The Tiberius J. Swann Education Facility

Who: Tiger and Vinnie
Where: OUT
When: Friday night
What: Vinnie needs his wingman to get him laid.

Tiger shrugged on a nice leather jacket and set out with little ruffling to meet Vinnie for a night out on the town. Except it wouldn't be totally a night out because he would be spending it looking for girls, and not for himself - he was quite happy with Cissy and baby Grace - because Vinnie was about to explode if he didn't get laid soon. Apparently he needed Tiger's help. Well, he was suave and knew how to get the women.

Spotting Vinnie out front he flicked his head before he announced his arrival, leading him over to his car. "Let's get you laid, boy," was his greeting, shooting him a grin.

Who: Frankie and Xander (and later Vinnie)
When: Wednesday evening
Where: outside on the school grounds
What: the fire sprite is being an idiot and walking around in the cold

Frankie had a lot on her mind. Unresolved things with Lucas, her chat with the new shrink, the argument with Lyle, and then talking to Lyle again and having that conversation turn to the subject of her birth mother. It was all so much to deal with. She wished she could escape from her thoughts for a little while. Instead, she was being suffocated by them.

Walking had seemed like a good idea, mostly because she thought the cold would be so horrible that it would distract her from the shit in her head. But it was awful out. Clearly, she'd not worn enough layers.. even though she had on five. Stupid winter. Frankie glared at the flurries flying around. What the hell was she doing out here?

Who: Pearl and Vinnie
What: A talk
Where: His room
When: Tuesday?

Pearl really wasn't looking forward to this talk. It wasn't like she and Vinnie had ever been official, just sort of getting closer, but she was sure he wouldn't be thrilled by her antics before she went to Vegas. Something HAD been happening between the two of them, even if it never quite reached anything. She'd just been so confused after what happened with Will that exactly WHAT had been growing between her and Vinnie....well that she wasn't sure of, and it was driving her mad trying to work out what to do, so she left. Almost two weeks away from the school and from both men, a lot of time spent with just the open road and her own thoughts, had cleared her hed a little, and Pearl thought she knew what needed to happen. They needed to talk, to get on the same page. Shame that logic didn't make it any easier.

Picking up her little gift she saw on her trip and bought him, the witch set off for Vinnie's room, casual in jeans and her college hoodie. She knocked gently, put on a small smile, and waited for him to open the door. Here goes.

Who: Frankie, Vinnie and Fox
When: Thursday afternoon
Where: Frankie's room
What: DRAMZ!!!
Note: started in Gdoc, will continue via thread

Frankie quickly hung up on Vinnie to avoid saying something that would upset him. She was upset enough for the both of them. Was he right? Was Ari not her friend at all and just lying to her? Did she just kiss, grope and nearly have sex with a guy who was totally scamming her? SHIT! Frankie didn't want to believe it was true, but she knew she could be overly trusting. It was one of her biggest flaws. Her papa lectured her about it on a regular basis, reminding her that she needed to be more careful and not take people on their word alone. That was exactly what she'd done today. She believed what Ari said, and she'd been having a great time with him! Fuck, she even asked him to come visit her later.

When she made it back to her room, she slammed the door shut, threw her phone in the hamper so she wouldn't have to keep feeling it vibrate from Vinnie trying to call, and climbed into her bed, pulling the covers over her head. She started crying, worrying that she was the world's biggest idiot.

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Who: Frankie and Vinnie
When: Wednesday night
Where: Vinnie's room
What: Frankie does the time warp!

Now that Frankie was back from her Vegas adventure, having skipped classes, she had a lot of work to do in order to catch up. She packed up her backpack after changing into some comfortable pajamas, and headed off to Vinnie's room to study and stay the night. He was used to it. Frankie didn't like sleeping alone. She often camped out in his room, and not just here at school, but also when they were back in Chicago. Or sometimes she'd convince Sal that monsters were going to eat him if he didn't stay with her. She just had never been comfortable on her own. Perhaps it was the fear of being left. She needed to know that someone who cared for her was close by.

Vinnie was playing X-Box, which was TERRIBLY tempting for Frankie, but she remained determined to finish her homework before joining in the game. But as she scribbled on her notebook while also highlighting the text, something washed over her. She felt an odd sensation, and then looked down at the book and her writings, not knowing what she had been working on. That's when the sound of the video game caught up with her. Frankie looked up from the bed to see a man. She looked to herself and noticed she was wearing pajamas. "What the.." she started, not sure what the hell was happening right now. This wasn't her bedroom. And this homework didn't seem familiar. And who was that guy!

Who: Nox and Belle (and all wedding guests, which is most of the charas in game)
When: Friday night
Where: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
What: their wedding, FINALLY!
Note: EVERYONE is welcome to join in the fun. Normal group thread rules apply. Post the who/when in the subject line and have at it. If you have questions about the set up or location, just ask!

