The Tiberius J. Swann Education Facility

Who: Tad and Blue (and the eaters of the cafeteria)
What: Food Fight!
Where: The cafeteria
When: Exactly 12:13pm
Rating: PG 13

This place was kind of dull. Okay, so within her first week of being here someone had died and stuff, but that wasn't really fun. That was more just something that had happened. Blue needed excitement stirred up, she craved it. And apparently trying to get into the pants of some very fine men wasn't working because (it seemed) everyone at this school was GAY! Completely lame. But since there was more to life then sex, she decided that she needed to concoct more fun things to occupy herself with.

While she didn't need to eat, the social gathering of the cafeteria was as good a place as any to stir up trouble or meet new people. Wading through the crowd, she happened to spot her new beau sitting alone at a table, eating french fries and pizza. Tad was a sweet boy. He didn't always understand the dirty jokes she told, but he was eager to please and that was a quality Blue really liked in a man. She could even overlook the fact that they didn't have sex just because he was so funny.

"Hey sexy," she said, sitting down on the table beside his food. Her skirt was very short, enough to flash a good amount of leg as she sat down. But it matched her top so well! Crossing one leg over the other, she grabbed a fry from his plate and nibbled it, wrinkling her nose in distaste. "Ick. No bueno. How can you eat that junk?"

Who: Dante, Tad and Erin
What: Replacing Erin's lost friend
Where: Erin's room, then hallways
When: Sunday Afternoon
Rating: R for swearing


For once, Dante felt as though he were doing the right thing and he was pleased with himself. He'd found Erin a new rat (well technically it was a mouse, but who kept track?), had gotten Wesley to get any and all diseases off it, had given it a bath (much to the rat's chagrin, and Roger would need a new toothbrush) and put it in a little box. He had debated putting a bow on it, but that seemed a bit much. Besides, he didn't want to seem too sappy. But it was a brilliant plan, and Erin was gonna cream herself over it.

Mouse in a box, box in hand, Tad at his side, Dante strolled to Erin's room. "She's gonna be psyched," he informed Tad confidently. "Especially since I think her rats are stupid. So giving her one is gonna blow her mind."

( Dante was crazy, or just really weird. )

Who: Blue and Tad
Where: Blue's room
When: Late afternoon
What: Cake!

Tad received comments from a couple of people who were interested in cake, which was good. Spending time with Loghan was always nice, but he didn't know who the girl was who wanted him to feed her cake. Maybe she couldn't move her arms very well and that was why he had to help her. That was all right. Having a friend in the first place was more important than thinking about her having trouble with her limbs.

It was necessary for him to ask Ciri if he could walk over to spend time with a potential friend, and it went more smoothly than he thought. She wanted him to have another friend, definitely someone who didn't curse around him, and made sure he brought soda along with a present and the chocolate cake. He left twenty minutes later to head towards the girls' dormitory and the room she said to approach.

Tad knocked on the door and waited, getting ready to smile at her in greeting. Being nice at the start was important, Ciri had said. He double-checked to see that the cake container was still neatly at the bottom of the bag and hoped he hadn't shaken the soda too much. It was a fun reaction, seeing all the bubbles come out of it, but it got sticky and she might not like that.

Who: Tad, Calvin and Ciri
Where: in the city and other places
When: early evening
What: Tad has left TJS to get into trouble.

( Tad felt lonelier than ever. )

Who: Dante and Tad (with Ciri)
Where: Campus grounds
When: afternoonish
What: Fight!

Tad asked Ciri if he could come along with her and Onyx on one of her walks because he needed the space. Spending time with Roger on Friday had been so wonderful, but Dante hadn't liked that at all. Now Tad was positive that he had lost his friend because Dante hated the elemental and it was awful. His attempt to get more friends had backfired, so now he had none really. He and Ciri walked outside, the latter holding the bundled up baby close to her and he said that he was going to walk the other way. Time to himself was necessary and right now he wanted to get rid of the hurt somehow.

He moved a fair distance away from her, discovering a good open area to practice on and he let go. Stretching an arm out to the ground, he made a small crater. There were a few good rocks to break and he focused on those, causing one after the other to explode. Stupid Dante. Why couldn't Tad make friends? Was he going to rely on Ciri and Calvin to make friends for him for the rest of his life? Why did it hurt so much? He wanted to make things better, more than anything. His anger made him lash out at the next rock and then he kicked at the pieces.

Who: Open to all students staying here!
Where: The underground room
When: Evening.
What: Party!

The underground room was transformed into a beach setting, the walls bespelled to show the image of a stretch of sand with waves lapping onto it. A bamboo leaf rug covered the ground halfway, leaving a decent space for a dance floor. Torches stood next to the walls every five feet, and towards the back of the room stood refreshment tables. Rather, the bar, which was important. The rock that covered the entrance to the room would glow as someone approached it, to let them know they had arrived at the right place.

