Polaris North

The "Goings On" at Upper Lake Institute

L I L L Y F O R R E S T E R

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Dorm Floor
Saturday, 6:00 pm

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Preparing for the dorm party was certainly quite a ride - and this was only the end of the first week. This made her a bit unsure of what to expect from her floor after this. Certainly, it'll be wild. If it wasn't for the extra pay she would get from being the floor manager, she would have maybe regretted ever being one. It was just as much work as she expected it to be - and it fell upon her and a few others to convince the faculty to not crack down on them.

There were a lot of promises she had to give. A lot of "Don't worry sir, I'll make sure no one gets hurt." and "We'll take full responsibility if something gets broken." Lilly wanted to make sure that none of that happens though. She'd rather not have to find a way to hide something long enough for them to be able to replace them - especially if the something they broke was actually someone. She doubted they could find a student in under five hours, that's for sure.

But everything paid off. It was drawing close to night and she had emerged from her room after squeezing in an hour of peace to get something done. She did not, having been distracted by the thoughts of the party, but she did get some frames done so that was already a blessing. She wasn't going to complain. She could leave that for later. Perhaps after the party if she wasn't too thrashed to work. She promised not to get drunk or high so she could provide aid quickly, but she doubted she would get away from drinking even a bit. It was the curse and the allure of partying - well, at least she'd stay away from the weed. She remained cautious but didn't know who brought it in so she guessed she'd just need to keep an eye out.

Music blaring in her ears and a smile adorning her face, she grabbed a plastic cup filled with whatever booze they took inside and began to walk around. It would be for the best if she kept an eye out for all of the dorms and their inhabitants.

"I just hope no one gets drunk early." A whispered hope only heard by the wind around her - disturbed by the loud sounds permeating throughout the hall. And yet, an excited smile adorned her face.

Avatar: Out of the Ashes 🔥

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Hiroyuki Duma

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Hiroyuki grunted out an agreement. They needed to get out of the clothing quickly - it was the first thing that made them stick out like a sore thumb. Even without the injuries, they would be pinpointed the second someone glanced to their direction. Rila had a point, however, and they could simply steal from someone. While he personally didn't like stealing, they were few options that would end with them alive and well. It would only be a few articles of clothing, harmless really.

As they entered the village, most simply passed them by. Hiroyuki would have felt a bit at ease if not for the fact that there was one man who stared at them. He must have recognized their uniform. He tensed up. Would he alert the guards and send them their way? They couldn't fight well in their condition. It was lucky enough that they managed to escape, he wasn't sure if they could do it twice. "Sticking together is the better option." He seconded. They could split up later, if they so wish, but they needed to get far away from here first.

The man closed in and quickly offered up a place of residence. He then followed up with a name after Hikaru had asked it - proving that he was unafraid with letting his name go. But could they really trust the man? Were they really lucky enough to find an ally in the village? They wouldn't have much of a choice either way. If they didn't accept his offer, they might end up with struggling to find clothing and a roof above their heads to hide from the soldiers. If they did accept the offer, there was still the possibility of being betrayed and handed over to the guards on a silver platter. He simply kept quiet about it, looking towards Rila as she offered up questions to the man.

The "Goings On" at Upper Lake Institute

Lilly Forrester

[STUDENT APPLICATION SHEET]

Name
Lilliana "Lilly" Forrester

Age
20

Gender
Female

Sexuality
Biromantic Asexual

Hometown
Grew up in San Diego, California

Style
Lilliana is what you call a floater - never really having a select 'look' or 'vibe' to her.

Disposition
Lilliana approaches new situations in an excited but cautious manner.

