.:Mythic Dawn{Fantasy Romance/Action RP}Semi-literate:.

[OneSmartChicken]

{{ I have no willpower when it comes to my cats. One of them's laying on my arm/shoulder/hand/everything I need to type with and I just can't bring myself to move him. He's such a cutie. <3 }}

Hino smiled faintly as his thoughts drifted briefly to her. He thought she could be useful. I want to be. She remembered vaguely that she'd been useful long ago, when she wasn't still so new and relatively fragile. When she didn't need a kelpie to protect her. But she couldn't remember how she'd been useful, only that people had praised and thanked her. She liked when people thanked her.

Oops. She licked her lips as she dropped farther into his subconscious; it was too easy to do. At least she couldn't do any damage, but she didn't want to see what he didn't want to show her. Like Danielle. And the fact that he didn't plan to come with them. She abruptly moved her hands to his cheeks, making him look at her with a surprisingly fierce--if absurdly childish and mulish--expression.

You're coming with us. Even if I have to ask Jake to drag you along, she pushed into his mind firmly, a glimmer of fire dancing through her eyes. She meant it too; it was easy to get attached when you dove into someone's mind, saw the goodness within them that they themselves couldn't see. He was so strange, so...scared, in his own way. She smiled at him and patted his cheek like an old lady, even though she had to stand on her toes to be able to look him in the eye.

Jake crossed her ankles, narrowing her eyes at him. A traitor. Where she came from, they killed traitors, even the ones who wanted to repent. Especially the ones that wanted to repent. Because then you hadn't just betrayed your people, you betrayed the ones you chose over your people. But she looked at Hino and sighed, resigning herself to working with him. If Hino was still holding onto him like that, then there was no way he was 'badbad', as Hino would say. She glanced over at Laila, wondering if she should tell her as much.

She sighed and reached out to touch Laila's hand lightly. "Trust Hino," she murmured. "I'd trust her with my soul--and I'd sell my soul to protect her. I do not trust lightly, Nix--" it no longer sounded like an insult, more a sign of mutual respect. "She has saved me in more than one way." Jake grimaced and dropped her hand, turning back to her book. Exposing that much about herself was...uncomfortable to say the least.

[AngelofSins]

((I love cats!<3 I spoil mine way too much, but I love him! Yeah, I don't know why Doggy expects people to join a 400+ page Rp, but whatever.))

Leonard stared back at Hino with an expression of mild shock, realizing she had read his subconscious and too confused about why she bothered to care to allow himself to feel bothered by her patting his cheek. She shouldn't care, not about what happened to him anyway. He was going to find a way to get them out of the school and if he could come along he would try, but after years of seeing nothing but cruelty and greed it struck him as alien that this girl should be worried for him, more or less. It was... nice, but so foreign it was almost frightening. He didn't know how to deal with even that tiny show of compassion, and for a moment barely registered Laila's words to him. When he did he blinked, breaking his eye contact with Hino after what was only a few seconds but felt longer thanks to the mental connection, and turned to face the nix.

"I've... tried, yes." Leonard's voice nearly broke with a pain that shocked him. Not that he had felt it, but that he had actually shown it. For some reason it was hard to be cold or closed in his situation. Lying would be impossible with Hino listening to him, and for some reason hiding his emotions had momentarily been difficult after realizing she would sense them all anyway. But she wasn't the only one listening. "You remember I sold out students, do you not? Well many were tricked into attempting escapes, so I saw more of the campus on Kastor's assignments than he would have liked. Eventually I will try to draw out a map of the campus, but not until I'm sure of our members. Just knowing your way around this place may be dangerous, especially if anybody became rebellious and tried to leave on their own, or was tempted to explore." About halfway through his little speech he managed to completely shape his words, forcing his usual confidence to mask over his uncomfortably bare mental state. He hadn't realized until she caught his momentary slip up that Hino had complete access to his raw emotions, even the ones he was barely aware of feeling himself. It made him feel... exposed, but not necessarily bad. With anybody else, yes he would be bothered or frightened, but Hino was too... too unusually good to abuse the connection like that, which was eery in itself.

