Breakfast: Morning One

[Somariel Lamaron]

Coming down the main staircase, Somariel reached the ground floor and headed into the dining hall.

Heading over to the cafeteria side, she picked up a tray and selected french toast, then made herself some regular toast and got a bowl of cold cereal and a large glass of milk. Stopping by the condiments, she put milk on her cereal and took a few packets of sugar and a few pats of butter.

Taking a seat at a table near the edge of the array, she slathered her toast with butter and put sugar on her cereal before digging into her breakfast.

[Mellianne Joss]

After visiting and swimming in the pool for a bit Mellianne definitely felt hungry now. Heading towards the food, she noticed Somariel and waved. She looked at her choices and decided on pancakes with a side of toast and a cup of hot chocolate. She walked over to Somariel and asked, "Hey Somariel, mind if I sit with you?"

[Kahlen Jeanne Nox]

Kahlen slowly walked through the doors of the dining hall. She wasn't sure if anyone would be there at this time of the morning. However, she spotted Somariel and Mellianne sitting at a table. Quickly getting a bowl of cereal, Kahlen trotted over to their table.

"Hey! Mind if I sit with you?" Kahlen asked cheerfully. "It's a rather quiet morning."

[Less Than Beta East Tundra]

Less ran into the dining hall at a surprisingly fast clip and immediately grabbed some sausages, eggs, and after a moment's thought toast as well. He joined Kahlen at the table and watched Mellianne for any sign of permission.

[Kahlen Jeanne Nox]

"Oh, hey, Less," Kahlen said as Less came towards the table. "How was your first night here?"

Kahlen had stayed up rather late reading, so she considered her night rather uneventful. She also rather regretted not stretching before bed.

"Hmm. Those sausages look rather tasty."

[Less Than Beta East Tundra]

Less Than Beta shrugged as he heaped butter onto his toast. "It was okay. I had a little trouble getting to sleep, though. How do you manage without fur cushioning you?" Yes, the sausages were tasty, but somehow there seems to be none left. It will forever be a mystery.

[Mellianne Joss]

((I'm assuming you said you didn't mind if I sat with you Somariel, if you do mind, I'll edit))

Mellianne looked up from her pancakes. "Oh, hey Kahlen. I wouldn't know, I've visited the pool early this morning for about 30 mins. Go ahead and take a seat!" She directed this to Kahlen and Less.

[Kahlen Jeanne Nox]

"I suppose the pool is nice?" Kahlen asked Mellianne. "I'm planning on heading over to the gym after breakfast."

Kahlen glanced over at Less. "So you sleep in your wolf form? Must be nice and cozy during the winter!" Kahlen grinned. "The rest of us usually settle with a bunch of blankets."

[Less Than Beta East Tundra]

"At home I do, but I should get used to being in human form here. We use blankets at home, too, but they're mostly for the pups and the sick," Less explained. Said blankets were usually just caribou or deer furs. "And we use them to line the den in winter."

[Mellianne Joss]

Mellianne shrugged. "Its a full Olyimpic sized pool indoors. So it's nice enough. And I'm guessing you're going to the gym to practice dancing. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do til classes start yet. I still have about..." She checked her cell phone. "Well, it's about 7-ish right? I'm not going to go to the civics class, but I will be going to the cooking class which starts at 10. So I don't have anywhere to be for about three hours."

((Am assuming that it is Monday))

[Kahlen Jeanne Nox]

"Oh, it sounds nice, then," Kahlen said through a bite of cereal. "I'm not sure when my classes start. I haven't seen anything about them posted, yet."

Kahlen finished another bite of cereal. "You guys are welcome to join me, if you'd like."

[Michelle Wilcox]

Michelle grabbed some french toast and a coke, then went to sit with the other students. "I don't have class for another hour," she offered, "Going to the pool sounds great."

[Mellianne Joss]

((Mellianne has already been to the pool, Kahlen is talking about going to the gym for dancing: and here is where to get the link to the schedule so far, the B groups not as filled out as the A groups is:marysueacademy.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=announcements&action=display&thread=162))

Mellianne nodded. "Would you mind if I joined you today after I finish eating and go and change into something that isn't jean shorts? I've noticed they aren't the best to wear when exercising. Plus I have my wet swimsuit and towel with me, and I really need to hang them up. I was just too hungry to do that before eating." She had finished her pancakes, and her toast was now cool enough to not melt the butter so she started on that with taking sips of her hot chocolate.

[Somariel Lamaron]

Concentrating on her food, Somariel listened to the conversation around her. Hearing Mellianne talk about the classes, she said "I don't know what I'm going to do before class either. I've still got two hours before the history class starts."

((Assuming I say yes will always be the correct thing to do unless I specifically say in my post that I'm hoping no one sits with me.))

[Mellianne Joss]

Mellianne thought for a moment as she finished off her toast and almost finished her hot chocolate. "Hmm, oh yeah, I didn't see you last night when we were told the classes we could take, Somariel. Which ones are you going to go for?"

((*blush* oops, should have thought of that))

[Somariel Lamaron]

"I'm in Group B, so I'm thinking of taking Latin, Alchemy/Chemistry, Astronomy, Mathematics, History, Advanced Defensive Fighting, Computer Sciences, and maybe Marksmanship," Somariel said, then finished her french toast before continuing. "Whether or not I take Marksmanship is going to depend on what weapons are being used. I already have amazingly accurate aim with a longbow, but I don't know any thing about using a gun. What classes are you going to take?"