Major
Major in Game Design

Dorm Room
Floor Manager

Likes & Dislikes
✓ Video Games
✓ Having Fun
✓ Friends
✓ Caffeine
✓ Cloudy Days
✓ Nature

❌ Intolerance
❌ Bullying
❌ All-nighters (they always made her more irritated come the next day)
❌ Hot days (What am I going to do, take my skin off?)
❌ Not having her morning coffee
❌ Cramped Spaces
❌ Darkness

Interest/Hobbies

• Video Gaming - It was the entire reason why she had taken up her major in the first place. It had started out as a hobby until she couldn't pull herself out of it so she decided to embrace it wholeheartedly.
• Story Writing - Even if it wasn't a much needed skill in game development, Lilliana had found herself thoroughly drawn to making small proses and oneshots over the years. While she hasn't really made anything award winning, they were decent enough when matched with the right graphics and ambience.
• Photography - Lilliana doesn't have the best photography skills. She wasn't an expert by any means, but she loves taking pictures of things. From inanimate objects to animals to people - she loves having a physical copy of a memory in her hands.
• Drawing - She makes some money out of doing commissions over the internet. It was once just a mere hobby but then she went ahead and made an account in multiple sites to post some of her works. It then escalated to her opening up commissions for people but it was mostly out of desperation to get more money.
• Editing - Lilliana learned all about video editing while she was researching about creating games and soon found herself quite fond with it. She set up a channel for various animatics and has even offered to work with someone to edit their videos and whatnot. She gets some money out of it too but is, more often than not, her main source of tiredness.
• Gardening - Her parents had a small garden in their backyard once and she's always found it to be a calming hobby for her.

Belief
It's a dog-eat-dog world but maybe a little bit of light can give way to a kinder future.

Drive
Happiness

Fear
Loneliness

Regret
Not pursuing the person she loved in fear of getting kicked out. Back in her high school days, she had fallen for her best friend - a girl - and it really seemed like it was mutual. But fear of her conservative parents kept her from making a move and now they aren't in contact anymore and she always thinks about it ever since.

Secret
Once upon a time, in her wonderful child-like innocence, she had accidentally bought an adult movie with explicit scenes and watched through it before throwing it out as soon as she knew it was something wrong. And that kids is how 9 year old Lilliana discovered she never ever wanted to do anything like that.

Intellect
[2] Lilliana isn't the smartest person in the class, but she's not the dumbest either. She has decent common sense but she wouldn't be pulling out survival facts out of her own mind any time soon. She passes most of her subjects but usually just barely and doesn't generally step on the above average category.

Social
[4] If there's anything Lilliana is good at, it's getting along with people. She knows how to read the atmosphere well and she's learned to pick up subtle body cues due to spending a lot of time with other people. She can usuaully read people's facial expressions to see if they're uncomfortable with something and she has a general vibe that makes you feel at ease around her but maybe it's just because she seems so honest and genuine about everything.

Nerve
[2] - Lilliana can't dive in headfirst into danger and she would freeze up at times of great distress, but she can usually get over it with some encouragement from others. There are times where she has run away though or opted out of something due to fear of trying it.

Endurance
[1] - Lilliana isn't the most fit person. In fact, a few well placed hits and she would be down for the count. She's not very physically inclined either as she is more likely to spend her time sitting down rather than walking around due to the nature of her hobbies.

Awareness
[4] - Lilliana is an observant person and things catch her eyes fast. Maybe it was because of her playing too many video games that rely on snap reactions and catching of minute details. She's been known to react fast enough to catch something when her attention is called and is usually the first to react to something flying by (usually insects). This also plays extremely well with her socialization skills since she's quick to notice things and gut feelings are often correct and followed.

Resources
[0] - Has she mentioned that she's horrendously poor? She's only managed to afford getting into school and paying for extra expenses by doing commissions over the internet, working on her channel and working with other people on video editing. Her parents are working hard but it isn't enough to give her lavish gifts due to the fact that they have two other children to worry about. She has few things to her name since she needs to make money for the required equipment for her chosen major.

The "Goings On" at Upper Lake Institute

@Okonuki

Yassssss

We needed that. Praise.

