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This is an OPEN RP, where your student is allowed to interact with all other students as they get ready to board the boats

Guidelines

- Think of this as the day BEFORE the boarding of the boats. The boat assignments posted below are in a large lecture hall, and all students are free to interact and talk with each other in the lecture hall, as well as create as much speculation as they want.
- If rping here please also icly respond to the prompt given below.
- This CAN count as one of your four required RP posts.

((This ORP will close Monday March 7th @ 11:59 PM PST))

While sitting in the demon common room with Sharra and his Freymon, Herbet, a gnome had darted up to stuff a paper between the two and running off once again before either teen could move to react. Of course with her legs slung comfortably over the nergal's lap, and Herbert nestled comfortably on her thighs, Yaya was slow to pluck the paper from between the couch cushions so she could read it. Immediately her features shifted, first into something bordering on panic, and then smoothing into all out dread. "Oh Jack."

Scooping the freymon up to cradle him against her chest, the marid removed her legs from her boilfriend's lap and turned to get to her feet, holding the paper out to him as she stood. "We'd better go." With that she bent to take hold of his human hand, tugging him up along with her so she could lead him off in the direction of the auditorium as he read the paper she'd just given him.

Kasumi trotted up to the pre-boarding brief with a smile on her face and a pack on her back. She carried with her one of the papers stating to go to the lecture hall in her hand and chose a seat near to her friends, Belladonna and Junko. The onryo, truth be told, was incredibly excited about this prospect. She hadn't been out on a boat with anyone... ever, really, and had packed a small backpack with essentials - sandals, a bathing suit, a small parasol and a comb. She didn't know what the adventure held, but she secretly was relishing the fact that she was a ghost - she didn't need food, clean water, a change of clothes (unless she wanted it), and heck, she didn't even need sunblock! How nice was this? The prospect of a field trip was absolutely wonderful. She tried not to clap her hands in excitement because it was clear Miss Secretary and some of the other students didn't share her enthusiasm one bit.

The onryo picked up her boat assignment and went through the names. She didn't know a single one, but that was alright! New people were always interesting to meet, and a great many of them looked fun! Right?

Oh dear though, someone was crying! Kasumi turned around to see a young lady with her face buried in... buried in...

Oh em jay.

Kasumi tried her best not to seem like a total creeper, but the doll! The doll! The onryo scooted herself up to Alwine and suppressed her more creeper-ish tendencies because oh her Jacks and Skulls, the doll. "Excuse me, Miss? Where did you get that doll?"

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Carthusia sighed, walking into the lecture hall with as much grace as she could muster. She really didn't want to go on a field trip, but if she had to go, then she wanted to end up with Livius or someone else she knew. Or perhaps people she could get to know rather easily. She held up one of the fliers that was plastered to her door and frowned. Why did this have to happen now? She drug a hand through her hair and looked about for a place to sit. Boat assignments? And only one piece of luggage? The demon sat down in one of the cushy chairs and swung her leg over another, watching the boat assignment list make its way around.

Well, she knew Riley and LW! Oh and look, Greed was finally out and about. About time! She'd met all the other Sins at least in passing except him. He must've been the secretive type. Pride shook her head and frowned again. She wasn't with Livius? Drat, drat it all! She still had to prepare something semi-decent to show off her assets to those that were on the boat, but perhaps the boats would sail close enough together that she could communicate with her boilfriend and reaffirm their relationship to those on the boat that didn't know them.

Oh Livi, what would she do without you? Besides go crazy.

Oh.

Oh my. Israfel's earwings fell back as the news came. No minipets. No alcohol. And he was going to be on a BOAT. A BOAT. This did not merit good things. It didn't merit happiness, nor, did it merit a song. He was a siren. A creature, a monster born with the legends of sinking sinks and drowning sailors with their voices. And now he was going to be IN one of the those...things?

Good jacking-

Shuddering, the siren pulled out the small vial he carried of hard cider. His emergency stash. Nope. No way. Drunk on a train was bad enough. But on a boat? with waves crashing and it moving in the water and yeahhhh...Not ideal. Also no minipets. setting aside the stash, he pulled out the toterror from it's jar. It growled, biting his finger. Thankfully, he was used to it. "Stop that." he hissed. Looking around, he gave the little thing the tiny vial of hard cider. "Go back to the dorms. I don't want to even be tempted."

