The Tiberius J. Swann Education Facility

Who: Mandy, Nathaniel and Ophelia
Where: out in Boston
When: evening
What: Night of distraction.

Nathaniel watched one film and while the comedy improved his mood, he grew antsy. Watching films was probably the wrong activity to be doing because he still had time to think about what had happened and the mistakes he had made. So, it was then he decided that he had to do something he didn't do very often, like go out on the town. It may have seemed somewhat creepy with two younger women towards the end of their teenage years, but that did not matter right now. They were good company, even if Ophelia was quite quiet. He knew several quiet people and she talked more with time, like his other friends. "What do you say to going out to a bar? I'm paying," he said.

Ophelia forgot that Mandy knew an older man and it was slightly unnerving at first until she started to talk to him more over the course of the movie. He was mostly serious with a dry sense of humor and the two of them had a good time talking about one of the male leads in the film. She ate candy, snuggled next to Mandy and started to feel like a normal person again, at least for now. When it came to his sudden invitation, she was all for it. "Sounds great!" she said with a small smile. She got to her feet and gathered her things, waiting for the others to do the same.

One down, one to go. Nathaniel rested his hand on her shoulder for a moment before giving her a thumbs up. "Good to have one partner in crime. This is the evening of complete hedonism," he stated, running his hand through his hair to make it stick up in certain places. If he was wild, so should his hair be as well. Yes, he had plans and he knew to which bar they should go. With luck, the mood should strike them all and they would do something else as well like... dancing around a fire in the middle of nowhere. Apparently his mind went primitive in desperate times like these.

Who: Ophelia, Simon and Mandy
Where: hallway of the school and TBA
When: morning
What: Ophelia needs an answer.

Ophelia was even worse off than she had been since she learned the news of Simon's death because of a horrible new discovery. Simon had not actually moved on and was now a ghost wandering the halls of the school. She saw him at his funeral and the shock was so great that she couldn't stay there for the rest of the service. After whispering to Mandy she had to go, she ran and ran down the hallway, ending up in the bathroom and burst into tears. She cried for an hour and remained curled up for another hour. The rest of the evening was not much better and she could barely sleep that night.

Why was he unable to move on? What had happened? She didn't understand it and she was not sure if she would be able to see him again like Aya. She woke Friday morning, trying to think of what she needed to do. Closure was important and she'd gotten some of that with her deceased friend Aya, so maybe she had to with Simon. If she could find his ghost, it would be one of the most difficult things she had to do. Ophelia was not sure she had enough courage to find him and was so preoccupied with this thought that she left her room in one of Simon's shirts that she used for sleepwear.

The school was not the smallest building in the world and she increased her pace, bare feet padding softly against the cool floor. There were several ghosts she saw, not him, and she made sure to examine every hall thoroughly. At last, she saw a familiar figure down one of the corridors - she could recognize that walk anywhere - and started to run. No one else was in the hallway, at least corporeal forms, and Ophelia raised her voice. "SIMON!" she called out angrily, desperately. "STOP!"

Who: Mandy and Ophelia
What: Early morning birthday surprise
Where: Up in a treehouse
When: A little after sunrise
Rating: PG 13


It was quiet and peaceful outside, yet Mandy's eyes fluttered open unexpectedly. Maybe it was because it was so cold. She shivered a little, tugging her sleeping bag snugly under her chin. Despite the chill, this camp out had been a good idea. Yes, they were in the same treehouse where Ophelia and Simon had gotten drunk once, but aside from that the evening wasn't sad or depressing. They'd talked about silly things and watched a dvd on Mandy's laptop before it had died and then talked more over a thick pillar candle that was supposed to act as a campfire. Sometime after midnight Ophelia had fallen asleep, either too exhausted or too sad to keep pretending she was having a good time, Mandy wasn't sure which. She really hoped her girlfriend was happy on this trip.

Rolling onto her side, she looked at the purple haired girl sleeping next to her. A small, fond smile crossed her face. Daring to brave the cold, she reached out and gently stroked a strand of the other girl's thick mane. It was always soft, and curly. The curls were fun to twirl around her fingers.

