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adsum ([personal profile] adsum) wrote in [community profile] yogen2021-04-03 06:53 am

April event


04/04, 23:56

M.Arisu

hey... anybody who's awake to see this. hope you're not having too much trouble sleeping.
get rest when you can. work together when you can.
all we can do is keep trying, but i'm hopeful for this year.
feels weird to say... but it's all going to be gone soon, so...
anyways.
see you at school tomorrow.

Any replies on the forum go unresponded, and at the stroke of midnight, the past year's worth of messages are completely gone from the PDA forum, including any sent over spring break. Hope you have a good memory if you were in the middle of a conversation! Though you should really be in ...whatever you've managed to make your bed... because tomorrow is a big day.

04/05, 06:00

The silence continues until six in the morning with the toll of the clock tower bells, and anybody near the locker area will hear two women in mid-conversation as they phase through the front doors, heels clicking on the ground: "-—didn't even have the decency to finish the job! And now I have to— oh, stop crying, for goodness' sake! I swear—" It's a one sided conversation, mostly, and one that stops short the moment the women spot the students lingering around. While the younger woman, recognizable as the assistant principal, hurriedly scrubs at her face with her sleeves, the unfamiliar older woman with the oddly dissonant voice scowls intensely. "I don't need this on the first day of school! Students trespassing over break! I can't believe it! I don't have time for this—" she huffs, shaking her head and stomping down the hall towards the faculty office. "Miss Nene, I expected better of you! And you! Miss Ritsuka— the two of you shall report to the faculty office after the entrance ceremony. I expect a full report of everybody involved. Now behave yourselves and go to the auditorium."

Goodbye...

The assistant principal is left behind and looks confused and distraught. She sniffles and ducks her head a little, draws a shaking breath and stands a little taller. "I'm so sorry. I'll hear you all out after- after this is done. Alright?" She too heads towards the faculty office, trying her best to smile at those she passes by. While they may be followed, they seem to phase through the faculty office doors which remain closed and locked, and cannot be interacted with until after the ceremony.

Until then, other students start to filter through the front door, seeking out friends and chatting about their breaks, remembering about homework and asking if anybody actually did it so they can copy off them before classes start, laughing at any mention of being locked inside the school all break because what?? that's silly. A handful of students wear yellow armbands on the left sleeve of their uniform, marking them as members of the student council, and these student council members go around finally removing the gorinto from the window sills, tossing the rocks into a bag without any apparent ill effects, and collecting the snacks in a separate bag— though they'll offer the food to anybody they pass who looks hungry enough. Which is a lot of you. One or two might give a short lecture about the importance of eating breakfast to start the day off right. Other student council members busy themselves in the locker area, posting the new homeroom assignments and updating the school calendar to reflect exam dates and breaks for the coming year, or help setting chairs out in neat rows in the auditorium in preparation for the entrance ceremony.

04/05, 08:00

The opening ceremony starts at 8, with students and staff moving to the auditorium to sit with their homeroom class, calling characters out by name and dragging them over to their seat— physically if need be, and they're much stronger than they look. Unlike the graduation ceremony, characters are not forced to come to the entrance ceremony, but the moment they take a seat, they find that they can neither speak nor get up again until the ceremony is over.

The assistant principal stands behind the podium on stage, looking rather nervous as she glances down at the watch on her wrist for it to be time, and clears her throat before addressing the room. "Yogen High welcomes you, all our new students," she pauses, beaming at the row of first year classes before her gaze sweeps over the rest of the student body, "our transfer students, our returning students, our... repeat students..." Looking at you, Norton, Gawain, Abel... "I, um. You may have noticed that I am standing in for our principal today, who is currently... unavailable... and didn't exactly leave any notes to go off of..." She wilts a little, but trucks on nonetheless and continues the address, promising that the teachers will pass along any important announcements, expressing her belief in the potential of young minds, and wishing everybody a fulfilling school year. The ceremony concludes in a little under an hour, and the spell binding the students to their seats is broken, allowing everybody to rise and leave.

School lets out for the rest of the day with classes starting the next morning, and while many students take the opportunity to leave, some linger around the school. Gossip is flying already with news of the transfer students caught breaking into the school over break and what punishments they might get, rumors of what happened to the principal ranging from a family emergency to hospitalization to death, complaints about the water pipes not getting fixed over break, and general excitement over upcoming events listed on the bulletin board by the lockers, in particular new club advertisements, fortune telling ads, and a Charity Auction to be hosted the Monday after Golden Week next month.

