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[post-trial seems to be the time people are out and about even though it's like 9pm. at some point though, taichi's entering the cafeteria just to see where people are and maybe grab something to snack on when he spots leo.
....come to think of it, he doesn't recall if they traded names. but it's fine, he has read some of the id cards and everything. so he nods a greeting.]
So. Definitely not what I had in mind for school. [bad jokes? we've got plenty.]
....come to think of it, he doesn't recall if they traded names. but it's fine, he has read some of the id cards and everything. so he nods a greeting.]
So. Definitely not what I had in mind for school. [bad jokes? we've got plenty.]
[ leo will at least be making a snack if there's no legit cafeteria food at 9pm. they can have food. ]
You know, school's never really been my thing, and this really isn't doing anything to change my mind. I'd take Wilderness School again over this.
You know, school's never really been my thing, and this really isn't doing anything to change my mind. I'd take Wilderness School again over this.
Yeah. What's the point of being on the Dean's List if the bear's not gonna give out special treatment?
[he's not even that mad (just a little mad), but still. nevertheless he will lean against whatever counter/wall is convenient even as he lifts an eyebrow.]
"Wilderness School"?
[he's not even that mad (just a little mad), but still. nevertheless he will lean against whatever counter/wall is convenient even as he lifts an eyebrow.]
"Wilderness School"?
You know, he seemed pretty clueless about a lot of things. You sure he even knows you're on the Dean's List?
[ he just shrugs a shoulder! ]
My last school. "Where the kids are the animals." It's where they send all the kids they don't want to deal with anymore.
[ he just shrugs a shoulder! ]
My last school. "Where the kids are the animals." It's where they send all the kids they don't want to deal with anymore.
I wasn't gonna ask him in front of everybody, but now I'm thinking I might've lost my chance. [shit. but.] Supposedly he's the one who put us on that list, but you're right. Didn't he tell someone that this school's been around even longer than he has? Makes you wonder how he got to be the principal.
[he makes a face.]
What kind of world are you from that adults just treat kids that way?
[he makes a face.]
What kind of world are you from that adults just treat kids that way?
Maybe he did, but that doesn't mean he knows what it's supposed to be for. He could've just picked random names out of that top hat of his. [ rolls his eyes! ] Is that all that makes you wonder about it? Not that the guy's a literal bear?
[ he's both teasing and not lmao ]
I mean, technically Wilderness School is for the delinquent kids who keep getting expelled from everywhere else. So it's like a really bad last-ditch attempt at keeping us out of juvie.
[ he's both teasing and not lmao ]
I mean, technically Wilderness School is for the delinquent kids who keep getting expelled from everywhere else. So it's like a really bad last-ditch attempt at keeping us out of juvie.
That would almost make me feel better if that's what it was. [it feels less purposeful and creepy that way. but there's a short grin at that.] Would you believe me if I said that him being a bear is the thing that bothers me the least about him?
[sometimes the people with the answers are animal-like beings. it's fine.]
Sounds more like a punishment than anything else. [but...he recalls their last conversation.] Does this have something to do with people blaming you for stuff you didn't even mean to do?
[sometimes the people with the answers are animal-like beings. it's fine.]
Sounds more like a punishment than anything else. [but...he recalls their last conversation.] Does this have something to do with people blaming you for stuff you didn't even mean to do?
Wouldn't be as weird singling you three out, right? And honestly? Yeah, I'd believe it. One of our camp directors is a centaur, so I've probably lost all rights to judge.
[ anyway. he fingerguns. ]
Got it in one. Or at least, that was the start of it. I definitely did mean to run away six times.
[ anyway. he fingerguns. ]
Got it in one. Or at least, that was the start of it. I definitely did mean to run away six times.
[well. centalmon exists, so he knows what a centaur is in theory but he's still squinting.
and also somehow squinting louder at that? leo?]
I'm...not sure what I want to ask first, but six times is a lot. [like. what?] What kind of camp has a centaur running around?
and also somehow squinting louder at that? leo?]
I'm...not sure what I want to ask first, but six times is a lot. [like. what?] What kind of camp has a centaur running around?