Avatar: Out of the Ashes 🔥

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Hiroyuki Duma

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Seeing that they were out of the danger zone of the fire by the time he felt like he could, perhaps, bend again, Hiroyuki had decided to conserve energy. "Focused on the wildfire or not, it would be best if we hide ourselves quickly." He said. He turned back for a moment to see if someone had burst through the flames - someone did, but Hikaru had made quick work on that one and was sent hurtling back to the flames. Even firebenders can get burnt - it's an ironic way to go or get injured. He then turned back and started to jog behind the group.

Hearing that one of them - the non-bender - had a brother within the Fire Nation he could pretend as came as a relief but the problem about all of them still remained. However unfortunate it may be, he supposed that the guards would know all of their faces by now. "No guards? Good. But we must hurry and change out of these." He said as he lifted the garment a bit. "It would be ideal to simply hide or else we'd need a cover up story as to why we have our wounds if a guard ever saw us." They could always reason out that they were just a merry band of travelers who had a run in with wild animals to cover up the fact that someone was injured - but then there were the burns and the fact that they didn't even know each other.

The "Goings On" at Upper Lake Institute

Pfft, so I just have to make the answers to the questions more enthusiastic!

Time to go edit~

The "Goings On" at Upper Lake Institute

Well, here we go.

Lilly Forrester

[STUDENT APPLICATION SHEET]

Name
Lilliana "Lilly" Forrester

Age
20

Gender
Female

Sexuality
Biromantic Asexual

Hometown
Grew up in San Diego, California

Style
Lilliana is what you call a floater - never really having a select 'look' or 'vibe' to her.

Disposition
Lilliana approaches new situations in an excited but cautious manner.

Major
Major in Game Design

Dorm Room
(This will be assigned)

Likes & Dislikes
✓ Video Games
✓ Having Fun
✓ Friends
✓ Caffeine
✓ Cloudy Days
✓ Nature

❌ Intolerance
❌ Bullying
❌ All-nighters (they always made her more irritated come the next day)
❌ Hot days (What am I going to do, take my skin off?)
❌ Not having her morning coffee
❌ Cramped Spaces
❌ Darkness

Interest/Hobbies

• Video Gaming - It was the entire reason why she had taken up her major in the first place. It had started out as a hobby until she couldn't pull herself out of it so she decided to embrace it wholeheartedly.
• Story Writing - Even if it wasn't a much needed skill in game development, Lilliana had found herself thoroughly drawn to making small proses and oneshots over the years. While she hasn't really made anything award winning, they were decent enough when matched with the right graphics and ambience.
• Photography - Lilliana doesn't have the best photography skills. She wasn't an expert by any means, but she loves taking pictures of things. From inanimate objects to animals to people - she loves having a physical copy of a memory in her hands.
• Drawing - She makes some money out of doing commissions over the internet. It was once just a mere hobby but then she went ahead and made an account in multiple sites to post some of her works. It then escalated to her opening up commissions for people but it was mostly out of desperation to get more money.
• Editing - Lilliana learned all about video editing while she was researching about creating games and soon found herself quite fond with it. She set up a channel for various animatics and has even offered to work with someone to edit their videos and whatnot. She gets some money out of it too but is, more often than not, her main source of tiredness.
• Gardening - Her parents had a small garden in their backyard once and she's always found it to be a calming hobby for her.

Belief
It's a dog-eat-dog world but maybe a little bit of light can give way to a kinder future.

Drive
Happiness

Fear
Loneliness

Regret
Not pursuing the person she loved in fear of getting kicked out. Back in her high school days, she had fallen for her best friend - a girl - and it really seemed like it was mutual. But fear of her conservative parents kept her from making a move and now they aren't in contact anymore and she always thinks about it ever since.

Secret
Once upon a time, in her wonderful child-like innocence, she had accidentally bought an adult movie with explicit scenes and watched through it before throwing it out as soon as she knew it was something wrong. And that kids is how 9 year old Lilliana discovered she never ever wanted to do anything like that.

Intellect
[2] Lilliana isn't the smartest person in the class, but she's not the dumbest either. She has decent common sense but she wouldn't be pulling out survival facts out of her own mind any time soon. She passes most of her subjects but usually just barely and doesn't generally step on the above average category.

