xavier_institute_logs | Opening Day [OPEN]

WHO: EVERYONE
WHAT: Mingle/Figure out Room Assignments/Meet old friends again
WHERE: The whole campus.
WHEN: September 1st, 2018
WARNING(S): None. If anything goes into warning territory, please create a new log for it.

For all of the newcomers, welcome to Professor Xavier’s Institute of Higher Learning! For all of our returning students and staff, welcome back! Once Professor Xavier’s welcome speech wraps up, it’s time for everyone to get themselves situated in their dorms and, more importantly, get to know your fellow mutants! Even if you’re not sharing rooms, you’ll still be sharing the same campus with each other, so don’t be afraid to get used to all of those new faces! Or even catch up on old ones! You have options; don’t be afraid to use them.

[[ ooc: This is the general mingling post for all of our characters to get settled into their rooms, get to know each other, reminisce with old friends, all that jazz. The log will be split into multiple locations. ]]

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"Indeed? Most appreciated, Doctor--I'll do my best to accommodate to the setting, myself."

If anything, he was concerned the offer might embody a little too much lenience--and wondered silently if perhaps Takekage knew more than he was letting on--but he let that go for the present. If he did know anything, he was at least circumspect enough not to make a show out of it, and it's not a though it was really a secret as such.

"I am glad to hear that." He unconsciously shifts the baton to his other hand. "If you are in my class, then I would expect you to put in full effort."

Sure, he's picked up a few teaching styles in Singapore, but that doesn't mean he's going to cut anyone any slack. He can adjust the lesson plans, but the work and end effect does have to be there. Otherwise, he will have to do remedials... depending on the student, it might either be a fruitful lesson, or one of varying degrees of terror.

He can be very serious, after all. No slacking will be tolerated.

Alric blinks and smiles a grins a little lopsidedly.

"I assure you, I intend to offer no less than that in my time here, Doctor."

That's a good sign, at least. If Takakage were being deferential, he wouldn't likely go suggesting anything to the contrary, so he's probably just being generally considerate.

"I'll have to see if there are any more... pressing gaps in my education to be addressed, but it does sound like an intriguing subject. And a practical one."

He can't assume this just yet, but instinct tells him that Alric will probably catch up very quickly. "If you need any assistance with the curriculum, please do not hesitate to contact the various subject teachers."

A pause. Takakage casts his mind around for another topic, and hits on one.

"Where are you from, Alric?" The other seems to be an European, but he cannot concretely pin down anything else.

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Alric pauses at that, although it's just a trace of hesitation before he continues.

"Ah... my family is from Kaitheny, going back... many generations. It is a small nation, so it may of course be unfamiliar..."

He smiles a touch sheepishly.

Kaitheny... he has actually heard of it, during a few Geography classes in high school. It's a very small nation, indeed, and the lecturer had not touched on it too much.

"I have heard of the name, but I know naught else." He shakes his head slightly, the gesture almost turning into a half-tilt. Alric's faint hesitation isn't missed - perhaps it ought to be an issue best left untouched. Many people here had darkness in their past, after all.

"American culture is quite unique, though. I hope you are adjusting well?"

(He isn't doing that as well as he hoped, but that isn't the point here.)

"Ah... yes, it is certainly unique. Although, fortunately--at least, for the purpose of adapting to it--also ubiquitous. And, I've had the opportunity to travel to 'The States' before, as well."

He says the informal title with something of an amused air like it's a quaint or somehow peculiar term, although the amusement doesn't seem to involve any particular hostility.

Takakage does share the same sentiment. It is a pervasive culture, but it can get very jarring after a while.

"Ah, that is good to hear." He nods slowly, unconsciously transferring the baton to his other hand. "Our school is situated a ways from the city - the culture isn't all that forceful here, at the very least."

It's something he very much appreciates. His nerves could only take so much noise, after all.

Alric chuckles casually and nods.

"Mm. I've learned to appreciate the city, certainly, but all else being equal, I much prefer the woodlands, myself."

The conversation is starting to wind down again, so he tries to find something else to say.

"How do you find the school, Alric?" It must be very different from his home, considering how he had been taught mostly by tutors.

"Ah.. it's.. ...different, certainly. To be quite honest, I'm not used to being around quite so many people near my age, much less in an academic context. I'm certainly not used to being around so many people with, ah.. abilities. For as long as I can remember, it had only been myself; I knew no one else with unusual powers of any sort, at least, not personally. ...it's going to be... interesting."

He gives the youth a slow nod, but his tone becomes a little more serious. "At the very least, this is a safe environment. Most of the students here do have respect for one another."

A pause. He realizes that he may have gone out of point a little.

"If you require any assistance with adjusting, please do not hesitate to contact the teachers."

"Mm, of course--it's most appreciated."

He smiled sincerely at the offer of aid, and nodded.

"I believe it will simply be a matter of time. Although if I'm aware of anyone else in need of guidance, I'll certainly keep the faculty in mind."

"Alright then." Alric is a very responsible student - that's something he can certainly appreciate.

"I will be returning to my office soon. Is there anything else I can help with?"

Time to get cracking on the curriculum and draft out lesson plans.

"Ah... no, I don't believe so. I was a pleasure getting to meet you, Mr. Takakage. Have a good day, nn?"

"Have a good day too, Alric. I shall see you hence."

He gives the student another half-nod before making his way back to the faculty buildings.

Opening Day [OPEN]

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i hope you don't mind me tying this up here heheheh

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