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 Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:42 pm
This time of year was pretty exciting; despite the fact Crispin was rushing around trying to get his assignments. When he’d heard his brother had managed to graduate before him, the Freshling had made a promise to never let this happen again. While he’d struggled with dedicating himself to his studies, the white Grimm boy now had a renewed sense of determination implanted him. Even if they didn't have mom's, or dad's Crispin was extremely grateful he had his brother, and the the others that made up their little Pack. He had a lot to be grateful for, and was an otherwise happy kid growing up in the academy. Crispin's mind wandered back to the classroom he was in. The boy titled his head, his floppy ear rustling against his long hair. Oh they had an assignment to do. His homework was to write a letter to the infamous Santa Claws as it turned out. His brow scrunched up as the instructor explained what the letter would require. Humming thoughtfully, the Grimm decided he’d give it a try. After settling down to write he idly tapped his pen against paper for a moment before it came to him what he’d put down. Dear Santa Claws,
My name is Crispin, and I am a Grimm! I'm currently a Freshling trying to become a Junior. I also have a twin brother named Kobe. I like sports, video games and honestly just like helping others! I’ve got a lot to learn, but I want to be someone who protects people when I grow up someday. My Pack means the world to me! They are like family to me..and I want to be the best Grimm I can be for them and Kobe ya know?
Oh um by the way. I don’t really need anything this year Santa Claws. That is unless you can make me taller hehe. Really I just wanted to thank you for all your hard work. You make others who don’t have nice packs and family happy. I want my toy to go to them if they need it more if that's ok? You are the best!
Yours Truly,
CrispinThe next day, Crispin was quick to turn in his assignment. He was first thing nearly in fact. He felt good about it. He'd even used a dictionary when he wasn't sure about a word. Some of the letters where still pretty shakey, but he'd put a lot of work into the letter he'd proudly handed in.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:12 am
 Username: itsie bitsie spider
Nightmare: Malachi
Prompt Answer:
Huh. Today's assignment in Language Arts was kind of neat. Homophones were interesting words and easily confusing for a good few people. Getting out his notebook, Malachi began to ponder different sets of homophones he could use for this assignment, writing some down for notes as he thought on them before starting officially.
Set 1 Whined and Wynd
"Hailey whined again when Miss Lyra gave us an assignment." he wrote as he could hear his girlfriend the next seat over whining about more school work.
"We walked the wynd between the houses to take the shorter way home."
Set 2 Waist and Waste
"She has a small waist."
"It's not good to waste food."
Set 3 Loan and Lone
"The pen they have is on loan from their friend."
"The lone Spectrefox hunts for food during the night."
He finished writing the last sentence and looked over his paper. It wasn't his finest work, but it accomplished the goal. Hailey had tried getting his attention for a peek at his answers, but he waved his hand at her and mouthed 'don't even try it'. Giving her a look, he then wrote his name up top, the quickly got up to turn it into Miss Lyra.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:26 am
 Username: itsie bitsie spider
Nightmare: Hailey
Prompt Answer: As amusing as these kind of words could be, and even though she could tell the difference between them, Hailey groaned at the fact she was going to have to figure out how to use them in sentences. Why couldn't they just say what they meant instead? That seemed the lazier easier route! Sighing as her boyfriend wouldn't let her see what he had down, she pursed her lips in a pout at him, then began to get started. Gotta try to get it over with, right?!
Homophones and Using them and stuff she wrote on the starting line of her paper, tapping her pen to her chin as she pondered.
1: Waiving and Waving
Instead of waiving the need to do the assignment, the teacher made the students do it anyways.
Malachi says that he likes when he sees me waving to him when we meet up after different classes.
2: Elicit and Illicit
A sharp pinch to someone's butt, causes them to elicit a sound... usually a shout or something angry.
It's really hard to keep myself from acting on things that the world finds illicit sometimes.
3. Pistil and Pistol
A pistil is some weird girly flower part that Khai told me about that helps flowers make flower babies.
I want to try going to a shooting range with my rubber band pistol sometime!
Okay... well.. this looked done to her. With no thanks to her boyfriend! Pout. Scribbling her name up top, she got up and turned it in. Ugh. Please don't say they have homework tonight, too!
