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thenearshore2016-07-09 09:35 am
reformedsinner) wrote in thenearshore2016-07-09 09:35 am
School mingle log - OPEN
Who: Teachers, students, library attendees and anyone else who just wants to hang around the temple of Menrva, a.k.a. Dead Kid School.
What: Even being dead doesn't mean you can skip out on your homework. (Teachers, please feel free to put up headers for your classes if you like!)
Where: The temple of Menrva, including its library and study rooms
When: April 1 - 10
Warnings: Please keep things school-appropriate. Hibari is watching. (also possible foul language, violence, firearm use: there's this Buddhist high priest taking care of the library, you see.)
(Schedule of Classes)
Library
[The library is at the back of the temple, with full-length windows onto a balcony that looks out over a valley filled with late-spring foliage. The books that can be found here cover a wide variety of subjects, from religion and philosophy to history, biography and the sciences. You can even find some fiction if you're here for lighter reading.
Tables are available for reading or studying in the library. Talk to Menrva or one of her shinki if you want to take something home: they'll check it out for you.
The shelves are imposingly tall and stuffed with texts. If you want something on the top shelf, you might have to find someone to help, or try to clamber up on your own -- careful, though, those shelves aren't built for climbing....]
Courtyard
[The courtyard at the front of the temple is large and paved, with blooming trees around the edges and a massive set of steps at one end rising to the columned entryway of the temple. There's a giant heap of scrap metal daubed with paint next to the steps. From the right angle, it's an avant-garde sculpture of a massive owl.
The courtyard is a great place for exercise, weapons practice, tree-climbing or hanging out with your friends on days when the weather's nice. Be careful, though: if you hang out here too long and don't look busy, Hakkai will hand you a broom. Those lovely trees drop flower petals and leaves all over the stone, and he can always use a hand cleaning up.]
Classes & Independent Study
[Classes are held every day of the week except Sunday, in temple rooms next to the library that have been re-purposed with large tables and plenty of chairs to hold all of the students who are interested in showing up. Anyone who's interested in a subject that's not on the class list -- kanji study, for example, or literature -- can show up to one of the study halls or make separate arrangements with Hakkai, Elsa or any other teacher.
One of the classrooms, as of April 2nd, has a number of desktop computers set up in it, with working Internet connections and basic office software installed. The computer classes haven't been scheduled yet, which means all of those machines are free for walk-in use: homework, games, trying to figure out what a keyboard is, surfing the Internet or laughing at dumb YouTube videos -- the sky's the limit.]
Dinner
[The school doesn't actually close, since it's also where Elsa and her two shinki live. Stay too late, or fall asleep in one of the comfier library chairs, and you may find yourself woken up and invited to dinner. With so many students around the place, Hakkai always makes extra.
If your god happens to be missing or you're not sure where to go, you might even be allowed to spend the night. If you stay over, though, Hakkai will definitely have cleaning chores for you in the morning. Those pretty stone floors need a lot of mopping!]
What: Even being dead doesn't mean you can skip out on your homework. (Teachers, please feel free to put up headers for your classes if you like!)
Where: The temple of Menrva, including its library and study rooms
When: April 1 - 10
Warnings: Please keep things school-appropriate. Hibari is watching. (also possible foul language, violence, firearm use: there's this Buddhist high priest taking care of the library, you see.)
(Schedule of Classes)
Library
[The library is at the back of the temple, with full-length windows onto a balcony that looks out over a valley filled with late-spring foliage. The books that can be found here cover a wide variety of subjects, from religion and philosophy to history, biography and the sciences. You can even find some fiction if you're here for lighter reading.
Tables are available for reading or studying in the library. Talk to Menrva or one of her shinki if you want to take something home: they'll check it out for you.
The shelves are imposingly tall and stuffed with texts. If you want something on the top shelf, you might have to find someone to help, or try to clamber up on your own -- careful, though, those shelves aren't built for climbing....]
Courtyard
[The courtyard at the front of the temple is large and paved, with blooming trees around the edges and a massive set of steps at one end rising to the columned entryway of the temple. There's a giant heap of scrap metal daubed with paint next to the steps. From the right angle, it's an avant-garde sculpture of a massive owl.
The courtyard is a great place for exercise, weapons practice, tree-climbing or hanging out with your friends on days when the weather's nice. Be careful, though: if you hang out here too long and don't look busy, Hakkai will hand you a broom. Those lovely trees drop flower petals and leaves all over the stone, and he can always use a hand cleaning up.]
Classes & Independent Study
[Classes are held every day of the week except Sunday, in temple rooms next to the library that have been re-purposed with large tables and plenty of chairs to hold all of the students who are interested in showing up. Anyone who's interested in a subject that's not on the class list -- kanji study, for example, or literature -- can show up to one of the study halls or make separate arrangements with Hakkai, Elsa or any other teacher.
