Staff Room: Genderbent Week

[Mimiko Katsuragi]

Mimiko smiled. "Not really. Just trying to avoid all of the girls-now-boys that think I'm attractive." She shook her head, but then a smile crossed her face at Doyle's words. "Class was pretty normal for ME. I just gave a speech on male and female understanding."

[Shinra Kishitani]

"I guess this is a very big learning opportunity for them!" She nodded in appreciation that they'd taken advantage of this circumstance to teach the students. "Oh, but Doyle...Does that mean you think this will be permanent?"

[Doyle Blackwell]

Doyle laughed. "As interesting as that might be, I doubt it. If it was a prank or something, it'll wear off eventually. Plus, I'm sure you're more than capable of coming up with an antidote if it comes to it. I only taught the students how to ride the brooms in their new bodies as one a learning experience, and two, because my class doesn't stop for something as simple as this."

[Shinra Kishitani]

"Oh, yes, speaking of which..." she rummaged around in one of the inside pockets of her labcoat. "I'm going to need blood samples from all of you. Yes, even you, Vincent. You're the control." She withdrew several small vials of glass from her pockets, adding cheerfully, "After last year I'm not allowed to experiment on students anymore, so I'll be using you guys instead."

[Mimiko Katsuragi]

Mimiko stared at the vials. "You don't mean... Taking our BLOOD?" She was terrified of needles, and it was written quite clearly on her face. Especially having blood drawn. It was horrifying, the thought of someone taking taking her blood. "I...I..."

[Vincent Valentine]

Vincent's face contorted into disgust when he saw the vials. "Shinra, put those things away. Not all of us are so willing to part with our blood as you are to take it." He closed up his cloak, shivering slightly at the thought of giving his own blood. Especially to SHINRA. Who knows what HE'D do with it. Sure, he might make the antidote, but what else would he do..?

[Shinra Kishitani]

Sticking her tongue out at Vincent, Shinra turned to Mimiko and pouted. "It's not that bad! I'll numb the spot first and you won't even feel it, promise." She popped the cork out of the top of the first bottle and held the bottle opening up to her eye, squinting into it for anything that might contaminate the samples.

[Doyle Blackwell]

Doyle watched the two teachers who seemed particularly reluctant to give their blood. He, however, was perfectly fine with it. All of the trips to the hospital with various Quidditch injuries had gotten him quite used to it. You know, as long as he didn't do anything too creepy with it; that was a whole can of worms he'd rather not get involved in again. Stupid fangirls/boys. He shrugged and rolled up a sleeve, holding out his rather delicate-looking arm. "Eh, I have no problem with it. Go ahead and take a sample."

[Mimiko Katsuragi]

Mimiko gasped at Doyle's bare arm, and was glad at least VINCENT had the sense not to get blood drawn. "But Doyle... The NEEDLES..." She glanced at Shinra. "It doesn't matter if you numb it. It's the LOOK of the needles. They're... Like teeth. Scary."

[Shinra Kishitani]

"Don't you worry! I don't use needles anyway." Stepping towards Doyle, Shinra drew his wand and pressed the tip to the other's vein. After a moment there was a squelching noise and he flicked it up, a stream of blood following the wand tip. With careful concentration he let the long red trail drip into the glass bottle.

[Mimiko Katsuragi]

Mimiko's eyes widened as Shinra pulled the wand out of Doyle's arm. A charm she'd never seen before? "How did you do that?" She asked. Now she was actually interested.

[Doyle Blackwell]

Doyle lowered his arm and smiled at Mimiko. "That was easier than expected." He looked at Shinra in question, wondering exactly what he/she had done.

[Vincent Valentine]

Vincent looked disgutedly at Shinra's unusual method of drawing blood. "Only you, Shinra, could find a way to make drawing blood that much more unappealing..."

[Shinra Kishitani]

"I think it's pretty," he replied cheerfully, corking the bottle and stashing it carefully in his pocket. "To answer your question, Mimiko, it's a method I came up with a long time ago-- it's actually a quick spell that makes a small incision in the skin, and then a continuous summoning charm." Waving his wand to demonstrate, he added, "It takes practice to be able to do it without dropping any blood, but I've done this quite a few times. Any other volunteers?"

[Mimiko Katsuragi]

Mimiko sighed, staring at the floor and offering her arm without looking at it, Shinra, or his wand. "Only if you promise to teach me sometime." She shut her eyes tightly and kept her face angled toward the floor.