Academy City 2

[Jello Shot Mischa]

Academy City! A gleaming city of order and learning, reborn out of the ashes of the Sand Academy for Young Women! The city is now nearing completion, sprawling outwards from around the forboding CTC Color Isolation and Containment Facility, with its array of research labs, schools, shops, and parks. All manner of people live here, many happy to have a reprieve from the constant chaos and dangers of Muffinville proper.

As described in the previous thread, Academy City itself consists of a variety of high-tech buildings, varying from apartments to offices, with smooth lines and glass and metal facades that create a sense of openness. The streets offer easy access throughout the city, and it seems quite intelligently designed with a variety of greenspaces for the inhabitants to enjoy. Of course, there's also the variety of schools and research labs, varying from high-tech facilities to academies with old-world charm, made of brick and overgrown with ivy. Most of the people here seem content and happy, although visitors will note that there's always a subtle CTC presence, whether its officers in uniform passing by, or patrolling drones...

At the heart of the city, of course, remains the CTC's Color Isolation and Containment Facility, its thick black marble wall as imposing as ever. Nothing seems to have changed much within... although those who have been paying attention to the flux of color energy in the area will notice that there has been a steady and progressive change. The beige energy that once dominated this area seems to be... diminishing? Somehow, it is losing its potency, perhaps as a result of whatever experiments the CTC is conducting within the armored walls of the inner facility...

(( So, as mentioned previously I'm trying to pick up the Academy City plot after a timeskip of around a couple of months. Most of those people who were passing through before are welcome to pay a visit again (particularly those who were new arrivals that I didn't get to do much with. A couple of exceptions: Reya and Maris have been here for a couple of months now, attending their academy. Things seem positive mundane and normal for them, although Reya has been experiencing a vague throbbing headache off and on. Sam, meanwhile, has been helping out John and Alyssa with their act, although they've had to reduce their performances to weekends as the two performers got more stable jobs to help earn their keep... ))

[Victorious]

[I'll just continue from where I left off if that's alright, then...say he just visited after the timeskip.]

"Eheh..." Mischa squirms a bit at Victor's closer look, her body squeaking as it rubs against itself. "In my case, it was more I made some silly wishes from a genie..." she admits.

Caine sighs, and runs her fingers through her silvery hair. "In her case, it was mostly foolishness. But it's kind of revealing as to how easy it is to fall into that kind of trap. There's all sorts of people here... genies, witches, mad scientists, people who don't have many qualms about changing people according to whatever their whims are. There are entire sections of the countryside where people are at risk of being inadvertantly brainwashed or changed, turned into maids or schoolgirls or whatnot," she explains.

"That...what?"

Victor shakes his head, though it is hard to pull his gaze from Mischa.

"I'm sorry--that just sounds...well, silly."

After a moment, he manages to look back to Caine, a puzzle look in his eyes.

"Is this a joke? I mean--it doesn't even seem...why would they even DO that?"

He pauses, looking around, as if expecting a djinn peeking around a corner of something.

"And--I mean--why don't people stop them?"

[Helel]

Waking up to another beautiful day, the two sisters, Maris and Reya start it like any other students by getting dressed, having a quick breakfast, and then rushing off to school!

When they arrive to their academy, they exchange goodbyes, and separate to head to their respective classes. Maris seems to be none the wiser about Reya's persisting headache issues, as she does a good job of concealing these things from others. She was raised that way, and later, trained that way... And yet, her real objective for being in the Academy City has yet to be completed, which continues to distract and annoy her enough to write off the headaches as a result of such frustrations...

If only mother would give me the go ahead already, she mentally rages to herself, what could she possibly be waiting for...!

Yes, another day for Reya and Maris at the Academy...

[Raleigh]

*Can be found sitting at one of the cafes in the city ordering some food.* So what shall happen today I wonder?