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:33 pm
 Username: Huni Pi Nightmare: Mytrax Prompt Answer: In the spirit of camaraderie and peace, I must write that my feelings on the arrival of Daydreams to be one of welcome. After all, we’ve gotten past the war, have we not? We are in the process of rebuilding our lives and reconstructing our surroundings for our future. Holding grudges when there are skills, knowledge, resources, and other things that can benefit both Daydreams and Nightmares alike are now capable of being shared is detrimental to that goal. I wish them nothing but the best and that their stay is peaceful, enjoyable, and above all safe.
But if I were to write in the spirit of honesty and personal opinion, though I implore that this will not be shared or read aloud or in any way taken against me as a student of this academy, I am upset. I grew up in the Scepters with my family. I was shown the grand kingdom we chimeras used to have dominion over.
I learned of what was, been regaled with stories of what could have been were it not for those wretched Daydreams starting that blasted war. A war in which we did not ever need to become involved in until the attacks targeted our precious mountains. I am upset and I despise them, even though I know it is for the greater good and that they too must have suffered during the war.
Know this, however, while I will not make the first move against a daydream, if they prove too ignorant of their sins against Nightmares, or refuse to even acknowledge what they’ve done, I may not be capable of holding my tongue.Mytrax had to take a deep calming breath before she went and turned in her paper. She said nothing, her face was a careful blank, but the mien of her stance, and the agitated way her tail lashed behind suggested she wasn't feeling very charitable about the subject matter and was actually holding back.
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:44 am
Username: musicaloner7
Nightmare: Gaius
Entry: Dear Santa Claws,
Hey, it's Gaius. But you already know that. Or I think you do, at least. I'm the Freshling who really likes plants, and animals, and outside. I guess all the nature stuff! There's so many cool things in nature, and I really like to be around it. I've been planting lots of sprouts and seeds, and I even made my own secret garden! I haven't told anyone except Malachi yet, but I think I'll tell Eilwen too. She might like it. You can see it too if you want. I've been doing my best to pay attention more in classes. I've even passed a few! I dunno if I deserve anything, but it'd be nice to get some presents. A familiar, or plants are always nice. : )
Thanks,
Gaius
Username: musicaloner7
Nightmare: Silas
Entry:
Dear Santa Claws,
Hello, this is Silas. I am not really sure what to say. I was adopted this year by Lim and Edwin. They are very kind dads, and I am so happy to be with them. I hope that I can make them proud. They have given me many books which I have read, and enjoyed a lot. And I've even gotten a pair of familiars for friends, that are so wonderful and nice. And even though it seemed impossible, someone has started to talk to me, and spend time with me at the festival and in class. I am trying my best to not be as quiet but... it is hard. I hope you are well, Santa Claws.
Thank you,
Silas
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:24 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:37 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:22 am
 Username: Koiasi Nightmare: Kara Prompt Answer:Kara mused a bit, not sure what to make of this assignment. She had never been very good at jokes, or anything humor related. She frowned, her pencil tapping against her desk. If it wasn't for the fact that she needed this class to graduate she'd wait until next semester to take it, but she figured she had to at least try. 1. Q: What did one ocean say to the other ocean?A: Nothing, it just waved.2. Man, that guy just got whaled on.3. Why? Oh, for the halibut.She mused, hoping they were good enough as she got up to turn in the paper before sitting back down.
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:40 am
 Username: Koiasi Nightmare: Kiessi Entry:Kiessi sat down, looking over the assignment. Picking up a pencil, they began to scribble on the paper. Dear Future Self,
Hi! My name is Kiessi! I'm currently a freshling in Arkham. My mom, Tambre, recently adopted me from the Orphanage. She's a really nice mommy! We do lots of things together, like cooking, cleaning and feeding the familiars! I like to draw pictures for Mommy and she hangs them up on the refrigerator so everyone can see them! I hope I'm like Mommy when I'm older, she's a hard worker and she is always looking out for the best for me. I think she's sad though.. I want to be able to cheer her up someday!
When I'm an adult I want to design toys! Lots of toys. I'm already trying to figure out how to make clothing and Mommy is teaching me how to sew! I want to make my own plushie next year! Mommy says she's going to take me fabric shopping soon! I can't wait! I want to make other people happy with all the toys I make. Perhaps I can be like Santa Claws someday!They grinned at their own letter, signing it with their name before hopping up from the desk and handing it toward Lyra.