Fake palm trees, and a fire pit with magical fire roasting meat, as well as a small fountain (because they were always neat) were some of the final touches to the party area. The music was loud, necessary for a party, and was something to which anyone could dance. Jacob stood in the middle of the room and inspected his work, pleased with himself. Putting together this for the party was a decent distraction and at least other people would enjoy his work, so it was not going to waste. For the theme of a luau party, he wore black swimming trunks and an unbuttoned blue shirt. Floral patterns of any kind were a definite no. He wasn't sure about not drinking during the party, because everyone else would, and he was the co-host after all. He'd have to see how the evening went.

Who: Dante and Tad
What: Saying hello to his best friend
Where: The Kelley's Apartment
When: Wednesday Afternoon
Rating: R for Dante


Dante was nervous. He was nervous because Tad was the only person who knew everything about this operation he'd planned, was the only person in on all the details Dante could give. He was nervous because the last time he'd seen the kid, Tad had run off from him and hadn't looked back. He knew that Tad would be angry with him, might slam the door in his face and never want to speak to him again. He couldn't blame him if he did.

Wiping his palms on his jeans, Dante stood in front of the Kelley's apartment door, nervousness almost choking him. If he'd needed to breathe, he wouldn't have been able to. Finally he pounded hard on the door, tempted to bolt as soon as he did. Fidgeting, Dante waited for someone to answer the door. It seemed like ages before someone did, and when the knob was finally turned, he jumped. Standing his ground, he expected to see Ciri's smiling face behind the door. Instead, it was Tad. He looked taller, coming up to Dante's new massive shoulders. The kid was growing into his body well. He almost looked grown up. For a minute Dante simply stared at him, suprised. He didn't know what to say.

Who: Tad and Dante
What: Breakfast
Where: In town
When: Tuesday Morning
Rating: TBD


Last night... and then ugh, this morning. There really was no sleep for the wicked. Dante felt like he hadn't shut his eyes in days, maybe weeks. Every day as a neverending span of the unknown, waiting, horrible anticipation. Dante wasn't a patient person so it was driving him craz. On top of that Tad had been gone and he couldn't talk to his best friend (how in the fuck had some kid become his best friend?) about his world crashing down on him.

Knocking on the door to Tad, Ciri and Rent-a-cop's apartment (oh yeah and Onyx too, he guessed), Dante waited, drumming his fingers on the doorframe. He was hungry and impatient and literally buzzing in frenzy. Finally the door opened, Ciri standing on the other side looking really damn cute. He always had a soft spot for her, probably because she looked so innocent and he wanted to corrupt her.

"Tad," he said, more a demand than a request. "Oh, and..." After a second's pause, Dante pressed a kiss to her cheek, a kind of goodbye without having to say it. "Stay cute," he instructed her. "Or else."

Who: Tad
Where: a hallway and then outside
When: afternoon
What: Tad is kidnapped.

( Read on. )

Who: Ciri, Duncan, Quinn, Tad, and Calvin (as an NPC)
Where: Kelleys' Place
When: 7 pm and onwards
What: Dinner.

( Read on. )

Who: Tad and Theo
Where: student lounge
When: afternoon
What: talking?

The day started so well. Breakfast, classes, the whole thing, and then Tad had to mess it up accidentally by getting on the wrong end of some scary tall guy who smelled of meat. He had dropped his books on the guy's foot, not to mention spilling his delicious piece of cake on the guy's trousers. Favorite pair, or something like that. It must have been a bad day for Meat Man because he glared a lot at Tad and Tad did the sensible thing, running and finding a good hiding space.

The only nearby place with potential hiding spots was the student lounge and he rushed inside, crouching behind one of the sofas. Meat Man had cracked his knuckles and growled, not quite the scary growl as a T-Rex, but maybe like a velociraptor. "Where the fuck are you?" came the teenager's voice from the hallway. Tad didn't know him, so it was very possible he could rip the elemental into shreds and he hadn't even seen Meat Man's magic yet! With a panicked glance around the room, he happened to see another brown haired man and made a shh noise, fingers to lips... and before he realized what was happening, his desire to hide overcame him and he sank.

Tad felt coldness, smelled and saw nothing - he was part of the stone floor! Thumps of footsteps sounded closer, reverberated through the far end of the floor and he felt that vaguely, but the guy must have seen and smelt no one there. Just as the footsteps disappeared down the hall, Tad popped out of the floor and appeared on his hands and knees, breathing heavily. "Holy shit!" he swore, because this seemed like an appropriate time to do so when no adults were nowhere to be found. He returned to his feet unsteadily and met the eyes of the man he'd seen before. "Did you see? That was so groovy!" He slammed his foot down against the stone in the hope to merge with it once more, but he was calmer and nothing happened.

