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]

And you could say "please".

[Though there's some wariness on Jasmine's part -she's never seen a faerie, much less had any experience with any supernatural beings- she isn't about to be walked over.]

Perhaps if you do, I will guide you to the gardens.

[aislingoftheforest]

[Mid-crouch, Aisling just...stops.

Nobody, not when she was the Princess, not when she was alone, not when she'd met Brendan, has ever asked her to say please.]

...What?

[Then she stands fully, putting her hands on her hips.]

Why should I say please to you?

[runawayroyal]

Because I would be doing you a favor. It is common courtesy to say "please" and "thank you" when you want or receive something.

The people here aren't around to do your bidding simply because you want them do; I am certainly not, either.

[The faerie has spunk, Jasmine will give her that, though it doesn't much change her stance on wanting to be treated with some sort of dignity.]

[aislingoftheforest]

I'm not common. [Aisling may have misunderstood that.]

Fine. Please. [She says the word, but it isn't sounding particularly respectful.]

[runawayroyal]

That is not what I meant...

[But at least she said it. The tone leaves little to love, but it's better than nothing.]

Very well then. If you venture past the quad and towards the Transit Center, there will be a large dome; inside is the gardens.

[aislingoftheforest]

So that way. [She points.]

A dome? You mean there are walls there too?

[runawayroyal]

It is made of glass, to regulate the temperature inside so that the plants do not die. I wouldn't necessarily call them walls, especially with the entrances.

At least the plants are not locked away.

[aislingoftheforest]

Hmph. Still walls, but I guess it's better than nothing.

[runawayroyal]

Though I rarely care for walls myself, those glass panels are what keeps all the plants thriving inside. At least they do good.

[aislingoftheforest]

[Aisling gives her a considering look at that.]

So...what happens in winter? Does everything stay awake?

[runawayroyal]

I suppose so, yes. I can't imagine that the inside would get cold enough to cause the plants to stop growing and blooming.

[There's a brief pause.]

And... do you think that's a good thing?

[aislingoftheforest]

I don't know. Everything needs to rest sometimes. I don't know what things do without winter.

[runawayroyal]

You do realize there are plenty of locations on the map that don't experience a cold winter, no?

Much of the Middle Kingdom doesn't, and there are literally thousands of plants that need such weather. Besides, the other sort of plants will do just fine so long as the gardeners keep the soil fertile and keep everything watered.

[aislingoftheforest]

...Are you sure? I've never heard of a place without it!

I can do that. I think. If it's a dome, how does the rain get in? [Sprinklers, Aisling.]

[runawayroyal]

You should visit the Middle Kingdom sometime. I think you would be quite surprised.

[Oh. Well.... hm. This is one Jasmine isn't quite sure of.] If it is anything like the palace gardens in Agrabah, I suppose they are watered through some sort of irrigation.

[aislingoftheforest]

I don't think I will. As soon as this is over, I'm going right back to my forest.

[Aisling nods, even though she has no idea what 'irrigation' is. She's done admitting she doesn't know things.]

[runawayroyal]

Oh...

[Well then.]

What is your forest like? [Being rather unworlded herself, Jasmine is curious, though the question doubles as an attempt to further smooth over their previous clashing.]

[aislingoftheforest]

[Aisling bounces, perking up.] Beautiful! The most beautiful forest in the world, of course, because it's mine. It stretches on for ages. It's filled with the best animals, the fierce wolves and fast deer and clever foxes.

[runawayroyal]

[Well, well, well. This is certainly a change.]

It does sound very impressive, far more than the forests here on the island.

Though you'll have to be the judge of that; I don't think I'm qualified enough to have a final say on that.

[Endless dunes of sand are what she's used to seeing stretch beyond the city of Agrabah.]

[aislingoftheforest]

...I might look at those trees later. [She doesn't even want to qualify them as 'forests'.]

[runawayroyal]

I think you might enjoy yourself. I have found that being away from the land I am used to makes me appreciate it all the more.

...Though, if I remember right, one of the nearby forests is off-limits. You may need to look into that before venturing off.