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Post by Astra on Oct 30, 2010 0:43:29 GMT -6
She managed to calm her giggle and took a steadying breath, chuckling a little before looking over at Rain. She watched Rain's tail twitch and was silent as she listened to Rain's worry. She looked down at her friend and walked over, gently touching her shoulder comfortingly. She understood Rain's worry and wouldn't look down on her for it. She worked at a school, there were innocent children here, she had reason to worry. She focused on Rain's mind and sent a feeling of calm to her. She didn't want to see her friend upset like this, it wasn't right. She had done wonderfully against an unknown foe. But she was letting her worry control her. And that will always be more dangerous than not knowing your foe.
You need not worry, Rain. You would never allow harm to come to your students while you have the power to keep them safe. I know that, you know that. Do not fear. You and the other teachers here are more than enough to protect the students. Calm yourself, my friend. Calm...
She sent her words to Rain's mind with the feeling of calm. She wasn't scanning, wasn't looking, she was just speaking. She knew no better way to help her friend calm herself. She smiled softly to her friend and gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Oct 31, 2010 23:47:42 GMT -6
Rain leaned a little into Astra's calming touch. Rain's tail slowly stopped twitching as Astra's projection of calm enveloped her. Rain smiled when she heard Astra's words in her head. "I am over reacting a little again aren't I?" Rain laughed.
Rain eyes closed a moment before reopening. "It is a beautiful day it is a shame to stay inside all day. Want to spread your wings?" Rain asked her. It was no secret Rain loved to fly herself. She loved it since she was a baby and her mother would fly carrying Rain in her arms. When she gained enough control over her powers she started flying alongside her mother and on her own.
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Post by Astra on Nov 2, 2010 12:41:12 GMT -6
She smiled as Rain calmed at her friend's mental touch. Her tail lay still and Astra withdrew, chuckling a little as she asked if she was overreacting. Astra nodded a little and withdrew her hand, watching as Rain composed herself. Then she asked if Astra wanted to fly and a grin broke out on her lips.
"I would love to."
She walked over to the window and pulled it open, then leaped out and spread her wings, soaring up into the air and onto the roof. She waited until she saw Rain take flight, then leaped off the roof and flying after her, closing her eyes as she felt the wind in her hair. She loved flying, it was the one thing that could always cheer her up.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Nov 2, 2010 22:36:13 GMT -6
Rain smiled broadly when Astra agreed to a flight. Astra opened the window and spread her wings taking off. Astra took off immediately to the sky. Rain smiled as she saw her friend fly up. Rain went out the window which was on the first story. Rain then called the wind to her and took to the sky.
Rain she passed Astra on the way and gave her wink as she flew higher into the sky. Rain felt free when she flew like this. It was also rare Rain found someone as gifted as Astra to fly with her.
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Post by Astra on Nov 3, 2010 17:33:18 GMT -6
Astra watched Rain take flight and smiled as she flew off, obviously knowing Astra could catch up. She leaped into the air and spread her wings, riding the air currents that Rain created, soaring beside her friend. She looked around, smiling and waving to the students that looked up at them. She looked over at Rain, so glad they had this ability to take flight whenever they needed to relax. This was the one thing that always comforted her when she was upset. And she figured this was what Rain really needed right now after her experience with this new strange villain.
As they flew, Astra wandered out over the forest, just enjoying the smell of the wild. After a while of flight, Astra opened her eyes and looked down, grinning a little as she saw a lake. She looked over at Rain and sent a message to her telepathically.
Fancy a swim?
She grinned, not waiting for an answer, as she turned down and dove down into the water, disappearing beneath the surface with hardly a ripple. She surfaced a moment later and looked up, smiling as she waited for Rain.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Nov 4, 2010 15:18:00 GMT -6
Rain also felt alive when she flew. Her smile stayed as Astra caught up to her. Rain also smiled to the students that looked at them. Rain always felt more intone with Mother Nature and her Goddess when she was flying like this. The sun was shining down on Astra and her as they flew. Rain turned to Astra when she asked about swimming.
Like a bird Astra dove straight in with barely a ripple in the surface. Rain waited for her to surface. You know most cats hate water right? Rain sent with a chuckle. Rain gently lowered herself closer to the water till see was only a few feet about the water. Then she pointed her hands above her head and in mid-air she arched her back and then dove straight into the water. Her dive took her a ways down before she righted herself and kicked to the surface. She took a deep breath when she reached the surface and smiled over at Astra. "Good thing some cats like water is it not?" she asked Astra smiling. Swimming was also a favorite activity of Rain's along with gardening. Rain's mother taught her how to swim and Rain would help her mother tend plants that they had when she was young. Now Rain had her own plants she took care off, always feeling close to her mother and Goddess when she tended her plants.
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Post by Astra on Nov 4, 2010 16:17:22 GMT -6
Astra laughed as Rain sent a telepathic message to her and giggled a little, watching Rain as she dove in anyway. She tread water, smiling as her friend joked about cats and water. She laughed and splashed Rain before diving under the surface again. She swam down to the bottom, searching the bottom for any interesting trinkets the students may have dropped. Her claws hooked in a necklace chain and she smiled, pulling it out of the dirt on the bottom and surfacing with it. She held it up for Rain to see. It was a simple golden chain with a locket hanging off it, a couple pearls set into the gold of the locket.
