Mutation by Hardman Kevin

Author:Hardman, Kevin [Hardman, Kevin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: I&H Recherche Publishing
Published: 2013-08-02T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

The next few days flew by. The first two, of course, consisted of the much-maligned orientation that we newbies had heard about. It essentially boiled down to what the principal - a former super named Magnavolt - called the “Three P’s”: Punctuality, Performance, and Persistence. (Basically, be on time, always do your best, and always strive to improve.)

We were also informed of how communications with Earth would occur. Basically, for one hour every week, the vortex tunnel would be open. This was primarily for getting essentials for the school - food, supplies, and so on - but for students it was the only time when the communications interface would be made available for our use, allowing us to call home via special phones that had to be checked out for sixty-minute intervals. If you missed that one-hour window, you had to wait another week to make your call. (It was also when mail and packages would go back and forth, so any letters going home needed to be in the mail stack by then or - as with phone calls - you’d have to wait another seven days.)

The only other thing really hammered into us concerned the use of our powers. In essence, we could use our powers at school - which was expected, since we were here to learn to be superheroes - but any use of them outside of training that resulted in harm or damage to other students, staff, faculty, or property could subject the individual in question to suspension. That made me wonder how Adam got away with his practical jokes, but I decided that this was probably one of those rules that was not heavily enforced - or, more likely, there was an unwritten rule among the students about not ratting out your fellow pupils.

The two days of orientation were followed by the weekend, so those like me who were new to the school got one last taste of freedom before classes were to actually begin. For returning students like Electra, however, not being required to go to orientation meant that they had four days off, as Mouse and I had previously discussed. However, their presence at school probably was necessary, as it got them acclimated to a structured environment once again: getting up by a certain time (unless they didn’t want breakfast), figuring out their schedules so they could see if facilities or classes had been relocated, adhering to curfew, etc.

Although Electra and I were able to squeeze in some alone time for talking and several long walks holding hands, the majority of our weekend was spent with Smokey and Adam, who, I noticed, didn’t seem to have a lot of close friends.

“It’s his practical jokes,” Electra had told me when I asked her about it. “They tend to alienate people. I’m surprised he hasn’t pulled one on you yet.”

I didn’t bother telling her about what happened at lunch that first day, but what she told me gave me some insight into the group dynamics here at the Academy.

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