Proxima Centauri's Story

Since before time could be recorded, life has looked up at the night sky and reacted accordingly. Some were moved and inspired. Others were shocked and dumbfounded. A few were so eccentric they even used it to give themselves purpose. "The Gods created the night sky." They would say. Not entirely a lie but it was not entirely true. Sure the night sky was once a black canvas but the Gods did not fill it stars or planets. Instead they left this up to beings who were on par with them but were humble enough to permit them to keep their divinity.

The Stars were made by the most majestic of Dragons...the Celestials race.

With scales that mimicked the star spangled space they freely roamed, the Celestial Dragons (or Star Dragons for simpletons) are a rare breed. Capable of causing great calamity and bringing about great tragedy, it is fortunate that they are far too busy maintaining the heavens to bother with the affairs of lesser races. Because of this many see them as benevolent or kind, to paint the night sky so beautifully for all to see. If they only knew the truth they might laugh! With how much sentience has progressed, to the extent some dare harvest the power of the stars themselves, the Star Dragons look down on all life.
"The Bar was set too low on sentience." They say.

Yet in the ever changing emptiness of space a Star Dragon could not help but get bored. Sometimes it was fun to drop down on a planet and greet whatever it was came to see them.

"Cower in fear, Stand frozen in awe, or kneel and worship...all are appropriate responses." Yet there was nothing so graceful or majestic that would warrant such a greeting for this youth.

Still considered a child by her fellows, Proxima Centauri had seen something interesting. One might argue that in the vacuum of space, it was impossible to notice a small flicker of light on a planet but Proxima had seen two flickers and she had recalled this planet. Origin, they had called it yes? Aaah the memories flooded back into her mind and she became excited. There was still that one person on that planet who had impressed her. Perhaps she would pay them a visit.

"Someone else can pull that star out of that one Black Hole's gravitational pull. I'm going on vacation!"

In a matter of seconds she had travelled across the multiverse and thus a problem had spawned. Proxima was going way too fast. An object in motion, stays in motion unless acted upon by equal or greater force afterall and at the speeds Proxima was moving, she could end all life an a planet if she made impact. However, that was not what concerned her. If her mental calculations were correct, she would arrive at that silly Academy she had enrolled at a few centuries or so ago. Missing so many consecutive days was bad enough but at the speed she was going, she would destroy the whole school. The Headmaster's lectures suddenly came to mind.
That fool! How dare he lecture me, A Star Dragon! Not again...not ever! Proxima grinded her teeth and put all her strength into decelerating. If all went well she would not slam into the school campus and destroy it but she would gracefully land and take that filthy human form she had prepared eons ago.

Millen was honestly surprised though, about a number of things today. In the first place, he did know of Meeko's species sort of. Back when the Hero slew him, or at least that is what he made it seem like, there was a sort of Galaxy tour they went on. To be exact, it was him and the hero...for a good one hundred years. That pushy woman practically forced it on him, and maybe it might be considered illegal, but Millen was considered to be the incarnation of evil and knew he had no hope if it came to a legal battle at that time.

Anyways, he knew of several species...the issue was, he couldn't remember the specifics. It was all very hazy, because nine hundred years ago they came back after the Hero finally dropped her guard enough for him to completely erase her memory, and set her up with some sort of small nomadic village. Therefore, he had encountered Meeko's species so long ago, and in passing, so the memory was not concrete.

"Sorry...but, I am afraid not. I am not that old you see, have not been off planet yet".

Millen outright lied for now. However, it was soon after this that the others started showing up...first with Aeka and her guards. If they were truly sensitive, they might feel a strange aura...ominous maybe, but also...charming...and reliable....and friendly.

However, there was also something cold, twisted, unnatural inside him, as if the Void itself took a physical manifestation in this realm.

"You are in it right now. This building, that building, every building inside this area is Astrius Academy. The Boy's Dorms, Girl's Dorms, and the Special and Faculty Dorms are that way, there are actually a number of student run shops all around, and some make great food in addition to the cafeterias in each dorms. There is a district filled with laboratories in particular that way. There is also the Librarium, which is like a Library but more, and...there are...many other....hold on for a second, there is a muscle brained idiot coming".

Slamming his foot into the ground, a huge pillar of energy shot out from his shadow. This would let Aeka and her guards sense his power in greater detail, about how it was Eldritch and Old, about how it contained far more power then a mortal body could contain.

At the same time, blood appeared from his body, and took the form of a sword. However, it then morphed into a bat.