It was a cold night, but the sky was clear without a threat of snow. Nox wouldn't have minded. He liked snow, and it would have been a beautiful sight to behold from within the massive glass room. Still, the twinkle lights on the bare trees that adorned the courtyard were lovely. They added a touch of magic that would have otherwise been missing.

( ...continued )

Who: Starbuck, Kim, Frankie & Vinnie (plus the Vallarios & Kamea)
When: Thursday evening
Where: the Vallario home in Chicago
What: Thanksgiving!

Starbuck was STUFFED! Bianca was a talented chef. The woman managed to make a great many dishes that were vegetarian friendly, while still satisfying her meat-eating family with Thanksgiving classics. Starbuck and Kamea put a good sized dent in the spread, and it seemed Kim appreciated having a meal that included meat, since she often went without when eating with her boyfriend.

"That was fantastic, Mrs. Vallario. Thank you," he said graciously, smiling at the hostess.

She waved her hand at him in a dismissive way, but she was smiling at the compliment. "You're too sweet, Starbuck. I'm glad you liked it."

"Loved it! Thanks for making things for Kamea and I to eat."

"It was nothing, dear. Now scoot. Frankie and I will clean up." She looked to Frankie, who sighed in annoyance.

It was clear to everyone at the table that Frankie was NOT happy about being thrown into the traditional role of a Vallario woman. She didn't mind cooking, but she didn't like cleaning up afterward. Why was she expected to just because she had boobs?

Who: Pearl and Vinnie?
What: Saving the sad witch from her mind.
Where: Grounds of the school.
When: Tuesday afternoon.

Pearl was feeling a little... lonely, which was sort of ridiculous for a girl who was in a school with lots of people she knew and that knew her, and plenty that would chat with her, but there it was. This type of loneliness wasn't about how many people there were around that she could talk to, but more about the people she couldn't talk to, the ones who had left holes in her life.

Then to top it off she'd just had a bad day in general today, spells fizzling, some going wrong, not being able to concentrate properly, and so she was trying to chill out... In a tree....whilst rolling a joint. Even that she wasn't having much luck with though. A slip of her fingers and the lighter fell out of Pearl's hand, tumbling to the ground below her, making her swear. A couple of seconds later after she shoved the rest of the things in her pocket and palmed the joint, she peeked down to see where it fell.

Who: The Whole School
What: Halloween Festivities
Where: The Whole School
When: Evening into the night

What was once a place of learning had quickly been transformed into an almost unrecognizable playground. The staff, as they had done at the back to school mixer, had gone to great lengths to create a Halloween Party that would make any but the most stubborn of people leave their problems back home. From the commons room, to the facilities, to the very grounds themselves, everything was being utilized to provide the most extravagant celebration many of the new students would ever have seen.

The commons room was being utilized as a cinema for the evening, playing a mixture of classic, and modern horror movies, from Frankenstein and the Wolf man, to the recently released remake of Halloween. There was also a list so students could make requests if there wasn’t enough interest in any of the movies being shown.

As per the last celebration, their were many areas for students to enjoy a wide variety of music, with a techno style dance club in the dance studio, complete with lack light and disco balls and a personal DJ. The pool was filled with floating candles and flowers, with soft music produced by a string quartet wafting through the room, and the music room was home to a small dance floor which was driven by a man playing graceful classic tunes on the piano.

In the lounge of the rec hall, there were various games for any willing participants, including bobbing for apples, and a game where you could supposedly tell the first initial of the person you were destined to marry by how the skin fell when peeling an apple. There were also fortune tellers and palm readers, real of course. After all, in a school that catered to such gifts, it was easy to stir up a few willing participants. There was also a wide variety of Fall themed treats, not only candy but also traditional pumpkin stuffs, and other like dishes.

However, the main attraction was a haunted house trail that ran the length of the grounds, and which had a few special surprises put in place by the staff. Though, of course, the goal wasn’t to completely terrify the students, it certainly would not be your normal haunted house trail, and there was a posted sign warning those less brave of students to not risk the terrors that awaited within.

Who: Frankie and Vinnie
When: Saturday night
Where: Vinnie’s room at their house in Chicago
What: patching things up?

Frankie had been happy to see Vinnie and Kindle when they showed up unannounced. But after that initial excitement wore off, she found that she felt very awkward being around Vinnie in light of all their recent arguments. Thankfully, he didn’t seem eager to bring up Grey, and she had avoided it at all costs. But avoidance wasn’t really working, because they were acting different around each other with that tension lingering.

