01<@Ardweden> [Day: Tuesday, August 31. Time: 8:00 a.m.] 01<@Ardweden> [Good morning, students, and welcome to another day of school! Now is the time when people are driving and arriving, getting dropped off, or just getting off the bus, all ready for a bright and shiny new day, filled with learning and extracurricular activities! Joy!] 01<@Ardweden> [The weather is cloudy - it might rain later today - and an insistent breeze has picked up. Ashgate High itself is a two story brick building that looks like it has quite a bit of history to it, though the inside, as you all know, has been renovated quite a bit if it truly is that old.] 01<@Ardweden> [It also has some nice landscaping, with numerous trees and bushes still flowering, though there's plenty of grassy areas (with shade, given the season and weather). Presently, students are clustering in their standard little groups outside, as they tend to do. Doubtless there's more of this inside.] 01<@Ardweden> [Session Start.] 06* @Tyler looks pissed and is heading for his normal meeting spot with his friens 01<@Ardweden> [Tyler's friends are where they normally are, out front and under their favorite tree, which is riddled with marks demonstrating that yes, they have been there - among other things. Steve's sitting and munching on a cereal bar (how healthy!); Matt (a little below average height, hair so short it looks like it's nearly shaved off) and Tony are chatting with each other...] 06* Javy is in the dropoff category today! He's wearing his normal non-descript fare. 01<@Ardweden> [And Josh - a guy with greasy blond hair and blue eyes - waves Tyler over. For the record, Matt and Josh most certainly do dress like Hot Topic chewed them up and spat them out... though Matt really favors patches and Josh seems to like ripped clothes and chains more.] 06* Tiffany is busy stepping off the bus and avoiding making any eye contact with people. At least she seems more willing to be here than she did yesterday. She's currently in a v-cut blouse which is showing off her necklace chain more prominently today, though she's got a scarf around her neck as well too, slightly tattered jeans and long sleeves. <@Tyler> Hey guys, what's going on? 06* Hank shows up in jeans and a T-shirt. How boring. Well, he's also got a leather jacket. And he's on a motorcycle. And he's got a hot girl with him. He parks in the student lot, which is right near the main entrance. I know this 'cause the GM said so. 01<@Ardweden> ["About time you got here," Josh tells Tyler. "How do you feel about ditching school later today? I've got a test, and I don't feel like going."] 03* Lex (AM@ool-44c73015.dyn.optonline.net) has joined #megaten 06* Sydney is dropped off today, along with Natalie, who probably immediately takes off looking for some of her friends. Sydney takes a bit longer to get out of the car, and then scans the area for people she knows. 01<@Ardweden> [Natalie certainly does take off, forging straight into school where she generally meets her group of friends. Nobody pays her much mind.] 06* Sydney spots Javy and waves to him! 01<@Ardweden> [Hank's companion, on the other hand... she removes her helmet, revealing a beautiful, but young, student: long, chestnut brown hair that falls perfectly, blue eyes, and delicate features. She looks like she should be in a magazine, or something. She hands the helmet to him and gets off the motorcycle carefully.] 06* Javy closes the car door, waving to his dad once more, and heads for the door. He sees someone waving at him, and turns, and then waves back after a beat. 06* @Tyler shrugs. "After lunch?" 06* Hank gets a helmet! He's probably got one, too, so that's two! 01<@Ardweden> [Josh frowns, then asks, "Why, you got a date?" Tony snorts and actually laughs a bit at that.] 06* Sydney walks over to Javy. "Good morning!" She is far too cheerful for this hour of the day. 06* Javy doesn't look too badly off for the time of day, either. "Morning. Uh, thanks for calling last night." 06* Tiffany looks about carefully as she makes her way towards the steps of the school. She's pretty used to having her eyes peeled for anyone she knows. Friendly or otherwise. 