Digimon: The Seven Seals [PG-13]

[Samayouru]

Atanamon finally pulled back, emitting a sigh that embodied the relief he felt as construction of the final Digivice came to a close. He had lost track of time, and he wasn’t sure if it had been days, weeks or even months since he started crafting such simple-looking things. But what Atanamon did know was that he had very limited time left at his disposal and he had to act sooner rather than later. Somewhere beyond the walls of his temple there was the muffled sound of an explosion, followed by an ear-splitting roar that made Atanamon flinch for a moment. Things in the Digital World were getting worse, and he hardly ever saw his archangels any more – they were too busy fighting to keep his world alive. There was no way he could get them involved without putting at least one section of the land at risk, and so had taken on this task himself.

The slither of power still burning in the core of his being flickered as he scooped the Digivices into his grasp, and it was fading by the second. So he exited his room and made his way into the main hall, glancing at the statue of Lucemon sadly for a moment before reaching the entrance to the temple. He looked down at the Digivices in the same way a mother would before setting her child down in a basket, knocking on the door to a stranger’s house and running off, hoping that she’d made the right choice.

But there was more than one child at stake here. Atanamon had hoped to give the Digidestined partners that would be able to stop the Seven Seals before they even set foot across the barrier – but that had proved impossible. Most Digimon capable of such power had fallen to the corruption, and so he had to turn to creatures far, far smaller and less aware of the danger that their world was in for help. The chosen Digimon had quickly been selected after that, and Atanamon had placed the drive to find their human partners within their hearts. As soon as those Digivices made it through the barriers, the Digimon would follow.

And so, as content as he could be in this dire situation, Atanamon let go of the Digivices, almost throwing them like baseballs. And each one began to dissolve into beams of light matching the colours of the metal exteriors. Instead of landing on the ground some distance away, the Digivices kept going, almost painting a rainbow across the sky. Atanamon knew that even if they reached the barrier safely, the time it would take for them to reach the Real World was uncertain, but as the last of his power dimmed and he drifted back into his room to rest, he knew that at the very least he had given his kingdom a chance to survive.

-​

The old clock adorning the chipped, archaic brick walls of the Concursus Building suddenly droned, chiming out four times in total. Below it, funnelling up the white steps, were just over five-hundred children of different ages, all of whom were desperate to get out of the late summer heat. It is quite an important day for some of these children – for they are the new students of Patriot Academy. They’ve gone through the buildings – being introduced to the dorms and the facilities and are now reaching the last leg of the tour – the very first assembly of the year.

It doesn’t take long for the auditorium to fill, and following it came the soft chatter of over a hundred voices. It dies down when a middle-aged man in a beige suit approaches the podium at the front. He taps the microphone to make sure it’s working and begins his speech. It is a long, drawling speech, with the usual trimmings that came with welcoming new students to a school, and after ten minutes or so all of the children are told that they are free until dinner time.

The children who are new are escorted to the Dorms and are instructed to deal with their luggage before anything else. Each one is sent to one of the four Dormitories and placed in a room with nine other people. And just above the doors to these buildings is a phrase carved into the white marble:

“UBI CONCORDIA, IBI VICTORIA”

“Where there is unity, there is victory”​

And for a group of children being filtered together into the blue building, the Aquinas Dorm, this phrase will become probably the most important phrase that they’ll ever learn in their lives.

Digimon: The Seven Seals




The adventure begins…




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Maddie Pellerzi
Aquinas Dorm​

“Ninety-nine, one hundred…” Maddison Pellerzi muttered under her breath, her eyes scrolling across the shiny plaques indicating room numbers. “Ah! Here we go – room one hundred and two!” she said, finally drawing to a halt, her knuckles whitening as she set the suitcase down to open the door. Half of her anticipated being faced with a room filled with other students already, but was slightly relieved when she discovered that the room was completely empty, leaving the lion’s share of beds up for grabs. She was surprised when she saw that they would all be sleeping in bunk beds, and while there were certain advantages to sleeping closer to the ground, her inner child couldn’t help but desire a top bunk.

Thankfully, there were a pair of trunks, one at the top end and one at the bottom, for people to put their belongings in. Maddie opted for one near the windows at the back of the room on the left, which also happened to be situated near the bathroom. She’d check out the shower later and unpacked her things as hastily as she could so that she could take her laptop to the top bunk and claim it as her own before anybody else. Maddie hunched over as the laptop started up, and began to sort out getting a good internet connection so that she could send an e-mail to her father before it was time for dinner.

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INFORMATION ADDED: Patriot Academy.





My apologies for the long opening post. I just wanted to set the mood for this RP and I feel that we have enough people to at least start (and get a little bit more stuff for the discussion thread ). For those of you who still have reserves, they will still be valid until we start the first real plot event in the RP so there's still time to get them done!

 

[Monster Guy]

Tim Wolfe
Aquinas Dorm

After the opening ceremony was over, it was time to find his dorm room. It was Tim's first time staying this far away from home. It had been his mom's idea to put him in an exchange program, and somehow he wound up at some big, fancy, boarding school all the way in England. He was both excited, and nervous. Mostly nervous. There was a lot of independence that came with not having your parents around, but at the same time, this was a boarding school. He would have to share a dorm room with nine other people he didn't know. He wasn't particularly looking foward to that. He hoped he could survive his time in this unfamiliar place without getting into too much trouble.

Tim pulled out his music player, put the earbuds on, and rolled his luggage to his assigned dorm room. A familiar song started to play in his ears, and Tim's mood started to pick up.

