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Week Fifteen
Dates: Monday July 9th through Sunday July 14th
Season: Summer 2007
Month: Early July

Announcements:

The last week at Halcyon saw the addition of several new students but also the departure of some beloved staff members. Cassius Florin and Anastasiya Vourdulak have given up their stations and each moved on in other directions. We wish them both the best of luck in their endeavors, whatever they may be. Diarmad Pádraig, while still working for Halcyon, is not doing so at the school. His specific scouting talents have led him back home to Scotland. His niece, Rebecca has joined him. Rozlyn Hecatomb, though she will be remaining with us at Halcyon, has stepped back from her classes to devote herself full time to her family. For those of you who do not know, Rozlyn gave birth to baby girl, Jayden last month, bringing the Hecatomb brood to five. Best wishes to Roz and Axel and also to big brothers, Xael and Aidan.

Selene Wagner has officially stepped in to teach Bloodlust.

The study group sign up sheets will remain on the bulletin board outside the library. We encourage all students to take advantage of the many opportunities for learning presented at Halcyon, and also encourage the more senior students to reach out to those less experienced. Any student in need, academically, or otherwise is reminded to turn to their guide teacher. If you are unsure of who your guide is please contact an administrator.

July is Anti Boredom Month. Get out there and do something not boring.


Weather:
Monday July 9th: It's a hot one. Humans don't forget the sunscreen. Clear skies. (High: 97°F Low: 77°F) Sunrise 4:55 Sunset 21:15
Tuesday July 10th: Hot and humid. Scattered clouds early, increasing in the late afternoon, finally ushering in heavy rain and thunderstorms. (High: 95°F Low: 77°F) Sunrise 4:56 Sunset 21:15
Wednesday July 11th: Hot and humid. Scattered clouds. (High: 95°F Low: 73°F) Sunrise 4:57 Sunset 21:14
Thursday July 12th: Clouds increase overnight to lay a thick blanket of fog over most of the island Thursday. As the fog lifts, expect rain in it's place. (High: 88°F Low: 73°F) Sunrise 4:58 Sunset 21:13
Friday July 13th : More fog, though the sun should return mid afternoon. (High: 88°F Low: 68°F) Sunrise 4:59 Sunset 21:12
New Moon Saturday July 14th: Clear skies mean cooler nights and hotter days. (High: 90°F Low: 61°F) Sunrise 5:00 Sunset 21:11
Sunday July 15th: Clear skies expected, along with more heat. Today is St. Swithin's Day! Legend has it that if it rains today, we'll have more of the same for forty days. (High: 91°F Low: 72°F) Sunrise 5:02 Sunset 21:09
St. Swithin's day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St. Swithin's day if thou be fair
For forty days 'twill rain nae mair.

This week marks the second, and last week of The Dog Days of Summer.

Who: Xander and Shoko
Where: Dance Studio
When: Tuesday Evening, after the outside cooled off.

Damn the heat and damn ice demons not liking it. That had made things just so needlessly complex. Though, the whole thing about sweating icicles was interesting in the least, it still frustrated him. Not that he would let it show. No, instead, Xander just rolled with things, as he was so often doing these days. She needed someplace air conditioned, and so, he went and found someplace air conditioned. It took a while, but eventually he found just the place.

The dance hall wasn’t in use on Tuesdays. The club met on Wedsndays, so the one day he wanted to have a place to dance with someone was just the perfect place. It was already set up to use for dancing, and there was a lot of open space. And there was nothing easily freezable for when he worked up the little ice demon like he suspected he was going to be doing. He was nothing if not predicable along those lines.

He brought along his little ipod, and a portable docking system for it. They made them nice and small these days so that they were easily portable. He turned on the music, before he settled down into a chair on the corner, and dragged another over in front of his feat. As he propped he feet up upon the second hair, he leaned back and put his hands behind his head as he waited for his little demon to show up. At least the music was worth listening to while he wanted.

Who:  Jillian and Ita
What:  Movies and popcorn
When:  After dinner
Where:  Ita's room

Ita was excited.  The weekend had gone pretty well.  She had cooked dinner for Easton, a cute guy with a British accent, and had made plans with several people online.  Her classes were certainly interesting.  They made her feel closer to her parents, since her parents had always taught her how to use her natural abilities.  She missed her parents a great deal, even if she didn't let on that she did.  And she missed that part of her life, even if she enjoyed being around humans.  It was good to be around other supernaturals again.

