Boredom. ( Gabriel/Open )

[Akane Hanako]

Tell me what it means to be bored, to sit there, dully staring at a wall as if waiting on paint to dry, that my friend is true boredom, as when you had nothing better, or at the least more interesting then that you'd be sitting in the same spot as Akane was. Watching a wall in the school, the sounds of the same music playing over and over in his skull, bouncing soundwaves around, and somehow with the current daily trend giving him cancer of the rectum or some such nonsense.

Thats when it began. He started knocking the edge of his forehead against that wall, nice and hard. It was not like it was going to hurt him, he'd been smacked in the dome enough by all sorts of things that this was just boredoms manifestation on the real world. After a good red tint had been built up on his forehead he started going a little harder, at this rate it was not like he was going to bruise, but if he kept at it chances were he was going to put a hole in the wall, and that could be trouble if faculty walked by when it happened.

His hands as always were folded neatly in his lap, meditation style, amusing that, as this was sort of a meditation routine, as with the constant pounding of his skull against the wall and a mix of the drone of techno music he seemed to be drifting slowly from the world around him and into his own reality. Granted.. there were quite a few stares being tossed his way by the students walking up and down the halls, and of course, all of that 'What the fuck' talk would have been amusing to him if he were paying attention.. which he was not.

[Gabriel Seran]

It always seemed to get the better of you, bordem that is, hence the recent absence of any actual friendly figures Gabriel had lost interest in going outside. His skin would suffer that, what with the radiation and no sun he'd probably become a pale haired, pale faced albino soon enough. So it was decided he needed to get out, away from the stress of ordinary life. Why the school? Honestly he couldn't tell you, perhaps it was just his body acting on cruise mode something of a dull smoldering frame of mind.

*Thump*

*Thump*

*Thump*

Gabriel cocked a brow seriously curious, and lets face it what else was there to realy do now-a-days. I mean who knows it could've been something exciting like a Squirrel caught in the storm gutter, throttling about trying to escape when randomly a hawk appears out of nowhere carrying two large rats. The two large rats attack the Hawk right as they make their daring escape onto the roop evading the notion of any pursuer when they meet a Raccoon....

Turning the corner Gabriel's eyes set on what looked to be a form of self-masochism.

"May I join you?

Gabriel gave a confused look standing for several minutes til his curiousity go the better of him.

"What are you doing?"

[Akane Hanako]

Thump. He continued to bang his head against the wall, much like the little engine that could, that is if the little engine that could was some mentally deficient piece of machinery trying in futility to ram its way through a ten foot thick steel wall, and thinking that somehow he could win. Thud. Thud. Thud. Even as another approached he continued this routine, and it only stopped after the guy spoke a very obvious, but as of yet, had to not been asked question 'What are you doing?'

Welp. Ladies and gentlemen, we're about to have a Bill Engvall moment. "Im mining for gold.. what does it look like Im doing? Im banging my head against the wall. " Heeeeres your sign. Granted, he really did not say this in a snappy manner, it had no enthusiasm to it what so ever, and afterwards he would have finally gotten up to his feet and stretched himself out with a yawn. "Nothing else to do. Figured I would try to beat up the wall with nothing but my forehead. " That or he could blame it on Muay Thai if he wanted to have a logical excuse, as after all, even if headbutting was banned in professional and amateur sports it did not mean that Muay Thai somehow did not have headbutting techniques anymore.

Glancing at the boy he cocked his head to the side, tilting it akin to one of those lolcatz. A shrug and he would have figured to get the formalities out of the way, offering a hand out with a smile on his face.. boy that had gotten easier since he came here, far to easy actually. "Names Akane. Akane Hanako. " Like 007 gets his name.. get it? He was a secret agent of doom.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel looked still quite confuzed at his expression, he quite wasn't making much sense. Then it hit Gabriel like the very brick wall used to crush those poor squirrels.... It was a joke. A crude one at that Gabriel almost felt insulted at the demeanor and on top of that the kid didn't sell it as best he could. Gabriel shook his head listening a bit more.