♪Dog goes woof
Cat goes meow
Bird goes tweet
and mouse goes squeek

♪Cow goes moo
Frog goes croak
and the elephant goes toot

Ducks say quack
and fish go blub
and the seal goes ow ow ow

But theres one sound
That no one knows♪

By this point, Tim finally found the room he was assigned to. Room 102. He opened the door while singing, ♪What does the fox say?!♪ He then hummed the rest of the song to himself, as he put his luggage next to the nearest bunk bed, and started unpacking his things. After the song was finished, Tim took his earbuds out of his ears, and put his music player in his pocket. He was just about to pull his Fluttershy plushie out of his bag, when he saw something out of the corner of his eye. It was only then that he realized that there was someone else in the room with him. Tim jumped, let out a high pitched "WAHH!" shut his suitcase closee, and turned bright red from embarrassment. He had thought he had been the first person to arrive at the dorm. Had she heard him humming? That would have been embarrassing. Not that this whole situation wasn't already. He put his arms behind his back, looked down, and started shuffling his feet nervously. He began to wonder if he should say something, or just leave the room for a minute.

 

[Requiem's Eclipse]

Chloe Ashland
Aquinas Dorm​

Chloe sighed with relief as she finally made it to her dorm. She was winded walking all the way from the front of the academy to the back. Some of the older students at the academy cat called her as she walked....no strutted to her dorm, but she instantly sassed them back saying things like "You can't afford this," or "My name is No!". She was very experienced in the realm of sass. She did look great today, though. She had on a long sleeved blue and red form fitting striped shirt along with a simple pear of skinny jeans. She topped off her ensemble with red pumps and sunglasses. She stood at about 5'11" thanks to those pumps. She looked like a celebrity. She was kind of confused were her dorm was. Lugging her ginormous pink luggage wasn't easy either. There were no elevators so she had to go up and a down stairs plenty of times. To her dismay it was only the first floor.

"What the - it was this close to the entrance?"....well Chloe never did have the best sense of direction. She was always getting lost. Chloe looked at the room number then down at the door knob. Just as she was about to turn it slowly, she heard a very loud scream

"WAH!!!!!" she thought it was a girl in trouble. She bursted through the door instantly and dropped her luggage. "DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!!!" Chloe yelled into the room and pointed at two kids just blankly staring at her. One was a rather short boy, looking as though he was just about to unpack and a girl, which Chloe noticed had the most beautiful shade of Red hair. "Oh hahaha, whoops.....well this is awkward. Sorry about the yelling......My Name Is Chloe Ashland! Looks like we're going to be roommates!" She smiled and awkwardly picked up her giant pink luggage and quietly walked over to an empty bunk next to the little boy who literally looked like he'd seen a horde of ghosts. She was kind of confused as to why boys and girls were in a dorm together....so her guard was instantly up....not that this boy was intimidating, but there were a lot of empty beds and only 3 people.

 

[Solsabre]

Andrea Mercer
Aquinas Dorm

The students chattered. Doors slammed. Desks and chairs skidded. Bells rang. All the while, Andrea droned out the noises and instead watched the other students to occupy her mind. The time during the school assembly was particularly nerve racketing as the student' voices rose to an echoing clatter in the auditorium, until the sound system on the stage shrilled to gain the student body's attention.

Andrea seated herself in the back as far as possible next to the door. Backpack wedged between her seat and the one in front, she pulled one long leg up closed to her body and stretched out the other to the side. She fiddled with the blue paracord bracelet around her wrist. A slender hand gently gripped her shoulder, drawing her attention upwards to meet the eyes of the Academy's Environmental Teacher and college friend to her parents. Andrea gave him a tight smile and thumbs up to answer his questioning eyes. At least there was one person she was familiar with here a the Academy. Sort of. They only just met for the first time this morning at the airport.

The assembly of students were dismissed.

Andrea breathed deeply, muscles relaxing after a very hectic day. She looked forward to settling into her dorm (not that she packed much) and escape the all-seeing eyes of the school staff. The tomboy heaved the large hiking backpack with one arm onto her back, cinching the support straps tight across her chest. Departing to the west side of campus, she quickly found her dorm room disappointingly on the first floor. Her disappoint didn't last long as the commotion inside the room drew her attention. A girl sat with a computer in the rear of the room, while a younger boy and a well-dressed female appeared to be chatting as they unpacked after things had settled down.

The blonde headed gal didn't give a second thought about the Co-Ed dorms. She shared a room and a bunk with her brother back home.

"Hey," she called, raising a hand with a bare wave, "I'm Andrea."

Andrea nodded in acknowledgement to each of her new roommates as she made eye contact. With sure unhurried steps, Andrea made a beeline for the rear bunk bed on the right hand side of the room. Holding onto a backpack strap with one hand, she tossed it up onto the top bunk. She then gripped the upper frame and swung the rest of her body onto the bed with her bag. Andrea loosen the straps securing her sleeping bag and stretched it out, before storing the rest of her possessions into the convenient trunk.

Digging into a pocket, Andrea grabbed her phone and punched in a short text to her brother.

::The eagle has landed.::

 

[Schade]

=-------------------~☼~-------------------=
Czeslav Gaius. Akulov
Aquinas Dorm​

The opening ceremony for the academy was pretty exhausting. There were people more or less everywhere, and though he was prepared for this, Czes was a little bummed his parents couldn't make it with him there. It felt like being at a shopping center on Black Friday; there were people chatting, bels ringing and parents or grandparents crying over their visibly embarrassed loved ones. Czes had made sure to locate, and greet all the important teachers and staff members there, and had also gotten a ton of flyers, as well as the list with his dormnumber.

Once the assembly dismissed, the number of people inside quickly burnt out. Czes wasn't in any hurry. He had seen videoclips from Black Fridays before, and what happens to those who try and bulldoze their way past the others. He shrugged by the memory.

As if the huge crowd of people wasn't enough, Czes now ventured into the big world of the school, trying to find his way over to the dorms. He had been given a very poorly drawn map by the music teacher, allthough he suspected it was actually drawn by her 4 year old daughter who was sitting behind her at the time. The adventure had him accidentally run into every wrong place possible within the school walls, including the teachers lounge, the girls bathroom, the gymnasium, and that room where some nerds obviously had made a shrine to some weird deity. After a disappointingly long time, he managed to get to a crossroad outside with a sign leading to the dorms. Excited by this, he happily skipped down the brick path over to the dormitory.

