As I get closer, her head turns, her deep amethyst eyes sweeping over the crowd. As I move into her range and start walking past her clan, I feel her eyes staying on me; following me as I weave through the crowd. Reaching the store, I look over my shoulders letting my eyes settle on her.
I see the intake of her breath Just as someone walks in front of me and I use that moment to walk into the store. Stepping up to the counter, I see an older woman walking up to the counter. I realize she doesn’t have any AE powers.
She is a human. Before she can get to me though, a hand grabs her and makes her turn to a large boar of a man. I see a look of fear cross the older lady’s eyes.
Looking him over I analyze him. His animal is dominate causing the animalistic appearance. Feeling him out I know he is not a double dominate.
His element power is limited to a Rank B. “You can help me before you help that little runt.” he says rudely.
With a sneer, he said “You got a problem with that?” Smiling holding up my hands “No but you might want to be careful handling a human like that. I hear the consequences can be quite severe.
” “What are you a cop? Maybe you’re a rat? Going to scurry off and find the police and tattle on me, huh?
” He approaches me slowly trying to bulk up to make himself look bigger. Standing straight, I let my 6’4” height show. He looks me over and sneers.
“You think just standing up will make you look more powerful. I barely feel anything from you punk. I know I can beat you to a pulp.
” He says as he puts his hoof like hand on my shoulder, trying to push me. I reach up and grab his hand, twisting it. Using his hand and arms I swing him around and slam his face on the floor.
Without a second thought I yank on his arm to dislocate his shoulder. Standing back up I look down on him and comment. “Not a Rat.
Just a concerned citizen. Maybe this will teach you not to judge a book by its cover. Next time you might end up in a coffin.
” Just then a couple of security guards come into the store. The lady behind the counter and I spend the next 30 minutes explaining what happened with the security footage backing us up. They quickly march the Boar out of there.
After they are done I turn to the lady. “I am sorry about that. I came in here to ask about a Percom.
I come from a small island without much technology so I didn’t even know I needed one when I came to the mainland. Can you help me find one?” I ask her.
For the next 30 minutes she takes the time to explain all the differences between the three Percoms that they carry in the store. Pulling my wallet out I look inside to check the credit vouchers I have. Realizing that I don’t have enough credits for even the basic model.
Knowing that I have to save as much as I can since I don’t have a source of income yet and got very little extra from the monks. As I turn to leave thanking the lady, I feel a presence behind me accompanied by a voice that says. “Give him the top of the line model.
You can charge me for it.” Turning, I see an older gentleman with stark white hair standing a few feet from me. I look at him and slowly reach out with my senses.
It comes to me he is a MAE user ranked S, his animal spirit feels like a large wolf. My body starts to react before I can stop it. His eyes twinkle as he says to me “Not many your age can size a person up like that.
” The confusion in my eyes must have been evident. “You just used your senses to read me. Your posture then changed and your power surged before dropping back to where it is now.
You have some training, I think this year will be quite.” he paused as if looking for the right word. “Interesting.
” He chuckled and looks at the lady behind the counter. “Send the bill to my office.” He says before turning around and walking out of the store.
The lady turns to me and pulls out a tablet and starts registering and initializing the Percom. She helps me set it up. Scanning the slip of paper I was given earlier, my dorm room shows up on my Percom followed by my class schedule and a few random calendar dates.
I look it over and ask the lady to help me personalize it. I spend the next 30 minutes making it mine and adjusting it to my wrist as she explains the last few points on the extra features; the wireless transfer of information, the private transfer of information by touching two Percoms together, Wireless access to any closed access networks. Getting the hang of it and finalizing everything I thank the lady, who I find out is named Abby, before grabbing my stuff and heading to the orientation building.
As I leave the building I notice that the silver haired vixens’ head turns quickly in my direction. Her eyes locking on me watching as I start to move. I smile slyly as I nod to her before weaving through the crowds disappearing from her view.
I single her out with my senses and feel her start to move after me. Chuckling to myself I pick up the pace. I start to wonder why she is following me my power is contained to the rank of a low level E maybe a High F.
My presence is even that of an E user. So why is she following me. I see the orientation building ahead of me.
With a group of people standing outside the building with a sign showing that they are the baggage handlers. I walk over to them and ask about their services I am told they are the bellhops for the university. They will take my luggage to my dorm room so I don’t have to worry about missing the orientation and don’t have to worry about hauling my luggage around with me until after.
I ask them how much their services are and what I need to give them. They motion a boy over and tell me to give him my room number and they will take care of everything as the services are free. I set my bags down and stop the boy before he can run off and hand him a 5 credit slip and watch as he smiles and runs off with my luggage.
I turn and look behind me as I feel her eyes watching me. Her eyes lock with mine and I see a look of confusion and interest pass across her eyes. I smile at her and walk away into the crowd looking for something to eat.
I see a few of the lesser sororities trying to sell some food to get noticed and try to earn some money to help themselves. I walk through a few grabbing a piece here and there leaving a tip with everything I purchase smiling at all of the girls working. I notice a group guys terrorizing one of the stands.
Looking over the girls in the sorority I notice some are quite cute with a mixture of all kinds. A few high end E and A users a couple low AE users and in the center I notice an MAE user feeling her out I can tell she is ranked as an S. The guys are demanding to know why she isn’t with a better group; she shouldn’t be holding herself back with these weaklings.
They try to grab her and drag her away when I step behind them and say. “I am pretty sure that she doesn’t want to go with you.” They all turn around to face me as the leader looks me over and comments.
“I don’t think we were asking for an outside opinion. In fact I don’t think we were asking for anything from someone with as low of a class and rank as you.” He gets a couple laughs from that before he continues.