"Nothing else to do. Figured I would try to beat up the wall with nothing but my forehead. "

Another cocked brow in confusion, oviously there were better things to get beaten by than a simple wall. Gabriel himself for example would be more than glad to make some poundcake.

A hand extended towads him in greeting. Gabriel didn't move at first staring at it almost as if it were foreign to him. It was a rare occasion he was invited to a friendly handshake rather than a brutal duel. However his hand would be recieved with a renewed vigor.

"Gabriel Seran, A pleasure...You new I haven't seen you around?"

[Akane Hanako]

Akanes tongue had a tendency to flap now that he was getting settled into this place, it certainly was not like his old school, which was a good thing.. even if people were more violent. His tongue having been rolled back up, reigned in, and made to behave he would have shook the guys hand. Gabriels hand. "Aye. Nice to meet you as well. " Did he just say aye? Bah. Maybe the wall did win, he had to have been feeling a little brain damage from the pink gushy stuff in his skull being bounced back and fourth like a child with a rattle.

The question of being new? It depends on your opinion of new I guess, he was new to the school in the sense he had only been here a week, but he had been here for that week.. so by what definition did he stop being new and become old? Bah. Head hurts. He just pulled hand back and nodded slightly to the second bit of the mans talking. "Yea, I am new here. " Granted he some how came to the conclusion that if he had been seen here before he would not be new anymore.

Hands came up and he pulled his headphones down so they could be settled around his neck the sounds of Daft Punk thrumming loudly from within them, causing the things to shake about like a car pulling through the hood. Around the World was the weapon of choice by the group.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel's vision tetered, watching the baffling expressions from the kid, apparently the wall had done it's work and was now afflicting him. The emerald visionaries narrowed concentrating to see if he would fall over. Not the strongest of fortitude. Gabriel's muscles tensed as he saw the blood throb from the young man's head. Congealing sliowly as the crimson was enveloped in his gaze. Closing his eyes Gabriel shuddered lightly.

the images of "Scene" and the contemptable thoughts flashed through his head. He had become a monster, something inhuman and out for blood. And he wanted another murder on his hands? A flashback of the people at the cafe jumped into his mind. Vespyr's demonic words playing in his head.

'Nobody's innocent' Gabriel's eyes shot wide. Not even you.

Taking advantage of the moment Gabriel would aim to recruit another. The blood of his past could not be wiped away with good deeds, Vespyr knew that much as did "Scene" and his purpose at becoming a Dragon was power, what was a little more going to do?

"So Akane? Would you by chance be interested in a group coalition?" Gabriel questioned with a sly grin on his face, hoping all the while the blows to the head would loosen his train of thought.

[Akane Hanako]

"A what?"

Thats all that was uttered. He did not sway back and fourth like some weak twig in a storm, instead his legs remained rooted nice and tight to the ground. His hand came up and rubbed over his forehead, drawing the blood down and delighting as he licked it clean from his fingers. Seemed he had struck his head just a little too hard against the wall and it had left him with a wound to attend to. After all, it was never fun until someone got cut.

He would have struck the spot where the blood was coming from rather harshly, the blood rushing out from it, and then planted his finger there nice and hard to wait for about a minute.. after he had released what little blood had built up slowly had caused the leak to cease. Still, what this man was talking about had piqued his interest.. a group coalition? They had just met and he was so quick to ask things. After all, there was a good chance that Akane could be the sort to stab you in the back and gut you when he had the chance.. how the hell could Gabriel know the difference?

