Blastagirl

It happened during gym. A large [[explosion.]] (set: $nonViolent to false) (set: $fightHim to false) (set: $beatup to false)

It happened during gym. A large explosion. Lavern's [[first outburst]]. Literal outburst. She was doing jumping jacks, but by the 20th one she was completely engulfed by flames. Her clothes tattered and crisp. Pieces of her school uniform floating delicately to the gym's cold, hard floor. A tall, plump man rushed over to the [[girl]] only after the flames were extinguished by his short,furry faced companion.

It wasn't everyday people saw humans with powers. Most of the time it wasn't known and Lavern unfortunately was a late bloomer with a very unusual ability. [[Exploding.|explosion.]]

Lavern was a brunette haired, fair faced lass. Always focused on her studies and only people who could handle her anger issues and her cold attitude were her friends. As she awoke in the hospital, her static face had the most horrified expression when she saw a twiggy, droopy-eyed woman by her side weeping like mad. " Mother why are you crying?" " Lavern!? Y-You're ok?!" " Why yes, I feel fine. Why am I here?" " You don't remember [[what happened?]]" " No... I haven't the slightest clue..." At that moment a doctor came in with a pen in his ear and a [[clipboard]] in hand.

Lavern pauses for a moment, furrowing her brow. // What ''did'' happen?!// The last thing that occured was gym class... Then nothingness. Did she make a fool of herself and pass out? A slip and fall?? Lack of energy?? No. It can't possibly be that. Her mother wouldn't be this worried if it was something as minor as that. Her mother wasn't the type of people to worry nor cry nor go to people's funerals and yet here she was in the hospital with her. Lavern relaxes her face once the doctor strolls in with a pen in his ear and a [[clipboard]] in hand.

" Mrs.Hungerford?" Lavern's mother quickly wiped her tears and looked towards the doctor with a crooked face. She tried hard to get herself back together but alas, she was still recovering from the fact her daughter was actually alive. " Yes sir?" " Your daughter suprisingly seems to be in perfectly healthy condition minus the fact she passed out." " That's wonderful! But I know, oh I know there's a catch." " Well, I'd suppose so. Your daughter Lavern here...seems to have a super power. A rare thing to see these days." " And that is?" " Exploding ma'am. She explodes." "...This ability stems from her emotions and when any emotion is too extreme a flame can kindle from just about anywhere and create an explosive effect if not controlled properly." There was a [[silence.]]

Her mother covered her mouth holding back a yelp. The doctor smiled wearily averting his eyes from the two of them and began explaining more about the power. " Lavern seems to have really intense emotions for her whole body to have gone aflame like that. I saw the recorded footage that the school sent so I know." The doctor kept yapping his mouth as Lavern stared into nothingness. //What?! Me?! Exploding?!// Lavern's eyes were wide and almost bloodshot. Her knuckles shook and her face reddened to a color warmer than the flames that engulfed her. That couldn't be! She didn't have //time// to think about super powers when it came to her studies! And her mother- Oh how her mother ''hated'' what she'd calls uper powered freaks. She didn't want her life to change. She didn't want to learn to control this. She didn't want to deal with this mess that so gracefully plopped itself in front of her during her first year of highschool. Yet it was too late. The doctor sighed and continued to say [[more words she didn't want to hear]].

"I'm sorry Mrs.Hungerford if this is something that frightens you in any way." " Oh no no no Doctor Roberts. I'm fine. Absolutely //fine//. My daughter will just have to start going to those youth places to learn her new talent! It's no big deal." " I'm happy to suggest you some places to take her if you would like." " Yes please. I would appreciate it doctor." Lavern's body still rattled and Doctor Roberts made no comment on the matter. He just wanted to get this all over with already. [[ The next day...]]

Lavern received one of the biggest lectures in her entire life the night prior and she was still recovering from it. She could still hear an echo not far away of her mother's words. // " You ''will'' go to the youth center to control this and once it's under control you will speak nothing of the matter EVER again!" // // " People with abilities are freaks and my baby is no freak. You don't have an ability. You have a curse and you're gonna make sure to reverse it as much as you can or so help me GOD-"// ...It was time for school, not for time travelling. Lavern had to shake herself back into the present. Certainly this power can't be that bad. Maybe she'd make friends out of it. Maybe she'd learn to not push people away. Maybe she'd be powerful. This string of maybes continued as she prepared herself to get out the door and rode the bus to school. For the first time in a long time she smiled to herself. Maybe this was the [[start of something good.]]

But then she got to [[school]].

