The Arena is commonly used for sport majors, since they have very few written assessment and need a practical facility at all times. While known to most students only as "The Arena", it's formal title is the Serena Williams Hall of Sport and the sporting students use this with pride. Big games are held by each team in the last two weeks of each term. Each sporting class has two "teams", each known as Alpha Sport and Beta Sport. They compete against one another as their end-of-term practical assessment. They are not given a fail if their team does not win, as they are graded on how they use the skills they have learnt throughout the term.
It is also the venue that Blending Into Society and Magic Studies are held, to allow all students enrolled to be present at the same time. It has a roof that can be moved in place to make it fully indoors, to prevent events being canceled due to weather.
The Arena is a 20,000 seater stadium. There are only 16,000 students enrolled and 2,000 teaching staff.
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:05 am
Classes You Will Find In This Center
Italic subjects are extra-curricular classes only.
{{ ๏๏ς }}Orientation Week officially starts now! Everyone will begin posting here, students and teachers alike, meeting inside the Arena to listen to the principal's speech and then commence with Blending Into Society.
Author Rayelynn
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Kimberly had woken up early, messaging the others to meet with her along the main entrance into the Arena. She waved her hand to get the others to see where she was, amongst the vast amount of students flocking into the seats. "Did you guys sleep well? Sorry I didn't see you at dinner, I kind of slept through all six alarms I had set up," she sheepishly admitted. Excitement was clearly written on her face, her anticipation for what the year had in store growing more and more as the moments lingered. She wasn't surprised when Kolya moved her to the side, realising only at the last moment she was blocking the path way. She kept her eyes out for others, waving to capture their attention.
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Kolya found Kimberly and moved her, and himself, out of the way of passing students closer to the seats. "I ended up reading some crime novels pretty late into the night. I honestly forgot about meeting up for dinner, but seeing as no one messaged, I think most of us mind-blanked that," he laughed. He looked around, blinking at the mass of students. True, it was a university, but there were not often times the entire student and teaching bodies were in the same area at once. Teachers were waiting on the field, chairs set out for them, while a podium and microphone in the center where the principal was pacing. "I keep forgetting the principal is taking us through the Blending Into Society class. You'd think it be someone else, but it is a good touch," he shrugged.
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Naomi walked through one of the secondary entrances, moving to the upper seats and sitting by herself. She wasn't in a very talkative mood in the mornings, let alone after a hard work-out. Her whole body was sore from ice skating but she had more lessons during her Free Time. True, most skaters would only show on the weekend for the actual class, but Naomi needed to get back into her prime before she was ready for class. She let out a small yawn and flicked curls out of her hickory-brown eyes. "I wonder how the day will play out," she said in her thick South African accent.
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Ezekial almost ran into the stadium, in his head imagining him running the winning point in rugby. He ran his tattooed fingers through his shaggy brown hair, his peridot-green eyes glistening in the morning light cascading down through the sun roof. "I wonder if I can get the rugby team to do a haka before a game. I bet the stadium would be chockers and everyone would be on edge!" he said, his New Zealand accent thick as the glaciers of his home country. He ran up the stairs, bounding up several at a time, sitting beside Naomi. He flashed her a small smile and cracked his neck in preparation for the students to flock to the seats.
Jace yawned as he walked to the Arena. He was still pretty jet lagged from the trip here. He had gone to dinner the night before but didnt want to bother anyone so he ate by himself then spent the night reading a book on serial killers. He rubbed his red rimmed eyes that were now a little puffy and fixed his glasses. He had gotten Kimberly's message and as he made his way to there he noticed Kimberly and Kolya were already there and talking. He smiled getting a little boost of energy seeing his new friends. "Hey guys" he said waving as he approached them.
Kimberly wanted to wait until everyone was there, but the seats were filling up quickly. She moved along and took the seats along the front row, saving as many as she could. She watched the boys follow and quickly messaged the others on the change in location. "It's going to be weird being on my own in every other class until Criminology at the end of the day. At least we can meet up at lunch to talk about how classes are going," she sighed. She didn't know many students who would be taking Creative Writing as a major. She had a confidence in her work, but she was still nervous, as it was something she wanted to perfect to be an author.
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Kolya handed Jace a thermos in his hands, "if you like coffee black this might help you out some." He followed after Kimberly when she moved to the seats and moved his obsidian-black hair from his cherry-red eyes. He was interested to see how Criminology would go, mostly because it was the only class he and Jace shared with Kimberly-Anne. He kept assuring himself he'd find friends in any class Jace wasn't in. Kolya himself had 4 minors, Jace had 3, which meant Jace had the option to take Criminology at a later time in the day. He hoped that Jace would, otherwise the class wouldn't be the same.
