Gooseberry High

After receiving multiple student complaints, Mr. Thorn requests that Christopher Park and Levi Kramer come see him in his office after classes end. It's immediately apparent that the normally upbeat Quidditch coach is in no laughing mood when he tells the boys that if they want to skip this chat, they can consider themselves removed from the school team.

"We talk a lot about pro scouts and showing up Ilvermorny, but Team Gooseberry is meant to represent the school, first and foremost. Bullying and harassment aren't qualities we want Gooseberry to be known for, and they're definitely not what I want associated with the person I've trusted to lead. Being on this team is a privilege. If you don't think so, there are a dozen kids who'll take your spots. And sorry, gentlemen, but I hold my players to a higher standard than Vector or Merrill do.

"Chris, you're no longer captain. Levi, if you're serious about wanting to play pro, then you should learn to show respect and restraint. Attitude can mean the difference between first string or staying on the reserve bench." Thorn crosses his arms, looking at Chris and Levi in turn to make it clear that his next words are addressed to them both. "If I hear about another incident like this again, you're off the team. Consider this your one chance." He dismisses them with that warning.

Before junior bonding begins, Mr. Thorn tracks down Clementine Decourt for a talk.

He gets right to the point. "Clem, I'm making you the new captain of the school team. Roster's the same otherwise. Game against Ilvermorny's on March 12. That's three weeks. Plenty of time to get settled." Thorn pauses a moment, his demeanour softening. "If you need help, I'm here, but I know Fiori and Stoker respect you and will offer advice." He laughs. "Not that you're forced to listen to them. I'm more than confident you can handle this."

WARDED TO CHRIS PARK:

dude what happened

WARDED TO SY STOKER:

got a minute?

[warded to Rosy]

Okay I need to punch something

[Warded to Chris]

I don't know what happened but I saw that whole thing with Ariadne and Levi and you and like every Prefect the school has.

Don't get me wrong, you shouldn't laugh at people who have their stuff stolen, but I think the Prefects were like, unnecessarily harsh. You've, you know, been there for me when I needed it so, if you need a friend - I'm here.

( JUNIOR MONTHLY BONDING ACTIVITY )

WARDED TO THE SENIOR CLASS:

Hey guys! I was waiting for a quiet weekend to post this, but honestly I'm not sure we're going to get one of those between now and the end of term, so here it goes.

In December I started working on a new senior project, and it's been coming along really well! I'm making oil paintings of each of the house campsites (if you've seen me lurking around Coppertale and Ebonhide recently with my sketchbook, that's what I've been doing). Now that I've started enchanting them I decided that I'd like to paint each of us in as well, just so we're wandering around and having campfires and doing all the things we've done at our campsites for the last four years.

Soooo if you guys wouldn't mind modeling for me it'd be a huge help. If you don't want to be included or you just don't have time, that's fine! Just let me know. But I'd like to get everybody if I can.

I don't want to monopolize the aesthetics classroom during class time, so here's a list of times I'm free. It'll probably take me about an hour.

( ooc cut for LIST OF TIMES )

Thanks everyone!

P.S. How are your senior projects going? I know a few other people were considering starting over.

I sent off a few of my proof of concepts based on my Senior Projects back around Christmas and it looks like I found a few potential backers for production. Oh god Which means now I have to put together a whole bunch of proposals and item lists and tear things apart so that things can be replicated. Except, there is magic involved and these are non magical companies. How do you tell someone that circuits are wired together with magic?

[Wing]

So if this Auroring thing doesn't work out, you want to team up? Make an actual go of this? Plus, I'm running this out of the compound. Just so you are aware.