As Lavern walked down the hall to her locker she kept hearing voices and gasps from left and right. Heads turning, mouths widening, people laughing and gossiping. The normal things ignorant kids, or what Lavern calls maggots, would do, but this was on a higher level since what happened yesterday was ''big.'' " Hey, looks it's that girl who went to the hospital yesterday." " She's a mutant!!! Stay away!!!" " Oh my god isn't that who people are calling [[blastagirl?]]" " Blastagirl?! Like does she b-blow up?!" " I think so? I don't know I wasn't in the gym when it happened." " Did anybody record it?" " Nah, everyone was too shocked." " Guess we'll just wait till [[lunch]] to see what she can do." " Ech, it's that girl who almost set me on fire!!" " God doesn't anyone know how to [[control]] their powers anymore?" " If ''that'' girl has an ability that means trouble. I heard every year since middle school she gets into at least one fight." " Yeah, I've witnessed her rage firsthand. She has //serious// [[anger issues.]] " Lavern kept trying to block out the ''maggots'' as she got her stuff and stormed towards her first period class. [[Focusing on her studies]] was where she could finally go back down into her calm,cold state of mind rather than having a mindset ready pour lava onto to the skin of the gossip girls.

//Excuse me?! Don't you dare call me that! I am not some superhero or villain and this isn't some comic book so take your rear out of here before I cut up all of the homework I helped you with.// ...is what she wanted to say, but having [[control]] is what she needed right now. Blowing up at any of these cretins down this endless hallway to her little locker may trigger her new found ability. It might hurt people. Not that she cares about protecting //some// people, but... //[[school]] is important.// She wants to believe it is anyway.

Lavern isn't one to be frightened often but the thought of going to lunch made her heart want to run and run far out of her body. Lunch is when the powerful kids fight, especially ones with abilities. The staff members gave up on trying to stop them for they are too scared and no word gets out to the public about said events anyway. " It's natural for heroes and villains to fight." They say, as if the school isn't going to collapse one of these days. It frustrates Lavern and it scares her. Everyone's already calling her [[blastagirl|blastagirl?]] now so she's ''sure'' that she's going to be challenged this afternoon. //Good thing it's still morning. Maybe I can just skip lunch and go to the library. Besides, I need to [[focus on my studies.|Focusing on her studies]] //

// Well it's not my fault that I'm a late bloomer. I didn't think genes from my dad's side of the family would suddenly go to me anyway!// Lavern glared at the girls talking wishing that she could ignite right that instant. But right now she needs to get her belongings. [[School|school]] is more important right now, not feelings.

Ah yes. There had been stories. Many of stories of the fistfights and the swearing and the threatening. Some were true, but most were false. The only thing her and the maggots could agree on were her anger issues and that's only because she knew something was wrong. Something had always been wrong since kindergarten when her jealously got her expelled from her first and last private school. She couldn't [[control]] it. The shaking, the redness, the sweating and the list goes on and on. Of course, the one and only person who tries to deal with her still have suggested therapy and other methods and Lavern wanted the help. She wanted friends and she wanted her mother to trust her. If she could just continue doing well in [[school]] maybe her mom would be nicer.

School is annoying because of the people and the work is annoyng for being quite a bore sometimes. Lavern's mother annoys her about school and how important it is and that's just how it's been all her life. So she has to focus and be a preppy girl that unfortunately has anger issues...And now an ability. [[. . .]]

It's lunch time. The only friend Lavern had left is doing what everyone else is doing. Reacting to her presence as if she's been sentenced to death or as if she's become a zombie. " Guess I should get lunch alone today..." Lavern mumbled to herself, almost floating over to the lunch line with her head in the clouds. Her head was filled with algorithims and formulas instead of relationships and social interaction. Once she got her food she went to sit in the corner, but little did she know that it would seal her doom. " Blastagirl, right?" Lavern's eyes gazed into her food, slowly chewing the stale mashed potatoes on her styrofoam plate. " Hey, don't you hear me talking to you?" " The low waves of your puny voice is going into and out of my ear at this current moment." Lavern's palms immediately began to steam. " Address me by my proper name and maybe I'll actually pay attention to what you're saying." " What? Do you even understand who you're talking to lady?!" Lavern gently lifted her head to the scoundrel and was ready to spit her food at them. Her eyes widen in surprise. It wasn't a maggot, it was one of the powered kids. // I wasn't suppose to come to lunch today!!! My goodness!!// // What in the everloving world am I going to say to him?!// Time to learn the [[rules]]

// ''In this game, all of your choices will be TIMED. They will indeed affect the story and Lavern's growth as a person so beware.''// // ''Below is an example of how the timer will display. Be ready for the real thing coming up next.'// (set: $time to 5) (live: 1s)[(set: $time to it - 1) (print: "Time left: ") (print:$time) (if: $time is 0)[ (print: [[Continue.]]) [(stop:)]]]

