recolle | mingle | school's in

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mingle | school's in

WHO: You!
WHERE: School campus(es)
WHEN: All month
WHAT: A friendly mingle log for students, teachers, and anyone else to celebrate/get some easy school CR! This is for the whole month of September since it's the beginning of the school year, so take your time. Also, students of any level of schooling are allowed to use this; I left it open for that reason.
WARNINGS: There shouldn't be any, but let me know if anything happens and I'll adjust this accordingly.

Autumn—a season of pumpkin spice lattes, colorful leaves dancing through the air to smack unsuspecting people in the face, and the start of school. Time moves ever onwards, and even the tricky residual effects of August hanging around won't stop it... so pack your supplies, print your schedules, and get ready to make some friends this semester. Or some enemies. It doesn't matter: school's started, and attendance is mandatory. (Or costs money, in the case of university and college students.)

Feel free to make your own top levels and etc; clubs, school life, classroom fun (be it actually paying attention, getting tutoring, passing notes, or whatever you'd like), and all that are fair game!

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[You know what's a great way to end your first week of school? Why, free ice cream, of course! The Back-to-School Ice Cream Social is a Recollé High School tradition dating back probably to a time before the invention of ice cream, although in those early days it was just a Social and nobody knew what the scoops were for.

The Ice Cream Social is held on Friday, Sept 8, beginning directly after school and going for as long as the ice cream lasts, which could actually be quite a while. The ice cream parlor down the street sponsors the event, so in addition to your Holy Trinity (vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry) they have ALL sorts of weird flavors as well. Gray cotton candy, gray raspberry, gray mint chocolate chip... whole lotta gray ice cream up in here, for some reason.

This event is a true mingle - just a time to hang out and meet your fellow students, for your parents to meet their parents, or to chat with your teachers outside a class setting. Knock yourselves out, and be careful of brain freeze!]

「A. class is in session」

[ Elizabeth might seem to be a little bit of everywhere on Recollé University campus, and that's because she's elected to do a little more than most freshmen decide to take on—with clearance from her uncle and the appropriate authorities, of course. On top of her general ed classes, she has music theory (one for songwriting and elements of music specifically), intro to theater, second-level courses in French and German, and studies piano in the music conservatory every Friday as part of a private class. She's also joined the university's theater club and attends improv night every Tuesday and Thursday, for an extra bit of fun.

Basically, a catch-all prompt for pretty much anything specifically class (before, during, after) or club-related with her. She doesn't mind talking in class or passing messages, but good luck reading her notes; they're diligent, but also in indescribable shorthand. ]

「B. extracurricular chill」

[ When she's not in any of that, she can be found reading in the quad, studying at the campus' coffeeshop (though whether or not it's actually for class is up for debate—some of those videos on her laptop definitely don't look like they are, given their Last Fantasy titles and graphics), or... napping in the library. She'll leave soon, promise—she still has work after all.

Basically, a catch-all prompt for school life business with her. Those are her usual spots, but if you have anything else, go ahead and throw it here too. ]

「C. an audience of one」

[ And now into specifics—

Today (which is whatever day you want it to be), Elizabeth is very happily enjoying a cup of hot chocolate... and enjoying watching two people bicker over the best type of latte. Pumpkin spice or candy cane? Buttered rum or toffee? Iced cinnamon dolce or chestnut praline?

...After a while, Elizabeth'll lean over to your character and gesture at the bickering party. ]

What's your opinion?

「D. to thine own self be true」

[ Improv night—a wonderful night where everyone embarrasses themselves, but it's perfectly acceptable. Elizabeth tends to hang at the edge of the crowd, watching people go up after a prompt goes out—from things like "There's a vending machine, but it's stuck! What's up?" to more dramatic ones such as "Your beloved is dying, tell them something, anything, while you still can"—and generally being quiet.

