Raten hated making the suggestion, but he reminded Sil he's only come out to her. He hasn't been in control of his body with other girls.
Sil nodded in his head and decided he needed to experiment. He could take control of his body without others knowing, just long enough to see if his body did the same thing. Vorden slapped his forehead as he glowered at Raten. Sil decided over the next few days he would do that but not stay in control because he didn't want to take the tests that school demanded. Vorden could do that.
"Minx, we still need to talk about tomorrow. I don't want you out there."
She sighed, "we discussed this. I need to be. If you want, get three abilities that can help and just come to my class tomorrow. Midas has a level 8 earth ability now."
Sil didn't say anything. His silence alone said he was against this.
"Sil, I need to contact Logan about some changes to the kitchen," she said gently. "Do you have any other questions? I don't want to cut our time short, but I'd like the dome fixed if it can be."
He placed his nose in her hair and deeply inhaled. His arms tightened around her as he pulled her close. He held her for a few moments then relaxed, "we'll have another day soon. I want the dome fixed too."
Vorden and Minx walked back to the dorms together. He walked her to her door and would not leave until she was safely inside.
Minx sent a message to Logan of the suggestions she had. She added in moving the sink to share a wall with the bathroom and have the tanks merged together. This way one tank would provide the water needs to both rooms. He asked her to bring it up so he could adjust it, but she had to tell him she could not.
She was under strict orders to not leave her room without her team. He came down to her instead and made the adjustments in her room. She was feeding Caser again while Logan was working so she had to show off the cute little guy. Logan was unphased and his curiosity was fleeting. It wasn't any form of science or technology.
As Logan was leaving and she was bidding him goodnight with another sandwich, she realized something. Had her venus fly trap not died, the luxury kitchen would not have fit in that spot, and she would not have been able to put it up in the Agricultural area. She was still sad about her plant but at least its death had meaning now.
The next day was upon them before they knew it. Caser was able to feed himself through the night due to proximity of the bottle, but it was empty come morning. There was no wetness due to leakage overnight which made her happy. Progress had been made! She wrapped the baby who had already gone back to sleep with a towel again and placed him in her bed with the covers while she showered. She made it quick to make sure she got him safely tucked away. She felt better with him on her. She didn't want him to be discovered.
She went to class as usual with her regular escorts. Vorden left the canteen early, presumably to go get abilities. He tapped Midas on the way out. Who knows where he was going to get invisibility from, but it was integral to the plan.
From his homeroom class: [I got the two abilities. Just need his.]
Minx exhaled not even realizing she was holding her breath. [Thank you!]
[I'm skipping elemental class today and joining your class.]
[Okay.]
Classes went as normal. After lunch, [Del is making me go practice for this damned tournament.]
[Okay.]
[NOT okay. I'll see what I can do.]
Minx smirked, [Going to find me to heal an injury?]
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In Agricultural Club, Dufus brought his watch over to show her just as they were getting ready to switch to the second half which she always spent in her tree.
[Change of plans. Keep her there.]
"Tell him I always stay late anyway at my tree."
Dufus did and nodded to her.
Minx sent a message to Midas and Raven: [Change of venue. My tree after class.]
She received two thumbs up in response.
As soon as the first half of the class was over, she went to her tree. This month they were discussing fruit trees. She thought exploring plants with huge leaves would suit her better. She liked the results of the elephant ear when tested with Leo. He was strong so it much be okay to use against weak opponents but not strong ones.
Though… Those thorns growing against that suction thing was interesting too. Would that be more beneficial to explore? Four-inch spikes could really be painful. She decided to sit on the ground under her tree and explore what she was feeling when that happened.
She built up her armor to stage-2 and brought her mind back to that moment. She was elated that she got those two hits in and saw the threat coming from the corner of her eye. She was mid-move so she couldn't stop it from getting her, so she had some panic in her. Then she felt…
The spikes came out. She felt the extra weight even though it wasn't that much. She smiled. Come get me, Tucker.
She sat there thinking about the previous encounters and she had an idea. Tucker seems to be teleporting only in areas he can easily access. This tree is no such thing. I keep it locked down when I'm not here so it's not like he can walk in any time he wants. So...
She got up and locked down her tree once more. It just made it easier to safeguard her research. The importance of the tree being sentient was she could give the tree permission for certain people to access it while locking everyone else out. Dufus had not been given this access yet. She trusted him but not implicitly yet. Their relationship was still too new.
In the open, she decided to kill two birds with one stone. A certain sexy blond liked her apple cider so apple trees it was. She made it look like she was practicing the month's topic. She made really nice apple trees because she needed the apples, but she pretended to suck at others making it look like she needed to practice and that was why she was not under her willow. The school's apple orchard was out of season so she couldn't liberate some from them.
She was informed someone was approaching and provided a description. She didn't look up, just continued to grow crooked and deformed orange trees. She heard the crisp sound of an apple being picked then it being bit into. "You really are good at making apples," Tucker said. "What is that wretched thing you are trying to grow?"