Hunter made his way through the crowd and looked at his phone when he couldn't find the others by the entryway. Seeing that they'd moved spots, he walked over with a brisk wave. He was now wearing a blue tank-top and black jeans combination that showed off his extensive tattoos. "мσяηιηg, gυуѕ. ωнσ'ѕ ℓσσкιηg ƒσяωαя∂ тσ тнє ƒιяѕт ∂αу σƒ υηινєяѕιту?" he said with a cheeky grin. He pulled his favorite hat out of his bag and slid it onto his head, covering his eyes from the sun.
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Nora had snuck through the crowd of people, ignoring them and shifting past, taking a seat in the corner. Although it never helped, she was wearing black gloves on her hands. She got a lot of questioning glares, but it gave her a slight piece of mind that she didn't have direct contact with people to cause damage. She pulled the hood of her hoodie over her head and slouched in her chair, dissmissing talking to anyone and being very unapproachable.
"ι ωση∂єя ωнι¢н ¢нєєяу, ѕмιℓιηg ƒα¢єѕ ωιℓℓ вє ιη му ¢ℓαѕѕєѕ тσ∂αу? тнєу αℓℓ ℓσσк ѕσ нαρρу тσ вє нєяє!" Alexandria exclaimed to herself, within earshot of other teachers such as Elisa Novari, Oliver Torvald, and Miranda Keir. She flicked her hair from her blue eyes and made her way towards the seats. She was most looking forward to teaching Cheerleading on the weekends. The athletic teams would need some confidence boots during the game, but she wanted her girls (and boys) to know that Cheerleading was more than looking good and doing twirls. it was a dangerous sport that only those who had confidence in themselves could accomplish.
Jace was grateful for the coffee and took the thermos. "Thanks" he said and drank some of the coffee as they followed Kimberly to some seats."Yeah I feel the same way about my other classes" he said when Kimberly-Anne said it would be weird being on her own. He had made sure to stop and apply for his 4th class being sure to keep criminology with Kimberly and Kolya. He was glad he at least had 2 courses with Kolya. "Yeah we can catch up at lunch and dinner. I wonder what the workload is going to be like" he said and looked up seeing Hunter walk over. "Morning" he said and took another drink from the Thermos Kolya gave him. "I think we all are. It's going to be an interesting day" he said.
POWER: Ability Learning and Imprinting
Esmeralda walked through the crowd once she got to the arena. She was wearing skinny jeans and a striped crop top with some white high top converse. Her hair swooped to one side and her headphones in. She smiled as lip synced to the song she was listening to and found a seat. She got some funny looks considering her outfit and her size but it didnt bother her. Esme was a girl who oozed confidence and was not going to let anyone bring her down. She looked around at the different students having not made any friends yet but she was excited to start her classes.
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Author Rayelynn
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 11:50 pm
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Can Esmerelda and Noah be online friends or something? I'd love for them to know one another somehow!
☒ Age 25 ☒ Major Public Relations ☒ Minors Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish ☒ Extra-Curricular Cultural Club ☒ Abilities Omnilingualism & Eidetic Memory
Vera made her way to the upper-most seats, sitting beside a group of Hispanic girls chattering away in Mexican. She merely smiled to them, sitting in the quickly-filling seats. The girls made a comment about her, thinking she couldn't understand them, but she quickly turned and rebuffed them in their language, causing them to become flustered.
Her power meant she could understand any language upon hearing or seeing it, but Mexican was one she was fluent with prior to her decision to learn new languages the old way. She turned her head to look at the podium, watching the principal almost ready to begin the speeches.
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☒ Age 23 ☒ Major Medical Science ☒ Minors Nursing, Health, Pathology, Paramedical Science ☒ Extra-Curricular Book Club ☒ Abilities Disease Detection & Mental Healing
"Time for the studies to begin. I wonder what classes I will be sharing with people and what friends I will make," he said to himself.
He walked up into the middle seats of the arena, where there was an empty space next to him that he, unknowingly, occupied with his bag. He took his pocket notebook and pen out and tapped his pen against the cover. He wanted to be ready for anything and everything, and that meant jotting any ideas that popped into his head down on paper. He wanted to pass every and all classes with flying colours.
