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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted May 31, 2018 19:02:33 GMT -7
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Yukari had heard through the local gossip that her school recently picked up tree new transfer students. This in and of itself was normal, Sanyo was the kind place where new faces popped up all the time just because the city was big and had a lot of jobs. What made them pique her interest was the fact that all of them were foreigners and all of them were English-speaking to boot. She even heard some of them were from America, like her mom and Naoki had been! So, like a good nosey teenager she decided to try to get one cornered and try to talk to them. Apparently they were all third years... and even ended up in the same homeroom. Must have been short on students in that class.
She would have gotten to the classroom earlier if she hadn't stopped to talk to a few of her friends on the way, and her senpai had mostly filtered out to their respective clubs or just somewhere that wasn't the school. But there was one guy she could tell at a glance was a new guy, he was tall and dark skinned and she didn't recognize his face. This was Shion-senpai's class and disappointingly Shion wasn't present either... oh well!
Yukari decided to jump on her opportunity and approached the guy gathering up his books and introduce herself. "Hey there, senpai! I heard you're a new student, all the way from America!" Yukari chimed, offering him a welcoming smile. "I'm Yukari Hamada, it's nice to meet you! I know it sucks being a transfer student and not knowing anybody, so I wanted to say hello. And... well... I heard you're from America and I wanted to ask you some stuff! uh... if that's okay!"[/color]
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jun 1, 2018 8:16:04 GMT -7
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No matter how many years he has spent in school, Xander still couldn't help himself from smiling when that final school bell rang. Perhaps it was because of all of that schooling that he rejoiced at the sound of that messiah like bell. Xander stood up from his desk and stretched his arms out wide while letting a loud yawn. He glanced over to his classmates who were either preparing for club activities or making plans with their friends.
Xander kind of envied them. Of course he had his share of friends and after school hobbies, but he felt like there was something special about being a part of a close knit group of people with a singular goal. Or maybe he was looking way too far into it. He shrugged and started to pack his things.
Hey Odin, what should we do today? he asked the Æsir.
Odin let out a yawn of his own, obviously asleep through the entire school day. You could practice your runescript. You may not think it, but you've actually made progress these last 6 years.
Xander scoffed at the idea. Please no more school. My brains like a fried egg right now-
His thought was cut off by the presence of, what he presumed, an underclassman. Xander looked at the girl with a raised eyebrow. Why would someone he didn't know, let alone an underclassman, come rushing to talk to him as soon as school ended. He didn't do anything wrong, or rather, he shouldn't have been caught. As the girl introduced herself it hit him, he did know her. They were in the same art class last year. At least he thought so. He was probably right.
As she finished talking it occurred to Xander that she was completely and utterly misinformed. He’s been in Japan for the last 7 years, and even went to middle school with some of students here. He could understand why someone would assume he was a transfer student though, he was black in Japan. Xander finished packing his stuff before correcting the well meaning underclassman. Xander made sure to make his face look as offended as possible. He didn’t really care, but he just couldn't pass up the opportunity of teasing her.
”Uh well that’s a nice gesture and all, but I’m not a transfer student. I’ve been here since first year, and we actually had a class together last year. So…”
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jun 2, 2018 19:11:29 GMT -7
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Just after the bell rang, Lewis rolled his head back and shut his eyes. It had been one of those boring old days, not really distinguished by anything save maybe for the fact that his mind was getting into the swing of things - he knew the flow and rhythm of things, what to expect, and he finally memorized his schedule.
And the other students were getting used to him too. The novelty of having a foreigner around (already diminished by the fact that there were multiple foreign newcomers in his class) was starting to wear off. Fewer people were glancing at him or introducing themselves to him. You couldn't blame them, Lewis supposed. He didn't exactly make an effort to be known - take the fact that he was always screwing around on his phone instead of talking to anyone and combine it with his attitude of bemused detachment and you don't exactly get a memorable persona. 'Low-key' and 'forgettable' weren't exactly the kind of words you'd use to describe Lewis at home, but here he was just kind of in a funk, he supposed... Never felt like he'd had enough sleep.
Watching the other students prepare for post-class activities gave him a sudden jolt and he kicked himself mentally - he forgot to sign up for a club. At home he looked for the clubs which required the least amount of activity possible from their members, but over here everything seemed so...involved.