Atrix, who had been watching this the whole time, looked around.

"Hold on! Who do you mean?! What is going on?!"

Meanwhile the three bullies were thankful they could escape without too many people paying attention to them.

Millen just looked at Atrix, and shrugged.

"A really stupid Dragon is about to flatten the city if I don't take care of this. Luckily, one of my powers is to consume things like energy....now!"

Suddenly, the pillar shot up. There was something falling from the sky at great velocity, but that pillar was deisgned to eat away at the velocity and reduce her speed to nothing more then a light feather fall.

He then looked back at Aeka.

"Also, they have a facility where students can even work on their own space ship designs, I think somewhere in the southern part of the District".

Atrix meanwhile just looked shocked.

"Milo....your amazing!"

Meeko wad enthralled with the level of magic Milo was using. "Holy crap! That's so cool." Meeko gushed as he readied the bat to knock the dragons back if he had to. He took note of the comment about consuming energy. The pillar of light was amazing to watch. "Wow." Was all he was able to say as he stared at the pillar of light slowing the dragon down as it fell.

The supposed muscle brained idiot that gracefully touched down at the Academy, with absolutely no help from anyone, was for lack of a better word, exactly as Millen described her. Though at first glance, the human child form that Proxima had adapted as she entered the atmosphere seemedlike a noble. It became apparent that he was absolutely correct about her when she adjusted her cap and she glared over at the trio of boys, having recognized Millen on as she graced them with her presence, she spoke her first words on Origin in perhaps a few hundred or some thousand years.

" What happened? Did your stats go up along with your level allowing you to change your occupation from idiot to jerk?".

Muttering something to herself, she leaned in and squinted her eyes. "...Millen...wasn't he taller?...No, staring at suns must have charred my memory."

Having now solidified that this short child was indeed Millen, she stomped on over to him with a scowl and grabbed him by the collar. "I haven't been here in how long and this is the greeting I get? Where are the trumpets? The crowds of adoring people? Where is the cake!? How hard can it be to conquer a continent?!".

The first thing, the very first thing Demon King Millen did, the moment Proxima granted, was degrade the flow of time to a standstill around them, to create a small, private spot for conversation.

"Shhhhh!!!! You idiot!"

Although it was undoubtably true what he just said, he was actually one of the few people who really could without worry. Because Millen was that powerful, that old, and his abilities demanded that much respect, he could casually converse with Star Dragons.

"First off, you have no idea how irritating it is to manage a continent!"

This was coming from his experience 700 years ago, when he somehow accidentally became King for a few decades because the Royal Family got trapped in a time barrier.

"It is extremely irritating, dealing with all those issues and problems on a daily basis, always having to deal with irritating pests (assassins)! Who would want to conquer an entire continent!"

He then took a deep breath, sighing, and then glaring at her.

"ANd since it would be too irritating to let them think I was alive, and then pest after pest coming to challenge me, I kinda had to fake my death....and then spend like, one hundred years or so with that damned hero before I finally erased her memory and dropped her off at some nomad camp or something".

He couldn't really be bothered to remember the details about that pushy person, so they barely were flicks in his eyes.

"Anyways, so don't give away my identity! I don't want to deal with all the people around me screaming, panicking, or what not! How would you feel if all your siblings and family stopped working, and gave every single job to you? It would be that kind of hell!"

After that, he took a deep breath, and then stopped the degradation of time.

"HI there. Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Milo, and not only do a study here as a student, I also occasionally teach a Special Combat Class on days we have a Special Schedule loadout instead of the usual one for that day. Be warned, anyone who takes my class may have a chance at actually dying, but that is only when they act stupidly. If you listen to instructions and pay attention, you will be fine!"

Atrix meanwhile turned towards Meeko.

"Woah...did you hear him? A teacher and a student! And....hey wait, Special days?"

"Ah yeah, sometimes, because the education of this school likes to adapt, students will have a Special Day pop up in their schedule, sometimes multiple of them in a row. This lets people work on areas they need, what they want to work on, or just expand into new and interesting areas. It also lets us teachers form a better schedule for those who learn here. By the way, there is a Special Day tomorrow. Atrix, Meeko, hope you are ready to get some serious combat training in...after all, given what I just saw you restort to to deal with a prank..."

Suddenly, a scary aura could be felt from Millen as a sinister and slightly peeved smile appeared.

"...if you need to expand that much energy for that little, clearly you need more combat training. Especially you Atrix, you lack experience that you need".

"Uhhh....uhhh....why do I get the feeling I am going to prefer the Academy's method after this?"