One of the classrooms, as of April 2nd, has a number of desktop computers set up in it, with working Internet connections and basic office software installed. The computer classes haven't been scheduled yet, which means all of those machines are free for walk-in use: homework, games, trying to figure out what a keyboard is, surfing the Internet or laughing at dumb YouTube videos -- the sky's the limit.]
Dinner
[The school doesn't actually close, since it's also where Elsa and her two shinki live. Stay too late, or fall asleep in one of the comfier library chairs, and you may find yourself woken up and invited to dinner. With so many students around the place, Hakkai always makes extra.
If your god happens to be missing or you're not sure where to go, you might even be allowed to spend the night. If you stay over, though, Hakkai will definitely have cleaning chores for you in the morning. Those pretty stone floors need a lot of mopping!]
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[Yukine can handle a grump, right?
Surely he'll be able to manage it, if he can manage his own god.]
Oh, that's right, Elsa and I have been discussing holding a little dance here in a week or two. Would you and Yato be interested in attending?
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I mean, no, I probably won't go. But I can't speak for Yato.
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[Hakkai continues in a conspiratorial tone.] I can't dance myself.
[Won't is more accurate, but can't is true as well. He beams cheerfully.]
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[Well, if Hakkai himself can't dance, he probably won't force others to. And if there is other stuff to do...]
Mm. That might be okay then. If I'm not busy.
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[He sighs slightly] If nothing else, I suppose it'd be a good chance to check in with more of the shinki.
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[Hakkai's tone is more sympathetic than critical: Yukine's certainly helped, but the new gods and shinki do keep showing up.]
Have you heard of anyone having trouble?
[He's not exactly experienced, himself, but at least he's had a few questions answered.
...and even if he can't help, it could be useful to know which shinki are working well with their gods and which aren't.]
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With a sigh he shakes his head.]
Nothing recently, but I haven't had time to keep on top of the BBS or meet everyone in person as much.
If people really have trouble I hope they'll contact Kazuma-san or I on their own.
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Ah, Yukine, if you do need help -- I know I'm still quite new to all of this myself, but I'll be happy to pass on what I know to anyone! Or simply listen to their concerns.
[It's not entirely an altruistic offer. Yukine and Kazuma could use help, of course. Hakkai would also like the chance to know who is disgruntled, or confused. He still doesn't trust Heaven.]
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Nodding in glad relief he smiles a little more.]
At this point, I'll totally take you up on that, Hakkai-san. [He pauses thoughtfully and continues,] You're one of the most experienced new shinki, so maybe some will feel better going to you... [His expression sours slightly at the thought that some shinki can't trust him, but still,] it's probably better that they get some sort of help for their concerns than nothing at all.
I'll trust you with it then, Hakkai-san. Please help out as much as you can. [He then puts on a stern expression.] But don't get in over your head. If you can't answer something then ask us. And if they're up to something that might upset heaven against them more than they are already, please let us know so we can take care of it.
...As soon as we get a clue about why this is happening we'll have to work together on it, I'm sure. So I hope everyone can at least get along that much.
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[He sighs, apparently dejected for a second or two before he brightens and places a hand on the back of his neck, bowing to Yukine like a student to a teacher.]
I'll be careful not to get in too deep, don't worry, senpai.
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I'm tired of people telling me to 'not worry', but fine.
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[After all, there's no point in wasting energy on a hopeless case! -- Or so he would say if it weren't that he isn't sure Yukine would play along with the joke. It could undermine the "please don't worry" message.]
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As soon as everyone shows that their behaviour isn't worth worrying over, then maybe. [Although, some went right from 'worrying over them' to 'watching them for damage control later', like the shinki who liked to fight anything that moved.]
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[Everyone is too many people to expect to be reasonable!]
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Mmhh. You're probably right about that. I'm not wrong though! [He's not wrong to worry (somewhat) and not wrong to want everyone to get along, right?]
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[Hakkai sketches a tiny shrug, smiling wryly down at him.]
After all, those people do what they will no matter how much you worry.
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You know, maybe I have been approaching it wrong. All right. I'll try it like you said.
[Besides, any excessive worry is bad for Yato's health, right.]
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[Hakkai beams at him, suddenly brightening.]
After all, you'll need plenty of time for homework!
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Please don't take this laughter to mean that he isn't going to keep assigning you plenty of math work, though. You show a real talent for it. That sort of thing should be developed.]
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He glowers at Hakkai, then taking up his books turns on his heel. He's off to do his mountain of homework now, thanks no thanks.]
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Please let me know if you need any help, Yukine!
[...but if he doesn't for now, Hakkai will let him retreat with his dignity and his massive pile of schoolwork.]
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[Yukine curtly waves a hand over his shoulder in acknowledgment. He does appreciate Hakkai's advice. Really he does. But why do things go like this?]