1st stitch sewn [video]

[affably_andy]

[A video clicks on, revealing a teenager…standing on a box-laden luggage trolley like it was an oversized skateboard. He’s shivering in a hoodie and looks a tad unnerved. Probably a side affect of going to a new academy on a giant floating island.]

Um, hey. I’m Andrew Davis. Or Andy. I'm...pretty new here.

[His voice gets a little softer as he

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[hiddenbadass]

[Have a bit of a hoarse, voice on the other end. It's mostly devoid of emotion on top of that. Have fun!]

... I'm Mike, and I'm a guard here. Show me where you are, and I can come pick you up.

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[affably_andy]

[Well. That is a bit unnerving.]

I've already gotten help from another student, but thank you. [Andy's voice is sincere, even though there's an undercurrent of nervousness.]

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[hiddenbadass]

[Mike scans the post to see who helped Andy.]

Heh. Donny beat me to it. Why am I not surprised?

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[affably_andy]

[He pauses, staring at the communicator. He has no idea what Mike is, but he seems to be more proof of his theory that most of the faculty here isn't going to be human.]

[Blink blink.] Uh. Yeah, he helped me out. Friend of yours?

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[hiddenbadass]

Brother, actually.

[Mike smiles a little.] Yeah, I'm a talkin' turtle--raised in New York City.

[video] /slowest rper ever

[affably_andy]

[Huh. That explains his reluctance to go to video.]

Turtle--New York? I hadn't heard about other...[species? beings? Okay, so he has no idea what to say that mightbe taken offensively.]...about turtles living in New York.

[video] Lol, it's no problem. |D I've been slower.

[hiddenbadass]

[Mike's smile turns into a bit of a smirk.]

We kinda hid. Most people don't take talkin' turtles well. But you're here, so that means you're different.

[video] still. ^^;

[affably_andy]

[...Andy can sort of understand why. Not that he likes it.] I don't know, you'd be surprised what people can accept. [He shrugs a little.]

[video] See look! I just totally took some time off from RPing.

[hiddenbadass]

[Mike smirks a little.] We found some people that had no problem with what we were. There were lots that had problems.

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[affably_andy]

Hmm. [He wishes it was the other way around: lots who could deal, few who had problems. At least it isn't like that here.

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[hiddenbadass]

[And this time, Andy gets a rare Mike smile.]

Yeah. I like bein' here.

[affably_andy]

It seems like pretty nice place.

I'm more worried about the floating island part than the people I might meet. I mean, what's keeping it up here?

[hiddenbadass]

Isn't it obvious, kid? Magic.

[He's always wanted to say that.]

[affably_andy]

[Cue stare.]

[hiddenbadass]

[And Mike starts snickering for a moment, then schools his expression.]

I'm actually serious.

[affably_andy]

[Andy just keeps staring. He doesn't want to outright call you a liar, doesn't think you really are one, but...]

...is there a booklet for staff members on stuff like that? [And that question isn't sarcastic, actually.]