Phloem

A Vampire Hunting RP

Interested. :)

Caelbury Academy

"Yeah, sorry again about your shirt. My eyesight isn't all there." James apologised again, though it was pretty obvious that he wasn't being serious about it, due to the huge smirk currently plastered on his face. He could get honestly get used to this; shooting people in the back with a water gun, but poor, blind James, whose vision is so horribly impaired that it couldn't possibly have been his fault. But it still sucked to have myopia this severe. Was it going to get to a point where it'd be considered a disability? Would he get handicapped parking privileges? Then again, he'd probably get arrested if he even tried driving without his glasses on. Pushing the thoughts to the back of his mind, he turned his attention back to the girl in front of him. She didn't seem to be all too bothered by the fact that he'd just soaked the entire back of her sweatshirt, which was a little weird. But maybe she was just a really nice person?

" Nice to meet you, I'm Sakurai Yukiko. I go by Yuki though." Ah, so she was Japanese, then.

"I'm James. James McNamara." He introduced himself, voice laced with the sharp strokes of a Scouse accent. When he first came to the US, people had a really hard time getting it. But so far, she seemed to be able to follow quite well. Better than most people, at least. But that was probably because he'd been trying to bleed it out. Rough words slowly smoothing themselves out into something that was a bit blander. Letting his smirk morph into an endearingly lopsided grin, he stuck his free hand out for Yuki to shake. "A pleasure to meet you as well."

"Anyway, what're doing by yourself? Hanging around this old tree isn't the most fun, is it? C'mon, get a drink or something, at least. Enjoy yourself a bit, yeah?"

James went over to one of the coolers, lifting open the lid and pulling out a can of what seemed to be orange soda. Prying the tab open, the aluminium can let out a faint hissing noise as gas escaped from the narrow opening. Handing the now open can over to Yuki, he momentarily glanced over at the dunk tank. And lo and behold, the principal and vice-principal were busy drying each other off. They weren't even trying to be subtle about it and James almost let out a snort of laughter at the sight. Before he could stare any longer, he shifted his gaze back to Yuki. "Wanna check out the dunk tank? It seems like that's where all the fun is."

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Seth nodded at her response, deciding that it'd probably be best not to question further. He didn't want to seem too pushy. After all, they've only known each other for what; fifteen minutes tops? What right did he have to start poking into her personal matters? Plus, he'd probably only make things worse. At this, the memory of the time when he tried to mediate a fight between two students came into mind. It was probably one of the most embarrassing things that had ever happened to him. How was he gonna play therapist if he couldn't even talk down a couple of angry, hormonal teenagers? Running a hand through dark curls, he watched as Penny bounded over to drink from the bowl of water set on the ground. "Well, we're not really working right now, are we?"

Glancing at the dunk tank, the water began to look more and more inviting, the more time he spent under the scorching sun. Why did he think wearing jeans would be a good idea? He actually brought along some spare clothes in his car for such an occasion, but he didn't want to just go and change right now with no reason whatsoever. Seth realised that it was inevitable that they were going to get dunked, it was only a matter of time. He had half a mind to volunteer, but decided against it in the end. The temporary respite from the heat probably wouldn't be worth it, in the end. Filling up another plastic cup with hibiscus tea, he took a sip from it. Though he nearly spat it out in surprise when he heard a cry some distance away. Turning to the source of the noise, he spotted one of the new students. A few meters away, another student was holding a water gun. Putting two and two together, he realised there wasn't anything to worry about. Just kids being kids, that's all. What could possibly go wrong?

Turning his attention back to Celia, he let out a slight chuckle at her question. "Soon, probably. Not many people left. Though in this weather, I honestly wouldn't mind."

Bug with PMs?

When I try to check my PMs, it ends up showing me another member's (tenebrae16) PMs instead. But sometimes it actually works properly and I can check my own PMs. Is there anything I can do to fix it?

Caelbury Academy

Done with James! Also, I made him shoot Yuki with a water gun. Is he gonna die? D:

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James looked distinctly kicked puppy-ish when August walked off. This was the first time where August didn't have anything up his sleeve, and it was kind of disappointing, to be honest. He was actually looking forward to -- to put it bluntly: fucking shit up with him. But then again, it probably wasn't the best idea to get himself into detention before school had even officially started, his record was already bad enough. Though his hesitation quickly dissolved when he spotted an impressive looking super soaker out of the corner of his eye. Reaching over to grab it, the plastic water gun surprisingly heavy in his hands, he then filled it all the way up with the nearby water supply. He didn't add any food colouring to the water, though. He wasn't about to put himself into debt for the rest of his life for ruining someone's Versace merchandise or whatever. Checking to make sure that the plastic gun was "locked and loaded", a mischevious grin spread on his face. Now to look for some unsuspecting victims.

Strolling through the area, James kept an eye out for his first target. He strode over to a terrace sort of area near the school building, water gun swinging at his side with the arrogant nonchalance associated with pirates after the successful capture of a trade vessel. Which was kind of a shitty metaphor, but he didn't really care and he had finally watched that Captain Phillips movie a few days ago. (It was a damn good movie, that's for sure.) On the elevated platform, he scanned the area for any potential victims. Even with his horrendous eyesight, he could still see blurry blobs whom he assumed were people getting dropped into a silo filled with water. So that was the dunk tank. He hadn't even noticed it until now, they must've moved it in while he was busy squirreling away bottles of beer in the coolers everywhere.

