#99lostsouls

[prince-kalim]

Spirits had been low in the shared Ramshackle house as the time taken to return to the dorms stretched out into the new year. He had been lounging in the living room fidgeting with a loose thread on a cushion trying to think of a way to get everyone smiling.

That's when the Idea came to him. Of course it was so obvious! A party!

Excitedly he rushed past the room Jamil was shouting something about preparing a feast for the evening as he headed to Sam's to get decorations.

After dropping no small amount of Thaumarks he was now balancing on his tippy toes on the edge of the sofa trying to pin up some bunting stretching as far as he could to get the angle right when the door opened causing him to jump.

"Wah!"

He braced to hit the floor but luckily it never came. Greeted by golden eyes he chuckled slightly.

"Ah thanks Ortho! It was, wasn't it! Good job you were here." He rebalanced himself dusting himself off. 

[rove-bogge]

Let us gaze upon the stars

For @99lostsouls __ It was time to finally have this talk, Rove had decided. And as the snow fell like falling starlight upon the island he was inspired. Maybe getting off the school grounds would help.

So it started with an invitation.

Bundled up in his snow clothes to venture out. He headed to the room that Ortho was based in....well first of all peeking to make sure Floyd wasn't lurking... Once he found the coast clear he spotted Ortho.

Toying with the hat in his hands he bit his lip slightly before calling out to the other. "H-hey Ortho...do you want to go see the lanterns with me?" He asked gripping the hat tight. Maybe he shouldn't of put his warm clothes on first...what if Ortho was busy? What if he said no then he looked stupid...would he still go alone...he would look pathetic if he did...but if he asked someone else it would make Ortho feel replaceable. His eyes were likely spinning as he panicked, unsure what to do if he was told no.

[rove-bogge]

ADC simulation

Spelldrive season was incoming. Hype was snaking its way throughout the dorm mixed with dread as others started to buckle under pressure. For most of Ignihyde dread was making itself at home. Though normally competent casters, the prospect of having to go outside and literally touch grass made most of the introverted house feel queasy. Add the pressure of a public event that would be televised and the need to perform it was making many of the quiet withdrawn houses on edge.

Rove on the other hand...was training. As the dorm's front liner he wanted to sharpen his skills that had gone dusty in the off season. Finding himself on the trainingfield he had asked Ortho to help him. Partly because the boy would have all the data he needed on the other teams defences. But also because he wanted Ortho to feel involved. Due to Ortho's nature as not being a proper student he wasn't allowed to compete on the team. Rove thought the whole ruling was stupid but then again having an adorable ai robot who might as well be a mini war machince with how teched up Idia had made him would most likely bring complaints.

It was a hot day as Rove tied his messy hair back into a stubby ponytail to keep it from sticking to his neck as he stretched. "So Ortho, give me the hardest CC." He grinned. "No holding back and giving tells. I want to test my analysing skills to see if I can read what you're doing and how to counter it fast and try and make that processing time faster."

He grinned meanincingly. "We will win this year! The whole house better get good or I'm going to invest all their tech! Not even Idia will be able to fix it!"

His competitive nature was taking over. No one was safe if no one checked Rove's need to win now. 

_____ @99lostsouls

[rove-bogge]

continues from here @99lostsouls ___

Rove nodded, taking Ortho's hand leading him out the door. He knew there was a quiet spot outside away from the heat and flashing lights where you could still hear some of the music.

Away from judging eyes and annoying people. Once outside he smiled gently at Ortho. A rare smile reserved for barely a handful of people.

"So what's making my little moth so down?" He asked as he Took Ortho's hand gently starting a slow dance to match the music envious of Ortho's floating as the other could glide in the air as if he had wings.

"You were so excited for this party why are you suddenly so glum..." He asked, concerned. If this was due to Idia he was going to drag his House warden out by his ears...if it was someone else....well that person was going to wish they weren't born when he was done with their electronics.

[rove-bogge]

Stealth check dc 15

answer for @99lostsouls ____ A spectral dice weaved between his fingers illuminating a small area around the pair as they carefully opened the door into the faculty room. Glancing round to make sure no one lingered before slipping in.

"So what are we looking for?" Rove asked as he walked over to one of the desks glancing over the papers on the wood work. "Surely we could find this stuff through hacking right? You could do it in a blink thinking about it." Though looking at the quiz answers sheet he was holding he scoffed. "Then again most of the staff are ancient so they likely type with two fingers. So it's all on paper I guess....what are we looking for again?"

