The Tiberius J. Swann Education Facility

Who: Arcelia and Ipsy
What: Clothing shopping!
Where: Downtown Danvers
When: Sunday Midday
Rating: WTF

After her brief and disheartening encounter with Wesley, Ipsy knew that she needed to get out of the house for awhile. Wes needed some time to get accustomed to the idea of her, and she needed a new wardrobe anyway. While Mandy's top was very cute, it didn't fit her all that well. Plus Wesley's jeans were so... boyish. Kind of cute on her, since her body was so male, but she hoped maybe to find something that might give her curves.

Everyone looked at her as she passed, she assumed in either lust or longing. Well, obviously. Ipsy was hot shit and she knew it. As she pushed aside hanger after hanger of dull, drab attire, she noticed over the top of the racks a familiar, pretty face. A pretty face that Roger had slept with awhile back. A pretty face with a damn fine sense of fashion.

"Hey, Arc!" Ipsy smiled, sauntering over. "You look so hot today! Love the top, so cute! Can you help me out? Roger's closet is a gay jungle and I need something pretty. I'm Ipsy, by the way," she said, holding out a hand to shake.

who: Cissy and Arc
When: Sunday Evening
Where: Casa de la Witt
What: Baby Bonding Time

It was nice to do something semi-normal for a change. Even just cooking dinner was like... a relief. It was the first time she had been out of the room from Grace since Grace had been born, other than in the hospital of course, and it was nice to be away from her, to feel normal for a bit, to not feel so... She couldn't think of the words for it. Cissy loved her daughter. She did. But she couldn't stand to look at her. And she couldn't stand to leave her either so that made things more than a little difficult. But the break had done her some good, and now... back to normal. But at least she had Arc here to distract her. Of course she had no idea what to do now.

"So.. we could watch a movie." Both Caitlin and Grace were fast asleep though who knew how long that would last. Grace was up every couple of hours, screaming her head off, wanting to eat, and Cissy unfortunately did not have a daddy to send to take care of her in her place. "Or, I dunno... talk?" She gave a small shrug of her slender shoulders as she sat perched on the edge of her bed. "I'm sorry. I'm not very... I mean the girls that I used to hang out with, all we ever did was go out for mani-pedis and talk about boys and clothes." She gave a wry laugh. That was back when things were simple, when those were the least of her worries. A lot had changed since then.

Who: Arcelia and Emma
Where: Arc's room
When: early evening
What: Trying on clothes and movies!

It seemed like a while had passed since Arcelia spent much time with any of her friends, which was sad. On the other hand, she was working on fashion projects and trying to compile a portfolio to send out to famous designers in the hope to get an internship, as well as look after Caitlin. So watching a movie or two was a great idea and she placed the gloves and the top on the bed so Emma could see them easily.

She made sure that Caitlin was comfortable in her chair before she adjusted the pillows and her computer, checking that everything was ready. Her excitement was tangible and she hoped she wouldn't seem so desperate and eager to have more social interaction like a pathetic person. No, she would play it cool. Once she called Emma to get her to come over, Arcelia just had to wait now.

She waited, talked to Caitlin and played with her before there was a knock on the door. Rising from the bed to open it, a grin spread across her face. "Hello!" she said. "Come in!" She closed the door behind Emma and gestured towards the bed for Emma to see the clothes and her daughter. Just then an idea came to mind. "I can't believe I didn't think of this top before. Okay, check the top on the bed." She reached into her closet and pulled out another red top that she liked. "They both go with the white and red lacy gloves, which is good. You should try them both on!"

Who: Arc and Xander
Where: downtown
When: evening
What: Arc finds herself in a vampire feeding den and calls for help.
N.B.: Xander's turn.

( Over the past couple of weeks... )

Who: Arcelia and Cissy
When: Wednesday Afternoon
What: Baby Lessons
Where: Arc's Room

This was only the second time that Cissy had ever been here. Last time, Arc was the one who was pregnant and Cissy was bringing her dessert that she herself wouldn't eat. This time, Cissy was the one that was pregnant and she was bringing a dessert that she would most definitely eat. She'd made the same thing as last time, the chocolate invention with the mousse and the cookie crumb crust and everything. It was so yummy even if it was really really bad. But she didn't do chocolate terribly often and her doctor had said it was okay to sate the craving every now and then so... sate herself she would.