Eh, he'd get around to it before he got in trouble. Lewis put his feet up on his desk and leaned back, checking out his phone again (looked like one of his friends at home had a pretty bitchin' birthday). He picked up bits and pieces of a few conversations here and there - he was surprised to hear someone saying something about 'coming from America' - maybe they were talking about him, but probably not.
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jun 7, 2018 20:28:35 GMT -7
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It didn't occur to Yukari that she had the wrong person, not at all. At least, not until the words left her mouth and the student scrunched his forehead at her. The sudden wave of embarrassment rose up and hit her like a truck. Oh no! she mixed up senpai! What was she gonna do?
"Oh, oh gosh, I'm so sorry! I totally forgot about that! That wasn't even that long ago, what's wrong with me?"[/color] She stammered, feeling her cheeks turn red with shame. She was always so good with faces! How could she mess up here?
"Please forgive me senpai, I'm normally so good with people's faces and names I didn't even register it was you! I even let you borrow my notes a couple times, I'm terrible...
But I did hear that there's a new student here from the States and I wanted to welcome him. I hear there's a lot of transfers from out of the country in this class this year, I heard there's a European girl and stuff too! It's kinda cool, you'd think they'd end up at Futaba or something since that's the big name school. Have you met any of them yet senpai? Maybe you could introduce me!"[/color] Yukari said cheerily, trying to shake off her embarrassment and focus on the reason she came up to the class room. Of course, if all else failed, she COULD just run away... but she remembered Xander being pretty nice now that her noggin was back in that direction. Gosh, talk about embarrassing...
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jun 11, 2018 22:38:34 GMT -7
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Xander laughed at the underclassman. "And here i thought the large pink hair helped me stand out more," he teased. Xander contemplated teasing her more as he packed up his things, but ultimately decided against it. "Anyways, yeah theres' a bunch of transfers this year for some reason." He finished packing his things and turned to Yukari
Xander slung his bag over his back. "Oh speaking of there's one right there." He pointed in the direction of the only other non-Asian in the classroom. "I think his name is Lewis or something like that? I'll grab his attention. Yo Lewis," he yelled from across the room. Xander wasn't bad with names but he didn't have a photographic memory, but he was pretty sure he got the name right.
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jun 18, 2018 20:44:01 GMT -7
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Now bored of screwing around on his phone, Lewis looked away, stretched, and prepared to head home for the day. After he stood up, he searched through his backpack briefly, pulled out his headphones, and was about to put them on when - Yo, Lewis - he suddenly looked up. Another student (obviously a fellow foreigner, albeit one who was pretty comfortable here) was beckoning him. Curious. They hadn't so much as exchanged words once since the school year started.
"Sorry, what's up?" Lewis replied. He noticed there was a girl at his side. Maybe they wanted him to join their club? That sort of thing could turn into a pain.
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jan 8, 2019 19:56:53 GMT -7
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Embarrassed as she was by her gaffe and as much as she wanted to just disappear, Yukari was just gonna own it. Stick it out, make some friends, laugh about it later because she was an idiot. She mouthed another sorry to Xander and resolved to make it up to him with a smoothie or lunch or something later this week. Then, she looked at the new arrival with a big grin and a little bow. "Hi! I heard you were another new transfer student, and I wanted to come and say hello! I know it's hard being a transfer student and not knowing anybody. So... welcome to Mishiro High!"[/font] She greeted the guy. Yeah, he definitely looked American too. He had that 'don't care about anything' look about him. "So I heard from the local gossip you're one of our American transfers? That's pretty awesome! My mom was from America, she was a camerawoman in California before she came overseas! I've never been there myself. If you need somebody else to speak English too, I'm a little bit rusty but I like getting to use it when I can!"[/font] She said cheerily. Xander probably knew this guy already, yeah? Probably. "You probably already know Xander, since he's in your class, but he's pretty cool too! He's a musician. Anyway, if you need help finding your way around town or want to join a club I can help you out! I know just about everybody that goes here, and I know a lot of the good local shops visitors might not pick up on. It's nice to meet you, Lewis right?"[/font] (( LEWIS WAGNER, XANDER SMITH, it only took me 67593857 years))
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jan 10, 2019 0:06:15 GMT -7
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❝ | I'm the one that your mama said 'Don't mess with them or you'll end up dead That type they don't follow any rules' You're looking tall, you're looking tough I'm sorry dude, it's not enough Your girlfriend's purse won't help you win this duel | ❞ |
Xander waved off the underclassmen’s silent apology. It wasn’t nearly as big a deal as she thought it was. Oddly enough, he had been in a situation eerily similar to this one a year earlier. Xander slung his bag over his shoulder and made himself comfortable on his desk. He could just go about his day like a normal person, but there was a certain feeling of joy he got from watching people mess up. Schadenfreude, as the German's called it. Well she didn’t mess up THAT badly, but Xander had a feeling she was gonna mess up again somehow. And he kind of felt bad for not talking to Lewis beforehand. So, he would stick around and see how things went.
