01<@Ardweden> [Day: Wednesday, September 15. Time: Fifth Period Lunch.] 01<@Ardweden> [Yesterday, you... well, had a day. Mileage may vary for each of you, but it wasn't boring. Even for Sydney - she didn't get lost once! Unfortunately, she showed up for school *today* about fifteen minutes late, but you win some, you lose some.] 01<@Ardweden> [We now open in the cafeteria, and lunch today is a choice between chicken nuggets or a breaded pork cutlet sandwich, each with a side of broccoli or green beans. Mmm, fried food and a weak attempt to make it healthy. Or, well, there's always salad. If you want to be all vegetarian and stuff.] 01<@Ardweden> [Session Start!] 06* @Tyler is staring in disbelief at the food thats ahead of him as he waits in line. He looks about to turn his nose up. 01<@Ardweden> [Tyler is the snobbiest pretend-not-snob in existence.] 06* Javy pulls into line, shifting his bag against his back nervously. 06* Tiffany gets at the cafeteria early, still looking a bit under the weather. She spots Tyler in line and frowns a little bit, waiting for the line to fill up before getting in. Unfortunately that means she misses her chance to get in with Javy by about a half dozen students. 01<@Ardweden> [Javy's behind Tyler. Tiffany is, yes, about six students behind Javy.] 06* Hank yawns as he enters the cafeteria, getting into line after Tiffany. "'Sup." 06* Javy wishes he wasn't behind Tyler. He isn't saying anything right now about that, that's for sure. He looks out into the rest of the cafeteria. 06* @Tyler will head forward and gets the sandwich and the green beans, looking disgusted with it the whole way. 06* Tiffany tries to wave at Hank but ends up faltering and leaning on his shoulder. "Hey. Ugh. Maybe last night wasn't a good idea..." 01<@Ardweden> [The cafeteria's pretty empty right now; you guys got there pretty early. But Kit's at the swim team's table with a sandwich and his textbook already open, and students in general are slowly filling the room.] 06* @Tyler heads for his usual table. 01<@Ardweden> [Tyler sits at the usual table! The usual space is empty right now.] 06* Javy takes his turn and orders... orders... the pork and some green beans. Might as well. 06* Sydney is not late! But she's later than everyone else, so that means she's back by herself in line. 06* @Tyler kindof just sits there and scans the line for his friends, anything to avoid eating this stuff. 06* Hank shrugs. "'S fine. Got to be done, right?" He yawns again. "Uhh... Not tonight though. But that place should be open. The Lunathing." 06* Tiffany nods a bit and tries to pick herself upright. "The Fringe, yeah. Probably good we got it done..." 06* Hank nods. We goin'? We got any reason to? 06* Tiffany looks up at Hank for a moment and holds up three fingers. "Third sister." Oh, right. Wunner if'n she'll be as hot as the last. 06* Hank blinks a few times, then glances over his shoulder. 01<@Ardweden> [Javy got his food a while back, yes!] 06* Javy takes his laden tray, grabs some tea, looks at the empty table, and tries to spot a Nate, slowing down. 06* Tiffany frowns and punches Hank in the shoulder, but playfully. "Stop that." She then keeps on frowning as she looks around her, possibly in the same direction Hank is, but who's to say. 01<@Ardweden> [There is no Nate, but that's not unusual. He's probably at the library and running late.] 06* Javy heads for the swim table, then. 06* Sydney is far enough back in line that she doesn't notice the looking around. Yay, obliviousness! 01<@Ardweden> [Hank and Tiffany look over to see Delilah standing at the cafeteria entrance, along with Victoria and Crystal. The three blondes are chatting with each other as they walk to the line.] 01<@Ardweden> (+start to) 06* @Tyler stares back at the sandwich, silently daring it to move. 01<@Ardweden> [The sandwich... DOES NOT MOVE.] 06* @Tyler doesn't look fooled. 06* Javy takes the seat opposite Kit. "Hey, uh, Kit." 06* Tiffany nods. "Look...uh...Hank. You go on ahead. I'm gonna wait up for Sydney...I'll, uh, catch up with you, 'kay?" 01<@Ardweden> [Kit starts, then looks up from his book. "Um... hi Javy," he says, not quite nervously. "How's it going?"] 01<@Ardweden> [The sandwich sits innocently on Tyler's plate.] 