Not because she's shy, because she's usually the first person up there for solos, but because she's judging. And if you're sitting close enough to her, you can see a series of scores in her notebook... is that your name? What's with that number!? ]

「E. minor scale」

[ Honestly... even outside of her private class, Elizabeth can be found practicing piano in the conservatory; she's pretty much a beginner, singing notes as she plays them and pausing for a full moment when she messes up and starts all the way over instead of just following through.

The finger motions follow her everywhere else too; that annoying tapping you're hearing in math is probably her. Sorry. ]

Edited 2017-09-06 19:52 (UTC)

[Leo's not a terribly rare presence around the music conservatory, really. They might or might not share a class or two (he's a sophomore, though), but he likes to hang around here when he's just mulling over a new composition or he needs to relax; listening to others sometimes helps with a little burst of inspiration, and sometimes it's just nice. She might've spotted him around before, humming little tunes to himself as he writes or lingering around music rooms.

Today it's more the latter. He's just here to loiter, essentially, and he listens to her practice from outside the room for a bit before he just casually pokes his head in at one of those stopping points-]

Hey, don't give up on it just 'cause you messed up! You gotta let it flow, it'll all come together if you do, y'know?

[ She's seen him loitering around, so it's not too terribly surprising that he's around at this time—she's a bit surprised that he's around her room, but not enough to comically startle her? Anyway, Elizabeth's turning to him, since she doesn't do the "talking to people without looking at them" thing. ]

I don't. [ ......sorry, Leo. ] I'm just... attempting to play this part correctly, and going on with an ill note makes me believe I'll simply mess up further on, or continue to make the same mistake every time I play.

[ tl;dr Elizabeth's sort of being a dumb perfectionist about this. ]

[A. Class - Junior level classes and some electives]

[Another year, another round of sitting the back of classes. Unless there's assigned seating, you better believe Noah chooses to sit in the back of the class if there's a spot. He transferred to the school last February, so by now his fellow classmen have gotten to known him as that sullen kid that always has a Hot Topic aesthetic along with gloves and long sleeves.

And it looks like however he spent the summer? He decided to change nothing about this attitude! He's still in the back, wearing those gothy clothes. At least he seems to be paying semi-attention to class, though sometimes you might see him practicing writing with his left hand -- which several new users of the app might realize suddenly that he didn't have a left arm last school year up until last May. That's weird.]

[B. Lunch - OTA]
[Easily his favorite time of the day. Wherever he's sitting, he can be found chowing down on what seems to be a double serving of the school lunch. He's eating so fast, you'd think he'd been starving all summer. He seems to be in pretty good spirits though (he's always in better spirits when he eats), so maybe you can approach him and strike up a conversation.]

[C. Lockers - OTA ]
[As you walk by the locker bays, you might find something rather odd. Noah's got his locker open and his body is blocking the view of what's inside- but he seems to be speaking to something in his locker]

Look it's just for an hour, I'll be back. Just stay here and don't chew through the door, okay??

[Maybe you should investigate. Or run.]

[D. Wildcard!]
[Got another prompt? Go for it! ]

Edited 2017-09-07 14:40 (UTC)

[ Of course Elliot's in this class. It's only the class he's been looking forward to the most this semester among all his general ed and classes his family encouraged him to take. He pays avid attention to the professor's lecturing, writing down everything in his notebook-- even though this is only the first day and they're just going over the syllabus. HE'S EXCITED TO BE HERE OKAY.

But as per many courses, there comes the ice breaker activity eventually. The class is too big for everyone to introduce themselves to the class, so the teacher gives them an activity to get to know the people around them. It's mostly the standard questions: name, where you're from, music experience, one fun fact. So Elliot will turn to Elizabeth sitting nearby.]

I'm a little surprised they still do these in college. But hi, I'm Elliot.

[A. Coffees and Mingles]

[One of the best thing about a college campus is just how anywhere could be a good place to just sit down and after managing to familiarize himself with the campus again (he has a horrible luck when it comes to directions), he decided to sit in a free area with an open textbook on his lap and a notebook layered on top of it. He seems to be immersed in something, scribbling something down into the notebook before a pause and he sips his coffee.

