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 Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:38 pm
The highlight of the table is the throne-like chair in the center of the table where the current Headmaster or Headmistress sits. The Great Hall, as well as serving as the area for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the students and staff, was also the place in which many important events took place, such as the traditional Sorting Ceremony each year.
The Great Hall is a large hall with four long tables where students of each House sit at during mealtimes, as well as the staff table at the front, where the entire Hogwarts staff sits. There is a throne-like chair in the center of the table where the current Headmaster or Headmistress sits. The Great Hall also has a bar, for those whom are of age to drink, the bartender is also a teacher at the Academy and will not serve to underage individuals.
The bar closes at 11pm and the kitchen closes at 10pm. Make sure you eat before closing time, the head chief is said to have a pretty nasty temper and wont feed you anything if you miss the cut off time. Although being such a prestigious school you can order food from almost every country. The kitchen is armed with over 500 specially trained cooks and are from all over the world to make the food as authentic as possible. Those who are at the school on scholarship might want to watch the prices for the food they get throughout the day because it will add up eventually in your tuition.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:05 am
 Victor Rodrigo de Asturias
Fighter || Aria || Exwire || 1st Year Victor walked into the Great Hall anticioating a full house but to his surprise, it was only moderately occupied. There was an abundance of students sitting and chatting but it was mostly staff running around surely trying to prepare the ceremony. He walked in through the main walkway down the center and headed for the kitchen but was cut off by a man dressed in a usual waiter's attire. He then informed Victor of the unavailability of a meal at that time due to the preparations being made and the staff being busy. Victor nodded at the man. "Great." He said with raised eyebrows before he turned around. Victor put his hands in his pockets and looked around unamused. He was hungry and anxious but had nowhere to go. Victor decided to take a seat over at his House's table. He put his booted feet up on the table top, now adorned with a mantle. He crossed his arms and watched the other students around him. Some of them gave him looks of disgust and others just ignored him completely. As time went by, Victor began to think about what had happened under the bridge not too long ago. It bothered him how he had left so abruptly, especially with the young girl just arriving. Man, she was a babe, too. Victor scratched his head and combed back his hair with his hand. His mind began to wander about who he'd be in class with and what they were capable of. Maybe Ignazio will be there to show me what he's got. With that thought, he found his eyes grazing the room lazily for a face he knew until he grew tired and just closed his eyes. He knew it was a matter of time before a teacher would tell him to get his feet off the table and ruin his comfortable position so he took advantage of the moment and relaxed.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:50 am
 Alexandria Elaine Ferdinand
Doctor || Knight || ExwireAlexandria walked into the massive Great Hall, it was clear food wasn’t yet being served and preparations were still in the process. As teachers and other staff ran around talking excitedly, some carrying clip boards to help organize the things to be done. She stepped out of the herd of students finding their way to old friends as well as their house tables. Alexandria walked towards the back wall once she had made it out of the crowd; facing it she unzipped her coat and took it off. Dusting off the snow before placing it over her right arm then reaching for white jacket that was neatly folded in her leather bag. Alexandria Quickly placing her coat over the bag before putting on her white jacket. ‘perhaps I should of just worn the silly jacket underneath.’ She thought as she looked back towards the front of the Great Hall. Scanning the hall for faces she might know- none in particular yet.
But there was one, the same man from before. Placing her right hand on her hip she wondered how strange it would seem for her to just appear again. ‘I already seem to have the habit.’ she thought as she left her hand fall to her side. Alexandria began to wade through crowd to reach the isle, her left hand carefully holding to both part of her coat and the strap of her bag- careful not to lose either. The tables seemed to be ordered according to the respective birth order of the great dragons. But she didn’t head towards the Almedha house table quite yet.