06* Javy crosses himself once, and then again, and then shrugs. "It's... I'm okay. How about you?" 01<@Ardweden> [Kit blinks at the crossing, but he doesn't comment. "I'm... okay." He points at his textbook and mumbles, "Homework."] 06* Javy decides the green beans are the safest place to start. "Yeah? Uh, what is it?" 06* Hank blinks a few times, feeling something amiss but too tired to figure it out. "Uh, okay." He goes on. Ahead. 06* Sydney peers ahead, looking at food options. Hrmgh. 06* Tiffany glances at Hank, then glances back and lets people pass her up until Sydney shows up. Doubts on anyone not taking her up on that offer. 01<@Ardweden> [Kit sighs. "U.S. History. I'm just not that good at it." He picks up his sandwich and nibbles at it.] 01<@Ardweden> [The kids gladly take her on her offer, and soon Tiffany is in front of Sydney!] 01<@Ardweden> [Now getting in line, as Tyler is probably paying attention: Tony.] 06* @Tyler will see Tony, let out a sigh of relief, and then absent mindedly pick up the sandwich and take a bite. 06* Tiffany waves to Sydney, falling in line next to her, with only a temporary cursory glance around the cafeteria. "Hey..." 01<@Ardweden> [The sandwich is actually surprisingly good. It must be a trick!] 06* Sydney is slightly surprised to see her, but waves back. "Hi! What's up?" She pauses. "You look really tired." 06* Javy glances at the textbook. "Maybe I can, uh... you know. Help a little. I can do okay with..." He trails off, trying to read it upside down. "... better with world history, but, um. I can do that. A little." 06* Tiffany yawns and half-smiles. "Research. Tonight ain't gonna be much better." 01<@Ardweden> ["Really?" Kit brightens at that. "Thanks. We're doing the civil war, but um, I can't keep all of the dates and locations straight..."] 06* Javy tentatively takes a bite of the sandwich, and looks really surprised. "Civil War? Um... what part?" 06* @Tyler stares at the sandwich, it's lying to him. He knows it. What's happening tonight? 06* Tiffany nods and looks up at Sydney, speaking evenly. "New moon." (Err, half moon) 01<@Ardweden> ["I'm not really sure," Kit mumbles, flipping through the pages.] Ohhhhh... so the shop will be open, then. 01<@Ardweden> [Hank gets to the END OF THE LINE.] 06* Javy blinks. "No? Um... is it... are you closer to the beginning? Or, um, the end? Or is it the policies?" He takes another munch out of the sandwich. How could this happen? Uh huh. And I'm pretty sure this is the sister we haven't seen yet. 06* Hank arrives at the end! 06* @Tyler will slowly start to eat the rest of his sandwich. 01<@Ardweden> ["I- I think somewhere near the beginning?" Kit says, phrasing that very much like a question.] 06* Hank gets the chicken nuggets, which hopefully contain real chicken, then finds a table. 01<@Ardweden> [There's the standard table, which is empty, Tyler's table, which has Tyler, Javy's table, which has Javy and some guy Hank's never met, and a bunch of other tables.] That should be interesting. I wonder what she'll be like. 06* Javy looks unsure. "That's... do you have something? Um, like that says, uh, what you should study?" 06* Hank takes the standard table. How boring. 01<@Ardweden> [Kit blinks and reaches for his backpack. "Um, it's okay. I'll just... I'll just find my notes. Don't worry about it."] 06* Javy looks worried for Kit. "Okay, uh... if you say so." He sips the tea. 01<@Ardweden> [Zack walks up to Javy and Kit's table, having a seat. His tray sports chicken nuggets and green beans. "Afternoon people," he says, and to Kit: "Doing homework again?" He's stocky and short, with blond hair and deep brown eyes - another swim team guy. Kit nods without looking up from his backpack searching.] 06* Tiffany looks off to the side, pondering. "Well...um...I dunno. But I'm thinking some sort of mother figure." She frowns a little bit. "Although Medea kind of counts for that too...so I'm not exactly sure..." 01<@Ardweden> [Tiffany reaches the END OF THE LINE. Followed immediately by Sydney! Funny how that works.] 06* Javy looks up from his sandwich. "Hey Zack." 01<@Ardweden> [Meanwhile, Steve (of all people) enters the cafeteria. He's looking kind of miserable and is carrying a lunch box of all things.] 