[Harri-chan]

In a high rise apartment near the science district, two fourteen year olds were getting dressed in their shared bedroom. Summer, the blonde in black cotton underwear, was the more athletic of the two, with a skinny figure, and slightly taller than average. Katherine, the girl in pink bra and panties, had long, straight brown hair to her waist. She wasn't quite as thin as Summer, with slightly more curves, but was shorter. They were pulling on matching school uniforms, with grey pleated skirts, white button up blouses, red ties and grey jackets. They each had white socks to their knees and polished black shoes, with Summer's looking a bit more scuffed while Karherine's were pristine. The blonde girl fixed her long, straight hair in a ponytail towards the top of her head, while Katherine wore her hair loose with a thin pink hairband to hold it back from her face. The pair then raced eachother out if the bedroom, to the kitchen, where Dr. Bellisarius, the CTC scientist that had witnessed them both transformed from women, was setting out breakfast.

It was a race easily won by Summer, which meant she was the first to give the woman a hug and a kiss on the cheek, with Katherine doing the same before they took their seats at the table and spoke in unison, "Morning, Mom". Neither girl had given up hope of being returned to adulthood, but as the months had gone by, the pair had become more and more like normal teenagers. They weren't biological sisters, but they sure acted as if they were, and as far as Academy City society was concerned, they were. Neither had seen the other girl as an adult, so both of them considered themselves the more mature one, but in reality they were the same. "Can I come by the lab again after school, Mom?", asked the brown-haired schoolgirl. To begin with, they'd been told to simply act like the woman was their Mother to avoid drawing attention, but by now, there wasn't much acting needed as the two had bonded closely with her. Summer pressed a hand over her mouth and coughed 'nerd' before giving Katherine a sweet smile.

Being both smart and pretty, Katherine had settled into school well, her condition and her new parental figure both inspiring her to take a bigger interest in science, so it was the first club at school she signed up to, but has since joined several more. Summer found things a little more difficult. Having originally been part of the super soldier experiment from puberty, her first run as a teenager had seen her stronger, faster and fitter than other teens. She never got sick, never had spots or greasy hair like other teens, but the CTC had flushed that right out of her. She'd retained an interest in things she was good at before such as athletics, but struggled to deal with no longer having a big advantage. On top of that, she'd been in trouble several tines for fighting at school, sometimes even with boys!

[Marky]

Sam decides to wander around the city a little bit and try to explore, since it's not the weekend (or at least the OOC assumes so) and goes off to do her own thing while John and Alyssa have to work their jobs.

[KonokoHasano]

Ashley holds his arms behind his head as he walks around, finding the place to be rather interesting and nice. "The people who did this are rather talented..."

[Feng]

Bones approaches the city entrance.

"Hmmm...." he says, trying to avoid the notice the departing group of Chibiwanbanshu who have finished setting up a small shrine near the site of the former Beige Academy.

[Shy Shay]

Sam, to those that see her for the first time in a while, looks diffrent! Those that have seen her every day for a while, on the other hand, don't see the change in her new form.

[Jello Shot Mischa]

"That...what?"

Victor shakes his head, though it is hard to pull his gaze from Mischa.

"I'm sorry--that just sounds...well, silly."

After a moment, he manages to look back to Caine, a puzzle look in his eyes.

"Is this a joke? I mean--it doesn't even seem...why would they even DO that?"

He pauses, looking around, as if expecting a djinn peeking around a corner of something.

"And--I mean--why don't people stop them?"

Caine returns Victor's gaze evenly. "It is, unfortunately, not a joke -- although many of the parties involved view it as one, I assure you." She lets out a sigh. "As to why? Well, for most of them it's just whimsy. They have power, and they want to use it to satisfy their own whims and desires."

"As for stopping them, well... some people try, on occasion, and most of the time they fail." She smiles tightly. "We are trying to do what we can, however."

In a high rise apartment near the science district, two fourteen year olds were getting dressed in their shared bedroom. Summer, the blonde in black cotton underwear, was the more athletic of the two, with a skinny figure, and slightly taller than average. Katherine, the girl in pink bra and panties, had long, straight brown hair to her waist. She wasn't quite as thin as Summer, with slightly more curves, but was shorter. They were pulling on matching school uniforms, with grey pleated skirts, white button up blouses, red ties and grey jackets. They each had white socks to their knees and polished black shoes, with Summer's looking a bit more scuffed while Karherine's were pristine. The blonde girl fixed her long, straight hair in a ponytail towards the top of her head, while Katherine wore her hair loose with a thin pink hairband to hold it back from her face. The pair then raced eachother out if the bedroom, to the kitchen, where Dr. Bellisarius, the CTC scientist that had witnessed them both transformed from women, was setting out breakfast.