When he sees anyone passing by, he'll give a smile and wave in greeting.]

[B. Extracurricular]

[Need a hand in some extracurricular activities or whatever club or responsibility you picked up? Come both Hikari since he'll definitely be coaxed into helping or easy to dump responsibilities on and he'll end up doing it for you.

Don't worry, he won't put up a fight.]

[C. Wildcard]

[Feel free to make up a prompt of your own!]

[ Every year since starting high school, Mao gets the same lecture from his mother: if you see something going on, you have a responsibility to tell someone. And every year, Mao decides not to be the teacher's kid and student council rep who gets ostracized as a narc but instead to make very careful decisions about what he will and won't pay attention to. So far, it hasn't steered him wrong.

There's always a chance he'll make the wrong choice, though, and who knows if this is one of those times? Since they're in the same year, his locker's not far from Noah's, and the fact that he's having a conversation with his locker and not anybody else in the hallway is obvious to anyone who happens to notice. Mao figures it's just a cell phone call until he hears the phrase 'chew through the door.' What?

He doesn't know Noah very well so he's casual when he approaches him, leaning against the lockers without actually trying to look into his. Just two guys having a perfectly normal conversation. ]

I'm sorry, did you say chew?

a: teacher's pet

[ It's something he's been avoiding but Mao knew it was going to happen eventually and junior year is probably the best time for it. Freshman year and he never would've lived it down, sophomore year when he was just finding his stride, and next year's senior year so there's no way he's taking a class taught by his mom. This year, though, it should be fine.

His mother is nothing if not professional, treating him like every other student in the class as she explains the day's project. Home ec isn't all baking pies and sewing pillows anymore, but there is still a fair amount of that kind of thing. Maybe you ended up Mao's partner for peach pie, scrambled eggs, picking stocks to track (because ec means economics), or some other life skills project. Just don't expect him to have any insider tips. He's a student here just like the rest of the class. ]

b: yearbook committee

[ Junior year is also the year to start thinking about college, and while Mao is pretty confident in himself in a general kind of way where that's concerned, there's nothing wrong with adding another extracurricular where you can. After this summer, too, Mao's certain there could be something to be gained from joining a group committed to making a record of everything important that happens in a given year. It'll be interesting to see just what sorts of things people with and without the app want to include, but his bias is obvious when the committee president asks for ideas for things to include about the summer. ]

What about the month long monster siege? That seems kind of important.

c: my head's in the game but my heart's in the song

[ It's ironic to Mao that the reason he couldn't see the list at first is because there are a number of much taller, bigger guys in front of him, but he's chill and waits his turn. The fact that none of the other guys even look at him as they turn away and high five each other turns that chill into something colder that's just confirmed when he gets to the list.

Should've started training sooner, or drank more milk when he was younger. Either way, Mao's hoop dreams are done. Catch him on his way out or anywhere on his walk home. He's doing his best not to show his disappointment but there's a literal cloud hanging right over him on this otherwise sunny day. Thanks for adding insult to injury, Retrospec. ]

d. ice cream social

[ The first week of September is still plenty warm for ice cream, and as a member of the student council of course Mao is here to help. He's bouncing around wherever he's needed, serving, clearing tables, wiping up drips of disconcertingly gray ice cream. Need a recommendation? Need someone to run out for more napkins? Just want to talk to this slightly frazzled looking guy with the red hair and the thought bubble that just says, Not again...? Go for it. ]

e: wildcard

[ hmu at

tawnyport for plotting or just throw your own prompt up! ]

Edited 2017-09-07 19:57 (UTC)

[!!!!!!!!!

Noah hears the voice from the side, and freezes. Oh shit, he hadn't been paying attention to his surroundings. Then, he quickly SLAMS his locker shut and moves to lean in front of it]

Huh? No? The fuck you talking about?