// What am I gonna do? // (set: $time to 10) He's small, you (if: $time is 0)[(print: "can")] (else:)[(print:[[can]])] take him. You don't know how to control your powers. (if: $time is 0)[(print: "Don't")] (else:)[(print:[[Don't]])] do it. (live: 1s)[(set: $time to it - 1) (print: "Time left: ") (print:$time) (if: $time is 0)[ (print:[[Do Nothing]]) [(stop:)]]]

" No, I don't and frankly I don't care. So would you ever so kindly remove yourself from my personal space bubble sir?" // I don't have time to waste. I need to eat, study and swat off pesky beings trying to bother me.// " Sorry, no can do chica." He places an almost skeletal hand on Lavern's shoulder. Lavern twists her neck the instant the decaying hand makes contact with her, glaring into the boy's soul. Still glaring she notices the boy's ability when he begins to speak. " You know what happens to powered kids during lunch right? Specially new ones?" His lips begin to disappear and his flesh begins to rip away. Pieces of skin just fly away like little sparks from a flame. // He has the ability to make his body decay and restore itself...// // How will that help in battle I wonder.// Lavern doesn't reply to the decaying child. [[Instead she...]]

//Okay.. But won't I get beat up?!// // What should I [[honestly| notFight]] do?!//

Afterlunch go to after school After shool is the youth place or go study in the library/a cafe instead cause f powers Meet a cute girl that youve eyed before the next day and either befriend or push her away Lunch again and you either do well or horrible fighting meet with cute girl afterschool since u see her or youth group next day you either do well with girl or do bad timeskip with youd doing well or worse with your powers you're also crushing on your only friend only friend is about to get mugged on your way to the youth center(she walks with you) and you either: do well or get yr ass kicked you impress her or your both sad true game ends with the two of you out at a cool spot where you learned how much power you actually have and you make cool fires in the dark and have a gay(tm) moment Endings are: - New bully in town - "I'm doing this for you mom" - Happy gays - Your crush hates you good job - You hurt you crush cause no self control good job

(if: $time is 0)[(print: "Hurl the tray ")] (else:)[(print:[[Hurl the tray]])]at his face. Try (if: $time is 0)[(print: "to make yourself explode.")] (else:)[(print:[[make yourself explode.]])] (set: $time to 5) (live: 1s)[(set: $time to it - 1) (print: " Time Left: ") (print: $time) (if: $time is 0)[ (print: [[Do Nothing]]) (stop::)]]

Lavern gets up and hurls the tray of stale food into his face, inevitably knocking the puny kid to the ground. Kids passing by ready their phones for a fight they knew was coming. Lavern presses her boot onto the tray. " I didn't want to have this come to this but you didn't just shoo away like all the other insects do. " She gets her stuff, ready to walk away until she catches herself from falling. Down her slender leg was a hand still gripping on for dear life. " You just won't give up will you?" Lavern takes a deep breathe in and exhales something fierce. The air released from her nostrils melts the skeleton hand right off her leg leaving a puddle beneath her heel. A high pitched shrill could be heard back near the corner where Lavern was sitting. The decaying kid rolled back and forth as he tried to regain his skin but his hand... He kept screaming trying to heal himself. His hand took the longest to come back and when it fully formed it looked as if it was burnt to a crisp. (set: $fightHim to true) [[...|afterschool]]

Lavern focus and focuses ''really'' hard on what she's feeling. ''Irritation.'' //Being bothered by strangers who think they know you. Being called things and blamed for problems that aren't yours. Being at the center...As if having to deal with social interaction is a good thing. This kid now, acting like we're rivals or something. His voice is annoying. His face is ugly. Who does he think ''he'' is for coming at ''me''?!// " Hey answer me when I'm talking to you!" Lavern began to shake and redness took up her pale skin. Her eyes burned and sparked whilst her hair went up in temperature. The boy quickly removed his hand and backed away at the sight of the steam coming off of her body. Lavern cracked her bones and began to march towards the boy, body ablazing. " L-Look I'm sorry man. I'll leave you alone ok? J-just don't set me on fire!!!" " Oh now you wanna apologize? ''NOW'' you're sorry?" Her voice roared throughout the lunch room and all the kids grew afraid. The security guards readied themselves to go after Lavern. The boy's skin all went back to normal as he tripped and fell to the ground. " I-I'm sorry don't hurt me!!!" He curled into a ball and hugged his knees tightly to his chest. A smile grew across Lavern's face. " I thought so." she laughed quietly to herself and went back to her seat. No one called her Blastagirl for the rest of the day. (set: $fightHim to true) [[...|afterschool]]

