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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Aug 6, 2022 20:52:47 GMT
There was a bit of time before Utena had her next class. She just hoped she'd be able to last. She'd already trudged through math and biology, now she had criminals investigation next. Granted, it wasn't a boring class. Mr. Hueros was too entertaining for that, and sometimes it was interesting when crazy serial killers were discussed. But all the processes and steps you had to learn when checking out a crime scene or a dead body were lengthy as all get out, Utena had a hard time keeping them all straight. She ran a hand through her hair as she passed by the girls bathroom, but stopped when she heard voices, and they didn't exactly sound nice.
"What are you, a teacher's pet? Some goody goody? What a loser."
"Tell me about it, look at how she's dressed."
"Hey, my grandmother called. She wants her outfit back."
Utena scowled. Bullies were expected at any high school, even a superhero one, but it still irritated her to no end. She'd grown up protecting Bella from bullies for most of her childhood, and that instinct always kicked in if she saw someone being picked on. Not waiting another second, she pushed the door open and went inside.
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Post by celestialwishes on Sept 16, 2022 4:05:35 GMT
Was her outfit really that old school? Her blue eyes glanced down at the pink dress she was wearing. It wasn't flashy or showing a lot of skin like a lot of outfits that the girls were wearing but it was her style and it was cute right? Maria couldn't find her voice despite all the taunts. They were cruel. A loser? All she was doing was her best. This was not the place to try to start a fight, not that she could.
Their glares and jeers were almost suffocating. The cloth of her dress rumpled against her clenched hands tightly. 'Ignore them..' a voice in her head said, 'go to class..' a shaky breath escaped her lips.. "E-excuse me..I should be going to class..' she looked up as the door opening drowned out her small timid excuse
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Sept 17, 2022 16:14:32 GMT
Utena's eyes took everything in fast. Three girls against one. That wasn't fair in the slightest. And Utena had run into these three before. They liked ganging up on other girls, tearing them down with whatever insults they fancied, probably to feel superior or something. But Utena wasn't about to mull over the psychology of it all. She wanted to put a stop to this.
"Hey, we're not done," one of the girls sneered. "You're not going-"
"Hey!"
The girls whipped around at the sound of Utena's voice. One of them groaned.
"You again? Don't you have anything better to do?"
"Don't you?" Utena shot back. "Keep this up and I won't bother with an introduction next time. You'll just get a taste of this." She held up a fist, ready to swing if any of them made a move. Luckily, that was enough to make them back off. They knew Utena was a hard hitter, and they tended to avoid actual fighting. Verbal abuse was easier for them to get away with.
"No thanks, we're not barbarians," another said. "Come on girls, let's go." The three of them headed out, accepting defeat, although trying not to show it.
Utena sighed. "Vultures, I sear," she muttered. She turned towards the girls' victim. "You okay?" she asked.
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Post by celestialwishes on Sept 20, 2022 5:31:29 GMT
Maria blinked shocked by the girl's entrance. It was almost like a movie, a knight saving the damsel in distress. What blew Maria's mind was the bright color of her hair. It was so pink like bubblegum. She had stood up to those bullies like they were nothing. "A..Ah, yes." Maria said finally finding her voice. "Thank you." she blushed. "Um, you didn't have to do that..I am used to it by now."
She hated to admit it, but the insults were not the worst thing in the world. They still stung but at least her roommate wasn't like that and the other teachers were nice
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Sept 21, 2022 23:29:05 GMT
The girl stammered out a reply, but her comment about how she was used to this kind of stuff by now bothered Utena. "They're still jerks. People like that are only at this school 'cause they think being a superhero means fame and fortune forever." She could rant about that for hours, but that probably wasn't what the girl wanted to hear. "What's your name?" she asked. "I'm Utena."
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Post by celestialwishes on Oct 5, 2022 3:41:31 GMT
"M-Maria, Maria Campbell." she gave a tiny bow almost if on impulse. "Thank you for that.." Her words about the bullies confused her. She could understand the whole fame aspect but did heroes really make that much money? More so than normal citizens, like actors or presidents of a business company? "It is nice to meet you Miss Utena."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Oct 5, 2022 23:27:31 GMT
Maria, that was a pretty name. Utena felt like she was awfully formal though, almost to the point of stiffness. Maybe she was just old-fashioned all around, not just in her style. "Just Utena, please," she said with a little smile. She wanted Maria to feel like she could relax around her, think of her as a friend.
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Post by celestialwishes on Oct 10, 2022 3:28:12 GMT
"Utena, right." Maria nodded with a smile. "Um, aren't you worried about what those girls will do?" She didn't want Utena to get bullied, it was clear that the girls who had been driven off were not happy with the pink haired girl. "They don't seem to like you very much."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Oct 11, 2022 0:42:20 GMT
"Eh, their pride is wounded enough for now," Utena replied. "It'll take a while before they start again, or they'll find someone else to pick on." She sighed. "They're not the only ones either. We've got plenty of guys too that were complete jerks." She paused, realizing she may sound a big negative. "But they don't make up the majority, trust me. There's plenty of good people here too." Sometimes it could take a while, but once you were here for a while, you were bound to find some friends that were kind and would stick up for you.
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Post by celestialwishes on Oct 12, 2022 6:29:53 GMT
It amazed her, Utena wasn't bothered at all by the girls and their threats. She was so confident and so held-together. If there were people like those girls around and others like them, Maria wasn't too confident at avoiding the teasing.
"That's good, I mean I already met a few good people. There was a girl named Dorothea she was nice, we talked about music." it was a nice first meeting of someone who wasn't such a bully. "Why would people like those girls be here? Isn't this place for heroes?"
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Oct 12, 2022 22:38:04 GMT
Dorothea, huh? Didn't her sister mention someone by the same name? She'd have to ask her. Maria asked why bullies were at a place like this and Utena sighed. "They probably want the fame and glory part of it. Superheroes are can be a lot like celebrities, and you know how people like that are. But every job has its jerks, even ones where we're meant to help others. Like, you've probably had an asshole teacher at least once, right?" Utena never got people like that. At least most of the teachers here were okay. Utena felt like they should assign less homework from time to time though.
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Post by celestialwishes on Oct 21, 2022 4:36:33 GMT
Maria hated that mentality, hero work shouldn't been about the fame or earning a lot of money. "Heroes shouldn't care about stuff like that, our jobs..or our jobs will be to help protect the city that we and other people live in." she said, with a bit more confidence in her voice as she clenched her dress in her fists. "People who only want the fame don't deserve to be heroes!"
Wait..had she said that out loud? She never would say things like that out in front of a crowd, let alone a teacher. "Oh, um..I just..uh, that was uncalled for. M-my apologizes."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Oct 21, 2022 23:35:47 GMT
Maria seemed to feel the same way as Utena about that issue, even getting pretty passionate about it. She apologized, but Utena shook her head. "No, no, it's fine. I totally agree with you," she said. "It should be about helping other people, protecting them." She ran a hand through her hair. "With any luck, people like those girls will be called out for their bullshit and booted out. Or they'll just quit when the work gets too hard." People like them might not want to put it all the hard work in order to get the fame they wanted. Maybe they would find some other way to get famous, like being an Instagram influencer or something.
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