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Elen_Gilthoniel Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 3:00 pm
Ihsan.al.Seif 
Ihsan had left the dorm early, not having slept much over night. Well, he rarely did anyway. He was used to sleeping during the day and still had difficulty with switching his schedule. He was tired, but was much more interested in learning more about this...this...rock and roll they had discussed in music class the previous day.
Music from the mortal realms truly was quite interesting. He'd never heard anything quite like the music he'd heard the previous day. Now, he was studying more of it.
He had discovered a group known as The Beatles. He liked their music.
Currently, he was standing in front of a long wooden shelf of various CDs, listening to one of their headsets--a song called A Hard Day's Night. He was trying to work out the title as he didn't know what a 'day's night' was. Yet somehow, in spite of the somewhat nonsensical saying, he got the feeling he understood what they were talking about. He'd had that feeling before.
Closing his eyes, Ihsan blocked out the faint noise from the shop and simply listened, something vaguely resembling a very small smile coming over his features.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 3:19 pm
Harley Harley arrived at the book and music store. He didn't really have much of a reason to be there, he just felt like seeing if there was anything worth buying. He was glad to be there without someone who is very fascist when it comes to music, as he had experienced this too much before his arrival at Rosentale. He decided to look at different sections for various genres of music due to him liking most. After a few minutes of browsing, rather than a product catching his eye, a person did. An otherworldly looking person. He had a thing for talking to random people he had never met before, so he made his way to this person. Harley tapped him on the shoulder, "Hello, what are you listening to?" He asked, just trying to start a conversation.
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Elen_Gilthoniel Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 3:42 pm
Ihsan.al.Seif Ihsan was in the middle of enjoying a strange song called Twist and Shout (something he had a very strange urge to do at the moment, now) when someone tapped his shoulder. He glanced behind him, unsure if he was annoyed by this or not. There was a young man standing there--Human by the look of it. Ihsan saw his lips moving but couldn't hear what he said. And he wasn't very talented at lip reading.
Instead, he pulled the headset off and turned, regarding the other boy quietly for a long moment. "The Beatles, Twist and Shout."
Should he introduce himself? Did people do that to random strangers who tapped their shoulder? He wasn't sure. He knew that introducing oneself was proper manners but he wasn't sure when the right moment to introduce oneself was. There didn't seem to be a set rule. He'd observed many different situations where people did it at different times.
Hmm.
"I am Ihsan al Seif," he said after a moment's deliberation. "Are you a student at Rosentale?" It seemed logical as they seemed to be of similar age, and there were no other schools around.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 3:53 pm
HarleyHarley smiled at Ihsan once he mentioned his name and asked if he was a student at Rosentale. He was also relatively happy that Ihsan had answered his question. He started to feel that maybe he shouldn't have just started talking to a random person who just so happened to be in the same place as him, it did seem like a bit of an odd thing to do. However, there was no going back now. "Everyone loves The Beatles!" He said in a joyous manner to try and hide the fact that he now felt a tad uneasy due to him possibly giving the wrong impression with suddenly greeting someone. "It's a pleasure to meet you Ihsan al Seif, my name is Harley, and yes, I am a Student at Rosentale. I assume you are too?"
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Elen_Gilthoniel Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 4:19 pm
Ihsan.al.Seif "Ah, I see," Ihsan said. So everyone loved the Beatles. That must be why he liked their music as well. Truly, they were great musicians that transcended the boundaries of worlds, just as Zhori had said. She was a knowledgeable woman. He would have to respect her future opinions even if she looked rather like an Ifrit--she wasn't though. He had learned after class, that she was a mere fire elemental. Perhaps related distantly, but not the same thing. And she was quite friendly as well. Hers had been the first class of the day (and the last) so he was fortunate it had turned out to be a good class. And that Marida was there as well. Sandego.
Ihsan still wished to speak with him and, perhaps, get to know him. He was still vastly curious about his reasons for being here.
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Oh yes, he was staring at Harley silently, wasn't he? "I am, yes. I just started classes yesterday so I've yet to meet many students outside those in my music class."
"It's good to meet someone else. I didn't expect to run into other students here."
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 4:30 pm
Susan Chang Whilst walking along, Susan noticed a music and book store. The word book slapped her in the face. She smiled and entered the shop. There were 2 unfamiliar people in the shop. Susan didn't know whether to ask about what kinds of books they had or not. But in the end, she did.
"Umm, excuse me..." she said and paused for a moment "What selection of books are there in here" she asked politely and waited an answer.
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Elen_Gilthoniel Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 4:58 pm
Ihsan.al.Seif Ihsan turned to the newcomer who interrupted them. He supposed that was something that was common in this world. He would make note of it. The newcomer was a small girl in odd clothing. With...Ihsan tipped his head to the side slightly and his tail swished slightly against the back of his legs as he straightened a bit. She was not a Djinn--yet she had animal ears a tail! This was odd. He had never encountered this before. Were they real? Were they fake? They didn't seem fake. Ah! One twitched. Surely this could not be fake. Perhaps an illusion? His curiosity got the better of him and without answering her question, he stepped closer so he could reach up and touch her ears.
They were warm. How odd. Why did she have such ears? If she was one of his tribe, surely he would be able to tell. And she neither smelled, nor felt like a Sheitan. He ran his pale fingers down the bases of the ears, where met her skull, to see if there was a slit there as there would be if she was a Djinn.
There was no slit.
After a slight pause, he gave them a very slight tug just to be sure. Perhaps there were Djinn from other worlds, whom he was unable to sense. No, he didn't believe that was the case. She was not a Djinn. She was...something else. "Curious..."
