book." They continued to walk down the halls as Marco talked, "And we're having a discussion as a class, led by the teacher." He turned to Myra, "Have I explained myself at all, or just confused you more? Remember, any words that you don't understand, just kick me or something and I'll explain."

Maria stood outside in the hallway, leading against the wall. When Cody came out she grinned and moved to his side, "So how about we ditch Ethan and get some time off before the mission."

(We may need you, 49th Alias, to make another charrie to come with us on the mission. I'll fill you in on details if you're interested)

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Myra
Myra looked at him, slightly alarmed. She didn't want to kick him. "I think I got it..." She said, wrinkling her face up a little in concentration. It was like a puzzle, and the words where the pieces, with the meaning the picture. She had done loads of puzzles, to test her cognitive skills. "So Skule is a place where we learn more things, with someone called a teacher directing the groups, and tomorrow you are going to play with books made by a person called Shaky sphere?" She asked, hoping that she had gotten it all right. It didn't make much sense now, but maybe when they got there it'd make more sense?
Cody
Cody bit his lip. He really wanted to go back, and learn to be a doctor... but he loved spending time with Maria, and he didn't want to go back, and have Ethan start cuddling her, or something. Plus, he didn't want to disappoint her... "Okay." He said, trying to keep the reluctance out of his voice. "What do you want to do?"