01<@Ardweden> ["Yeah, and there she is!" Tony calls, pointing out Tiffany.] <@Tyler> Just got something to do earlier. Oh, you're welcome! Just wanted to make sure you and Nate were still doing okay, plus I remembered that while I got your number, I didn't get a chance to give you mine. 06* Tiffany certainly doesn't hear their pointing. Or doesn't react to it anyway. She does look out for if she's going to get ambushed by Christina or not today though. 06* Hank parks the bike. "Aight, I'll see ya after class. You have a good day now." 06* @Tyler punches Tony hard in the arm. 06* Javy nods once. "Still. It's nice." He shifts his bag over his shoulder more. 01<@Ardweden> [Tony takes the punch and punches Tyler in the arm back, still chortling. Josh looks Tiffany over, then says, "Damn, I didn't know you were into the superfreaks." This just makes Tony laugh. Steve looks up confused, then goes, "Oh YEAH, he did pass notes to her!" which makes Tony laugh even harder. Matt joins in.] 01<@Ardweden> [The girl smiles and gives Hank a hug. "Sure thing, brother," she says with a Southern accent. And she moves for the entrance, where she's immediately intercepted by a freshman and a sophomore, both offering to carry her books for her.] 06* Sydney beams. "I'm glad you think so! Oh, any unusual dreams last night?" 06* Hank watches her for a second, then spots Javy and Sydney and makes his way over. "'Sup, Javy? Hey Sydney." 06* Javy shakes his head. "Nothing worth... oh." He waves to Hank as he comes up. "Hey." Morning, Hank! How are you doing? 06* @Tyler glares. "Shut the fuck up. Geeze. I'm getting sick here." Mighty fine. How're y'all? 01<@Ardweden> ["Not too sick to go to school, are ya?" Josh asks with a grin. "It was a joke. Lighten up, man."] 06* Tiffany seems fairly satisfied she's not going to be ambushed at this time so makes her way to the entrance, pausing for a moment to hold the chain in her necklace and take a deep breath before making her way inside. Doing pretty well. Nothing out of the ordinary last night. 06* Javy shifts his weight now, too. "Um, I'm okay too. Rested." 06* @Tyler shakes his head. "What ever, look the big brute that's into her has threatened my ass already." 06* Hank nods "'S good to hear." 06* Javy nods, and looks about for Nate. 01<@Ardweden> ["You mean that new guy? Whats-his-name, his family's s'posed to be real rich," Matt says. Steve mrfles around his second cereal bar and points out Hank, talking to Sydney and Javy. At that, Josh cranes his neck to see Hank, Sydney, and Javy.] 01<@Ardweden> ["Really?" Josh asks, disbelieving, to Tyler.] 01<@Ardweden> [Nate arrives right about now, locking his bike to the rack near the sidewalk. He waves to Javy as he heads over.] So, do you think we should try a practice run some night before things get really urgent again? Not that I'm hoping they will or anything, but it seems like it's going to sooner or later. Y'know I was just thinking that might be a good idea. 06* Javy waves back to Nate, and then says quietly, "Yeah. We can. And, uh... talkaboutitlater?" <@Tyler> Yeah that's the guy. He's already threatening. Aight 06* Sydney sees Javy wave to Nate. "Yes." 01<@Ardweden> ["Huh," Josh says, folding his arms and sizing Hank up, as well as the people he's with. "Wonder why."] 06* Javy mumbles something about not wanting even friends to know now. Probably. 01<@Ardweden> ["Her table was empty," Tony comments. Josh rolls his eyes, and Tony says, "No, seriously. He started sitting there with that guy - the swim team guy - and his nerd not-a-boyfriend. They've been sittin' with the freak since school started."] Probably a good idear <@Tyler> Haven't a clue 06* Javy waits for Nate to catch up! 01<@Ardweden> [Nate certainly does! "Morning," he says. "You guys going in?"] Morning, Nate! 06* Sydney checks her watch. "I guess so. Need to leave myself enough time to get to my first class." 01<@Ardweden> [Nate watches Sydney check her watch. "Do you want me to walk you?"] 06* Javy nods to Nate. "Hey." He smiles at the offer a little. 06* Sydney smiles warmly at Nate. "That would be awesome. Thank you!" 01<@Ardweden> [Nate smiles back. "Sure. What's your first class?"] 06* Javy starts for the door, now that Nate's here. English. 06* @Tyler frowns a bit more. "So out after lunch?" 