April

School is school... The first thing teachers ask at homeroom Tuesday morning is for students to hand in their spring break homework. Didn't do it? You're on their shit list now. Characters are not forced to attend class, but patrolling faculty and student council members will heckle any truant students into going and can be a pain to deal with. Classes aren't taught terribly, though. The second year math teacher has a knack for easily digestible explanations, even if she writes and erases the board a bit too quickly to copy. The third year literature teacher combines weekly analytical essays with film studies, and is showing Child's Play, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Silence of the Lambs, and Where the Red Fern Grows this month. The first year biology teacher brings eyeballs and frogs and rats for dissection during anatomy lessons, and if you have a special request for a specific eye color, give him a day or two and he can deliver. 2-A's homeroom teacher can be seen stealing chalk from each of the second year classroom she rotates through and is offering extra credit to any students who sneak her chalk without asking questions.

New students will quickly learn that merit points are awarded for a full day's attendance, turning in homework, participating in class and clubs, scoring 80% or higher on quizzes and exams, etc. Less predictably, the PDA may sometimes ping for a single merit point when hanging out with a friend or arguing with a classmate, with stronger emotions (positive or negative) when interacting with somebody else more likely to trigger a point, and if students are abusing this system, it's kept out of the faculty's eyes. As the month goes on, sometimes a student comes to class with a cut eyelid, or a busted lip, or bandages wrapped thick around a wrist, but they always deny anything more than clumsiness or an accident or having pets who very aggressively show their love. Sometimes it's harder to hide, when a bloody nose drips onto the ground or bleeding knuckles brush against the wall, and those near enough to see blood touch the building will find that everything sort of... shifts... Just for a second. The feeling of vertigo that stops almost as soon as it begins, the world tilting without slotting back into alignment. You feel a bit nauseous. Just a little.

You go to the bathroom to splash water on your face and the pink looks a little darker, a little more solid. On the fourth floor, the water has stopped running in the bathroom sinks altogether, and students are told to go downstairs to do their business so that they may wash up after. With more students milling around the bathrooms, it's much easier to notice that people's reflections in the mirrors are just a bit off, lagging that split second long enough to be impossible to ignore once aware.

Every day you have homework. A new essay for something or other is assigned each week. Nobody wants to do group projects with a slacker who can't promise to meet up after school to get it done. Like clockwork, the school empties out at 6 PM each school day, leaving those behind to their own devices. There is no school on Sundays. Golden Week marks the end of the month, and guess who's going to be stuck at school for an entire week with only vending machine junk food to live off of if they aren't able to make progress concerning their living situation? Yeah.

Charity Auction

At least students have the charity auction to look forward to and work towards. Information about the auction set on May 10 can be found on the bulletin board, and appears to be put together by the student council as an annual event and an incentive for students to start the year off strong in earning merit points. Both students and staff are encouraged to donate to the auction, with the items collected and put on display in the auditorium behind locked glass cases. On May 10, students will be able to bid on items using their merit points, those who donate will receive 10% of the winning bid towards their item, and the school will match donations 100 to 1 point with proceeds going towards the "Save A Brain Foundation."

Throughout the month, glass cases lining the walls of the auditorium start to fill up with donations. The most popular donations seem to be physical items: possessions such as jewelry or gaming consoles, or artistic creations such as hand sewn clothing or paintings. There are placeholders for things that can't be put on display all month, such as placards with a picture or description of homemade food that won't be prepared until the auction date, or the promise of fishing lessons with the guidance counselor or a dinner date with the school principal (pending availability). At the back of the room stands the largest case, with the skinny black cat often found lying on top of it as if guarding it, although it will run away when approached.

Inside the case is a body.

OOC

    ✽ Refer to the npc contact page for which students and faculty are currently available for interaction. The assistance principal will do what she can to accommodate the characters stuck inside the school, but the extent of her help will depend on what is asked of her and how interactions with her go.
    ✽ The body does not seem to change or rot inside the case, and most npc students will unconvincingly express their belief that it's just a very life-like doll. Closer investigation of the body will not be available until next month, if a character manages the winning bid. Merit points earned are handwaved at player discretion, within reason.
    ✽ The plot will only move forward as things are discussed and acted upon, and clues distributed during app acceptances are meant to be shared and connected, so don't be afraid to ask questions and dig into things! I am here to enable.
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-04-18 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
( some days into the month, nene waves down kiyotaka, clutching something to her chest in her other arm. the other students have all gone home, leaving the transfers to their own devices... which works out in her favor, really, because gossip spreads like a wildfire. )

I was hoping to catch you! Glad I didn't have to search for long. I made you something- I hope you can get good use of it.

( and with that, she holds out her package- a red, thin but plush blanket with white trim. )
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[personal profile] moraloutrage 2021-04-18 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Ishimaru's energy has been... down, a bit, ever since that one auction case has been discovered. Still, as Nene appears, a small smile forms on Ishimaru's face.]

