NEW BEGINNINGS

[makenaide]

Spring is here and newest crop of students have finally arrived at Crux Academy and Nebulae Institute. Both campuses are abuzz with activity as first years filter in, some confused, others excited and honored to be attending such a prestigious institution. Class assignments would be found on the large bulletin board toward the front of campus, and while some friends may find themselves once again sharing the same class, others will be given the opportunity to nurture new relationships with future friends (or enemies).

Classes for the first day will be short, punctuated by a welcoming ceremony led by each school's respective headmaster and headmistress, as well as an upperclassman that has some significance to the rest of the student body. Students are then permitted to take the rest of the day for themselves, to get acclimated to the campus as well as Galactica, should they so choose. Why not explore the school? Take a trip into the city? Or perhaps get to know your dorm mate, classmates or fellow faculty members? Or perhaps, if you are that sort of person, terrorize the town? The choice is yours.


[[ This post signals the opening of the dressing room! Feel free to use it as a catch-all, or create your own posts should you so desire. Welcome everyone and have fun! ]]

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[ms_perfection]

Ah, good day.

["Carol" nodded as she cracked her knuckles.] All right, lead on. All my attacks are physical.

[muusou]

[ she flinches just a bit at being addressed so suddenly and for a split second, she glances over her shoulder, as if she’s looking for someone else because this girl clearly wouldn’t be addressing her – but then when she realizes that yes, she is, Sonico goes more than a little red and hastens to reply. ]

Oh, uh—um— y—yes, it is a little...! I—I’ve been trying to f—follow this map around and see where everything is, b—but... I--I think I’ve just been going in circles for a while now...

[ she keeps her eyes on her map, fidgeting with her feet, a little too unsure of herself to look this girl right in the face. ]

[muusou]

[ for what feels like the hundredth time today, Sonico flinches at being addressed, out of what feels like nowhere. She looks up from her map, face red – it’s more than a little embarrassing to realize just how obviously out of her depth she must seem for a complete stranger to be able to pick it out like that. She swallows hard and manages to nod, unable to keep herself from fidgeting a little bit as she replies. ]

Um—I—I was just looking for some and the classrooms... a—and the dorm rooms, but... I—I got a little lost, and...

[ she trails off and drops her gaze, too embarrassed to finish that sentence. Broadcasting your complete lack of a sense of direction isn’t exactly the best kind of first impression to make on your new classmates.

Your new, magical classmates, she reminds herself and feels even worse. ]

[muusou]

Um—a—are you sure? I—I mean—I appreciate it, b—but I don’t want to cause you any trouble...

[ really, all she wants to do is give him her map and trail after him like a lost puppy until she gets where she wanted to go, but she’s sure this is a busy day for everyone, not just her. The last thing she wants to do is end up wasting someone’s time with her inability to navigate the school properly. ]

[muusou]

[ she’s munching her way through a crisp, apple-green macaron when he speaks up and she glances at him, blinking in confusion. There doesn’t seem to be anyone else around, so... is he addressing her?

She swallows her mouthful of pastry and after a moment, she pipes up - ]

... Um... I—if you like almonds, th—then you could try the macarons...?

[flowingsand]

Hey, don't worry about it. [Neptune speaks with a gentle tone, and puts his hands up in a placating gesture. This girl is so cute. Like a puppy. Neptune never expected to compare an attractive teenage girl to a puppy before, but there's no other way to describe it.] We're all new here. I'm lost too. [Not totally true, but he's more concerned about making Sonico feel better.] Want to go find the dorms together?

[almostanthy]

[ Returning that nod, Scarlet pulls out a dress-shaped key from beneath one of the folds of fabric in her dress and affixes it to the top of her violin. ] Fireworks!

[ A few bars of music on the violin, and... ] Burn, o flames! Precure Scarlet Spark!

[ Bursts of flame shoot out of her violin bow, arcing towards the monster. Cure Scarlet's appearance isn't the only thing about her that's slightly over-elaborate. ]

[wishingalone]

Very well! We'll have ten seconds to pick a pose.

[And it begins! The first countdown starts for ten; for this one, Mami keeps it simple, and she does a pleasant smiling pose, looking at the camera.]

[The countdown's going, though! But... this is easy mode, right?]

