The Tiberius J. Swann Education Facility

Who: Ophelia, Simon and Mandy
Where: hallway of the school and TBA
When: morning
What: Ophelia needs an answer.

Ophelia was even worse off than she had been since she learned the news of Simon's death because of a horrible new discovery. Simon had not actually moved on and was now a ghost wandering the halls of the school. She saw him at his funeral and the shock was so great that she couldn't stay there for the rest of the service. After whispering to Mandy she had to go, she ran and ran down the hallway, ending up in the bathroom and burst into tears. She cried for an hour and remained curled up for another hour. The rest of the evening was not much better and she could barely sleep that night.

Why was he unable to move on? What had happened? She didn't understand it and she was not sure if she would be able to see him again like Aya. She woke Friday morning, trying to think of what she needed to do. Closure was important and she'd gotten some of that with her deceased friend Aya, so maybe she had to with Simon. If she could find his ghost, it would be one of the most difficult things she had to do. Ophelia was not sure she had enough courage to find him and was so preoccupied with this thought that she left her room in one of Simon's shirts that she used for sleepwear.

The school was not the smallest building in the world and she increased her pace, bare feet padding softly against the cool floor. There were several ghosts she saw, not him, and she made sure to examine every hall thoroughly. At last, she saw a familiar figure down one of the corridors - she could recognize that walk anywhere - and started to run. No one else was in the hallway, at least corporeal forms, and Ophelia raised her voice. "SIMON!" she called out angrily, desperately. "STOP!"

Who: Fisher and Simon
What: Freaking out
Where: Beginner's Energies and Emotions
When: About 2pm
Rating: PG 13

Fisher was tapping a pencil against his notebook while Cherry takled to her class about... something. He wasn't listening. He was trying to ignore Simon. The boy had suddenly wafted inot the music room at four Sunday morning while Fisher had been falling asleep, and since had not left his side. It seemed Simon needed to tell Fisher something, and every time the boy tried to speak the medium cut him off. He didn't want to hear it. He didn't want to be the one who had to go to Cissy and deliver a final message from her husband from beyond the grave. He didn't want that responsibility. How could he look her in the face and tell her that Simon was still here, but she couldn't see him or touch him? It was one thing to deliver messages to strangers, to acquiantences, but to a friend... how could he do that to her? And she would always ask him if Simon was there, wouldn't be able to stop herself. He wanted none of it.

But Simon seemed determined, harboring a kind of will in him that he hadn't seemed to display in his living life, at least not that Fisher had noticed. Simon had stayed with him, followed him all over, sometimes trying to speak and sometimes just staying quiet, but always there. He looked scared, and Fisher didn't blame him. All new spirits looked scared.

(  Why the hell had Simon told him this, why had he dumped this secret on him, why had he made Fisher's life about a hundred times harder?  )

Who: Simon Curtis
What: The End.
Where: Downtown Danvers, MA
When: 5:32pm
Rating: R

( End it. )

Who: Ophelia and Simon
What: Ring Shopping
Where: Downtown Danvers
When: Sunday Afternoon
Rating: PG 13


Simon was nervous as anything. It wasn't just because he was going to be a father, or because he was going to marry Cissy despite him being in love with someone else, or the fact that that someone else was his best friend, or that she was gay, or that he was taking this same girl to buy the ring for another girl. It was all of those things piled one on top of the other that was making him such a wreck. Not to mention he was trying to keep his grades up and was working as much as he could in the school's garage.

So he was very glad that he was hanging out with Ophelia today. They hadn't spent all that much time together lately, which he knew was his own fault. Part of him wanted to avoid her a little, because being around her was a constant reminder that he couldn't have her. But he was going to ignore that today because he was going to buy an engagement ring for Cissy. He did love Cissy. It wasn't in the way that a man should love a woman to marry her, but they were having a baby and they were already a family, and it was the right thing to do. His mother had taught Simon a lot of things that were wrong, but this was something that had to be right.

Dressed today in strange collection of what was clean, Simon knocked eagerly on Ophelia's door and waited for her.