Granted. He was not, more the type to follow blindly if you could manage to make him follow in the first place, but as said, this was all mental struggle, not something made known to the public. His hand fell back to his side and he stared blankly at this man, whom had come out of quite frankly no where and blindsided him with a rather blunt question. Slow down tiger... not on the first date.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel's dark grin grew. Gabriel, unlike other leader's of his time didn't dance around with the bullshit, nor did he appriciate courtships for long perionds of time, they left oneself weak and underdeveloped he was one for swift vigilant action. Now if he'd learned from his last mistake he'd capitalize upon mending the minds of his subordinates and what better way than to take into account ancient history. The General's of ancient lore were always paid off by their leader, thus always remaining loyal, and always remaining a slave to power.

"Well as you can tell I'm not one for small talk," Gabriel glinted striding away making his attention less aparent.

"I have use of refined soldiers of sorts... And as I can tell you can take a certain amount of beating... unless of course I'm mistaken?" Gabriel teased not looking at the fellow rather showing his absense of any interest.

There were many ways to collect them, pamper them, subjugate them to torture, or what seemed to be the case here, Ignore their best quality. Pride, the vanity of men's exsistence. Gabriel was victim to it as well. His own vice was now his strength.

[Akane Hanako]

The beauty of being in his own reality was the fact that pride had no bearing on Akane.. and more so, most human emotions could be played with by him, but they never truly had any value other then amusement. He looked at this guy dully, listening to his words as they slipped free, the fact that he acknowledged he could take a beating, and whats more, prodded at it swiftly with words.

This. This right here amused him greatly, as he could see what this man was toying at, but the toys and ploys of man had no bearing on him, he only cared for what was considered of value.. and that was nothing more then something to keep him amused, having no need for pride, money, material things, only that which entertained, as life should have been. Licking his lips over he would have grinned then and turned himself to the lockers, those skullcandy head phones removed from his head he now had free reign of what he did.

Thus. He stepped towards said lockers and withdrew his head, slamming it hard enough into it to cave the locker inwards, only to pull his head back out and yawn slightly, not even a gash this time. Granted. Metal gave way easier in thin form then the concrete of a thick wall did, but either way, it was still a display. "You could say that."

In reference to taking damage of course, and with it he would have faced the male once more, his brow cocking up. "The question is, what is in it for me? I have no purpose getting involed in the plans of man, nor do I have purpose to bother myself with fighting if thats what your intention is. " Of course it was if he was talking about taking a beating, butin the end he could be condescending too you see.

[Gabriel Seran]

Intrigued Gabriel had actually opened up a double edged sword unadvertantly, not buying into the bait had revealed the boy's true personna. Of course now it was only evident that he was a man of substance, but what could be gained by a man who had no use of human gifts. Certainly no amount of Money, Recognition, or Money could buy. Would human worth appease him or simply his own gain of strength.

Gabriel chuckled lightly thinking over the multitude of toys he could bribe the man with. In the end threats were considered as well, it would be quite appealing but he'd done that once before. Fear also lead to betrayal in most circumstances and through his mysterious ways he was betrayed and misunderstood.

"Why don't you give me a hint... How about Power? Hmm no thats too simple for a man of your tastes, Women? No you don't need assistence with that... How about my second in command? Reap all the benifits and don't feel the need to answer to anyone..." Gabriel mused pleasantly.

'Aside from me that is'

[Akane Hanako]

"Heh.. Im afraid you are mistaken if you think me a fool to fall for a leadership position.. even the top indian on the totem pole has to answer to his own whims and the influence of not only others but those underhim.. after all, the totem pole falls if the other indians decide to tip it over.. and where that leave the one ontop? ..Well. Profanity would suit it well enough. "

Akane was quite intelligent.. more so then your average bruiser, but with that, he would not have continually stringed the man on without a hint, instead he would have smirked at him. The true mentality behind the boy? Well. He had no need for human morality.. or humanity for that matter, only that which amused him, and right now, he had not felt the pleasure of being amused by harming others.. which was why he did not fight back when assaulted. The question was, could this other boy change that feeling?

"I wish to be amused. Nothing more. Nothing less. " Thats all that life was to him, one big game. What else should it have been when you considered it? It was no fun when people took things like death too seriously.. he was far from afraid of dying, and had proven so by how many times he had been in the hospital on the verge of death, but the boy was stubborn. Extremely stubborn.