06* Tiffany notes that and starts a little, then decides what she wants quickly. She seems like she's a bit more in a hurry and rushed than usual, picking the chicken sandwich and broccoli along with a sprite (or 7up if that's their thing) 01<@Ardweden> [Zack nods to Javy before digging into his chicken nuggets. "Psyched about the next meet?"] 01<@Ardweden> [Tiffany has a 7UP. Heads up!] 01<@Ardweden> [And a pork sandwich. Oh dear, that's not chicken.] 06* Sydney eyes the food for a sec, then gets chicken nuggets and green beans, plus some water. 06* Javy nods hesitantly. "Um, almost. I, uh... more practice still." 06* @Tyler will look up seeing steve and his eyes locked on the lunch box. THAT couldn't be good. 01<@Ardweden> [Zack rolls his eyes. "You always say that. You're really good, man." Kit doesn't comment. He found his notes, or at least some notes, and seems to be cross-checking them with his textbook.] 06* Javy blushes, and mumbles something about practice being why before eating a big bite of his sandwich. 01<@Ardweden> [Steve looks around before making his way to Tyler's table. On the way, someone bumps into him and he stumbles a bit, but then it's back to stumblewalking there! "Ugh," is his greeting as he sits down.] 01<@Ardweden> [Sydney gets her food. Now all PCs have food!] 06* Tiffany takes a deep breath and glances over at the table where Hanks at. She pauses for a moment, then makes her way to the usual table slowly. 06* Sydney follows Tiffany. Yay, following! <@Tyler> You okay, dude? 06* Hank eats chicken nuggets. Boy, does he look out of it. 01<@Ardweden> [Steve shakes his head with a "Nnnnnnnno," and he opens his lunchbox, looking at Jell-O and soup forlornly.] <@Tyler> ooh fuck, dude, this is serious. 01<@Ardweden> ["Yeeeah," Steve sighs, looking like he wants to faceplant on the table. "But fever's gone, so," and his voice changes to match a shrill parent's, "you have to go to school!"] <@Tyler> if that's all you're eating, it's still serious. 01<@Ardweden> ["Fuck," Tony says, just arriving at the table with a full tray of food. "What happened to you?"] 01<@Ardweden> ["Think I died," is Steve's answer, to which Tony shakes his head and sits down.] 06* Tiffany sits down and blinks a bit, looking at Hank. She goes to nudge him, then stops. "Hey, where's Javy?" 06* Hank thumbs Javy's direction as he eats another nugget. 01<@Ardweden> [The nuggets taste like they are made of real chicken, but they're nothing spectacular.] 06* Sydney looks over in the indicated direction. 06* @Tyler looks over at Tony and Steve. He sighs. "Why don't we hang out tomorrow after school? I can make sure Steve gets food he can eat..." 06* Javy recovers enough to ask Zack, "Uh... how about you? For the meet?" 01<@Ardweden> [Steve's eyes light up, like all of the hope has come back into the world. "Really?"] <@Tyler> It will be soups and simple things, but we can get you something that's tasty. 06* Tiffany glances at the direction Hank pointed for a moment, looks there for a little bit, then frowns, picking up a piece of broccoli. "I guess we *have* been keeping him from the team lately..." Yup 01<@Ardweden> [Nate enters the cafeteria! He gets in line!] Yeah, true. 06* Tiffany sighs and leans on her elbow. "We'll wait then." She turns her head a bit to Hank. "Already told Sydney about the moon thing." She starts munching on the broccoli. Mmm, broccoli. 01<@Ardweden> [Steve beams. "Thanks, dude." And he opens a Jell-O cup and attacks it at normal-person-speed, which is about 1/4 Steve-speed. Aw, Tyler just made someone's day!] 01<@Ardweden> ["I'll be there," Tony says, and then pauses before asking, "You want to invite Josh and Matt, too?"] Question, though. Why do you think they're sisters? 06* Hank nods. "Good." 06* Javy glances over that way, and spots Nate. He turns a bit to keep an eye on his progress, and waits, looking rather nervous. 06* Tiffany shrugs slightly. "Well they might not be *real* sisters. I dunno. It was just the easiest way to talk about 'em I could think of. You knew who I was talking about, right?" 06* @Tyler nods. "Yeah, sure." He then pauses and thinks. "No, don't. I don't need steve being force fed something gross and throwing up." 01<@Ardweden> [Nate slowly makes his way through the line, as the line is slow. Zack looks up from enjoying a fine plate of chicken nuggets after Javy watches for a while. "... You okay?"] Yeah, it makes sense. I was just wondering. 