Atrix was getting a bit concerned by what he felt.

Meeko didn't notice the time degradation but when Milo returned to normal time he wasn't exactly in the same spot, he was off by about an inch. To Meeko it appeared as almost a glitch. He was in one spot then suddenly he was in the same position but an inch to the right. He took note of it, but he didn't give too much attention.

"Yeah, a student and a teacher, that sounds pretty cool." Meeko agreed with Atrix. He listened to Milo explain the "Special Days" and he was a little shaken by the way he spoke toward the end of his statement.

"Well it is only our first day here, and being pranked isn't exactly part of the graded curriculum. I think it's a bit early to be putting myself into life and death situations again. I will most likely go with my normal schedule tomorrow until I have been here long enough to figure out what areas I need to work on. I can't speak for Atrix, though." He said. He really didn't want to be put into harm's way again, he didn't like the idea of Atrix putting himself in harm's way either, but it was for Atrix to decide.

Meeko was being flooded by all the high powered magic from the people here and it was beginning to make him feel anxious and uneasy. There was so much going on here that he didn't understand or see but he was feeling it and he didn't like what it was doing to him. He looked to Atrix and he looked a little concerned as well, however the other girl that had shown up with her body guards seemed to be unaffected. "Didn't someone say something about getting lunch earlier? I'm getting pretty hungry." He said as his stomach began to growl as if on cue.

(continued from Labs)

Halitrax followed his senses until he got to the central building. It was rare that he was able to sense another being as powerful as himself, but here he was able to sense the presence of three separate beings that were radiating power and nearly an entire school of lesser powered beings. On his own planet he had been considered the most powerful demon, but he had never met a demon from another planet before, given that he had been imprisoned from his planet's middle ages until a few days ago when he was released. The beings seemed to be hiding as other normal looking students, as was he, but hewasn't any more fooled than they would be by his disguise. But, much like them he assumed, if he were to take his true form it would not be something that would end well.

He stood against the wall of a nearby building as he watched the one he was sure was another demon slow time to a near standstill as he talked to the other creature, but he wasn't quite sure what she was yet.

He wondered how long it would take for the others to sense him if at all. He smiled as he watched the students pass by thinking of all the chaos he could cause in this world.

As Aeka slowly approached Millen to introduce herself a little more formally, the older man moved quickly, sensing the demon king's power in greater detail, now that they both were fairly close.

He reached out and tugged Aeka away, stepping in front of her almost moving to shove Millen away; his hand swiftly moved towards the katana that was sheathed in his belt, but Aeka moved to stop him.

The second, younger guardian had his eyes on the pillar of light, something was moving at incredible velocity, so he raised his hand and focused his thoughts, and a barrier formed as a half-sphere around the three, the shimmering wall of light separating Aeka, Azaka, and Kamidake from the falling figure, and the Demon King.

It didn't take much for the Taiyou guardian to cast the barrier up, and any form of probing would source the magic from a place of incredible power, honed through years of intense training and meditation. These simple guardians were incredible skilled, and incredibly powerful.

"How hard can it be to conquer a continent?!"

Aeka couldn't resist, and with the dust settling, and her guardians lowering their barrier, she approached Proxima, and the rest of the group under the watchful eye of her guardians.

"Not hard at all, during the height of my father's reign; one to two worlds would fall under our domain once every rotation of our home planet."

She offered a polite bow, and introduced herself.

"My name is Aeka, I'm the daughter of Nobuo Takayama, and sister to Emperor Shimizu Takayama." She said, inclining her head. "Princess of the Taiyou Empire of Greater Niihama."

Halitrax grew bored with watching the students of this academy. He went to a secluded area and opened a portal to a different place on this planet. He stepped through and the portal evaporated behind him.


(continued: roleplay/the-multiverse/places/aslypsa-city)

While it was true that Proxima was rather stupid when it came to things like the common sense of non Star Dragons, she was not an absolute idiot. Whilst listening to Millen's explanation, she could see the hardship that he had endured. However, she did note that he did conquer the continent!

He really is competent sometimes huh?

Her eyes wondered over to the others who were with him.

So who are these nerds?

The Star Dragon saw one child with cat like features. In her travels amongst the stars she had met various different variants of these beings, all claiming to be some different race never related to the other. Why there was an entire Empire of their kind....Proxima often found herself visiting their corner of space if only to look at them.