Instead she approached the man she’d only briefly met before, ”I see things aren't quite ready still, do you mind if I sit?” Alexandria asked.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:16 am
Victor Rodrigo de Asturias
Fighter || Aria || Exwire || 1st Year Victor was half way down a trance when he heard someone speak to him right beside him. His eyes opened curiously and looked to see who it was, thinking that the ceremony was about to begin. Who said dreams don't come true? Victor thought, a hint of surprise on his face, once he saw who was speaking. "I'd be disappointed if you didn't" Victor said, a smile appearing on his face as he lifted his feet off the table and uncrossed his arms. He slid out a chair with one of his fingers for the young woman and gestured for her to sit with his free hand. While Victor had seen her not more than an hour ago, he couldn't help but look her over again. While he was sure that she was more than fine, Victor could not remove his eyes from hers once they made contact. He felt gripped as if caught in a choke hold, one that he could not easily break out of. "I'm Victor." He said nodding at the name, trying to break free from a rather piercing gaze. Victor let down his smile just slightly as he glanced around the room, looking for shelter for his eyes but he knew that he had already been rude enough. "Hey, look, I'm sorry about burning off like that. You know, before?" Victor said returning his sight to the girl. If he didn't apologize just then, the first impression could fester and that was just simply unacceptable with such a beauty as that.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:51 am
Alexandria Elaine Ferdinand
Doctor || Knight || ExwireAlexandria smiled, sitting down in the seat he had offered her. “Thank you.”She said as she crossed her legs. Her eyes met his- he seemed a bit nervous. He introduced himself as Victor. It was a name she had heard of before. She pondered it for a moment as his gaze left her- search the room for something. Alexandria decided she wouldn’t make a fuss about instead introduce herself,”It’s nice to meet you Victor, I’m Alexandria.”
Victors gaze returned to her after a short period, apologizing for the brief set of events under the bridge. Alexandria smiled one of her warm smiles, turning away from him for a brief moment as she chuckled,”I’m the one who should be apologizing. It was rude to interrupt, uninvited.”Turning back to him, her gaze meeting his briefly before lowering as she said,”Feels like I’ve met you before- or perhaps been in other classes with you. But I just can’t seem to remember when or what they would have been.” Alexandria continued to ponder the past four years, trying to place his name. She lifted her left hand to lips, her index finger crossing it in thought. If he looked closely he would be able to see the beginning of her scar, its jagged eerie silver shape just peeking out from under her white jacket.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:30 pm
Victor Rodrigo de Asturias
Fighter || Aria || Exwire || 1st Year Victor smiled at the sound of the girl's name. Beautiful city. She took his apology and turned it around. Alexandria was apologizing for interrupting him and Ignazio when in truth they were already done. She didn't seem to bothered by it all so Victor let it go. When her smile came, it wasn't piercing like her gaze but like a breeze that gave him ease. When she said that she mentioned having seen him before, Victor's eyes tightened every so slightly, a nearly unperceptible gesture. He couldn't help but chuckle a bit. "Isn't that my line?" Victor said insinuating that she was using a common pickup line. When he spoke, he sat back a bit more comfortably, his smile lighting up again. He saw her truly try and remember where she had seen him before. Alexandria put her finger to her lips, pink lips, and Victor noticed something on her wrist. It looked like a bad scar that led back down into her jacket. He wondered where she had gotten such a cut but it was hard to tell when the arms are usually the ones to get injured most of the time. "If we had been in class together, I definitely would've remembered." He nodded, dismissing the idea of them meeting before although it was possible that they had crossed paths between classes. Victor could never reveal his late nights at Matsuda's or the illegal fights in a downtown basement he attended every friday night.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:29 pm
Alexandria Elaine Ferdinand
Doctor || Knight || Exwire He interrupted her thoughts with his mentioning of her use of a common pick up line, although unintentional. She rested her hands in her lap and sat back in her chair, slightly embarrassed. “Then you should speak up!” Alexandria said sarcastically. Her cheeks grew pink not unlike the pale fuchsia of a cabbage rose. She wasn't sure how she’d missed something so obvious. ‘That was silly of me.’ She thought idly as she looked back to him. Victor had a warm smile, the kind that just seemed to light up his face. He dismissed the idea that they had met through school. Which could have easily been true with the variety of things to do around town- legal or not.
Alexandria’s olive gaze fell towards the ground, her flaxen blonde hair covered her eyes but a small smile crossed her pink lips. Her flushed cheeks finally fading and returning to her normal color.”You’d remember?” She asked, her voice was barely audible. It was a rhetorical question she hadn't realized she said aloud. She seemed lost in thought for a few moments longer as she lifted her head up and watched students and staff scamper about- or at least it would have seemed. Her gaze oblivious to their movements.