01<@Ardweden> ["Do what you want. I'm just not goin' today." Josh stands up and stretches. "I'll see you guys at the usual spot... whenever." He starts walking off. Steve gets up immediately and follows; Matt takes a moment debate mentally, and then gets up and heads after him.] 01<@Ardweden> [Only Tony's back with Tyler, and he stands and looks over at him. "What's goin' on today?" he asks, seriously this time.] <@Tyler> I got a personal issue to take care of. Got some revenge to handle and put work into setting it up 01<@Ardweden> [Tony thinks about that for a moment, then says, "Okay, man. I'll stick around until lunch, too. It'll keep Josh mostly off your back."] <@Tyler> Thanks. Sorry, I just want to deal with this personally right now. Better than bring shit down on all of us. *It's clear he meant "josh" with "all of us"* 01<@Ardweden> [And so, you all get to your first class of the morning on time or perhaps with varying degrees of tardiness, depending on how eager you are to go! What's REALLY important is Sydney makes it on time. Heavens open! Angels sing! It's amazing!] 01<@Ardweden> [Anyway, blipzoom to fifth period lunch. Today's menu option: burritos! A choice of beef, chicken, or bean, with a side of rice and chips with salsa. Cafeteria-tastic.] 06* Hank arrives early to get into line first. Chicken and chips with salsa ftw! 01<@Ardweden> [Hank is like the ninja and is one of the first ten people in line, actually getting a burrito straight out of the new batch!] 06* @Tyler has already dumped his note in Tiffany's locker hopefully when no one was looking and will sneak off with Tony then. 06* Javy doesn't particularly feel rushed for that. Mexcian day in the cafeteria... he aims to come in on the back end of the rush. 06* Hank wins! 06* Tiffany doesn't feel particularly rushed either and arrives much later than Hank and possibly at the same time as Javy. She is spending some time looking at the note she received again and frowning as she rereads it. She makes her way towards the back of the line. 06* Javy is only a couple of people in front of her! Only one person separates her from Javy! 06* Hank reserves an empty table and waves Javy and Tiffany over. Presumably they'll get food first. 01<@Ardweden> [Anyone paying attention to such things will notice a lack of Steve, Tony, and Tyler at their table. Or any other table, for that matter.] 06* Sydney arrives later than everyone else because she walked herself to the cafeteria today. But hey, she made it! She gets behind many, many people. 06* Hank waves to Sydney, too! 06* Hank also eats a burrito. Yum, I guess? Personally I hate burritos. 06* Sydney spots Hank from waaaaaaaaay back in line and waves to him. He'll likely have been done for a while by the time she gets there. Oh well. 06* Javy glances back and sees Tiffany right near him. He looks at her for a couple of beats. Um? 01<@Ardweden> [As Hank settles into his empty table (since the others aren't there yet), a trio of pretty blond girls, all wearing designer clothing and carrying prada purses, approach him. The prettiest (and curviest), with her hair perfectly curled, addresses him: "Hi there. You must be the new guy."] 06* Tiffany doesn't notice a Hank waving at her! She's concentrating on the note which she puts away and then focuses on the head of the line. Man she hates waiting in line. She brushes her hair aside for a second and almost misses Javy looking at her when she catches it. She looks away with a blush. 06* Javy lets the person between them switch places through the convenient method of dropping a book, and then tucks the book more securely under his arm. 01<@Ardweden> [Javy is stealthy!] 06* Hank looks up from his burrito. "Yes ma'am, I s'pose I am at that." 06* Tiffany notes that for a minute and looks down, then half up at Javy. "Um, hey." 06* Javy is half-stealthy, since it was really only half on purpose. "Hey." He waves up the line at the Mexican food. "Uh, guess... Um. You like this food?" He wrinkles his nose. 01<@Ardweden> [One of the other girls giggles. "His accent's *so cute*," she tells the other girl in back quietly, but loudly enough for Hank to hear. The girl in front just smiles. "I'm Delilah," she says, holding her hand out to Hank. "Pleased to meet you." 06* Hank shakes, "Hank. Likewise." 06* Tiffany follows Javy's gesture and looks towards the end of the line. "Um, I guess. It's school food. You know they never get things right. You?" 01<@Ardweden> ["Oh, I'm Victoria," the one who giggled chimes in, and the other in back says, "Crystal. Charmed." Delilah then says, "We wanted to offer to show you around school sometime... and invite you to a party we're throwing this weekend, if you're interested."] 