un: werther

[imitationsoul]

This school boasts about forming a last bastion against Nightfall, but all I truly hear are tales of student-on-student violence and poor prevention measures for such incidents. I was brought here under the pretenses of 'channeling my talents more productively', but I can't help wondering if this isn't just a quarantine zone for those who are deemed potentially troublesome. Let them cause trouble for each other, rather than for those in power.

Not that I mind. I've never once considered using my talents 'productively'. That is just synonymous with 'for other people'. I hold no interest in becoming a tool for anyone.

in person option

[ Miach's been going to this school since the start of the semester, and she's spoken to exactly nobody since. She's just... around. A silent new presence on campus, always with a book in hand, never greeting anybody. If that's the kind of person you'd approach, you can find her anywhere, but most commonly in the library.

Note for faculty: Miach got transferred away from her last school for summoning a demon and getting students injured. Faculty would likely be informed of this ahead of time. ]

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[marmoron]

[So Miach is absolutely not the kind fo person Keith would be approaching, except from a distance her hair's pretty similar to a certain dragon friend of his. With a backpack slung over one shoulder, Keith walks up behind her. Cosmo trots along beside him.]

Hey, Kisara -- [A beat.] Wait. You're not... who are you?

[imitationsoul]

[ Keith is treated to an uncomfortably elongated moment of raised eyebrows from Miach. But she does shut her book and decide on answering as she sees Cosmo. ]

Miach. Close but no cigar. [ The two vowels are the same?? ] Not that we'd be handing out fairground prizes around here. [ And a good excuse to dump some trivia mysteriously. ]

[marmoron]

Uh-huh.


[Okay. So this Miach person is definitely weird, though her appearance is distinctive enough that Keith can't help wondering..]

Are you a new student from the Outlands? Don't think I've seen you around before.

[He means "are you secretly a dragon" but he's going with subtlety here.]

[imitationsoul]

New student, yes. Outlands... well, I've been there. But it's been a long time. I transferred from a regular Japanese middle school.

[ And that middle school is probably very glad to be rid of her. Miach doesn't even blame them. ]

Do I look so monstrous to you?

in person!

[playitagain]

[Nana's footsteps slow, a little, as she's walking along. She stands out like a sore thumb; white uniform with a red sash, skirts, epaulets, the works. She can't really hide who she is. Now, of course... Nana's pretty sure that's why.

She is, actually, reading Miach's words on the network. Her footsteps slow to a stop, before she looks up -- and spots the girl with the book. She'll reply to the message in a bit.

Instead, she waves at her -- getting in her way -- and smiles in that cheery, bright way that's so practiced.]

Ah! Hello, there!

[imitationsoul]

[ Pompous. She's so incredibly pompous, Miach isn't sure if she isn't staring into one of those fairytale books she stopped reading when she was 9. Every bit of this girl is polished. Too good to be true. Miach has never liked nice people.

It's the rose petals landing on the pages of her novel that convince her to even make proper eye contact with Nana. Something this over the top may at the very least be entertaining. ]

Did you need something?

[playitagain]

[Nana lowers her phone, then tucks it into her bag. Which is altogether incongruous with her uniform. Like a bit of normalcy next to something so fancy, bright, and shiny. The cool response to her question makes her smile flicker.

But like a light bulb deciding to not die after all, her smile is back on her face. Almost unflinching. Nana straightens her posture out, then extends a hand towards Miach.]

Oh, no, I was just saying hello! Ah, um—are you new here?

[imitationsoul]

[ The hand is getting ignored entirely. Miach makes a point out of not living up to any kind of expectations and unwritten rules and she doesn't mind if this is an inconvenience to anybody else.

She does, however, close her book and begin playing with her little braid, a sign of attentiveness once you get to know her. ]

I was forcibly transferred this semester. Not that I mind, this place appears to be more interesting than my last school.

