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Feb 14, 2011 00:56

WHO: Oscar + 2012 Persona Users
WHERE: The Auditorium
WHEN: September 18th, right after classes.
WHY: The answer to all of their problems is hilarious and totally needed.

( It had been four days since he originally attempted to get the auditorium cleaned by means of student labor in detention. )

lynne, oscar, heather, anthony, emi, 2012, ezra

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azuranthine February 17 2011, 19:39:27 UTC

Lillian felt a sudden pang and a stab of guilt when she looked up from the sketch she'd just started and spotted the back of Heather's head up ahead. She flushed, more than a little upset with herself for sitting back here by herself brooding when she had a friend she could sit with and talk to. All of this was still so new to her, just having people she could talk to about things that bothered her.

You don't have to bear everything alone, Nephele whispered in her mind. It's your burden but you don't have to shun others while you carry it.

For some reason, Nephele's voice sounded disturbingly like her own just then but Lillian put the observation out of her mind. She stood up, gathered her things, exited the row, and walked up to the front of the auditorium. Lillian turned down the row Heather was sitting in and when she got to her, she tapped her lightly on the shoulder.

"Hi, Heather. Do you mind if I sit with you?" she asked, managing a slight, but genuine smile.

See? Doesn't that feel a lot better? Nephele asked, sounding a little more like she usually did but hints of that uncanny similarity remained.

cemetaryeyes February 17 2011, 23:32:51 UTC

Ezra's hopes were not very high for this meeting. He'd taken enough condescension from the old man the last time, and the principal didn't seem to have any intentions of taking them more seriously any time soon. Their last battle had been a disaster, though... they could use all the help they could get, no matter where it came from. Maybe they could use the opportunity to organize themselves better, too.

He nodded to the group in greeting a little curtly, though his serious expression softened as he passed the others on his way to the front row. Ezra took a seat close to Ama and smiled slightly at her, an inquisitive eyebrow raised, before directing his gaze curiously towards the two new faces. He thought he recognized them as seniors, but was drawing a blank on names. Had they gotten involved in the persona/demon business somehow? Lilly and Ama seemed like they knew what was going on.

Well, Mr. Ivors would be be explaining his grand scheme to them soon. Maybe they'd get caught up on what had happened then. Ezra leaned back in his seat and waited a bit impatiently for the meeting to get started.

pixelsnlines February 19 2011, 00:37:09 UTC

Anthony shuffled in not a second too late, shoulders slumped and hands in his pockets as usual. He was particularly exhausted that afternoon, but there was no real reason for it other than his own poor choices when it came to a bed time. Two hours of sleep last night. We wont get into details.

When he was beckoned to the auditorium after classes, Anthony wasn't very interested in what the principal would have to say, considering the last few meetings had been ridiculous. And usually something that got him in trouble when it came to Mr. Oscar. Detentions were never entertaining. In all, Anthony appeared a little down in spirit as he ambled towards the second row, uninterested in his classmates as he sat and slouched to his side, and eventually, lied down completely with a sigh mixed between exasperation and satisfaction. Napping in class only did so much. Napping in the quiet auditorium could prove easier. He'd give it a few minutes, first; only if Ivor's drawl got too boring would he sleep.

turnofthewheel February 21 2011, 00:18:53 UTC

Ama, Lilly, Heather, Ezra, unicorn boy... ... sunglasses boy and another girl. And himself. If Emi and...uh...Ezra's sunshine roommate came in any time soon...Then he would be certain that this was a meeting of people with fairies. Provided that sunglasses boy and other girl also had fairies. He finally sat down on the edge of a row by himself and stared up at Oscar. If it was anyone but Oscar, he would have asked if this was a Fairy Meeting.

Do you want to come to the fairy meeting too~? he wondered at the entity living somewhere in his head.

No, came the immediate response. Are you stupid? I'm not a fairy.