She was tired today, and she looked rather exhausted as she made her way through the girls' dorms and to Arcelia's door. She was wearing a pair of sweats today, nothing even remotely fancy, just an Old Navy fleece track suit that was incredibly warm, hair brushed and pulled back. She'd slept in most of the day today, having stayed up and out pretty late last night, well, late for her here lately, with Taylor, she'd needed it. It seemed like the further along she got, the more exhausted she was. And she still had to start work on moving. At least she only had to get her personal things there. The rest, furniture and curtains and all that stuff, had already been taken care of. It still seemed like a lot of work though. Maybe she'd get Fisher or somebody to help her get everything packed later on tonight.

A lazy knock, because even her lock sounded lazy, was given to Arcelia's door as she waited for the other single mother to answer. "Hey." She said, and gave her an exhausted smile before holding out the tray. "I brought deliciousness." And then she spotted Caitlin. "Oh wow. She's grown so much!" Though Cissy had only really seen her in passing from time to time.

Who: Arcelia, Simon, Ophelia & Mandy
What: The Dance!
Where: Rec Center (among other places)
When: Saturday Night
Rating: Porrisbly cursing (they're a pretty tame bunch)


So far the evening was going really well! Arc had liked the corsage Simon made, and he was one male amongst a group of very pretty girls. Even though the nymph felt a little strange being the only boy (and also being the tallest), he was going to have fun. Arc looked like the kind of girl who danced at these kind of things, and Simon had made a little date faux pas (You don't stare at your best friend's dress with your mouth hanging open, stupid! he scolded himself) so he was going to do what his date liked.

Iris had joined Simon and Arc dancing, which was really kind of cool. Arcelia moved much differently than Ophelia did. She was more comfortable with herself, her body moving like liquid beside Simon. He didn't feel coordinated enough to be dancing with her at all, but she didn't seem to mind. Neither did Iris, who had a smile on her face like Ophelia might, except she too seemed to be very comfortable dancing in front of people. Simon was sandwiched between to very cute girls, and frankly, it rocked.

Who: Arcelia and Theodore
Where: Theodore's room
When: Early afternoon
What: Belated presents.

Arcelia had a few hours rest after she returned to TJS before she went to Jeffrey's room to ask if he could watch over Caitlin for a while. He agreed and she thanked him, returning to her room without the baby to fetch Theodore's present. There were a couple of other items she had to bring and put them all into a cute flowery tote bag. She had to have entertainment somehow and THeodore was a nice one to tease. The nature party was to be exciting, no doubt, and she looked forward to playing with her boytoys (they weren't like that exactly, of course, but it was fun to call them that in her mind).

She knocked on the door and hummed a random song that popped into her mind as she waited the little while for him to open it. It revealed Theodore looking as good as ever, so Arc shone a cheery smile at him. "Hey, you," she said, slipping into his room and touching the strap of her tote bag with impatience. Surprises were so fun yet she wanted to get to them as quickly as possible. "Merry belated Christmas to you."

Pulling out the wrapped present from her bag, she handed it to him, obviously antsy. He better open it within the next couple of minutes or else she'd reach out and give him a hand with it. Arc was never going to win any prize for her patience.

Who: Arcelia and Damien
Where: Arc's room
When: Later evening
What: Watching LotR 1 and fooling around a little.
Rating: Not too high.

( ''I think you could spoil me with all this cuddling and touching.'' )

Who: Arcelia and Damien
When: Evening
Where: In town and back in school
What: Their first date!
OOC note: Part 1 because it is too long. O_O Go us!

( But I think emotions are very important. It makes us human and not robots because screw robots! And zombies don't have emotions either so screw them too! )

Who: Arc, Ciri, Duncan and OPEN
Where: hallway
When: midday
What: water balloon prank

Before classes, Arc was bored and decided to spice up her life by playing a harmless prank on someone. Water balloons were the items of choice and she was fortunate to still have several left. She filled three with water, bringing them with her down the hallway. Hiding in a nearby corner of a corridor was the perfect spot to watch and wait. Who would her victim be? Thankfully Jeffrey was not here because he would disapprove, and the baby would give her cover away. Cassie needed to be here to get in on all the fun!

Ciri walked back from the library down the corridor, satisfied with the time she spent reading.about various parts of the natural world. She had no books, but was bundled up in sweaters and had a bounce in her step as she moved. A smile was present on her face like always and she could not wait to find Tad. Just when she reached a hallway, she saw Duncan at the other end. Wonderful, a friend! Ciri grinned and waved at him, increasing her pace to walk up to him sooner. "Hi, Duncan!" she said. "How are you?" She touched his arm in greetng. Onyx moved a little, a gentle fluttering and made her happy. "Onyx is glad to see you too!"

