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!]

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[wakarimasen]

[Kotone's in charge of the fortune-telling stand this year, and she'll be waving over anyone she can for some customers.

She's even dressed the part. And has a tent over her head, partially opened to let in the light and takers.]

Hello there! Would you like to get your fortune read? I do palm, tarot, and I'll even see if the future's bright between you and your significant other!

[heroineoftruth]

[She's not here because she believes in it. Or anything. She's just, uh, curious. About what goes on.]

...Can you tell if someone's ever going to - uh - find love?

[wakarimasen]

I certainly can. Please, take a seat and let me see your love line on your palm.

[heroineoftruth]

It's not for me! [...

She takes a seat anyway and holds out her hand, palm up.]

[wakarimasen]

[She'll take it gently and study her palm.

... Man, this girl must do some sports or have done them. Okay, love line.]

Hmm. It looks like you don't fall in love easily, nor do you have that good of a handle on expressing your feelings... But there's something in your future that tells me you'll have a relationship in high school. I'm sure it has something to do with your fiery personality.

[heroineoftruth]

[Them's fighting words, Kotokid.]

Oh. [Um.] That's nice, I guess. Will my grades get better this year?

[wakarimasen]

Only if you work hard.

[heroineoftruth]

That's common sense.

[wakarimasen]

Common sense is often true in fortune telling.

[heroineoftruth]

It's not fortune telling if it's common sense.

[wakarimasen]

If you don't work hard, you'll fail just like your head line says you will. But you have strong hands, so I'm sure you'll do fine.

[heroineoftruth]

You're not charging for this, right?

[wakarimasen]

Tips are appreciated and may brighten your future.

obligatory

[shirimasen]

Scamming people this year, Kotokuma?

[wakarimasen]

Have you come to find out if you're going to actually make friends this year, Hibichi?

[shirimasen]

It's Hibiki! [Geez. And way to dig a knife in his chest.] I've already made friends this year.

[wakarimasen]

And it's Kotone! [Hmph.] Oh? Someone's pitying you enough to talk to you, and you're mistaking it as friendship? Or maybe you found some who's as much of a pathetic excuse of a person as you?

[shirimasen]

[It might be pity. But it's better than nothing.] No way. They're all cool and nice people, they'd never do that.

[wakarimasen]

You and I both know that's not true, Hibiki. If you controlled yourself a little more, you might actually make friends! [Otherwise, you're just... Stupid.]

[shirimasen]

Not everyone's as rude as you are, Koto-kun.

[wakarimasen]

[It's a good thing she's had so many years of forced practice not to care.

... This is why she doesn't talk to him though. It makes her feel kind of bad. Kotone won't look at him as she gestures to the chair in front of her.]

Do you want a reading or not? I'm sure even someone like you has good things in his future.

[shirimasen]

[...

Fine, he'll sit down.]

There's someone I like, actually, and I want to know if things'll go okay.

[wakarimasen]

[...]

What're they like?

[shirimasen]

Rude and bossy, but they don't make fun of me for what I like.

[wakarimasen]

Blood type?