Later in the day, the bells rang and kids poured out of the exterior doors, spiilling and splashing over each other. Lavern stood judging the beasts rushing out of school and once there weren't as many people near the exit she gracefully strided outside the school. (if: $beatup is true) [ (print: "She still kept self consciously touching her face every so often from the shock of the fight. She didn't pass out this time, but boy could she feel the heat. It took her a good 15 minutes to get up off the floor.") ] She walked down stretched out streets trying to locate the building she needed to go to. She checked her phone for the time slightly worried if she'd be late. //3:22// She lifted her head from the bright screen and realized the center was right across the street from where she stood. In big bright yellow letters, with smaller words beneath it, '' Flower Power: the center for powered girls '' "Ah" she sighed at the sight of the colorful design. " I wonder how this will [[go."|End]]

Lavern decides to ignore him instead. The kid doesn't even allow it. " Hey! Listen to me when I'm talking to you!" He draws his hand far back and when Lavern catches sight of what's happening it's already too late. His skeletal hand rips into Lavern's skin leaving two red marks across her cheek. She scoots out of her seat gently carefully touching the wound that was just made. Her hand shakes in disbelief. " You don't want to do this." " But I do! It's my job to beat up the new powered kids!" The kid laughs and has more of his skin removed from different parts of his body. He reaches for a bone and raises it at Lavern. Lavern loses it. Her whole body quaked as she collapsed onto the ground. Her whole body became a bright red, her hair a bright orange, her hands *still shaking.* She hissed and glared out the boy. No one had hit her in a long time and the fact this stranger. This nobody. This puny, bony thug sat here and caused her skin to bleed made her furious. She just spontaneously combusted. (set: $beatup to true) [[...|afterschool]]

(set: $time to 5) Solve this (if: $time is 0)[(print: "non-violently.")] (else:)[(print:[[non-violently.]])] Solve this by (if: $time is 0)[(print: "intimidating him.")] (else:)[(print:[[intimidating him.]])] (live: 1s)[(set: $time to it - 1) (print: "Time left: ") (print:$time) (if: $time is 0)[ (print:[[Do Nothing]]) [(stop:)]]]

" Listen, Listen, Listen. I don't know who you are, so first introduce yourself and stop being so goddamn rude." Lavern scoffed. " I can do whatever the-" " Well ok. I'll call you Mr.Nobody then." She tried to flutter her non-existent eyelashes and flashed the kid a fake smile as she cut him off. " What?! How dare-" " I'm going to keep cutting you off until you introduce yourself." " Well that's a was-" " You're wasting my time maggot. Now hurry up and introduce yourself." " Fine. Name's Kevin." " See? That wasn't so hard!" She folds her fingers across each other still smirking. " Now I understand you wanted to fight me for some odd reason? Correct?" "Yeah... Cause that's what happens to all the powered kids. Once we know you got an ability we fight ya." " Well that's stupid and it's a waste of time!" The boy seemed to shrink under her great prescence as she stood up pressing her heated palms onto the table. " So why don't we stop wasting both of our time here and just pretend like this never happened hm?" " Wha?! I'm gonna get beat up if I don't- " Lavern put a hand to his face and began to admire her nails. " Are you failing, Kevin? Any classes or homework you need?" "W-What-" " I can help raise your grades you know. I was about to study for class until you so kindly interupted." " Oh. So you're one of the preppy girls?" " Mhmmmm. And leeet's maybe make a deal so we can stop ''wasting'' time!" " Fine. Do my algebra homework for the rest of the week and I'll leave you alone." " I'll do it for ''three'' weeks if you tell your other friends to leave me alone." "...Fine. Deal." " Nice doing business with you!" The disruptive child stormed off feeling absolutely defeated while this was the first of what could be many of Lavern's victories. She chuckled to herself as she sat back down and got to work. (set: $nonViolent to true) [[...|afterschool]]

" Do you know who ''I'' am?!" Lavern smirked staring the kid dead in the face. " Yeah, you're blastagirl. Late bloomer power gal." " No no no no." Lavern stood up, towering the child and gripped his bony shoulders tightly causing the poor kid to shudder. " My name is Laven HungerFord. Straight A student with anger issues. That loner kid in the corner who will murder anyone who disrupts her studies who's the daughter of Mary HungerFord." " Assistant Principal HungerFord???" " Yes. Now if you don't back the hell out of my face we are going to have some major problems. Starting with me kicking your ass." " F-Fine! Dumb-" " Ah ah ah! I wouldn't finish that sentence if I were you." The decaying kid's face scrunched at Lavern as she took a deep breath getting away with the lie. Her mother wouldn't save her life or back her up ''ever''. [[...|afterschool]]

End of Chapter 1. Chapter 2 will be on it's way soon enough! Thanks for playing!