Then there was a child. What she perceived about this child was rather impressive but then again...This was a child. A human child. It was not hard for humans to venture into that category of "impressive". Man things were notorious for their weakness and for how quickly they become strong. Proxima took a few hundred years to master her magic. A human can master the same magic in a few decades...sure they would die shortly after but still that was impressive. However for what he had there was much he didn't and for that...like weight. Wasn't he a bit thin?

There were other lesser beings nearby but before Proxima's gaze could fall on them, "Milo" introduced himself.

Proxima crossed her arms and sneered. "Ha! Servants can't teach their betters! Still, I'll take your class "Milo". It'll be easy credits!" Spotting Aeka as she approach and sensing the watchful eyes of her Gaurdians, the Star Dragon's eyes fell on her.

"Not hard at all, during the height of my father's reign; one to two worlds would fall under our domain once every rotation of our home planet."

She offered a polite bow, and introduced herself.

"My name is Aeka, I'm the daughter of Nobuo Takayama, and sister to Emperor Shimizu Takayama." She said, inclining her head. "Princess of the Taiyou Empire of Greater Niihama."

Changing into a more respectful tone, Proxima humbled her speech a bit which was something she scarcely did even for her own Older brother or Millen. "This one is called Proxima Centauri. I am the daughter of Canis Mayoris. Even we Celestial Dragons whom govern the Stars look to the Taiyou peoples with an approving gaze. Please do not humble yourself too much to one such as I.".

Atrix pondered those words for a moment. "Special days...special days...oh, I think I remember!"

He was a bit taken in by the conversation with Millen and Meeko, that he went full on explanation while forgetting about who might have just approached.

"Special Days are days where the normal curriculum would be replaced by a special, modified class schedule, focused on altering the development of the student's learning envirornment midway to better adapt it for the student. Basically, instead of forcing each student into a cookie cutter developed path, err...what that means is, instead of making it the same for everyone, they use Special things to detail things personally for each student, to better maximize their education experience and make it more beneficial towards each individual student, instead of forcing them to stay at the same pace as others when its too little for what they are capable of, or too much for them to handle. This can be anything from just helping with math, to improving combat ability, to shoring up weak points or to help one advance with strong points. And since its detailed for each student, its considered highly recommended for students to keep track of Special Days and attend those classes!"

Millen was trying to pay attention to the princess and the idiot dragon, but he couldn't help but smile and look towards Atrix and Meeko when Atrix explained all of that.

"I heard you arrived a few weeks before the semester started and already got a lab set up, but that is impressive you learned all that so quickly. Indeed. Meeko, while I suppose you could try and get out of it if you want, one reason I demand...I mean, recommend you always attend Special Schedules is that they are extremely beneficial and helpful. For example, mine would have the greatest potential for you to learn more about that power of yours, and who you really are. And for Atrix, it would help him learn to better control his powers, and get him some needed exercise..."

Millen turned back to the other two.

"And also, you should greet your fellow students as well".

Atrix looked at the others, and just in time managed to remember their introductions. He did his own introduction, however maybe because he was nervous he ended up doing the standard Origin Salute/Greeting stance, snapping his heels together so his feet were lined up next to each other, and pounded the left side of his chest twice with his right hand before letting it rest there.

And then, he added in a bow, which was different from the usual as everyone present might know by now, but that was one of the more typical greetings. The Salute Greeting was not as common, usually reserved for official events.

"My name is Atrix Akir, a normal human gifted with magic and scientific knowledge! I am pleased to meet you as fellow classmates! I hope we get along!"

As he stood back up straight, Millen turned back towards the two of them. He greeted them a lot more casually, with just a smile and a wave.

"My name is Milo. Nice to see you, Proxima..."

Suddenly, his smile became a bit devilish.

"...good to hear you will be taking it, because I always make sure to give each student assignments tailored to them after all..."

And then, he returned to normal as he looked back towards Aeka.

"Anyways, don't be too surprised. There are a few students here who while still need to learn things in general, are so gifted in one area they are asked to teach a class or two. Anyways, I welcome you to my home planet, Princess Aeka. Word to the wise, people should respect you as a Princess, but this Academy considers all the students equals to promote honest and proper education. Not that I suspect anything will go wrong, but if I didn't do this and some idiot did something stupid, I would hate for that impression to stick as the norm. Anyways, things should be nice and pleasant. There are all sorts of things. Combat courses are an option, but not required. There are courses in science, music, magic, art, engineering, and so on".

He then looked towards an odd platform at the edge of the area around the Central Building, a large platform which looked like it might be used for the landing and take off of ships...but those platforms and area were a bit away, so it was probably for something else.

