Katherine mulled it over in her head for a bit. She usually didn't care if she got it right or wrong but this time she felt determined to get it right. Not because she didn't want to be pressured into jumping into the water, but because she felt like she had something to prove, it was the first thing they were doing at camp, better to excel at the start and then taper off rather than leaving a bad first impression.
She pretty much crossed off the first one, most musicians start playing solo and mostly play by themselves, Katherine knew that and usually did solo stuff even if she did love band stuff. The skittles and tennis ones were a little trickier. Skittles are polarizing, people seem to adore them or loathe them and there didn't seem to be much inbetween. Katherine personally loved them but she didn't want to be caught with him actually hating Skittles. Tennis was more of a shot in the dark, Greg looked at least somewhat athletic so she wouldn't put it past him to get physical activity. But tennis always seemed to her like the kind of sport rich people would play at the country club. Then again tennis is also a sport that isn't very complicated like baseball or something.
Katherine stuck with her gut though and said "I don't think you're an avid tennis player." Though there was a tinge of uncertainty in her voice as she said it.
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"And you are..." Katherine leaves the suspense hanging in the air for a brief moment before saying "Correct. I didn't even take biology in senior year." She says with a small laugh. Katherine would not be caught dead taking any science course if she wanted a decent average for university, let alone a class she flunked in junior year. Katherine was not unintelligent nor did she have disdain for learning, she had just always been more of an arts student than anything else, and that showed with what she actually ended up putting effort in.
"Also, just for the record and in case you were wondering, that punk band was called Pink Flag, because we were big fans of Wire and Black Flag." Katherine wasn't entirely sure why she made the statement, though she was proud of those days. She always loved playing in a band more than being solo, she loved how collaborative it was with other people and how they could express their views as a group.
"Sorry, what are your three things? I can pretty much guarantee I won't guess it." She said with a smile, indicating that she was actually having fun, something that had eluded her for a while before camp.
"Also, just for the record and in case you were wondering, that punk band was called Pink Flag, because we were big fans of Wire and Black Flag." Katherine wasn't entirely sure why she made the statement, though she was proud of those days. She always loved playing in a band more than being solo, she loved how collaborative it was with other people and how they could express their views as a group.
"Sorry, what are your three things? I can pretty much guarantee I won't guess it." She said with a smile, indicating that she was actually having fun, something that had eluded her for a while before camp.
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Alright, I'm going to try to resurrect this because when I first tried it I ran into some personal issues but we'll try again to drum up interest. People who already posted that are still interested, let me know you're still into it.
"Great." Katherine said with a smile, happy to see that Greg didn't turn her down for this. "Sorry, yeah, I think I introduced myself before you sat down, I'm Katherine. You can call me any number of nicknames but I usually just go by my full name."
"So I guess I'll go first then, just to get the ball rolling. I've gotta say though, I'm known to be pretty hard to guess at these games." She was being a bit cocky, but there was a bit of self awareness in her voice. Though she has been known to be pretty good at the lying part, due mostly to lying to her parents, she would never call herself an expert or anything. She thought for a moment about what she was going to say, though she knew full well what they would be already. She cleared her throat a bit before beginning to speak, attempting to show the least amount of emotion possible with her choices.
"Number One: I played in a riot grrrl punk band in high school."
"Number Two: I got a ninety in grade twelve biology."
"Or finally, number three, I will always maintain that the Beach Boys were better than the Beatles."
Katherine smirked, none of those were entirely certain nor highly unlikely, the perfect blend to throw anyone off the scent of the lie hiding in the midst, though she may be pushing it a bit with her lie this time.
"So I guess I'll go first then, just to get the ball rolling. I've gotta say though, I'm known to be pretty hard to guess at these games." She was being a bit cocky, but there was a bit of self awareness in her voice. Though she has been known to be pretty good at the lying part, due mostly to lying to her parents, she would never call herself an expert or anything. She thought for a moment about what she was going to say, though she knew full well what they would be already. She cleared her throat a bit before beginning to speak, attempting to show the least amount of emotion possible with her choices.
"Number One: I played in a riot grrrl punk band in high school."
"Number Two: I got a ninety in grade twelve biology."
"Or finally, number three, I will always maintain that the Beach Boys were better than the Beatles."
Katherine smirked, none of those were entirely certain nor highly unlikely, the perfect blend to throw anyone off the scent of the lie hiding in the midst, though she may be pushing it a bit with her lie this time.
Katherine listened to Claire speak and had an internal scoff at the curfew time. There was no way she'd be sticking to that curfew all summer. That was barely the time when she left her apartment back home to go out and do things, let alone when she would have to be back for.
It was then when she heard what they would be doing for the first orientation activity, it was something familiar to her, years of first day getting to know you activities had prepared her to think up two truths and a lie and sell it to perfection, though she had never been the greatest at guessing other people's fibs. Hopefully whoever she ended up partnered with was worse at lying than she was at reading them.
