"So Mr Firelance, what brings you here?" I ask. 

"I'm really just here to make sure your settling in alright but I see your in good hands with Zack and Sarah" Firelance said. 

"And Henry...." Henry meekly chimed in. 

"Anyway its good to see that you've made some friends I would have spent more time chatting but someone destroyed Breaker...so cya" 

"Hey Firelance before you go why don't you show Max a little of your ESP?" Zack said to the already departing Firelance. 

"Hmm, alright I guess I can spare a minute at least" with that he gave a wave of his hand, suddenly from above his head appeared a bright red orb, circular yet chaotic outlining its shape quickly morphed into a pointed diamond. 

Having already turned around he motioned his finger as if it were a gun, aiming at a metal dummy and as if firing his finger the diamond shaped orb sped away towards its target *Shink BANG* its aim true it pierced the dummy before exploding into a ball of fire. 

The dummies charred remains was a sight to behold, I marveled at what had transpired before me, the already departing Firelance more than confident in his own powers had already walked out of sight. 

*Gurgle* as if a bomb had gone off the sound of hunger struck and all eyes were on me. 

"Man I'm hungry, hell I bet I could eat a horse" I said as they awkwardly laughed. 

"Hell yeah all this exercise has made me hungry! we'll go to the cafeteria" Serah called out. 

With that we made our way to the cafeteria our destination near we pushed open the wide metal doors, the sounds of chatter and laughter filled the air as the door gave way, an average cafeteria lay before us with, with seating for more than three hundred people however only a fraction of those seats were taken up. 

With the warm draft of delicious food we made our way towards the servers, with every step I took the noisy atmosphere gradually waned until it was replaced with dead silence, an ocean of stare's aimed at my alien form that waited at the counters, expecting this I waited patiently for the servers to awaken from their shock. 

A soft chuckle erupted from the crowd a women casually got up and walked up to us "Alright hun, your costume's good but you shouldn't play pranks on us" she said as she casually tugged on my arm, her weak motion slightly annoying me and yet the shocking display before me rendered me silent nobody but this women uttered a word "Hey you can take it off now it's not even funny anymore" she said with a stern voice, tugging harshly at my arm. 

"S-Sorry but it's not a costume..." I said with a meekish voice. 

"Come again?" her tugs stopping as her face twisted in surprise and shock. 

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"I said it's not a costume and you're annoying me" I repeated to her shocked face as her expression finally went grim and snapped her arm back, before lunging at my head, her sweaty palms trying to pry what she thought to be a mask. 

A few tugs was all it took before I slammed an elbow into her gut, the wind being knocked out her before she collapsed grasping at the area I had hit, a few seconds go by and she's slowly walking back to her table her table. 

Finally over I paid her no more attention "excuse me" I called out to the person behind the counter, their bewildered face staring at me for a few moments "eh?" as they pointed at themselves. 

"Yes, I don't suppose I can just order a bunch of small samples of food?" I ask, my intentions to learn what my new body likes and dislikes, Zack, Henry and Serah also ordering small portions of food. 

"Eh....yes yes sure just give us a few minutes" With that they got to working. 

For what felt like forever the food was ready, a small tray of food various foods from salads, chips and meat assorted into little piles "Henry would you mind carrying this for me?" I asked. 

With that we went and got our seating, the food carefully laid out a new dilemma appeared before me, I can't use forks... 

"Hey let's watch the freak eat" "This should be worth a few chuckles" a few loud whispers reaching my ear but I didn't let it defeat me. 

A few experimental lifts and I somehow manage to lift a small plate up with my arms, slightly unsteady I repeated this with the remaining plates the sample foods tasting bland yet palatable, the salad however was as if I were eating tarmac taffy, tough and chewy causing me to gag a few times before having to give up, its seems as if this body isn't suitable for green foods... 

Finally finished eating we decided to head back to our dorm, with that our day was over we continued to socialize for the rest of the night. 

For the next week I continued exploring the base, the word having gone out people no longer freaked out as much as they had originally and finally people started accepting me, a few cases still occurred but those were few and far between. 

Before long it was time to start the Academy. 

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Author's Note: 

Sorry for the very late chapter, I hadn't intended to take this long but a few things got in the way, hopefully I can deliver another chapter this week 

I had intended to make the chapter longer but I couldn't really think of much in which I could add : /