The smaller girl, who adorably introduced herself as Kimura Chou, surprisingly kept her spider on her head, which still dangled about without a care in the world.

"-This was field research on my part, as I specialise in horror manga and like to keep my characters' reactions authentic. I'll be in your care."

Field research? Well, that was one way to get inspiration: A darn good one at that, why hadn't Yatsumi thought of such a thing? Oh right, because 2D is way better. But 2D is just an improved version of 3D, so she supposed that producers and artists had to do the same thing this girl did in the first place. "That's genius" Yatsumi unknowingly muttered under her breath, thinking she was just speaking internally.

"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself," Yatsumi suddenly said, after realising that she must've looked incredibly daft for a moment there. After quickly patting her hair back down, Yatsumi bowed forward and presented herself, "I'm Tanigawa Yatsumi, I'm a second year. I don't really specialise in any kind of Manga, because I just want to produce magazines!"

Yatsumi immediately perked up, pushing the Clubroom's door wide open and wildly gesturing toward it. "Well, Kimura-chan, this is the waifu-cave," she said, ushering the younger girl in. The Manga Club looked like a mix between a classroom and an Otaku's dream home. Yatsumi gestured to the large chalkboard at the front of the room, "we use this to brain-storm ideas and characters for our group project," she explained, "we do do our own stuff too, but we just need to do at least one group project every semester to keep the club going. Company rules."

Anime posters adorned the club's walls, and on the back wall was a shelf filled with manga and scale-figurines. Yatsumi lead Chou over as she clarified, "now all of these have been donated by past club members and some by Manga Pop!, so you have to be very careful with them, but they're free to use." Oh, how she loved Manga Pop! Kimura vowed that she'd either work for them, or make her own magazine which would be just as good.

Now there was desks in the club room, but the room also had soft furniture - specifically, two bright beanbags in front of the bookshelf, one blue, and one red. The actual drawing stations were placed along the walls, facing away from everybody, so people could concentrate. The light table lived in the darkest part of the room, and the inking table was a longer table that sat underneath the window.

Yatsumi's bag still sat on one of the middle tables, as she hadn't even thought about going to her dorm yet. Though she supposed that she should, because class was due to start soon. She just kind of stared at it for a moment before the action actually kicked in. Scooping up her bag, Yatsumi looked over toward Chou and hastily bowed as she edged back toward the door, "it was really nice to meet you, but I'm a total airhead and I've gotta go!"

Yatsumi darted out of the club room, calling back, "I'll see you after school!"

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Yatsumi crossed the school ground, heading toward the dormitory. Of course, she'd forgotten which dorm she was due in, so Yatsumi was awkwardly trying to locate a scrap bit of paper in the front of her bag as she walked, and of course, stumbled right into the garden because she wasn't paying attention. Maybe she really was a ditsy anime character.

She didn't know how she did it, but Yatsumi had somehow contorted herself among the branches of the bush, so she was half-sticking out of the bush in the strangest position. As she squirmed about, trying to escape, she prayed that no-one could see her.

@JustYui

"I am called Sayuri, Yukimura Sayuri, and it is the greatest pleasure to-" Huh? Another girl appeared at the doorway. Pretty sure she wasn't a theater student, so Saori had no idea why she was here. Until she heard what she had to say, of course.

"Hah! Wow, that was hella gay, Onee-Sama! Where'd ya learn that? Strawberry Panic?"

Oh, putain. First day and there's already someone trying to start shit. Yeah, the Sayuri girl sounded stupid, but there's no real need for this. Saori felt pretty bad for her, too, because she was visibly embarrassed.

"T-that's - don't be ridiculous! It's called being polite! Something I'm sure you wouldn't know of."

"Aww, did I scratch your crown there little Hime. Sorry. Heh, I could care less about being polite, Miss Try Hardy. As far as I'm concerned, nobody here's polite to me, so why should I care. Name's Tohru by the way, not that you give a damn probably." Tohru said. Geez, she didn't have to be that harsh. I mean, it really wasn't any of her business, so why does it even matter to her?