The tiny toterror just opened the bottle and drank. End result. No more cider and one drunk toterror. Which Israfel sighed and just tossed into the darkness of the auditorium. Looking at the list he didn't really recognize a few names. Maybe he did? He knew Sin in passing, Mei from poker, Rain also in passing, Alcyone, Shine and Aksaja? The other had him clueless.

Efflo had tried to claim a small corner space for himself in the lecture hall, but it didn't matter. The masses poured in and filled every nook and cranny of the auditorium and the poor undead boy was starting to feel very... cramped. It took all his nerve not to kick out at the elbow jabbing in his side, or the awkward knee brushing against his. Pffft, monsters! he inwardly snorted. Moody on the best of days, the gloomy weather made the pony boy want to simply revel in his misery. He definitely didn't want to be jammed next to ghosts and goblins, listening to a lecture about a field trip he didn't even want to go on. He sighed, resignedly trying to tuck himself even smaller in his seat. He had already gone over the boat list, not that it mattered; Efflo didn't have very many friends. Well, any friends, actually. Kind of sad, but then again, it's Efflo. Apathetic depression is his middle name.

He listened to the requirements, and was likely to have the most lacklustre response in the room. His glowworms weren't technically a minipet... He needed them to survive! They were all he needed. The glowing zombie couldn't even think of enough things to pack to warrant bringing a suitcase. After all, how many moth-eaten and hole-filled breeches did one student need?

Not to mention he didn't even like having to wear pants... Horses don't wear pants!

Alwine let go of the doll and let it slide to the floor before she hugged Mandy tightly. It was... a little odd to watch... but Alwine really was fond of the Drop Bear. She was one of her very first friends, and it was Mandy who taught her how to have a backbone in the first place.

"Deeeeee!!!" she wailed. "I'll text you constantly! Don't wreck the boat with your anger-- I'm sorry, that was rude! Oh Deeeee....!!"

Kasumi did not go unnoticed. Alwine held up a shaking bandaged finger as if to say 'One moment'.

Samara didn't have a moment. Kasumi... look at the floor, now back to the doll. Look at the floor again- there's a tape. Look at the tape, now back to the doll, now back to the tape-- look, it's in your hand.

"Ohhh, not now Dollie..." Alwine groaned while she reluctantly let Mandy go. "I'm sorry, that doll is... well..."

Alwine peered at the fellow ghost. She was familiar. She glanced at the doll on the floor and then back to Kasumi.

They were almost identical!!

"That videotape is where the dolls come from. It's cursed..."

Someone had mentioned that boat assignments were finally up. Then she'd found a letter about it in one of her school books (what the Jack?!) The monster dorms seemed to erupt with new excitement at the prospect of being paired on a boat with friends. LW felt the same and crossed her fingers for people she at least knew kinda sorta well. But she wouldn't complain too much if there was no one there familiar to her.

Prowling towards the lecture hall, LW felt a small bit of unease. What if she got stuck on a dangerous boat? Wasn't there a professor that liked to sink boats? She didn't know which of their teachers would be in charge of them. But it made her shoulders stiffen and tail thrash behind her as the she-wolf made her way to the hall.

Upon arriving, her tail thrashed a little more. It was crowded in here. Very crowded. Obviously, this hall had not been made to accommodate this many students. Frowning, LW started to slowly make her way through the throng of yapping and excited voices. One particular voice caught her attention above all the other chatter. And that was the direction she headed for.

LW found Ren slumped in his seat. So far, she hadn't found any open seats yet. And she didn't want to sit by herself or on someone she didn't know! Although the last time that happened...she got a best friend out of it. Snorting in amusement, LW slid over to her BFF and promptly used his lap has her seat. That was when she caught sight of the sheet he was scanning and the she-wolf stiffened. Oh no. Snagging it from him she found her name easily. And then just stared. And stared.

LW groaned and slumped against the gryphon. "This will be one hell of a boat ride." She muttered to him, glancing towards the stage to listen to their dear secretary. Privately, she was pleased that Alessa and Jove were paired together on a boat. Those were the two she worried about the most.

"And no minipets?!" LW gasped and clutched Ren's knee. "I'm doomed." At least she had Carry on her boat. And some faces she would know. But one name kept popping out to her. Sarias is on my boat.