Break the Glass

*The comm clicks on to a shot of Demi's room. The recruit is sitting at his desk with a pen balanced on the tip of his nose. He's staring at the wall.*

*A fox girl is lounging on the bed. She has sharper features, dark hair pulled back in a pony tail, pale fur, and dark eyes behind little round glasses. She looks a bit like a taller, leggier version of Senna, but her face is like a blank mask compared to the fire-starter mother. She's slowly leafing through a text book, shooting off random questions*

Speed of chaos driven propulsion based vortex?

Three hundred and seventy six emerls.

Nature of volcanic wormholes?

Acidic. Unless post-chaotic. Then they're brimstoney.

...Brimstoney is not a word.

Easier to say than helliciforous.

Fair enough. *A few more pages are flipped* What's the standard spectrum pulse for a temporal dissonance tear?

Ummmm.... Blue-violet chaos emerald radiance veering towards red emerald.

Wrong.

Damnit... *Demi puts his head down on the desk in defeat.* Oh, right, because you said temporal dissonance and temporal always spectrums towards the silver emerald, which makes it one of the unique tear occurrences because it can intersect other spect...rums...

*A pause as Demi's ears perk up*

Wait, I actually knew what that meant! I mean actually knew!

*Demi sits up to cheer*

HAH! Nothing's going to distract from passing Zone Physics this year!

*Isobel turns a page in the book*

Except for Koku's ass.

*Demi blushes red up to his ear tips. Isobel almost smirks.*

ShutupIsobel...

Well that was an odd week.

...I'm recalling something about midterms getting pushed back, right..?

[Private to Koku]

Hey Koku?

Can we talk?

*Video is a blur of movement, running feet, and alleyways passing by. The comm swings wildly, hooked onto a trench coat carelessly. Fading away, a voice yelling.*

--ikdemos Draenog, get back here!

*He doesn't stop running, putting more distance between him and where he started as he zips down alleys and side streets in particular. He stops finally, leaning on a wall, panting.*

Where the heck am I? I don't recognize any of these streets...

*Shifts, the comm hitting the wall as he does.*

Eh?

*Grabs it curiously, the camera catching site of the kit fox properly. He's dressed in a trench coat that looks too big on him instead of his regular uniform or street clothes. With his ears pinned back and looking ready to cry, he's obviously distressed. But there's something a little older, a little more worn about this Demi if you look close, like a bit of the innocent shine's worn off.*

What the heck is this thi-- *And he finds the off camera button*

*Video clicks on as a flying towel knocks the communicator across the desk, turning it on. Shows a nice view of Demi's room, messy as one would expect from a teenage boy, but the mess is mostly stray clothes and items that just need to be put away properly. Demi crosses into view, wearing a towel held loosely around his waist and nothing else. His hair is brushed but loose, still wet from the shower and hanging down his back in a rough cascade. The ends brush the top of his tail.*

Let's see, didn't find a shirt yet...

*Cue rifling through his closet, shuffling through various hanging clothes. Included are a number of long trench coats in a variety of style. He pauses, pulling out a latex and fishnet top*

Why do I still have this...?

*Puts it back with a shake of his head. Continues to flip through shirts, his towel riding a little lower down his rear. Finally pulls out a nice button down.*

Mm, don't think it needs to be ironed...

*Tosses it onto his bed where a nice pair of dress slacks are already waiting. Demi flops down beside them, still shirtless and his muscles showing very nicely. Pulls his hair over one shoulder to start braiding it, whistling cheerfully as he does.*

I wanted to thank everyone who checked in on me and talked to me after I bombed my Zone Physics final. It means a lot to me even if it was embarrassing as hell.


I've been thinking and talking with people about what I want to do since I failed. I could retake the course this summer or in the fall or request to just redo the final. I know I'd do better, because I know I shouldn't have failed in the first place.

And that's the problem. I froze up. If I'm ever gonna make the strike force be a good Zone Cop, I've gotta be better focused. I can't freeze up and I can't let myself get screwed up by stuff that isn't related to the mission.


So I'm gonna take the summer off and work on me. Then I'm gonna redo the year and do better this time. It's what I've gotta do.

((Strikes very difficult to hack.))

AlkdaosidlaksdjaibavioasdjklasdiyhasndalksjdasidAOIDJKLSBK That's IT, NO MORE STUDYING TONIGHT.

KOKU! SHIRA! SOMEBODY!

We're going out and we're having a good time!

Alwopekskapokda;ldka;sldkj;oaidad

I guess that... answers the question of 'if you had been born a girl, how different would you be?'

The answer was 'not very, but somehow dorkier.'

And into skirts, I guess.


Um... I wanna say... um, sorry. To everyone who I got angry at over small boob comments... And other stuff.... And now I'm gonna curl up in a ball and die of embarrassment kthnxbai.

Good news: I'm not failing Zone Physics yet!

Bad news: We're barely halfway through the term. Ugh. Midterms. LOOMING.


But I noticed I've got a little time between now and cram time, soooo...

Anyone up for doing something this weekend?


[Private to Koku]

Oh, and how'd you like your Christmas present, Koku?

I hope everyone had a really Merry Christmas! I know I did!

Well, other than getting a ridiculous amount of socks for Christmas. At least my feet won't get cold, but I mean, come on. Socks are like a step DOWN from coal.

Christmas was good other than that though. Christmas Break has been just awesome this year! I love the time off, just being lazy and hanging out with my family for a while and going out around town every now and then with my friends.

Though I really should hit those advanced zone physics books... Still got some break left, though, so I'll get to those in a bit!

Um, I was sure I had a reason for this...

Oh well, I'll just go with Late Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

So, I know we got a bunch of new people, so I just wanted to say hi to everyone! I know that coming through a tear is scary and all, but you're in good hands here! Zone Cops'll do their best to get everyone home again and take care of you until then.

So hi! If there's anything I can do to help anyone, let me know!


Also, um, I was wondering... Does anyone know someone who could, um... help me with my Advanced Zone Physics?