Thread: The Powers That Be (PadanFain and Oreo)

Watching as Zack continued with his lecture, Rek picked up on the experiment they were doing and nearly groaned aloud. He wasn't one to get excited about school or any of the assignments given, but usually he liked working with Core Matter. That was what they usually did, but he would have given anything if today was one of the rare occasions where they had to do busywork instead. Then maybe he could have gotten away with being on autopilot. All he wanted was to get through the day as quick as possible and figure out how to deal with this thing he'd created last night before anyone found out about it. He was roused from his thoughts when a girl walked up to him and he gave her a level look as she spoke. His immediate first assessment of her was of a someone not much unlike himself, a little more smoother around the edges, but someone who didn't blindly follow the rules. He supposed it was the best he could ask for, God forbid he ended up with a teacher's pet as a partner or someone who was too afraid of what they could do and had to have their hand held. He sighed and rolled his eyes, looking away from her and glanced at Zack who was watching. Alright, he said begrudgingly. Let's get this over with. Walking over to one of the pools, he adjusted his satchel on his waist so that the pouch part of it rested on his backside. Standing with arm outstretched hand above the ground near one of the pools, his palm began to glow and threads of Core Matter spun out from it. Then abruptly he stopped, as Pips, inside his bag, shifted against him breaking his concentration. He waited a moment and when it seemed like the creature wasn't going to move again, he began once more, the Core Matter twirling in strings starting to form the shape of a creature. Once again it was stopped and the power retreated back into him as Pips moved in his bag, more insistently this time. He glanced at Zack but the man was watching some of the other groups and Rek barely looked at Wintou standing nearby as he took off his bag and set it aside, underneath one of the desks. Once he was rid of the distraction, he was able to complete what he'd been doing and made a creature exactly like Pips except completely white this time. It stood upon the ground placidly staring ahead and Rek bit his lip looking at the teacher to see if he was watching. When he saw that the man wasn't at the moment, he bent down and picked the thing up by the scruff of it's neck and looked into it's eyes. Blue stared out at him completely blank and devoid of the intelligence and spirit of the other creature he'd created and he let out a breath he hadn't known he'd been holding in, visibly relaxing. As much as he was relieved he was also confused--what had he done different before? Or had Pips just gone rogue and that was why it seemed to have thoughts and feelings? Did all creatures made by Shapers have the potential for a soul or was there something special about a few? Were there circumstances that he didn't understand that had happened to create the life Pips had? Unnoticed by Rek and possibly everyone else, Pips peeked out from the satchel sitting on the floor under the desk where it had been set, it's wide red eyes glowing with mischievous curiosity. Then quietly it crawled out and slinked along under the desks unseen, exploring it's surroundings cautiously.