Who: Calvin, Ciri, Tad and Onyx
Where: the hospital
When: evening
What: The baby is here!

After dinner, Ciri felt pangs of pain that were unlike anything she felt before and told Calvin. It meant it was time for Onyx to arrive and she was scared, not to mention trapped in a room instead of under the stars to make matters worse. The pain was great and all she did was breathe with teary eyes, droplets escaping every once in a while. They had gathered Tad and gone to the hospital, where Ciri became lost in a forest of faces and sounds. The actual labor did not take that long and was quick according to the doctors, but Ciri couldn't pay attention to much of anything. Then Onyx was born and as soon as he came out and cried, things began to float around them.

Her baby was in her arms at last and he was incredible. Having her hold him quieted him immediately and Ciri planted a kiss on Onyx's forehead. She wanted everyone to know about her son with Calvin and watched proudly as the doctor did some final necessary things. Finally, the door opened so Tad could come in to see the baby. "You are a big brother now," Ciri said to him and he remained very quiet. She gestured with a finger for him to come closer and he sat on the bed. Ciri gave Onyx to Calvin because she liked seeing them together, then holding Tad's hand.

Love and pride overwhelmed her and it was one of the best feelings in the world. She was very tired, but didn't want to sleep just yet. It was hard when something so exciting and wonderful happened.

Who: Ciri, Duncan and Tad
Where: the Kelleys' apartment
When: Afternoon
What: Hot drinks!

Ciri had such a good time having Duncan over with her family that she decided to have another get together. Once she took a liking to someone, she siezed opportunities to see them and this was a holiday with plenty of excuses to be sociable. Though admittedly she was flighty in her attention at times, which had improved once Tad came to live with them. Now it was all about her growing family and making sure they were happy. She was sure having hot chocolate with Tad and Duncan was an activity they'd all enjoy.

She prepared mugs, hot chocolate mix and other things, then asking if Tad liked the idea. He seemed to be in a good mood and agreed to it without much persuasion.... until she asked him to go to Duncan's place to offer the suggestion. Tad huffed and Ciri knew he was not good with tact yet, adding the incentive of seeing the teacher's apartment. There could very well be cool items in it considering how old Duncan was. That cinched the deal for the elemental and he ran out of the apartment just after she told him where to go.

Against his better judgement, Tad liked Duncan if only for his cheerful attitude. There better be interesting things in his place because otherwise Tad was dragging the man back to the apartment to make Ciri happy. He ran to the right section, he was sure, and kicked Duncan's door twice. What was the point of knocking when he could make a larger and greater sound? "Duncan!" he called loudly. "I got to ask you something!"

Who: Everyone!
What: Winter Social
Where: Recreation Center
When: Saturday, starting at 7pm

As expected, the school had turned the recreation center on its ear with awesomeness. What was once a place of pool tables and board games had become a frosty winter wonderland. The walls were decorated in classic Victorian Christmas fashion, a garland of evergreen and velvet ribbons strung along the ceiling, burning gas lamps filling the room with a soft glow. The refreshmant tables were draped in dark green tablecloths, shining silver platters and a sparkling crystal punch bowl serving finger foods and warm cider. Hot cocoa was available in perfectly polished silver pitchers. Classical Christmas music played through the stereo system, giving the room an old world feel. The most striking piece in the room, however, was the fifteen foot evergreen tree that took up the far back corner. Covered in ribbons, glass balls and tiny colored lights, it seemed to give off an ethereal glow. A brilliant white star topeed the display, a shining beacon that attracted the eye like moths to a flame. This was the room where students and staff could sit in overstuffed chairs, sip mulled cider and talk quietly, and simply bask in the glow of a warm winter evening.

For those who desired more kick in their Feliz Navidad, the basketball court upstairs looked like a disco Christmas- mirrored balls hung from the ceiling while strings of blinking colored lights hung corner to corner across the ceiling. Long strands of tinsel were draped over the table where the turntables were set up, the hired DJ playing typical dance club music. Whilst wearing a Santa hat, of course.

Outside, the grounds were still covered in the new snow that had fallen on Sunday, with a crisp fresh layer added courtesy of the ice mage faculty members. The outdoor pool was also frozen solid, and ice skates were available to borrow from the rec center gym. Paths were shoveled in the snow so students could walk from place to place, each path illuminated by white pillar candled placed inside frosted glass bulbs set along the footpaths.

