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APRIL EVENT LOG/TDM
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. Much like 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.
A teacher stands behind the podium on stage. Characters may recognize pieces of the speech from the previous year. He takes the time to welcome Yogen High's new students first, followed by acknowledging the transfer, returning, and repeat students. As he goes on, the teacher encourages students to instead focus on their own personal growth, and developing strong bonds that will allow them to reach their goals. He sighs as he explains that the Principal and Vice Principal are currently not available before he reminds students that violence is strictly prohibited and that there will be strict consequences for anyone who is caught engaging in misconduct.
The teacher concludes by noting that teachers will inform them of any important announcements. He wishes everybody a fulfilling school year, and reminds them that they have the power to shape the future. 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.
A teacher stands behind the podium on stage. Characters may recognize pieces of the speech from the previous year. He takes the time to welcome Yogen High's new students first, followed by acknowledging the transfer, returning, and repeat students. As he goes on, the teacher encourages students to instead focus on their own personal growth, and developing strong bonds that will allow them to reach their goals. He sighs as he explains that the Principal and Vice Principal are currently not available before he reminds students that violence is strictly prohibited and that there will be strict consequences for anyone who is caught engaging in misconduct.
The teacher concludes by noting that teachers will inform them of any important announcements. He wishes everybody a fulfilling school year, and reminds them that they have the power to shape the future. 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.
Classes resume as usual, and it's the same old routine, with gossip and rumors spreading about, and students growing excited over new club advertisements, and fortune telling ads in addition to upcoming events. In an effort to encourage students to form lasting relationships, the school has set up events for the first week with plans for smaller events throughout the month. The PDA logs have been wiped clean with the start of the year, and all messages from before 04/05 are gone.
✽ Tuesday, 04/06 will be a simple Welcome Back. The day will be dedicated to giving important announcements, including the events for the rest of the week, introducing students to clubs, etc. There will be a potluck with various sweets and snack items, along with time dedicated to getting-to-know you style games and other such activities.
✽ Wednesday, 04/07 will feature the beginning of a Team Building Scavenger Hunt! There are no items to be found, but instead students are given a list of tasks to complete and turn into their homeroom teacher. Examples include introducing yourself to a new student, doing something nice for another student, being asked to identify a specific student who fits a certain criteria, anything that can be used to encourage interactions.
✽ Thursday, 04/08 will feature karaoke night in the music room. There is a karaoke machine set up along with a screen set up, along with some CDs with all the greatest hits of the 90ws. There is a decorative backdrop set up along with party decorations. There are inflatable music notes, cut out notes, microphones, record albums, and instruments taped along the wall, and a box full of props for students to use if they so choose.
✽ Friday, 04/09 will feature a game night held in class 1-B. Desks have been pushed together to form tables and covered in cloths, and various board and card games have been set out for students. There is a TV with an N64 and Playstation set out along with various games.
Outside of classes, the days wear on, and students come in with bruises and scraped knees and elbows and bloody noses. They smear blood on the walls and drip it onto the floor, splatter it onto the mirror without meaning to, bringing along with it a sense of vertigo. Characters looking in the mirror may find that they catch sight of something. It's there reflected in the mirror, a shadowy and dark figure in the edge of their vision, but it the moment they look away it disappears, leaving behind only a chill in the air. The mirror room is almost unbearably cold.
✽ Tuesday, 04/06 will be a simple Welcome Back. The day will be dedicated to giving important announcements, including the events for the rest of the week, introducing students to clubs, etc. There will be a potluck with various sweets and snack items, along with time dedicated to getting-to-know you style games and other such activities.
✽ Wednesday, 04/07 will feature the beginning of a Team Building Scavenger Hunt! There are no items to be found, but instead students are given a list of tasks to complete and turn into their homeroom teacher. Examples include introducing yourself to a new student, doing something nice for another student, being asked to identify a specific student who fits a certain criteria, anything that can be used to encourage interactions.
