Tommy was ready to snap back at the other guy, but managed to latch on to some semblance of decency. It was probably easily readable on his face that he was biting back some angry words, but Tommy just managed to shrug at what Morgan said. "Yeah... fine, whatever." Tommy grumbled in his head and started to help pick up the cards. He wasn't going to say this out loud, but really he should have been able to avoid this. His powers acted as a fucking radar, and he was supposed to be in control of that by now!
"You're one of the seniors, right? Tommy asked after a moment. "Morg... an? Right? I'm like, usually good with names."
He paused when he heard a raised voice from somewhere nearby. He straightened his stance and tried to see the source of the sound but could only see other students crowding around. It sounded to him like a fight was going on. A part of Tommy thought how dumb that was, but another part of him couldn't help but find that a bit exciting. "Hey, do you think that--"
There was a yell from a girl nearby and a hot-dog stand went flying. People yelled out in surprise as hot-dogs and condiments flew through the air and Tommy found himself splattered with mustard. He turned to Morgan, eyes wide. "Are you shitting me?"
***
Miguel couldn't help but frown, even as Maia tried to be reassuring about his power control. He figured she probably underestimated how awful he really was. When Romeski showed up a moment later, Miguel retreated within himself, giving the trio of friends a wide berth. He immediately felt out of place, especially being so close to others. In fact, he started to get so lost in his worry that he didn't realize as he backed right up into the path of another kid.
The other student bumped into Miguel hard and stumbled a couple feet backward. As for Miguel, he immediately jumped as if shocked by an electric current. His hair stood up on end-- literally-- and his skin suddenly turned a shade more pale, almost as if he suddenly looked sick. Without realizing what he was doing, Miguel used his power and created a small blast of air around himself just big enough to knock the other student right backward. The other student, making use of his own power, caught himself in the air with a controlled pocket of air. His glasses had flown right off, though he casually hovered them back on to his face.
"The fuck?" the the other student said, glaring at Miguel. Maia, AJ, and Romeski would recognize him as their fellow senior, Arthur.
Realizing what he had done a moment later, Miguel began to let out a hurried stammer of words. "Oh my god, I'm so-- I'm so sorry. My power, my uh--"
"It's totally fucked up to react like that!" Arthur yelled, beginning to cause other students nearby to turn their heads. "All I did was walk into you!"
"I didn't..." Miguel's skin was still pale and his hair still stood on end, though it flowed as if held up by a soft wind. He began to ramble almost unconsciously. "I have the power to copy other people's powers and it makes me look weird and I don't know what I'm doing, my power grade is almost F--"
"Copy my power?" Arthur interrupted incredulously. For some reason, this seem to make him annoyed. "What, trying to show off or something? Act like you can do it better?"
***
Aaliyah crossed her arms, considering the idea of custom clothing for Viktor. "Well... you have time to think on it," she admitted. "Stuff like that won't really come about until you're nearing the end of your year."
She noticeably frowned at Viktor mentioning his lack of friends. It was uncommon for a senior to not have any kind of social circle at all, though not impossible. She wasn't immediately sure what to say in response, for it wasn't like she wanted to patronize the kid. She just hoped he got along with his fellow classmates when training came around.
A slight wind began to pick up over the fair grounds rather suddenly, an unneeded element on this brisk October day. It had not been very windy at any point during the day before and the weather certainly had not accounted for it, so it was a rather unusual breeze.
Professor Taylor perked up as the wind reached herself and Viktor. She felt goosebumps on her skin and she could smell something on the wind. A smell she was honestly tired of today. It was strong enough to cause her concern and she quickly excused herself from her conversation with Viktor.
Moving quickly through the crowd, Aaliyah hunted down the source of the smell, quickly surmising that it was also the source of the wind as well. Two students faced each other, already having gathered a bit of a crowd around them. Aaliyah recognized one of the seniors she was supposed to be looking after. His name was easy to remember, for he shared his first name with the man the school was named after.
"Do you get it now?" said the student named Arthur. The way he held his stance seemed to imply he was angry, but he also looked satisfied with himself. "You're not stronger than me."
The breeze picked up closer to the pair of students, blowing at them hard enough to make one think a storm was starting to pick up. Arthur's short, brown hair billowed in the wind, but his square-framed glasses did not even move. He was only average-sized, but next to the other student, he almost seemed large.
"I-I seriously... I didn't mean to c-copy you."
The other student stammered, barely unable to make a complete sentence. He looked pretty unassuming, likely one of the younger ones considering his size. He stood only a little taller than five feet with a shock of messy, black hair on his head. He was almost cowering now before Arthur.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Aaliyah said, stepping forward. Her voice was sharp and biting. She did not get directly between the pair, but aimed her glare at Arthur. "You know better than this."
Arthur pointed at the other student and a burst of wind pushed him back slightly. "He attacked me!" he declared, as if that justified himself. "If you had been around, Miss Taylor, you would have saw!"
"No, I wasn't!" the other boy burst out, looking on the verge of tears now.
Arthur stomped his foot. "You seriously think we're gonna believe that?!" he yelled out. "Come on, everyone saw it!" He then swiped his hand threw the air and the other boy staggered on his feet slightly. It had likely been intended just to scare the kid, but Arthur had done it so forcefully, he ended up blowing a nearby hot-dog stand and causing dozens of condiments to go flying over the students in line.
Arthur let out a groan at his blunder. "Shit."
Aaliyah let out a shuddering, frustrated breath. "Put your powers away right now, Arthur!"
Between her demands and Ayako arriving on the scene, the incident was causing a large number of students to take notice. Crowds were forming around the group, chatter and concern growing as the kids pelted with hot-dogs started to also yell.
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