Gooseberry High

[Warded to Diego]

I need your HELP.




What do you know about performing EXORCISMS???

This is REALLY IMPORTANT I don't want anyone to get STABBED!!!

I'm WRITING a PAPER so please be THOROUGH.

[Warded to Wes a little later]

do you know anything about how to perform an exorcism?

it's okay if you don't answer




it's for a paper

[Warded to Levi]

Are we okay?

[Warded to all Prefects+HB/G, Mina, Vee, Anuhea, Zoey, Ivy, Avery, Chloe, Kurt, Ennis, Pippa, Etta, Laurel, Levi, Ryan, Addy, Riley, Jaime, Lachlan, Essie, Frankie, Will, Jeffy, Micah, Wes, Ty, Chris, Sy, Hazel.*]

So. Hi everyone.

I don't think it's a stretch to say that last month the anonymous post was... awful for a lot of people. And I was kind of dreading seeing that happen again. Which means I spent a lot of time thinking about why it got so bad and what could be done to change that.

And... optimistically, I think we can? Like, if all of us focused our efforts on a few good, interesting things, it could really help. If we WAIT, I'M GOING TO MAKE A LIST.

• Speed: If we get in there fast and make the first few big topics big ones, they'll get most of the attention.
• Being Interesting: A lot of people are going to think being nice is being boring so we need to, like, find ways to be entertaining.
• Flexible Interpretation of Positivity: We don't just have to create a never-ending stream of being super nice. Like the point above, I think that won't last for some people. But there are a lot of things people want to talk about. Sad things, frustrating things, funny things.
• I'm really into this bird but I can't think of more points. Sorry, little dude.

So... will anyone help me? Do you have any ideas? I'm not really an ideas guy.

[* If you want your character in this ward, let me know. I tried to grab a general snapshot of people Diego trusts, has a good opinion of, or just generally thinks would help out with this. TURNS OUT THAT'S A LARGE NUMBER. I'm sure I missed people.

PS: Feel free to sell him out to people for being a total loser.]

[Mean Girls; Kenzie, Casey, Ari, Coralee, Ursula, did I miss anyone?]

UGH.

ok, well, the good news is we made a splash last new moon because now all the buzzkills are like, "oh no last anonny post was so mean :(((((" and "let’s all be super nice to each other this time instead!!!!!"

like they don’t even know how to have fun

like they’re trying to organize ways to make it less fun and turn it into some nice little playground snuggle party

i have plenty of snuggle parties you guys. i’m not short on cutesy cuddleups.

like seriously

like

ugh

[Coppertale Quidditch]

We're still on with the full practice schedule. None of you jackasses had be focused on anything other than Quidditch in the next week. I don't want to fuckin hear the word "Ilvermorny" after Sunday. The second tryouts end, your heads had better filled with images of jay birds bleeding and NOTHING ELSE.

One change: Wainwright, you're back on as Seeker. Guthrie, extra practice with me and Turner as Chaser, or we give a reserve their shot. Your choice to play or not play. Fuckin deal with it.

whoever the fuck decided to return virgil in some basket stead of to my fucking face is a goddamn piece of shit coward

but at least hes fucking alive

i aint leaving him in the tank no more dont fucking care what ramirez says im taking him to class

[Tess and Raf]

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thanks.

[CRICKET/LAUREL/IVY:]

Hey Cricket. Did you find anything in the library on what might have made those hoofprints? I have some free time this weekend if you want to double up on it. It's gotta be

[LEO/LAUREL/IVY:]

Will you entertain a silly request from Laurel and me?

[ULYSSES:]

So the wifi thing was clearly a prank, but I'm willing to call a draw. There's definitely something in the woods.

[LAUREL (ADDED LATER):]

Are you up to go again?

( SOPHOMORE SEANCE )