Boarding School

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Boarding School

Boarding School

"Dear Student," the sign on the door says, "You and your entire class are invited to the most highly esteemed boarding school in London. Do not fret, a plane flight has been arranged, and your belongings loaded on the plane. Please proceed to the buses."

Everyone was shocked, and some yelled out. But in the end, they proceeded to the buses, to start a new life.

So, here is how this will work:

Everyone will get to pick one subject they like the most, and that will be the place you live. The subjects are:

Math

Writing

Art

Physical Activity

And no trading cards/collectibles are allowed in the school. Music has to be very old, like classical or medieval. Ok, here is the Character sheet;

Name

Age: You have to be under 18

Favorite Subject: listed above

Appearance:

Gender:

Pet(s); Max. Three

Would you like to be an Assistant Writer? Assistant Writers help me write the story.

Do you want a Social or Academic Plotline?; Social Plotlines are about the events and friends and crushes and that stuff, while Academic Plotlines are about studying, and getting good grades, and being a nerd and that stuff.

Also, at any time, you can change part of you character, and that will have impacts on the story.

Ready to begin? 

submitted by Gared
(July 3, 2016 - 9:52 am)

Knowing I was transferring to Writing this year, I walked in with my chin held high.(if that's ok with u gared) Seeing Abby, Ella and some other people whispering worriedly in a corner, I immediently recognized a Thomas after scene.

I decided to investigate.

"Hey guys!" I said cheerfully. "I'm transferring to Writing this year!" They nodded uncomfortably. I pretended like I just noticed something was wrong.

"First off, your not a very good pretender, Paralia. Yes, something is off." Abby smirked slightly. I blushed rose red.

"Second....well that's for Ella to decide." She glanced at Ella, who shook her head ever so slightly. I felt hurt they didn't trust me, but didn't show it.

"That's cool. See you later." I winked politely and walked off.

Knowing that they didn't want to say hurt. I'm sure they had their reasons, but still...

I shook my head to clear it and walked onto campus. Right before I crossed the line, I sent a text to Ella. It read,

If u ever need help with that brat T., let me no. I will b happy 2 help. ~Paralia P.S. I can keep secrets 2;)

 

(Btw Gared, if it's ok with you, I'll play Sammy..) 

submitted by Paralia/Alan
(July 9, 2016 - 10:15 pm)

Top please

submitted by BoardingSchoolRpRULE
(July 9, 2016 - 10:39 pm)

Can you move your character to Tech instead of writing? And you can be Sammy.

submitted by Gared
(July 9, 2016 - 11:41 pm)

Sure! :)

submitted by Paralia
(July 10, 2016 - 10:26 am)

Sorry, but I need to do this post

Lillian

I walk strait up to Thomas, punch him in the nose, and yell

“Why are you still here? We are... “ I steady my speech “So through. We. Are. Over.”

He looks shocked, and even a little startled, as if he had just jumped in fright. “Lillian- I love you, really.”

“Yea” I said, attitude creeping from my heart to my words “well, I need to arrange a chat. Now.”

Thomas

Lillian dragged me down the hallway by my shirt collar, and she stopped by the door to the principal’s office. I was dragged inside, muttering and complaining.

Mr. Herman

Oh, boy. A few quariling students. And it is Lillian, savagly attacking Thomas with words of fire. He was always my favorite. Sigh. This job is bad.


submitted by Gared
(July 9, 2016 - 11:57 pm)

Anyone have any crushes they would like to reveal?

-static- This is Gared/Elliot's captcha, Bob-static do not say anything! Gared will use that to make you and your crush get into soem awful trouble-static-

Ignore Bob. He is grounded for stealing the Kings Weapon and breaking the RV. He is not to be trusted!

submitted by Gared
(July 10, 2016 - 12:03 am)

Um, well, um. *Whispers* Yes. I sorta like Soren. He reminds me of a boy at home, Paul. Don't tell Cleo.*Hides behind her hair* 

submitted by UNSUSPCTINGSTRYTLLR, age 11, The Realm Outside Cricket
(July 10, 2016 - 8:11 pm)

Good job! We are almost at 300 comments, in a week! Let's keep this thread awsome!

submitted by Gared
(July 10, 2016 - 12:13 am)

I will be taking over RPing as Lillian. Sorry, but the story is good, but I have some plans to take over. But I will be letting someone RP as Abby. Abby has a crush on Gared, so remember that.

submitted by Gared
(July 10, 2016 - 12:25 am)