[And if Mao somehow fell for that really pathetic act, it'll be ruined by a banging sound coming from INSIDE Noah's locker]

[ Mao jumps a little when Noah slams his locker. He's trying to be cool but he's not actually that cool and that was really loud. The startle he got wasn't enough to deter him from his curiosity but even if it had been, the next sound he hears would bring it right back. ]

If whatever you-- [ He glances around but nobody else seems to be paying attention to them. ] Whatever you have in there can chew through metal, do you really want to stand in front of it?

What? No- it's fine. [Tim wouldn't hurt him!! I MEAN THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS LOCKER] That was just a...a book falling down!

[Except if Mao looks at the vents on the locker door, there is some sort of movement in there, something that looks like it's round and yellow in color]

[ And Mao thought he was a bad liar, wow. He holds his hands up shakes his head. ]

I'm not trying to bust you, dude, I'm trying to make sure that that [ Aaaand he points to the very obvious yellow poking out of the vent and pauses for the very obvious rustling noise ] doesn't break out or hurt itself in there or anybody else.

Mm, maybe you will! But you're never gonna get to the end of it if you start over every time. Besides-

[Leo pushes himself to his feet, there, wandering over to peer at her sheet music. One arm's still stuck in a cast, but he uses his good one to trace along the lines, humming to himself.]

It's not just all these little individual bars, right? If you focus too much on it in pieces then it's harder to see how it all goes together! And if you're not looking at the whole song then you're gonna mess up more on those separate parts, 'cause they won't go together like they should.

[He looks at the vent and groans] Dammit Tim...

[Fine, you win. He does the combo to open up his locker again. Inside the locker, among all the books and a jacket, is this strange creature, that actually looks more like it's made of metal than flesh. Noah reaches out and grabs the golem.]

He won't hurt anyone. I just need him to sit tight in the locker while I go to math class.

[ There's a thought bubble that just says Tim? but otherwise Mao doesn't say anything, just lets Noah get on about what he's doing. He even tucks his hands in his pockets--completely non-threatening! Because if he decided to, Mao's pretty sure Noah could take him.

Luckily he seems to be willing to show him... something. It looks more like a movie prop than an animal and Mao can't actually see the mouth that'd do the chewing but that doesn't mean it's not there. Mao's definitely keeping his hands to himself. ]

What is he? And, uh, why did you bring him with you?

[ If Elizabeth were more socially awkward, ice breakers would be terrifying for her, but she's the type to take things in stride... even if it takes her a moment to realize he's talking to her, and she closes her notebook with a small smile. ]

As am I, though I suppose I don't mind them, either. They're useful in their own way. [ In their own way... ] It's a pleasure to meet you, Elliot. My name's Elizabeth. If you don't mind me saying, your enthusiasm is rather charming—I couldn't help but notice your incredible note-taking skills despite the lack of a genuine lecture happening.

[Luckily, Tim is pretty docile other than giving some annoyed flapping of his wings while Noah is holding onto him, trying to figure out where's the best place to put him in the locker. Clearly nowhere near the vent...]

He's my pet. [Truthfully, Noah has no idea what Tim is still. But that'd take too long to explain] 'Cause he gets into stuff if I leave him at home too long. Or the neighbors cats try to eat him.

Oh, y-you noticed that? [The smile keeps up but there's definitely some nervousness to it.] Haha...thanks, I guess I was just a little over excited...

[A thought bubble appears: "Oh no, is it weird to take notes the first day? I over did it, didn't I? Way to go Elliot...."]

[He clears his throat]

It's nice to meet you too!

[ It's--or, he's, apparently, so relaxed for having been stuck in a locker. Mao wouldn't be that calm, but then again, he wouldn't fit as well either. ]

Won't he get into your stuff here too? If he can chew through your locker he can definitely eat your books. ... What is he supposed to eat?

[ That's a lot of questions but how is he not supposed to ask? He's never seen anything that looks like that here--]

Did he come from Retrospec?