Who: Cissy and Simon
What: Corn Dogs
Where: Cissy's Room
When: Monday evening
Rating: G


The cafeteria was almost closed when Simon got there, and luckily the staff knew him somewhat (thanks to Jane) so he managed to grab the goods and go without too many rolled eyes. They didn't have bananas, so he grabbed a few apples and hopes that would be good enough to satisfy Cissy's pregnancy craving.

Brown paper bag in hand, Simon knocked on Cissy's bedroom door. It felt so strange being here, even though it was so familiar. Cissy's room held memories, his own did. He wondered if she still had his tee shirt.

"Hello!" he said pleasantly, holding up the bag. "They're baked, I asked, though they're still greasy so I wrapped them in napkins. And they didn't have bananas, only apples, but I got a yellow one for you so I hope that's good. And mustard packets. And I brought you some chocolate milk too." He hoped he'd done well.

Who: Arcelia, Simon, Ophelia & Mandy
What: The Dance!
Where: Rec Center (among other places)
When: Saturday Night
Rating: Porrisbly cursing (they're a pretty tame bunch)


So far the evening was going really well! Arc had liked the corsage Simon made, and he was one male amongst a group of very pretty girls. Even though the nymph felt a little strange being the only boy (and also being the tallest), he was going to have fun. Arc looked like the kind of girl who danced at these kind of things, and Simon had made a little date faux pas (You don't stare at your best friend's dress with your mouth hanging open, stupid! he scolded himself) so he was going to do what his date liked.

Iris had joined Simon and Arc dancing, which was really kind of cool. Arcelia moved much differently than Ophelia did. She was more comfortable with herself, her body moving like liquid beside Simon. He didn't feel coordinated enough to be dancing with her at all, but she didn't seem to mind. Neither did Iris, who had a smile on her face like Ophelia might, except she too seemed to be very comfortable dancing in front of people. Simon was sandwiched between to very cute girls, and frankly, it rocked.

Who: Cissy and Simon
What: Doctor's Visit!
When: Tuesday Morning
Where: The Doctor's Office

Cissy always got nervous about visiting the doctor. It didn't really matter that she knew things would be fine, the fact that she had to go to the doctor at all just made her anxious. What if she wasn't fine? What if there was something wrong? She always got this sick, panicked feeling in the pit of her stomach when it came to these visits whether it was warranted or not.

Dressed warm, she was waiting for Simon. He was supposed to pick her up, in other words meet her at her room, so they could go together, another reason why she was nervous. She had changed three times in the last twenty minutes just trying to find something that looked cute but also didn't look like she was trying too hard to look cute. That wasn't as easy as it sounded. Finally she settled upon one of her Baby Phat sweat suits, the teal and white one, with a white t-shirt underneath the zip up jacket that was underneath her white parka, and her white and teal K-Swiss. It was very her but it was also very understated, and that was the whole entire point.

Pacing back and forth, it completely escaped her notice that he was approaching until he knocked upon the door causing her to subsequently nearly jump out of her skin. Her cheeks were flushed when she pulled the door open, eyes brighter than usual, her skin most definitely alight with that "pregnant glow" and she smelled like coconut shampoo, not perfume, because chemicals like that could be bad for the baby. "Hey. Hi. You ready?" If he hadn't been able to tell before, he'd certainly be able to tell from the rushed way she'd blurted things out that she was probably just as nervous, maybe even more nervous, about this outing as he was.

Who: Simon and Ophelia
What: Hugs and Love
Where: Ophelia's Room
When: Wednesday Day
Rating: G

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Who: Cissy and Simon
When: Saturday Night
What: Cissy has some news for Simon.
Where: Simon's room

Yesterday had been perhaps the worst day of Cissy's entire life to date. And today wasn't promising to be any better. Today she had the task of telling Simon that the baby he had been so upset about not being his was, in fact, his. She had already crushed the heart of one man that she loved, and now it was time to completely wreck the entire existence of another. She had no idea what to expect, which was different than going into things with Jonah. She had known he'd be hurt, devastated really, but with Simon... She had absolutely no idea how he was going to take this news.