He spaced out for most of the conversation until he became the subject of the conversation.
Wait, how does she know that i make music, but literally didn't know who i was 5 minutes ago? How deep is her grapevine?
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jan 20, 2019 14:11:59 GMT -7
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Oh, just a meet and greet, then. The girl seemed cheerful to a fault, relentlessly upbeat, and considerate, even if she forgot to tell him her name. If they just wanted a name for a club roster he would have considered messing with her, maybe acting like he didn’t follow what she said or being willfully obtuse, but she was just coming here out of human decency (or a desire to perfect her English skills). Even if she was nauseatingly chipper, just having an earnest desire to meet and help people softened his attitude. By this time, when people got settled into the year and who they were hanging out with, he only expected people to come around when they needed things. Maybe that spoke more to his perceptions and attitudes than to actual reality, but hey. ”Oh, uh, thanks, yeah.” He mumbled, both to her welcome and to her offer to show him around, a little embarrassed. Lewis raised an eyebrow. ”Oh, actually I don’t. Good to meet you.” He nodded to Xander. He had seen him around a few times (hard to miss another foreign student, especially one with pink hair) but didn’t have a name to put to the face. He looked back at the girl, ”Wait, what’s your name?”(( XANDER SMITH, YUKARI HAMADA sorry not a lot of content orz))
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jan 23, 2019 17:22:44 GMT -7
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Well it looked like neither boy was gonna be talkative today! How about that? Oh well. She had enough words to spare for both of them.
But it seemed like she'd forgotten to introduce herself! Yukari smiled big and stood up confidently. "I'm Yukari Hamada, it's nice to meet you! Like I said, if you need any help navigating the clubs or school life just let me know. Being a transfer student is always hard, but having a few friends can make it all better, you know?" She replied, reaching in to her bag to pull out her pamphlet she'd gotten at the start of the semester. And she handed it to him, of course. She'd ended up doodling on it a little bit during a particularly long history lecture but the important information was still readily available. "Here, you can have my pamphlet, I'm already in all the clubs I want to join. I'm on the girl's track team and I'm the photographer for the school journal. I love taking pictures, we used to have a little photography club but everyone stopped coming after a while so the school cut the club. "
"So anyways..."
"You're from America right? Which part? My mom used to be a camerawoman in California, she traveled all over the world with a cast of ghost hunters looking for the strange and the supernatural! It wasn't very popular when it came out, but I heard it's got a lot of a fan following now. I've never been myself though, but I think when I get out of school I wanna make the trip!"
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Lots of New Kids This Year (Tiggy) - Posted Jan 28, 2019 14:59:19 GMT -7
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He took the pamphlet and mumbled a quick thanks. Leafing through it idly as he listened to her, one group caught his notice. ”Kendo?” he muttered to himself. Interesting. He’d have to look into that later. Back home, he dabbled in fencing; maybe the experience or skill could transfer over. He looked back up from the listings to Yukari. It struck Lewis as a little sad that she couldn’t save her photography club, but if everyone else was only half-hearted then maybe it was for the better that she strike out on her own. ”Oh, I’m from Seattle, so not that far from California.” Lewis decided it would be better not to say what he thought of those ghost hunting shows, but mentally he was picturing some sweaty guys wandering around condemned buildings, pretending to hear voices and having conversations with radio static. He believed in what he could see, and while that did include a UFO he saw when he was high once, he was otherwise a pretty strict rationalist. ”Uh, I didn’t catch that one.” He added quickly afterwards, ”But it’s cool that she worked in television, though. Was her show what got you interested in photography? Where in America would you want to check out?”That sort of inspiration could either lead to a fascination with photos or ghosts. So far, it seemed like she picked the wiser option. Lewis glanced at Xander briefly. If that dude hadn’t called him over, Lewis would have asked if he ever spoke. (tagged YUKARI HAMADA XANDER SMITH )
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