06* Javy shakes his head. "You know. It's better than this." A beat, then, "Uh, at home. The food, I mean." 06* Tiffany pipes up, a little too fast. "Oh! I'm sure." She looks up at Javy for a moment, then follows her gaze along the length of the line and sighs. "I'm tempted to just take them up on the salad really. It's a shame. I'm really hungry after yesterday." 06* Hank smiles. "That's mighty kind of you girls. Afraid I'm gonna have to pass on the party, though. My weekends are shot." 01<@Ardweden> ["Really?" Delilah asks, raising one perfect eyebrow. "With what?" "It's not a girlfriend, is it?" Victoria asks, from around Delilah.] Nah, family stuff. 06* Javy looks confused, and steps up the line more. "What was yesterday?" 06* Tiffany stops herself for a moment and looks half frozen. But it only lasts for a moment as she shakes her head. "Um." Brief pause. "Nothing." She pauses again as she looks down the line. "Say! You, um, doing anything after school?" 01<@Ardweden> [Delilah frowns, ever so slightly, before it disappears. "I understand. Well, if you ever change your mind..." she says, taking his napkin and writing a phone number and her name on it. "And if you want that tour," she says, with a smile.] 01<@Ardweden> [Tiffany and Javy are approaching the end of the line! AND THE END OF THE WORLD. Maybe not that second part.] 06* Hank smiles. "You got it." 06* Javy looks at her dubiously. "Just practice. Some practice. Why?" 01<@Ardweden> [Delilah smiles back. Victoria blushes, and Hank's not even looking at her - Crystal murmurs something to Victoria, who hides her face while playing with her hair. Where do girls pick up that trick? "Come on, girls," Delilah says to the others, before adding, "See you around, Hank." And then the trio heads off to do who knows what!] 06* Hank wins! ..... I think? 01<@Ardweden> [During Hank's dubious win, Javy and Tiffany reach the end of the line! Food time!] 06* Javy looks over the options dispassionately, and takes a bean one. So the meat can't go wrong. 06* Tiffany pauses for a moment as she realizes what she said and blushes a bit, clutching on to her necklace and doing her best to look small. "Um...well...I was just thinking...it kind of worries me that we have to wait so long for the Fringe again. So I was thinking of doing some research to see if it's really just that time or if we misheard something..." She looks at the food options a bit 06* Tiffany as she realizes she's kind of babbling... 06* Tiffany does end up getting a salad and a bagel and an apple. Because really school burritos are unappealing. 06* Javy nods after he orders. "I could. There's some time. I think." He colors a little too, since Tiffany's looking embarrassed. 06* Tiffany nods. "I hope so..." She then responds, quieter. "I just don't want to do it alone is all..." 06* Tiffany finally lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding. 06* Javy nods again. "Okay. Um. We can meet up after. By..." he trails off. "Uh. Where do you do that?" 06* Tiffany colors a bit. She hadn't quite thought that far. "Well...uh..." She pauses. "We could try the library. They might have some city history. Or we could look around the Fringe itself..." She frowns a bit, embarrassed, but starts heading towards the regular table, frowning more to see that it's already taken over by Hank. But she doesn't let that deter her. 06* Hank waves when Tiffany looks his way. 06* Tiffany sighs and waves back at Hank. "I...guess we better head on over." She doesn't *sound* thrilled. 06* Javy follows along, balancing his tray, and putting his book on it. "Okay." He ponders. "Too bad. Nate doesn't know. He could help." He nods back. "Uh, I'll come join you..." he trails off, and points towards the swim team with his chin. 06* Tiffany stops for a moment and follows his chin direction. "You know...you don't *have* to hang out with us all the time. I have a hard enough time convincing Hank though. I know you've got your team and all..." 01<@Ardweden> [Sydney gets to the end of the line! HOORAY!] 