It was a race easily won by Summer, which meant she was the first to give the woman a hug and a kiss on the cheek, with Katherine doing the same before they took their seats at the table and spoke in unison, "Morning, Mom". Neither girl had given up hope of being returned to adulthood, but as the months had gone by, the pair had become more and more like normal teenagers. They weren't biological sisters, but they sure acted as if they were, and as far as Academy City society was concerned, they were. Neither had seen the other girl as an adult, so both of them considered themselves the more mature one, but in reality they were the same. "Can I come by the lab again after school, Mom?", asked the brown-haired schoolgirl. To begin with, they'd been told to simply act like the woman was their Mother to avoid drawing attention, but by now, there wasn't much acting needed as the two had bonded closely with her. Summer pressed a hand over her mouth and coughed 'nerd' before giving Katherine a sweet smile.

Being both smart and pretty, Katherine had settled into school well, her condition and her new parental figure both inspiring her to take a bigger interest in science, so it was the first club at school she signed up to, but has since joined several more. Summer found things a little more difficult. Having originally been part of the super soldier experiment from puberty, her first run as a teenager had seen her stronger, faster and fitter than other teens. She never got sick, never had spots or greasy hair like other teens, but the CTC had flushed that right out of her. She'd retained an interest in things she was good at before such as athletics, but struggled to deal with no longer having a big advantage. On top of that, she'd been in trouble several tines for fighting at school, sometimes even with boys!

Dr. Bellisarius smiles at the approach of the two young girls. "Why, of course you can visit the lab..." she purrs. She was operating her own independent lab now -- her own research was going in directions the CTC wasn't entirely certain about, and thus she now operated at arms length. On the other hand, she didn't particularly mind -- she still had her funding through various agencies in Academy City, as long as she made some token efforts towards finding cures.

She also had the benefit of at least one supersoldier willing to serve her, even if the young girl had a tendency to get into fights. Not that her 'mother' objected -- it was a way for her to keep her fighting skills in form, after all.

"Now, here are your lunches," she says, offering each girl a colorful bag containing their lunch. "Make sure you study hard at school!"

Sam decides to wander around the city a little bit and try to explore, since it's not the weekend (or at least the OOC assumes so) and goes off to do her own thing while John and Alyssa have to work their jobs.

Sam's been around Academy City long enough to know her way around. There's a few particular arcades she enjoys for their selection of games, as well as other spots to hang out. As she wanders, however, she gets a call from Alyssa!

"Hey Sammy! You got a bit of free time this afternoon?" the woman asks.

Ashley holds his arms behind his head as he walks around, finding the place to be rather interesting and nice. "The people who did this are rather talented..."

As Ashley wanders, he'll find the place seems relatively peaceful and happy. A couple of the CTC's drones pause as they pass by, but after a momentary scan seem to pay him little heed.

*Can be found sitting at one of the cafes in the city ordering some food.* So what shall happen today I wonder?

As Rei sits in the cafe, she'll overheard a couple of schoolgirls nearby peering at a laptop!

"Can you believe it? Supposedly there's this woman that randomly takes off her clothes!"

"That's gotta be just a myth!"

"No way! It's totally true! I saw it on this site on the network!"

"I don't believe it."

"Maybe she's some kind of TF victim! Like, they used one of those freaky colors on her, and it affected her mind so she randomly starts stripping!"

"Gah! Now you're creeping me out! You know I don't like hearing about those things!"

"Muahaha... the colors are gonna get you!"

The second girl shrieks, and covers her ears, her friend teasing her until the second girl shoves her away. "Stop that! Look at the time! We gotta get to class!"

The two quickly pack up their laptop, and scurry off!