Tonight, she was having a movie night with one of the people she'd met online, a newbie like her.  She'd had every intention of doing her homework after her last class, before dinner, and then until Jillian showed up.  However, she'd found a multitude of other things that had to be done right that second, before her guest showed.  Things like, organizing a playlist for the evening, arranging the stuffed animals on her spare bed, sweeping the floor, dusting, etc.  And then there were the food preparations...  She didn't know if Jillian drank, so she made up some virgin daquiri mix, and got out her popcorn popper, and the various flavored powders she had for toppings.  Everything was all set up and Ita decided she was much too excited to focus on homework.  So she put on her playlist and lay down on her bed to read the romance novel she'd picked up.

Even though she was distracted by reading, Ita kept her ears perked for the arrival of her guest.  Soon as she heard the knock, she jumped off her bed and opened the door.  "Hey, Jillian!" she began.  "I'm wicked excited about tonight.  I bought a season of I Love Lucy, since you said you liked old comedies, and then I have my usual collection, too, if you want to see something new.  And, I dunno if you drink, so I made virgin mixers, and I have the popcorn ready to go - just gotta pick a flavor.  I've got spicy, cheesy, garlic, and just plain butter.  What would you like?"  Ita finally took a breath.  The whole time she'd rambled, she'd led the poor girl over to the spare bed to have a seat, and then she'd taken out the various things she'd mentioned.  Ita's whirlwind excitement could be daunting to those who didn't know her well.

Who: Jesse and Kenzie
When: Wednesday Evening
Where: Jesse and River's room in House of Fire
What: Jesse and Kenzie make out on River's bed. Nah, just kidding. Kenzie drops in unannounced.

It was a rather warm day and Jesse was rather content to be back in his room. He had gone for a quick evening run and came back to an empty room. Small matter. River was probably working on some art project which meant that Jesse could take advantage of the fact he was completely alone. Cue Risky Business montage! Not quite. Jesse blasted Green Day off his laptop as he got ready for a shower. After he got all the sweat off of himself, he put on some underwear and a pair of loose fitting nike shorts that were black. He chose not to wear a shirt or anything else having found the right temperature. He found that the steam from the shower made the room too humid for his liking so opened up the window and the room door a crack. He used his sneaker to pop the door open.

This was the best feeling in his opinion, a long run followed by a nice shower. His muscles were sore but relaxed. He didn't have to work tonight. And best of all, there was no roommate to bother him and no brownies that were pot brownies lying around in which he could fall victim to again. That would not happen again! And he hoped that no one would find out about it outside Sydni and River. He never felt so stupid in his life after that. It was more funny to laugh at the pothead than BE the pothead. Maybe one day he'll try again when it was voluntary. You know, to be cool and all but never as an accident again. Maybe one day he'll laugh at it. At the moment, he was still pretty sore about it.

After he stretched reaching for the ceiling, he took a seat at his computer as usual and checked his e-mail. Oh, he did tell Diana about his pot brownie adventure and his look into experimenting to which she had something smart to say as always. Not smart in the way of intelligent but just an utter smart ass. She made mention of making it blackmail material but Jesse knew his sister was never that mean. Sure, the two threatened and argued a lot, most was playful. In the e-mail, she asked on more details on Kenzie.

That got Jesse thinking about the animal shapeshifter. They had eaten in the cafeteria and chatted there last week but nothing much else. There was some PDA but nothing much else. Charlie told him to be straightforward with Kenzie. Jesse had yet to take that advice. He thought about that random kiss. It had felt nice after he gotten used to it and got a certain image in his head and he thought about trying it again. But he knew Kenzie didn't have a number to call and he wasn't on the journals.

Oh well, Jesse thought. Now, it was best to focus on happier things like the fact he had the room to himself and he had a good run and a good shower. He'd write the reply e-mail later. Now, it was time to play some... Neverwinter Nights II. That works.

Who: Alice and Kenzie
When: Tuesday Evening
Where: Alice's Room (eventually)
What: Kenzie is being catty, fo sho!

So Alice had given Kenzie her number and her online nickname, but Kenzie had not the slightest idea to do with either of them. This was probably why it was a week later before he would see her again, because it was only through sheer luck, or fate, whatever, that he happened to be in the same corridor as her at the same exact time of day shortly after dinner.

While Kenzie might not have recognized Alice's smell, he certainly knew her face, so when he saw her, much like Sydni had done the day before, he called out to her, "Alice!", and ran towards her to catch up with her. He was dressed very similar to the way he had been the day before, a pair of dark, tight, straight legged jeans, his black loafers (without laces), though today he wore a nice white button up shirt with a skull and crossbones design embroidered on the pocket and a black and white checkerboard tie hung loosely around his neck. He looked quite fashionable, even if he hadn't the slightest idea what fashionable was even supposed to mean.

"Hi!" He said, offering her a bright smile as he finally managed to catch up to her. "What's up?" He had heard that phrase somewhere, probably from television which he watched more and more of lately. "How are you?" He leaned in to nuzzle his cheek against hers in a show of affection.