They Don't Teach Physics Here [Karashi]

[Dr. Aternity Awren]

Alright, so. Not everything Aternity does is research, work and computer stuff. Sometimes he plays bass too! And other times, he works on his own abilities. Today was going to be absolutely none of those things! Instead, his work would be focused on watching students and getting a feel for their powers. He couldn't be a trainer without first learning about everyone else. I mean, how was he supposed to teach say...someone with his ability without knowing even what they did? Wouldn't that be embarrassing. Anyways. So what exactly was the good doctor up to?

Well, visiting the training areas for the first time was a good start. And as he walked in, he was sure that this place, if it was to happen, was where he would be killed. A weight practically flew across the room and hit the wall close to him.



Anyways. Ahem.

Moving across to a bench against the wall where he might be able to see any flying projectiles, Aternity set up his laptop and started taking notes. He didn't know any names just yet, but at the very least, some ideas would help. Like that guy who seemed to be able to lift far more than his body would otherwise allow. Super strength?

Maybe. Or gravity manipulation.

Ugh. This was going to be a pain. Maybe it was just time to get more coffee.

[Karashi Usaki]

Karashi threw the rock with a grunt, and it smashed into the wall. She squealed, covering her mouth. A supervising trainer told her that it was alright and that she was doing well. Busting up a wall was doing well? She didn’t quite understand it, but she shrugged, and nodded at him when he told her to try again. She had been practicing on moving large objects for over an hour now, and she was getting both tired and bored of doing the same thing over and over again. Didn’t the trainer have anything new and exciting to teach her? Just to spice things up?

She figured she didn’t have any say in the matter. She knew she would get yelled at and possibly detention for talking back to a teacher. Besides, it was against her nature, and customs, to yell at an elder. They were always full of wisdom, so it was best to listen to them and do as they say. Anyone older than the person of age was considered an elder, so that’s how she thought of everyone else who was older than she was. She just hoped that they didn’t really mind. She would feel horrible if someone took offense from her for that.

She picked up another rock, and threw it again. Again this throw was accompanied by a grunt. She had thrown it farther this time, and she was please, till she saw the man who had been standing right by it. She gasped, her hands going to her mouth. She could have killed a man! The trainer went over to her and rubbed her shoulders. She nodded, only half listening to her trainer who was training her now. She was more focused on the man she had almost hit. She wondered what he was doing with his laptop, and why he was even here in the first place. She nodded at her trainer, and then threw a rock even farther, making sure not to hit anyone this time. She wanted to impress the man that had come in.

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Muse: Great!

[Dr. Aternity Awren]

Okay, so it appeared super strength was just a boring power in real life as it was in any comic book. Especially considering you STILL had to train to keep all that strength with weight lifting. Oh well. There wasn't much to take notes about there, but there was however, plenty of other people to watch. Like for instance, Ternie had finally traced back where that projectile had come from. Especially since the grunt, and the force in which the projectile had been hurled this time was needless to say, difficult to miss. His face was spared the pain of a rock...

But she would not be spared his interest.

Packing up his laptop, he walked over to the girl and trainer and introduced himself before she could throw another deadly weapon across the room.

"Miss, my name is Doctor Aternity Awren, I'm a new trainer here, would you mind me watching your training, and maybe explain to me how it's going?"

Aternity had a lot of theory. That was for sure, but working and doing hands-on work was a bit new to him. He was creative, but understanding the schools methods of teaching would go a long way towards improving the schools teaching methods. Aternity took out a notepad and stood back a little bit. He wasn't going to get hit again after all. No, that would be saved for a few other people standing everywhere else.

"If you're not up to it, that's perfectly okay. I'm kind of new at this, and a bit curious if I'm honest."

[Karashi Usaki]

Karashi was about to throw another rock with her mind and hands when a man in a white lab coat (assuming that was what he was wearing) came over to her trainer and her. She dropped the rock she was about to throw, and took a towel that her trainer had handed to her. She wiped her forehead and smiled. “Greetings. My name is Karashi Usaki. I’d be honored to have you watch me.” She beamed. She felt special that this man wanted to observe her specifically.

She then looked at her trainer and nodded. The trainer nodded back and then pushed the man back to where it was safe. Karashi’s trainer gave her the ok, and she nodded, turning towards the rock again. She frowned, and then focused on the rock. She was a bit nervous now that she knew the man was watching her. She wanted to do good to show him what she could really do with her powers. She closed her eyes, and when she opened them, they were completely white. She grunted, and the rock was floating in the air. She then grunted, and the rock flew towards the wall, breaking into little pieces.

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Muse: Ok

[Dr. Aternity Awren]

At this point, Aternity just sat down on the ground and started taking notes to make himself look busy. All the normal stuff was there. Name, apparent age, origin. He assumed Japanese straight away. The accent and the look was actually pretty obvious. What he was interested now is in how she actually managed to move the rocks without touching them. More questioning was in order it seemed.

"If I can ask a few questions to you, when were you first able to start moving objects like this, and, do you know how you're able to do so?"

The last question was to get a glimpse into Hammel's own teaching methods. However, Aternity had also put her current trainer on the spot in this case. He didn't want to do that, but if the good doctor was going to make any headway in teaching the kids, and therefore, keeping his own job, it just kind of had to be done. He also had a few other questions.

"Also, how long have you been at Hammel?"

Ohhh, the battery was probably enough to make the girl annoyed. Mehhh, probably not smart. Oh well.

((Sweet jesus these are getting short. Now I feel bad.))

[Karashi Usaki]

Karashi breathed hard. She grabbed the towel that her trainer through at her. She decided to be a show off and levitate it back to her trainer. He smiled, nodding at her. She knew that signal. It told her to knock it off or her trainer wouldn’t be happy. She nodded and then frowned at the man who said that he wanted to ask a few more questions of her. She figured it couldn’t hurt, so she nodded. She crossed her arms over her chest. She rolled her eyes. What was the harm in answering a few questions?