[Wolf_Fang_13]

((Aww, I love cats <3 Mine likes to sleep on my hands/keyboard when I try to type. But I can't push her off because she is so cute and fluffy. That and she is also heavy and it's impossible to move her unless she wants you to XD ))

Laila felt something touch her hand and looked over at Jake. She sighed and looked down at her book. "I'll try," she said under her breath, more telling herself than to Jake. Laila always had some trouble trusting people, well careful would be a better word. For her whole life she has never had to trust anyone but herself. Now she was putting her survival and hopes of escaping with these people. Though she could tell that Jake really did have a strong trust with Hino, it almost seemed like they had a bond of some sort. When the kelpie's hand dropped, Laila rested her hand on top of it and gave her a genuine smile that was quite rare for the nix. Even though she did not trust Hino fully, she would at least try.

She then looked back up at the wizard and phoenix. When Leonard spoke, Laila was a bit caught off guard by the pain in his voice. He seemed so cool and collected moments ago and now he seemed to be in pain. She then realized that if the phoenix had access to his mind, then he must have some kind of one with her. She did recall that Jake mentioning talking with Hino through their minds or something like that. Maybe the phoenix said something to reveal this emotion in him. Her mouth then shifted to a frown when he mentioned tricking people into fake escapes. How could she know he wasn't planning the same right now and just telling them this so they would be caught off guard? That and the fact that he admits to knowing the campus, they could be easily walked into a trap. The nix kept quiet and just sat back in her seat. She figured that the phoenix will tell them if what he says is the truth or not later.

[OneSmartChicken]

{{ Yeah, mine are all so eccentric. One of them only wants to be touched on his terms, and one of them demands petting CONSTANTLY, and one's just a big grouchy pants. By which I mean she growls at everything. I've even caught her growling at her tail. Which was made all the more adorable by the fact that she's a bobtail. XD }}

Hino smiled at him, then shifting her hands up to his temples again. She closed her eyes and watched his thoughts again, more like a curious kitten than the avid hawk most people expected a 'lie detector' to be. She listened to him speak, hearing the pain in his voice. Immediately she felt a desire to sooth rise in her. Never one to fight such things, she let her watchful presence become a soothing one as she lingered in his thoughts. A twinge of doubt invaded her thoughts. Not from him and certainly not from her, and it didn't feel like Jake. Laila then. Her mind was too open just then, catching thoughts from Jake who always left her mind open to Hino. Jake's thoughts were considerably less innocent than Hino's. Through Hino, there was an easy pathway into Jake's mind.

Oh. Bad. Abruptly Hino dropped her hands and smiled up at him, then turned away. "He's not lying," she said confidently, then beamed at Laila. "He'll definitely help us." Changing direction, she locked onto Jake and headed for her with the look of a child heading for her mother, her pillar of certainty.

Jake had been considering much the same thing as Laila, but her eyes were locked onto Hino rather than the wizard. Hino was impossible to read when she wanted to hide something, but Jake knew her reactions best and had more confidence in reading the little phoenix than the wizard. She started in surprise as Hino moved away from him. Had she seen something unpleasant? No, not exactly. She looked pleased and confident, certain her words were the absolute truth. Which was good, but normally Hino would be cautious and stay in his head until the end. A bit of one of Hino's past lives lingering no doubt. When she headed for Jake, she knew something was wrong and sat up immediately, setting the book aside and reaching out for the little phoenix.

Hino smiled and placed her hands on Jake's temples. She stared in confusion up at the phoenix, then winced as imagery and information flooded into her mind. Before she had a chance to comprehend much any of it, pain lanced through her. She cried out in shock, writhing against the agony. The flare felt like fire running through her veins, scorching her eyes and singeing every last hair on her body. Then it was gone, lasting no more than a moment, and Jake found she hadn't moved at all. The writhing had been in her mind alone. Hino had tears in her eyes, face apologetic as she started to cry the moment Jake's gaze met hers again. Without hesitation, Jake hugged her and let Hino cry it out silently on her shoulder, turning her attention casually back to the wizard.