"Ey girly, this chick bugging you? If you want, I can pop that smug little face of hers!"

"No, I'm fine. I just want to know if you want to have any friends or not. If you do, what's the point of fucking with other people like this?" She asked. "'Cause all it'll do is make people not like you. And then everyone would make fun of you, which I assume they're already doing now. That doesn't sound like an enjoyable high school experience to me. If you can't enjoy the school, what's the point of even being in it?" She looked down again at her phone. "I'd prefer it if you would just leave Sayuri alone, but if you don't want to now, I'll wait.

@chiru @Rusalka

Miako raised an eyebrow to her upperclassman. Last time she had tried to lecture someone, three girls had end up crying. I suppose I shouldn't underestimate anyone's strengths, she thought. Maybe she didn't care for the girl after all... She erased the last part from her mind, attempting to elude herself from rambling once more.

A bit nosy, aren't I?

"Fine choice, m'lady," she replied with a slight smile. Miako noticed Asuka's narrowed eyes and mimicked them in reply before turning her back and walking toward the campus. "To where does duty call you, Miss Hanazon? Your pony, perhaps?" Miako jested. " I can offer to buy you a snack as well, if you wish."

"That's genius"

Yes it is, Chou mentally praised to herself. She opted not to say anything aloud on the subject. No telling if the other girl didn't mean to be heard, after all. The part that came after, however, was definitely meant to be heard by Chou.

"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Tanigawa Yatsumi, I'm a second year. I don't really specialise in any kind of Manga, because I just want to produce magazines!" Tanigawa-senpai, then. Next thing Chou knew, Yatsumi swung the clubroom door open and ushered Chou in, introducing her to the "waifu-cave". Chou was then treated to a small tour of the Manga Club's room, with a quick explanation of what everything was put there for. The chalkboard at the front was for brainstorming. The manga and figurines at the back on the bookshelves had been donated by past club members and even Manga Pop! Free to use, but use with care. There were also a pair of beanbags in front of the bookshelves.

Chou could get used to this clubroom.

"It was really nice to meet you, but I'm a total airhead and I've gotta go! I'll see you after school!" Chou's line of thought was interrupted by the voice of Yatsumi, seeing herself out in a bit of a rush. Seemed she had places to be before classes got started.

"See you after school," Chou waved. That just left Chou and an empty clubroom. No point standing around doing nothing, was there? Of course, what else was there to do? Chou had already stopped by her dorm, and could unpack her things after school was over for the day. Opting to keep things simple, Chou removed the stuffed spider from atop her head, cramming it back into her bag where it belonged, before referring to her map a second time. Her destination this time was her classroom.

I can probably draw up some sketches once I'm there. I still need to figure out the protagonist for my next story.
@Emuxe

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The next experiment should be...ooh, better idea! Let's see what the underclassmen are up to! Those two mental sentences were the entire story behind how one Morioka Yukari found herself traveling around the halls of Saint Lilium this morning. She'd already been to her dorm, and the few possessions she considered worth bringing had already been unpacked and set up. Yukari was free to do as she pleased until classes started, so she'd do precisely that. As she moved at a rather brisk pace throughout the buildings on campus, her ears picked up on what sounded like a conflict.

"...bugging you? If you want, I can pop that smug little face of hers!"

"No, I'm fine. I just want to know if you want to have any friends or not. If you do, what's the point of fucking with other people like this? 'Cause all it'll do is make people not like you. And then everyone would make fun of you, which I assume they're already doing now. That doesn't sound like an enjoyable high school experience to me. If you can't enjoy the school, what's the point of even being in it? I'd prefer it if you would just leave Sayuri alone, but if you don't want to now, I'll wait.

