τάλαντον private academy

When; [Day 27, immediately after classes]
Rating; [Maybe R for Johanna's mouth?]
Characters; [Johanna & John]
Summary; [John, very awkwardly, asked Johanna on a date and she, probably just as awkwardly, but in an entirely different way, said yes' this is the log of that date, which will include horseback riding & possibly canoeing.
Log; ( And in between the moon and you, the angels get a better view )

When; 22nd Day Night
Rating; IDK R? It's a party
Characters; Mingle mingle mingle
Summary; Lucy has set up a party on the beach near the lake. Come join her.
Log; ( Sorry for party rocking )

[ today, ms. hinx speaks directly to the students, gathered in the mess hall for breakfast: ]

Good morning, students. Mr Reginhard will be indisposed for another few days, as he searches for staff to fill the two newly opened positions, but if you have any questions or need help from the staff, you may ask myself, Ms. Polus or Mr. Pausin.

For now, we have arranged for you to reside within the school building, in a fallout shelter on Basement Level 1. There are cots, plenty of blankets and pillows; partitions to provide you some privacy; and you're welcome to use the various lockers in the gymnasium to store what belongings we have safely salvaged from the dorm building.

When; Nighttime! Way past bedtime.
Rating; PG?
Characters; Jericho and you! OPEN
Summary; DRAGON!!! omg dragon.
Log; ( to look at or observe attentively, typically over a period of time. )



ooc: Please let me know in a small ooc of your initial responses if you’re wanting dragon interaction in your thread or if you’re just trying to escape with students. Also! Please let me know if it’s okay for the dragon to hurt your muse or not.

Hello, students, this is your Headmaster speaking. Now that you're all settling down for supper, I have a three important announcements to make.

First, I've arranged for a pest control unit to do a sweep of the dormitories tomorrow. Please be aware that you will not be permitted to enter from the hours of 10am to 2pm. Make sure you take with you whatever materials you will need for those times.

Second, I've been informed that we've been remiss in conducting ourselves in the best interest of a particular student. I would like to personally apologize for this oversight, and inform you that I have immediately taken care of the situation.

Effective tonight, you will no longer be seeing Ms. Ara Van or Mr. Rex Nisemant in the hallways. Their positions will be temporarily filled by Ms. Lea Polus and Mr. Ben W. Pausin, respectively, until I can find suitable replacements who will not fail their duties and can act in the professional capacity we require from our staff.

In addition, Ms. Lea Polus will be filling in for the Abilities Lessons, and we may begin monitoring your other classes as well, to ensure that our staff is filling the required curricula.

You should be aware that you can always approach any staff member with requests for further lessons or other help when it comes to your school work, abilities, and personal problems. Our doors are always open to you!

Third, I'm afraid the administrative staff and I have to attend to an urgent matter off campus, and we will be leaving tonight. I leave the responsibility of campus and student care to the rest of the staff members left behind. Ms. Penelope Hinx will return prior to the rest of us in a few days and at that time will resume responsibility of the school

Any questions you may have should be directed to our lovely librarian, Ms Penelope Hinx -- she has left her contact information with the staff in preparation for any issues you may have.

Thank you, and enjoy playing, little mice, while this cool cool cat is away.

[ this post marks the official firing of ara van and rex nisemant, and the departure of the entire NPC staff from the campus for a few days. the pest control is a clue for the upcoming mod surprise. staff players, feel free to handwave being able to send ms. hinx any messages you'd need to -- there'll be a thread here that you can tag them into if you'd like. ]

When; Day 19, Technology Class
Rating; PG?
Characters; Hardison + students (and teachers, if anyone wants to visit!)
Summary; A run-through of a class with Hardison-- he prefers you leave off the "mister" crap. Threads for different parts of class; feel free to improvise within them!
Log; ( The classroom is a nerd-core dreamland. )

When; Monday? Mid-afternoon.
Rating; PG-13
Characters; Eliot and YOU!!
Summary; It’s PE time!!
Log; ( I like that boom boom pow~ )


ooc: Obvious PE class is obvious. Post anywhere and everywhere. Talk to your classmates. Interact with your classmates. Cheer them on. Laugh at them. Bond with them over the pain. Have fun!