Who: Ophelia and Mandy
What: Mandy tries to be there for Ophie
Where: Ophelia's Room
When: Monday afternoon
Rating: TBD

Mandy knew that Ophelia was not taking Simon's death well. How could she? The girl had already lost one friend, and now she had lost another. Plus she and Simon had been so close, Mandy had wondered sometimes if maybe the love there had been totally mutual. She knew Simon was in love with Ophelia. Anyone with eyes could see that. (Anyone but Ophelia, anyway.) But the way Ophelia talked about Simon, Mandy sometimes wondered if Ophelia was in love with the boy, too. She had never said anything though, because Simon was with Cissy and Mandy didn't want to risk giving up her girlfriend. She liked Ophelia a lot more then she had expected to.

Her cell phone still clutched in her hand, Mandy made her way to Ophelia's room. The text from Jacob had set off about a hundred alarms in her head. Where had Ophelia gotten liquor? Worse still, how had she managed to stumble across Jacob? As far as Mandy knew, the two didn't have any kindof relationship. That meant that either Ophelia had been wandering around drunk or she had invited Jacob over and... Mandy didn't really want to debate the possibilities. She didn't bother knocking, just walked in. The sight broke her heart. Candy wrappers were everywhere, a bottle or two of alcohol... the entire room smelled like a cocktail. Ophelia could get in serious trouble for this. And where was Kindle?

"Oh, God, Ophelia," Mandy sighed, closing the door and making her way over to the bed. She sat on the edge of it, stroking her fingers in the girl's tangled purple hair.

Who: Ophelia and Jacob
Where: Jacob's room
When: early Monday morning
What: Ophelia has an urgent request to make of him.

( Jacob, that was his name! Magical Jacob! )

Who: Cissy and Ophelia
Where: Cissy's house
When: afternoonish
What: Ice cream and things.

Ophelia really did not want to leave her bed, nor had she the energy to talk or do much of anything. The only fact that forced her to dress and get her going was that she would receive some of Simon's shirts. She wasn't sure if she'd be able to handle being in the place where he had lived - and it was so awful to use the past tense. Ophelia didn't bother to comb her hair, so it was quite the purple bushy mess, and she had circles under her eyes. Her baggy sweater was wrinkled and hung off her shoulders, but she paid no attention to it as she walked numbly to the entrance of the school.

She was supposed to meet Cissy at the house and so she had to find a taxi to take her there. Barely registering geting into the vehicle, being driven there, and paying the man, Ophelia walked up to the door and knocked on it. She had a bag of a couple cartons of ice cream like she promised, and waited for the other woman to answer. Her heart pounded like crazy, throat swelled and made it difficult to swallow, and Ophelia felt like she'd collapse on the spot. It wouldn't take much for her to start crying again, she just knew it.

Finally, she saw the blonde standing in front of her. "Hi," Ophelia croaked, nausea and anxiety overtaking her. What could she say to someone she didn't know very well but who was going to give birth to her best friend's daughter? She stepped forward to hug her softly, her eyes falling to the ground afterwards. "I... brought the ice cream." It was slightly louder than a whisper and she bit her lip for a few seconds.

Who: Ophelia
When: Sunday morning to the rest of the day
Where: Kindle and Ophelia's room
What: Ophelia discovers the news about Simon and grieves.

( No. It was not true. )

Who: Mandy and Ophelia
What: A night alone ;)
Where: Mandy's Room
When: During the luau party
Rating: NSFW

Because Pearl was gone for a long time tonight, Mandy felt it was the perfect time to invite Ophelia over and have some time to themselves. She ahd set the room up so they could lounge on her bed and watch movies. Probably funny movies, or romantic comedies if Ophelia really wanted to. But no scary movies. Scary movies seemed to attract dead people, and while Mandy found the fact that Ophelia could see them pretty fascinating, she didn't want her girlfriend uncomfortable all night.

Of couse Ophelia had brought her bag of candy, so anytime Mandy snuck a kiss, the girl tasted like twizzlers and m&ms and fruit roll ups. Not that kissing Ophelia wasn't yummy enough, but the candy maed it an extra bonus. The first movie of the night had ended, so after a quick peck to the other girl's lips Mandy slid off the bed and wandered over to the dvd pile to rifle through them. She felt a little self conscious tonight, since she was only in a tiny tank top and her mom's teeny running shorts, but the heater in the room was apparently in overdrive and it was at least eighty degrees. Hopefully Ophelia wouldn't think she was one of those slutty girls.

"Let's see... oh, we could watch Scary Movie!" she said excitedly. "It's kind of like a scary movie, but it's actually a comedy, so we won't have to worry about actually being scared. Sound good?"