✽ Thursday, 04/08 will feature karaoke night in the music room. There is a karaoke machine set up along with a screen set up, along with some CDs with all the greatest hits of the 90ws. There is a decorative backdrop set up along with party decorations. There are inflatable music notes, cut out notes, microphones, record albums, and instruments taped along the wall, and a box full of props for students to use if they so choose.
✽ Friday, 04/09 will feature a game night held in class 1-B. Desks have been pushed together to form tables and covered in cloths, and various board and card games have been set out for students. There is a TV with an N64 and Playstation set out along with various games.
Outside of classes, the days wear on, and students come in with bruises and scraped knees and elbows and bloody noses. They smear blood on the walls and drip it onto the floor, splatter it onto the mirror without meaning to, bringing along with it a sense of vertigo. Characters looking in the mirror may find that they catch sight of something. It's there reflected in the mirror, a shadowy and dark figure in the edge of their vision, but it the moment they look away it disappears, leaving behind only a chill in the air. The mirror room is almost unbearably cold.
Characters who look in mirrors will see the shadowy figure reflected in it growing closer to them. It's an odd sight to be sure, and the cold air it brings with clings to the skin, but even as they draw close they seem to do no harm. It's only once they're right behind a character that they'll begin to notice it - the cold that clings to them no matter how warm the room, the faint tingling of their skin, the sleepiness that settles in, and the whispers in their ear.
It's faint at first, barely noticeable if not for its persistence, but over time those whispers will grow louder; the coolness on their skin will turn into a cold that chills them down to the bone, and the unrested feeling becomes a constant fatigue and lethargy. The words and tone vary, as do the voices, but each and every one eats into the character. They might speak of a character's insecurities or guilt, or they might leave them with a sinking loneliness, or perhaps they promise the warmth and companionship that a character desires, or any other number of matters that so often tug at the mind.
The figures can be viewed through mirrors. Those with supernatural sight or an adderstone will similarly be able to see them following characters, latching onto them. Items that ward off the supernatural may help, but the only way to truly ward them off is with bonds formed in the school. The figures seem to be warded off by the presence of another person. The cold disappears with the slightest touch, the whispering stops during conversation, and for that time they're given a brief reprieve. But they often seem to come back the moment a person passes by a mirror once more.
It's faint at first, barely noticeable if not for its persistence, but over time those whispers will grow louder; the coolness on their skin will turn into a cold that chills them down to the bone, and the unrested feeling becomes a constant fatigue and lethargy. The words and tone vary, as do the voices, but each and every one eats into the character. They might speak of a character's insecurities or guilt, or they might leave them with a sinking loneliness, or perhaps they promise the warmth and companionship that a character desires, or any other number of matters that so often tug at the mind.
The figures can be viewed through mirrors. Those with supernatural sight or an adderstone will similarly be able to see them following characters, latching onto them. Items that ward off the supernatural may help, but the only way to truly ward them off is with bonds formed in the school. The figures seem to be warded off by the presence of another person. The cold disappears with the slightest touch, the whispering stops during conversation, and for that time they're given a brief reprieve. But they often seem to come back the moment a person passes by a mirror once more.
✽ The school will be hosting various smaller team building exercise throughout the month which can range from exercises to group projects. There are examples here, so feel free to pick what works best for your goals.
✽ The shadowy figures will appear more frequently where there is blood, fresh or otherwise.
✽ Characters who are isolated will find that they are more susceptible to being followed by the figures, and it may take longer interactions to dispel them completely.
✽ Items from the student shop that ward off supernatural creatures will aide in keeping the shadows from getting too close at first, but their effectiveness will wear off the longer a character is followed. They seem to be most effective when used in conjunction with interactions with others, and especially others who have similar items (i.e. a character with a silver cross and a character with a gold chain.)
✽ The shadowy figures will appear more frequently where there is blood, fresh or otherwise.
✽ Characters who are isolated will find that they are more susceptible to being followed by the figures, and it may take longer interactions to dispel them completely.