Who: Calvin, Ciri, Tad
When: 7Pm
Where: The new Kelley apartment
What: Calvin has a gift to give Tad

In light of moving, and the holidays approaching, Calvin was not only in a fantastically cheery mood, but he was feeling amazingly generous. Earlier that morning a moving van had rolled up to the school and Calvin had told the men with the large box filled with wooden panels that he had help and would be fine getting the object up the stairs. They left and Calvin lifted the item by himself, steadying it with his hands as his telekinesis carried the box up the stairs to the apartment. While both Ciri and Tad had been out of the apartment, Calvin had worked as quickly as he could on his lunch break. When he'd run out of time and had to resume work he locked the door to Tad's new bedroom behind him. A note was left reading, "Surprise inside! Do not open!" so Tad would not get too terribly angry.

After work he returned to the apartment to greet his wonderful wife with kisses, and a warm hair shake. "How was your day?" he asked of them while putting dinner together. "Do anything exciting today? I learned that, apparently, cherry bombs can blow up in a toilet. But my day was boring as all get out. Please, please, please tell me you two did something fun!" Smiling, he sat on the kitchen counter while waiting for the meal to cook on up. After he served the two he'd be returning to work in the bedroom. He really hoped Tad would enjoy his early Christmas gift.

"Ah! Ciri, before I forget. I was thinking this weekend we could all decorate the Christmas tree? I got a fake one at the store so we don't have a mess when we're done." And so they didn't have to cut down a perfectly wonderful tree for the sake of a holiday.

Who: Tad and Panpoxa (NPC)
Where: the treehouse!
When: midday
What: Tad finds someone at the treehouse.

( Do not touch the crown! )

Who: Calvin, Ciri and Tad
When: midday
Where: the Kelleys' place.
What: Homework (maybe) and lunch.

Tad gathered his homework and packed it in his bag, leaving his room and locking the door behind him. Heading to the Kelleys' room, he reached into his pocket to take hold of the sparkling rock he had found yesterday with Cassie. Someone must have liked it before and he was going to put it to good use as well. His heart thumped hard as his footsteps sounded on the stone floor, thoughts flickering between Calvin who had complimented him (Roger too) and Ciri. He had little idea why he liked the two, but they were so happy and he wanted to be happy too.

Was being nice to people going to make him happy? How could he make friends? Did he have to be older in order to do that? Puzzling questions swirled around and distracted him as he walked. They were making him weaker, these people, turning him softer. His stomach flip-flopped and warmed like it did when Lucile baked cookies for him. Before he knew it, he reached the door and knocked on it with red cheeks and a quick pounding heart. Ciri opened the door after a little while and grinned at him. "Hi," he said softly and walked in when Ciri stepped back to let him inside the place. "I found something nice." Tad pulled the quartz out of his pocket and held it out for her to take.

"Wow!" Ciri took the rock and lifted it up to the light to see it sparkle. "It is wonderful! Where did you find it? Are you going to put it on the windowsill? It can catch the light and then you have rainbows all over your floor." He walked to the sofa to sit down on it and removed a notebook from his bag - English, unfortunately.

First he had to answer her questions. "Cassie and me found it in a secret room. I'm going to put it on my table because it looks nice there," he said. "I got some pictures too of outside places and people smiling. They have words on the back with names and stuff." Tad shrugged. He hadn't paid attentention to the names of the people in the pictures, but maybe it was the nice thing to do. Ciri liked hearing about the secret room already, he could tell by the way she smiled.

Who: Dante and Tad
Where: Roger's room
When: night
What: Corrupting youth and getting drunk.

After a weird conversation with Dante over the internet, Tad wondered why the man wanted to get him drunk. Was it really anything special? Did it taste good at all? In any case, he wanted to try it because adults did. He left his room and made sure it was secure before traveling to Dante's room. Walking there took a little longer than usual as he liked to look at the people who he passed and see what kind of people they were.

Tad stopped in front of the door and kicked it a couple of times as his way of knocking. He waited until the door was opened and walked into the room, sitting on the bed unceremoniously. "I hope the alcohol tastes good," he said. Not that he was going to wimp out when it came to trying it. He had a good deal of pride, after all, and could not back down in front of Dante. Tad still did not trust him so much although his resistance weakened. As much as he might have disliked to admit it, he started to like Dante.

He leaned against the wall and swung his legs back and forth because they did not reach the ground. The look on his face was a cool expression or so he thought. Most of his free time had been taken up by practicing with dirt and it was good to take a break once in a while.

Who: Fenrir and Tad
Where: The Weight Room
What: Two Tough Guys Work Off Some Steam
When: Friday Afternoon.

( Two big tough guys pumping iron )

Who: Go'al'enu and Tad
Where: classroom
When: Control: Earth Beginner time
What: teaching!

( ''Let me ask you, if I was very angry and I demanded that you move, would you want to move easily, or would you try your hardest to stand in place and defy me? And if I keep yelling at you and then try to move you by force, you may move out of terror, but that will not be a very controlled move.'' )