Opening Day [OPEN]

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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. ]]

Comments

[shiningscales]

[It's not like Caelius doesn't notice the way Soren avoids the topic, but he says nothing about it. He's said what he wanted to say, and he doesn't mind just talking or answering questions.]

I put on even more layers. When I can't lower my arms to my sides anymore, I know I'm wearing enough. [Is he joking? He just smiles as he adds, somewhat more pithily:] Or I just stay inside. I never dealt with snow before coming to this school, and I still don't get along with it, to be honest.

[tactlesstactician]

[ He nods, having never been overly fond of snow, either. Cold is less detrimental for him, but that doesn't mean he likes it. It's much harder to keep air warm, after all, than it is to cool it off. ]

Isn't there someone here who could make you a self-heating coat or something?

[shiningscales]

A self-heating coat, hm? That's actually not a bad idea. If you can put that kind of thing into the lining of a blanket, then...

[Well, it's definitely worth mulling over, at least.]

Honestly, I hadn't thought to ask anyone else. [The admission is just a hair sheepish.] I guess I've just gotten used to working around the issue. It's usually fine if I warm up in advance... Apparently I'm large enough that I retain heat better than a lot of animals.

["Apparently." He trusts what other people have explained to him, not being the best at the sciences himself.]

[tactlesstactician]

[ Soren nods and mumbles: ] ... lower surface area to volume ratio.

[ Physics is one of his favorite subjects! Except when it involves group labs....

In any case he falls quiet again, out of questions for the moment. Actually, he's sort of hoping that Caelius will say he can go and doesn't need to come back. ]

[shiningscales]

[Unfortunately, that response only serves to make Caelius perk up.]

Do you like science?

[He asks with genuine interest.]

[tactlesstactician]

[ Well crud. That isn't telling him he can leave.

But -- Soren nods. No hesitation there.

And doesn't elaborate because what is being cooperative and open, and can he eat it? ]

[shiningscales]

What about the classes here?

[Alas, there is no escape. This is the track the conversation is on now.]

[tactlesstactician]

[ He shrugs. ]

Most of them...

[ Narrows his eyes a little, though. ] I don't like group projects. [ And that seems to be a Thing with certain teachers. ]

[shiningscales]

Mm. [It's an acknowledging sound, neither positive nor negative.] Would you mind talking about why that is? Unfortunately, I don't think they're something that will just go away.

[tactlesstactician]

[ Soren frowns, giving him a sort of Look. ]

I don't like most other people. I don't see why there's anything wrong with that.

[ It's just teachers who do. ]

[shiningscales]

[Another hum. His hands fold together where they rest on his desk, Caelius briefly glancing down as he considers.]

There's nothing wrong with being introverted or preferring to work alone. [Not liking most other people— Well, it's a little more concerning when it's put like that.] It's just that group projects aren't likely to go away anytime soon, so if you have trouble working with other people, it's probably something worth working on.