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:54 am
 Username: Koiasi Nightmare: Rorie Entry:Rorie didn't exactly like this assignment. He still wasn't sure what he wanted to do with his life as an adult and he envied the other freshlings who already knew. He frowned, staring at the paper for a long time, not really sure what to write, though he knew he had to get started someday. Dear Me,
Right... so.. my name is Rorie, I'm a freshling at Arkham. Teach says that I should say a little about myself.. so.. Both of my parents are still alive. My dad is a lawyer while my mom is an interior designer. I'm an only child and sometimes I miss my parents while I'm here, but at least I'll get to see them during the holidays.
I'm not really sure what I want to do when I'm an adult. So you better have things figured out by now! Really, what I want to do is to go out and have some fun, and help other people loosen up. Too many people are so uptight, yeah? So maybe I'll go into entertainment or something, not really sure yet. I just hope that I have my life figured out by the time I get this letter. So keep on keeping on.Rorie put his name on the paper and frowned, not sure if the Teacher would get mad at him for his answer, but he didn't want to lie either. He walked to the front and handed it to her, watching her expression. Yushika Sorry for the double quote, had to fix his image. ><;;
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 1:43 pm
 Username: Marinity
Nightmare DAYDREAM: Nissa
Entry: Oh, this assignment was exciting! Every so often as she wrote, soft giggles would fall from the Fey's lips as she laughed despite herself. She actually found herself babbling on far more than she had intended, though she didn't think Lyra would mind.
Dear Big-Me,
Are you really big? Everyone says Feys stay really small, but I want to be bigger! ...Oh by the way, I'm Nissa! I think you know that already, though, because.... I'm you! You're me! We are each other!
I really like living in Below, but I miss my parents. Have you seen them yet? I hope you have! I want to go back to Above sometime. I don't really like how dark it is down here. We got nice lights to make sure we still grow, but being a Fey in the dark isn't fun. I've made a lot of friends though... which is good! Have you made any new friends?
Oh! I forgot to say three facts about me! Well, I'm a freshling! I'm also the smallest one in most of my classes, unless there's a Goblin in the class. I don't think a lot of goblins came to Below, though. I'm trying to teach myself how to fly, but most of the time I just end up crashing into walls and stuff. I keep hurting my head and the academy nurse keeps having to give me new bandages. I'm getting better and better though! Oh, oh, and I'm almost done with all of my classes! Maybe I'll get to start taking more classes, soon!
I hope that by the time I'm grown up, I've made a lot of friends. I really wanna do something really cool and important, too. A lotta people in Below are so focused on magic, I wanna get them to love nature, too!
Anyway, bye bye!
Once she was done writing, Nissa gave a smile, bouncing up from her seat to go hand the assignment into Lyra.
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 1:54 pm
 Username: Marinity
Nightmare: Lilianne
Entry: What an odd assignment. Lili knew a handful of seniors, and she knew that at least most of them wouldn't care what a young version of themselves had to say. In fact, she remembered an instance where one of the seniors she knew had found some of her old letters to friends that she passed around during class, and she was embarrassed to even admit finding them.
Lilianne didn't picture herself having a very different reaction.
Still, that didn't mean she was exempt from doing the assignment. With a sigh, she got to work, trying to just get it over with.
Hello Future-Me,
My name is Lilianne. I'm a Freshling at the academy. My teacher said I had to write this letter to future-me, so here I am. I was told to say three facts about myself.
One fact is that I'm smarter than the other kids in my class. I'm also older than a few of them. I hope to be a junior soon so I'm not around little kids all the time.
Another fact is that I think some of the kids are scared of me. I don't know. Maybe that's not a fact then. I just know that I don't have any friends, probably because everyone is scared of me. That's okay though, I like being alone.
And my last fact is that I'm tired of writing this. You're probably tired of reading this, so I'll just stop.
Um, so, as an adult, I expect to do something interesting I guess. I don't know what I wanna do when I'm grown up. Hopefully you've figured that out by now. If not, oh well.
She didn't bother trying to end off the letter nicely. Instead, she placed her pencil down the moment she finished dotting her i's and periods, picking herself up from her seat to carry the paper to her teacher.