Who: Arcelia and Theodore
Where: around the school
When: afternoon
What: tour!

Was it a law of nature that said a woman never could find a good outfit when the situation called for it? If it was, Arc clearly missed the memo. So, so frustrating! She wanted to look good as she always did - plus, men pissed her off right about now. Theodore escaped the proverbial bullet because he was new, complimented her and happened to agree with her idea of a good time. There happened to be the slight issue of his being a vampire and she'd deal with that later should he ever try to attack her for her blood. Arranging for Jeffrey to take care of Caitlin was not difficult and she gave her baby a goodbye kiss on the forehead.

She felt somewhat confident in her light orange top and black leggings, so she was able to walk into the student lounge with her head held high. It was a start to make up for her crappy mood. Knowing what Theodore looked like made it much easier for her to spot him in a room and she headed over to him. "Hey," she said with a smirk. "Welcome to TJS. You are about to receive the infamous Arcelia's tour of the school, so follow me."

A wink flew at him before she turned and crooked a finger so he could see, also taking it as a sign to move. She could take him to the dorms although that wasn't useful... unless she wanted to point out her room. Very bad, Arc, very bad. "Depends on how detailed you want the tour to be. I can try my best to guide you to the classrooms you have but I don't take the same classes you do. I don't remember the roomes so hopefully you have a good memory."

Who: Arcelia, Cassie, Jeffrey and Caitlin
Where: student lounge
When: midday
What: comfort time

Arcelia wanted to help Cassie in her time of need and could do with some relaxing herself. She had to prove she could do something nice for someone who'd appreciate it. Jeffrey was being a good friend as usual and prepared Caitlin's diaper bag, going to the kitchen to gather a picnic lunch. They got everything ready and left to go to the student lounge to set everything in position. Jeffrey placed a blanket on the floor while Arc held Caitlin, and he put the plates of food down as well. "Right, let's make sure we have enough pillows," he said as he took cushions from the sofas and placed them against the furniture so they could lean against them.

She cradled Caitlin and sat down, back against one of the pillows and just looked at her baby squirming a little in her arms. She was silent and that was enough to unnerve him after a couple of minutes. "You're too quiet for your own good," Jeffrey stated, sitting besides her. "You're going to have lunch with your friend and me as your slave. No grumpyness." He reached out to poke her cheek and smiled at her, returning his gaze to the entrance of the lounge. Caitlin fussed twice, her standard call for him and Arc handed the baby over to Jeffrey.

"I'm not grumpy," she protested. "Definitely in a good mood for when Cassie arrives. Caitlin promised to be on her best behavior too, right?" Arc stroked the baby's tiny right hand and saw that her fingernails needed to be trimmed soon. She stretched and crossed her legs at the ankle, thinking how comfortable she felt. Guys were good company, no doubt about that. She was starting to like not having to be flirty all the time with them and even that was amazing, how she had changed.

Who: Arcelia and Ethiel
Where: Ethiel's room
When: eveningish
What: Just spending time together.

Her conversation with Ethiel was a huge slap across the face for Arcelia. She made him feel uncomfortable with her flirty ways and he did not like it. At all, it seemed. Guilt swept over her and before she knew it, she cried for a couple of minutes. Retouching her makeup was a must before going out, so she did and remained in her t-shirt and jeans. Nothing too sexy... this was a new Arcelia. She had never been so desperate to make a guy like her because deep down she wanted a serious relationship. Trouble was, she wasn't quite sure what to do with an introverted man such as Ethiel.

She brought along a book and a picture album, figuring they were good topics of conversation because he could make fun of her for all the crazy things she did. The trip to his room took longer than she thought due to nervous and she knocked on his door. "Hi," she said with a small smile after he opened it. "I brought a couple of things... I figured it'd be low-key and stuff." She sat on his bed and placed the album next to her, holding the book up for him to see.

"Edward Lear," Arcelia added. "Okay, it's not Shakespeare, but it's really fun to read the limericks aloud. When I was younger, my dad read them to me in funny voices and so they kinda stuck in my mind." She had read some of the more classical works of literature, but she needed something humorous.... Arc hoped he wouldn't mind and go along with it. Surely this wasn't too low brow for him, right?