She shrugged at his first question. “I don’t it was probably about two weeks into school. I’m not really sure.” She wondered how many questions the man was going to ask. She had class after this, and she didn’t like being late. “Honestly I don’t know how I’m able to do it. I just…do it, I guess.” She was telling the truth. She really just focused on one object and then she did it. Nothing to it really. She frowned at his last question. Why did he want to know how long she had been there? It really didn’t seem relevant to her, but she would answer it anyway. “About two weeks, why?”

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Muse: Ok

[Dr. Aternity Awren]

Of course the students wanted to show off. Hell, even Aternity wanted to show off. He hadn't used his power since he got here, except maybe around the home. And even then it was in moderation. Not that the good doctor minded her showing off. The more she worked, the better the student got really. Over-exertion was always on his mind, but after hurling rocks, moving a towel was extremely easy, or at least, that's what he assumed. Listening to her answers was even more intriguing in a way. She was new with all this, and she was completely unaware of how she was able to move anything at all.

Unconscious thought? That was a dangerous proposition as she grew. Although Ternie was sure his trainer had already thought of that.

"I'm trying to gain a grasp for different students' progress based on how long they've been in the school. Nothing more really."

That was the truth. Aternity had take a good while to learn his own power based on the complexity of wormholes and the like. If you packed certain students into groups and trained them based on similarities, it was likely they would achieve greater progress than just being individually taught. Not that the latter idea was bad at all, just the opposite in fact. Aternity was actually thinking of taking a small group of students with similar abilities for a class sometime.

"Thank you for your time Ms. Usaki. I know it's almost time for your next course, so I'll let you go. Would you be interested in sort of an...experimental course? I'd like to try some different teaching methods sometime, and need a group of students to be my guinea pigs so to speak."

[Karashi Usaki]

Karashi frowned. This man seemed like a scientist, and she wasn’t very fond of scientists. She didn’t even trust doctors, and this man looked even worse than a doctor. She looked at him. She made sure to keep her distance. She wasn’t about to trust this man until she got to know him better. She would use her power if she had to. She wasn’t afraid to use it, as she had just demonstrated to the man. He seemed harmless, but that’s what they all wanted you to think. Those were the ones you had to watch out for. If you didn’t, then you would be screwed, and she didn’t have anyone who could save her if needed.

When he told her what he was doing and why he was studying her, she relaxed a bit. She felt better knowing that that was what he was doing, but then again it could just be his cover story. All of the bad people had cover stories. She had learned that the hard way. She still kept her distance just to be sure. Her trainer stood by her side, noticing that she was a bit tense and uncomfortable. When the man asked her if she would like to partake in an experiment, she frowned. An experiment? She took a look in her planner. She actually had study hall next. She had to check in with the teacher, but then she was free for the next hour and a half. She smiled at the man.

“I’m actually free for the next hour and a half. I have study hall. I just have to check in with the teacher, and then I can meet up with you wherever. That sound good?” She wiped her forehead with the towel again after she had levitated it towards herself again. She then went over to her things and packed them up. She put her backpack on her back and looked back at the man, waiting for his answer. She figured he would say yes, but she didn’t know him, so maybe he had other things to do before he did this ‘experiment’ of his.

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Muse: Great!

[Dr. Aternity Awren]

Hm, it was certainly possible that he'd overstayed his welcome in this case. If there was anything that Aternity had learned during his own studies, it was that bothering people for things you wanted to do that would take excessive time were generally not particularly good for your mental health. Or theirs. It made a working relationship rather awkward to pursue. In this case however, he'd already broken the precipice, so maintaining his stride would either yield results, or a student would probably hate him. Or in the most amusing case, both. He had had a couple teachers like that back at Kocher. Aternity nodded at her once.

"I don't think I'll need you that long really, but yes, that is acceptable."

Aternity put his note pad away and started explaining himself. Maybe she wouldn't have to skip classes if he was quick enough on the draw.

"I also don't want to keep you waiting. My goal is to find a group of like-powered individuals to train in unorthodox ways. Not through training like this, but using lessons that might be used in the real world. Not just...hurling rocks around. You know, actual, useful tutorials. And for those that don't know yet, the science behind your power as well."

Aternity sighed, and took out a small bottle of water, taking a drink. Dry mouth, talking wasn't his strong suit really.

"It's totally voluntary, and it's not like some super-secret thing. Just wanted to do something different with the students I taught, I don't like lectures, as many students are the same. I figured you might be able to benefit from the different structure. You don't need to answer right away. I'm just kind of advertising and judging interest in the program."

[Karashi Usaki]

Karashi listened to the man speak. Apparently he didn’t want her that long? She didn’t understand. If he didn’t want her for this experiment that long, then why bother with it at all? She didn’t understand why he wanted to go through all of the trouble. It just didn’t seem worth it. Still, she had nothing better to do. She didn’t have any homework seeing as she had already finished it all, and she didn’t have any tests to study for either. This would be the perfect way to waste her study hall. She smiled at him, crossing her arms over her chest.

She nodded at him. “Sure, I’d love to help out with your experiment or whatever it is.” She frowned at his rock reference. So he thought her power was a joke huh? She didn’t like that at all. “So you’re telling me that my power is a joke? You think moving rocks around is easy? Seriously, those things are so damn heavy.” She flipped her hair, obviously annoyed. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to do this thing now. She sighed. She really didn’t want to back out now. She had already said yes, and it would make her look bad if she backed out now. She shook her head. “No, I’ll do it. Just tell me where to go and what we’ll be doing.” She wanted to know at least that much. She figured she had the right to know.

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Muse: Ok