01<@Ardweden> [And just as he asks that, Cole arrives with Jonah. The second has a salad and looks a little sore about this fact. They sit down and keep up their conversation, as Jonah's *trying* to explain to Cole the basic principles of finding the area of the triangle. You wouldn't think it'd be so hard.] 01<@Ardweden> [Kit buries his face deeper into his history book.] 06* Javy snaps back to look at him. "Uh... kinda. Just..." He laughs, a bit too loud. "Yeah. Something to do... it's hard." He looks relieved that the others have shown up. "Uh, hey guys." 01<@Ardweden> [Zack gives Javy a you're-slightly-crazy look. "Yeah." And Cole looks over, breaking up the geometry discussion. "Hey Javy!"] 06* Tiffany half-smiles again and looks at Sydney, gesturing vaguely. "Sometimes I just talk. You know me." 01<@Ardweden> [Steve looks cross. "I never throw up." To which Tony says, "You threw up like two days ago, man." To which Steve folds his arms and says, grumpily, "I'm not *supposed* to throw up."] 06* Javy looks at Cole, rather grateful. "Hey. Uh... you, how's it going?" <@Tyler> Dude, no one is supposed to throw up. Well, you're good at mythology and research. 01<@Ardweden> ["Eh, I suck at math," Cole says, shrugging. "The usual." "You can't suck at math," Jonah says exasperatedly.] 06* Tiffany blushes a bit and almost slips off the table as she brings herself back up right. "Um...well...uh...sure, I guess so. I mean...I don't really think of it like that..." 06* Javy shakes his head. "You can. But, uh... it's hard to." Are you sure you'll be all right for it? 01<@Ardweden> ["There, see? I'm great!" Cole grins. "At sucking at math!" To which Jonah groans.] 01<@Ardweden> ["Right," Steve says, as though Tyler somehow just proved his point - whatever that was - and opens another Jell-O cup.] 06* Javy yelps out a laugh at that. "Uh... right. But... I don't get, uh. You make those planes. That must take, um, some math. Right?" What? Alright with what now? <@Tyler> So yeah, we are sticking with basic foods and not having steve puck over my rec room. So just us three. You're really tired. Just... you'll be okay for tonight? 06* Tiffany looks at Sydney, holding herself upright again, though cradling her hair. "What? Um...well, yeah. I mean...it's not like we're walking or anything, right? I'll be fine." 01<@Ardweden> ["Nah, it's art," Cole says, and Jonah points out, "Art is math," to which Cole cries, "You wound me!" and clutches his chest.] 06* Sydney does not seem entirely convinced, but she nods. "Okay." 06* Javy quirks a small smile. "But it is. Uh... I mean. From what, uh, I do. It's full of math. To..." He looks down at his sandwich. "To... uh. To make it right." 01<@Ardweden> [Cole doesn't seem to notice, as he spotted Kit's textbook, asking, "U.S. History, civil war?" Kit nods without looking up. "Let me help with that." Jonah just gives Javy a rueful look as Cole moves to take the seat next to Kit and help him whether he really wants it or not.] 06* Tiffany frowns at Sydney and gets a little more conviction in her voice. "I'm fine. Really." She turns aside, slightly away and eats her food. 06* Javy looks at Cole for a second to see if he's responding, sees he's not, deflates somewhat, and glances towards the front of the line. Nate's almost there... he sighs a little, and pokes at his sandwich. "Are you, uh, okay? Jonah?" 01<@Ardweden> ["Same old same old," Jonah says, spearing some lettuce. "Have fun hanging out with Nate."] 06* Sydney eats some chicken and then looks at Hank. "What about you, Hank?" Huh? 06* Javy blushes a little. "It's, uh... you don't mind?" he asks awkwardly. 01<@Ardweden> [Jonah snorts a little. "No. He's your best friend."] Tonight. You're ready? 06* Javy nods again, and gathers up his bag and tray. "Okay... uh. So. I'll see you at practice. Uh. Later, guys." He glances at Kit, and then Cole, and then up off towards the line again. Oh. Yeah, sure. 01<@Ardweden> [Jonah and Zack wave! Cole is busy tutoring Kit.] 06* Sydney takes a sip of water, then looks at both of them. "I feel like I should have a list of questions or something, but I'm not really sure where to start asking. You guys have anything in mind?" 06* Javy nods to them again, and heads off towards the line to try to head off Nate before he gets to the table. 06* Hank shakes his head. "Ain't like we ever get straight answers anyhow." 