Raptra

[Open] Pine Hills Academy (Mystery/ School RP)

Angelica Casey

Angelica was barely ten minutes into her work when the jarring announcement cut through the subtle background noises which had eased her into concentration. She gritted her teeth in annoyance at the interruption, but understood the possibility of the announcement being relevant to her and made sure that she caught it when it was repeated. The gym and lecture halls? Sure, she did not see herself ending up at those places for the rest of the day anyway. She then let out a sigh of slight frustration before turning her focus back to her homework. Fortunately, there were no more disturbances for the rest of the time she was at her desk, apart from the occasional voluntary break.

The first day's homework was simple enough, though she foresaw the material getting more difficult when the term further progressed. Perhaps she should get a few contacts tomorrow. She might get Erik's the next time she saw him. He clearly picked lessons up with ease and he seemed the type to be willing to help his peers out. He was even nice enough to compliment her on her hair earlier. Was her hair not the same the day before when they had first met though? What a strange kid, but so pleasant.

She finished off what she had intended to do before glancing at the clock to find that it would be evening in about an hour. Seeing that she had some time to unwind before grabbing a meal, she took her camera with her and made her way down to the sports field for a closer look at the events taking place there. Several teams were busy with their own sports, and she figured that this was a good opportunity for her to practise capturing motion, since she rarely photographed moving subjects.

Despite the intense activity of the student athletes all over the field, the gentle rays of the almost-setting Sun bathing the area gave it a rather relaxing atmosphere. Sounds of shouting and whistling were faint at first, and grew louder as she neared the field. She hung around at the side and just watched for awhile, and some of the friendlier students who saw her waved to her. She returned their waves, and then picked her camera up to snap some shots of their practice sessions. She would alternate between taking photos and resting in the bleachers, enjoying the sights and the cool breeze of the open field until it was time for dinner.

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Refuse

[Open] Pine Hills Academy (Mystery/ School RP)

Angelica Casey

Angelica had spent the next few hours the day before familiarizing herself with the layout of the academy's classrooms and lecture halls, at the same time hanging around the art room for awhile to have a look at the mini gallery of past students' work. She had then returned to her room early to prepare and rest for the first day of classes. She had little problem getting up in the morning, possibly energized by the change in environment. She was hardly used to the business formal dress code, but figured it could be a challenge for her to come up with different ways to express her individuality. The rules did not state that their bags had to look just as boring as their clothing, and as she did her hair, she decided to wear it as she usually did, because instead of her hairstyle clashing with her attire, she found that her messy waves worked well with the outfit to give her a fresher and more youthful image.

Having a test at the very start of the day dampened her mood slightly, but she found the rest of the classes to be rather interesting, even science. She would hear her family talk about science all the time back home, but here, where there was no pressure to do something related to it for a living, she was contented with making the effort to study it. Besides, that science homework would allow her to get a little creative with the diagrams they had to include. She was glad that the drama class eased the students in with some theory, though she wondered how she would do when the more practical lessons started. She could not act for nuts, or at least she believed she could not since her forte was visual arts and not performing arts.

As Erik had said he hoped, they did see each other during classes. In fact, she noted that all their classes were the same on Monday. It was only natural to gravitate to familiar faces, and so she ended up spending all her lesson time for the day next to him. She thought herself fortunate to have been acquainted with him the day before, for although she did not speak much, it was still nice to not have to go through the first day alone. In addition, he was clearly a diligent student, making him less of a distraction and more of a motivation to be around. Erik had also seemed to have made friends with Alex Pearson, who joined them for several of the classes. She was not quite sure how he was used to being treated or wanted to be treated, but he seemed friendly, and she would like to think that she was at least pleasant with the teen idol.

She headed back to her room after classes were over for the day, wanting to rest for awhile before starting on that English and science homework, since those were daily classes. She had a pretty good view of the sports field through her window, and she figured she could watch whatever was going on down there whenever she would decide to take a break from her work.

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Trap

[Open] Pine Hills Academy (Mystery/ School RP)

@AnyAlex I'd be up for skipping too.

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Static

[Open] Pine Hills Academy (Mystery/ School RP)

Angelica Casey

"Casey," she stated in response to his inquiry about her own name. "Angelica Casey, but you may refer to me as Angie, as I have no qualms about 'more casual communication' between us, as you have put it. It's a pleasure."

She listened intently as 'Erik' continued speaking about his appreciation for art while admitting that he did not have a natural aptitude for it. It seemed to her that he was going out of his way to relate to her interest. She could not remember the last time this had happened, as even the few whom she had encountered who were open to a discussion about art usually did not bother going into such detail with their opinions. This made her wonder if he had any hidden intentions for doing this, but she figured that there was no point in pondering over it, at least for the time being. People had different ways of just making friends, after all.

"Indeed, such methods are fantastic ways of expressing aspects of one's individuality. You have a keen interest in obtaining knowledge in this area in spite of your talents lying elsewhere. It's always favorable to be open to a variety of fields, I suppose."

She then gave him another eyebrow raise when he implied that his academics had gotten him into the academy. "Ah, so you're here on scholarship. I've heard how that can be, and I'd say that I'm sorry that you had to go through all that pressure, but you seem to enjoy learning, so all that studying probably wasn't that much of a strain on you. I could be wrong, though. I'm glad that you feel such a way about my art, it feels good to know what it has done for you."

She nodded when he told her that he had to leave. "Understandable, I shall see you around too, Erik Fieldson."

Angelica watched the brunet leave the cafe, a slight smile finally forming on her face at the pleasant conversation they had just had. It was then quickly hidden by her latte cup as she lifted it to her lips. She finished her drink and stood from her seat to pack her things before leaving the place as well. Feeling a little more uplifted, she was ready to resume her exploration of the campus.

@EurmalEye

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[Open] Pine Hills Academy (Mystery/ School RP)

Been caught up with other stuff this week, will be back tomorrow.

Edit: One more day, I'm really tired lol.

[Open] Pine Hills Academy (Mystery/ School RP)

@EurmalEye Forgot the tag.