Who: Ophelia and Simon
What: Ring Shopping
Where: Downtown Danvers
When: Sunday Afternoon
Rating: PG 13


Simon was nervous as anything. It wasn't just because he was going to be a father, or because he was going to marry Cissy despite him being in love with someone else, or the fact that that someone else was his best friend, or that she was gay, or that he was taking this same girl to buy the ring for another girl. It was all of those things piled one on top of the other that was making him such a wreck. Not to mention he was trying to keep his grades up and was working as much as he could in the school's garage.

So he was very glad that he was hanging out with Ophelia today. They hadn't spent all that much time together lately, which he knew was his own fault. Part of him wanted to avoid her a little, because being around her was a constant reminder that he couldn't have her. But he was going to ignore that today because he was going to buy an engagement ring for Cissy. He did love Cissy. It wasn't in the way that a man should love a woman to marry her, but they were having a baby and they were already a family, and it was the right thing to do. His mother had taught Simon a lot of things that were wrong, but this was something that had to be right.

Dressed today in strange collection of what was clean, Simon knocked eagerly on Ophelia's door and waited for her.

Who: Dizzy and Ophelia
Where: the rec hall
When: evening
What: watching movies and chatting?

Since the movie marathon was announced to take place on Thursday, Ophelia looked forward to it. The films shown might be good or just really lame, attending was still worth it for the new people she could meet. She received a phone call from her mother right before she was supposed to leave and so she'd be several minutes late to the showing. It couldn't be helped. Ophelia dressed in a simple black sweater and jeans, rushing out of the room and locking the door behind her. The rec hall was a reasonable distance away if she hurried and soon enough, she had reached the place.

Opening the door quietly and slipping into the room so she would not disturb anyone was a challenge, and Ophelia hoped she had done so. She glanced around for an empty seat and managed to spot one, taking it before she noticed the girl next to her. Wow, she was pretty. It took her aback for a second and made her slightly nervous. "Hi. Sorry for disturbing," she whispered. The first film appeared to be Gladiator, if she remembered correctly, and she looked forward to watching it again.

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: Ophelia and Iris (NPC)
Where: Ophelia's room
When: Afternoon.
What: Ophelia's biological cousin has some news.

( Cousin? )

Who: Simon and Ophelia
What: Hugs and Love
Where: Ophelia's Room
When: Wednesday Day
Rating: G

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Who: Mandy and Ophelia (and a little Simon)
What: Movie Date?
Where: Ophelia's Room
When" Wednesday Night
Rating: PG 13

( I have movies, and soda, and I'm ready to watch bad acting and gross death scenes. )

Who: Mandy and Ophelia
Where: Mandy's room
When: evening
What: Girly things.

Ophelia managed not to panic and slipped on a long-sleeved dark purple t-shirt to match her hair. This was just a friendly meeting, so she'd do her best to make Mandy and herself feel as comfortable as possible. She took a deep breath and locked the door behind her, making sure she had the bag of nail polish as she headed to Mandy's room. She was going to be okay, she told herself, and knocked on the door. Ophelia brushed her hair out of her face and calmed herself, getting ready to smile in greeting when Mandy opened the door.

"Hi!" she said as the door opened to reveal the other girl. "I brought nail polish, a little too much but I have so many bottles... Blue is such a pretty color!" Rambling was a sure thing if she did not stop herself and she closed her mouth, blushing just a little. Maybe she could go into the room so she was not going to make a fool of herself. When she got enough space, she walked inside and placed her bag on the bed, nervousness increasing. Nerves meant she might start talking a whole bunch of crap she would regret later and that was a very bad idea. Ophelia was not going to worry as she told Simon earlier and shone Mandy a cheerful smile.

She was ready for this. "My hair is so unmanageable, I'm sorry! You'll have to do a lot of brushing or straightening. It won't be fun." She looked quite apologetic.

Who: William & Ophelia. Sounds like a lost Shakespeare play.
What: The medium and the fallen unite! sort of
Where: The cafeteria/infirmary
When: Tuesday 9th
Rating: probably low

The cafeteria was such a horrid place. Devoid of character it was basically a pool for the students to graze and snack in like a herd of cows, mooing the latest gossip and picking at the food despite their "diets" or general lack of taste. It was however a good place to read people, get to know the easier targets and the ones who would be a challenge.