Who: Arcelia and OPEN (with Jeffrey and Caitlin too!)
Where: the student lounge
When: a little after dinner
What: hanging out and eating.

Arcelia sat on one of the sofas in the student lounge, working on some of the lingerie for her models. That was the plan. The reality was she fell asleep half way through one of the pieces of underwear and continued to sleep for an hour. She had said to Jeffrey she needed a break to do her homework and asked if he could look after Caitlin in her room as he did his homework too. Granted, she completed two of her assignments today and working on lingerie was just for fun. Dinner was fast approaching, as was the baby's feeding.

Jeffrey finished typing his sentence as Caitlin started to become fussy and looked at the time. Wow, he had been deeper in thought than he realized. He scooped Caitlin out of her crib, holding her close. Going outside with the baby made him anxious because of all the germs around the place as well as the potential loud noises. There was no helping it. "It's okay," he told her. "We'll find your mom soon." If he didn't hurry, Caitlin would started to cry... and just like that, the baby did. "I swear you're a telepathic genius," he added and stepped outside the room, locking the door and heading for the student lounge where Arcelia said she'd be.

He found her sleeping on a sofa with a bunch of fabric and some papers around her. The cries of Caitlin woke her and she blinked sleepily before she saw her daughter, extending her arms to take the baby. Jeffrey handed Caitlin to her and sat on the sofa besides them. Arc slipped her shirt back a little to start feeding her. "I totally conked out," she told him. "Finished some homework and started sewing but that took more concentration than I had, I guess." Jeffrey looked at the fabric on the table and recognized it to be underwear, embarrassment immediately crossing his face. "Don't be so uncomfortable. You've seen panties like that before on me," Arc added with a smirk. Jeffrey chose not to answer that and a little while passed until Caitlin was finished.

"Are you hungry? I'll go get something to eat for both of us while Caitlin goes to sleep," said Jeffrey. Arc was tired of being cooped up in her room all the time and started to argue that she wanted to prevent them from becoming hermits, so they should eat in the lounge. He had difficulty saying no to her when it came to things like these, and he left the student lounge, leaving Arc cuddling the baby.

Who: Arc and Cassandra
Where: Cassandra's room as she packs
When: Afternoon
What: Cassandra bis farewell.

Tears spilled from Cassandra's eyes as she packed her bags. After four years at the school, she was being forced to leave by her parents, due to the recent incident. They couldn't stand worrying that their daughter might further be taken advantage of by such barbaric people. The whole being permanently blinded thing didn't help matters. No matter how much she had argued, they just wouldn't listen. They were coming to take her away.

She hadn't had much time. And it wasn't like she could write anything about it. She couldn't operate a computer at all. So she'd given Arcelia a call, and tried to explain the situation as best she could. Which had been hard through a new wave of tears when she realized she was being forced to leave the best friend she had ever had. She forced her clothes haphazardly into boxes and bags, trying to keep her composure, but making slow work at both. Her mother had told her someone would be by to pick up her things, but she was in too furious a rage to just leave her things lying around. She needed to distract herself somehow.

Who: Ami, Arcelia and Caitlin
Where: Ami's room
When: after dinner
What: hopefully becoming friends.

Arcelia held Caitlin in her arms, having just finished her feeding and decided she needed some entertainment. It was only recently that she discovered Ami was right next door to her, which was the perfect reason to visit. She gathered Caitlin's things into a small bag as well as the basket bed, one arm holding that and the other cradling her baby. Traveling light had never been an option for her and now it went double that she had to pack for two. She left her room and somehow shut the door behind her, heading to the next room. Jabbing her foot against the door twice as knocking, Arcelia then decided to announce her presence in the hope Ami was there.

Although it was unlikely, she found herself getting along with Ami - their last conversation could lead the way to the two of them becoming friends. There was no such thing as having too many friends and she could relate to Ami because she had had a child. "Ami?" she called. "It's Arc. Come on, let's party!" How could anyone resist a party? Sure, she was not able to have alcohol or any intoxicating substances, but Arc had a few things that could be fun. Surprises were good and she hoped Ami wanted to spend time with her and Caitlin.

When the door did open, Arc gave the other woman a smirk. "I have someone who wants to see you," she added and glanced down at the baby. "I figure it might be nice for you to get some practice in before the real thing." She was all about helping someone when she took a liking to them and whether she liked it or not, Ami was going to receive her guidance.

