Chimney Rock: The School of Witchcraft and Wizzardry, USA.

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OOC: I'm going to have to agree with RM on this one, Radical Edward. I'm really sorry, but he is absolutely right. I can't approve until you show more detail and thought in your post.

Sorry to everyone for moving ahead so fast. PC has been down for days at a time for me, so I figured I'd get far enough ahead so I wouldn't have to play too much catch up. I don't have a problem waiting for everone else, and my character is kind of aniti-social anyway, so I'm sure she won't mind sitting by herself for a while :-P
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But I fixed it! :o I added as much detail as I could! What am I supposed to do, tell what color her underwear is?!
 
Radical_Edward said:
But I fixed it! :o I added as much detail as I could! What am I supposed to do, tell what color her underwear is?!
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OOC: You could certainly stop spamming this thread. There's a discussion thread in the RP lounge for this kind of stuff.
 
OOC: Radical Edward, you could observe some of the accepted signups in the first few pages. Maybe that'll help?

IC: Raelin exited the pet store titled "Fangs, Fur, and Feathers" with a purring and content kitten in her arms.

"Rae, can I pet Ula?" Irving asked, jumping up trying to brush the fur of the kitten.

"Sure." Rae replied, eyes softing as she watched Irving pet Ula happily. I'll miss him... she thought wistfully, but her mother's sharp voice shook her out of her reverie.

"Ok, we've got your robes, your potions materials, your wand, and your departure gift." she said, counting off on her fingers. "Now time for your schoolbooks." she finished.

"Mom, why can't I get a kitten too?" Irving questioned, looking up at his mother with huge hazel eyes.

"Next year dear." she replied, grabbing both of their hands and leading them to the bookstore, Bott and Boggle's
 
?Kelly, look what I found!? Matt said, walking up to a girl, his eyes more on the book than on the girl. If he was paying the least bit of attention, Matt would have found he made a mistake, because he was talking to a girl with hazelnut colored hair, instead of the rich brown that was Kelly?s.

?Oh!? Matt said, feeling a bit embarrassed to see that it wasn?t Kelly, and instead it was another girl, around the same height, if not taller than Kelly with about the same build. ?Sorry?I thought you were my sister?? he mumbled, a rosy color hinting in his cheeks from embarrassment.

?My name?s Matthew Burlingame, but you can call me Matt,? he said quickly, trying to recompose himself so he didn?t look so much like a fool. ?I?m here to get supplies for school. First year at Chimney Rock,? Matt said holding out his hand for her to shake it, hoping he wasn?t being rude, since she just stepped into the door.

The others snickered at Matt from a safe distance behind a few bookshelves. ?Wow,? Russ chuckled as he went off with his sisters to the back corner of the store so Matt wouldn?t overhear them talking about him.

?Been here only 3 seconds, and already Matt is making friends,? Russ said, the other two couldn?t tell if he was foreigning admiration or was actually being serious.

?I highly doubt Matt meant to bump into another person, he just simply made a mistake,? Becca reasoned with a grin spreading across her face, which was matched by the others.

?Yeah right, you know he purposefully did that. You know he can?t resist a pretty face,? Kelly said waving Becca?s explanation away, which drew a fit of laughter from the group. ?I mean come on, he knows I?m shorter than that girl and that I have different clothing. It?s kind of hard to mistake us,? Kelly said as she glanced over at Matt, who was sticking his hand out for her to shake.

?Maybe,? Russ said still chuckling silently at his brother?s misfortune or good luck. ?We better get our books though, mom and dad are waiting,? Russ reminded them as they stuck together still joking about Matt as they stopped to look at books that caught their eye, most not what they came to get.

Charles, who was reminiscing with some old school friends, who happened to be with their own kids at the time, noticed Matt and his little dilemma. Deciding it was best just to leave him alone, he went back and tried to figure out what his friends had moved on to talking about.

?I heard you had quadruplets,? one of them said, as he turned his attention back to his group of friends.

?Yep, it?s true,? Charles replied with a half smile as the others nodded in understanding.

?It looks like our old Divinations teacher knew what she was talking about after all,? the same one smiled.

?What are you talking about Rey?? Charles questioned, not having any clue what he meant.

?Yeah I remember that! Remember when Mrs. Brown predicted you would have quadruplets?? another one spoke up.

?That was before she changed her mind and said he would have triplets,? Rey reminded him quickly.

?I don?t remember any of this?? Charles said as he cocked one eyebrow, seriously doubting what they were saying.