((ooc: apologies for pointless post. Just felt like writing something))

inthatwild February 22 2011, 08:50:25 UTC

Speak of the devil. Or fellow persona user. As fashionably late as always, Emi waltz through the door to join the group her schoolmates in the auditorium. She knew that the principal had demanded they meet right after school, but that always meant that she needed to stop in the bathroom for a fifteen minute mirror check. Even if the people she would see at the meeting were the last people she felt she needed to impress, she had an image to uphold.

"Hey," she said first to Ama, moving near her roommate. She felt most comfortable around her, after all. The others... well, she wasn't intimidated by them, but she still had a sort of apathy for them. "This had better be good."

bythewall February 22 2011, 09:07:18 UTC

Oscar had remained quiet as his expected students filed in one after the other. He met any confused or unhappy expression with his usual smile. There was nothing more amusing than confused or unhappy students, after all. However, everything would be explained to them soon enough. He was never one to dillydally around a subject. Best just to get to the point quickly.

Once the majority of them were in the room he cleared his throat to get their attention. "That's most everyone. I suppose we can go ahead and get this over with," he began, hopping down from where he was sitting on the edge of the stage. "I hope you all remember why I called you here. I've realized that your recent activities could cause some trouble in terms of your normal school schedules. To excuse you without suspicion I've taken the liberty of enrolling you all in a single club that I will be advising. From yesterday onward this group is a performance choir."

pen_vs_laptop February 22 2011, 11:37:58 UTC

Lynne hadn't been entirely sure what to expect for the meeting. She knew why she'd gotten the email, of course, but things like who to expect and what (very likely to be hated) solution Mr. Ivores was going give them, not really. Aside from what few people she knew (and she didn't know those few very well), she wasn't sure what to think of the group from what she'd seen. There was a lot more people that she thought there would be though; they looked like an interesting mix-match...

As for what Mr. Ivores had said, Lynne could have said a lot of things. Instead, what came out was a blunt, disbelieving, "What?"

azuranthine February 22 2011, 17:55:59 UTC

A performance choir?

There were obvious flaws to that suggestion, the biggest being the question of whether anybody could actually sing or knew how to dance. It'd be hard to sell it as a convincing cover otherwise.

Aside from that, it did make sense. Choirs tended to travel a lot for performances, both during the day and in the evenings. It wasn't unusual for a choir to return late at night from a performance. From a practical, logistics standpoint it made sense. Choirs didn't necessarily have to be good to perform.

It would protect Mr. Ivors and protect them, too, from investigations into their truancy. Couldn't that lead to expulsion for all of them, eventually?

As much as the thought of singing and dancing in front of an audience twisted her stomach with anxiety, it was a good idea. Despite herself, she found herself agreeing with it.

"Okay," she said, projecting her voice a bit more than usual so everyone could hear her.

cemetaryeyes February 22 2011, 18:47:19 UTC

A club was a smart cover, but of all the things the old man could have chosen, why the hell had it been that? He turned his head in Lillian's direction when she agreed to it and sighed, not wanting to be the next to speak. Already divided, but he couldn't be the only one who didn't want to go along with this.

"You like watching us squirm, don't you? I am not singing and dancing for your amusement. Isn't there something... anything else we can do?" He didn't often put his foot down so quickly, but this was just ridiculous

andsheletsgo February 22 2011, 19:11:05 UTC

Heather had offered a tiny smile at Lillian when she came over, but before she could say anything it seemed the meeting was already starting. And the last thing Heather wanted was to get on the principal's bad side, so she didn't even consider speaking up after that. But as she listened to the plan, her cheeks slowly grew a slight shade of pink.

"A-a choir..?" She understood the choice somewhat, but what if they would actually have to do something choir-y sometime? If there was anything Heater would feel frightened about aside from having to deal with scary monsters and Persona things it would be having to stand in front of a lot of people, especially on a stage.

