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[b][h3]Powerbound Academy[/h3][/b]
Near Hastings, Oregon, United States
September 1st, 2024 - 1000 hrs
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	Up in the mountains of Northern Oregon was the large and prestigious Powerbound Academy, one of few that were dotted all around the world. At the foot of the mountain, to the east, was the small town of Hastings, a town populated with friendly normal humans that saw a rise in their economy ever since the Powerbound Academy was founded. To the west, in a valley situated within the mountains, was Oured, an abandoned city that was left alone to decay since 1982, and the only entryways to the city are condemned by Hastings officials. The rest of the surrounding area was mainly forest, mountains and farmland, though there were some places that people normally couldn't see from the air.

	The Powerbound Academy itself is a large and massive property up in the mountains. With several buildings under its name, and several more underground areas that were added to the property, the Academy was built for the purpose of teaching young metahumans and humans alike. The drive that led up to the property was hidden deep within the woods, having been an offshoot from a road that led to Hastings. The driving lead up through a long winded path up the mountain and through the woods, leading up to a large walled gate, with a large metallic box that acted as the gatekeeper. Hidden surveillance cameras litter the forests surrounding the academy, and many look over the gate, including one that rested above a speaker, allowing a security guard to remotely and safely confirm the identity of those who would enter. The gate itself is large, dense and incredibly durable, with collapsible barricades that run flat on both sides of it.

	Once the visitor has gotten past the gate and the hidden barricades, the drive going towards the academy would split into two places, one of them going into a large parking garage situated within the mountains, and another would lead right up to the main building of the academy, acting as a pick-up drop-off point. The parking garage itself was a large bunker-like garage that housed several security vehicles, buses and box trucks, as well as the vehicle of most of the staff and some of the students that went to the academy. The area in front of the main building was a beautiful sight to behold, complete with plants, trees and other such flora that decorated the area around the roundabout, and in front of the main building. This main area, known as the Roundabout, is where most of the students are seen outside, as the roundabout connects the Main Building, Science Building and one of the dormitories. 

	The Main Building is where most of the non-science classes and curriculum is held. It's also the place where most of the staff sleep at, as the top floors and some sides of the building are where the staff rooms and offices are situated in. The classrooms are the standard circular-desk setup, with dry-erase boards, projectors and some computer setups. The classrooms also have various books regarding the subjects taught there, such as books for history, math, English and Spanish. One part of the building is taken up by the large and extensive library that is in possession of thousands of books that go over the lore of Metahumans, both fiction and non-fiction. Right next to the library was the Auditorium, with seats and such that ran down in a slope similar to that in a movie theatre. The auditorium itself has a massive screen, as massive stage and often times a podium, a podium with the insignia of the Powerbound Alliance on it. Underground, facing the fields to the north, is the massive cafeteria, with industrial grade kitchens, operated by experienced staff.

	The Science Building is where most of the hands-on stuff takes place. Situated opposite of the Main Building, the Science Building is nothing but labs, labs and more labs, but labs of all different kinds. There are labs for biology, labs for chemistry, as well as labs for computer and tech and labs for engineering. There are also large storage areas too, where most of the tech, chemicals and supplies are held at as well, that are situated in between the laboratories. While the lab classrooms are on the top floors, everything in the basement level all belongs to the crazy Dr. Chaos, where the massive lab space is used for his crazy experiments and research.

	The dormitories, situated at the front of the roundabout and in between the two buildings, are where most of the students sleep. This building is dedicated for the students, and Hakam and Tatiana might patrol the dorm every so often at night, it's mainly a student's dormitory, and as such, there are many areas in it other than the dorm rooms themselves that allow students to have their downtime. Recreation rooms with pool tables, pinball machines, televisions and video games are on every other floor, and in their place on the remaining floors are quiet study rooms with sound suppressing features that allow people to study in silence. There are kitchens and dinettes on every floor, where students can enjoy their meals any time they are at the dorm. The dorm room themselves all have a bed-desk-closet-bathroom setup, where people would have the entire rooms to themselves (though in some cases, larger rooms people have to share). It also has its underground shelters that are connected to the other underground areas that the campus has. 

	North of the campus is a massive field with a large building behind it, that's utilized as the athletic and training center. Surrounding the field and building is a track that people can run on. The field itself is utilized for whatever is going on that day, whether people are playing American football or Rest of the world football. The building itself, however, is a large gymnasium that doubles as a power training facility. While the ground is clearly marked for basketball and running, there are also markings for shooting ranges as well. The interior of the building is situated with support beams within the walls that can neutralize powers if activated, with the walls being built to withstand just about anything from within (they used C4 and JDAMs to test the thing!). Here, the gymnasium serves as an indoor play area as well as an indoor power practice area (as practicing powers outside is against the rules, and someone could get hurt from them if someone has poor aim).

	Last but not least is the forest area, an area that's situated a safe distance away from the Academy for people to practice their powers outdoors. This area's mainly used for games like hide-and-seek and other such games for students, but often times this area is also used for wargames and scenarios conducted by STC personnel and Academy staff in order to train metahumans how to fight against hostiles, whether they be metahumans or normal humans. Outdoor events are also sometimes hosted there as well, as a large clearing allows for a stage to be moved there. There are also small buildings and other structures within the woods used solely for training purposes, but sometimes the students also use it as an airsoft battleground as well.

	There are some clearings and fields that surround the academy that are used for just about anything in particular, and often times STC helicopters would pay the Academy a visit, whether to pick up or drop off personnel. There are also other, smaller structures too, that are uses as maintenance sheds and sometimes entryways to the underground bunkers situated in the mountains below. 

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	However, today is the first day of school for the initial inductees, the Class of 2024. The other classes, those who have been at Powerbound for a year or more, don't have school until a few days later. However, a whole lot of them have already returned from various parts of the world during the summer (though some have never left), and are enjoying their days in a variety of different ways. The outdoor athletic area is already populated by runners and people playing soccer, and one student might be able to catch a student with superspeed lapping around the other students multiple times on the track. Boys and girls, as well as men and women, all high-school age and college aged, walk to and from buildings, some of them standing around in groups talking to each other. Some of them had odd features about them, such as different colored eyes, some animal features, and even some strange skin tones. Some of them stood in groups, talking to each other. Others simply messed around before heading to where they needed to go.

	When the new students arrived, they would've been greeted with a variety of reactions. Some of them would be teasing some of the students, others would give them a friendly welcome. If one asked for directions for the auditorium, one of the students would've gladly gave them. Once the new recruits have entered the main building, they would be treated to a massive hallway that led to many different parts of the building. However, there were signs, and some teachers that helped guide the students to the right place. As the students arrived at the doors that led to the auditorium, Sajaa would be sitting at a desk, asking for the students to sign in their name before finding a seat. Once everyone was accounted for (which took a while), many of the teachers arrived at the auditorium, and so did two security guards and a robot. The students were in for a real surprise!