10/21/2012

[bythewall]

WHO: 2012 persona users!
WHERE: Outside the dorms, then to the zoo!
WHEN: October 21st, starting sometime around 8pm
WHY: When Principal Ivors tells you to do something, YOU DO IT.

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[cemetaryeyes]

It wasn't long before Ezra appeared and made his way over to the principal, wearing a warm looking hoodie and smelling faintly of smoke. He'd been tugging Lester along, but released his hold on the brunet's sleeve when they stepped out into the brisk air.

"Evening," he said simply before coming to a stop and glancing over his shoulder at Lester, as if to make sure he was following. Honestly, he wasn't looking forward to dealing with the man's usual attitude, especially with everything he'd learned recently. He hadn't told anyone about what Oscar had sent Lawrence out to do, preferring to leave it to the blond's discretion, but just because he didn't want to worry the group needlessly yet didn't mean he wasn't going to keep his hackles up around the nosy old man. Ezra finally looked over at him, the shadow from his pulled up hood hiding his eyes a bit, before nodding at the box in his grasp.

"Should we bother asking what's in the box or is it a surprise?"

[turnofthewheel]

Lester tilted his head to the side when Ezra turned to look at him. He wondered if he was doing something wrong, but it didn't seem like that was the case. He continued to follow Ezra until they reached the principal...and stopped so that he was practically hiding behind his friend. He wasn't too keen on talking to Oscar, and he probably would have conveniently forgotten to how up as a whole without a reminder.

He noticed the box for the first time after Ezra pointed out. "Is it a good box or a bad box?" he found himself asking no one in particular.

[bythewall]

And there were the first arrivals. They weren't his favorites, but saying so would have implied he had many favorites to begin with. He smiled welcomingly though, despite their own expressions. He waved, not returning any sort of greeting otherwise. They didn't look like they needed any sort of a greeting, but Oscar appreciated the ability to keep things on a apathetic business level. "It's a bomb," he joked in a tone that was actually difficult to tell if he was joking. However, he gave the box a light shake. Any sound it made was soft and muffled, nothing like however a bomb might sound. At least, that's what he assumed.

Though there were students present and he was halfway tempted in leaving the box with them to wait for the others so that he could return to his own room, Oscar looked back at the door. He could wait a few more minutes before resorting to that. For now, he kept his package in his hands.

"Are you really that curious?"

Finally found a way to post without the other thread needing to be done~

[isolatedscholar]

Lawrence had been preparing for this moment all day long. He made sure to stay behind after Ezra left to survey the amount of people there. Lester, Ezra and... bingo. There was Oscar. The others would be arriving in a timely fashion, but he didn't need them. Two people was more than enough to witness what he was about to do

gdi Lawrence

[cemetaryeyes]

The box shaking had piqued Ezra's attention, but by the time Oscar asked his question, the blank expression was back in place. "Not really." They'd find out if they needed it for the errand eventually, and if not? Ezra would just amuse himself thinking up what bizarre objects Oscar could be toting around for no reason.

Then his roommate came onto the scene, and Ezra unconsciously stiffened. Of course. This was Lawrence, who didn't know the meaning of discretion. Trust him to confront someone in the most melodramatic way possible...

He glared almost bitterly back at the blond and held his tongue, waiting to see what explanation the principal would offer up, if any. He would have been looking forward to finally getting answers if he wasn't so busy being irritated with himself at leaving the matter in the blond's hands. Hadn't he learned by now?

/breaks tension

[turnofthewheel]

Lester was busy wondering whether or not the box was going to do something when Oscar shook it, but when it didn't do anything...he continued to stare at it. It was hard to tell whether or not he had heard anything Lawrence said other than a vague recognition that someone had said something. His eyes were trained on the good-or-bad Schrodinger's box.

He was about to say something about the box but then felt the air become a little more...tense. If that was the right word. He finally broke eye contact with the box (if that was possible at all to do with a hopefully inanimate object to look around.

"Oh," he said when he finally spotted Lawrence. "Hello. When did you get here?"

askdjksdflff Lester /sob

[isolatedscholar]

Lawrence's confident expression faltered. He expected Lester to ignore him as he did earlier in the meeting, but when he'd actually acknowledged his presence he was, to say the least, extraordinarily confused.

