Cally swung her arms as she walked decidedly to the soda machine. She bit her lip, trying to decide which flavor she wanted. She picked one and stepped away, accidently bumping into someone as she backed up.
"I'm so sorry!" she apologized profusely, whirling around.
A boy looked up at her, seemingly focusing on her lips. She shook herself, clutching her soda in one hand and extending the other.
"Hi," Cally beamed. "I'm Eucalypta Magnolia, just call me Cally though. It's easier to remember."
He held up his scroll and tapped on it several times in alternating short and long taps. His scroll projected a screen, words rapidly popping up on it as if he was typing.
"Hello, my name is Nickel," he answered.
"Whoa!" Cally inspected the holographic screen. "That's neat. My dad's name is Nickel, haha!"
She watched as her words appeared on the screen. The boy, Nickel, read it and smirked. He typed back an answer.
"I thought I was the only one, guess there are other Nickels out there."
"Guess so," Cally piped, opening her soda.
"Are you part of Team Jasmine?" he asked.
"Yep," Cally nodded, taking a sip. "I'm the E, for Energy!"
"I see," Nickel replied.
"So, why do you want to become a Hunter?" Cally asked inquisitive.
She hadn't seen someone like him before. If she guessed correctly he was deaf. Vaguely, she wondered how he could become a Hunter. She had seen him at classes before, but she didn't know he was deaf.
"I want to do something useful," Nickel typed. "There aren't many jobs for the deaf, and I like adventure."
"Oh I remember!" Cally blurted out. "Your semblance is sonar like vibration recognition!"
"Yes," Nickle nodded. "Helps when one is trying to find Grim."
"I guess so," Cally agreed enthusiastically.
"Why do you want to be a Huntress?" he asked.
"Oh it's always been my dream," Cally replied. "My older brother, Hollis, is a Hunter and my older brother, Aster, is finishing his final year here. I guess it's sort of a family deal, but I want to be a Huntress for the fun and excitement. For the adrenaline rush and the thrill of the chase! For the unexpected and the life of the unknown!"
Her soda sloshed over the rim and onto her hand as she dramatically waved her arms to express her feelings about becoming a Huntress. Nickel smiled and hastily typed out an answer.
"Sounds like you will make a wonderful Huntress. Good luck!"
"You too!" Cally called, waving and spilling more of her soda.
"Nice to meet you," Nickel nodded.
"You too!" Cally smiled.
"I'd better go," he glanced over his shoulder. "See you around."
"Bye!"
Long wait, but five chapters :D now fanfiction can no longer prohibit your regular reviews!
Cally didn't have a very big backstory (which is why her future is amazing) but I thought expressing why she wants to be a Huntress (and seeing my boy, Nickel) it would be a nice chapter.
Speaking of my boy Nickel...
"Sorry to interrupt. Some of you may wonder from my appearances why I use the Azure Morse code instead of just typing on my handy little holograph projection scroll. I've used the code ever since I was taught it when I was five, and to be honest I'm stubborn. Sure I can handle a keyboard fine, but tapping the code is faster for me. Wondering how I 'hear' lessons? My scroll hears them for me and types everything out. My semblance is kind of strange, but it helps, especially in combat class. I can send out signals and feel them coming back. They tell me things, like where a person is standing, or if a tree limb is falling from the sky and about to land on my head (true story). I can also produce quite strong vibrations as well as feeling them. Well I've taken up a lot of your time. Thank you for listening." ~ Nickel.
The more I play him the more I love him...hope its a good read folks!