Good morning, students. In place of the Headmaster who is currently indisposed, I will be delivering your morning announcements today, the 15th day of the semester. It seems that our new residents have not decided to return to the woods as we'd hoped.

The barrier has now come fully down, and they have taken advantage of its absence to explore the city beyond. There are 5 that we know of who have escaped, and we're beginning to put teams together to go out after them.

Anyone willing to join a team, please congregate in the mess hall -- there are stations set up with staff acting as team leaders for you to sign up with in order to organize the retrieval and safe return of the oni to the campus.

Needless to say, classes for today have been suspended.

[ you may use this post to mingle in and start putting together groups, if you like. (if you'd like to post, that's totally cool too -- we just figure it might be easier to organize here.) we're going to leave it mostly up to you guys to find a group and go out and explore the city, with extra encouragement for our staff characters to take the reigns and help students get together. but, if a bunch of students head out on their own, they can escape having a chaperon if they would! it might help to remind us of your characters power in the subject so we can put effective teams together, but it's not required.

any questions, feel free to holler! ]

Today is the 14th day of the semester. Normally I would regale you with some rousing comments, but I have important announcements to get to.

There have been a few incidents out in the woods and here on campus. There is no reason to panic, so long as you follow my instructions and keep your heads about you.

Shop class will be put on hiatus for a few days as Mr. Winchester recovers from some serious injuries he incurred while exploring the range of the Oni in the woods. His condition looks promising. Unfortunately, the last few irritations upon the Oni have resulted in...well, I've been told they're venturing closer to the school grounds. If you see one, take care to remove yourself from its vicinity slowly and proceed to any staff member with the Oni's location.

And a side note, again, nothing to worry over; the barrier is experiencing some malfunctioning. If you would so kindly keep an eye on your fellow students and staff, and report any undue missing persons to the security office, we can assure everyone is safe and sound. Teachers, any absences in classes should be reported immediately to security.



[ Feel free to use this post to mingle between classes, at meal times, or after classes. You can post any announcements you would normally post to the general bulletin board. You can also visit the officies of any of the NPCs. This marks the start of a Day 14 event and any questions can be submitted at that thread. ]

When; A day off: Noonish-when ever
Rating; PG for now
Characters; Everyone who's anyone
Summary; Students have a day off. The school has decided to host an informal sort of picnic/day out
Other Notes: No real plan to this. Enjoy the grounds, start threads, mingle. I'll put some activity threads down there but feel free to add your own. Action brackets or prose. Have fun.
Log; ( Come on in, the water's fine )

When; During Ability & Self Defense Class - Fifth Day
Rating; PG-13
Characters; Ruby + everyone ever
Summary; There is class. It's classy.
Log;

( It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. )

When; Wednesday evening
Rating; PG-13
Characters; Alec Hardison & Eliot Spence & You? Maybe?
Summary; Eliot is teaching Hardison boxing moves
Log; ( I like that boom boom pow! )

When; Saturday, Noon-ish
Rating; PG?
Characters; Jericho and you! OPEN
Summary; It's lunch time. Jericho is practicing voyeurism.
Log; ( to look at or observe attentively, typically over a period of time. )

When; Backdated to first few days of school... your first Bio class
Rating; PG (Hopefully, this is school people)
Characters; Hawkeye, Open
Summary; First Day of Bio class, quake in fear.

When; Class: Abilities Control
Rating; PG - language, violence
Characters; Santana Lopez, Mingle
Summary; Santana doesn't want to participate in powers control practice.
Log; ( i saw the girl that i can't forget on the cover of a police gazette )

When; Mid-morning in the halls
Rating; R. Johanna has a mouth & is a huge slut.
Characters; Johanna Mason + any one at all that can handle her crazy. Come one, come all.
Summary; Johanna is never going to get through a class without pissing someone off.
Log;

"Are you kidding me?" Johanna shrieked, a little perturbed at the current turn of events. "You can't kick me out of class. It's the first day of school!"

The teacher muttered something about disrespect and improper behavior -- since when was sleeping in class considered disrespectful? -- but Johanna tuned her out, stalking across the classroom to the door. At the door, she turned and glared at the offending teacher.