William shouldn't be here though. He usually stuck out like a sore thumb but this time it was different. William was decades older than all of these, he was above being treated like some hap who didn't know how to use his powers. He knew exactly what he was and wasn't capable of he just wanted his damn abilities back. When was there a class which helped fallen angels gain their juices once more? He hadn't seen that on the curriculum.

A flash of purple hair alerted him to someone's presence. He remembered telling someone to charm it purple, maybe it was her. Finally a distraction.

Who: Mandy and Ophelia
What: Shower shenanigans!!
Where: Girls D Wing
When: Monday Night
Rating: PG 13 for nudity!

The shower was nice and hot, and Mandy was going to spend all night in here. Kimmi, her mom, always told her to save water and take short showers. It made sense, since they had to pay for the water. But here, she could stand under the hot stream as long as she wanted without someone shouting at her. Eyes closed, she let the water roll off her body, all her muscles relaxing. Nothing was as soothing as the sound of rushing water.

Suddenly there was a low, deep groan coming from behind the tiled wall. Mandy's eyes popped open. It was silent again, and then, gradually, she heard it again. What the hell? It got louder and louder, and it was coming from right behind the shower head. Mandy jumped out from behind the shower curtain, grabbing her towel and wrapping it around herself as she dashed into the main bathroom. Nipping at her heels came a flood of water, the rotten tiles finally crumbling and the rusted pipes that had been leaking for years burst forth.

"Holy Jesus!" Mandy shrieked, running out into the hallway, holding the under sized towel tightly around herself. She stood outside the bathrooms, dripping and mostly naked. "Shit, shit," she cursed, looking up and down the hallway. She needed to find someone to help her.

Who: Johannes and Ophelia
When: Midday
Where: Music room
What: Instruments are awesome.

Ophelia searched for the music room, still determined to learn how to play the drums. An unusual event or two happening to her recently did not stop her from upholding her promise to Simon. They had a band to start, after all! This morning found her immersed in a 'how to play the drums' book and she brought it with her just in case she needed it. She tied her hair back before finding a drumset and sitting at it, nerves flooding her and she had no idea why. She doubted she had any talent to play this instrument although she needed to try it out in order to determine that.

The drumsticks felt heavy in her hands, the pedal harder to press than she thought. Ophelia tried a simple beat hitting the highhat and the bass drum (not at the same time, but keeping it steady and coordinated was difficult). Her determinated side would not let her give up so easily. Soon she was lost in the world of beats and wondered how on earth she'd manage to play the drums as well as sing. It seemed very difficult except after years of experience. Just as an experiment, she tried to sing Twinkle Little Star with her playing and messed up halfway through it.

Probably too advanced for her just yet. Her cheeks warmed for no reason before she continued to play. Ophelia had never considered a musical path in life and even though playing in a band with Simon seemed like it was just for fun, it could boost her confidence. Having green hair helped, as did wearing a nice little black dress at the New Year's Eve party. She was back in a sweater, one that fit her more and was surprisingly warm given its thinness. Playing had her so focused that Ophelia didn't realize someone else entered the room.

Who: Ophelia and Simon
Where: Simon's room
When: eveningish
What: Ophelia comes back from vacation.

( So he would corrupt and be corrupted! )

Who: Simon and Ophelia
Where: Simon's room
When: afternoon
What: choosing outfits for the Winter Social

The Winter Social was Ophelia's first dance and school function ever so she was nervous! Simon had asked her and she was unable to turn him down because few people asked her to go places with them. They agreed to meet in Simon's room to choose fun outfits to wear for the dance and Ophelia brought several pieces of clothing with her. She hoped they would find something good together and that matched.

Her heart thumped harder in her chest as she reached Simon's room and knocked on the door. Ophelia clutched her clothing tightly, trying to stay calm and cheerful for her friend. Thankfully this was as not difficult as she thought and she greeted Simon with a smile as he opened the door. "Hi," she said, voice soft and shy. Her excitement was hard to contain. "I didn't know what to bring so I brought a lot of things!" She figured she was allowed to get things started, so she placed the clothes on the bed.

How were they going to do this? "So... I guess we'll see what we have and then we turn to change?" Just for experimentation's sake, she took a couple of things she wouldn't normally wear, low cut or short... not necessarily punk but it might get other people's attention. Just thinking about it made her blush before she could help it and soon she became very embarrassed.