Ah, hello there Yashiro-kun! I hope you are well! [His eyes widen as the item is held out to him, and he looks the blanket over.]

A- a blanket? For me...? That... that is incredibly thoughtful! I do not happen to have one currently...!
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-04-18 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
I thought that it might be... well, really useful, and nice to have since there's no... no place to really sleep. If it tears, please let me know! I'll have it fixed in no time.

( and then, almost sheepishly- )

Do you like the colors?
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[personal profile] moraloutrage 2021-04-18 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, it will be very useful! I do not find the temperature here to be especially cold, but this will still help me to feel comfortable when I sleep...

[He looks it over for a moment, as if appraising it, before he nods.]

Why yes, I happen to be quite fond of these colors! They are the colors of Japan, after all. Well done, Yashiro-kun! I trust that you have made one for yourself as well?
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-04-18 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah... plus, it's a good temperature right now, but if winter comes and we're still here... ( an awful thing to think about. she can't bring herself to finish what she's saying and instead tries to shake the fear from her head. ) It's best to be cautious. But even then, if we get out you'll have something nice for home!

( nene can't help but laugh at his assessment. she didn't expect that reaction- but he likes it, and that's enough. )

Mhm! It's in my locker right now, but I did make sure I had one.
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[personal profile] moraloutrage 2021-04-19 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
R-right. It is very keen of you to think ahead like that! [Even if he doesn't want to imagine being trapped here for that long... and he also doesn't like the word "if" being used about getting out of here.] Of course, when we are free from this school, I will be sure to cherish this blanket as a keepsake of our time together!

[Maybe one day they'll be able to look back at all this and laugh! Ishimaru's smile grows a bit more as she mentions her own blanket.]

I am very glad that you have done so, Yashiro-kun! I would not be able to accept this blanket if I knew that you had to go without one. Now I will be able to sleep peacefully, knowing that you can enjoy a rest that is just as comfortable! [Never mind that there's different factors that could keep him from a good night's sleep.]
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-04-19 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yes- when. ( did she say if...? how unlike her. ... no, no, she's just... she's just tired. she's been working hard, after all. it's fine! she's fine. )

I wish I had my phone- but with the PDAs, I don't even know if it'd work here. But then I could give you my number so we'd be able to definitely keep in touch. ... But we're here now, so we'll have to be sure to enjoy what we can!
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[personal profile] moraloutrage 2021-04-19 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah, there! She said when. He thought she said when! She must have said when all along and he simply misheard, how silly of him! When... when they are free...]

I appreciate the thought! But we do not need to worry about that now anyway. We can worry about the details of staying in touch once the time comes for us to leave this school! For now, you are correct. We must enjoy our time together! And also work hard and excel at our studies!
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-04-19 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
( with a forcibly renewed energy, nene raises her arms with a cheer. )

We can do it!! Ah- I, um. I remembered someone here who used to tutor me in math, so I'm hoping he'll be willing to help me again. That'll be nice!
moraloutrage: (hip with the kids)

[personal profile] moraloutrage 2021-04-19 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Her smile does wonders to raise Ishimaru's spirits in turn! It's a reminder of the good, non-murdery things in the world. Plus she's getting excited about education!]

Ahahaha! Now that sounds splendid. I certainly hope that he gives you what help you need. Math is very important, after all! And of course, I am always willing to provide additional help as well!
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-04-21 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
It's one of my worst subjects... ( nene, all of the core classes are your worst subjects. ) But in my memories of our life at this school, he was always able to make it really easy to understand.

... It feels a little weird, trusting those memories. But I really think this will go well!
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[personal profile] moraloutrage 2021-04-21 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
Is that so? Well by working hard and applying yourself, it is possible to become much better at it! And I am sure that your tutor will only be helpful at that front. [He pauses for a moment in thought.]

It... is a bit unusual to trust the memories that come with this school. At the same time, this does seem harmless. Just be careful, Yashiro-kun! You can always quiz that person about math to make sure that their knowledge is genuine!
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-04-21 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
( it's hard not to giggle at the suggestion- ishimaru-kun's a very genuine boy, but he's also hyperfocused on his academic path. but it's easier to focus on the kinder aspects of everything... not that she wants to be in denial. )

You're right. But I think it'll be okay.

Anyways. I'm glad I was able to deliver the blanket fast!
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[personal profile] moraloutrage 2021-04-22 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Ishimaru gives another smile and nods.]

As am I! Your delivered it very efficiently. Well done, Yashiro-kun! You can give yourself a pet on the back. {He holds the blanket up proudly.] I will be sure to put this to good use!