And then, James spotted her (or him, he couldn't really tell. He assumed it was a girl since she was wearing something pink but you never really know, these days.), his first victim. Whoever it was, they were standing near a tree not really doing anything. Using his Sherlock Holmes-esque deducting skills, he figured out that since they were keeping to themselves, it was either someone new to the school or one of the more introverted students here. Anyone who was alone had ought to be an easy target, right? Tightening his grip on the neon green water gun, he started to move towards the figure.

As he got closer, the figure gradually got clearer and James saw that it was indeed, a girl. He vaguely noticed that she seemed to be Japanese? Although he couldn't be a hundred percent sure, her facial features were just a blurry mess through his eyes. Stopping just a few feet shy of the girl, he held the water gun up, poised to shoot. He also made sure to stay a little ways behind her, so that she wouldn't even see it coming until it was too late. Finally, he squeezed the trigger. A jet of water shot out from the muzzle at the end of the gun's barrel, hitting the mark and soaking through the back of the girl's sweatshirt. Despite the fact that he couldn't see more than 5 feet in front of him, it was pretty hard to miss a target that was standing still.

"Sorry about that! I didn't see you there." Which was probably the biggest lie told in the history of mankind. Despite himself, a toothy grin must've leaked out of him. "You new here?"

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Holding onto a plate of partially destroyed sandwiches, Seth couldn't do anything but stare dumbly as Vladimir chattered away. Usually, Seth was fine with accents, but at the speed he was talking, plus the fact that he was a little out of sorts today, he coudn't understand a single thing he was saying. And before he knew it, the Russian kid ran off again, right after he cleaned up the mess of chocolate, just as quickly as he appeared. Briefly watching him, he saw that he made his way over to another student; Acacia Hawthorne, was it? If he remembered correctly, she was the sister of the vice-principal. Plus, the Hawthornes were probably the closest to royalty you could come to in this country. So, all in all, a pretty big deal.

His gaze flickered over to where Celia was beside him, seeing that she had her eyes closed. Blinking, Seth kept quiet for a few seconds, she was obviously having a "moment" or something like that. When he finally couldn't keep his mouth shut any longer, he quickly set the plate of sandwiches down and fetched the tupperware jug he had brought that was filled to the brim with iced hibiscus tea, pouring some of the red liquid into a small plastic cup. Having been sitting in the sun for a good hour, most of the ice in it had already melted, diluting the drink. But he was sure it was still good, just a bit watered down, that's all. Making his way back to where Celia was, he finally broke the awkward silence.

"You okay? You kind of spaced out for a minute there." Seth asked, his voice tinged with some concern. Remembering the cup he had in his hand, he suddenly held it out as an offering. "Here. You should try some. I made it myself. It calms your nerves... I think. I don't know."

Caelbury Academy

Okay, I'm actually fo' real going to write up my post now that I have time.

Also Spooner, I've just realised that you used Hugh Dancy for Liam and I just wanted to say that I LOVE HIM.



ANYWAY, gonna get back to writing. Probably gonna be done in an hour or two because all I do is procrastinate

Caelbury Academy

Sorry! I've been really busy these few days. I'll get my post up in like, 10 hours, AKA in the morning. x_x

The Blackfield Asylum

I'm interested, too. :D

Caelbury Academy

Seth hadn't even realised the dog was there, only noticing him/her/it (he wasn't quite sure yet) when it started to circle his feet and sniff at him. Oh. My. God. It was a dog. He had to exercise every last bit of his considerable willpower to stop himself let out an audible 'awww'. The one thing he had most wanted as a kid was a pet dog. Unfortunately, he never did get one, his old man just wouldn't allow it. They did, however, have five cats; which made for quite a bit of chaos in their home. Sofas were scratched, and curtains were ripped to shreds. It was pretty crazy, but Seth's dad had been smitten with them. He was essentially the male equivalent of a crazy cat lady. He supposed he could get a dog in this point in his life if he wanted to, but he wasn't exactly the most responsible person in the world, and he didn't want to put the poor animal through an ordeal like that. Suddenly remembering that he was in a conversation, Seth quickly grounded himself back on Earth.

“Penny, leave him alone.” Ah, so it was female. At least, he thought it was. Penny was a girl's name, right? “Sorry about that. She’s curious.” Okay, hunch confirmed.

"No, no! It's fine. I love dogs!" He blurted out, making some sort of dismissive gesture with his hand. He was just about to suggest to Celia that she tried the iced hibiscus tea he had made for the picnic when a black-clad figure came hurtling towards her. Before he could even issue a warning, the damage had already been done and the aforementioned black-clad figure was collapsed on top of what seemed to be a plate of brownies. Welp, those were completely done for. A few stray ones had flown off to the side but most of it had been crushed under the weight of who he now recognized was Vladimir. He never did have any lessons with him, because he surely would've remembered. All he knew was his name and that he was some kind of guitar/math genius or something.

Turning his attention to Celia, Seth wondered what her reaction would be. Would she flip her shit and go absolutely insane? She didn't seem like the type but one could never be too sure with these kind of things. In the end, her response was decidedly understated. But that was understandable, seeing as no one, apart from the brownies, were actually hurt in the incident.

"Um." Seth gaped dumbly at the mess on the floor and on Vlad's shirt. Nirvana, huh? This kid has a good taste in music. It was a shame that the chocolate stains were probably never going to wash out. Somewhere in the background, Penny was running off after a sandwich. Today was definitely turning out to be interesting.

Deciding that he should probably keep his mouth shut for the moment if he didn't want to say anything stupid, Seth just crouched down and began helping out with cleaning up the mess of mayonnaise and chocolate on the ground.

Caelbury Academy

GAH, have to sleep again so I probably won't be able to post again until tomorrow. I guess anyone can puppet my characters if things get too far ahead? Timezones are a bitch.