While far from the only distracted new student during Mr. Principale's presentation, Ori assumed their exact predicament to be unique. The dragon, as they preferred over being called a person, really wanted to reserve their energy for first day of school proper. Listening to the lecture on their limited opportunities and likely early demise would require them to really have to sit and think about a host of different paths and what mattered right now was a curse was off. Ori sat engrossed with their phone scanning through emails they had sent themself in the past week trying to figure out why the shade of pink on the scales covering the left side of their face felt off today. "It's fine, you're just nervous." Ori tried to tell themself but several other thoughts rose in succession to drown out the more reasonable assumption that they were just hyper-focused on their first public appearance in some months. And this was the exact spiraling they had wanted to avoid. Now came thoughts of the cops coming back to arrest them, a curse going wrong and getting them hospitalized, what on earth would they look like at thirty when they were going to die that felt so far away what if they didn't age well like this? All unhelpful and ultimately useless as they found the unoffending passage. There was in fact nothing off in their array and they were simply being extra critical of their appearance. It was hardly Ori's fault the various police cells and homes they'd been placed in for the last few months almost never gave them a mirror like they'd constantly asked. Or maybe they did, none of that was really worth remembering. "Wait how long have I-" Ori mumbled upon looking up and realizing the principal's presentation had concluded and they'd gleaned almost no information from it. That had been the initial plan but somehow it didn't help their nerves settle in the moment. A more decisive voice was helpful in that endeavor as it called for a skipping of the proposed tour Ori had definitely heard something about and instead advocated for going into town. Others around Ori rose to join the conversation falling in on either side. Some felt it pointless to skip at this point, others pleaded for everyone to consider their future. Those against the tour felt it was impossible to really punish them further, this was Dead End Academy after all.  Normally this would have been where Ori spent ten minutes in their head again wondering what might happen to them if they left campus now. But despite the police's efforts they did still have several bank accounts they could access. Add to this the rather limited wardrobe they'd been operating with for some time now in constant transition from holding cell to testing facility to some kind of basement bunker and so on and a shopping spree first thing suddenly became all the more appealing. Enough so that any concern was pushed aside for the moment. With a stretch of their wings Ori stood to join the away team, not that there was any united effort there, only for Theodora's display to capture their attention more powerfully than any who had spoken yet. And not for any argument she'd made but rather the fact she was advertising magic. "Ooooo a neat little card." Ori spoke their voice distorted in ways many modern shows and movies did to voice actors playing dragons. It made pinning their voice as masculine or feminine difficult and was of course by design. With a simple motion the dragon walked past Theo and yoinked the upheld business card with two fingers of their own. "Not doing the tour but I like this. Will need to swap notes later. If you're any good anyway. Magic sucks sometimes so no shame if you suck too." They spoke calmly. Though they paused at looking at Theodora's contact information provided before handing the card back to her. "I think I go back to jail if I knowingly obtain anyone's email or phone number. Just remember some cop yelling at me for a few hours about it anyway. Cute design though and I do wanna talk magic later girl!" Ori spoke enthusiastically even as they began trotting away from those better behaved students intending to attend the tour. It was time to start cycling through bank apps to see what hadn't been frozen yet or hitting what town there was here wasn't going to be very eventful.

Evil HERO Claybreaker lv 4 EARTH Fiend/Effect Cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects. You can only use the following effects of "Evil HERO Claybreaker" once per turn. * If an opponents monster declares an attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand in Defense Position. * If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: Add 1 "Dark Fusion" or 1 Spell/Trap card that mentions it from your Deck. ATK/800 DEF/2000 Evil HERO Doomspark lv 4 LIGHT Fiend/Effect Thrice per turn: You can target 1 monster on the field; change the targeted cards Battle Position. You can only use the following effects of "Evil HERO Doomspark" once per turn. * You can reveal this card in your hand; Special Summon 1 "Evil HERO" monster from your hand. * If this card is sent to the GY to activate an effect or by an effect: You can set 1 "Dark Fusion" from your Deck or GY. ATK/1600 DEF/1400 Evil HERO Lightning Golem - Voltic Volley lv 6 LIGHT Fiend/Fusion/Effect 1 "HERO" monster + 1 "Evil HERO" monster Must be Fusion Summoned by the effect of "Dark Fusion". Gains 100 ATK for each "HERO" monster in your GY. You can only use the following effects of "Evil HERO Lightning Golem - Voltic Volley" once per turn. * If this card is Special Summoned: Destroy all monsters your opponent controls with ATK equal or less than this cards ATK. * You can banish 1 "Evil HERO" monster in your to the GY: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the banished cards original ATK, also, this card cannot attack directly this turn. ATK/2400 DEF/1500 Evil HERO Darkness Infernal Wing lv 8 FIRE Fiend/Fusion/Effect 1 Fusion monster + 1 Effect monster Must be Fusion Summoned by the effect of "Dark Fusion. Gain 300 ATK for each monster in your GY, also, this cards effects cannot be negated. You can only use the following effects of "Evil HERO Darkness Infernal Wing" once per turn. * If your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): Send 1 "Evil HERO" monster from your Deck to the GY; negate the activation and destroy it. * If this card destroys a monster by battle: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the original ATK or DEF (whichever is higher) of the destroyed card. ATK/2500 DEF/2100 Supremacy Fusion Quick-Play Spell Card (This card is always treated as "Super Polymerization".) Fusion Summon 1 "Evil HERO" Fusion monster from your Extra Deck, by using monster from either field as Fusion material, also, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to the activation of this card. (This is treated as a Fusion Summon by the effect of "Dark Fusion".) You can only activate 1 "Supremacy Fusion" per turn. Evil Signal Trap Card You can reveal 1 "Evil HERO" Fusion monster in your Extra Deck to activate this card during the turn it was set. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Evil HERO" monster from your hand or Deck. You can banish this card from your GY; add 1 "Dark Fusion" from your GY to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Evil Signal" per turn. You can only activate 1 "Evil Signal" per turn.  

As the group spoke with one another, and prepared their meal, Kasayee would eventually slip into the room with them. Sitting down at the table without a sound as she waited to be fed. Watching intently whenever anyone got anywhere near food. A ringing noise sounded as someone evidentially was at the door. Whichever one, or perhaps multiple ones, answered the door would see something rather surprising. There was no person standing there. Or at least not anything like a human. Instead there was a large, dog-like creature. In spite of how they looked there was clear intelligence, perhaps even wisdom, in the beast's eyes as he let out a low barking noise. Of course none of them would be able to understand him but, after a few moments, Kasayee wandered over as well. When the dog saw her he let out a louder bark and seemed to grumble a bit. Kasayee walked over, "oh. Constable." She said, seemingly knowing the creature by name. "I was wondering where you went." Kasayee looked over at the group. "Squad leader." she said simply. Constable let out another bark and Kasayee tilted her head, "oh, this isn't our place?"  Then Constable suddenly went rigid as he looked past the group. Were they to follow his gaze they would see Bartleby poking out from around a corner. Also rigid and looking right at the dog.