They’d gone out for a family dinner earlier in the evening, with Kindle being invited to tag along. It was nice to see her getting on well with the rest of the Vallarios. She was a good sport when it came to all of Sal’s questions and general pest like behavior. Frankie was pretty sure he had checked out her butt a few times too, and that disturbed her greatly. What was it with her brothers being attracted to her sister? CREEPY! It didn’t matter that they weren’t related to her, she was genetically similar to Frankie, looked a lot like her too. TOO WEIRD!

After changing for bed and reading for a bit, Frankie glanced at her clock. Kindle was sleeping, or pretending to, on the trundle bed. It was late, but Frankie knew Vinnie would still be awake, probably playing video games or chatting with friends. She was as quiet as possible as she slipped out of her room and crept through the hallway to Vinnie’s room. Frankie knocked lightly then cracked it open enough for him to hear her but not to invade his privacy. “Can I come in?”

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Who: Vinnie and Starbuck
When: Tuesday night
Where: Starbuck's apartment
What: Vinnie needs to be patched up after his rampage.

Even when she wasn't around, Frankie somehow managed to severely piss Vinnie off. And it always seemed like it had to do with some guy or another. This time it was Grey, the slezeball she lost her virginity to back at Halcyon and the fucker had the nerve to go to their home, meet their parents, and lie to them to be able to take Frankie out. Why couldn't she just keep her word and not be around Grey? Why was she so goddamn trusting of everyone?

Vinnie couldn't stand it. First, he accidentally sparked up during his conversation with Sal and then the conversation with Frankie made it worse. Once he was off the phone, he began throwing shit around his room, breaking his desk lamp, a mug, throwing books around and then finally going into his bathroom and punching the mirror. Even with his hands bleeding, the fire didn't stop coming from him. His clothes were already burned around all the edges, some holes even in them as the sprinklers in his room finally came on. It stopped the fire issuing from his hands and literally cooled him down enough to assess the damage he'd done. Holy shit. Looking down at his hand, he realized he had to do something about it. Blood was dripping down the knuckles of his left hand as he talked to Starbuck online. Thank fuck for healers, but unfortunately he'd have to go over there.

Because of his hands, he couldn't change out of his singed clothes so he just walked through the tunnels dressed the way he had been though he also took his backpack where he'd managed to pack a change of clothes. Once he was at Starbuck's door, he knocked, wincing as he waited for his friend to open it.

WHO: Lyle, Vinnie and Tiger
WHERE: Boston!
WHEN: Friday evening
WHAT: Lyle’s send off!! The vamp is leaving!
RATING: B for Boys having fun.

Tiger was very bummed that Lyle was leaving the school. Very, very bummed. But he wasn’t going to get teary or misty-eyed tonight, tonight was about fun. It was going to be absolutely amazing because Lyle deserved a huge Bon Voyage party with the boys of the band. Rocky was being a little bit depressive lately anyway because of the Fisher situation, and Tiger didn’t know whether asking her out on a big boy bash would be a good idea. He’d make it up to her if she got pissed about it.

With his best yet warm t-shirt on and hair freshly washed and styled so it was bed-head chic. He wanted to look his best for Lyle, give him a good parting memory until he decided to crash his new Californian pad. He had such a plan in store for the guys’ enjoyment. Oh yes. They would party something hardcore.

Only thing left to do was actually get the fuckers to his car. They were such girls. ‘Fashionably late’ his ass. “DUDES!” he yelled, hoping that they were in earshot. “COME THE FUCK ON!” Eager? Why yes.

Who: Mac and Vinnie
When: Friday Morning 8:00 am
Where: The track/edge of campus?
What: Hanging out

Mac had been up only for about a half hour. A bottle of water and an apple for breakfast, she'd taken Sid for a walk in the dark morning air that had begun to acquire a slight chill to it. A pair of vintage looking track shorts, something right out of the 70s, a gray hoodie, varsity socks pulled up to her knees and sneakers, Mac made her way out to the usual meeting spot for Track, her first of four today. After this she had dance, blades, and swimming. A full plate was an understatement when it came to Mac and the work load she'd taken on. A need to dive back into some sort of routine and sense of ritual and normalcy had been the source of her choices in taking on so much and fortunately, it'd kept her from feeling too out of place or lonely without much time to herself after her weekend job and homework were added onto the list of responsibilities.

Stretching along with the rest of the group, she glanced up, spotting an approaching shadow and caught sight of Vinnie. She'd already learned everyone's names though she barely spoke in class unless it was to answer questions or ask them. Feeling a little more confidant with him after their one time online exchange of comments, she'd offer a polite smile and quiet, "Hey." As he passed, returning to stretching out her legs before she straightened up and began stretching her arms and back for the run they were all about to take.

Who: Frankie and Vinnie
When: Friday night
Where: Chicago
What: going home

For a being capable of flight, Frankie sure was relieved the moment her feet were on solid ground again. It felt good to be free of the TSA. While Frankie had every bit of faith in Pearl's ability to keep her wings hidden for a few hours, it was still extremely unnerving to go through security. She was able to breathe normally again when she and Vinnie were walking through the terminal toward the baggage claim.

