Take a Bow

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

Their ‘oh so cruel’ trainer pointed out that she was not scolding them and that she was just stating the facts. It still felt like a scolding and the brothers were still more so upset that she had covered up herself and was being so frigged. Their minds thought about Lucy and figured this was how she was going to be when she was older. Just so...tight. Tight was literally the best word they could come up with in the situation. Well, boring was up there but the brother tended to put that in with the word tight as well. "We might just do that." Jasper muttered under his breath as he crossed his arms. He didn't want to deal with toys that were no fun. Casper was on the fence on the matter so didn't say anything on it for now.

"You could at least be a little nice. At least enough to like...make us feel like we are at least worth some of your time." Casper stated after her words about how they would not be treated like special needs children. Was this feeling how it felt for others that the twins choose to ignore or not really care about? Still, they at least tried to not be completely heartless towards others that didn't interest them. They too were honest but they just really didn't like dealing with people that were like this with them. Jasper mainly disliked it because it upset him so easily and Casper didn't like it because it upset his brother so easily.

Their trainer then pointed out that they would be doing what she assigned them outside of their training sessions and she would only be there on the assigned training days. The brothers shared a glance but didn't say anything more on the matter and just nodded a little bit. Jaspers mood had already plummeted and Casper was starting to end up there as well. Darn hormones making them end up all over the place when it came to their emotions. They got a little on the more serious side as they remained sitting down on the ground, crossing their legs, and focusing on her. If this was not going to be any fun and she was going to be all serious then they were just going to treat her like she was the ringmaster.

"We guess." The brothers said at the same time. They didn't have a yes or no on the matter. They never really though in detail about their power before or if they really cared to get better. They only had their powers a few months and just used them because they could and it just made them all the better at the things they already did.

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"Then prove that you're worth my time," she told the boys. Again, she wasn't going to coddle them. She wasn't going to make pretend and make them feel as if they were at the top of the world. That wasn't how Esme worked, and quite honestly, she probably never would either. If they didn't like that, then the boys were more than welcome to find themselves another trainers, though, hopefully, neither of the other trainers would tell them any differently.

"You guess?" she asked, turning her head towards the boys. "Well, you better figure that out until our next session, because I wasn't kidding when I said that I don't work with slackers." With that, the blonde continued towards the exit of the fenced in area, gesturing for the boys to follow. "That ends our session for today though. Remember what I told you, and I expect an answer the next time we meet. If you don't like my methods, that's fine. There's plenty of other trainers out there." 

Maybe she was being too hard on them, but at the end of the day, that was her way of teaching, and she wasn't going to stop because a pair of spoiled twins didn't get everything exactly how they wanted it to be.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

"How do we do that?" Jasper asked through clinched teeth. He clearly was bitter about all of this but was trying his best to not let his emotions get the better of him. They already had problems with students; they didn't want to carry that into with the staff. Plus for once Jasper noticed that his brother was a lot angrier then he was letting on. Normally when Casper got angry it was like his brother but there were times where he would not show it, but as his twin; Jasper could practically feel it. One of them had to be the calm one or else things just got really bad so Jasper was doing his best to be the calm one this time.

Casper meanwhile just stopped talking after they gave her their uncertain answer. While Jasper was the one to have suggested it, Casper was now starting to consider asking for another trainer or sticking to training by themselves. It was basically as if the twins had swapped moods, which was something that did happen but it was rare. The siblings would not outright admit it, but they were actually both pretty sensitive. It was obvious on some levels with how easily upset they got, but with their power fueling their hormones things just seemed to get doubled and worse for them when they felt something.

Jasper opened his mouth to say something but instead linked his arm around his brother pulled him along to follow after their trainer. "Got it. Thank you for the session." Jasper said, glancing over to his brother. Casper was not even looking at either of them now but did keep his arm linked around his brother. He didn't care anymore; it was his way to combat his other emotions that were trying to control how he would react. The siblings understood that it was good that she was tough on them, but that didn’t mean they wanted to deal with it. "Don't worry about it too much brother, we will figure it out." Jasper whispered to his brother as he moved to lead them out of here. If they were done and she didn't stop them then Jasper planned to lead his brother back to their room so they could have a snack and take a nap.

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"By doing as you're told," she replied through pursed lips. "Showing up on time, and doing what is asked of you." She couldn't stand lazy people who only put up half the effort that was expected. Now, she didn't doubt that the twins could do what was asked of them, if they really wanted to. That was the issue though, getting them to WANT to better themselves and their powers. "Look," she began, placing a hand on her hip. "I know I can be a little tough, but I wouldn't be if I didn't think you guys could handle it. But you have to decide whether or not this is something you guys really want. If it's not, then I'm not the trainer for you."

"You're welcome," Esme replied. There was little else to be said about the subject, and there was little point in staying around. The boys had a lot of thinking to do, and it was probably for the best if she left them to deal with that on their own.

She continued to move towards the exit of the little training area. "Once you've decided, come find me at my office," she threw over her shoulder. "Until then, boys," she added and saluted them.