Heather looked at Ezra when he spoke up, grateful for his complaint when she couldn't exactly force it herself.

lancelotless February 22 2011, 19:21:31 UTC

Lindsey's initial reaction was quite the opposite- not that he was madly in love with the idea, but he was hard from horrified either. He merely scoffed, "What, like that shitty TV show?" His mom had been big into it a couple years ago, and fuck if he knew it was still on the air. He didn't really pay attention to TV much these days. The music had been decent, though.

"Whatever, cover is cover." And it was true. He still didn't trust the principal, but at least the guy was offering them something. He very well could have watched them run amok and get in trouble for his own twisted amusement. "But do we actually have to perform? And hell, can anybody here actually sing?"

alalma February 22 2011, 19:33:28 UTC

Ama hadn't so much as bothered to hide her reaction, blurting out a sharp "Que?!" in a tone so baffled (and vaguely nervous) the instant Oscar has announced the dread words performance choir. Not only that, but Lillian was endorsing it! Maybe Emi would have been all over the idea in some kind of composed fashion, but she was inclined to agree with Ezra and shot him a thankful look as well. The General had surely chosen this to torment them, and no other reason.

... And Lindsey had a point, too. Just how many of them could carry a tune? Ama could, yes, and singing with a group wasn't bad, but suppose Oscar got it into his mind to do solos? The one thing she was actually horrified of doing--

Of all the ideas...

"We're not going to convince anyone if half of us can't sing," she pointed out unhappily. Not that she was going to say that she could. That'd probably just encourage him.

azuranthine February 22 2011, 20:10:00 UTC

"Will we provided with coaches for performances?" Lillian asked the principal. It'd been the next question she was going to ask and Ama's response was suitable enough opening in the conversation to bring it up. "It'd be better for morale if we weren't all required to make utter fools of ourselves in public. It'd be a very magnanimous gesture on your part, Mr. Ivors."

Lillian wondered if she was the only one aware of just how precarious their position was at this school but it'd taken her time to grasp the situation, too.

Sorry for the edits turnofthewheel February 22 2011, 22:32:51 UTC

"... ... Loaaaathing. For your face your voice your cloooothing~" Lester sang to himself. Wasn't that from a musical or something? Hm. Now why was that the first song that popped into his head?

Well he thought it had to do with fairies but. Well. It kind of did. Singing? Really? He liked singing. He wasn't good at it but he didn't think he was absolutely terrible either. ... ... Except Carla did tell him that he was...flat.

Music was good. If he was listening to it. Well he supposed he also knew how to play one instrument but he didn't think it was all that relevant here.

bythewall February 23 2011, 05:56:19 UTC

The response from the students nearly got a chuckle out of him, but he just sighed in a pleased manner and waved off their comments. "As much as I do love seeing all of you squirm, I doubt I want to hear most of you sing either. However, I didn't just randomly pull this one out of a hat. This school has not had a performance choir since the twenties which opens up a legitimate excuse for being interested in the club again, as well as a cover for any research about the past you may be doing or may have already done." His explanation was full of his flawless logic. And... really, it wasn't a bad thought. He was all too aware of what may come from the mess if anything went wrong, and this seemed like the best bet.

"In terms of actually having to do anything, there was very little in the budget for starting a new club like this," he continued, hands loosely placed in his pockets. "Coaches are out of the question, but that also means that it is highly unlikely some board member will ask any of you to perform for them to justify the club's existence. So, as long as all of you keep up with your homework, we won't have an issue. Myself being the principal helps, of course."

azuranthine February 23 2011, 16:50:40 UTC

Oh, so this really was just a cover. Lillian felt a little relieved but not completely. 'Unlikely' wasn't the same thing as 'impossible' and even so, she would have questioned whether or not that was even. Lillian frowned slightly. Maybe she would look into a voice coach and dance lessons anyway. In her opinion, it was better to be over-prepared than under-prepared. Schoolwork would take priority, though.

Regardless, she was still in. Lillian sat back and waited for everyone else to voice their opinions on the subject.

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