"Let's see.. room 102, yes?" he asked himself as he looked at the map once again. He was fairly certain it had been upside down all this time, and sighed. Luckily, there was a sign on the wall depicting the room numbers on each floor. "1 - 20", the sign said. Czes stopped for a moment to process this, before letting out a huge, dramatic sigh of complaint.

Another eternity later, he started to get on the right tracks. he had now run around the hallways like the Scooby doo gang while being chased by a monster, but he finally found it. Room 102! He could faintly hear voices from inside, so it seemed he would be getting a roommate. Wait.. was that more voices? How many people were in there, anyway? He sighed again, put on his smile, and ventured in. Inside were a small group of people. 4 people, to be exact. 3 girls and one guy. At first, he was very surprised that he would be sharing rooms with 4 other people. Secondly, he was even more surprised that the boys and girls were going to share rooms. Or rather room* . "Hey all!, Name's Czeslaw!" he said, striking a confident pose as a greeting to the others. Most of the beds had been occupied, so he quickly flung his bag so it landed on the bunk above the one the only other guy had taken for himself. He was only bringing a shoulderbag and a medium sized bag, so it wasn't any problem to shove the shoulderbag into the trunk at the footend of the bed, while letting the other one stand on the floor for now. "I call dibs on this one!" He said with a laughter as he hurled himself up on the bed. He impatiently tried different sleeping positions before deciding the bed was comfortable.

"One would think they'd spend more resources into making sure the students got more private rooms," he said. "This is the first time I've experienced, or heard of, gender neutral rooms holding so many students at once." he said the last part in an exaggerated "nerdy" voice, and laughed some more. Certainly, he was hoping to make a good first impression here. He didn't really mind it too much to be sharing rooms like this, but knew that if it was gonna work, he'd have to befriend everyone, which wasn't an issue considering he was planning on doing that regardless. "Oh, and btw. I snore. A lot." he then said, before turning attention to his phone, letting his parents know he had arrived safe and sound.

 

[TheCharredDragon]

Elisa Tracks
Corncursus Building -> Aquinas Dorm

Elisa calmly listened to the middle aged man as he greeted the new students of the academy. Admittedly, she wasn't really paying attention. She was only listening enough to know if they were any important events soon. What she was really doing was looking around at the students. She couldn't help but look at all of the different people in the auditorium. She hoped that the variety would mean she wouldn't have to deal with bullying or being an outcast again.

When they were dismissed, Elisa waited a while until the crowd wasn't as dense to leave the building. She looked at the piece of paper where she wrote her dormitory and room number. It took a little while of searching but she eventually found it, room 102. Readjusting her bag on her shoulder, she pocketed her paper before she entered. She wasn't surprised to see several people already inside and some of the beds taken.

She made it just in time as someone said, "I snore. A lot."

Elisa couldn't stop herself. She gave a loud laugh at that. She found it was a blonde male on the top bunk of another boy in blue.

"Well, at least you warned us," she said with a smile.

But then that smile turned somewhat distant. The one who said he snored a lot was texting on his phone. She also noted that there was a girl on her laptop and another on her phone. She knew that it was unlikely her guess was right, but it reminded her that there was no way she could tell her parents or Carmelo she was fine...because they weren't around anymore. But happy memories came along with them, like times in school she spent with them.

She made her way to the bunk closest to the door where the bottom wasn't occupied. She put her wheeled suitcase by the side and then put her shoulderbag on top of it. She seated herself on the bed and bounced on it for a moment. Yup, it was as soft as she thought it would be. She returned her attention to the rest of the room. It was certainly an eclcetic bunch.

"So, name's Elisa. Elisa Tracks. As for myself, I don't think you have to worry about my sleeping habits."

She frowned when her eyes landed on the blue dressed boy again. He was shuffling and looking at the ground. Her expression changed to one of concern...and she became just as tiny bit wary of the others around her.

"Hey, you okay?" she asked him.

 

[Monster Guy]

Tim Wolfe
Aquinas Dorm

As if this whole situation wasn't awkward already, more people started to arrive. First, a cute girl bust through the door shouting "DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!!!" Tim jumped again, but managed to avoid screaming like a girl again. After a few moments of awkward silence, the girl spoke again. "Oh hahaha, whoops.....well this is awkward. Sorry about the yelling......My Name Is Chloe Ashland! Looks like we're going to be roommates!" Tim couldn't help staring at her, as the girl rolled her pink luggage to the bed. He blushed when he chose the bed next to his.

A tomboyish looking blonde girl was next. "Hey," she called, raising a hand with a wave, "I'm Andrea." She rolled her luggage to a bed, and didn't say anything to anybody else, much to Tim's relief.

It was only then that Tim realized that so far, he was the only male present in the room. Did that mean he was going to have to spend a year constantly being teased by a room full of girls? He didn't have to worry about that for very long, another guy finally arrived. "Hey all!, Name's Czeslaw!" he said with a vaguely Russian sounding accent, striking a confident pose as a greeting to the others. He then climbed up the ladder to the bed Tim had already claimed. "I call dibs on this one!"

Tim narrowed his eyes. He had already intended to take the bottom bunk anyway, so that was fine, but there will still other unclaimed beds. Why did he have to share the one he was using?

The blonde boy continued talking. "One would think they'd spend more resources into making sure the students got more private rooms," he said. "This is the first time I've experienced, or heard of, gender neutral rooms holding so many students at once. Oh, and btw. I snore. A lot."

Tim had noise cancelling earbuds, so that wouldn't be a problem. With all the other people arriving here, Tim thought maybe he could get out of here unnoticed and start going towards the Dining Hall. It was getting close to dinnertime, and he really wasn't in the mood to socialize with this many people at once.

Tim would have no such luck. While Czeslaw was talking, yet another girl had entered, and introduced herself as Elisa. She decided to talk to him. "Hey, you okay?" she asked.