[Damien Griffiths]

Damien trudged in with a scowl on his face. His morning had been less than stellar, but the prospect of breakfast was promising. Over at the counter he picked up a plate with toast, bacon and eggs - the smell of bacon made him realise that his morning scare had really made him hungry. This would be a good filler-upper. A cup of hot cocoa made it perfect. He saw the group sitting at the table, and waved over with his tray in one hand.

"Morning. Can I join you? I nee some friendly faces right now."

[Mellianne Joss]

Mellianne waved a hand at an empty seat, "Sure Damien. Rough morning?"

She then turned back to Somariel. "Well, I'm going to take Cooking, Introduction to Magical Theory, Swordsmanship, Forestry, Survivial, and Supernatrual Powers and How to Use Them. I might take Into to the Seven Martial Arts and Biology. But I'm probably going take those two anyways. I should probably stop by the school store and pick up a few school supplies, but that can wait until after Cooking class today. I don't think I'll need anything from the store for that class."

[Somariel Lamaron]

"Sure," Somariel said. Noticing the scowl on his face, she asked "What happened? Did something go wrong today already or did you just sleep poorly?"

[Damien Griffiths]

"No, something went wrong. Turns out I'm rooming with that demon jerk that was on the bus. I'm lucky that I'm sharing a room with Scott, so the ass is in the other one of the suite, but it makes life a lot less appealing. I woke up this morning with him standing in the doorway, silhouetted in the dark, rasping two bloody, and I do mean bloody, knives together."

He almost growled it, and the anger was clearly visible in his face. Damien's usual relaxed expression was tensed up and dark like a thunderstorm on approach. He set his tray down on the table, himself behind it and started scarfing up food. "On the plus side, a morning scare is good for the appetite, it seems. I hope Scott didn't get the full scare, I think he woke up a little after me."

[Somariel Lamaron]

"Oh," Somariel said. She wasn't sure what would be a polite response to that statement. "Well, hopefully he won't do it again."

Turning back to Mellianne, she said "I know what you mean about needing to get stuff from the school store. I need more than just school supplies though. I need an alarm clock and some extra pillows, as well as a printer. The web site said that the store had stuff like that in addition to the regular school supplies."

[Mellianne Joss]

Mellianne winced. Sounded like something out of a horror film, which she didn't like at all. "Ouch, that sucks. I don't think I would have been able to stand that at all. And I hope Scott is alright."

Turning to talk with Somariel again, Melliane nodded. "Yes that kind of stuff too. I need a computer, an alarm clock, maybe a printer, some soda cause they don't have any of that here, and a backpack. I only have what is usually my swimming bag at the moment. And I'm thinking about buying a uniform. Though I might wait until next semester or so."

[Scott Logan]

Scott walked up to the table, carrying a plate heaped high with bacon and eggs on toast, just in time to hear Melianne's last comment.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he said, putting down his tray next to Damien's. "Apart from being annoyed at being woken up this early. I think I'm going to start sleeping with a weapon, or else see if we can get what's-his-name transferred somewhere else. Like a maximum-security prison... How're the girls dorms? Hopefully no knife-wielding psychos in your rooms."

[Kahlen Jeanne Nox]

Kahlen perked up at Somariel's mention of taking the Latin class. "At least I know I'll be in the Latin class with you, Somariel."

She gave a comforting look the Damien and Scott. "I wish you luck. I'm sure you can go to the headmistress if he gives you any problems."

After a moment. "... Bloody knives?"

[Damien Griffiths]

"Yeah, seriously. Knives with caked blood. I have no idea how he even got them, or got them into the school, but those can't be legal. But then again, I don't know the school's policy on weapons..." He sniffed, and muched on his bacon. Bacon made it all better.

[Michelle Wilcox]

"They let me keep my rifle," offered Michelle, "I'd take care of Verin for you, but I don't think any amount of 5.56 mm rounds would work on him." She looked around to make sure no teachers were listening before asking, in a conspiratorial tone, "think an RPG could do it?"

[Somariel Lamaron]

"Well, my parents are shipping my longbow to me, so they're probably legal as long as he doesn't use them on anyone," Somariel said. "Besides, I think the website said that the school store sells swords, so you could buy yourself one of those."

((ninja'd by Michelle))

[Mellianne Joss]

Mellianne finished off her hot chocolate and went to get more. When she got back, she thought for a moment. "I know I'll buy some sort of sword if I decide to go through Swordsmanship again next year. But I don't want to buy one now, before I decide if I like the class or not.

[Verin Vetis Malphus]

"Nnnnnooo, I doubt I'd survive that..." Verin said, stepping out from seemingly nowhere. He was smiling, quite happy at some sick joke nobody else knew about. Fear and loathing were his opiates, and there was plenty to go around until tomorrow."Whatever it is. But there are ways of stopping that situation from coming about. Preparation, you might say, and control. I have a control, and the might to bring about my will." Verin stepped closer to the gathering, glowing slightly, then burning as he got closer. The grin disappeared from his face, and he appeared deathly serious. "A soldier cannot bring his fists against you if he is cowering in terror. Yoou will learn to fear me, as have so many others before you, and through that, I will gain control."

Abruptly, the magic stopped. The grin returned to Verin's face. "And don't worry, the blood wasn't human. Well, not all of it. And one of them hasn't even been used recently, so the blood wasn't... fresh." Stepping back, Verin turned around and left. "Well, we've got classes to attend, haven't we? See you later, guys... bye!" He left the hall laughing maniacally.

[Mellianne Joss]

Mellianne shuddered when he left. "Well, I'm not sure if its a good thing he said that in order for him to 'control' us that we have to fear him, but the little heads up was nice. I'm going to try really hard not to fear him." She sighed. "Unfortunately, I'm really bad with scary, horror-film like things."