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The academy encourages their younger members to build as many connections as possible. That's why they created a playroom for their freshlings -- a safe and supervised place for the younger students to get to know one another. For the younger freshlings, there are lots of toys to play with and soft mats. For the older freshlings, there are computers, art supplies, board games, and myriad of other activities for them to share with others. The playroom is also a safe place for any children that struggle with personal anxieties, as well as a place to help new student acclimatize to their new school. The playroom serves many purposes, but the number one rule is to have fun!



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Hamish pushed the doors of the playroom open, tendrils like vapors around his arms and legs. The child had always been a particularly confident one, strolling in to places as if he had nothing to fear. Often times it got the hybrid in to some decent trouble. His caretakers had mentioned the playroom to him -- a place where he could at least be supervised if he was going to continue to be so reckless. Of course, the staff at the academy had worded it differently. They knew that if they told Hamish the playroom was for his own safety that he would have never considered stepping foot inside the safe space. Instead, the adults played it off as the 'cool place to be'. Whether or not it was true, Hamish had to find out for himself. One glance around the room and Hamish could tell maybe they had exaggerated a bit.

Ugh. Hamish was a bit disappointed, really. There were a few cool things in the room though -- at least as cool as a school could get. Well, the boy was here now, He might was well scope things out more thoroughly.

(( Hamish is open for contact! <3 ))

Kahmilla had arrived quite some time ago, right before the rush of other kids filtering in to the room. She wanted to make sure she got herself a good spot at one of the better computers. The computers always filled up fast, and it was always like a mad dash to get to them. There were other computer labs in the school, true, but most of them didn't stay open after hours. The ten computers that were lined up beside one another were all that were available, besides the ones in the library. Those ones, however, were usually taken up by older students doing research for projects and papers. Kami just wanted to play the games. There was a super cool survival one in particular that Kahmilla rather enjoyed. You played as a stranded man on an isolated island, having to get water and food all by yourself. You could collect rain water, try to build rafts to get off the islands, fish, and a even gather coconuts. All of this, of course, needed to be balanced with sleep. At first, the game had been rather difficult. It took quite a few weeks before Kahmilla had come up with a strategy that worked best for her. She had pushed her person to the limits of their energy before sleeping at the last moment, set buckets on days only when it rained, and never fished when it was dark.

It had become a bit of an addiction to Kahmilla. Often times instead of going straight home Kahmilla would stay behind at the school just so she could get an hour of gaming in. She wondered if she would be able to find out from one of the caretakers where they had purchased the game. Maybe she could convince her mom to get it for her ...

(( Kahmilla is open for conversation! ))

Wow, the room was starting to fill up pretty quickly now that the school day had ended. Acacia's tail swished lazily as she peered around the room, trying to spot a place where she could squeeze in at the arts and crafts table. She wanted to work on making more bracelets and necklaces for her friends. Acacia wasn't entirely sure why, but sliding each bead over the fishing line was kind of ... soothing? It was the perfect way to end a school day, at least in the hybrid's mind. It helped quiet her overfull mind. Of course, it also meant the Acacia was left with a plethora of bracelets and necklaces to hand out. Her inner circle already had, oh, easily five or six each by now. At this rate, the hybrid was going to have to start handing them out to random people in the hallways.

Acacia shrugged gently to herself as she made her way over to the table, pulling out of the of the empty chairs and settling herself. Luckily the caretakers had already arranged the beading supplies on the table, knowing that Acacia frequented the playroom for that reason alone. The caretakers were good like that. They paid attention to the kids that came and went, along with what they did while in the playroom and who they hung out with. After all, it was their job to keep track of those kinds of things. Sometimes it could be a little creepy, but in cases like this, it saved Acacia from having to hunt down the art supplies and meant she could dive right in.

Now, what colour combo should she start with ... ?

(( Acacia is open for conversation! ))

Vanhi clutched on to amatsu's arm not wanting to leave her older brother. Her family had wanted her to meet more people... more law abiding people. Sure uncle Kingston was law abiding but he didn't really count as he was older than her. No she apparently needed more friends her age. So here she was at the play room. There were already kids here, but she was nervous. It wasn't because they were scary, it was more they existed. Vanhi was cripplingly shy. Why had she agreed to this again, she turned around to plead at Amatsu only to find that her friend wasn't there.
Okay... okay deep breaths, she could do this. She could do this. She would just sit here at the this table and figure best way to get through this. She was her parents daughter so maybe she would make a friend. Yes go about this positively. She could do this. She could talk to one of them.

Rudy had been paying attention as a rather frazzled looking fey --- fey hybrid? -- weaved their way through the room, passing through clustered of freshlings playing, or, conversing, minding their own business. They had settled themselves in the back of the room, seated in an empty chair with a familiar at their side and a book. Rudy himself wasn't much for reading, but he had been looking for a new playmate. Maybe if he was lucky, the other child might like some company? All of Rudy's usual pals weren't in attendance, for whatever reasons they had to be absent. It felt as his group was getting older that they were all starting to split off and 'play' considerably less. An interest in clothes and social connections were starting to become the main focus, or at the very least more 'adult' games like sports instead of make-belief. Rudy had always had a big imagination, and was disappointed when his friends began to scoff at his recess suggestions. As his friends slowly stopped coming to the playroom, Rudy had decided to keep going. Who knows, maybe he'd make a few friends who were a bit more like-minded.

Rudy decided to approach the blue fey child, his twin demon tails dragging lazily across the floor as he stopped a couple feet away, not wanting to encroach on their personal space if they didn't wish for the company.

"What'cha readin'?" Rudy asked, fidgeting with his sweater collar.

Lilly… was beyond excited. She ran into the playroom at full speed, mouth opening to yell in greeting (well, yell in her whispery voice) but, in her haste, her left foot stepped on the cloth of her onesie on her right foot and she tumbled.

Shocked, she sat up, reaching for her dinosaur stuffed animal companion. She didn’t want that to happen. Frowning, she rubbed at her knee before standing up and gazing wide eyed around the room. She hadn’t known it was there! ”Hello everyone!” she yelled at the top of her lungs… which came out as a raspy whisper.

She could make so many friends here! Excitement practically vibrated through her as she thought of the aspect.

Vanhi startled a tiny bit at the sound but took another deep breath. She wasn't expecting some one to talk with her so soon, but she could talk back. She could do this, after all amatsu had been more shy than her when he had been her age and he now went out and helped father and grandfather with the cafe. It was her dream to help make new drinks and working with them when she got older. So her social skills needed working on.

" ah..." ugh that was a horrible start. "Pleasure to meet you, I'm Vanhi In.... Vanhi" yes that was better... hopefully. " ah yes that would be nice, or uh definitely might help."

Why was there never a falling object from space to crush you when you needed it.