UN:Schnee_Heiress

[notbornguilty]

Daybreak does have it's share of problem students, any school does, but we've also made a difference. We've already stopped one Herald, and I have confidence that we can stop the rest as well. It will take more than a few inter-student altercations to bring us down.

[imitationsoul]

The way the world remembers that event is as a nuclear catastrophe. I wouldn't call it a shining example of providing hope to the world.

[notbornguilty]

This isn't about being remembered, it's about saving the world. I don't agree with the UN's actions, but I can see why they thought it necessary.

[hattersgonnahat]

im not a bad student!!! [She's only stolen from the kitchen and stayed up passed bedtime a few times. And has barely gotten caught too.]

i don't really like the nightfall stuff either, but there's more than just that.

[imitationsoul]

Being a good student doesn't make you immune to being a trouble maker. I was the best student at my old school, but they sent me away as I became inconvenient. They sent me here.

[hattersgonnahat]

i was at a different school too, but then i got to come here because i can use magic n stuff!

.....well, now my parents arent really okay with that anymore, but...

un:songstressmatlin

[lastexit]

Dumb plan. If any one of us could cause problems all of us could burn down a country. More sense that a bunch of kids who grew up weird and damaged would just be weird and damaged.

Plus, even if you plan to use your powers just for yourself, you got a better place to learn what you can do?

[imitationsoul]

Well, as long as most students just believe that they're doing something for the good of all, it's less likely that the country will burn. Besides, nobody is immune to nuclear energy and they've already proven themselves capable of using that. I'm just tossing out ideas though.

I myself don't have any special power at all - another reason why 'honing my talents' is an interesting excuse.

[ No power that she knows of anyhow. ]

[lastexit]

Then run away, join a circus, open a bakery. If they stop you we'll know this is a prison. But I got to go home for a few months to see my family, I'm thinking this is just a school for the strange and unusual.

UN: GreenDolphin

[strings_theory]

[Speaking of trouble students...]

lmfao, congrats on already pissing people off, I guess?

Damn, I think that's a new record.

Also, given how this place is, can you really blame people for being uptight and antsy enough to get into stupid shit?

I'm gonna take a wild guess that you're fuckin' projecting being called a troubled student onto the rest of us when you're new 'round here.

[imitationsoul]

I'm not blaming anyone. Getting up to 'stupid shit' is just human nature. I have no interest of obscuring this or even excluding myself from it.

I came here because I made trouble. I became a bother to the society that insisted it could treat me with kindness until all my troubles are forced out of me. So they discarded me for the sake of themselves. It's only normal though.

un: jaybird

[nor_iron_bars]

depends on whether we win.
if the school stops nightfall, then it was all a brilliant long-shot strategy carried out by heroic visionaries.
if it fails, then it was a deranged mistake foolishly indulged by those who should have known better than to blah blah blah.
you get the picture.

tl;dr hedge your bets.

[imitationsoul]

That is how history is written, it's true. Though history can only ascribe intent in hindsight, rather than accurately reproduce it.

I remain a little curious about how the people truly high up in the shadows think of us. Right now, at this very moment. We could go there and find out, if we really put our minds to it.

[nor_iron_bars]

odds are?
they don't.

["Paranoia is a comforting state of mind. If you think they're out to get you, it means you think you matter to them."]

they got their own goals.
might be relevant to us, might not.
fuck if i know.
but hey- you could always just ask.
your chances of getting an honest answer aren't that much worse than any other question.
still not great, but whatevs.

un: anarose

[highelves]

Interesting analysis. I do appreciate seeing another perspective, but I also cannot help but wonder why you're still here?

It isn't meant to sound hostile or defensive. I'm definitely curious.

[imitationsoul]

No matter where in this world you go, it's all the same. Different flavors of hell. This one is at least interesting to watch.

[highelves]

Well, I won't argue with you there. This school certainly has many surprises in store for its students. I'm sure you'll be thoroughly entertained.

Are you new around here?