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 Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:44 pm
A bundle of ill-fitting clothing in hand, Hinote was on her way through the main hall of the academy. She was going to quietly toss most of the sailor suits and knee socks foisted on her by her mother, and that were now too tight and too short, into the general mess of storage. She would come back after dark quietly peruse the clothing and assorted bits in her new size. The last and least ill-fitting of her skirts, an old sweater she thought might actually be Sha's, or maybe Trae's ?, and stocking feet made up her wildly stylish outfit for the illicit clothing run.
It should have gone quite smoothly - Sha was no where around to make trouble, nor where there any other metas on the stairs or in the hall from the dorm. The first sign she saw of life was an unfamiliar figure in the hall near the receptionist. She had to walk past him to get to the hall where all the storage was, and, as she neared him, one of the hated kneesocks fell. Hinote stepped on it, it slipped from under her foot, and Hinote landed hard on her rear end, most of her clothing sprawled across her legs and on the floor toward the unfamiliar figure.
"Ugh, Hinote, you are such a doofus," she said to herself, putting one hand on her sore bottom.
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:55 pm
Troy waited around for his Dad to stop flirting with the receptionist. Man. They did this every time. (Not that a grand total of three times was anything to go by but it still totally counted.) The first time was when Andrew had come to pick him up and take him home. The next was for the physical that he'd been required to take in order to attend day classes. And finally this time for all the paperwork they'd had to fill out. Granted, Troy was all about letting his Dad have fun and try to get a date, so far all the ladies he'd met that knew his dad were just silly floozies. He hoped he'd have better luck when the time came.
Speaking of ladies. Troy had been watching one passing by with what appeared to be a bunch of sailor type shirts? Weird. And then she fell. He instantly covered his mouth to smother an instant reaction laugh. "Hey lady, you okay?" He asked going over to offer his help up. That looked like it hurt.
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:35 pm
"I think I'm fine. Just a sore bum. Thankfully, I don't really have any dignity to bruise, when I'm carrying these stupid sailor scout outfits around. Ouch."
Hinote took his hand when he offered to help her up, and pulled herself off the floor, making sure to brush her backside off. That would be really humiliating, if she walked away and her backside was all dusty. She also tugged the skirt down for good measure - stupid clothes.
"I'm Hinote, by the way. I'm still kind of new around here, I don't think I've seen you before. Than again, I'm normally in my room or snatching marshmallows with Sha or something. What's your name?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:22 pm
Troy wasn't entirely sure what to make of this girl. First she announces her "bum" is sore then goes on about sailor scout clothes and finally announces that she hangs out with someone and marshmallows. Well it wasn't like he could do anything to help out her sore bum...
"Uh, I'm Troy, do you need help with that pile then?" The last thing he needed to be thinking about was some girl's butt. Shouldn't that occur when he's older or something? Maybe Dad was a bad influence in that regard... "I don't know any Sha, and I only ever really have marshmallows in hot cocoa."
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:12 pm
"That would be great, actually." Hinote bent down to start gathering up the clothes. She felt she owed him some explanation if he was going to help her deal with all of this stuff.
"I'm just taking them down to the store rooms, it's not far. But Sha is a friend of mine, and we raid the pantries sometimes. We both like roasted marshmallows, and we used to kind of break into the pantry and take a bunch. It's kind of fun. Not many of the metas around realize how easy it is to sneak into the food storage, but I highly recommend it if you have a favorite food."
Hinote handed off a few things to him, and continued gathering her clothes off the floor. "So, are you new, than? I don't remember hearing about a Troy. If you are, welcome to the academy."
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:36 pm
Troy thought she said "panties" instead of "pantries" there for a moment. Ugh his brain was crazy. It was undeniable.
"Actually I was adopted just a while ago, I'll be attending day classes here but living with my Dad, he was the tattooed guy back there flirting with the receptionist." He said rolling his eyes a little bit.
"I don't know why, but he has bad luck with women. Anyway, I am familiar with sneaking food, that's actually how I got my item. I snuck down to get a drink around Thanksgiving and picked up a mug of eggnog. And voila. It's still my favorite. I had to wait a while till someone was willing to adopt an already itemed meta. But thanks for the welcome! I'm hoping to make friends even though I'm not in the dorms." He grinned kinda sheepishly as he told how he originally got his item.
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:58 pm
"Very bold of you. I like it. I got my mom's old oil lamp. C'mon, the store rooms are this way." Hinote lead the way across the hall toward the door.