She looked for a partner, Colline was her first choice as it would have been good to get to know her roommate better, but she was first picked by Claire herself. Katherine then thought of maybe asking Gwen, whom was someone who warmly introduced herself when they were at the table, though Gwen had already been chatting up the veritable Yousuf Karsh with the camera, so Katherine assumed Gwen and Baylen would partner up together. Katherine decided to just jump right in (figuratively speaking) and find a partner she barely knew anything about, which admittedly was pretty much everyone there. Looking over the crowd she spotted someone on the other side of group and walked over to him.
He was an attractive looking boy with well styled hair, and as tall as Katherine herself which was always a plus to find. Katherine believed that he had introduced himself to the group earlier, Greg she believed his name was. As Katherine got close she spoke up, “Hey, Greg was it?” She said, hoping to verify her suspiscions. “You want to partner up for this 'get-to-know-you' activity or whatever?” She said was a bit of a hopeful smile.
It was then when she heard what they would be doing for the first orientation activity, it was something familiar to her, years of first day getting to know you activities had prepared her to think up two truths and a lie and sell it to perfection, though she had never been the greatest at guessing other people's fibs. Hopefully whoever she ended up partnered with was worse at lying than she was at reading them.
She looked for a partner, Colline was her first choice as it would have been good to get to know her roommate better, but she was first picked by Claire herself. Katherine then thought of maybe asking Gwen, whom was someone who warmly introduced herself when they were at the table, though Gwen had already been chatting up the veritable Yousuf Karsh with the camera, so Katherine assumed Gwen and Baylen would partner up together. Katherine decided to just jump right in (figuratively speaking) and find a partner she barely knew anything about, which admittedly was pretty much everyone there. Looking over the crowd she spotted someone on the other side of group and walked over to him.
He was an attractive looking boy with well styled hair, and as tall as Katherine herself which was always a plus to find. Katherine believed that he had introduced himself to the group earlier, Greg she believed his name was. As Katherine got close she spoke up, “Hey, Greg was it?” She said, hoping to verify her suspiscions. “You want to partner up for this 'get-to-know-you' activity or whatever?” She said was a bit of a hopeful smile.
I'm going to try to put up a post tonight, and try to actually get Katherine interacting with people for once.
I'm up for drummer then.
Damn, wanted to do lead vocals but I only play female characters, still interested and would be up for guitar if this gets off the ground. I just need to know what genre of music it is. Is it like Punk/Noise/Garage rock type stuff a la early Sleater-Kinney or Black Flag? Or is it more chill lowkey stuff like Yo La Tengo or Bunkbed? Or maybe somewhere in between?
Katherine followed the councillor, now known to her as Claire, around the camp. It was fantastic, way better than she could have ever imagined, or even seen when she had gotten there earlier on her own. Though she was, and always will be, a city girl at heart, there was something about the vast array of nature that could be seen here that was just incredible. It was something that just brightened her spirits, something that hadn't happened to her in a long time.
As the group reached the pier, Katherine looked at the ocean, which reflected the colours of the sky and shimmered in the waning light of the day. The thoughts of how boring these eventual get to know you games might be faded from her mind as she looked out over the vast sea in front of her. Though it was the ocean and of course the tide was keeping it from being completely still, there was a calmness to the water that really helped bring the serenity of the setting all together. That was, until one of the boys who had introduced himself earlier jumped into the water and disrupted it. She couldn't be too surprised though, she's known tons of people who pretty much would have done the same thing, even if she wasn't the type to do it herself.
It was then when Katherine noticed another girl walking towards the group, she was obviously smoking but Katherine felt she shouldn't call attention to it, because she looked visibly embarrassed as she attempted to put it out without anyone knowing. Katherine knew the feeling well, smoking after school and putting out blunt after barely used blunt under the bleachers when the football coach came around, getting caught more times than not. She made a mental note to try to get to know this girl better.
As the group reached the pier, Katherine looked at the ocean, which reflected the colours of the sky and shimmered in the waning light of the day. The thoughts of how boring these eventual get to know you games might be faded from her mind as she looked out over the vast sea in front of her. Though it was the ocean and of course the tide was keeping it from being completely still, there was a calmness to the water that really helped bring the serenity of the setting all together. That was, until one of the boys who had introduced himself earlier jumped into the water and disrupted it. She couldn't be too surprised though, she's known tons of people who pretty much would have done the same thing, even if she wasn't the type to do it herself.
It was then when Katherine noticed another girl walking towards the group, she was obviously smoking but Katherine felt she shouldn't call attention to it, because she looked visibly embarrassed as she attempted to put it out without anyone knowing. Katherine knew the feeling well, smoking after school and putting out blunt after barely used blunt under the bleachers when the football coach came around, getting caught more times than not. She made a mental note to try to get to know this girl better.
Sleater-Kinney's coming back and I don't think I could be more excited, too bad their new album is coming out at a time when I'll be buried in stress for university and finals.
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