After calling her father to let him know they'd arrived safely and hearing that he'd circle around a few more times before waiting at the curb, Frankie slipped her phone into her pocket and made sure her carry on bag was secure on her shoulder. "Papa's gonna do the loop a few times while we get our bags... er, my bags. He said he'd be right outside." Vinnie was only staying for the weekend, so everything he needed was in his carry on. But Frankie had to bring all her belongings home, so she had two huge suitcases now on their way from the belly of the plane to the conveyor belt.

Who: Frankie and Vinnie
When: Saturday, after she leaves the pool party
Where: Vinnie's room
What: she needs her brother

Frankie ran from the party, trying to hold back her tears, but it was really no use. She was bawling by the time she left the rec building, taking the tunnels so she could avoid the cold outside while in her swimsuit. She actually lost a flipflop while running. She just had to get away from everyone, and she could feel her temperature dropping again. Seeing Fox happy and clearly over her hurt so fucking much.

Shivering, Frankie knew she couldn't go back to her own room alone. She'd get ill if she didn't warm up soon. As much as she didn't want to see Vinnie because he'd probably be pissed, she needed him right now. She banged on his door when she reached it, calling to him, "Vinnie, let me in!"

Who: Vinnie and Rocky
When: Saturday night
Where: Rocky's room
What: Rocky's mopey and Vin's giving her some company.
Rating: The fire kids are steaming up the place.

Vinnie's week had been pretty shitty with the other things that he had going on and it wasn't even all about Frankie's situation. One of his friends had been sent to the infirmary, another ran off on a suicide mission and now a third friend was going through a tough spot in the family. And it all sucked because Vinnie hated seeing anyone in pain, especially his family and friends. So when he found out what had happened with Rocky's family, he set off to her room to keep her company.

Throwing on one of his Stones hoodies, he grabbed his keys and trudged off to Rocky's room. She'd said she wouldn't be very good company in this condition, but he wanted to help. And besides, he'd said the same thing to her a couple of weeks ago when he was down about Zev and Rocky had come to hang out with him anyway. That's what friends did.

Arriving at her door, he knocked softly, rocking on his feet as he waited for her to answer the door.

Who: Rorie and Vinnie
What: Meetings and the like
Where: Outside the rec room and then possibly else where
When: Early afternoon
Rating: PG-13

( This is awkward. . . )

Who: The School
What: The Dance!
When: Friday Night
Rating: NR

It had been a bit of a scramble putting the rec center together in the few hours between when the inspectors left and the start of the mixer, but in true TJS fashion it was not only accomplished, but fairly spectacular. The upper level gymnasium had been cleared and decorated as a dance floor, with a DJ booth and flashing strobe lights mixed amongst the streamers. The adjacent basketball court held nine different buffet tables, ranging from finger foods to simple entrees to intricate desserts. Here there were chairs and sofas scattered throughout, a haven from the noisy dance floor to socialize.

There were a few members of the security staff, as well as a few teacher chaperones, but even with the watchful eye of the staff, there was a sense of relief and informality in the air. This wasn't just a welcome back celebration for the students, but a victory party, a relieving hurrah for everyone as the hellish state inspection had finished, and the schools doors were to stay open. Despite the differences, the cliques, the friends and enemies made, the school had banded together and survived, and the comeraderie was almost tangible this night.

Who: Vinnie and Cherry
When: Thursday afternoon
Where: Sonny's Pizzeria in Boston
What: Vin and his friends run into a professor at a pizza place.

Cherry was munching on a slice of thick crust, never having been a fan of thin, and doing a bit of people watching. She often took trips to Boston for the food and shopping, because Danvers had little to offer. As she chowed down, a familiar face entered the restaurant.

Vinnie had gotten out from work at the soccer camp a little early so he and a few of his fellow instructors decided to head into Sal's to grab a couple of slices of pizza. Once he was at the counter, he ordered himself two slices of pepperoni before he turned around to see what one of the guys was gawking at. It seemed that some of the professors at the school enjoyed quality pizza too.. or at least Cherry did. He gave her a short wave before trying to calm down the guys he was with since they now started asking how he knew her. Shit.. maybe he shouldn't have waved.

Cherry smiled knowingly and gave the group of men a flirty wave in return. She also may have sipped suggestively at her soda. Oops! Cherry couldn't help it! Maybe Vinnie was off limits, but his friends were fair game, and she could feel the lusty emotions pouring off them.

( He seriously wished he hadn't waved.. )

Who: Vinnie, Tiger, Lyle and Starbuck
When: Saturday night
Where: Starting off at Vinnie's apartment then a burlesque lounge in Boston.
What: Vinnie's Birthday Bash!

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