"Um... Uh..." Tim stammered nervously. He had no clue what to say. He didn't expect anybody to talk to him first. How was he supposed to respond to that. He didn't want to say that he had been caught screaming like a girl. He knew he should say something. "Um... Uh... I-I...I'm... Tim..." He managed to get out in a quiet voice. He continued shuffling his feet, and avoided making eye contact. That was way more difficult than it should have been.

 

[Andydemon]

Alex Wesker
Aquinas Dorm

As the man gave his speech in the auditorium, Alex simply leaned back with his hands behind his head and appeared to be sleeping. Having heard this sort of speech before at the beginning of school, he didn't deem it anything important, just mere pep talk to get students pumped for the school year. Pep talk he didn't need.

Once the speech was finished and the students were dismissed, Alex was one of the last students to stand, if not the last, having not budged until someone woke him up and told him to go with the new students being escorted to their dorm, to which he remarked, "Awww, but I was having such a relaxing nap. Oh well, if you insist," before heading off.

After being escorted to the dorms, Alex looked over the numbers. "Room 102, Room 102. Where are you." He said whimsically to himself until he came across the number he was looking for. As he reached for the door he could here voices inside, which told him that he isn't the first one here. This put a smirk on his face knowing that he wasn't gonna be stuck waiting in boredom for the others to show up.

Regardless of whatever might've been said before he did so, Alex opened the door and walked inside. Doing a quick head count he could see that at least six other people were in the room, and judging from how many beds there were he could expect as many as ten, including himself.

"Well, well, I hope I'm not too late for the party, that would be such a shame." Alex remarked in his usual whimsical tone. Afterwards he put a hand behind his back and bowed theatrically to the others. "Oh, but where are my manners? My name is Alexander Wesker at your service. You may call me Alex."

 

[Requiem's Eclipse]

Chloe Ashland
Aquinas Dorms​

Once she sat down on her bed, Chloe reached into her purse. She took out her small Mac Cosmetics compact and opened it to check on her makeup. 'Perfect!' she thought to herself. She winked at her reflection then took notice to the little blue boy, as she will call him until she figured out his name. He was blushing and avoiding eye contact. Chloe smiled in hope to ease the tension, but he wasn't looking because another student entered the room.

The girl was rather tomboyish. She introduced herself as Andrea and before Chloe can get in a word, she went straight to a bed and onto her phone. 'Welp alright,' Chloe thought to herself. Next another blonde, this time a boy, entered the room and introduced himself as Czeslaw and took the bed over the little blue boy's bunk, who didn't seem too pleased. "One would think they'd spend more resources into making sure the students got more private rooms," he said. "This is the first time I've experienced, or heard of, gender neutral rooms holding so many students at once." Czeslaw said in an mocking voice. She chuckled again he mentioned something along the lines of snoring...but Chloe didn't really mind snoring.

"I agree this is kind of weird....coming from the girl who chose her bunk next to guys, but hey, I trust you guys won't do anything to us girls. By the way my name is Chloe, nice to meet ya!" She smiled at Czeslaw. She was happy a talkative person entered the dorm. All the people before Czeslaw were very to themselves. Just as she finished her sentence another girl walked into the dorm. Another girl walked in and revealed herself to be Elisa, she quickly remarked Czeslaw's burping comment and walked over to the little blue boy and asked if he was okay. The little blue boy was struggling to get the words out. He was so shy. Chloe did pick up on his name, Tim. She felt the urge to answer for Tim. "Oh! Tim's just a little spooked is all. I sorta barged into the room earlier yelling like a crazy woman. That isn't the easiest thing to deal with when you are in a new environment!" She smiled at both Elisa and Tim. Another boy trickled into the room, his name was Alex and made a grand bow like he was the Prima Donna of the opera, she internally laughed at him as she gave a friendly wave and smile to him. She took out her compact again just to double check her makeup and she did some touch ups.

 

[Samayouru]

Maddie Pellerzi
Aquinas Dorm​

Dear Dad –

I’m out of the assembly. At dormitory now. Will send a more detailed email when I get back from dinner.

Love, Maddie.

Maddie pressed the button to send her message to her father and stretched her arms. She was unaware that someone else had just walked into the room. It was the sound of a feminine voice screaming that jolted her awake. She let out a small gasp and rolled onto her stomach, pulling herself over to the edge of the bed to find a rather startled boy dressed in blue. “Uh… didn’t mean to startle you there,” Maddie said, rubbing the back of her neck. “I would’ve said something if I wasn’t glued to my laptop!”

All of a sudden a girl wearing some very fashionable clothing practically exploded into the room, shouting, “DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!!!”, which made Maddie shrink back a little from surprise. Then, after a few seconds of silence, "Oh hahaha, whoops.....well this is awkward. Sorry about the yelling......my name is Chloe Ashland! Looks like we're going to be roommates!"

Maddie nodded. “It would seem that way… though I don’t think they mentioned the whole, boys and girls being together in a dorm room when I got the acceptance letter.”

Another girl appeared, and waved. "Hey," she called. “I’m Andrea!” Maddie waved back and noticed a rather lovely blue bracelet around the girl’s wrist. It reminded her of camping, and watching several zombie apocalypse movies on Youtube, though she could never remember what they were called.

She gave a curt nod to the next three who came in – a boy who joked about snoring, another girl who started talking to the boy in blue and a guy who screamed of eccentricity. While they were talking, Maddie slid over to the girl – Andrea – and decided to try and break the ice. “You have the most lovely bracelet!”

 

[Solsabre]

Andrea Mercer
Aquinas Dorm
​

Andrea glanced up from her phone after she sent the text to her brother. More students filtered into the shared dorm room. The setting reminder her of the one time she went to summer camp one year. The first couple weeks had been quite trying, but she'd made a few good friends by the end of it. Maybe...just maybe this would be similar.

Her phone beeped. The slight smile of fond memories slipped away by the distraction. Kyle had responded.

