I13DT: Round Two, Fight

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:03 pm

Mira was walking up and down the halls of the lighthouse.

If she wasn't the Phoenix, you'd almost think she was pacing anxiously.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:31 pm

It's likely that Altamira senses the psychic presence long before actual visual contact.

Regardless, a determined headmistress seems to be on her way.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:31 pm

"Oh, fantastic," she said. "This makes me less nervous," she said, sarcastically.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:35 pm

The entrance to the lighthouse opened, and the headmistress stepped inside.

"We need to talk."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:36 pm

"Can it wait? I have a meeting scheduled with one of your students."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:36 pm

Meanwhile Sara was heading towards the lighthouse as well as ~~instructed~~ invited to by the note Mira had send her. She's doing her best to not start this already angry, though she's not doing a super great job of it.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:37 pm

"If it's the Stantons, I rather suspect it can't wait."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:38 pm

Mira sighed. "Alright, alright, but if we're all going to be here, let's not stand in the hallway," she said, opening the door to Will's (empty) office.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:39 pm

"Making yourself at home, are you?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:42 pm

Mira shot Sam a glare. "Alright, we'll do this in the hallway."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:44 pm

"Do what in the hallway?" Sara asks as she steps into the lighthouse.

"Afternoon Professor, Altamira."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:45 pm

"Altamira, I realize I have no reason to expect that you're doing anything more than humoring my authority while staying here, but you've gone a bridge too far."

"Mister Stanton did not consent to what you did to him. He feels this is a violation, and I'm inclined to agree. If you want to stay here with my approval, you will respect his ability to consent, and you will recognize his authority as team leader. Am I clear?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:47 pm

"Sara. Thank you for...thank you for coming."

"And I think you're being a bit unfair, Morrigan. But this is your domain, and if that's what you desire..." she frowned.

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:48 pm

"Uhm... I can come back later if you two need to sort out some...thing."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:50 pm

"No, no, I wanted to talk to you. I don't think we were clear to one another earlier, and I don't want...

I want you to be happy with things. I want EVERYONE to be happy with things..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:50 pm

"Mister Stanton has been run through a gauntlet of mad science and the forcible removal of his agency in a number of situations. The last thing he needs is someone on campus abusing his trust."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:53 pm

"Has she told you yet how it was okay because Will's not a person?" Sara asks Sam.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:54 pm

"Well, Will's not a person, and I think that's the issue you're having trouble with," Mira started to Sara.

"And I'm not trying to betray it's trust, I'm trying to enhance it," she argued to Sam.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 5:57 pm

"He didn't consent. He is more than capable of giving consent if asked. He is in a position of authority here."

"I'm not interested in rationalizations. You want to live among us? You respect my students and my staff like anyone else."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:01 pm

"Can I try to set up an analogy here? Do you ask your high school students for consent to take a math class? Or your daughter, Sara, for consent to give her vegetables?""

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:04 pm

"Did I stutter? If you wish to be above the lot of us, you can bloody well do it elsewhere."

"If you wish to be with us, I expect you to make the effort, not just pay it lip service when it suits you."

"Am I clear? There is no negotiation on this. It ends."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:05 pm

"If you're not even willing to listen, I suppose that shows how welcome I am here."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:07 pm

"I shouldn't have to debate his basic autonomy and agency, Altamira. I already had to go rounds with several government agencies to ensure it. I never expected to have to do it with you of all people."

"And if that is how you see it, then you're not who I thought you were. Perhaps I could suggest a more sympathetic audience for your viewpoints, but I'm hoping she'll be locked away again soon enough."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:09 pm

"And if YOU think I'm anything like Black Air or your rival, then YOU'RE not as wise as your title implies," Mira shot back.

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:09 pm

"Uhm... maybe the two of you should calm down a little bit." Something about the atmosphere in the room is making the hairs on her neck stand up, though she'd probably never admit that.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:10 pm

"You want to convince me otherwise? Talk is cheap, and your actions are screaming at me right now."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:12 pm

"You don't even know what my actions were."

DEFINITELY uncomfortable for the mere mortal in the room.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:13 pm

"I know that one of my students told me you baked him into cupcakes without asking."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:17 pm

"To be fair, I've seen Will after Melpomene and Black Air got done with him and this didn't even come close..."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:19 pm

"From the mouth of babes. I would NEVER do something to harm one of my friends, and if I have upset it by not following the proper procedure, I DO apologize. Honestly, and truly.

But comparing me to the worst of the mortals that crawl on the face of this planet is not only wrong, it's insulting."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:22 pm

"Well then maybe you can kind of imagine how it's insulting to call Will 'not a person'."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:22 pm

"What has stuck in my craw here is not procedure but principle."

"He deserves choice in the matter. Always."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:29 pm

"Sara, Will is not a person. I'm sorry you feel that devalues it in your eyes, but that seems to be a failure on your part, not its. It's no more a person than the Morrigan or myself."

"I understand your point, Samantha, but you're acting like I dragged him off in the middle of the night. I wouldn't do anything to it that wouldn't be good for it. I respect it--I respect ALL your subjects--more than that. Besides, it's a friend."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:30 pm

"You don't get to just do things presuming you know what's good for him."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:33 pm

"Well, someone around here really should."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:34 pm

"Did you even think to ask? He's quite gung-ho on shapeshifting when it's his idea."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 6:39 pm

"It shouldn't have to be it's idea. Have you ever asked anyone to worship you? Or is it better when Nailah started doing it without your prompting? Treating you like you want to be treated? Like you deserve to be?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 7:48 pm

"A more apt comparison would be if you left little flash cards around for Will, with ideas of things he could shapeshift into."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon May 12, 2014 7:51 pm

"So, I should expect "tips to please the headmistress" in the next University bulletin? Suggestions of your favorite scotches or rules for an underground fight club?

...That might have been a bit harsh," she said after a minute.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 12, 2014 7:54 pm

"I should expect if you want to help him with his powers, there are less insulting ways than turning him into baked goods without warning."

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