"I would be comforting and tell you that you're sure to make loads of friends, but I can't verify that. I didn't move into the dorms until a few months ago, and mainly I hang out with Sha and his friend, Trae. And when I'm not with them or in class, I'm in my room, or at the pool. But I'm sure you will make friends if you are just a bit more outgoing than I am."
The nymph popped the door to the lower levels open. "The store rooms are this way. So aside from sneaking alcoholic beverages and helping girls carry around clothes that are too tight for them, what do you like to do? I hope those aren't your only hobbies, Troy."
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:02 pm
"Are you bashing my hobbies already Hinote?" Troy asked with a teasingly serious expression. "I go out of my way to find girls carrying loads of sailor outfits. Why do you mock- okay I'm done. Nah my Dad owns a body shop, and he's teaching me welding, and auto painting and stuff like that. I really like it."
"I also like spray paint. Dad's letting me do whatever I want with the old wooden fence in the back yard. It's looking kinda psychedelic right now." He shifted his grip on some of the shirts as they tried to make a bid for freedom.
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:19 pm
"That sounds pretty cool. Different, too, I don't know many metas into getting their hands dirty. As I imagine bodywork and spraypainting would involve. Not that I've ever done either of those things. My mom was always more of a girls-should-be-girls type. You might have been able to tell because of the sailor suits."
Hinote wrinkled her nose. Ugh. She hated them.
"The storeroom's just through here, and we can ditch this stuff. I know you aren't exactly new, but do you want me to show you around anywhere while your dad's chatting up the receptionist? I hang out at the pool, like I said, but there are other places. Or I could get you into the dorms if you wanted to meet other people."
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:32 pm
Troy laughed a bit at her wrinkling her nose at the sailor suits. "Sheesh, I wouldn't want to have to wear them. Good luck convincing her to let you wear something else. Her teen ideas are probably even worse then what you've had to deal with up till now."
"And yeah I get pretty dirty working with cars and stuff. It doesn't bother me, it all washes off anyway." He shrugged his shoulders. "And yeah I'd love to see around the campus. Nothing too far out from this building or anything. Dad can probably guess what happened. Though fair warning if he has to come find us he'll tease me about being good with ladies. Just ignore him."
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:31 pm
Hinote flushed slightly at being referred to as a lady - her mother and Marcus thought of her as a little girl, and she wasn't sure Sha was really aware that she was female.
"Will do, ah ha. But yeah, it being clean is good. And mom doesn't come around the Academy very much; she isn't really into metas in large groups. And my brother is going through some stuff at school right now, so she's pretty preoccupied with that. So I can get away with wearing what I want for now."
Hinote opened the door. This was the laundry room, where all clothing got dropped off to be put in the storeroom. "We can dump the stuff here. Where would you like to see first, I guess?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:45 pm
Troy trundled into the room after her and kept his wings tightly to his back while moving around her to plunk her old clothes down where she'd put her own pile. "Oh man I don't know. Um. Show me..." he drew out the last word as he tried to decide where to be shown, "the pool. Why not. Also I'm sorry to hear about your brother, is he a human?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:09 pm
"Yeah, he's human. And I'm not that sorry, he's really a creep. I think he's getting kicked off the football team, now. The downside will be that he's more likely to be home when I go."
Hinote made sure she shut the door to the laundry as they exited. People got upset when things weren't replaced correctly. "The easiest way to get to the pool from here is actually to go down the hallway, than up. If you go up and cross the hall first, you end up having to wind through this little maze of rooms around the gym."
Arms now free, Hinote moved at a brisk pace, keeping one hand on the painted concrete wall as she went. "Just so you know, the pool's pretty much open whenever as long as there isn't a class in there. It's pretty easy to grab alone time to yourself, but there are skylights and a lot of windows, so it isn't super private. There are also showers right there; not many people use them cause the main gym showers are closer."
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:14 pm
"Uh huh." Troy offered as he followed along behind her looking at the walls to see if there were posters or anything that he could look at. Hinote wasn't boring but it kept his mind a bit more occupied when there were things to look at.
Something she said triggered a thought, "Wait, aren't there lifeguards and stuff? I thought they were legally a must for pools? You know in case some toddler appears out of thin air and manages to drown?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:28 pm
Hinote turned her head and quirked her eyebrows at Troy. "Only during swim classes for the little kids. Otherwise, they aren't supposed to be there alone, and we're short on staff. The parents are responsible for little kids around here, too."
Hinote was quite sure that it was better this way, as well.
"I think it's better this way; with most of us sharing rooms with someone or another, it's good to have places where you can go to be alone. Wait till your in the main room during some crises or at a ball or something with everyone, and you'll start to see. Though it won't be as bad with you not living here."
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