Magic/Support Reserves: the Preserve, Wednesday After Classes

[trigons_child]

After all the candy and sugary treats devoured when most of the island's inhabitants were transformed into children, Raven was very careful to provide a lot of healthy snacks for this meeting of the Reserves. There were fruits and veggies and whole grain goodness, but in the end she'd caved enough to provide some sweets as well

Comments

Arrive and Mingle

[trigons_child]

Snack on, snack off.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[furnaceface]

Snack off, thank you.

But Jono was here nevertheless. It was the last week of classes. He was trying to take in as much around the island as he possibly could, one last time.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[batwaffles]

Snacks for Steph, yes.

Steph, who was wondering if she could hit Bruce (the one at home) over the head with what they were saying. She wasn't sure it would do much good, but hey, at least some people got it.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[brat_inslayage]

Sure, Kennedy would have some snacks-- and a handful of carrots for Bailey, who'd apparently forgiven her for the weekend and was perched on her shoulder as she leaned back against a tree.

Like she'd have missed this meeting, one way or the other? She could've lived without the extensive reminder of her last semester of high school being over, but she wasn't not going to be here.

Discussion

[trigons_child]

What have you learned about yourself, your abilities, or your friends this semester? What words of advice might you have for any incoming students?

Re: Discussion

[furnaceface]

Oh, lord, where to start?

//Not just this semester, but over my entire time here, I've learned that my own worst enemy is more often than not myself, and that if I spend all of my time being afraid of what I might do, I stand th'risk of completely missing out on th'things that I can do.//

No, he hadn't brought his crown today. But he'd thought about it.

//More than that... I've learned that nobody needs to be alone. Not even those people who spend every waking hour believing they always will be, and every sleeping moment re-living all of th'reasons why. I've learned that you don't need a heart for it to break, you don't need a mouth in order to kiss, and that second chances do happen. I only hope that whoever the new students are, they don't take nearly as long learning those things as I did.//

Okay. Jono was stepping down from his little soapbox, now.

[And I'm fleeing for school, myself. But if anyone wants to chime in on this or whatever, I'll totally be around to pick up pings in the evening.]

Re: Discussion

[brat_inslayage]

"You know," Kennedy said once she'd halfway formulated an answer in her head (waiting until she had it completely thought out took too long), "I kinda have a hard time deciding? But I guess the really important one is that it totally doesn't matter what people tell you you can or can't do, you know? Like, you could've gone your whole life being told what you're supposed to be and what the rules are and blah blah all of that, but you know? Screw that, it doesn't matter."

She paused, and Tara and Raven at least got brief, knowing grins.

"The hell with all that. The kind of person you wanna be? Go for it. If your friends are all that, they'll have your back... or smack you down if you're being stupid. Actually, that's my other thing. If your friends are being stupid, go ahead and smack 'em down for it."

Nobody ever said it would be a good speech.

Re: Discussion

[justwantsquiet]

"I have a gift," Sookie said softly, looking around the group. "We all do. It's not a curse, it's not insanity, and it's not something to be afraid of. I spent my entire life hating what I can do, and having everyone around me think I'm insane for it, because it couldn't be explained. But after two years here, I'm...it's a gift. No matter how bad off it seems, and how much you didn't want it, there's a reason you can do what you can do. And at some point, you're probably going to save someone's life with it. Maybe your own, maybe someone else's. But if there's anything at all my time in Fandom taught me, it's that no matter how many times someone tells you you're a freak, it's irrelevant the moment you realize that what you can do is part of you, and an important part at that."

Talk to the Leaders

[trigons_child]

Once they ping in.

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[trigons_child]

Raven was there, relieved to be all done with her finals now, but sad about what graduation would mean.

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[swordsandsoccer]

Dolf was present, and in a relatively sunny mood. But today's topic had kind of thrown his memory back towards some of the better days with the kids, and the thoughtfulness was apparent in the way he occasionally lost focus.

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[life_inshadow]

Tara was there, if a bit distracted. She couldn't work out where the year had gone.

OOC

[trigons_child]

This Easter-Mother's Day one-two punch is going to kill me, I swear.