"Look what I found on the bottom."
She clicked the locket open and looked inside. The pictures were worn from water exposure, so it was difficult to make out who's the were.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Nov 6, 2010 23:51:40 GMT -6
Rain turned to the side as Astra splashed her laughing at her friend. Astra dove once more under water searching for anything interesting on the bottom. Astra came back up with something and invited Rain to see it. Rain swimmer a little closer to see what it was. Rain looked at it and smelled it quickly to see if she could catch any scent.
When Astra opened it they could see the pictures were worn. "It is very beautiful," Rain pointed out. Rain looked at for awhile before looking at the lake floor again. "You think there are other things down there?"
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Post by Astra on Nov 8, 2010 21:14:00 GMT -6
She looked at Rain when she asked if there was any more down there and Astra thought for a moment, looking down at the water in thought. She smiled a little and looked over at Rain, handing her the locket.
"There may be. I'll dive and take a look."
She dove down and searched the bottom, running her claws through the silt to try and find more. She stayed down for several minutes, having trained her breath as a child. She could stay down for much longer than most people. She managed to search most of the bottom before she had to surface again. She came up with a small golden ring hooked on her claw.
"Nothing much so far. Just this. We can put them in the lost and found back at the school."
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Nov 9, 2010 23:27:06 GMT -6
Rain took the locket and watched Astra dive again. Rain knew Astra was better at finding things under water then she was. Rain tread water as she watched Astra as best she could. Rain feline side did not being in water but, being under water was another matter.
Rain examined the ring that Astra brought up with her. "Indeed, one of the staff or another student may of lost them," Rain agreed when Astra suggest putting the ring and locket in the lost and found at school. "I have been meaning to ask, how are the Titans?" Rain asked Astra.
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Post by Astra on Nov 11, 2010 15:43:04 GMT -6
She pushed the ring onto her finger for safe keeping and smiled as Rain asked about the Titans. She swam on her back a little as she thought about it.
"The Titans as a whole are fine. Melody is having some difficulty with the Rider, though. And Elysia is thoroughly uncontrollable."
She frowned at the mention of Elysia.
"A man broke into the base the other day, and she found him in the kitchen. She did nothing to make sure he was harmless, she didn't even put up her guard. She just sat there and acted like they were old chums. And when I confronted both of them, she acted like I was the one being irrational. Once I determined he was harmless, I allowed him to stay and even gave him further access for the future."
She sat up and tread water, looking over at Rain.
"I can't discipline her because it would do nothing for her behavior. What do I do, Rain? I can't have a member of the team who won't respect my position. It's dangerous to the team. What if someone else came in who was much more dangerous and she did nothing?"
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Nov 12, 2010 1:04:44 GMT -6
Rain made no comment when Astra put the ring on her finger for safekeeping. Rain kept floating as Astra floated back wards and answered her comment. Rain nodded when Astra mentioned that Melody was having trouble with her Rider side. Astra had experience times when Rain's feline side took over and Rain would lose all control. Then she raised an eyebrow when Elysia stated was out of control.
Rain blinked in surprise when Astra told her a man had entered the Tower broke into the base and Elysia acted like they where old chums. "Would putting her on probation do anything? I hate to say it but, maybe you will have to kick her off the team? I can talk to Deandra if maybe she would be welcome with them if you want," Rain told Astra.
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Post by Astra on Nov 21, 2010 3:05:32 GMT -6
She looked over at Rain as she listened to the ideas given. She sighed a little and rubbed the back of her neck, shaking her head.
"I just don't know, Rain. I don't want to force her from the team, she's valuable in battle. I need to teach her a lesson. But she's been trained too well by her father not to be intimidated by anything. I feel I'll never be able to trust her. She's far too unstable. Maybe you could help me discipline her."
She looked over at Rain. She knew she could just enter Elysia's mind and change her ways, but Astra was steadfast in her morals. She would never violate someone's mind. She had promised herself that when she'd first learned about her Telepathy. It would only be used for good.
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Post by Rain T'Challa on Nov 21, 2010 21:51:48 GMT -6
Rain carefully listened to what Astra told her. "Then maybe it was time to do a team training session. Or I can stage a fake break in and see how she reacts. I can call mom for break in pointers if needed," Rain stated with a chuckle. Those who know Ororo's early childhood would know that Ororo had once been a thief and pick pocket to survive.
Rain knew that Astra could used her telepathy to change Elysia mind but, she would not. It was something that Rain respected highly. Rain had some of her Dad's tech that could crack almost any high-tech security system. She would use it to help a friend if needed.
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Post by Astra on Nov 27, 2010 20:39:01 GMT -6
Astra shook her head at Rain's suggestion and sighed a little, looking over at her friend.
"That won't work, Elysia hasn't been back to the tower since the argument. I daren't go and talk to her, she'll just get angry at me again. And if you go talk to her, she'll know you were probably sent by me."
She looked over at Rain, frowning sadly.
"I just don't know what to do with her. I might be able to send Superboy to talk to her, but I don't know.
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