Waking up to another beautiful day, the two sisters, Maris and Reya start it like any other students by getting dressed, having a quick breakfast, and then rushing off to school!

When they arrive to their academy, they exchange goodbyes, and separate to head to their respective classes. Maris seems to be none the wiser about Reya's persisting headache issues, as she does a good job of concealing these things from others. She was raised that way, and later, trained that way... And yet, her real objective for being in the Academy City has yet to be completed, which continues to distract and annoy her enough to write off the headaches as a result of such frustrations...

If only mother would give me the go ahead already, she mentally rages to herself, what could she possibly be waiting for...!

Yes, another day for Reya and Maris at the Academy...

Fortunately, the headaches seem to be mild for Reya today... although as she arrives at class, a young girl with dark hair comes running up to her!

"Hey Reya! How're you today?" she shouts cheerfully, stopping just short of running into the other girl.

Oh yeah... it's that exceedingly cheerful girl named Hikari, that seems intent on making friends with Reya. Even after two months, she's still stubbornly trying to be friends...

Bones approaches the city entrance.

"Hmmm...." he says, trying to avoid the notice the departing group of Chibiwanbanshu who have finished setting up a small shrine near the site of the former Beige Academy.

(( The shrine url doesn't work! <.< ))

Bones approaches one of the entrances to Academy City. They're all fairly nondescript, with just plain archways across the street marking the boundary. Beyond, the city seems fairly happy and peaceful.

"Well, well... isn't this quite the guest," a young woman's voice comes from the shadows under the archway.

[Feng]

((Ah. It was just a typical shinto shrine. Nothing too special))
"Who is there?" demands Bones, glancing over to the woman in the archway.

[Shy Shay]

Shay (male) is hard at work in his lab when a beaping starts hapening on his counter. He checks it out. "...Oh dear." He leans to yell upstairs. "Dawn?! I'm going to Academy City! See you later!"

He grumbles as he puts on a special jacket. "Stupid CTC and stupid Beige..." He opens a portal to the inside of the containment field, his jacket protecting him from harm. He looks around. "Okay, this will either get there attention OR give me enough time to check this out." He takes out a weird looking device... it's a handles with about five lights going up it, and a button to turn it on and off. It detects color flow. He turns it on and starts waving it around. "Here, beigy beigy beigy. Where are you?"

[Victorious]

[I think the shrine URL just has a superfluous 'l' at the end, if it helps.]

Caine returns Victor's gaze evenly. "It is, unfortunately, not a joke -- although many of the parties involved view it as one, I assure you." She lets out a sigh. "As to why? Well, for most of them it's just whimsy. They have power, and they want to use it to satisfy their own whims and desires."

"As for stopping them, well... some people try, on occasion, and most of the time they fail." She smiles tightly. "We are trying to do what we can, however."

Victor shakes his head. Could she be serious? Caine certainly did not strike him as the jokesy type, (and besides which, it it was a joke, he certainly didn't get it)...but it was just such a ludicrous concept to take in.

"This...city, then? I--I see."

Pausing, he looks back to Caine again.

"Has...er. Well...it happened to you before, then?"

[Helel]

Fortunately, the headaches seem to be mild for Reya today... although as she arrives at class, a young girl with dark hair comes running up to her!

"Hey Reya! How're you today?" she shouts cheerfully, stopping just short of running into the other girl.

Oh yeah... it's that exceedingly cheerful girl named Hikari, that seems intent on making friends with Reya. Even after two months, she's still stubbornly trying to be friends...

Reya blinks at the girl, shaken from her internal musings as Hikari almost runs into her.

"Ah... hello Hikari. I'm doing all right, I guess. How about you?"

Reya frowns inwardly. Jeez, why does this girl have to be so annoyingly persistent...

[Marky]

Sam's been around Academy City long enough to know her way around. There's a few particular arcades she enjoys for their selection of games, as well as other spots to hang out. As she wanders, however, she gets a call from Alyssa!

"Hey Sammy! You got a bit of free time this afternoon?" the woman asks.

Sam was actually just about to head to one of said arcades when she gets the call! "Oh, um, sure, nya~! I'm free~."