"H-hello Lester," he stuttered, halfway between furrowing his brow and trying to maintain even the smallest bit of his confidence, "I, er, just got here..." he trailed off, clearing his throat and staring back at Oscar expectantly. "...Well? Are you going to dignify me with a response, Principal Ivors? I should say you at least owe me that much after the hell you put me through a few nights ago."

Lawrence? Bitter? Naaaah.

[azuranthine]

Lillian was running a little late. It wasn't like this was a date but she hadn't been able to resist fussing over her appearance a little. Was this the kind of thing normal teenage girls dwelled on? It was refreshing after months of fretting over everyone's mortality, especially her own, to think about something as mundane as how one dressed

/breaks tension further

[turnofthewheel]

Lester thought he heard someone say something beyond his headphones. So he turned around and oh, there was Lilly! He wondered when the others were going to show up before he waved at her.

"Hello Lilly." He then turned to point at the box in Oscar's hand. "He has a box."

Lester <3

[azuranthine]

"So he does!" Lillian said, following the direction Lester pointed in. She studied the box with mild disinterest. It was just a box, after all. There didn't seem to be anything special about it. At least, nothing worth commenting on just yet. Still, she forced herself to give it a second look.

"Good evening, Mr. Ivors," she greeted without looking away from the box.

[bythewall]

That was a dramatic entrance if he had ever seen one. Despite the obvious persecution in the undertones of what Lawrence was saying to him, Oscar couldn't help but grin from ear to ear. He was amused, not at all bothered. "I don't believe I've ever provided anyone with false information, Mr. Bright, nor have I directly put you through any hell." The principal left it at that, very willing to continue denying with half truths for as long as he needed to. And they feigned disinterest in the box, so there really wasn't anything more for him to say. No information would be gotten from him like that.

Rather than egg on anything else, he waved to Lillian, shifting the box in his hand carefully. "Good evening, Ms. Taylor. Do you have any idea where the rest of you are? They're starting to run a bit late."

[pen_vs_laptop]

As if on cue, Lynne came out the dormitory doors. "Hey, sorry I'm late..."

She was only a little late but based on a quick look, not everyone was there yet. When her eyes fell on Oscar and the box, her eyes narrowed subtly for a briefest moment before she collected herself. Artemis had enough disdain for her behalf.

[isolatedscholar]

Lawrence noticed Lynne's arrival and tried not to allow it to disrupt his bravado. He glared at Oscar. There was no way he was letting him off so easily after all he'd been through

[azuranthine]

Lillian didn't look the least bit perturbed by her boyfriend's speech. After all, she wanted to know the answer to these questions, too, and it wasn't as if there was any love lost between her and the principal. What reason did she have to intervene? Principal Ivors seemed more than capable of defending himself in a verbal sparring match if he chose to.

Instead, she answered Principal Ivor's question.

"I'm not sure where everyone is but I'll make some calls." And with that, she pulled out her cell phone and proceeded to call Heather, Emi, and the rest of the group, turning her back on the principal and whatever plight he'd brought on himself.

[bythewall]

Though Lawrence was settled into his accusations and the others looked none to happy, Oscar's expression didn't change. He didn't try to look innocent, though he did remain calm and looked more amused as the boy kept going. "And what exactly was the false information that I gave you?" He challenged, wondering what he would come up with. "I don't remember ever lying about anything. I was worried and you were never in any real danger, were you?"

His response was simple, but he stopped there for now. Though he would've happily just sent them off at that moment to drop the subject, and to make them not late, he decided to wait a bit more just so Lillian could complete her calls. And really, the principal had hoped to leave the box in the hands of a student he could trust would have a serious moral dilemma about opening it before they arrived at the zoo. Basically, Heather. He would give it five more minutes.

[andsheletsgo]

It didn't take long for Heather to arrive at the scene after Lillian's call, looking.. quite out of breath, as if she just ran all the way down the stairs as fast as she could. Her head is rather red because of that too, and maybe from some slight embarassment as well, knowing Heather and her shyness.

"S.. sorry for being late..! I can u-u-understand if you won't forgive me, sir, but at least accept my humble apologies.." She started speaking rather fast, probably out of general embarassment and shyness as well, even though she didn't dare to look Oscar directly in the eyes even as she spoke. Then she gave a quick nod towards Lillian, as if to thank her about the phone call.