The walk to his dorm seemed to take forever even though she'd already been by twice before just to find him gone. She hadn't left a note though. This wasn't exactly a note leaving occasion, besides, he'd be back eventually. And instinct told her that eventually was now though that could have just been nerves.

She knocked on his door, inhaling a deep breath as she looked down at her shoes, ignoring the glances she got from other boys as they passed, whispering as they walked away. Most everyone knew by now that she was pregnant, and most everyone knew that it didn't belong to Simon, therefore she couldn't blame them for being curious about why she was here. The sound of shuffling feet from behind the door was enough to tell her that there was good reason for the butterflies inside her stomach, and she closed her eyes for just a moment to prepare herself for this in spite of the fact that no amount of preparation could really help in a situation like this.

Who: Simon and Godric
What: Getting Jane's Bottle!
Where: Simon's Roome
When: Tuesday Morning
Rating: PG



Godric took long strides to his destination, determination on every bit of his face. It had taken him a good long time to track down the room he was looking for, but when he finally found it he could not get the smirk off his face. Back in the early 1900s, he had known a very mysterious woman named Juliet (who called herself Jane now apparently) who was the only lover he'd ever had that he thought he might become serious about. She had such an allure to her, hinted at such greater power within her. Godric had never discovered her secret. At least, not until two days ago.

( He knocked sharply on the door, a terrifying triumphant smirk on his perfectly shaped lips. )

Who: Cissy and Simon
What: First Meeting (again)
Where: Cissy's room
When: Thursday Afternoon

Everything was hella confusing. Simon had suddenly popped into his room, met his roommate Vinnie (again evidently) and spent the next few days trying to figure out what was going on in his life. Jane had apparently gotten over whatever had angered so much and sent him her bottle. He didn't quite know why she had given him a bottle, or what he was supposed to do with it, but not having her angry with him anymore was wonderful.

But right now, he needed to worry about another girl who seemed to kind of know him. He left his computer and hurried to her room (which only took a moment to find, thank God she was the only Cissy in the school). With a polite knock on her door he waited for her, bouncing on his heels. She had mentioned something about an email, and maybe it would help him remember anything about himself. He was very hopeful.

Who: Jane and Simon
What: Starting this whole mess
Where: In front of the student dorms (The Blast Zone)
When: Sunday night, 6:30pm
Rating: Undecided


It was shortly after dinner when Simon decided it was now or never. He couldn't take another night of dreaming about Cissy's face, about remembering her kiss and almost feeling guilty for everything he'd done with Ophelia not just because it was wrong to do, but because he felt unfaithful to his old girlfriend. Cissy had been his first love, and he knew that first love never really died, but it shouldn't have to hurt this much.

Wrapping himself in his winter coat (which thankfully had been too long last year so it just fit perfectly now), Simon walked outside to the front of the dorm building, away from everyone. He hadn't told Ophelia what he was doing because he knew she'd want to stop him, because magic was dangerous and there had to be a better way. But he couldn't do it anymore. He couldn't stand hurting this much. He had written Cissy one last email, one last goodbye before he was going to do something drastic.

Standing out front in the cold, Simon hugged himself to keep warm (he really hated this cold). He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, speaking one word softly.

"Jane."

Who: Simon and Jane
What: Suprise date-like outing!
When: Friday night
Where: Starting at Jane's apartment
Rating: PG most likely

It was a good week. Classes were okay, but Simon had music this semester and he was very excited about his new band with Ophelia. And best of all, his mom was doibng a lot better than he had expected. he could write her letters now. Letters! And maybe she would write back! Just the thought of something going back to the way it was, some kind of normalcy coming back into his life... it was wonderful.

So he was going to do something impulsive. Simon had been doing a lot of impulsive things lately. He'd gotten drunk and made out with a lesbian, gone to a college party (and lived through the crazy aftermath)... so much wildness! And it would continue. He was in the staff building now, having done a little cyber snooping and now he knew where Jane lived. So he was going to suprise her.