01<@Ardweden> [Javy gets to Nate when he's about three people from the end.] 06* Tiffany sighs. "Hank's right. Anything we ask just ends up with more questions. I mean...there might be a few things with what we know now but..." She shakes her head, then glances at Hank. "What do you make of last night?" 06* Javy pulls into the line with his tray, feeling awkward. "Hey, Nate." 06* Sydney eats green beans and listens intently. 06* Hank shrugs. "The Raven sometimes likes to show up as a blob thing?" 01<@Ardweden> ["Hey!" Nate looks at Javy. "You've already got food."] 06* Sydney blinks at Hank. "What? Blob thing?" 06* Javy looks down at it. "Uh, yeah. I got here early. Just... yeah." He pauses, and then blurts out, "I, uh. I didn't tell them. Yet. I was waiting." 06* Tiffany frowns. "I meant Scathach" 06* Hank nods. "Yeah, there was a blob thing that only I seem to saw, an' the Cat says it's the Raven." Oh. What about 'er? 06* Sydney swivels her head between Hank and Tiffany. "What? Scathach? And the Raven's a blob thing?" 06* Tiffany sighs and slaps her forehead. "Well, if we're being *watched* by her, it *means* something. Or if she's watching the *other* people..." She lets out a frustrated huff and goes back to eating her food. 06* Sydney pulls out a notebook and pen. "Can you spell that? I want to look it up." 06* Hank stares at Sydney with wide eyes. "Uh..." He looks at Tiffany expectantly. 06* Tiffany frowns. "Actually, I'm afraid it's a name I don't know. It does sound mythological too though..." 06* Sydney puts her pen down. "Ah. So we should ask about that tonight?" I coulda sworn it was "Sackhalf" til I heard it again jus now. 06* Tiffany sighs again. "I dunno. We still don't know everything about this Phobetor thing either...I guess it can't hurt though." 01<@Ardweden> [Nate blinks. "Are... you going to tell them?"] 06* Javy looks at him, his eyes nervous. "Shouldn't I? They... they should know. And then you could help. More." 06* Sydney picks up her pen and writes "Sackhalf. Raven-blob-thing." 01<@Ardweden> ["Sure. Do you want me to wait or... something?"] 06* Hank rubs his face. "God 'M tired." 06* Javy shakes his head. "No, um... you should come." He looks down at the tray. "Probably..." he trails off. 06* Sydney finally, finally, manages to put two and two together. "Oh. You went dreamwalking last night, didn't you?" 06* Tiffany just stares at Sydney for a while, eyes wide. "Um...uh...yeah. Didn't you catch that?" 06* Hank chuckles. "Yup." 01<@Ardweden> [Nate looks concerned, but they're at the end of the line. He orders a sandwich, broccoli, and a Coke. Once he gets his food, he looks at Javy. "You know them better than I do."] 06* Sydney looks down for a second, then at Tiffany. "Sometimes it takes me a while to get things." She smiles apologetically. 06* Javy nods, and looks towards the table. "No, you should come. It's... it'll be easier. For me. If you do, I mean." 06* Tiffany keeps staring at Sydney for a moment, trying to assess if she's for real or not. She then blushes and ends up looking away. "Um, yeah. Well, o-okay then." 01<@Ardweden> [Nate nods. "Okay, sure."] 06* Sydney takes a sudden interest in her lunch. 06* Tiffany does too! Pork and broccoli is an interesting subject! 06* Javy goes to the regular table, then, carefully balancing his tray. He hopes there's two free seats in a row! 01<@Ardweden> [There are, in fact! Nate follows him.] 06* Javy takes the nearer one, then. "Uh... hey guys." 06* Sydney looks up with a rather relieved expression. "Hey, Javy! Hey, Nate!" Her cheerfulness seems a bit forced. 06* Hank glances over. "'Sup?" 01<@Ardweden> [Nate sits and puts his tray down. He smiles. "Hi Sydney."] 06* Tiffany looks up at Javy for a moment. "Oh hey. We were wondering when you'd show." She glances at Nate for a moment. 06* Javy nods to Hank, and looks down at his tray. He picks up his sandwich, and looks at it closely as he says, "I... the team. I wanted to. Uh. Say hi." 06* Hank nods. 06* Javy takes a bite, and chews energetically. "Uh... so. I, uh. I. There's..." His eyes widen. "I... let me tell you something." 'Sup? 06* Tiffany tilts her head slightly as she glances at Javy, also welcoming the distraction. "Hmm?" Oh? 06* Javy swallows, and looks at Nate briefly, before looking at his tea. "I, uh... I told Nate," he blurts. "Everything." 01<@Ardweden> [Session End!]