[almostanthy]

[ A pose. Yes, of course. So...should she curtsy, or is that too formal? Tow hems and haws, then turns to Mami as the countdown hits 3. ] Ah -

[ There is a flash of light.

Towa has been photographed with her mouth in an :o position with her curls flying everywhere. ]

[doingthemistything]

... ah! [He... hadn't actually been expecting an answer, but... well, he had been thinking out loud, hadn't he? He gives a small (albeit somewhat sheepish) smile.] Alright, thank you, I'll try those, then!

[Once he gets some macarons for himself, he makes his way over.] So, ah... you new to the city as well?

[wishingalone]

Ah--it will do another in ten seconds.

[Mami smiles, then, and glances sideways.] Perhaps we should try very large grins?

A.

[flowingsand]

Nice! [His face brightens up in a smile, but not too much. That wouldn't look cool.] So... she's going to explain why we're here, right? [Neptune inclines his head towards the stage, where the Headmistress is supposed to appear.]

a!

[stolenapple]

[ Did someone say free food? Even if the food wasn't free, that's not going to stop Kyouko. She can smell a desert platter a mile away. She doesn't care that she's not a new student; she just saunters right up and grabs two slices of each kind of cake. Perfect. She plops down immediately and starts munching. ]

Gotta say, Mami, I'm feelin' real welcomed.

B

[flowingsand]

Not anymore.

[Neptune straightens out when he notices who's talking to him, giving Eas a wry-looking smile.]

Thanks for asking, though!

[wishingalone]

[Two things go through Mami's head. First, after (despite?) everything, she's glad to see Kyouko again. Second, all of her desserts are doomed. She looks down at them, then she looks up at Kyouko.]

Ah, Kyouko! I didn't know you were here. [She smiles; it's actually a little nervous.] Did I bake enough?

A!

[flowingsand]

Yep. The freshest of the fresh meat, right here. [He grins. This is probably not the sort of thing one should be bragging about, but Neptune is of the opinion that whatever situation you're in, you've gotta own it.] So what, they're... kidnapping students of magic schools and dropping them into this one? That's a strange way to do it. [He's assuming that Kirino was attending another school before Crux, like he was, but of course he might be wrong.]

[doingthemistything]

It sure seems that way. [Kirino snorts, leaning back in his seat a bit. He twirls a pigtail around one finger with a soft exhale that sounds almost like a laugh.]

This is pretty different than where I was going before, though.

[flowingsand]

Yeah? Where were you going before? This seems pretty par for the course compared to my old school, except for the whole abduction thing.

[doingthemistything]

Raimon Junior High. Not exactly a specific school for, like... magic or anything.

[ms_perfection]

[Yeah, Kamala had nothing like that. So when the fire impacted, she slammed her fist into its jaw. The monster summarily expired with a flash of light, dropping to the ground and turning into a hat.]

Well... that's that I suppose. Thanks for the assist, I don't think I could have beat it by myself.

[almostanthy]

It was nothing. [ But no matter how regal Scarlet is trying to seem, there's the hint of a pleased smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

She glances about, making sure there's no one around in need of rescuing. The monsters she's used to dealing with are born from people's dreams. ] You're a Crux student, I presume?

[almostanthy]

[ Grinning! Towa has practiced grinning. It comes much more easily to her now. ] Certainly!

[ She folds her hands primly in front of herself, and this time, she's ready for the flash. And smiling as biiiig as she can. ]

[bluehairedotaku]

My brother!

[Konata brings a thumbs up for being a fellow all-nighter, whistle and all!]

Nice to meet you! I didn't think I'd see many boys in this job, but tell me what your favorite animes are. Maybe I can help you ink manga during one of these nights.

[And probably and completely fail at doing anything.]

[bluehairedotaku]

My schedule? Hn....

[Konata brings her schedule up! Literally, as she's most likely vastly shorter than Lux, like a little girl showing her schooltime drawings.

Which, her schedule looks like, with the sketches she made on it.]

Mind you, I haven't paid a lot of attention to classes, and I might need to start, now...

[zetsuketsu]

Heh! As if.

[Konata's early assessment of her new acquaintance here was spot on. So, here's her upperclassman lifeline callously pulling his hand free from her grip with a coldhearted laugh.]

Like I have time to drag around some newbie. All I'll do is tell you that you'd better get used to living in a world without the things you love because you're stuck here now.

[FEEL YOUR DREAMS TURN TO DIRT.]