06* Javy nods, coloring. "Buuuut..." he trails off, and then picks up, "we have stuff to talk about. And, uh... I only eat with them some of the time. You know?" He looks down the line for Nate. "Usually it's just with Nate." 01<@Ardweden> [Nate's not there yet, but he probably will be later - unless he got distracted by something.] 06* Tiffany follows his gaze and blinks. "Oh!" She gets down quieter, a bit ashamed. "Um, actually I didn't know. Um." She looks about and then picks up her pace again heading to her usual table. Which just happens to contain Hank this time. 06* Sydney has a chicken burrito that's probably been sitting there for a while. Sadface. :( But at least she has food today. 06* Javy watches her go for a beat, unsure, and then heads over to the swim team table to offer his obeisance. 01<@Ardweden> [Sydney doesn't go hungry! Hooray?] 'Sup Tiffany? 01<@Ardweden> [THE SWIM TEAM DEMANDS TRIBUTE. Or, er, they just say it's cool.] Hey Hank. Um. Not much. I think Javy's going to be eating over by the team though. 06* Sydney looks around the cafeteria, waves to a few people she knows, then heads for Hank and Tiffany's table. 06* Tiffany sets down her tray and sits down. Getting late means lack of empty tables. Damn. 01<@Ardweden> [Sydney goes to the wrong table first, but then she gets the right one! Sweet!] 06* Javy is just standing there for now with them! And promises to eat with them tomorrow. And give them tribute later. 06* Hank glances over at Javy. "Oh." 06* Sydney smiles at the probably confused people at the first table, then sits down near Tiffany. "Hi!" Hey Sydney. 01<@Ardweden> [Next to Hank is a napkin with a phone number from a "Delilah", who the others likely recognize as a popular, and pretty, girl in the cheerleading squad.] 06* Javy nods to them, shifts his tray, looks back at the other table, and goes back that way, to the Hank table. 06* Sydney eats some burrito. :/ "How are you doing, Tiffany?" 06* Hank has comandeered this table. 06* Javy makes his way over to sit next to... Sydney? That's where the most sensible seat is. 06* Tiffany 's eyes note the napkin for a moment for a second. She's looking at it, staring before she gets distracted by Sydney asking how she is and nearly jumps. "Oh! Um...I'm okay, I suppose." She looks down at her food for a second, then tilts her head, noticing Javy. "I thought you were eating with the team today..." 06* Javy sets his tray down. "Tomorrow. Um, I told them. It's. They're cool." 06* Sydney looks at Javy. "What team are you on again?" 06* Tiffany blushes slightly and looks down at her food. "Well. Um, okay." She then reaches into her pocket and digs something out of it. "Note from Tyler." 06* Hank slips the napkin away. "Swim team, right? I reckon I'm going to join the boxing team m'self." 06* Javy nods. "It is. Swimming's good." He looks puzzled. "We have boxing?" And then he looks down at the note, not taking it. Ah, cool. Soccer, basketball, and track for me. Most of them seem to ended up with the other lunch period this year. And oh? 06* Tiffany actually hands it to Javy, since he's looking. "He went Walking last night." On it, the note says: "Every one there is insane. The walrus is the most sane one. We're fucked." 06* Javy looks over the note, and then up at the others. "By himself?" Dunno why y'all don' like that walruscat feller. He seems friendlier than most of 'em. By himself. I'm cool with the Walruscat! 06* Tiffany sighs. "I don't have a problem with him, but he does have a point. His crypticness is annoying. Then again, everything there is pretty cryptic..." 06* Javy looks uneasily at the note. "The boy was okay." I don't know... 06* Tiffany looks around the cafeteria then frowns a little. "We need a better place to talk about this than the school cafeteria. Maybe." Why? 06* Hank glances around. "Ain't like anyone's listenin'." Well, we can't really talk about it around people like Nate. 06* Javy nods at Sydney. "That's it." He looks at his food. "We talked about crazier things than this." Oh. Yeah, that's true. 06* Tiffany frowns a little more and looks distant. "I guess..." She still looks a bit uncomfortable. So we need to find a good meeting place. Library? 06* Javy looks at the other two. That'd work for me. 06* Tiffany hasn't lost her frown, but has gained 'a bit distant'. "I guess..." she says again. 06* Javy nods, then, if everyone else has gone onto it. 01<@Ardweden> [That decided, the session ends! A HA!]