I had my reasons.
And it's demigod camp. Centaurs are supposed to be the "trainers of heroes," right? And we're supposed to be the heroes.
And it's demigod camp. Centaurs are supposed to be the "trainers of heroes," right? And we're supposed to be the heroes.
[he shrugs as if to go "fair enough" to leo having reasons, more focused on the word "hero." why has that come up a lot lately?]
If you say so. I'm not really up on legends and stuff, but demigods are...like the kids of gods, right? Something like that?
[leo explained this to yamato during strip check but taichi missed the memo.]
If you say so. I'm not really up on legends and stuff, but demigods are...like the kids of gods, right? Something like that?
[leo explained this to yamato during strip check but taichi missed the memo.]
That's right. Mine's a different pantheon from yours, so I wouldn't expect you to know him off-hand, but my dad is Hephaestus. He's the Greek god of fire and the forge.
Yyyyyyep. I'm a mechanic. My mom taught me everything I knew growing up, long before I ever knew about Hephaestus. I'm gonna need to find some tools to be of much use for anything while we're here, though.
Yep, that's the plan. I was talking with someone about maybe pooling them to set up a rig to hack the place, too, but I wonder if that'll even be worth it if the place doesn't even have CCTV.
Honestly, it depends on how the place is set up. Schools are usually pretty easy to get into, so with the right tools, remote access wouldn't be that hard. But we need the tools first.
[ why is it i always forget what locations exist the second i need to start a pc
okay i guess we're in the library! or leo is coming in, anyway, muttering to himself, but he pauses when he spots taichi. it's been a rough day!! nobody is okay!! and he honestly debates whether he should keep walking instead of making it worse somehow, but he's not that coldhearted. ]
Whatever we can do to keep someone from volunteering like that again, we should do it. So. [ a pen appears in his hand and he holds it like... a sword...? ] Fight me.
okay i guess we're in the library! or leo is coming in, anyway, muttering to himself, but he pauses when he spots taichi. it's been a rough day!! nobody is okay!! and he honestly debates whether he should keep walking instead of making it worse somehow, but he's not that coldhearted. ]
Whatever we can do to keep someone from volunteering like that again, we should do it. So. [ a pen appears in his hand and he holds it like... a sword...? ] Fight me.
[it's a bad day fam!! very bad!! but at the same time taichi seems to be kind of staring off into space before he turns his head. his expression relaxes a little when he recognizes that it's leo, and he's about to open his mouth to say he agrees, but:]
What? [hello? he is unprepared? he pats his pockets for a pen but mostly looks baffled.] Fight you for what?
What? [hello? he is unprepared? he pats his pockets for a pen but mostly looks baffled.] Fight you for what?
Just - look, just do it, okay? I'll explain some other time, but I promise it's not anything weird.
[ he doesn't look like he wants to be doing this either he's so tired and everything sucks but here we are ]
[ he doesn't look like he wants to be doing this either he's so tired and everything sucks but here we are ]
[many questions! no answers! but he locates the pen he let denji borrow during the trial and holds it like a sword. or what he thinks is a sword.]
Even if it was weird I don't think I'd mind much. [but there's a nod and he immediately tries to strike leo's pen with his own. he's assuming that's what he's supposed to do here.]
Even if it was weird I don't think I'd mind much. [but there's a nod and he immediately tries to strike leo's pen with his own. he's assuming that's what he's supposed to do here.]
Look at it as a distraction, or a way to vent, maybe?
[ you're doing great, sweetie. leo strikes back! slash slash! ]
...Where do you think we went wrong?
[ you're doing great, sweetie. leo strikes back! slash slash! ]
...Where do you think we went wrong?
[it's actually a decent distraction, to be honest. taichi doesn't know how to use a real sword but he can use melee objects just fine. and like. a pen. slash jab, etc.]
We got way too distracted at the beginning. Last time it was a bear, this time it was about the biting thing...I feel like we might've lost some time there, but I don't know if it would've even helped.
We got way too distracted at the beginning. Last time it was a bear, this time it was about the biting thing...I feel like we might've lost some time there, but I don't know if it would've even helped.
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