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☒ Age 22 ☒ Major Aerospace Engineering ☒ Minors Astrophysics, Astronomy, Biotechnology, Robotics ☒ Extra-Curricular SCA ☒ Abilities Psychometrics
Theodore had gotten into the Arena very early, being one of the first few who walked through the doors. He was sitting in the front row, but a fair distance away from Kimberly-Anne, Kolya, Jace, and their friends. He adjusted his glasses and sat up straight. As he was getting a notebook out of his bag, several Japanese students said something to him. He furrowed his brow and was unsure if he should mention he didn't catch what they had said. Before he could ask, in Japanese, for them to repeat themselves the boys scoffed at him and moved along.
"Well, that was rude," he mumbled in his New Yorker accent. He zipped his bag closed and rested the notepad on his lap, ready to jot notes down.
Ebony skipped through the halls, dragging Axel behind her. She'd met him over breakfast and was hell-bent to introduce him to the others. Axel would surely have something in common with the other boys, or even Kimberly-Anne. "Morning! I brought a friend! His name is Axel Schneider! Can he sit with us~?" she asked in a giggly voice. She bounced up and down as she waited to see what the others had to say about the new addition to the group.
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Axel wasn't expecting to be dragged along by a tiny girl, but she had some strength to her. He was hoping to have had more interaction with Max, but they had split ways shortly after their conversation began. Ebony was now showing him to the new friends of hers she'd made since the other day. "Guten tag," he muttered in German. His Saxon accent (that from the state of Saxony in Germany, where Dresden is located) thick yet gentle and soothing. He hadn't expected to be making so many new friends before classes already started, so his guard was up and his nerves had him fidgetting.
Izzy had been sitting in the stands for a while, a translating phrase-book in her hands. She was sitting in a row next to other students who struggled with English. There was a teacher in front of them who was using sign language, which was the one thing of English she could understand well. Her spoken quality of English was limited to basic sentences. It was why she had to take ESL (English as a Second Language) as an extra-curricular until she had enough skill on her own to change to something else. She was worried it would take an extra long time with her dyslexia and lack of proper education.
Jace jumped a bit hearing Ebony say morning to everyone. He laughed a bit at himself rubbing the back of his neck. "Morning Ebony. I don't mind. Hey I'm Jace Connors. Nice to meet you" he said introducing himself and noticed he was a bit nervous.
POWER: Ability Learning and Imprinting
Esmeralda was sitting in the middle a few rows in front of Noah. She looked around at the students. A group in front that already seemed to be friends. There were a lot of people like herself just sitting alone and there was a section with a translator. She was sure there were plenty of students from different countries and she thought that was pretty cool. Esmeralda worked hard to get into the school and was excited. She planned to do her absolute best in every class. She had a smile on her face as she moved her head to the music she was listening to. She opened up her phone and decided to message Noah to see if he was up. She hoped he was so she could have someone to talk to while she waited for the Principal to start. Hey studyholic you up yet? she wouldn't be surprised if he was asleep still since he was always studying something. She never met him in person but she can picture him sitting at his desk or his bed surrounded by open books and notes from the way he talks about studying.
☒ Age 23 ☒ Major Medical Science ☒ Minors Nursing, Health, Pathology, Paramedical Science ☒ Extra-Curricular Book Club ☒ Abilities Disease Detection & Mental Healing
Noah had been checking his phone to look at the time, his phone illuminating 8:55am, when he received a message from his internet friend Esmeralda. His phone made a cute Harry Potter tone. Opening the message, he smiled at the nickname she had given him all those months ago. Up and ready to go, emerald! Sitting by myself in row 45, what about you? he replied.
As he clicked send, he heard a phone go off a few rows ahead of him. He raised his brow, wondering if it was possibly Esmeralda. He'd never seen a picture of her, not full body anyways, only the profile picture on the account in the Student Chatroom they met on after being accepted into Saint Sandorez. It could have just been coincidence that someone received a message immediately after he send his, but the chances were slim. Would she turn around to see where he was? She wouldn't know who to look for, as his profile picture was always an anime-style drawing a friend of his from Iowa. How could she possibly know who he was from a picture like that?
Turn around, I think I know where you're sitting. he replied again, listening for the chime of a phone. He heard it again, same location, and knew it was where she was. Which person was yet to be determined, at least until she turned around to face him. He was looking forward to meeting Esmeralda and talking to her in person rather than a chat room.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 5:50 am
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Nightmare Dreamcatcher
Author Rayelynn
Kimberly-Anne smiled as Ebony bounced up, now familiar with her antics. The boys, however, seemed rather taken-aback by it so early in the morning. She let a smile cross her lips at their response and turned to the newcomer. "Hello, Axel. My name is Kimberly-Anne, but everyone calls me Kim or Kimmy. You can sit with us if you'd like, we don't mind new friends," she stated gently. She moved her bag off the seat next to her for Axel to sit, Ebony able to claim the chair on the other side of Kolya. "The speeches should be starting in, like, 5 minutes. Hopefully they don't go for long, because Blending Into Society is an important class for us all," she mentioned.