A. PUMPKIN SPICE
[ to kick off the new semester, ann can be found inside one of the campus' cafes. she...kind of loudly drops her books onto the table top, makes a fist with one hand before sitting down and opening one of her textbooks. she can be seen scribbling away in one of her notebooks labeled 'BIO 101'. it looks like she's hard at work, but there's room across of the table for another person to join her in her studies! she's also sipping on a pumpkin spice latte while she tears through her biology book.

...however, if you run into her later on, instead of working hard and vigorously ann will be instead sleeping on top of her books. her pumpkin spice latte is probably getting cold. what a change that was, huh? ]

B. CLASS
[ weird, how there's no bell or any kind of signal that signifies that class is in session. you're just...expected to walk in on time, sit down, and do whatever you want in these big lecture halls. everyone seems pretty focused--at least for the first few days of school--but then suddenly there's less and less people who start showing up. ann, on the other hand, is being responsible and shows up to every single one of her classes. she's taking gen ed classes; aside from those, she has japanese 101 as an elective.

if you're someone she's not familiar with, she may glance over a few times, as if she wants to say something to you? weird, because she doesn't say anything at all. however, if she knows you, she'll tap on your shoulder and give a small wave. ]

Hey! Looks like we're stuck together for the semester, yeah?

[ SHE'LL BE SO HAPPY TO KNOW SOMEONE.... ]

C. THEATER 101
[ so.

this sucks. ann's acting is....not so bad, either. however it doesn't look like she's really getting into it at all; rather, she looks a little unsatisfied? if you know her, you may know why. if not, well...it's not hard to tell that she isn't really enjoying herself.

the two of you are going to get paired up for a scene, however, any scene of your choosing and are to act it out in front of the class next week. ]

Uhh...so...what do you feel like doing?

D. WILDCARD
[ hit me up with anything! ]

[ Another great thing about college campuses? The odd activities you'll find going on at anytime. For instance, not far off from Hikari has decided to park himself, a violinist has set up shop. A good one at that, even though he looks like he has to be a freshman or sophomore at most. He's playing all sorts of different music- classics, covers of famous songs, songs he's written himself. Occasionally people pass by and drop money in his opened violin case, but he barely even seems to notice. He's completely off in his own world as he plays, and with the happy expression on his face? It must be a good world to be in.

Eventually he'll finish up with playing, seeming pretty pleased with himself as he talks to himself. ]

Hmmm...a little rough in some parts, but I think that went okay...

[......As pleased as a perfectionist with poor self-esteem can be anyway. Give him a break.]

Uh...I dunno. Anything? He usually eats what I eat. And he'll only be in there an hour, that's less time to get into stuff..I hope.

[Tim is a mysterious being, with very many questions but very few answers.

But mentioning the app actually makes Noah look at Mao (as does Tim...possibly, it's hard to tell if there's eyes on the thing)]

-- Oh, you know about the app?

[When the song ends, he waits a beat before he gives him a clap.]

That was really good!

I. Ice Cream Social

[Mary would not miss this for the world. She'd heard about it, of course, and what sixteen year old in their right mind would pass up the chance for free ice cream? She's...not really so great at the social part of it, since she knows basically nobody, but she'll make an earnest attempt at it.

Anyone that seems to be alone, or anyone that does actually know her is bound to be approached by one tall girl with her hair done up in a spiky ponytail waving cheerfully.]

Hello there. Some get together huh? [...smooth, Mary.]

II. School Hallways

[Honestly, what school log would be complete without a hallway prompt? Mary's the new girl, and you might want to approach? Or it's entirely possible that you've walked into her too. Or maybe you just like really tall girls and feel like chatting? She's not exactly shy either, if she spots you looking at her she'll wave and walk over. That's how you meet people, right?]

III. Swim Club

[Swimming is one of the few sports that Mary actually finds herself drawn to, and she'd done well enough at tryouts to be brought into the club. She's there pretty much every practice, rarely missing any, and today (or any day) is no exception. Maybe catch her as she's toweling off? Or give her a hand out of the pool after a successful dive? Or just come watch! It's all good!]

IV. Wildcard!

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intercession]

Edited 2017-09-08 02:00 (UTC)

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