[hyaina]

dough!

@99lostsouls​ : ❝ do you want to bake cookies with me? ❞  source: it’s the most wonderful time of the year! [accepting] 

Winter at Ramshackle SUUUUUUUUCKS!!! How are people supposed to survive in this freakishly cold weather!? Snot’s threatening to drip out of his snout and freeze into icicles, frost’s nipping at his winter fur, and his fingers are threatening to turn into frozen little sausages?! It’s almost as if he never left the malfunctioned Savanaclaw realm, the only difference being that his eyelashes don’t automatically glue themselves together if he does as little as to blink?!  What’s taking faculty so long to repair the mirrors!? 

Nevertheless, despite his misgivings, Granny didn’t raise a whiner. Sure, every night spent sleeping under thin sheets at Ramshackle might be a gamble risking frostbite, but a hyena always adapts!  

A kettle’s whistle pierces through the kitchen. It smothers the tuneless humming coming from Savanaclaw’s not-vice, a bushy-headed rascal now that his winter fur’s grown out. Ruggie’s peppy jingle comes to a stop as he switches the gas stove off, then unscrews his yutanpo. Round ears perk to the side as he hears the sound of a tray, but makes little effort to turn towards the noise’s source. Ramshackle dormitory’s kitchen is communal– There’s always guys coming in and out, be it for a bite or to leave their filthy dishes in the eternal pile of junk at the sink. Once the hot-water bottle is filled, Ruggie screws the top back on and wraps it once— twice– with a Savanaclaw face towel. 

“Oh, I’m sleepin’ goo~ood tonight….! Shyehehe— Woah!” Turning towards the door, the hyena nearly drops the bottle as he’s met with a certain Ignihyde android. “O-Ortho!?” Toned arms immediately hugged the hot-water bottle tight; he almost spilled that on Idia Shroud’s brother! As Ruggie panics over the immeasurable sum of money he almost had to owe the Shrouds, an innocent question alerts him. 

“Ya wanna bake cookies with me?” Brown ears flatten, cautious. Then, they raise slightly as his tail flicks. “....What kind’a cookies are we talkin’ about here?” 

[rove-bogge]

Continues from here @99lostsouls

___ Reda was breathing heavily trying to steady his heart beat that hammered in his throat. A gasp escaped him as each noise seemed to be amplified by the drumming of his heart. A bead of sweat running down from his brow and hitting the floor sounded so much louder like the bang of a drum. The haunting voice that made him shiver eerie and inhuman, the slight static making the hair on his neck stand on edge. Haunting and almost entrancing. His grip tightened on the lamp as he turned, swinging it blindly but his strike only met air whooshing and knocking Reda off balance as he stumbled forward. Feeling the feather light sharp claw wisped over his skin leaving a trail of goose bumps behind him. His hand spasming in reflex dropping the lamp with an ear splitting crash. “S-shut up you damn kid!” He yelled it had to be someone messing with him. It is said when a person is scared they will choose one of three responses: Freeze, Flight or Fight. And it seemed Reda chose to fight. You could somewhat admire it….if he wasn’t outmatched. His heart was hammering loudly Ortho could see it rising, likely near to a dangerous level if Ortho pushed too hard. Bracing himself muscles thick from scrum battles in his youth though no longer at his peak still memories in flesh and blood. Maybe intimidating…if he was looking in the right direction. Completely exposed for Ortho like a fly in a spider's web. ___ Rove sighed as he headed deeper into the building. He had been sure to make it a corridor to prevent people from getting lost…had Ortho gone in deeper? Why it wasn’t like the younger to get lost and he was the least likely to be put out by the darkness…all this made him worry more if ortho was still missing…something horrible had to have gone wrong.

[rove-bogge]

❝ OBSERVE ❞

He couldn't help but adore Ortho….He questioned anybody who could hate the ai. As Ortho glided along in the air running errands for his brother he couldn't help but feel a pang in his chest. 

The adorable Ai was his pranking buddy. His buddy in defending the more introverted of the Ignihyde lot. Though Rove was also Ignihydes biggest terror to itself sometimes….though his bugs were more an annoyance then malicious….mostly. It was like they were two heads of the famed three headed beast that protected the underworld and served the king himself. 

He laughed at the imagery that brewed in his mind before shaking his head. He turned back to his room and grinned, having this great idea of a prank he wanted to pitch to Ortho. Maybe he should theme it around the big three headed monster after all… give the newbies a fright maybe… 

Let's make this one a prank to be recorded in history Lunar moth!