"I thought you freaks were supposed to be able to handle hard cases, isn't that what this bullshit is all about?"

The teacher snapped. "Johanna Mason. Detention. Now."

Waving a hand dismissively, like screw you and the horse you rode in on, Johanna turned and walked out with her head held high, slamming the door behind her. Screw this shit, there was no way she was going to detention.

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.
Harry Emerson Fosdick


Students who have braved the abandoned warehouse and received their pendants from a silent, bald, blue man (was he...?) find themselves in a possibly underwhelming landscape of a typical boarding school campus; green sports fields, low brown stables and what seemed to be a giant bath bubble emerging from the ground.

Ah, so! Not so underwhelming.

Approaching the bubble, perhaps new students will pass each other; they're all, of course, free to roam and explore at will. When they are drawn to the bubble in the ground (which by now you may have inferred is not truly a bubble, though smaller ones in bath tubs are likely to be found within their designated bathing areas), they will discover that there are partitions in the surface; windows. This is their new school. Not a stuffy old stone building, but a spiral filled with rooms on the way up and open space through the center. The building doesn't hum, it crackles with anticipation.

You might have met your dormmate briefly as you approached, or the boy down the hall. Maybe you arrived with people from your hometown going through the same thing, and now you're surrounded by people just like you. As nerve-wracking as the situation may be, you might find that it's the most relaxing, too.

The acceptance letter detailed that students should pick up dormmate assignments and class schedules upon arrival -- the more normal-looking building closest to the school building. On each of the two desks at the ends of two beds in each dorm room is a welcome package; a list of rules, a student handbook that explains everything you'd need to know to function at Talanton, a few maps (of the surrounding area, of the campus, of the class sections within the school) and encouragement to customize your side of the dorm room as you see fit. There is also a letter from the headmaster:

Hello, New Arrival!

Welcome to Talanton Academy. We're excited to have you all here. Hopefully you've found your room mate and your dorm room without any trouble. Remember, you may have a mini 'fridge', microwave and coffee maker in your room, but no 'hot plates'. Take care with any open flames such as candles. (We would very much prefer not to have the dorms burn down, especially smelling of brussels sprouts and sausage soup, even though it is my personal favorite!) Here are a few other rules that you need to remember:

• During classes we expect you to be in class. If you do find yourself sick, make a visit to the medical office. The nurse will be able to excuse you from classes.
• Curfew is 10:00 PM on weekdays. On off nights, curfew is midnight. You may speak to the headmaster if you've a special circumstance and need a pass for a particular event. Otherwise, you are to be in your room, lights off.
• Pendants must be worn at all times, even when not on school grounds. They will allow you to return to Talanton grounds. If you've ever any problem returning to school grounds, there is a phone located in the street front building you may use to request someone to retrieve you.
• We do not allow alcohol or drugs on school grounds. If caught with them you will be faced with consequences.
• Boys and girls are not allowed in each others rooms after curfew. There are public areas that you may congregate like the library and common rooms.
• Please pick up after yourself. If this is a problem, you may be required to assist the janitors until it's been determined you understand this rule.
• Please take care when using your powers so that you do not harm others. Many of you have come here to learn control and we understand that in order to do that, you must use your powers. If it is found out you are abusing your powers, they will be removed for a period of time to be decided by the Headmaster.
• Have respect for your fellow students, your room mates, team mates and your teachers.
• Enjoy yourselves, take advantage of all the opportunities afforded you and learn something.

A mandatory welcoming ceremony dinner will be held at 18:00 in the dining hall of this, the dormitory building tonight. Class will begin the day after tomorrow, on Monday. If you have any questions, you should flag down a member of staff to assist you. And if you happen to notice a bonfire out by the lake after supper, bring along some marshmallows. I do enjoy a good s'more.

Headmaster Reginhard

[ ooc: this is the opening game post! this is it! any questions, check out this post -- otherwise, have at it! If you haven't seen it yet, room mate roster is here ]

Each dorm room has a white board in it for you to leave personal messages for people who are not room mate (aka other students). These messages are public knowledge as the dorm boards are OUTSIDE the rooms by the doors.

Please make a thread for your character and put their name in the subject. See all the examples below.