Our own field trip (open)

[Jonathan Reading]

Alright, so maybe it wasn't quite as exciting as jetting off to another planet. But Jonathan was still excited about it. A chance to tour the Academy facilities! Who would be excited about that?

He smiled gently to himself as he sat in the lecture theatre. They were supposed to be meeting there before they'd get taken off on the grand tour. At the moment the lecture theatre was pretty empty. Jon wondered if many people would turn up for this. It was optional, after all. Still, Jon thought it couldn't hurt your Academy application, to have shown such interest before hand in the organisation...

Awkwardly, he fidgeted in his seat, waiting for something to happen.

Tag: Any

[Jamilan Kelain]

Jamilan was excited about touring the academy, but he didn't show it; after all he had trouble conveying his emotions. He sat down next to a brown-haired boy, who appeared to be human. As he did, he recalled this humanoid as being one he'd seen earlier, while the cadets had been at the Halloween party - which Tirres and Daisuke had snuck into; Jamilan hoped they hadn't been caught, though he didn't like breaking rules, himself - though he didn't know his name.

He usually attended things like this. He required little sleep, and devoted most of his spare time to study, as well as practice with shapeshifting. He hadn't yet met his roommate.

He turned his gaze to the other prep student. Putting on a slight smile, he said, "Hello."

Tag: Jon, any

[Jonathan Reading]

Jon didn't realise that someone had sat down next to him at first. He was too engrossed in his own thoughts, thinking about everything that he might get to see on this tour.

"Hello."

It was the word that brought him out of his thoughts and back into the real world. Turning in his seat, Jon regarded the person sat next to him that had spoken. Was it a girl or a boy? Actually, he wasn't sure.

"Hello," he replied, politely, eyes smiling. Whoever or whatever the person next to him was, Jon would be equally friendly all the same. That was his way.

Tag: Jamilan, any

[Jamilan Kelain]

Jamilan wasn't quite sure if he'd given his name that other night, but that night had been a little...strange, so to speak, so the Changeling wasn't really sure of anything about it. One thing was certain, and that was, despite Jamilan's oddness, he was nice to him.

"I am Jamilan Kelain," he said. Giving his name was a good way to start a friendship. Hopefully, he would get to know this person's name.

Tag: Jon/Any

[Jonathan Reading]

Jon's smile widened a little more. The name hadn't really helped him to ascertain the being's gender, but then, Jon supposed it didn't matter all that much. He made a mental note of the fact that the approach seemed very formal. He wondered if there was a shorter way to say the other person's name.

"I'm Jon," he said, grinning lopsidedly. "Jon Reading. Pleased to meet you Jamilan. Is that what you prefer? Or Kelain?" He knew that some species adhered to the convention of a first name being the familiar, and some the second.

My, today was a learning day already, and he hadn't even seen a teacher yet.

Tag: Jamie

[Tirres]

Tirres practically ran into the hall. She was excited, and scared, a little bit apprehensive, and all a-flutter at the same time. It was what her mother would have called ya-sah tegala tafken- the anxious jitters. The translation didn't come close to conveying the idea, Tirres thought sadly. She liked ya-sah tegala tafken- they were so exciting!

She glanced around the hall. The tiny prep school was crowded into the front, coming together for moral support. Visiting the Academy grounds was huge. She practically skipped down to the front and slid into a seat. She glanced around at her fellow students- and then, in the row below her, she saw Jamie.

She smiled delightedly. A friend! Finally. He seemed to be absorbed in conversation, so Tirres didn't interuppt. (That was called manners, she knew.) She quietly sat back and waited- but not without a bit of movement. She couldn't help it.

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[Jamilan Kelain]

“You can call me Jamie,” he replied. He understood why Jon had asked that question; some people, like Bajorans, used the last name as the equivalent of a first name. And some species referred to people by their surname – the Cardassians did that, if he recalled correctly. “That is the shortened version of my first name.”

He noticed Tirres above. He felt now would be a good time to wave, for he quite liked Tirres. She was nice. It might be a good idea to introduce her to Jon; perhaps, if Daisuke joined them, they could form a nice little group. He waved to her, then made the motion as if to wave her over.

Tag Tirres, Jon, Any

[Jonathan Reading]

Jon nodded, aimiably.

"Jamie it is then," he replied. He followed the other's gaze, and saw a girl... denobulan? Seemed to be. Also seemed that Jamie knew her, which was interesting. Jon figured that the more people he could meet and befriend now, the easier that first year at the Academy would be.

"Someone you know?" he asked, casually.

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[Tirres]

Tirres' attention was grabbed by a wave from Jamie. Tirres excitedly returned it, then saw he was motioning her over. Tirres smiled, then stood up and slid out of her row, walking the short distance down, and sliding into a seat next to him.

"Hello." she said in greeting, smiling at Jamie, then turned her attention to his human companion. "And hello to you." she added.

Tag: Jamie/Jon

[Daisuke Kimura]

"I'm here!" he said, rushing in, worrying that he was late. He wasn't; though most of the other Prep students were there, he saw that nothing had started officially. He sat down next to Tirres, and waved to her and Jamie.

"Good to see I'm not too late," he said, laughing.

Daisuke saw another person there that he hadn't met yet, who looked a great deal older than the rest of them (well, excluding Jamie obviously - they couldn't know how old he was). It just so happened that Daisuke was in the sort of mood to make new friends, shedding his usual shy, withdrawn demeanor.

"Hello," he said to the newcomer. "I'm Daisuke Kimura. What's your name?"

As for the trip itself, Daisuke wasn't exactly thrilled to tour the Academy - probably because he had seen it all before back when he and Tirres snuck in to the cadets' Halloween ball. But it was a good opportunity to get to know some of the other Prep students, and to hang out with the ones who were already his friends. To create a sense of camaraderie, as they called it.

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[Jonathan Reading]

Jon smiled genially at the two new people who had just appeared.

"Hello to both of you, too," he replied, easily. "I'm Jon Reading. You can call me Jon." He saw the boy looking at him, and guessed that he was probably making some judgement about how old he was. Jon didn't mind. He knew he was likely to be one of the older cadets when he finally got to the Academy. But Jon was happy to do things the long way. He wasn't in a rush. He never was.

"Looking forward to the tour?" he asked, to make conversation.

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[Tirres]

As Tirres moved to sit next to the Changeling and his new Human friend, Daisuke came in. Tirres smiled up at him ecstatically as he sat down. "Good to see I'm not too late,"

"Hello." Tirres greeted him formally. She didn't know any other way, of course- greetings, at least in English, were all or nothing for her. Her face melted back into its smile quickly though. "Isn't this exciting?" she gushed in excitement. "I can't wait to see the campus in the daytime...I mean..."

She darted a glance at Daisuke, wondering if it was okay to let loose the secret of their sneak visit to the Academy campus. Would they get in trouble? Tirres' eyes searched for one of the staff of the Prep Academy, wondering if they would take her to the brig or something.

Tag: Dai/Any