After a few moments Alexandria looked back to him, “Perhaps, it was just some gossip about you.” She said with a smirk. While she wasn't quite the gossip she couldn't pin point where she would of met him and decided it wasn't worth dwelling on. Especially when he didn't seem to offer any alternatives.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:05 pm
Victor Rodrigo de Asturias
Fighter || Aria || Exwire || 1st Year Victor turned to fully face Alexandria now, putting his elbow on the table and resting his head against it. He watched her retreat into herself in thought after getting flustered, her skin warming to the color of her lips. After a moment, she looked back up and watched the people around the room. Victor could see her eyes were a green, very much like an olive's, and that added to the potency of her gaze. She seemed to be looking for something or someone and Victor turned his head to follow her gaze. He then began to think about a friend she might be waiting for, perhaps a boyfriend. After a moment, she responded towards the question of seeing him before. She had apparently given up to trying to remember his face. "That makes sense. I'm usually in someone's interest for better or for worse. Not that I care, just wouldn't be a surprise." Victor was slightly relieved hoping that she hadn't seen his face the one time he had accidently broken into the girl's dorm rooms looking for his own room or the time he had drank too much one sunday night and had fallen down the main staircase due to his hangover. He looked to her and decided to ask her a question. "So do you know Ignazio? I mean you saw us over there under the bridge and walked over." Victor asked, raising his head from his fist and opening that fist to gesture questioningly. His eyes then glanced behind Alexandria then back to her as a thought reached him. "He isn't your boyfriend or anything, is he?" Victor asked, smiling a bit, realizing how amusing his question sounded.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:19 pm
Alexandria Elaine Ferdinand
Doctor || Knight || Exwire Victor had turned to face her directly, leaning into his fist. She noticed now that he faced her that his eyes were a dark brown- nearly black in color. Alexandria wondered where he was from, his mannerisms had marked him more European than American to her- but she wasn't sure.
He seemed to dwell on past memories for a moment, perhaps something that would be a reason to remember him. Alexandria didn't ask about it, whatever it was it wasn't for the present. Their gaze met as he asked his own question. An odd question, one she’d have to think about how to answer diplomatically. Victor then looked behind her as if to search for Ignazio- the rich man she’d met under the bridge.
Alexandria sat silently for a moment. Finally answering his question;”No, he isn’t my boyfriend or something.”She said with a chuckle.”I don’t believe he trusts me much.” Alexandria purposefully left out how Ignazio’s servant must have recognized her for who she was- how he had prepared to kill her. But, Victor didn’t seem to know or need to know about her past just yet.”I’m not dating any one currently. Things tend to break apart when we are a few hundred thousand miles away!” She said with a giggle. Alexandria was slowly changing conversation- although it may have seemed like light banter or even slightly flirtatious.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:56 pm
Victor Rodrigo de Asturias
Fighter || Aria || Exwire || 1st Year Apparently, it was a silly idea, Alexandria and Ignazio being together. That made Victor wonder if he knew anything about the other students in the academy. He usually kept to himself, mostly becasue he didn't have much in common with them but also because they thought of him as a foreigner. It didn't help that he also acted the way he did. Alexandria didn't seem judgemental at all and instead came off as sincere. Victor could easily go as far as to say that she was a "good" girl and there was nothing wrong with that. She let him know that she wasn't seeing anyone making a point that she usually put distance between her and that other individual. It meant that she wasn't originally from there but that was plain to see from her soft features, primarily her eyes. Victor smiled and nodded with what she said, agreeing with it. He hadn't looked for anyone in particular and his lifestyle didn't leave much room for a second person. "Well, do you plan on sticking around? I mean, after you graduate?" Victor asked. Many students came to this school through scholarships that were distinctive to this campus. While there were others True Cross Academies around the world, the Japan branch was held in high prestige. It was common to hear of students coming and going after they graduated, finding work in their own countries and towns.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:44 pm
Alexandria Elaine Ferdinand
Doctor || Knight || Exwire Victor seemed to ponder about things- digesting what she had said and then asking a new question. The future- what did it look like for her. Alexandria leaned back into her chair, resting her chin on her fist. ”That is a good question.” She said. Her home town of Salzburg came to mind. It was a unique place, someplace that’d be enjoyable to work in. There were plenty of vary different things around, even just geographically. The problem arising with her own family; her mother still held a grudge against her. Living and working again in Salzburg might just be another reminder of the past- and the dead. The alternative would be to stay either in or around the campus town- make her name known in Japan before going elsewhere. It was a very likely alternative.
Alexandria pondered his question some time before answering; ”I’m not sure, as I see things now.. I’d likely stay in Japan for a while.” She said, turning towards Victor. She asked him the return question, ”What about you? Would you stay or go?”