He was well dressed, having gotten some handsome new jeans and shirts from AE (thank you James). Simon knocked on her apartment door, feeling confident and excited. He was fidgety, though, so when Jane opened the door he was tapping his toes on the floor. "Hello," he grinned, hands in his pockets. "Wanna come out with me tonight?"

Who: Ophelia and Simon
Where: Simon's room
When: eveningish
What: Ophelia comes back from vacation.

( So he would corrupt and be corrupted! )

Who: Simon and Ophelia
Where: Simon's room
When: afternoon
What: choosing outfits for the Winter Social

The Winter Social was Ophelia's first dance and school function ever so she was nervous! Simon had asked her and she was unable to turn him down because few people asked her to go places with them. They agreed to meet in Simon's room to choose fun outfits to wear for the dance and Ophelia brought several pieces of clothing with her. She hoped they would find something good together and that matched.

Her heart thumped harder in her chest as she reached Simon's room and knocked on the door. Ophelia clutched her clothing tightly, trying to stay calm and cheerful for her friend. Thankfully this was as not difficult as she thought and she greeted Simon with a smile as he opened the door. "Hi," she said, voice soft and shy. Her excitement was hard to contain. "I didn't know what to bring so I brought a lot of things!" She figured she was allowed to get things started, so she placed the clothes on the bed.

How were they going to do this? "So... I guess we'll see what we have and then we turn to change?" Just for experimentation's sake, she took a couple of things she wouldn't normally wear, low cut or short... not necessarily punk but it might get other people's attention. Just thinking about it made her blush before she could help it and soon she became very embarrassed.

Who: Ophelia and Simon
When: evening
Where: the treehouse!
What: Drinking, talking, and other things. Heh.
Rating: Somewhat high.

( No cliches here... )

Who: Kindle, Ophie, Simon, Fisher, James and anyone else who gets pulled to this thing.
What: Thansgiving for the ones staying.
Where: Taking over the cafeteria!
When: Thursday at the school's Thanksgiving meal!

Kindle was sort of looking forward to this, not that she would admit it. It wasn't as good as it could have been if there was a way for both Jonah and Wes to be there too, but the people who were going to be there seemed alright, and she had never done something like this. Today might actually be fun, and she had to admit she should start talking to more people than staff, family and her roommate. This could be a good start.

Having discussed with Ophie the fact that neither of them could cook they were taking advantage of the cafeteria and it's food. Kindle had also got pie and cake and stuff last night from the diner she worked in on their days off. Once the stuff had been hauled in between the two of them she sat down with her roommate and waited for the others to arrive.

"Are we doing this right?"

Who: Simon and Ophelia
Where: his room
When: afternoon?
What: talking to his father.

( He wanted to apologize. )

Who: Lelia, Simon, Ophelia, Lyle
Where: The movies
When: Saturday Evening (Movie starts at six)
What: Lelia actually plans an event! Let's see how it goes.

Three out of five wasn't bad, considering it was the first time Lelia had asked "friends" out in quite a long time. And she was surprisingly calm considering that going out had involved a cab ride, going into the city knowing it would be dark when the movie ended. It helped having Lyle along. She was disappointed Peyton wasn't also attending, but considering what had happened, she understood why her room mate was choosing to pass on the evening. That girl was always getting into trouble.

As they stepped out of the cab, she was shocked at the chill in the air, not used to the climate at all. She let out a shiver and suddenly felt the nerves she had been hiding crawl up her arms. She was completely out of her element here and people were depending on her to be a good hostess. After all, this was her event. Should they have bought the tickets beforehand? And what if the movie was sold out? She had at least agreed to pay for the cab (since all her guests were much younger than her anyways) and went over to join them as the cab pulled away.

"So...we're here." She said, with as much a smile as she could muster. Oh this was already starting out much harder than she had though it would.

Who: Simon and Ophelia
What: Meeting Simon's dad
Where: The Cafeteria
When: Lunchtime
Rating: PG 13

( Seeing and talking to dead people was just bound to send her to a place with white padded walls where she'd stay forever. )