?You were sick in the hospital wing, you were trying to skip divinations. Mark, Sam, and I were there, that?s why we couldn?t come down and see if the potion actually worked. You got all bent out of shape over it, remember? Fifth year,? Rey reminded him, and smiled again when he saw Charles chuckle.

?I remember that. Although it had me out for a week, and I had a ton of divinations homework?? Charles sighed as the other three chuckled at his friend?s misfortune.
 
As soon as Rae entered the store, she found herself in a state of chaos. Many Chimney Rock students were doing last minute shopping, Irving ran off (again), and her mother chased after him. (as usual) Then, as Raelin turned around sighing, she found herself face to face with a foreign boy.

?Kelly, look what I found!? he said, brandishing a book, obviously not looking at her. Rae looked around, feeling somewhat trapped. ?Err?? she tried, her voice too soft to be heard over the bustling and action.

?Oh!? the boy said, clearly embarrassed. ?Sorry?I thought you were my sister?? he mumbled, a rosy color hinting in his cheeks from embarrassment. The same occurred in Raelin?s face, which now resembled a ripe tomato.

?My name?s Matthew Burlingame, but you can call me Matt, I?m here to get supplies for school. First year at Chimney Rock,? Matt said holding out his hand for her to shake it.

Raelin struggled to get hold of her composure as well, succeeding in turning down her face into a slight fade of pink. ?Nice to meet you.. Matt.? she said shyly, shaking his offered hand. ?I?m Raelin Campbell - Rae for short.? she said, eyes peeking shyly underneath her bangs. ?Oh - and I?m a first year also.? she finished hurriedly, where as Ula mewed softly, blinking curiously at her owner.
 
I got accepted! =D

IC: Kiri had managed to find Mysterium Square the next day, and had already gotten a lot of her shopping done. Her favorite item was her wand, a short pink one with a floral carved handle. It apparently had unicorn hair in it, something that amazed her because for her whole life she had never beleived creatures like that exsisted. A few times, Kiri wondered if this was some kind of prank. But how could it be? It seemed too real. Kiri was now standingin front of the pet shop. She looked in the window and saw some creatures she hadn't seen before, with their cages labeled things like 'Puffskein' and many other names she had never seen before. One of the animals was a large red tortoise with a jewel encrusted shell, that was shooting fire at some passerbys from it's rear. Kiri entered the shop (stearing clear of the tortoises) and looked around at the interesting animals. She had considered a cat, but maybe not...After about twenty minutes, Kiri left the store with a large cage containing a barn owl. It's intelligent eyes looked at it's surroundings with wonder. 'Shopping's done!' Kiri thought, then pulled a cell phone from her pocket, and dialed her home phone number. "Mom, I'm done shopping, meet me at the train station!" She said happily, before pocketing the phone.
 
?A pleasure to meet you, Rae!? Matt said in the friendliest voice he could muster without a hint of embarrassment by his past actions. ?Er?I just wanted to show my sister the article in the book, somebody must have left it.? Matt said pulling a piece of a newspaper out of the book, which was folded up like a bookmark.

?You know that boy who narrowly escaped he-who-must-not-be-named? Harry Potter is his name I think. Well he just started his first year this year; Hogwarts starts a week earlier than Chimney Rock. At least that?s what my folks say,? Matt said showing her the article. Then another fit of embarrassment washed over him as he realized that Rae might not be interested in anything he was saying. ?But sorry to bother you about something like that?? he said quickly after it.

Looking around, he tried to find his siblings who were still in the back of the bookstore giggling away as the watched Matt?s face turn different colors. ?I?m trying to find my siblings. I have a brother and sister who are slightly shorter than you, and a sister who is as tall as myself. They ran off somewhere, could you help me find them? They all look pretty much like me, they?re all brown haired and green eyed,? Matt asked in a rather small shy voice, which was usually uncharacteristic of him since he was normally open and very outgoing. ?I?d find them myself, but this place his huge?and there are a lot of people here?? Matt quickly added, trying not to make it seem that he was demanding anything out of her or something, he was just trying to find his quadruplets and maybe get to the train in one piece, and hopefully make a friend as well. It would be a long train ride without a friend to talk to, having three other brothers and sisters didn?t turn out well since?well?they were all siblings.

?Look at his face,? Kelly giggled as they found the small lounge in the back of the store where people could sit down and read.

?It?s as red as a tomato!? Russ added as he sat down in a fit of giggles

?Well I think it?s kind of cute,? Becca blurted without regretting her choice of words.

?You what?? they both said in unison, they couldn?t believe they were hearing what they heard. They?ve known her since they were babies, and never once had she used the word ?cute?, let alone any other words of its sort. She was a tomboy through and through, or at least they thought.

