Opening Ceremony!

[principalmouse]

Who: Everybody!
What: Opening Ceremony! Say hi to all your new friends! It's a meet 'n' greet!
When: OPENING DAY!
Where: Just inside the Academic Building
Warnings: None yet. Yet.
[In a wide open hall with banners and a various sundry of celebratory items, the headmaster's rousing speech begins to come to a close.]

In short, you all are here to save our world! There is a threat out there that we must face, but we cannot face it alone. [His demeanor is pleasant, but thinly veiled. His stress is evident in his words, but he is attempting to stay cheerful.] We must do our best to watch over our friends and family and neighbors, no matter who they may be.

We are all responsible for one another. [He lets the silence hang for a moment before letting off and overly cheerful--] HaHa! [Was that a bit forced? Or was it just me?]

Well, guys, it’s time for me t’go, got lotsa stuff to take care of bein’ headmaster and all. But please, get to know one another, go check out classes, and find out where you live on campus! [He gestures to various sections of the room, all labeled with bright colored papers and text.]

I’ll see y’around!

[And with that, the headmaster is off! No, seriously. Watch him go, he’s movin’ fast for such a short guy.]

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Comments

[runawayroyal]

I rather like your optimism; I'll be hoping most everyone shares it.

[Jasmine offers a polite and warm smile.]

It is a pleasure to meet you, Giselle; I am Jasmine. Do you mind if I ask what class you'll be teaching?

[dreamingoflove]

Sewing and cooking. Though I they ended up calling it home economics.

Are you a student? Or a teacher?

[runawayroyal]

Strange, though I suppose it makes sense.

Oh, I'm not a teacher at all. I am a student... and to be honest, this is my first time in an actual school. I have only had private tutors before this.

[dreamingoflove]

I never attended a school either. Most of the things I learned, I learned on my own or from my animal friends at home.

[runawayroyal]

I suppose animals have quite a bit to teach.

[Not the right things to round out an academic regimen, but she knows from experience how vivid animal personalities are. Rajah's just as expressive as her own father.]

Though I don't think the Academy will be teaching the same things here.

[dreamingoflove]

[She laughs gently.]

Oh no. I don't think so. Things are so much different here than they are at home.

[runawayroyal]

If you don't mind my asking, where are you from and what is it like there?

[Jasmine can't help but be curious, though having lived a sequestered life will do that.]

[dreamingoflove]

I come from Andalasia! It's very peaceful there and everyone is always so happy, except for a troll or two. We'd never even heard of the strange mist there. At least my animals friends and I hadn't.

[runawayroyal]

Never heard of the Black Mist...? It must be wonderful there.

...Save for the trolls, I guess.

[Still, it beats being trapped in a palace that belongs to a kingdom of harsh laws and harsher weather.]

[dreamingoflove]

Oh, it is!

I miss it dearly, but I'm certain I'll be able to go home eventually. Until then I want to help here as much as I can.

[runawayroyal]

...Maybe I am jumping to conclusions, but you say that as if you can't return... and not because of teaching.

[dreamingoflove]

Well, I'm not quite certain of the way. You see, I fell down a magical well by accident and was brought to a place called New York.

[runawayroyal]

A magical well? That is something I have never heard of before.

Though I have heard of New York. That must have been quite the culture shock; did you do alright there?

[dreamingoflove]

Oh yes. I was able to meet some kind people there who helped me for my brief time there.