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 2:10 pm
 Username: Ember-babe Nightmare: Joselyn Entry: Joselyn didn't know what to write down. Truthfully, there were a great many facts she could write about herself. But for a fleeting moment she wondered if they'd still be true about herself as she aged and grew in to a different person. She knew she'd be different. There was no questioning that. Even her mother had become an entirely different person compared to her youth. She had gone from manic and overexcited to sophisticated and well-established. Joselyn could only hope to one day be as great as her mother, or even her father. She wondered for a quiet moment if her younger siblings would ever be like her parents. Hello, Future Jose!
I'm supposed to write to you about who I am and some facts about myself, so that one day. when I am your age, I can look back on my life as a freshling and ponder the shifts and tides in life. I imagine, looking back on this, I will likely laugh at myself. I'm oddly okay with this.
But, why don't I get straight to it? I never was one for flowery prose.
I'm adopted. And I love my mom and dad dearly. I know this fact will never change. How could it ever? Even so, this doesn't bring me any shame. I was adopted in to a family that loves me -- a large family with so much to give. I was old enough to know Burvia and Joseth were not my parents when Burvia took me in and introduced me to my new life. That doesn't change the love I have for them.
I'm undyingly in love with the colour blue. This is something that can more easily change. I fully expect it to. I'm blue, my mom is blue, my dad looks good in blue ... Gale even looks good in blue. How could you go wrong with such a versatile colour?
I think ... I think I only like girls? I'm kind of young to even be thinking about this, but ... I think ... I think it's true. I'm androgynous so I suppose it doesn't really matter to anyone ... but. I dunno. More feminine nightmares are easier to appreciate and I find myself crushing on them all the time. I feel my cheeks heating as I write this ...
Cue the older-self laughing. Laugh it up. Honestly, I don't mind. These are my truths as of this day, and even if time changes them ... at some point in time they had their weight. And that means more than a changing world ...
At this point in my life, I can't say I know what I wish to do. I haven't explored that side of me yet, and I look forward to finding out where my passions lie as I age.
Hopefully you grew up nicely,
Little Joselyn
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:34 pm
Username: Delicate Rose Bud Nightmare: Matilda Entry: Dear Big Tilly, It's little Tilly here. I have to write a letter about me right now and what I think I'll be like when I read this now. I have to give it my Miss Lyra, my teacher, and she'll keep it until I graduate and give it to me. Which I guess is right now, if you aren't getting this early. You might not remember this, but: I love playing dress-up! It's cool that mom makes a bunch of clothes, and lots of times I get to model them for her! It can be super annoying when she has to stick pins places, and it takes forever, but once they're done they're super fun to play in and show off to my friends. Don't tell mom, but I don't really like her frilly pastel things! I think I'm growing out of her style really fast, but I don't know how to tell her nicely. I'm starting to like more simple, casual outfits with little accessories that aren't all sparkly and glittery. I hope I work up the courage to tell her soon! Maybe she'll make me some things that are more my style! I don't know who my dad is, and I don't really mind. The only thing I know about him is that he's an Imp, and that I must have gotten my eyes and hair color from him, since mom isn't at all purple or green. Mom takes care of me more than enough, and even though I wonder about him from time to time, it doesn't bug me. Some of my classmates don't know who either of their parents are! I'm grateful I have my mom. I'm not super sure what I want to be when I grow up, but I wanna do something that's fun and makes me smile at least once a day. Maybe something like reading or painting! Well, that's all I can think of right now! Hope things are good in the future, and that you're wearing what you wanna wear! - Little Tilly xxoo - Matilda gave her letter to Lydia, along with a little picture she drew to add to the time capsule.
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:56 pm
Username: Delicate Rose Bud Nightmare: Dianthe Entry: Dear Future-Dianthe, It's Freshling Dianthe. You might remember the assignment you had to do, about writing a letter for the time capsule? Well you do now, because you're reading this. I have to write three things about myself as of right now, and what I hope to do when I grow up. Let's get straight to it! I want to know a lot about Above! I'm super interested in Above, and what it looks like, and the buildings and the races that live there! It's unknown to me, and I want to help find out more about it~ Daydreams are really nice! So far, the only Daydream I know is super nice and likes the same things I do! His name is Caron, and he's a Fey~ For a Freshling, I spend a lot of time worrying about how I look.When I grow up, I hope to explore Above more and maybe write a book on it to help us from Below know more about it. It's not a lot, but it's me. So long! - Dianthe gave her letter to Lydia and returned to her seat, glad she had gotten that over with.
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