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Kolya hadn't expected such a chirpy response so early in the morning, so both he and Jace flinched. "Kolya Innonenty, nice to meet you. I promise the rest of us aren't as much to handle," he joked, making sure his tone wouldn't be taken for serious. There was a chance Ebony hadn't even heard him as she skipped past him to sit down. She was as energetic as ever, most likely looking forward to the weekend for her Circus extra-curricular she went on and on about previously. "Should be a fun start to the day," he replied to Kimberly.
Esmeralda couldn't hear his ringtone since she had her headphones in so she didnt notice it. She tapped her thumb on her phone as she waited for a response and continued to move her head to her music. She felt her phone vibrate and her played in her headphones when she received his message and smiled opening it. She smiled seeing her nickname. Esmeralda had almost forgotten that they were in the same school since they had been talking for months now. Row 45? she thought and looked to the side to see what row number she was in since she didn't pay attention when she sat down. She was about to find out the row number when she got another message and looked at her phone again to see him telling her to turn around. She was excited to finally meet him though she just realized she didnt know what he really looked like. They never really exchanged any pictures just chatted. She turned in her seat to look behind her to see if she could figure out who Noah was. She didnt find out the row number so she wasnt sure how many rows back he would be. Hopefully he would wave at her or something though her eyes stopped on someone who looked kind of like the drawing he had as his profile picture. She smiled and waved hoping it was him.
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Author Rayelynn
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 12:59 am
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Author Rayelynn
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Yay!!!!!
☒ Age 23 ☒ Major Medical Science ☒ Minors Nursing, Health, Pathology, Paramedical Science ☒ Extra-Curricular Book Club ☒ Abilities Disease Detection & Mental Healing
Noah watched someone turn to look around, waving with a cheesy grin. He held up his phone as he sent a message to her, there's an empty seat next to me. It was his invitation to talk rather than shouting at one another over people or merely through chat rooms.
Most men would probably say things like you'd look so much better if you were skinnier or you have such a pretty face for a big girl but Noah only saw the inner beauty in people. With his dream and aspirations of being an Emergency Room doctor, judging people based on the exterior or first impressions was something he couldn't afford to make a habit. He had to look past everything and find the answers to save lives. Everyone else would see someone who was a little bigger than most; Noah saw a woman who was vibrant, colorful, energetic, and who could captivate a room by walking into it. She was impressive and someone he would defend in a heartbeat.
Emeralda was someone he wouldn't have to worry about telling his powers to. Many people who found out judged him before they could understand. Mental healing, caused a lot of confusion. It wasn't some magic to heal any and all injuries with a thought, it was the ability to heal mental illnesses, disorders and other forms of mental trauma to their healthy state and reverse the effects of mental tampering, such as mind control or memory loss. Disease detection allowed him to sense the presence of diseases and gain detailed understanding about them.
Esmeralda watched him send another message and looked at her phone.I'll be right overshe texted back and smiled getting out of her seat and walking the few rows back. She politely said excuse me to a few people as she made her way to sit next to him not caring that some of them gave her looks. She was so happy to have a friend and to finally meet Noah in person. She wasnt sure if she should hug him or not seeing as they are meeting for the first time.
She knew he was a medical major and that he wanted to be an Emergency Room Doctor and she found that amazing. She definitely encouraged him though he was already very determined and motivated. She was very excited to get into her drama class. She didnt want to be an actress for the fame but for the ability to take on different roles. To her acting was like becoming a new person and experiencing things from different points of views. She took acting seriously. Having learned extreme memorization with her ability, it gives her more time to focus on character development and really capturing those emotions. Though she of course learned and imprinted other abilities in order to practice her own ability she mostly used her ability to memorize things quickly.
She smiled once she reached the empty seat next to him and took off her headphones and pausing her music as she sat next to him. "Wow its great to finally talk to my bookworm face-to-face" she said with a laugh. "You look a lot better then your picture. It's a great drawing but it doesn't do you justice" she said smiling. She hoped his opinion of her wouldn't change after seeing her in person but Noah didnt seem like the type at least she hoped he wasn't. You'd be surprised how quickly people change when you don't fit their image.