A bully? Ooh, those were the worst! Unless Yukari was the one doing the deed, of course. Then it was just fun. The third-year stopped dead in her tracks and turned around, intent on either defusing the tensions or making it a whole lot worse. She hadn't quite decided yet. Once all was said and done, one Morioka Yukari stood in the doorway just behind the rather rude underclassman. Her gaze wasn't on either of the girls in the room just beyond, however. Instead, she wanted to focus on the one who seemed to be stirring up the conflict. For now.

"Popping faces sounds like fun, but let's try to stay out of trouble on our first day," Yukari replied. As usual with her tone of voice and facial expression, it was hard to tell if she was angry, happy, or just high off her ass on bodily chemicals. "Hurting people is my job, and I hate, hate, hate being outsourced. Don't do it."
@chiru@Rusalka@LowKey123

@Crooked Vixen@KoL



She will admit, the twins were a bit...eh...strange. She ttied to be courteous though and not let it show. They just kind of reminded her of those creepy twins in those scary movies her daughter always watches. Nevertheless, Serizawa smiled at their greeting and to that of Faye-San as well.

"Well we are very proud to have you here at our school, girls. If there's anything you need, feel free to ask me or the teachers. Now then, I must be going. Alot of paper work to fill out, but it was an honor to make your acquaintance. Sayonara!"

Kagome smiled happily and waved to them. My, the school was attracting all sorts of intelligent young minds she thought, and not just from Japan either.

It made the headmistress feel good inside, enriching young minds across the world. She grinned, a little spring in her step as she strolled along humming to herself a little tune.

@LitCabbit



Asuka gave a wry smirk to her fellow classmate sizing her up.

Yes, she did need to tend to Shear-Breeze, but her father had people hired to do that for her, some of the most well trained horse breeders money could buy. She didn't even have to lay a finger on the horse....not that she ever did...after...

Stop it!

She shook the thought from her mind, a sigh exhaled. ~"I suppose a snack would be lovely, Miako-San, but I don't think this counts as our first date."~ Asuka teased, a bit of haughty laughter. Not that the girl was trying to, and despite her annoyances somewhat, Asuka would admit the athletic girl was indeed stunning.

If only they had met under better circumstances.

~"And my dear, allow me to pay for you. My treat."~

@chiru@LowKey123@JustYui



"No, I'm fine. I just want to know if you want to have any friends or not. If you do, what's the point of fucking with other people like this? 'Cause all it'll do is make people not like you. And then everyone would make fun of you, which I assume they're already doing now. That doesn't sound like an enjoyable high school experience to me. If you can't enjoy the school, what's the point of even being in it? I'd prefer it if you would just leave Sayuri alone, but if you don't want to now, I'll wait."

Tohru's eyes narrowed at the third year's comment. How astute to grill her in such a way. She doubled her fists up, her smirk contorting into a contemptible scowl. "Do I look like I give a fuck if people like me or not, Senpai?" She snarled under her breath. "Cause I could care less about your opinion or little Miss Hime-Sama over there. I don't have to put up with you snot nosed little bitches who think you're better than me, just cause you've got money. Heh, I got money too you know. My mom's the headmistress, so you should probably respect me a little better! Oh and yeah, this place sucks, but it's either finish school or get sent to jail!"

Her confident sneer was back as she placed both hands on her hips. These girls had nothing on her. She hummed triumphantly about to leave...until she walked into...

Holy shit! This girl was creepy! Like, mega creepy! Like looking the Slit-Faced Woman straight in her eyes.

Tohru shuddered a little making eye contact with her, eyes that seemed to bore in the back of her head with a dsrk, sinister motive. She tried to act smug about it though. She was a badass, not a coward, but DAMN did this girl give her the creeps! She hadn't been this freaked out since her first time she watched Juon.

"U-uh... Message received. Alessa Gillespie."

"Ho? You figured that so easily?" Eris had an amused smirk on her face as Faye pointed their nationality without much problem. "Nevertheless, shall we go?" Eris beckoned the other two toward the dormitories, since they still had to drop their things there, before they could go see any clubs.