::*yawns* good thing I was getting up anyway...gosh I hate awaking up at the butt crack of dawn:: (Kyle)

Andrea laughed quietly to herself at Kyle's expense. She usually had to roll him out onto the floor to wake him up.

:: Dweeb. What are you going to do while I'm away?:: (Andi)

:: Did you forget Mom moved the chicken coop next to our bedroom window? I swear she did that initially. I feel like the rooster is shrinking right in my ear...So have you found your 'roost' yet? Lol:: (Kyle)

::Nah, haven't had time to explore the campus, all the students are settling into their dorms right now.:: (Andi)

Andrea plopped her phone onto the bed next to her, a more open smile graced her expression after exchanging a few words with her brother. The tomboy silently watched the others to note their quirks.

The shy boy in blue apparently uncomfortable with all the attention he was getting. The dressy gal meticulous applying what looked like an expensive brand of lipstick. An energetic and cheerful guy with loud sleeping habits. A friendly and emphatic girl reaching out to the shy youngster with concern. Then a very proper young man introduced himself dramatically, but deliberate in every movement.

“You have the most lovely bracelet!”

A voice directed at her dragged Andrea a bit startled from her observations.

“Huh,” Andrea replied unintelligibly, groaning inwardly at her own obliviousness of the redhead sitting at eye level on the top bunk across from her. The tomboy glanced down her wrist.

“Oh, this? It's just a paracord bracelet. You can undo the weave and use the cord to tie things together in case of emergency.” Andrea explained, shrugging of if it were no big deal. She undid the plastic clasp to pull the paracord apart and held up several feet of stretched out cord to demonstrate. “See?”

She skillfully braided the bracelet back together and snapped it back onto her wrist. “Most people just like to wear them because they're neat, though.”

 

[TheCharredDragon]

Elisa Tracks
Aquinas Dorm, Room 102

She gave a warm smile as she waited for the boy to answer. The way he was acting explained his behavior earlier, he was really shy. He probably wasn't used to being around a lot of people or talking to them. His voice was so low when he finally said something that she didn't catch what he said. Thankfully, someone else answered for him.

"Oh! Tim's just a little spooked is all. I sorta barged into the room earlier yelling like a crazy woman. That isn't the easiest thing to deal with when you are in a new environment!" she said with a smile.

Elisa managed to hold back her chuckle. Add in his shyness and it made more than enough sense that he was acting that way. So she said to him,

"Hey, it's okay if you don't wanna talk. I was just worried."

Soon, someone else came in. His name was Alexander, but prefered to be called Alex. Her first thought? She reminded her of some characters from anime. Though, admittedly, it was partly from his shirt which had Japanese characters on it. She wondered what did they mean. She always liked to know about other cultures but she usually doesn't get the chance to.

She waved at the male with a smile then said, "Nice to meet you, Alex. Name's Elisa."

And with that, she left Tim to himself to focus on the brunette near him. With the girl that was at the laptop earlier talking to the other girl and not having anything really important to do--well, actually, she did have to unpack, but she was still a bit tired from her trip. Anyways, the point was that she was just a bit bored and decided to talk to the one with a pretty dress because well, she was wondering about the dress.

"So what's your name?" she said. "And we're you from? I'm from this country in Asia called the Philippines."

 

[Schade]

=-------------------~☼~-------------------=
Czeslav Gaius. Akulov
Aquinas Dorm​

"Well, at least you warned us,", a new arrival said as she entered the room. It was starting to get somewhat crowded in there by now, but luckily, the room was pretty spacious either way. The girl was pretty. No doubt. She looked fairly fit and feminine, but not the obnoxious feminine type, like most other girls their age. He grinned at her in return. Her smile somewhat faded tho, and Czes followed her gaze throughout the room. Everyone there was on either their phone or computer. Very sociable for a first day indeed. He wrapped up a serie of text messages for his parents, and saved some for later so he wouldn't need to waste time replying to them. His parents were very predictable, so he aways had a few "I'm fine, weather's great etc"-esque texts saved to spare some time.

"So, name's Elisa. Elisa Tracks. As for myself, I don't think you have to worry about my sleeping habits.", she then said, sounding normal again. she had sat down on a bed near the door, and looked fairly happy with it. "Hey, you okay?", she then said as she pointed her attention to the blue clad guy in the bed below Czes. "huh?" Czes said confused, and tipped his head over the edge of the bed, hanging upside down like a bat as he looked at the guy. he looked rather nervous, which was understandable considering their situation. "Hey, buddy, how you doing? I'm Czeslaw. Let's be friends!" he said, with a friendly grin, which likely looked dumb considering him being upside down and all. He looked at the girl again. "Elisa, eh? Nice to meet'cha!" he said, keeping his grin up as he looked at her again. She was prettier up close, with dark brown hair which reached down to her shoulders.

Czes jumped out of the bed and stood next to her, looking at the nervous blue guy with a grin. He made sure not to appear intimidating, as that was probably only going to make matters worse. "I don't think I caught your introduction, seeing as i came here after you." he said, feeling dumb by the obviousness of his comment. "So, uhm.. What's your name?"

 

[Samayouru]

((OOC: Just to let everybody know that I have officially stopped taking on people. All we have to do now is wait for AzerWrath to make their first post and then the real fun's going to start! >: D

Also, I picked out a theme song for this RP! I feel that it really fits the sort of mood I'm going for.))

Maddie Pellerzi
Aquinas Dorm​

“Huh?” the girl called Andrea grunted before turning her attention to Maddie. “Oh, this? It's just a paracord bracelet. You can undo the weave and use the cord to tie things together in case of emergency, see?” She showed her how it worked, unwinding it so that Maddie could understand how it worked before changing it back into a bracelet. “Most people just like to wear them because they're neat, though.”