Who: Cassie, Cassandra and Arc?
What: Going to visit her friends.
Where: The wards.
When: Friday after her talk with Arc.

Cassie was sort of in shock as she read Arc's journal entry about Cassandra. Blinded? She had never wished for anything so hard in her life as she wished for Cassandra's eyesight to come back. Ok, her and 'Dra weren't amazingly close, but she wouldn't wish blindness on anyone, especially not a friend, so when she told Arc she would be there in a few, she meant it. She was in the grounds anyway, using her phone, so she started her way over to the medical area as soon as she had sent the message. 

It did take her a few minutes, surprisingly for the chaos demon she had not had reason to really visit the doctor yet, so she had to actually consult maps and a couple of people before she turned up and started rummaging through the wards,

"Arc? Cassandra?"

Who: Everyone who received invites
When: Saturday night, starting around 8 pm
Where: The student lounge
What: Frankie's surprise party!

When it came to planning big, elaborate things, Vinnie wasn’t so good at it. Luckily, when it came to planning and working on stuff for Frankie’s surprise party, Nate had his back. He and Nate were gonna split the cost of supplies and stuff for the shindig itself and Nate was also gonna bake the cake, which was a huge relief. Vinnie wasn’t very skilled in the cooking or baking departments so he was glad that Nate at least was. As for the rest of the food, the two guys had managed to get stuff from the kitchens, so that was another huge relief.

The invites to the surprise bash had been sent out earlier in the week and Vinnie was happy to see the responses he had been getting. It seemed like it was gonna be a good sized party after all! Hopefully, Frankie would like her surprise. He didn’t doubt she would, though. Vinnie was pretty sure his sister was gonna be ecstatic about it.

After his last class of the day, Vinnie ran out to Party City to get balloons, streamers and other decorations to put up in the student lounge. Once he got back to the school, he changed his clothes, grabbed the supplies and his iPod and headed off to the kitchens for all the food. Luckily, the kitchen staff had set everything up on a food cart for him so that all he had to do was move it over to the table. Sweet deal.

With the loaded cart on hand, Vinnie headed off to the lounge to get everything ready. The first thing he did when he got into the lounge was hook up his iPod to the sound system. He needed music to entertain him while he set everything up. Once that was done, he grabbed all the drinks and bowls and plates of chips, dips, cheeses and other finger foods and spread them across the large table in the lounge, placing Nate’s homemade cake in the middle. Next came the decorations. He hung red streamers from the ceiling to all the walls, blew up a ton of red balloons and hung up a huge sign that said ‘Happy Birthday Frankie!’ on the wall across from the door.

Once he was done with all that, he plopped on one of the sofas he had moved out of the way to create a ‘dance floor’ and let out a sigh of slight exhaustion as he waited for the guests to start arriving.

Who: Arcelia and Ethiel
Where: The common room and TBA.
When: After dinner.
What: Meeting someone new and card games.

( Ethiel probably has a good poker face. )

Who: Cissy and Arcelia
Where: Arcelia's room
What: Cissy hopes to make a new friend!
When: Tuesday Evening

Cissy had spent a lot of time debating what it was she was going to make to take to Arcelia to help sate her sweet tooth. She had finally decided to simply invent something that she called "Chocolate Mousse Oreo Pie". This consisted of a layer of crushed Oreos as a crust, A layer of vanilla ice cream on top of that, and then it was topped off with some thick, creamy chocolate mousse that she made from scratch. Hopefully it tasted alright. She hadn't tried it, and she probably wouldn't, just because she didn't eat things like that.

Once the food was ready and was chilling in the freezer, she got a quick shower and changed out of the clothes she had worn to class that day.Her hair was brushed out straight and put into a high and tight ponytail and tugged on her teal American Apparel Hoodie Dress. She liked it because it brought out the color of her eyes, and it was comfortable for lounging around in this place.

With black Old Navy flip flops on her feet, Cissy grabbed the dessert from the freezer and made her way down the somewhat chilly hallways of the school. All she could think about as she walked down the halls, and pretty much every time she walked down the halls, was how much she would hate to be Fisher. She couldn't even see dead people, but she could certainly catch a vibe from this place. It was far from happy back in the day, that much was for sure. And it really gave her the creeps at night sometimes.

Arriving at what she thought was the right room, she knocked on the door, a small frown crossing her lips as she noticed her fingernails. She could really use a manicure ASAP. Too bad she couldn't leave campus until the weekend.