Ah, yes. I have got it! The hacking platform I had mad works perfectly. It acts like a bridge that lets me autosave information. I have got Thomas's hacking record. Save that and show Lillian. Got it. Pull the info out. Beides me, Abby and Cleo are on this with me. I am getting this. Wait! Sammy is attacking back. I text the other hackers to stop him, and continue on gathering information. The harddrive is full, and I take another one. Sammy is winning, now losing. Come on. I can do this. Got it. I turn off the computer and take the harddrives to Lillian to use against Thomas. 

submitted by Gared
(July 10, 2016 - 11:05 am)

I hate Thomas. I really do. Gared showed me more harddrives of Thomas's info. They made me feal sick. But I want to like him. I do like him. I. Love. Thomas.

submitted by Lillian
(July 10, 2016 - 11:07 am)

Oh, I have a good idea. Who wants Lillian to fall in love with Thomas and have her heart broken, and then be madder than ever? That sounds way crueler than what I actualy want, but you get the idea. The whole point of this thread is;

(a) Character's emotions

(b) How different people respond to anarchy, and the importance of the social contract/laws and how that plays out in a middle school, and at what point do different systems of controlling people (either through social order, or law) collapse, and at what point are they perfect. This is based of off Hobbes and Rosseau's differing opinions on what is the best way to control people. Hobbes thinks in anarchy, human lives are "Brutish and short", while Rosseau's view is "Happy and content creatures".

So in Writing, Gared is following Hobbes' view, and while benevolent, he believes in law, and the social contract, or people giving up rights for protection. Abby is also beneviolent, but believes in the way humans can work out problems in a state of anarchy. The PE, led by Thomas, is a corrupt state, with heavily enforced rules. Lillian is supposed to run a corrupt anarchy-ridden state, with no rules to keep sometimes rebelious students in line. Sammy has a weak state, and is bent to the will of Thomas, who is dominant over the weaker Tech students. If you are an NPC, could you try to get the different classes to act like that? Thank you. This is baisically the entire spectrum of Enlightenment political philosophy crammed into a middle school.

submitted by Gared
(July 10, 2016 - 11:23 am)

Lillian just said the thing that killed my life, I swear. Even if we never were. Then she punched me in the face - why is it always me - and dragged me to Mr. Herman's I wasn't going to put up a fight. I had the Principal on my side. After explaining what I have been doing for the past year, she walks out of the room, head high.

"So, causing trouble, have you?" Mr. Herman asks.

"I-" I start.

Mr. Herman laughs in a deep voice and stands up. He takes my shoulders and brings me over to the window, looking outside the school grounds.

"Listen, my boy, out there is a whole other world by itself. New people, new places. You need to know how to be the top, how to be feared. I am not disappointed in you causing these fights," Mr. Herman grins. "After all, I am the one who created all this!"

I raise my eyebrows and give the Principal a confused look.

"You are saying, sir, that... You sent the necklace?"

"And stole it myself. Not to mention I opened up the internet availability, allowing you to hack Ella's phone. I created the Game. Put your love in a different class to cause fights. And opened up a new class for... reasons," Mr. Herman explains, an evil smirk on his face. "I did all that and so much more. Discord is a pleasure, no?"

I walk up to Herman's face and stare deep in his nearly black eyes.

"Not when it takes Lillian away from me," I say in a low tone.

"But you made those choices! I just gave you the opportunity."

"You still took the one thing I loved away. I... I'm resigning," I say.

Mr. Herman pushes me to the wall, his face inches from my own.

"Nobody is resigning, Thomas. It is too late for that. You are to stay here and continue to do my dirty work. Continue to be my discord master."

I spit in Mr. Herman's face and walk out the room.

I have no hope now. 

submitted by Thomas
(July 10, 2016 - 11:41 am)

After finding oUT I was actually being moved to Tech, not Writing (and feeling very stupid), I went and threw my stuff on my dorm bunk. I wondered who would be my roomie this time. I knew Alan was still taking Writing..and I knew not many people were taking Tech, but still...

(Btw, Gared, Paralia likes Alan. And Bob, I hear ur warning, but I honestly don't mind. The rp needs some excitement)

Glancing around the room once more made me shiver. This room seemed rather.....odd. I shook off the feeling and shut the door behind me. Quickly, I slid down the banister. I couldn't wait for tomorrow!

But then my phone buzzed. I grinned at the pop up. It was Ella's reply.

She said, Will do. ;)~E

 

Sammy~

I started preparing the classroom for humans. It was old, dusty and overgrown, but I just knew, when I was done, that the kids would be amazed. Through a grimy window I spotted Thomas being dragged into the principals office by Lillian.

What had he done now?!? 

submitted by Paralia
(July 10, 2016 - 1:04 pm)

I was Lilian, so does that mean I am now Abby?

submitted by Lillian???/Abby???, age 14 , n/a
(July 10, 2016 - 2:25 pm)