[Gabriel Seran]

To be amused? Did Gabriel have to give him a clown to play with? He was growing honestly tired of this rabble, though he did enjoy smart company, Gabriel grew irrtated by senseless opposition they were generally to be eliminated under his thumb. But once more he was quite desperate.

"Well, then I guess you wouldn't be interested in something like Propaganda would you now? Certainly playing with human's isn't any fun." This time Gabriel hinted at the direct thing he planned on doing.

Manipulation of the masses, controlling them to his own ends. The Guy had some spunk to him, surely playing with people as if they were pawns could hold his interest, it always fueled Gabriel. They were so predictable sometimes but just when you thought that it changed.

"I leave you time to concider, A strategist needs to weigh his options..." Gabriel walked off around the corner and waited against the wall patiently.

[Akane Hanako]

Consider it? Akane had no need to consider things, it was a matter of rather he liked the idea or not, that did not take time to think, after all, he was not some patsy whom had to stop, sit, think it all out, all the while the clock went tick tock and they got no where. No. Instead he would have grinned, following the man no sooner then he had decided to walk away, quick on the draw, and quicker with that mind of his as he was not clouded and cock blocked by thoughts that would have others questioning the motives of humanity.. pft.

"A puppet master is only as good as his strings, and fortunately for you, I have no need for strings. " Did that make sense? It did if you realized what it was he was truly saying with that. " I do enjoy manipulation.. its fun to watch people react." By that he meant far more then a tug at their emotions, he meant the full range of feelings as they soaked into the cerebral cortex.

Take for instance, the application of pain.. by say, a sharp instrument such as a pencil. As you pierce past the flesh and into the inside organs, you would stop feeling pain, or at least, would if you did not allow your brain to tell you differently.. instead, the sensations float through your body and your brain tells you that somehow, pain that hits no nerves suddenly becomes ten times worse when the nerves are severed from the electric impulses floating through your entire form. Its amusing to watch someone experiencing this squirm and flail about like a fish.. he had never done it himself mind you, but it certainly did seem like an intrested prospect.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel had only gotten two steps before he was turned about on his heel, a very pleased look on his face at the notion of acceptence. Gabriel was finding this character to be quite an interesting role in his future plans who could avoid a man who had the confidence to believe he could pull anyone about without those "strings."

"Good, Well then it seems like we'll be seeing each other around soon enough then..." The corners of his lips turned upward in a mock grin, "Until then I suspect you put those words to use.." Gabriel knew what he was saying but hoped he could interpret it. What his goal was to gain an even greater following if the boy could rangle up more serfs to the end game This time around they'd have far superior numbers.

Gabriel turned about and began walking away around the corner and out of any sudden exsistence.

[Akane Hanako]

Had he just been recruited? Seems like it, granted what seemed like one thing could often be another all together so it should not have been a surprise when he stood there for a little longer taking it all in, even though the man that had given him the offer in the first place walked away.

Finally he snapped from his thoughts and would have taken in the fact that the guy was gone. Eyes slipped shut at that and a grin perked up on his lips instead, leaving him to stretch himself out with a rather loud yawn and a careless expression floating softly onto that face. Lips licked over, he would have allowed that pink muscle free roam for only a second before it was wrangled back where it belonged by a simple tug against it.

"So.. I am to gather the pawns. " A sigh slipped from him in a nice loud exhale and he slipped those headphones back up onto his ears, Gnarls Barkley coming on next, sending a rather relaxing rhythm through his body, and a slight chill up his spine. "The definition of irony I suppose.. a pawn to catch pawns. " Unlike most people who assumed they were in control he was aware of what his place was, and for that matter, aware of what others were. Gabriel could say what he wanted but he too was nothing more then another chess piece, expendable. The king was the only thing important, and sadly the king could not be a piece chosen by free will alone.