Dorm Log

[raw_angel_power]

Who: All of Smash.
What: Dorm log! Summertime special.
Where: Student and Teacher dorms, and quite possibly beyond campus.
When: Approximately the latter half of July to the earliest of Augusts (25th - 15th)
Warnings: YOU KNOW YOURSELVES

We all know our characters experience downtime after classes and their busy schedules, and this is a good venue for those kinds of miscellaneous dorm-shenanigans to take place. Not only does it give your characters the easy chance to meet new people in a laid-back environment, but it's a good mechanism for strengthening CR. It's easy!

Feel free to begin in any way you please! Plan with (a) fellow player(s) if you'd like! Or, set up a thread and wait for characters to bite! Just add a thread with the room number (and date/time, if it matters) and the characters that reside there (just for reference!). You do not have to use one character's thread as a dual-purpose for both characters if you do not want to. Doesn't have to be a dorm room, either, if you have something else in mind.

And don't forget: things are getting pretty freaky! Shadow bugs are still rife around the school and city, causing all kinds of trouble, but most significantly capable of cloning people and even objects. For the remainder of July, the dimensional lines are a little blurred and causing alternate universe versions of characters to show up. But something ever curiouser has started to show up on campus... Bubbles?

Subspace bubbles? They look kinda like the ones dotting the sky... Dare ye enter?

If you do, you'll find that it... just ends up being a portal to another part of the school. Sometimes they may lead you into some part of town. Weird! Hopefully it doesn't lead you anywhere embarrassing, like in the middle of a stage play or in the bathroom of the opposite sex. That's mortifying.


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7/27: Shadow bugs go wild and clone a bunch of office supplies. Do shadow bugs get bored or something? Beware of that stapler you're about to pick up... It might be a shadow bug clone! They're animate office supplies all around the school. At least it's easy to tell the difference between the real things and the animate ones, because the clones are purple. Unless, of course, your supplies are all purple. Then you're in a bind...er.

Also, they cloned the Kraken fountain and now it's come to life. Hope you brought some slippers.

8/1: You know those hazy purple-black pockets of subspace that keep showing up across the sky? Today, a humongous one swallowed up the sun completely. For almost all of the daylight hours, there will be a full-on solar eclipse. Aww, were you working on that golden tan? Too bad, buddy. You're gonna have to wait until tomorrow.

8/5: A herd of Towtow show up at the school overnight and stop to rest. They'll be there, napping all day with that peaceful look adorned on their faces. How cute! But you wouldn't want to see them angry... Maybe that's why you should be careful not to wake them up.

For reference, here are the rooming arrangements.

Comments

[cowardlyjustice]

"What's the matter? This is gonna sound real cliche, but you're lookin' like you're seein' a ghost." Brown said with a laugh. "Or is this some sort of change of pace from what I'm gettin'? Last time I checked, you were goin' last name basis with me, Jime."

Change of heart is a huge understatement, Brown.

[firegonedire]

His hand pressed over his mouth, and he huffed a small, awed whuff of a laugh. "You... you look so..." There was no word to properly say it all, so he left it there.

"Would... would you mind sitting with me, a while? It's been a while, I'd... like to catch up."

[cowardlyjustice]

He raised a brow, this is kind of odd, but he'll take a bite. The way Hajime worded things... well, it wouldn't be the first time he'd been subjected to unsuspecting news.

As asked, he took a seat in front of Hajime, "what's on your mine, Hajime?"

[firegonedire]

For a long few moments, Hajime could only bring himself to watch Brown, soaking in his youth, his vitality, his life. There were so many things he'd wanted to say, things he'd dreamed of having the chance to tell his dear friend, and yet... and yet, it would all be inappropriate to say to this version of him.

Better not to dwell on the disappointments. He wanted to be happy, in this moment. Figuring he'd surely made Brown feel awkward enough by this point, Hajime finally spoke.

"So. Err, first things first. Er. I'm from the future. And, ah... ah, you're from the past, aren't you. Opposites attract. Hah... ehh..."

Wow he really should have thought harder about what to say, first. He shoved another mouthful of sandwich in his face before he could make it worse.

[cowardlyjustice]

"Kind of a given since uh, '96 and all, that bein' kind of an open info." Because practically most of the school would know at this point and he was sure that Hajime had at least some sort of inkling feeling even if he had never said a word of 'I'm from the 90s' to him.

Although that doesn't change the fact that Hajime does have a point, he is from a future, possible farther than now. "So what brings the weary traveller to the past?"

[firegonedire]

"The usual, you know... apocalypse aversion, setting right what went wrong..." He paused to rub at his forehead. It never felt any less surreal to explain--the whole thing felt like something out of a comic book or movie, except he was telling it while sipping out of a milk carton.

"This time is sitting on the edge of dimensional destruction. It's... not something I'd like you to have to experience... again..." He forced a weak grin, more like the baring of teeth. "The good news is that same instability managed to bring me back, so I can try and stop it."

[cowardlyjustice]

Brown listened intently as he took note the future visitor's appearance, the tattered appearance and the cyborg hand, there really wasn't no way to mistake it and seeing as a bit of his suspicions were confirmed, this was no laughing matter at all.

"And lemme guess; with that, you're going to tell me the nightmares of the future to create a time paradox."

[firegonedire]

He huffed, and shook his head, glancing off over the other students. "If only time were so fragile as to be shattered by something like that. No, things are already different, but may be more dangerous than ever."

Hajime turned back to Brown, frowning. "It... there's no point discussing the bad things to come. What matters is preventing them. Seeing friends and food again... that's... that's a nice bonus." Most people would have just left it at "friends" but man you have no idea how wonderful food is after years of starving.

this is sort of gay

[cowardlyjustice]

"'figured that much really," he chuckled, "I dunno how much you knew by later on, but I had to survive on rations one point too, so i kinda get'cha."

So without much thought, went for Hajime's still-human hand and gave him an apple. Hey, light lunch, but it was the only thing he had at the time aside from eyeing the cafeteria's grub.

gayer and gayer every day

[firegonedire]

He flinched, just slightly, long-established habits hard to resist. It was a shameful reflex, though--of all people, he should at least be able to suppress his fears for Hidehiko. Maybe it had been too long since he'd seen him...

Sure enough, he stared at the fruit. Of course Hidehiko would think instinctively of his hunger, and try to help. Even this one--this one who had only just heard of what he'd been through, hadn't yet been there with him, but still offered what he could... it had definitely been too long since he'd seen him.

Hajime's throat felt sore, tight, as he ran his thumb over the apple's shining skin.

"H... hah, you've always... always been so quick to adapt. You really... really never change." He'd never want him to.

[cowardlyjustice]

"I dunno, not changin; and lookin' 17 at 50 sounds kind of a creepy deal if you ask me," he said while stroking his chin. Okay, that was a bad joke, but he couldn't help but flinched at Hajime's reaction just then. Alright, it was a terrible joke, he sighed before, softly, he added; "it's more like cheating and finding an exit route before getting cornered, running away 's what I'm really good at."

[firegonedire]

You weren't good enough.

The thought was the first thing that echoed through Hajime's mind, and he looked away. "It's... a useful skill. You should take pride in it." A hand ran through his hair. "I was jealous of you for that talent, more than once."

[cowardlyjustice]

"Not really," he shook his head. "You can only ran so far, and it wouldn't do you or anyone good after so long." If he kept it up at old age, that really done it, it would be a matter of time before...

[firegonedire]

Brown was always pretty sharp, when it came to his own failings. Wasn't everyone...? Hajime watched him, letting out a long sigh. "You've done a lot of people a lot of good. Don't ever doubt it."