Maddie was amazed. She had never, ever thought to include one of those things in her (Un)Official Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kit, and that was saying a lot considering that one of the only things she was actually missing was a weapon (though she was pretty sure the academy would be livid if she snuck something dangerous like a knife into school, not to mention having to talk to the police if she got caught). She’d have to get one from a camping store at some point (as well as a couple more boxes of matches – you could never be too safe, after all!). Maybe she could find some when they were finally allowed to go to cities like London or out on school trips in the future. “That’s neat!” she replied, and suddenly realised that nobody actually knew her name. “Oh, by the way – I’m Maddison,” she said. “But everybody just calls me Maddie for short. Sorry for not mentioning that earlier!”

 

[Monster Guy]

Tim Wolfe
Aquinas Dorm

After Tim struggled to get his own name out, Chloe answered for him. "Oh! Tim's just a little spooked is all. I sorta barged into the room earlier yelling like a crazy woman. That isn't the easiest thing to deal with when you are in a new environment!" Tim let out a sigh of relief that somebody answered for him. He mouthed the words "thank you." Tim blushed, and smiled a little. She was cute and nice too. Now if only Tim could work up the nerve to say something of substance.

"Hey, it's okay if you don't wanna talk. I was just worried." Elisa replied, as she entered into a conversation with Chloe. Tim nodded, but he still stood there looking nervous. Even as another guy named Alex introduced himself while taking a bow. He seemed eccentric, but Tim really wasn't in a position to judge. Was this everyone? Were more strangers going to come in that he was going to have to socialize with? Could he just leave and have dinner now? He was done unpacking, and didn't have much else to say anyway...

Somebody's voice interupted his thoughts. "Hey, buddy, how you doing? I'm Czeslaw. Let's be friends!"

And once again, Tim wasn't expecting this, and he jumped and let out another high pitched yelp. "WAH!" He looked to his side, and saw the blonde Russian guy hanging upside down from the top bunk. After introducing himself to Elisa, the guy jumped off the bed, stood next to her, Then he spoke to Tim again. "I don't think I caught your introduction, seeing as I came here after you." he said, "So, uhm.. What's your name?"

He actually was in the room when Tim said his name, but he probably didn't hear him. "Uh... Tim..." he replied and gave a small wave. He seemed like a nice enough guy, even if he did seem to be a bit overbearing. "Um... hi?"

 

[Andydemon]

Alex Wesker
Aquinas Dorm

Alex's eccentric appearance seemed to have mixed reception. One of the girls merely smiled and waved at him, though he had the sense that she was holding back laughter, for better or worse. Another girl also smiled and waved, though she went out of her way to tell him, "Nice to meet you, Alex. Name's Elisa."

In response to the friendly gesture, Alex softened his expression slightly as he smiled and raised an open hand as if he was about to wave back, but didn't, while telling her, "A pleasure to meet you as well, Elisa. Let's do try to get along, shall we?"

Whatever her response was, Alex looked around the room to see that everyone appeared to be doing their own thing. What those things were meant little to him. Eventually his phone vibrated, prompting him to look at it to see what the cause was, only to see a message under the name Alice.

*Can you talk to me now, Big Brother? If not, please tell me when you can, I miss you!*

Upon seeing this message, Alex's nonchalant expression wavered for a moment, but returned as he leaned himself against the wall and replied to his little sister's text.

*I can talk now, Alice, but not for too long, okay? The students here are gonna be called on for dinner any minute now.*

Several second later, Alex saw the indicator saying that Alice was typing a new message, which came up shortly afterwards.

*You haven't eaten yet? But we had dinner her a long time ago. Why are they making you have dinner so late?*

Alex chuckled briefly upon seeing this message before sending her a reply.

*That's because dinner time happens a lot sooner in Japan than it does in England, Alice.*

*They have dinner later there? Why?*

*Because the sun sets later here than it does in Japan.*

*Oooooooh, okay!*

 

[AzerWrath]

Enora Edosscar
Aquinas Dorm

The young lad had endured the torturous entrance ceremony, tiring himself from just sitting there, moving naught. Soon after, though, he had to look for his dorm. Enora had brought little to the school, clothes, a few accessories, but nothing else. Wearing his usual clothes, the boy searched for his dorm. A large duffel bag was hauled by Enora, slinged over his shoulder as he walked past the rooms. The numbers flew past, and eventually he reached the room. It seemed that he was one of the last people to arrive, being surrounded by noise and commotion.

Walking in without acknowledging anyone, he noticed that a new of the beds were taken. Bunk beds, oh joy! He'd never slept in any kind of beg smaller than a Queen-size, but he was keen on trying a bunk bed out. Having someone either above or below you would be pretty interesting. Quickly picking out a bed to the side of the room, he walked up. Maybe to her dismay or to his own, it was the top bunk of Chloe's bed that was chosen as Enora's spot. Casually tossing his bag above and narrowly missing, he glanced over at the young girl. She seemed dolled up. Too much so. Enora however, had no interest in make-up.

Before making any other move, however, Enora climbed up the bunk, just narrowly avoiding knocking into the girl. Lying on his new bed, he'd close his eyes and begin to think.

He'd come to the Academy on a last resort option, and was wondering how he would survive in a school setting. Again.

 

[Samayouru]

((OOC: All right! We can start properly now. I’m just going to skip over everybody eating because I really want to get a move on and I know some of you are getting eager to get to the Digimon ~

Just start your post with going to dinner and optionally a little bit about what you do during dinner.))

DING DONG!

It’s the alarm – meaning that it’s time to head to dinner. All of the children start making their way to the dining hall, where they’re served food and talk about their classes (as well as other things). Then they’re brought back to their dorms to get some rest after a very eventful afternoon. The next few days have a sense of calmness to them – for most of the time is invested into getting the students acquainted with their classes.

But as they say – there’s always calm before a storm.

High up on one of the many peaks of the Digital World, a white KnightChessmon surveys the land. It is dull and grey, like with many things that have succumbed to the change. Knowing that the Archangels are nowhere to be seen, he canters down to a ledge several feet above a trough in the landscape. Filled within this flat area of land are seven Digimon – a Birdramon, a Devimon, a Kabuterimon, an Airdramon, a Maildramon, a Snimon and a Kokatorimon all stand there as silent as statues, waiting for his orders.