"So while fighting is normal here, its not all there is. Its more like...a casual thing that happens, but you don't always have to get involved in if you don't want to. Most of the time, when its not training, its some sort of monster invasion, an Eldritch Horror worming its way into our world to devour our souls, or maybe something else entirely. But the only reason it seems the most prominent is because it just tends to be flashy and noticeable. Anyways, once again, I welcome you both".

"I also welcome you!"

Atrix jumped in to try and be as respectful. After all, to him, everyone around him was greater then him. He was a bit terrified.

And then Millen came in to save the day by adding a suggestion.

"And yes, lunch! Lets not forget to get food from one the various cafeterias or student run businesses! Shall we all go and eat?"

Meeko listened to Atrix explain what Milo had already told them, but he didn't stop him as he seemed so excited.

"I guess if you think it will help to control my powers and learn about my race I can go to the special class you teach." Meeko smiled in agreement.

He looked to the new people that had arrived. He didn't know the traditional greeting that Atrix had displayed, but he did know his own species' show of respect. He took a deep bow, a sign of great respect and it showed submissiveness as well leaving oneself vulnerable.

"My name is Meeko, it's a pleasure to meet you." He introduced himself.

After hearing Milo's suggestion Meeko's cat ears twitched and his tail began to swish with joy. "I didn't know there were student run shops here on campus. It would be great to see what's available out there."

Aeka offered a slight, but respectful bow to Proxima, while her guardians remained ever vigilant. "Our civilization is built upon ten thousand years of proud tradition, and ancient dynasties, with a solid foundation, we test the ever present march of time." She said nodding.

A moment later, she turned her attention back to Millen, nodding politely. "My guardians, Azaka, and Kamidake are sworn to my service, and will give their lives protecting the royal family; their power is like a finely honed blade, precise, and effective, I am certain that if someone were to do something foolish, my guardians would be more than capable of dispatching them, though I am sure my government has made the proper arrangements should something like this happen; I do understand this school will treat me as an equal, but it is the responsibility of my brother to impress upon them the importance of my station." She explained.

"The Taiyou Empire spans countless worlds, and oversees many subjects with a firm, and wise hand. This is but one humble world, whose leaders I am sure are doing what is best." Aeka smiled.

"I am certain nothing ill will come to pass." She smiled some more. "Lunch sounds wonderful!"

With the mentioning of Lunch, Proxima could only echo what was said prior. "Awesome, I came in time for Lunch! If anything is good about this place, it's the food!".

The appetite of a Star Dragon was truly massive but it was typically harmless. Most of their nutrients is taken from starlight (so in essence...Star Dragons make stars, which in turn feed them light...). Terrestrial cuisine was not bad for them but it is viewed in the same likeness as most people view dessert. Reverting back to her dragonic form, a mere miniature of her true self, the now serpent like dragon Proxima effortlessly flew through the air just at eye level of the students. Her scales and eyes were a replica of a star spangled night sky, only the white of her beak would give her away (if it were night of course). Perhaps showing off, she performed a few acrobatic aerial maneuvers before coiling around Millen's arm and then resting on his head. Having no arms or legs in this, a smaller variation of her true self, she tugged at Millen's hair with her mouth and urged him onward. "It's been a while since you've treated us to food and I don't exactly feel comfortable walking in that other form...so hurry up...Starlight is a wastin' while ya drool in place!".

And so came the next question, now that everyone was on board for lunch...where?

They could go to Briswald's All Serving Court, a wonderful little café set up in the courtyard near the Particle Accelerator that was able to serve any and all types of food, regardless of tastes or type. It seemed that they had a lot of various ingredients, including super rare ingredients, always there and able to be provided.

There was also the Dantellion Pizzeria, a well known shop on campus for delicious pizza. Apparently, it was inherited from one generation of student to the next, worked by those with a serious passion for pizza to the point that it was considered scary at some points. It was located near the Emergency Medical Response Training Center, so if something went horribly, horribly wrong, an army of Battle Medics, or at least Battle Medics in Training, would descend upon them to deliver medical aid.

And then there was the American Diner and Grill, known for serving high end quality American food. Burgers, fries, shakes. All could be found there for a good price. It was located next to the Disco Lounge and the Combat Simulator, and so there were a lot of interesting people nearby.

And of coruse, another popular stop was the New+Old Experimental Meal, a new place that uses both ancient magic and high tech technology in new and interesting ways to see how they could influence the flavor, and has recently been turning out new dishes which could change the culinary world.