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 6:09 pm
Susan ChangThe male Susan had asked about the books was looking at her funny. As if he was studying her or something. Susan looked around the room, but didn't move her head. Then all of a sudden, Susan felt a set of rather cold hands on her ears. She squeaked as he touched her ears. Then his fingers trailed her ears to her skull, as if he was looking for something. Apparently he didn't find what he was looking for, because then he tugged lightly at her ears. Her hands sprung up and grabbed her ears. She didn't want a stranger playing with her ears, or tugging on them.
"Ah, c-can I help you w-with something?" she squeaked. Her tail twitched and her ears flopped down. She didn't like having this stranger play with her ears. She heard him say something. What could he possibly want with her ears?
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Elen_Gilthoniel Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 6:37 pm
Ihsan.al.Seif "What species are you?" Ihsan asked. She squeaked. How odd. He wondered if he could make her do it again. But unfortunately, she was covering her ears now. Well, he supposed he could simply push her to the ground and hold her hands down, then try to make her squeak again. He suspected she was not going to like that, though, so he simply let his hands fall to his sides. Most cultures did have rules about not shoving people down and such. Honestly, it wasn't even acceptable in his own culture. He supposed he could extend her the courtesy of not bullying her simply to make her squeak again.
Oh yes, she'd asked a question previously hadn't she? He'd been a little distracted but he'd definitely heard her ask about books. "I don't know," he told her. "About the books, I mean."
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 6:45 pm
Susan ChangHe asked her what species she was? Wasn't it slightly obvious. The cat ears and the tail. What else could she be besides Neko?
"Umm. I-I'm a neko.." she answered him. Why was he so curious about her?
Finally he answered her question about the books.
"Oh okay." she said with a slight tone of dissapointment in her voice. Oh well. She decided to stick around look through the music and see if she could find a new book to read.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 6:56 pm
 ☆═━Raven Carter━═☆ Walking gets too boring, Raven walked into the store and noticed the girl from the lounge. She shrugged and walked over to the music section of the store. "What should I get?" Raven asked herself. She looked through the rock genre and tried to decide which group seemed to be her 'style'. when you learn how to fly...
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:18 pm
: Ihsan.al.Seif Ihsen stared at her blankly, feeling his face go a little hot. Did she just say she was naked?? Since when was that a species?! And on top of that, she was clearly not naked. Unless she meant under that odd dress she was wearing. Most people were naked beneath their clothing though. Or perhaps she wasn't wearing undergarments? No, no. He shouldn't be thinking about that. She had to have said something else.
"Ne...ko?" he said, testing the word. Yes. That sounded right. But what as a Neko? He would need to look this up later. He watched her walk away before turning back to what he was doing, shooting a few surreptitious glances toward her as she seemed to go off and begin looking through music and books. Another girl came in as well but nothing about her particularly held his interest.
He shot another glance at Susan.
"Curious," he murmured again, going back to looking through the Beatles section.
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Elen_Gilthoniel Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:41 pm
 "You know, I'm not much of a fighter, but..."  Reilynn went to the bookstore because she heard that a new volume of her favorite manga had been released. She wanted to get it before it went out of stock. After all, Reilynn was a trendmaker. The things she liked were obviously things that everyone else would like after she liked them because she was just that awesome. At least, that's what she thought.
"A hero has arrived!" Reilynn said triumphantly as she shoved open the door. Right, right. Gotta pose for-- "Whaa--!" The door she had shoved open went flying back at her when she posed and she was shoved backwards by that rude door! Near tears as she got up, she opened the door and walked through it like a normal person to go find her manga and get out of the quiet place.
That's when she found a familiar person! "Ihsan!" Reilynn cried out. Yeah, she only remembered the first part and the rest could have been part of his name or just middle and last names, but Reilynn kind of blocked it out in her mind when he said it and remembered the most easiest part. She bounced over to him.
"Of course we both are diligent students of music to come to a bookstore slash music store, right? Are you researching the music of rocks? Are you listening with your heart?" Reilynn asked him as she glanced through the section--
BEATLES!? Oh shoot! Before she saw a scary picture of a bug, she made sure to get a meat shield before her and that was Ihsan. She disappeared behind him and peeked and found... men. Oh. No beetles in sight. Reilynn sighed in relief and stepped out from her hiding place. "...I'm a pretty darn good treasure hunter!"
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:56 pm
Susan ChangSusan was feeling alittle uneasy after having that male play with her ears like he did. Her tail was twitching, it knocked over a CD case which was on display. THUNK. It made a rather loud sound for a CD case. Susan quickly turned around and picked it back up and placed it back.
Another 2 students entered the shop. Raven and Reilynn. Both familiar. Reilynn was from physics, and Raven helped Susan that day with the tea incident. Which pained Susan to remember. She felt like mingling, but with people she knew.
"Reilynn. Hey" she said and approached her hoping not to startle her.
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Elen_Gilthoniel Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:14 pm
Ihsan.al.Seif Ihsan was standing in the same place, about to listen to his music again when one of the girls from music approached him. Yes, he remembered her because she had danced with the other girl when they were introduced to rock and roll. "Hello Reilynn," he told her. "I am listening to rock music, but with my ears. Or, I was." He set the headphones down, looking behind him when Reilynn ducked behind, as if afraid of something.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
Was there something frightening on the shelf? He didn't see anything there that would scare her. Perhaps she was afraid of rock music?
As he was contemplating this, the Neko girl approached again and spoke to Reilynn. Perhaps they were friends? Interesting. There were so many students around. Books and music seemed to be things many students were interested in, regardless of species. Somehow, Ihsan felt a little pleased that even as a Djinn, he was drawn to the same sorts of things as mortals.
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