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:11 pm
Victor Rodrigo de Asturias
Fighter || Aria || Exwire || 1st Year Victor watched Alexandria sit back in her chair a bit more comfortably and he noticed her skirt and long stockings. Quickly looking out at the table he was leaning against, he nodded, listening to her response to his previous question and saving himself from being caught staring. She would be staying. It was good to hear that he would have good company during his stay. Alexandria asked him the same question and he looked back to answer. "I'd like to stay. It's a nice little town and a good place to live, if you like the whole town/campus thing. I want to gain some experience and rank before I go and try to work in other sides of the world where there isn't a looming Exorcist school there to protect them." Victor said, looking forward at Alexandria. "You know, I'd like to get to know you as we get through this Academy. I know were from different houses, but all that separtist stuff doesn't truly matter to me. We're all on the same side." Victor said, his expression unreadable. He was serious about what he said and he thought he was being clear. "Maybe if you're not too caught up in Exorcist assignments and what not, I could show you this spot downtown that serves the best chicken marsala in the region." Victor smiled slightly at the thought of such an event. In all honesty, Victor didn't have any friends. Although he didn't mind solitude, the idea of having someone had sometimes trekked through the canals of his mind and it made sense. Also, if it wasn't her, who would it be? No one else had cared enough to approach him or even acknowledge him. He was usually labeled as a hoodlum or just a plain outcast.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:28 pm
Exwire Not to long after Ignazio had arrived he was circled by freshmen and upperclassmen alike, he smiled and waved to people and created idle chatter about how their family was or about their vacation, in this light he looked more like a King rather than a student. Ignazio managed to break away from the group by telling a slight lie about wanting to go get something to eat. He made his way over to Victor and Alexandria just in time to catch the tail end of their conversation he looked at the back of Victor’s head with a serious glare for a second and then smile and started to chuckle a little bit. ”An Exorcist? Like ghost and demon hunting? Is that a club you’re planning on making this year? It sounds like fun. I mean I didn’t take you to be into that sort of thing, what about you Miss. Ferdinand?” Ignazio grabbed a pen from his pocket and then one of the random flyers that was on the table and began to write on it. ”Clubs on campus need at least five members to start right? I’m kind of a big baby when it comes to horror films and stuff like that so I don’t know what help I can be to your club other than talking to people you want to help. So kind of like a secretary. Here’s my information.” he said as he glanced around and noticed people were already ease dropping on their conversation, luckily at least one person out of the three he saw were a part of the cram school. When Ignazio handed Victor the paper, it didn’t have his information on it all it had written on it was: Bathroom, five minutes, both of you. Ignazio just stood there and smiled as he waited on a response from Victor or the high spirited woman egger to play the Goddess that saves the day.
Familiars
• Innocentius | Innactive
• Garuda| Innactive
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:41 pm
Alexandria Elaine Ferdinand
Doctor || Knight || Exwire She nodded as he spoke his mind over his future plans. It made sense. No reason to leave when it was still beneficial to remain near the powerful organization whom you had trained under. Especially if returning home meant diving into unknown territory, job wise.
His expression changed as he mentioned his desire to get to know her better. It was difficult to tell what exactly he meant by it. Her mind drifted to the friendships people had back home. How shallow they were- how quickly the alliances changed. She wondered if things weren’t terribly different here- as she primarily focused on her own studies and training rather than forging friendships with those around her. Alexandria‘s thoughts were interrupted by his second proposition- some sort of lunch date, or at least he wasn’t calling it that.
Ignazio came from seemingly nowhere- or she simply wasn’t paying enough attention. She found it odd he knew her name. It wasn’t one she remembered telling him.”Well.. Hello there, Ignazio.”Alexandria said with a hint of surprise in her voice. He handed Victor a piece of paper- whatever that could be about. She only assumed it had to do with this club Ignazio was going on about.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:55 pm
Victor Rodrigo de Asturias
Fighter || Aria || Exwire || 1st Year Victor was to indulged in talking to Alexandria that he didn't notice the surge of students moving past them and to the doors. After Victor had finished what he said, he heard a familiar voice from behind and looked over to see Ignazio coming up to see them. He spoke as if he didn't know what an Exorcist was. At first, he thought he was joking but then Ignazio began to talk about a club, as if changing the subject completely. Not knowing what in the world was going on, Ignazio gave Victor the slip of paper supposedly containing his information but it was much to concise to be so. All that was written on it was "Bathroom, five minutes, both of you." Victor looked at it confused. "What the hell?" He said lowly, looking back to Ignazio before looking to Alexandria. Victor handed her then slip of paper. "You got it, man." Victor said to Ignazio shaking his head once, trusting it would be an interesting thing to go meet in the bathroom, both men and a woman.
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