"Mugi and Hino can help you with the map. They're good at helping you remember small details," she told him, as if nothing at all had changed. Except that she'd decided to trust him. At least as far as she could throw him. Well maybe not that far; he was pretty little. She could probably throw him a good distance.

[AngelofSins]

((D'aww.<3 I love kitties! mine's really fat though. Major writer's block.>_< Hm... I feel like there should be more people around, haha. Should I have one of my other people come by or no?))

Leonard couldn't help staring at the two girls with complete and utter confusion evident on his face. He had absolutely no idea what had just happened or why Jake was so calm about it. Was that sort of thing a common occurrence? Whatever it was, he could tell the two girls wanted to keep it secret or something, but there was no way he could allow himself to ignore that. "I'm curious, what was that about? It seemed rather... odd." His gaze slid from Hino to Jake and back again, doubting either of them would be willing to tell him anything yet still hoping they might. It was mildly selfish, but he couldn't help hating that so much was already known about him yet, as he realized now, he knew nothing of the three girls before him. Hardly fair, but it did make sense, though he was reluctant to admit it. "As for your suggestion about the maps, I'll consider it. I'm worried that we might be discovered holding them however, it isn't rare for one of the teachers to search the dorms, and they can be surprisingly thorough despite being only humans."

(Epic fail post.>_< WAY too short... I'm trying to type this while finishing a new RP, lol. I'll post the link in a moment I guess... it's pretty confusing, don't know why i bothered.>_>)

[Wolf_Fang_13]

((Awww, mine's a fatty too, but that's because she is a Siberian which is the second largest cat breed. Look them up on Google, they are big fluffy cuteness! <3
I don't know, it is your RP ))

Laila watched Hino walk over and then touch Jake's head. She then gave them a curious look. "Very odd indeed," the nix said with an agreeing nod. She then started to wonder if this was a frequent and normal occurrence for the two. Nether less, she found herself also staring at the two girls in curiosity. She then moved her gaze off of them and sat up in her seat. She then looked towards Leonard.

"As for the map, if you need a place to hide you can hide it in my room. There is a mouse hole behind my bed. I can turn into a mouse like that and hide the map deep in the hole and retrieve it when needed," Laila suggested with a light wave of her hand. She doubted that the humans would even consider looking in a mouse hole if they were to search her room.

((Writer's block >.< And sure, I'll join a new RP. Don't worry, I bet it's not that confusing XD ))

[OneSmartChicken]

{{ I dunnoooo. S'up to joo. And my cats are chubs too. Particularly the little grouchy one; she's built weird so she's kinda rounded. She's on a diet now though. The other ones are fatsos still though. }}

Jake frowned, tilting her head to look questioningly at Hino. She'd stopped crying at least, but didn't seem inclined to pull away and explain just yet. The kelpie considered her options, then sighed. It wasn't really a secret after all. "Hino just took some precautions is all. If you were to read Hino's mind, you'd find little of interest unless you did a full-mind search. She's young though so most of what you'd find are simply blocked memories. Since her mind's abundant with those, it's easy to mistake things that are walled off as just more memories. In other words, for the most part, she's not a liability despite her relatively open mind. However, her and I have a sort of...link." Jake shrugged, searching for the right way to explain it lest she cause more confusion. "Through her, gaining access to my mind would be relatively easy. Hino also realized that, since I am more of a brute force person and me and my species have no psychic talents, I have little defense against even a half-trained psychic. So she blocked off my mind from prying eyes, and it hurt since my mind's not made for that sort of thing." She'd also sent Jake information, but since she wasn't sure what that was yet she'd keep it to herself for now.

