FIRE DRILL!, Outside the Dorms, Friday Night into Saturday

[endsthegame]

It started around midnight. Big, purple globs of grape jello, raining down from the sky. Jello drenched the bricks, the emo garden up on the roof, and every window that happened to be on the wrong end of the wind.

An hour later, the dorm sirens began blaring.

By then, the lawn was already coated in a thin layer of jello, and it did not look like the weather had any intention of letting up.

[[ FIRE DRILL! open to all students! ]]

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[vrajna_kralis]

Hyacinthe took his words at face value. After all, Skaldic raids across the border had been a fact of life since before he was born. He vaguely remembered hearing about the Battle of the Three Princes, that had brought Terre D'Ange some breathing room at the cost of the life of the heir to the throne, Prince Rolande, leaving behind his elderly parents to look after his young daughter. Violence happened every day, did it not?

"Whereas I've dealt with little worse than angry guards and bored gangs," Hyacinthe said, nodding. "No one would ever mistake me for a fighter."

[rebelseekspizza]

"Guess we'll have to work on your sword handling," Dante said, winking.

He didn't want to linger on the violent stuff for too long.

[vrajna_kralis]

"And here I thought you had no qualms with how I handle a blade," Hyacinthe said, falling easily into the flirtation. "Has it been so long you've forgotten?"

[rebelseekspizza]

"It's been way too long since I saw it in action, for sure," Dante said, smirking. "I might be remembering shit wrong."

[vrajna_kralis]

"Though I am not so arrogant to think that I am without flaw." Hyacinthe was smirking right back, oh yes. "Do you wish to teach me to handle my weapon better, 'tis only meet that I give you my utmost attention."

[rebelseekspizza]

"Maybe we can trade tips," Dante said brightly.

Okay, while still smirking, so 'bright' got kind of dirty.

[vrajna_kralis]

Only kinda?

"Shafts as well," Hyacinthe agreed. "Since we are talking sparring, of course."

NOBODY BELIEVED EITHER OF YOU.

[rebelseekspizza]

"I guess we'll have to pick a place and time for a work out," Dante said.

Innocently.

[vrajna_kralis]

"I'm wide open," Hya assured him with a pleasant smile. "So let me know what works for you and I shall endeavor to be there with alacrity."

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante grinned. "Think we can find something nice and empty on Tuesday," he said.

[vrajna_kralis]

"Finding new places to explore is right up my alley," Hyacinthe said, corner of his mouth kicking up. "Till Tuesday then?"

This was turning out to be not a terrible experience at all.