?How do you figure that?? Russ asked, completely dumbfounded by his sister.

?Well, it?s obviously that he?s really worried about what this girl thinks. He really wants to make friends with her, otherwise he wouldn?t be getting himself all worked up over saying hi,? Becca explained, ignoring or not noticing the looks they were giving her.

?And it?s cute for what reason?? Russ asked again, still not believing that she used to word ?cute? do describe anything.

?Matt normally keeps cool, and doesn?t let anything bother him, preferring to be the more confident out of anyone he?s around. It?s really kind of cute that he?s getting himself all worked up about something that should come natural for him,? Becca explained patiently.

?And that is?? Kelly asked, just as dumbfounded as Russ.

?He?s lacking confidence in himself. Normally he?s very sure of everything he does, but now he?s finding it uneasy to find the right words, and even harder to get them out of his mouth, for fear that he might insult or offend the girl,? Becca sighed, finally losing patience with their ignorance.

Kelly and Russ just looked at each other with the weirdest expressions on their face. Becca ignored them, and picked up a wizarding magazine.
 
There were a lot of students in the shop, and most of them seemed to be in their first year. Most of them also had trouble in the midst of choosing their wands. Al sighed. Hopefully, he wouldn't make such a mistake; he didn't how panicked he'd feel should he hurt anyone of the students. As luck had it, he needed only to try on two wands, as the second one fitted him perfectly; well, that was what the shopkeeper said.

He smiled excitedly, "Eleven inch of Cherry with the essence of silver thistle. What did you get Elie?"

"Eh?" Elie asked, seemingly a bit dazed. Her temple was throbbing since, lucky her, managed to hit herself whilst picking the suited wand for her. "Oh, right. I heard it was a combination of Ebony and Rosewood or something. It's, what, ten and one quarters. Oh, and there's supposedly unicorn blood and angel hair in it." She shrugged; she appeared to be not as eager as her brother with her new wand.

Al sighed. He should've known, Elie wasn't one who was easily fascinated with magic. "Anyway, how about heading to the bookstore?"

"Bookstore? Are you serious? We need books?!" She cried, hysterical. "I thought we were just gonna learn magic and stuff!"

"That's what we need the books for. You did know that Chimney Rock is like any other school, we have to study, pass tests." Al replied, softly sighing. He knew it. He shouldn't have said it, not yet, at least. He just knew how she becomes when it comes to studying and learning.

"Great." She muttered, pouting childishly. She dragged her feet along the way to the bookshop and entered with the utmost hesitance. She noted that Al was very thrilled, so she forced herself to at least act a bit eager, so he won't be upset.

"Okay, now what?" She asked as her eyes darted all over the room. There were many students here, too, and although she does hate books, she loved making friends more. Perhaps Chimney Rock wouldn't be so?sucky~ish as she thought.
 
OOC: And here's my down fall...when I can't do anything because of dialog...oh well...sorry for the super short post!

*gives self one warning*

IC: Becca got out of her seat, apparently her mind was set on doing something by the looks of her determined expression. The others got up as she smiled and started to walk away, tying her hair back up into a ponytail and wrapping the bandana around her head again. Russ and Kelly just followed along, not taking much notice into their sister; they were used to her taking her bandana on and off.

?Hey!? Becca said happily at the pair who were walking around the store, one of them disappointed about even being in a bookstore, the other seemingly excited. She figured she?d take her brother?s lead and try to make some friends while there were here. She shifted her books to one hand so the free one could offer a friendly handshake to both of them. ?The name?s Rebecca Burlingame. These two behind me are my brother Russ, and my sister Kelly. It?s very nice to meet the both of you!? Becca said with a little too much spunk for Russ and Kelly?s liking. They slid behind their older sister, completely red faced and too shy to even look at the two, so they tried to both hid behind their sister, quite comical. ?We?re quadruplets, the other one is off flirting.?
 
As soon as she had gotten to the train in San Francisco, and hugged and kissed her mother goodbye, Kiri boarded the train. She lugged her suitcases and owl to a compartment that was empty, and sat down. She waved goodbye to her mom before she left, and waited for the train to leave while staring out the window at the San Francisco skyline for a while.
 
?A pleasure to meet you, Rae!? Matt said, Rae smiled shyly in return.?Er?I just wanted to show my sister the article in the book, somebody must have left it.? Matt said pulling a piece of a newspaper out of the book, which was folded up like a bookmark.

