Well, that... wasn't what I expected.</I><i></i> Upon finishing writing his answer, Hajime looked up and saw that not only was Ai's assault on the Jounin halted, it was halted by Garou. He hadn't quite expected a fellow student to stop the assault, believing that Manabu would take care of it himself, but he supposed that if it would be anyone it would be the boldest-appearing student. Hajime couldn't help but look at the struggle, his eyes slowly becoming wide with surprise and even a tinge of fear as Manabu's arms began to expand and lengthen to what appeared to be two, almost three times their original size, and judging from the man's already bulky build, it was clear that anyone would be at least a little intimidated. This intimidation would only grow as he watched both Ai and Garou be engulfed by the now massive hands with Ai having the misfortune of having his dagger-wielding arm stuck between two fingers, which then proceeded to crush said arm.
Well, that sucks,<i></i> he thought to himself, nearly jumping out of his seat when Ai was sent flying out of a nearby window. "Holy-" he began, immediately covering his mouth with both hands, hoping the Jounin didn't hear that. Him being quiet so far has kept him out of the trouble. He looked around, hoping no extra attention had been brought to himself, and lowered his hands believing he had kept his cool. He couldn't help but worry about Ai though, who could have possibly been dead from that fall. Luckily though, Garou didn't get a similar treatment; just a flick into the wall, which still could have been somewhat painful.
Finally, now that the commotion had settled, Manabu began to read the students' answers. Even though three of them were similar, with enough variation in between, it still wasn't enough to keep the hotheaded man from yelling. Maybe I shoulda chosen something silly, like name-calling. Once again he listened closely to the lecture, probably the closest he's listened to anything in his entire life. Every word needed to be understood, otherwise he could potentially screw up and be the second one out the window. Still, although he stopped himself from saying anything, those snappy comments still rang clearly in his mind. Fear of his life. Right. He's enjoying this, isn't he? The room was once again silent, save for Maiko asking if Garou was alright. Maybe he would be doing the same thing if he wasn't so damn frozen with fear.
Minutes later Ai returned, thankfully not dead. He was probably pretty close to it though from the looks of him. This guy's got a lot of heart,<i></i> he thought as Ai pretty much challenged Manabu to round two at a later time. It was then that Hajime realized that no one had answered the question yet and although it took some self-motivation, he decided he should be the one to do it. <I>Maybe if I give a good enough answer, he'll be pleased. Probably not though. He let out a small sigh. "I would guess that if you were charged with a Secondary, since this is a military jurisdiction... either nothing will happen because you'd be toughening them up, or possibly severe demotion." It was a little wordier than he expected, but it would have to do.
Well, that sucks,<i></i> he thought to himself, nearly jumping out of his seat when Ai was sent flying out of a nearby window. "Holy-" he began, immediately covering his mouth with both hands, hoping the Jounin didn't hear that. Him being quiet so far has kept him out of the trouble. He looked around, hoping no extra attention had been brought to himself, and lowered his hands believing he had kept his cool. He couldn't help but worry about Ai though, who could have possibly been dead from that fall. Luckily though, Garou didn't get a similar treatment; just a flick into the wall, which still could have been somewhat painful.
Finally, now that the commotion had settled, Manabu began to read the students' answers. Even though three of them were similar, with enough variation in between, it still wasn't enough to keep the hotheaded man from yelling. Maybe I shoulda chosen something silly, like name-calling. Once again he listened closely to the lecture, probably the closest he's listened to anything in his entire life. Every word needed to be understood, otherwise he could potentially screw up and be the second one out the window. Still, although he stopped himself from saying anything, those snappy comments still rang clearly in his mind. Fear of his life. Right. He's enjoying this, isn't he? The room was once again silent, save for Maiko asking if Garou was alright. Maybe he would be doing the same thing if he wasn't so damn frozen with fear.
Minutes later Ai returned, thankfully not dead. He was probably pretty close to it though from the looks of him. This guy's got a lot of heart,<i></i> he thought as Ai pretty much challenged Manabu to round two at a later time. It was then that Hajime realized that no one had answered the question yet and although it took some self-motivation, he decided he should be the one to do it. <I>Maybe if I give a good enough answer, he'll be pleased. Probably not though. He let out a small sigh. "I would guess that if you were charged with a Secondary, since this is a military jurisdiction... either nothing will happen because you'd be toughening them up, or possibly severe demotion." It was a little wordier than he expected, but it would have to do.