The KnightChessmon starts by pawing the ground with one of his hooves. “The Archangels are nowhere in sight,” he began. “Our lord has told me that you must scout as much of the human world as you possibly can – the more we know about the way their world works – the quicker we can gain victory.”

The Airdramon snarls, the change having rendered him and his fellow scouts incapable of proper speech.

“Go now!” The KnightChessmon points to the sky. “And make sure that you are not seen by any Digimon who could be hiding here.”

With a swift flap of their wings, all of the scouts rise into the air and soar towards the rifts. They’re swallowed up by a particularly large one within seconds, leaving KnightChessmon to wait for their return.

But unbeknownst to the centaur-like Digimon, he is not alone. For smaller, less powerful Digimon have also found a rift at the foot of the mountain, and he never catches on that they, too, have made their way through the rift…

-​

A week has passed since the children’s first day at Patriot Academy – and everything is about to change. During the week there was an announcement that those taking Drama, Art or Music would be going on a school trip to an Arts Festival near the outskirts of London. All of the Digidestined children are on this trip, and have been put into groups of four according to which subjects they chose.

Group 1 (Music): Chloe, Tim, Alex and Czes.

Group 2 (Art): Maddie, Andrea, Elisa and Enora.

The festival is divided into three different areas – Drama, Art and Music, and is located in a large field that shares borders with a forest. It is used quite often for events, so the grass is quite patchy in some places and is quite crowded with people of all ages.

The Art section is located to the left corners of the field, where people can look at classic pieces as well as modern stuff done by local artists (they can also purchase the local artists’ work on display, too – but that is hundreds of pounds out of any students’ price range). The bottom left corner has been set up for people who just want to make some art, with plenty of mediums to choose from.

In the top and bottom corners of the right side of field is the Drama section, where a stage has been set up. Shakespeare plays are being performed all throughout the day, from Hamlet to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and people can come and watch. There are also playwrights giving discussions and tips out on how to make a proper script. There are also a couple of smaller stages where smaller plays are being acted out.

The top middle part of the field is the Music section, where classical music is being played throughout the event with an orchestra on stage. There is a section dedicated to musical instruments and showing people what those instruments can do, as well as the history of music. People can also talk to musicians to get an idea of what the world of music is like for them and how they got into the music business in the first place.

The bottom middle part of the field is the entrance, as well as where the medical team are located in case something goes wrong.

Overall, the atmosphere is quite energetic and fun… but not for long.

-​

Maddie Pellerzi
Aquinas Dorm​

“Oh,” Maddie whipped her head in the direction of the noise. “I guess it’s time to go for dinner.” She climbed off her bed and poked her head through the door. “Come on – I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”

Art Section – Bottom Half (Group 2)​

Maddie yawned as she sat at one of the crafting tables, scribbling on paper to make it look like she was drawing something. At first she had been very eager to draw something, which of course ended up being a picture of one of her characters beating a zombie over the head with a monkey wrench. But now she felt very conscious about the way she looked compared to everybody else. She decided to quickly check to see if her parents had sent her any messages and was slightly irritated when she saw that there was nothing in her inbox.

Then she decided to check the news, half hoping that she’d finally see the story about the undead shuffling through the streets of London, or something to that effect. It was the usual stories about celebrities having a breakup, or how the stock markets were plummeting yet again. Nothing out of the ordinary – at least to Maddie, that was. She looked up from her phone and scanned the crowds, hoping to pick out a face she knew.

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INFORMATION ADDED: Music Festival

 

[TheCharredDragon]

Elisa Tracks
Aquinas Dorm, Room 102 -> School -> Art Section, Bottom Half (Group 2)

Elisa ended up getting distracted from the dressed up girl near Tim as Alex said something to her. She looked to him with a warm smiled and nodded in acknowledgement at his words. He definitely reminded her of anime characters.

To Czes, she gave a toothy smile. "Same here."

Though a part of her felt she imagined it, she felt like Czes was looking at her, as in analyzing her. That thought was forgotten though as she soon found Czes standing beside her as he talked to Tim. Elisa couldn't stop her chuckle at the interaction. Tim was definitely shy. She felt a little sorry for him though. He was going to have to face them everyday and some of these kids were obviously the kind to like to interact with others.

Seeing as everyone seemed busy, she decided to unpack her things. Or rather, put some of her things in the trunks, mostly her clothes. There weren't too many of those though. She knew how to wash her own clothes. But she might have to get some rope so she could hang them in her room or the bathroom, 'cause she highly doubted they'd let her hang them outside the window. Thank goodness she brought a small electric iron.

As soon as she finished, the dinner bell rang. One of her roomates was quick to go.

“Come on – I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!” she said.

Like with Czes not too long ago, Elisa laughed. Then she followed her out as she joked,

"Hey, make sure you leave some for us!"

...

Dinner was quick for her. Personally, she was glad she left some of her lunch because she's yet to get accustomed to eat without rice. She hoped there was somewhere she could buy rice near the school. She went through her nightly routine and went to her bed about the same time most of her roomates did. But she didn't fall asleep. It was mostly from jet lag as it would actually be morning right about now in the Philippines but it was also because she was thinking.

She was thinking about the place, about how nerve wrecking it was travelling here, about how nice everyone seemed. Certainly a lot better than when she went to those schools in Cebu. She was thinking about what Mr. and Mrs. Callistro were doing. And because of them, she eventually thought of Carmelo, Mr. and Mrs. Calilistro's late son, her late boyfriend. She closed her eyes. She could still remember his smile, even after so long. She wondered what he would think seeing her right now. Elisa breathed out deeply and rolled onto her side, sleep finally claiming her as a small smile spread on her face.

Carmelo would probably be very happy she can live even without him by her side.

...