?You know that boy who narrowly escaped he-who-must-not-be-named? Harry Potter is his name I think. Well he just started his first year this year; Hogwarts starts a week earlier than Chimney Rock. At least that?s what my folks say,? Matt said showing her the article. Harry Potter? The boy-who-lived? Yes, Raelin knew of his past, and felt symphathy for the boy. ?But sorry to bother you about something like that?? he said quickly after it.

"Oh, it's okay -" Rae replied, slightly flustered. "It was pretty inter-" but then, Matt surveyed the bookstore urgently.

"I?m trying to find my siblings. I have a brother and sister who are slightly shorter than you, and a sister who is as tall as myself. They ran off somewhere, could you help me find them? They all look pretty much like me, they?re all brown haired and green eyed,? Matt shyly. "I?d find them myself, but this place his huge?and there are a lot of people here?? Matt quickly added.

Rae smiled shyly in return. "Oh - of course!" she said. This day wasn't turning out to be so bad... she thought. She might, *might* make a friend today, if she didn't mess up. Rae flinched slightly, remembering her previous failures. "But..." she thought, looking at Matt. "he seems really nice..."
 
At their entrance, a girl had welcomed the two of them. She introduced herself and her siblings, offering a friendly handshake. Alphonse smiled kindly, taking her offer, and gently shook her hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you three, as well," He said giving each a warming grin. "My name is Alphonse Locke, and this is my little sister, Elie."

Elie grinned widely at the quadruplets, minus one, and shook the Becca's hands. "Yup, I'm Elie. It's nice to meet you guys~!" She exclaimed in an extremely energetic demeanor. "Anyhow, you guys are Quadruplets? That is so cool! Ooh, I like your bandana, too, where'd you get it?"

Al held a chuckle. Becca seemed really similar to Elie, in terms of enthusiasm, anyway. "So, are you guys first years as well?" He inquired to the other two, Russ and Kelly, as Elie was busy with Becca at the moment.
 
?Thank you so much!? Matt said as she agreed to help him. He looked around again, and couldn?t find them, and then something tapped him on the shoulder. Turning around to see who might have tapped him, Matt found himself staring at a boy with the same shade of brown hair and the same emerald eyes. ?Russ!? Matt said happily. ?Where are the other two??

?Becca finally found someone to talk to, and Kelly is?? Russ started and then looked over at Rae and his mouth shut tight and all he wanted to do at that moment was hide and hope that Rae didn?t notice him.

?What?? Matt said, semi-confused trying to figure out what Kelly might be doing that he couldn?t be told. Russ then pointed over his shoulder, and then tried to cower away.

?Calm down, will you?? Matt said with a gentle smile of understanding. He then turned to Rae and said, ?My brother is extremely shy around new faces. His name?s Russell, call him Russ for sure. Getting him to talk will be the trick,? Matt said with a half chuckle of amusement as he found his sisters. ?I almost forgot, we?re all quadruplets.?

?Yeah we?re all first years. It?ll be fun trying to actually learn how to use these things,? Becca said as she took out her wand. She then turned to look at Elie and said, ?It?s pretty cool?but they all get kind of annoying,? she said with a sly wink, which caused Kelly to ?accidentally? nudge her back. ?This thing?? she said as she pointed to her bandana. ?I?ve had this thing forever. I forget were I bought it, it?s covered in oil and grease??

Before she gave the two a chance to stare at her skeptically, Becca explained quickly, ?I work on my car for a hobby. My mom and dad chose to live muggle lives, even though they?re magically inclined.?
 
Matt found one of his brothers, who was obviously named Russ. Rae looked on in surprise. They looked so similar, with the same hair and eyes... They looked to be different ages though... she observed.

Meanwhile, Russ was shying away from Rae's observant gaze.

?Calm down, will you?? Matt said with a gentle smile of understanding. He then turned to Rae and said, ?My brother is extremely shy around new faces. His name?s Russell, call him Russ for sure. Getting him to talk will be the trick,? Matt said with a half chuckle of amusement as he found his sisters. ?I almost forgot, we?re all quadruplets.?

"Quadruptlets?" Rae echoed in awe. But then she turned her attention on Russel.

"Hi, Russ." Rae said shyly as well. "I'm Raelin Campbell - Rae for short." she finished, offering out her hand politely.
 
Russ looked like his eyes would pop out of their sockets at any minute. The girl just spoke to him! ?Um?? he whimpered as he hid further behind Matt. Then Rae held out her hand, which made Russ withdraw his own.