"So, Eins, what do you say of giving a sneak peek of the first production the Theater Club will be hosting this semester as reward for Miss Faye's guess?" Eris asked as the trio had just reached the lobby of the dormitory building.

"Oh, Sis, you are really devilish sometimes. I wonder what I would do without you?" Eins too stepped forward, drawing a rubber band from her bag and using it to bind her hair in a ponytail just as Eris ascended the first few steps of the stair case.

"Life would be an endless string of boredom without you, dear sister, that's all that I can say." Eris flipped her hair dramatically, before casting an imperious gaze at Faye, and all the other girls who stopped their way to look what the Reinhardt twins were going to do.

"Now then, for all who are here, especially the newcomers, this is a greeting from the Theater Club. A sneak peek at our first production of this semester, an adaptation of the legend of Princess Kaguya. A Thousand Rioting Flowers: The Legend of the Moon Princess. Please, enjoy your time, if you so wish." Eris' grandiose speech made many a girl who took the Reinhardt Twins as a duo of goofs to stop. After all, if that was really what they said, it was quite cool indeed.

"Ahem!" The lobby fell silent as Eins cleared her throat, before taking a step toward Eris, with a hand held to her chest and another extended forth as if trying to reach for the very skies. "O, Princess of the Moon, fairest maiden in all of this world; why, I ask, why cannot you give me your heart?"

"My beloved Prince, tis not what you think. This world is cruel, no matter how much I wish, I cannot give you that which you seek!" Eris, or better, Princess Kaguya too took a step forward, holding both hands to her chest and not daring look at the face of her beloved, for her heart was assailed with unfathomable grief.

"Why must you say this, my Princess, have I not braved all challenges you have placed upon me? What fate would I have to brave, to claim you heart?" Eins, the valorous Prince, closed the remainder of the two steps that separated them and embraced his beloved with an arm around her waist and a hand that beckoned the Princess' gaze toward his.

The blush on Eris' face from having her sister this close was way too evident. This was good propaganda for the Theater Club, the girls on the lobby almost held their breath waiting for the conclusion of this excerpt. More than one was commenting on whether they would or not kiss.

"O, my Prince, don't do this to me. Even if you could brave the gods themselves, still we would never be able to be together. Death would come between us, no matter what we do. Time's unforgiving, so please-"

Kaguya's speech was abruptly cut by the Princes' lips sealing hers in a practiced stage kiss that looked pretty much like the real deal for anyone watching it. "Even if it's death, I'll overcome it, to be together with you, forever and ever, my Princess, that's my vow to you."

A short wave cheers and applause took the dormitory momentarily as Eins and Eris pulled apart from one another. "That's all we hae for now, everyone. Thank you for your time and, please consider the Theater Club. By the way, this performance was made able by Miss Faye Fluery. Please, remember this in the future." Eins announced, dramatically.

Once they were done, the twins rejoyned Faye and waited for her reply of what they should be doing now.

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@Crooked Vixen@Rusalka

@Rusalka

"I suppose a snack would be lovely, Miako-San, but I don't think this counts as our first date."

"Well, it is an accompaniment, Hanazono-san," she replied, shrugging off the thought. "When both parties are actually interested, I suppose."

She sighed as Asulka would offer to pay for her. Why is my generosity irritated by these situations? Miako did not want to stress upon her offer as it seemed a bit desperate. If anything, she wished for her family to limit the amount of givings to her. The fact they are rewarding me for... I can still afford a month supply of food with last weeks allowance!

Back down this time, Miako

"Whatever you wish."

Walking along the path, she greeted whoever seemed new to her with a smile. She was excited to meet them all, as well getting back into meeting with her club members later on. As they would approach the canteen, Miako held the door for Hanazon, performing her "gentleman-like" procedure.

"Ladies first, I guess" she jested.