Social
[4] If there's anything Lilliana is good at, it's getting along with people. She knows how to read the atmosphere well and she's learned to pick up subtle body cues due to spending a lot of time with other people. She can usuaully read people's facial expressions to see if they're uncomfortable with something and she has a general vibe that makes you feel at ease around her but maybe it's just because she seems so honest and genuine about everything.

Nerve
[2] - Lilliana can't dive in headfirst into danger and she would freeze up at times of great distress, but she can usually get over it with some encouragement from others. There are times where she has run away though or opted out of something due to fear of trying it.

Endurance
[1] - Lilliana isn't the most fit person. In fact, a few well placed hits and she would be down for the count. She's not very physically inclined either as she is more likely to spend her time sitting down rather than walking around due to the nature of her hobbies.

Awareness
[4] - Lilliana is an observant person and things catch her eyes fast. Maybe it was because of her playing too many video games that rely on snap reactions and catching of minute details. She's been known to react fast enough to catch something when her attention is called and is usually the first to react to something flying by (usually insects). This also plays extremely well with her socialization skills since she's quick to notice things and gut feelings are often correct and followed.

Resources
[0] - Has she mentioned that she's horrendously poor? She's only managed to afford getting into school and paying for extra expenses by doing commissions over the internet, working on her channel and working with other people on video editing. Her parents are working hard but it isn't enough to give her lavish gifts due to the fact that they have two other children to worry about. She has few things to her name since she needs to make money for the required equipment for her chosen major.

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This sounds hella interesting. Lemme throw my name into the hat.

Eɴᴛᴇʀ — Into an Isekai World

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Forest - ???

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Forget about this ordeal - now there was something Hiroko also wanted to do once she got back home. Certainly, it was an experience that you would want to tell your friends and family eventually, but she would also like to erase this from her mind. It was much too odd and much too freaky to really happily recount to anyone. When they had encountered a road, Hiroko had breathed a sigh of relief. Even though it didn't look like it had been maintained, surely it meant that it lead somewhere. Aside from the temple, it had to branch off to a town close to them and they would finally be able to find some form of civilization, get a signal and call for help.

Noticing the statues as well, she squinted at them. Hiroko wasn't the best at memorizing the various deities her culture had, but she was pretty sure that these two were not statues of them. They looked unfamiliar - absolutely foreign. The words inscribed seemed to be of another language and she would have looked away had it not been for the fact that she understood them a second later. She blinked once. Then twice. And then looked at it with confusion. Hiroko was certain she had not studied whatever language that was. The most she knew was English and Japanese and she was pretty sure that it was neither.

She was snapped out of her thoughts by a loud sound - what seemed to be thunder - followed by a very strong breeze that was enough to lift her coat a bit as she shoved her hands inside the pockets to keep it down. With Honami's comment, Hiroko had looekd up to see what she saw - clear skies. "Well, hopefully the temple is still intact so we can spend some time there should it rain." She said with a resolute nod before moving forward again and keeping her eyes out for anything that moved. For all she knew, an animal could be stalking them right now and thought of them as easy prey.

Avatar: Out of the Ashes 🔥

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Hiroyuki Duma

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Hiroyuki turned and fired aimless shots at the guards - sure that none of them will hit. Nevertheless, he ran with the group in the direction Ryuu had directed them to where this supposed village was. Their pursuers were relentless, still, as they blasted shot after shot towards them. He hissed when he felt the familiar sensation of fire making contact with his skin - leaving another burn to worry about. He had staggered both in pain and in surprise.

The next thing he knew, Rila had ordered them to bend and then the forest was up in flames. Shocked, tired and unfocused, Hiroyuki attempted to bend water around them only to miserably fail in controlling anything. He had shaken his head and said to the others, "Sorry. I need some time..." He needed to get his bearings again. This wasn't his first time having to work under pressure, but he supposed he couldn't just suddenly force himself into the thick of battle after months of being idle and expect that he can fight as perfectly as he did before. He hoped the other waterbender faired better than his poor attempt at his trade.