✽ Items from the student shop that ward off supernatural creatures will aide in keeping the shadows from getting too close at first, but their effectiveness will wear off the longer a character is followed. They seem to be most effective when used in conjunction with interactions with others, and especially others who have similar items (i.e. a character with a silver cross and a character with a gold chain.)
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I'm back.
( there is... a bit of hesitation that can be heard in his voice; like he's not saying it to agree, but simply repeating after the words. the bad news, though, the bad news can wait a minute while he gets the feelings out. if this kid likes him, amami is hardly going to crush his hopes here while he's clearly so relieved. )
emerges from a two week coma like hi :)
He hopes.]
Are you feeling okay?
[For starters.]
felt this on a spiritual level
( but, considering the situation, he's less worried about his own state, and maybe a little more about the kid clinging onto him. and, well, he definitely does have kid vibes. a lot younger than amami, if he had to guess — pretty short. it's that conclusion that lets him become a bit more comfortable with the hug before it ends. enough that he'll give a little squeeze before letting go.
amami'd prepared himself a lot for the backlash that might greet him here, after all, but gotta admit... he hadn't really thought that his absence would bring out something like this for a welcome back. the entire idea had just passed him right by, so now here he is, looking at noah with a smile that lands somewhere between apologetic and relieved, focusing more on getting a good look at the kid who... surprisingly enough, seems happy to see him in one piece again. he gives a little huff of a sigh. )
How about you? Holding up alright?
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Existing is hard. Especially here. And maybe existence would be better if people would stop fucking dying for three seconds.]
I'm okay. I'm just doing what I always do — drawing and practicing magic and avoiding doing math if I can. [Except he's learnt he has to do math to live since graduation requires good grades, so Noah does the bare minimum of math.] Um... Amami-hyung... Sorry, but... Do you remember anything from before you woke up here recently...?
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Ha, looks like you caught me.
( he raises up his hands halfheartedly, only to about his shoulders, as if to profess his innocence. they quickly fall into a more open shrug however, even as amami's expression remains apologetic. he's gonna have to shake his head no on this one, but at least his prior time here doesn't appear to come as a surprise to him. )
Nothing too helpful, I'm afraid. I've been more or less caught up on the situation though. Kind of surprised to get such a warm welcome back, if I'm honest.
( not that he's opposed to it at all. actually, hearing about the trials and tribulations of noah's school life, it's a sense of almost-normalcy that's more than welcome to him. )
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[Amami always gets stabbed or something and Noah's just... tired, really. He doesn't mention that, but he can imagine someone else might've tried to stab him. Instead of voicing any concerns, he instead attempts to be comforting.]
People here tend to... they tend to just get over things in time. I don't think anyone will hold any grudges or anything toward you for too much longer. [He hopes, anyway.] But if it helps, I'm not mad at you. I was sad when I found out you were gone, but I'm not upset with you for it.
[If only because of the circumstances of this place in general. It's hard to stay mad at the inevitable after so long. Noah finds it in his heart at times, of course, but this isn't one of them.]
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( it helps more than he can really adequately express — bubbles of relief and delight rising up in his chest, as much as he tries to act more normal about it. at the very least, that apologetic smile of his has meaning behind it, even if he's kind of shaking his head at something like that. )
But it wouldn't be wrong if you were mad at me, even just for a little bit. What I did, it wasn't...
( it wasn't the kind of thing that you can expect others to forgive — sacrificing others for the sake of saving what's important to you. )
I don't expect others to understand, but it won't happen again. Even if I don't remember right now, I'll work on setting things right too, so you don't have to worry about me going anywhere.
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[Way too long, because he was always so tunnel-vision about everything. Don't do this because it's bad, do this because it's right, there's one path and it's my path, et cetera. It took a year for Noah's eyes to actually open and for him to shake the fog from his brain.]
We're not going to ever be perfect. I'm mad that you died, I'm upset that that was the way out, but I'm happy you're back and I'm happy you won't do horrible things anymore. I don't... [Noah sighs, sharply at that.] ...I don't like when people I care about are hurting. So if you need anything, you can come to me. I'm no good at advice, but I'll listen to you and try to help.