And so after explaining all those choices, Millen who was the only one who was familiar with the campus asked everyone their opinions, deciding that they would go with whatever people wanted the most.

Meeko did his best not to drool as Milo described the various locations to eat here on the campus. He had been on his own for so long, never knowing where he was going to get his next meal or when. The idea of having so much good food so readily available was amazing to him.

"That All Serving Court sounded like the best idea to me, that way people can get whatever they want, but if everyone isn't up for that, my second choice would be the pizza place."

Meeko's tail was now flipping back and forth quickly with anticipation of the food and the joy of hanging out with new friends.

Aeka first looked to her two guards, offering them both a smile, but the sound of her stomach growling at the mention of food was just too much, briefly casting her eyes downward in embarrassment.

The moment was fleeting, and Aeka would soon find herself wearing a smile once more.

"I would like to try Pizza, we don't have anything like that back on Niihama, and I have to eat whatever the Imperial Chefs prepare at the behest of my brother." She said, offering a polite nod.

"I will go wherever people decide, I am not picky!"

"I see. Then if that is your reasoning, the All Serving Court it is! If you want to taste pizza because it is not found on your world, then you will also be able to encounter and taste other foods you normally would not find there either!"

Stating that reason, Milo pointed out a direction and, while keeping an eye on a certain Star Dragon so she did not cause any issues or wander off and get into trouble, also secretly had a familiar cloaked, using presence concealment, noise concelation, and phasing magic linked with his mind so he could also keep an eye on what was behind them...and his son, Atrix Akir.

Millen had one thousand years. He had practiced all manner of stealth and concealment magic to make sure no one ever realized he was still alive, so he was a master of masters. Actually, his ability was so good he could hide from gods, and unknowingly, even Ruuka himself. The Lord of the Void.

It did not take long to find the All Serving Court. Even still, somehow while traveling in a group Atrix almost got distracted, wander off, and then almost got lost if Millen had not been monitoring him. He was a True Nomad, no clear direction, just wandering wherever. It shouldn't even be possible to get lost on the way to this place, because that huge Particle Accelerator building was nearby! Millen realized he might have to train Atrix in how to have a sense of direction before any Demon King Blood Powers.

And then, after getting them a table, menues were passed out. They were made using Enchanted Digital Paper, and while appearing as common paper menues had a scroll option, searching options, categories and sections. In it, there was pizza of all kinds with all sorts of toppings, burgers and milkshakes as well. But there was also eastern food, such as sushi, and there were also Origin Originals such as Leviathan Torvets, which was Leviathan Meat stuffed with Mozzerella, with spices from the Duskus Continent, and then cooked to the user specified temperature.

There was also a less meaty option, The Razzleberry Mix, which used Razzleberries which are native to Origin, and this drink mixed them with smaller amounts of other berries to give it a good taste. There was also the Rosetta Field, a vegetarian meal that served various vegetables and fruits found on the Rosetta Continent with added spices also found here to give it a delectable taste.

And that was only the tip of a rather extensive menu they could choose from.

Meeko looked through the menu. There were a number of items that he didn't recognize, most of which he assumed were because he wasn't from this planet. He scrolled down the menu a little but he soon realized it was far too big of a menu to read the whole thing. He went back to the search option and entered Felinoid Cuisine into the search. The menu changed to a list of meaty options fit for the wildest of big cats. He scanned the options and by the time the waiter came to take their orders he had figured everything out.

"I'll have the stuffed Leviathan shank with the roasted garlic potatoes, and a Razzleberry milkshake." Meeko spoke politely when it was his turn to order.

Ellie turned around so fast you might think it would snap her neck or at the very least result in whiplash. So quick was she in turning that she wound up spinning a few times and falling on her butt from the sudden dizziness that followed. Head lolling from side to side a bit once or twice she finally managed to Face the source of the voice. Her response getting caught in her throat as she realized who had just spoken and remembered the mess she had just made. She nervously avoided eye contact at this point before nodding quickly and scampering off. Hoping Mr. Azler Didn't notice the mess of foam until she was clear.

She showed up shortly at the cafeteria for lunch gasping for breath from her mad dash. She doubled over to gulp down air greedily. She made to hurry towards the serving line but slipped on some slimy condiment of some sort. Stumbling foreward in a struggle to regain her balance and avoid cracking her head on the floor or a nearby table she Bumped into someone from behind and wound up falling on her butt once again. "OOF" . She looked up slowly to see who it was.