[IC] Don't let me drown (open for more characters)

[LordofthePies]

Venin walked into the hall and picked a seat in the front, closest to the emergency escape door. He hoped that he wouldn't panic, or at least, freeze the chair. He watched more students file inside the main hall and already began to feel tense. Breathe, breathe, they won't bother you. Venin attempted to calm himself, which barely worked. He curled himself up into the chair, trying to feel safe, but his head telling him everything was danger didn't really help.

[carla6677]

Yasmin's eyes were focused on the ground as she hummed quietly to distract herself. She was sitting at the back, near one of the entrances to the main hall.

[jeroukoo]

Ken was huffing and he sprinted past the lockers to the main hall. Come on, come on, can't be late again... I knew I shouldn't of taken that short cut... Ken chided himself. He had no idea where the main hall was, but he was determined to find it. He had only been at the school for two days, and he felt as if he managed to have a 100% late ratio.

"It's gotta be here somewh- Aha!" Ken found a grandiose hallway, where he burst through and was happy to see that people were still sitting down. "Awesome! Not late!" Ken exclaimed as he found the nearest empty seat and slumped down.

[Im a huge mess]

Serah walked to the hall, taking her time. When she got there she looked around, quickly spotting Venin and going over to sit next to him. "This seat taken?" She asked, tilting her head.

[carla6677]

@jeroukoo
Yasmin happened to be sitting next to Ken. She stared at the floor like it was really interesting.

[LordofthePies]

"Well, not at the moment," Venin gave her a small smile and went back to glancing at the surrounding children. He wished he could've just been in Literacy writing the story his teacher said they were going to do, but instead he was stuck here trying not to freak out.

[Im a huge mess]

She nodded and sat down next to him. "How are you?"

[jeroukoo]

@carla6677

Ken walked over to Yasmin, recognizing her from yesterday. "Hey, how's the floor?" Ken said, leaning down to her head level. "Looks like you're glued to it, yeah?"

[LordofthePies]

"Little jittery, but that's to be expected. I didn't think that an assembly could be so stressful," Venin nervously glanced over his shoulder, towards the masses of students behind him. "How are you this fine morning?"

[carla6677]

Yasmin giggled slightly. "It is okay, bit boring though" She sighed as she looked up at him.

[Im a huge mess]

Serah shrugged slightly. "Other than being annoyed by the noise, I'm pretty well." She smirked slightly. Then a man that looked rather stressed walked up onto the stage at the front of the hall.

The man leaned over to the microphone and began to talk, it was the same voice that had called all the students to the hall."Will all students please take their seats. The orientation will begin shortly." He then quickly walked off the stage.

[LordofthePies]

"O-Orientation?" Venin paused and looked towards Serah with a very confused expression. "My mother didn't mention an orientation..." these words were more to himself than anyone else, and his gaze dropped to the floor.

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[Im a huge mess]

"Don't worry, it's probably the same stuff as every beginning of the year orientation, school bragging about the stuff it's done and how much the teachers expect from the students and all that." Serah shrugged slightly while talking, clearly she knew how these went.
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[LordofthePies]

Venin went back to looking at Serah. She was his guide in situations he didn't understand, like this one. He tilted his head a little to the side as he took in her words. "Well, that seems like a stupid reason to have all the children crowded in a room," but it also seems like a good excuse to get everyone into one room... Venin's anxiety once again took the wheel as he thought of school shootings, robberies, and other horrible things that could happen while they were all in this one seemingly tiny room. Worry flashed over his features before he shook his head, trying to knock the bad thoughts out of his skull.

@Im a huge mess

[jeroukoo]

@carla6677

Ken chuckled and cracked a grin. "I would imagine so." Ken sat down next to her. "Excited for orientation?"

[carla6677]

@jeroukoo
"Not really, not my thing, assemblies are so boring" She sighed.

[jeroukoo]

@carla6677

"Me either," Ken said. "It's just a waste of time. They probably could have told us this through email. But, it's whatever, right? More time off classes, yeah?"

[carla6677]

@jeroukoo
"I would prefer being in the music room" Yasmin sighed.

[Im a huge mess]

She raised an eyebrow, clearly seeing the fact that Venin was sorta freaking out. "You alright?" She asked, picking her words carefully. @LordofthePies

[jeroukoo]

@carla6677

"Yeah, yesterday was fun and all. Listening to you playing was fun." Ken said, smiling. "Now, what exactly are we doing here? Do you know?"