Stardust Academy

[Frost]

Carrier ships sail in towards the docks of Stardust Academy, bringing with them the best young mech-users the nation has to offer, and their personal mechs of all shapes, sizes, and classes. For the last three days these ships have been sailing towards the secluded learning grounds, giving students enough time to not only grow board of standing on the bow shouting "im on top of the world!", but also for them to mix and mingle.


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[ShiroTenshiRyu]

At the back of the carrier sat a sunset colored dragon. Despite his colorful appearance, his outfit of a white sleeveless shirt, dark blue jeans, and black boots with silver buckles, were rather bland and unremarkable. He hadn't really enjoyed his time on the ship. Unlike the others he wasn't exactly looking forward to the Academy. The instructors from the first day had encouraged the new students to mingle and interact, but he had no problem avoiding unnecessary conversations thanks to the broken horn on the left side of his head and his mismatched gold and silver eyes. The dragon pulled out the silver pocket watch his father had given him before he left for the Academy. It was simple in design, smooth and polished, with the letter 'X' engraved on the front. Opening the watch he realized that people would be on deck again soon. Mendokusai. I wish this ride would just end already. The dragon made his way to the front of the boat where the students would be unloading sometime today. He made it almost all the way there before he accidentally bumped into a Skunk. [/color]"Sorry about that." He said trying to keep going and avoid the confrontation.

[Frost]

"But why do I have to go to some stuffy old school anyway when I have you D? You were are Warrior once? Why can't you just tell me what to do in a scrap?" A young Skunk complained to what looked like a metalic mask. He had a black messy hair a scrawny build and pale green eyes. This pathetic looking fellow was all over the news a month ago for single handedly disassembling a rouge millitary mech infected with a virus.

As the skunk was bumped he nearly dropped the mask he was holding "Oof!"

[Suzumibachii]

Suzumi sat on top of her mech, despite its balled up crouched and locked down position it still offered the small lizard a rather nice elevated to watch others from, but right now she wasnt paying too much attention Several wires ran from her laptop and into the mech. "Come on Ghost, time to wake up for a bit okay?" she said before patting the mech on its head. Several diagnostics appeared on her screen as she mumbled them out to herself. Ghost wasnt self aware but the AI was rather advanced it helped her interface and use the mechs specialty package much more efficiently.

She wasnt as keen about meeting others and ofcourse she wasnt on the news or anything but her skills were still impressive enough to get accepted into Stardust solely on her unique ability to use electronic warfare a skill that not many mech pilots could pull off in combat. Patting her mech once more she closed the laptop and jumped down to the ground, bowing a little before turning around and heading back upstairs to the deck. The trip was boring and watching others was as good a past time as any. Reaching the deck just in time to watch two of the other students bumping into each other.

[Frost]

A feminine voice sounds from the mask, "How are you going survive a fight when you can hardly stay on your feet from a nudge, kid?" The Skunk sighs sullenly. "You're right D....your always right"

[Grrxmaster]

Raucous laughter burst from somewhere in the middle of the crowd of students. Someone had told a joke, and now Seth, a tall, sturdy ibex, was doubled over, spilling his drink in the process. A few people gave him odd looks, but he didn't mind.
As Seth calmed down, he came to realize his drink was now a puddle. He frowned slightly, then shrugged. Time to get a new one! He smiled, and budged through the crowd, towards the interior of the ship. He passed by that dragon with the broken horn he kept seeing. Every time his mismatched eyes gazed over him, it gave him chills.

[ShiroTenshiRyu]

The dragon reached down, gently scooping up the mask. "Hello D, I'm Sorin." The dragon smiled handing the mask to the Skunk fur. Holding out his hand Sorin smiled at the Skunk. He couldn't avoid the conversation so he went with it. "I take it this is your Mech? Maybe when we get to the Academy I can show you mine." Smiling Sorin hoped he wasn't being too awkward.

[Frost]

The skunk took his hand and shook it, "Sure that sounds fun....I'm Julian, and this is the Grand Delilah." Julian added as he held up the mask, The mask looked as if some took a fox-skull had it chromed and then added various sensors and doo-dads inside of it.

[ShiroTenshiRyu]

Sorin looked around and saw several others staring at the two of them. "That's your Mech? Where's the armor, the weapons?" Sorin didn't mean to come across as a jerk, he hadin't even thought about it, but he'd never seen a Mech that wasn't full body and at least ten feet tall.

[Suzumibachii]

Stood on one of the elevated platforms leading down to the main deck. Looking down at the two future students talking about the mask being a mech her emerald green eyes seemed slightly uninterested yet focused at the same time, shrugging her shoulders a little as she slipped her hands into her pockets. Taking a deep breath as she wind blew across her face her waist length black hair flowing in it, several violet streaks visible in it.

Jumping over the railing rather recklessly she landed heavily crouching down to absorb some of the impact. Speaking without much care "If that is the mech's command module it cant be more than seven feet tall. Mechs that small arnt very common." Stepping past them both and heading to look over the edge of the deck her grey and black scales glistening a little in the light of the sun. "Cant we just get there already,Ghost is getting bored."

[Frost]

"You've seen how wobbly he is, do you really think I'd let him carry around a weapon that vents focused plasma?" The mask says in a rather curt tone. "W...what she means is while she is in her inactive state the armor and weapons are somewhere else, when she activates then they form", the skunk explains in an embarrassed manner.

[Grrxmaster]

Seth had just fetched his drink, and was returning to the deck when he was nearly flattened by a black and grey lizard woman jumping from the railing above. "Jesus!", he exclaimed, falling back out of the way. It seemed that she, that creepy dragon, and some little, familiar looking skunk were conversing. Seth stood up proper, dusting himself off. "Um.. Hello?", he said to the lot of them.

[ShiroTenshiRyu]

Sorin laughed at the Mask's response despite the embarrassment on the Skunk's face. When the Lizard started rambling about the mask he became a bit annoyed that she felt it okay to simply interject herself into the conversation. It wasn't until the Lizard mentioned the name Ghost that he began to wonder about her Mech and become interested in the conversation in earnest. Another fur, an Ibex he thought, introduced himself and at that point Shiro began to hope the ride was almost over.

[Suzumibachii]

Suzumi seemed to start getting a little uncomfortable as more and more people arrived on the deck and despite it being pretty large and open she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Somebody come fetch me in the hold once we arrive." With that she turned and headed back down stairs to the mech hold Stopping infront of hers, the couched and balled up position made her ball her fist up a little. "Its not fair you know. There is so much space on this ship and the deck so open, Why did they have to lock you up like this." A small glowing pulse emanated from the necklace she was wearing. "I am not the one that is bored...You are! You are simply using my AI as excuse...." Grabbing one of the metal plates she pulled herself up onto her mech once more and sat down on its head. "ya know I am curious to see how you compare agaisnt the other 9% of top pilots I am almost sure they have never faced something like us before. Aint that right Ghost?"

[Frost]

The ships slow into docking positions, and their horns bellow, causing a few of the students to jump. Before them sprawls the city sized campus of Stardust Academy. Greeting them are the four statues of the original Peacemakers and their hand built mechs that tower over the central path.