So far, so good, was her opinion of the past week. Things were peacefully normal, no one bullied her and she got along pretty well with the track team. The classes were fine, if a little boring sometimes. As much as she loved topics like history, the teacher had a problem of making them uninteresting. How, she had no idea. Maybe his voice or something. But during that week, they also announced they were going to attend an Arts Festival of sorts at the edge of London.

To say she was excited was an understatement. If she was still a little kid, she would've been jumping around in the entire trip. Thankfully, she was more mature than that but she still had a goofy smile on her. She always liked festivals. They were a regular happenstance in the Philippines. Well, at least more regular than in England from what she's heard. And so she wanted to see what it was like for an art and school related one.

They were grouped of course, but she just dashed straight into the area. She knew that she was supposed to be in the art section, but it wouldn't hurt to check the other sections briefly, right? So she stayed in the drama and music spots for a few minutes each before anyone asked her anything. She really wished she could try the instruments but that was okay.

As soon as she made her way to the art section, she gravitated straight for the crafting area. She really wanted to try to make something out of clay. Obviously, it was terrible looking. She had attempted to create a European dragon but it looked more like a bad rip off of Godzilla with wings. Her clothes would've been an absolute mess if she hadn't put on an apron, which was more brown than whatever color it once was. Tired from her effort, she cleaned up her hands and sat down at one of the non clay crafting tables beside a girl.

Glancing at her, she realized it was one of her roommates. She brighted and smiled.

"Hey, I remember you! How's the festival going for you?" she said. Then she realized something. "Eh heh, you wouldn't happen to mind telling me your name?" she said sheepishly.

She had went to sleep early for the past few days because she was so tired. She'd yet to get used to the schedule.

 

[Schade]

=-------------------~☼~-------------------=
Czeslav Gaius. Akulov
Aquinas Dorm​

"Uh... Tim... Um... hi?", tim replied after what could only be a miniature heart attack. Czes came on too strong again, and sighed. Oh well, the guy didn't die, at least. He seemed kind enough too. "Nice to meet'cha, Tim!" Czes said again. After some more minor chatting, the dinnerbell rang, signaling for.. well, Dinner. “Come on – I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!” one of the other ones said as she sprung up from her bed like a basketball, and ran out of the room. "Hey, make sure you leave some for us!", Elisa said after a short cute laugh before giving chase to the first one. "Oy, don't forget about meeeeeee." Czes shouted as he ran after them, his voice turning into a weird energic echo in the room as he left.

~~~

At dinner, Czes had a lot more than he would normally eat. He was slightly stressed and shy to be at a new place, despite not showing it one bit, and always got an increased appetite by that. He managed to get a hold of some chicken, some beef, vegetables, potatoes and some of that weird stew they were experimenting with. It all tasted fairly decent. Not amazing, but not horrible either. After stuffing himself, he was quick to use the bathroom at the dorm, considering the amount of people who was gonna use it before bed, and got ready to sleep.

He was still pretty psyched. He hadn't gotten any replies from his parents yet and figured they were working or something. He'd likely have a new message on his phone by the morning. He figured most of the others would have problems sleeping considering this was their first day there, and he put in his ear plugs and tossed over to stare intense at the wall.

~~~

The next week went by without much hassle. Czes tried to adapt into the classes, and he had made a habit of leaving early for each class. It never failed, he always got lost in the huge school, and ended up either in the wrong classroom, in the girls bathroom or at the teachers lounge. This made him always come around 10-15 minutes late for his classes, despite the fact that he shared classes with some of his roommates. He had worked more on that map he had been given, bringing a noteblock in order to sketch down new discoveries, and to write a journal on the huge place. It seemed ridiculous, but it was very necessary. It was also somewhat fun. There weren't that much to actually do around there when not in classes, so he sometimes took strolls and explored the campus, leading to new discoveries, feats and achievements. He felt like he was in some RPG game.

The latest event in class was the announcement that they were going to visit London for some art exhibit. Czes wasn't a huge fan of the cultural life of London, but he had a decent interest for singing, and for the classical music as a whole. He was somewhat excited to be learning a bit about that, allthough he was mostly excited that something happened in his otherwise pretty boring life. The place was pretty big, and there were a lot of people there. Czes had originally been tagging along with a group from his class, including Tim, Alex and Chloe. But of course, they went missing the second the stepped out of the bus. Now, Czes was just lost, again. No one to make him a map here, despite the huge sign by the entrance, where he was wandering around, sketching it down into his notepad.

Once he had made a decent map, he figured he would walk around and find trademarks. his class was supposed to be checking out the musical exhibits, and that got boring very easily. He kind of wanted to check out the at section, as old fashioned art always inspired him to.. things. He wasn't exactly a very artsy person, but he tried to appriciate it whenever he got the chance. Walking around, he eventually found the exhibit for the musical numbers, after having accidentally wandered off into a live preformance in the drama section, the girls bathroom and the edge of the forest in the back. Considering the size of the stage, it was almost impressive how extremely bad he was at directions. Wandering towards the stage, he was a familiar blue beret moving about aimlessly like a beheaded chicken. It was Tim!

"You!", Czes said loudly as he walked over to Tim and grabbed his arm. Understandibly, this made Tim jump on the spot and possibly almost faint. "Never leave me again!" Czes said with an obvious relief to his voice. "I think I've spent the last 1,5 hours wandering around here. I have legit no idea what is going on!" He didn't even try to hide the relief in his voice as he mumbled on about how lost he had been until he came across Tim. Because he had likely seen all the people at the festival at least twice, but he hadn't come across any of his classmates, typical of his luck, or lack thereof.

"I was thinking we could check out the art exhibit." He told Tim. "I heard there aren't that many people there, and I need not a lot of people right now." he said with a sigh. He was so tired, and the background noise of people talking, classic music and the girls bathroom would likely be stuck on his head for another good week. He took Tims arm, and gently dragged him along. He knew Tim wasn't very comfortable in big crowds like this, but he hoped he would relax a bit now that Czes was there. They had gotten to know each other a bit during the past week too, so hopefully that helped. "How you holding up, timmy?" He asked as they walked.