Matt sighed and shook his head. He thought for sure if he started talking to someone, Russ might open up to someone other than his siblings. Then he hurried off to his sisters before Matt could do anything else. ?I?m sorry about that?he really doesn?t like to talk to people he doesn?t know?? Matt sighed with disappointment as he turned back to Rae. ?I have another sister like that?? he said referring to Kelly. ?Don?t worry though, it isn?t you. He just has to get used to seeing someone before he actually opens his mouth to say something,? Matt explained.

Matt suddenly found himself unable to find anything else to say. Was there anything else to say? Would he be able to make friends with Rae? She certainly seemed nice enough and more than patient, but first impressions are hardly ever correct. ?Well I got to get going, I still have to find all my books. Maybe I?ll have a chance to introduce my sister?s,? Matt said as he turned to leave, feeling slightly awkward. He then turned around and said, ?I don?t have a train partner yet. I really didn?t want to sit with my brother and sisters. And from what I?ve heard they only seat like four people per compartment. It would be super cool to learn more about you, would I be allowed hanging with you?? Matt asked, even to him these words sounded misplaced and weird. Again he turned a flush red from embarrassment, the words came out jumbled and the question wasn?t very well phrased. He only hoped that she understood what he meant.
 
Meanwhile, on the train, absorbed in her history textbook, Alexis was distracted by her ferret, which she still had yet to name. The little, bandit-looking creature was busy scurrying about the compartment, sniffing and squeaking.

"What's the matter with you, huh?" she asked it, raising her eyebrow. "You paranoid?"

The ferret seemed to turn to look at and consider her question for a moment, before returning to his business. Alexis reached over to pick him up. He squirmed for a moment, but looked up at her contentedly, settling in her arms.

Alexis looked out the window, longingly almost, wishing she had the courage to go out there and chat casually with all her fellow students. Her expression slowly turning into a scowl, she shifted her attention to the ferret again, trying to think of a name.

"Scampit," she decided finally, after much thought. Seemingly satisfied, she returned to her book, Scampit perched alert on her shoulder, peering curiously out the window.

Though she hid behind her books in a very convincing way, Alexis found herself hoping for a chance to talk to someone at least. She would never admit it, but she hated being by herself. She curled up on her seat, the history book still propped open before her, and watched Scampit observing the world around them.
 
I was feeling rather ignored. I looked to the girl with the textbook and ferret again and repeated my question. "That seat taken?" I asked again, holding Nashy tightly to my body.

I giggled a little at the ferret's antics, which immediatly interested Nashy. She wasn't used to me giggling at all, let alone attempting to make a friend.
 
OOC: Ah....sorry Nat....didn't know your post was still valid after the "moving too fast" thing! *dies*

IC: Alexis wheeled around to see a girl standing in the compartment. She jumped a little insuprise, and felt her cheeks grow pink. Scampit peered at the girl curiously.

"I....uh.....no....it's not taken..." Alexis trailed off and looked back out the window. She picked up her book and pretended to look interested in an aside about Goblins, but in reality she was cursing herself for acting so stupid in front of people.
 
I smiled and sat in the seat across from her. "I think Nashy and your ferret would get along well!" I giggled, a poor attempt to make conversation. Nashy was watching the ferret with interest from my lap, though she had no intention of leaving her perch.

"My name's Akida, by the way," I added. "And this is Nashy, apparantly," I said, motioning to the red fox in my arms.
 
"Lex," Alexis said hurriedly, and returned her eyes to her book, feeling foolish. She gestured towards her ferret. "This is Scampit."

She hid behind her book, her short dirty blond hair obscuring her face from Akida's eyes. She shuffled her feet, which hung an inch or two above the floor, clad in boys' Vans skater sneakers, the scars from skateboarding accidents visible on her shins and knees. Half of her wished Akida would pick a different compartment, leave Alexis back in her comfort zone, and the other half....a little bit of an adventurous Alexis, wished she would stay, keep her company, perhaps draw her out of the shell she refused to admit she had.

It was at this point that Scampit decided to leap off her shoulder, and land on her history book, going after Nashy. The little ferret, looking with every intention of biting Nashy, only meant to get Alexis to put down the book and talk to Akida. The ferret only hoped the fox would understand...

Alexis jumped out of her seat, and dove onto the floor for Scampit, a little cry of suprise issuing from her mouth. She caught the ferret in mid flight, and Scampit surrendered immediately, thinking his task complete enough. Alexis sat up on the compartment floor, her eyes alert and apologetic. Her broher's old t-shirt hung awkwardly on her shoulders, her brother's old black cargo shorts spotted with dirt from the floor. She looked over at Akida, feeling even more awkward and stupid than before.

"S-sorry..." she stammered, getting off the floor, and regaining her seat opposide Akida. "Dunno what got into him...."
 
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