Moving on, Jake nodded. "Hiding them in a mouse hole would be a good idea. We could even set up something inside the hole to make it seem like it ends sooner than it does, once the maps are finished and we've no need to be pulling them out all the time. Although I think people we trust--people with good mental walls--should memorize them lest something happen to you, Leonard." She was thinking practically; people disappeared, that was a fact of life, particularly in a place like this. Hino sat up, rubbing at her face, and moved over to sit in a different chair and read a book on clown fish that had been left sitting on the table. Mugi snuggled against her neck and looked like he was reading the book too, interested in whatever she was interested in.

{{ Kinda short and weird-sounding. Watching Fringe and wanna get back to it. XD }}

[AngelofSins]

((Haha, yeah mine's an Abyssinian, and it's not supposed to be possible for them to get too fat.>_>' My cat is so chubby he defies genetics. Ugh. Still short posts.>_>' I fail. I think I'll have someone come by soon, just don't know what they would do.Hm... It sort of odd... but here's the link:http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=277702&p=6836059&sid=67358c1da4ca0890ceb47bb4eab9c76e#p6836059))

Leonard considered Laila's suggestion of using a mouse hole for a moment. Yes, it was very unlikely that anybody would bother checking a mouse hole under normal circumstances, but if they enlisted help from one of the students, such as a warlock, it would be possible to detect "secrets" in the room. It sounded like some silly thing out of Harry Potter, but oddly enough those spells did exist, and there were means other than magic that could amount in the same thing. "If I could put an undetectable charm on it that might be a good idea, as long as we made sure the map always got back to you after we used it." He considered the idea a moment longer, frowning slightly as he did so. An undetectable charm had a simple result, but it was extremely difficult to perform. It would be no trouble for him to cast one of course, but the use of so much magic would definitely draw attention. The spell he had just used was complicated enough, but at least it hadn't required too much actual magical power and besides, he practiced every now and then. The odd spell was okay, but that charm... he'd have to be careful.

When Jake gave her explanation for her and Hino's strange behavior, Leonard only nodded slowly, finding the short speech odd but not unbelievable. Mental blocks could be immensely painful to set up and just as painful when broken down without consent, though Jake wouldn't have to worry much about anybody trying to do so. There were few people with that ability in the skill, and most of them were in this room. "All right, that's a good point." He consented upon hearing her idea about the map. "Who would you suggest? You said Hino had a good memory so she would be a likely one to do so, but if something happens I'd rather at least three others have the map memorized, especially if Laila can't reach it for any reason."

[OneSmartChicken]

{{ My laptop is messing up. Shutting down now. Hopefully it will work afterwords. If not, may take a maximum of two weeks to get back while it gets fixed. }}

[Wolf_Fang_13]

((I am so sorry for not posting in a while. School has been a pain in the butt lately. So I will only be on a couple times a week now. Sorry))

Laila nodded at the idea of an undetectable charm. Even if it was hidden deep in the vacant mouse hole, there would still be means to discover that there could be something hidden in her room. An undetectable charm would be smart to have. "But would it be safe to put on an undetectable charm? You said earlier that if Mogi that if he helped you with the spell to cover up our voices then it would be too much magic and be detected by the headmaster. Would this charm be detected if preformed?" The nix asked after thinking for a few minutes. It would be ironic for an undetectable charm to be detected, but she guess such a spell would require a lot of magic.

Laila then thought over what Hino said, about someone with good mental walls should also memorize the map if something happened to Leonard. "I volunteer to memorize the map if anything happens. Though I am not a creature capable of creating mental walls on my own. Hino, is it possible for you to also create a mental wall, like you do for Jake?" Laila asked, turning towards the phoenix. "I would need it anyway since I will be the one hiding the map. The vacant mouse hole in my room is like a maze with any different twists and turns. It would be best if I was the only one knowing the way to the map. So I need my mind blocked so no one else would pry into my head, for I doubt I'm the only one that can shrink down small enough to fit in the mouse hole. So I think it would be best if I'm the only one that knows the way and it stays that way," she said explaining her reasoning. She was aware that mental blocks would be painful to create, but she figured she could handle it.