your shoujo is beginning!

[shirimasen]

[Ah, high school.

A truly wonderful and inspiring time for all. With the school year starting, faceless students mingling about and chatting -- catching up over their summer, or grabbing their friends to congratulate them on getting into the world's top Pokémon Trainer's School -- with the cherry blossoms spinning in the wind from the rows of them lining the school's beautiful golden gates...

Yes, there's truly nothing better!

Except for perhaps the middle school just beside this beautiful campus; there's a small lake between them where the grades intermingle, and the excitement of the day - and maybe even the bell ringing to signify classes, lunch, or break! - is vibrantly in the air!

Just be careful that the principal doesn't see you with your Pokémon out! That would distract the other students, after all...]

[ooc: welcome to the high school au room! also middle school, if your character's not quite aged enough. with uniforms, cheery blossoms, and the exciting promise of an excellent spring for all classes and grades, it's sure to be a blast!

please mingle and thread amongst yourselves, and have a great time! if it's school au, it's free to go!]

Comments

[shirimasen]

Yeah. I'm the newest member, so I have to keep watch while everyone else has fun. [He lifts his mechanical pencil, like he's an artist using a paintbrush to measure landscape. Mostly, he looks ridiculous.] They said I didn't have to come in tomorrow if I stuck behind today, so I'll just have to enjoy what's left of the festival when I get the chance.

[Sketch sketch sketch~]

[firstgirlwins]

Ahh, I see. Overall, it hasn't been too impressive, but that's just my opinion.

[shirimasen]

This is a Pokémon Trainer's school. I like to think we're better battlers than we are, uh, attraction makers.

[firstgirlwins]

Fair point. I was on my way to check out the haunted house. I heard some students were using their Pokémon to improve it and I thought it might be worth taking a look.

[shirimasen]

I wish I could go with you! [Studying her again, then back to drawing.] It sounds like it'd be a lot more fun than being in here alone for the rest of the day.

[firstgirlwins]

I could keep you company, if you want. Being alone sucks.

[shirimasen]

But the haunted house...

[firstgirlwins]

It won't kill me to miss it.

(1/2)

[shirimasen]

[Maybe real girls weren't that different than virtual ones after all!]

[shirimasen]

You're so great -- I'll share the lunch I packed [and never ate because he was busy helping with drawing] with you!

[firstgirlwins]

Ah, really? Thank you! I'm Alessa, by the way. It's nice to meet you.

[shirimasen]

It's nice to meet you, Alessa-dono! I'm Hibiki! [Please don't mind the -dono

he does it to everyone.]

[firstgirlwins]

[Noted and not minded! She's wondering where it came from, but. Eh. Not that important.]

So... just out of curiosity, what class are you in, Hibiki?

[shirimasen]

[It's comes from the fact everyone's better than him and it sounds cute]

1-B. [So concentrated right now. ...Maybe he should've just let Dachible help him instead of trying to draw it himself --] What about you?