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LuvMonke rolled 1 6-sided dice:
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 Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:28 pm
His mama has always told him not to let life bring him down. The remembrance of that advice of the kind word of those around him slowly brought Dayshaun shoulders out of his hunch and his eyes up from off the floor. By the time their instructor had finished writing their next assignment upon the board he was ready to participate once more.
Some would have called him impulsive, but he was not impulsive in all things and he took his time with this analysis of his peers. He spent minutes and thought and concentration before he began penning his ideas of paper.
1) Tresna introduced herself before me. As far as I can tell, she has a full figure or at lease enough meat on her bones to add some character. She seems to be very passionate and opinionated, which is not too surprising since she is a poet but what is surprising is her modesty. She was born into a family of masons in the city-state of Grastelyn. From how she speak of the place, I would like to visit but only for a short while for it seems to be both very strict and very rich, and I'm not sure how well I'd fit in there.
2) In my opinion the best introduction was given was Tresna's introduction.
3) Tresna's introduction was the best because after listening to it, I not only knew where she came from but I had an idea of what she was and where she was going. Everyone's introduction gave their name, place of origin, and a fun fact. Only Tresna's introduction alluded to what he future might look like and I think it might be interesting indeed. She seems to be a rebel whether she realizes it or not, whether or not she has a cause has yet to be seen.
Having completed the assignment and eager to make up for his earlier failure, Dayshaun began to folded his paper. He folded it over and over, this way and that until finally the little sheet of paper had become a little paper crane. Then with a muttered word and a tap on it beak, he commanded the little avian assignment to hand itself in. Things started out well, as the crane got a lot of air as it hurled itself off of Dayshaun's desk, however after that things turned sour again. Though wings were flapped, they were neither flapped in unison or fast enough to sustain flight and the paper contraption promptly plummeted to the floor below. His cheeks burning one more, Dayshaun scooped the birdie up and unfolded it as he was walked to the front of the classroom to the hand it in like any sane person would have done in the first place.
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:31 pm
Tresna frowned as she procured her nib pen and inkwell from her satchel. This was a class on the inner workings of the mind. She didn't like to think of what Isa could do with these personal descriptions to demonstrate a point.
At this, she shook her head at herself. She didn't, after all, have anything in mind that she would mind the others overhearing.
She dipped her pen and began to write:
Damien Dennoir dresses fairly casually, but in colors that complement his hair, and he is concerned enough about his appearance to make last-minute adjustments. He is not at all vain, I must add - merely anxious to please, to a degree that I mistook it at first for shame. His musical talent is beyond words.
The next questions posed a bit of a challenge. Was the assignment to identify who had character, or who was a character? The latter, she decided. Nobody here had really been given much chance to show their moral fiber - the romantic vision of farm life aside - and, where a teacher would admit to her absent-mindedness, perhaps imperfections were valued, the way some countries valued off-center pottery.
She paused for thought and then settled to write:
While Damien's introduction was far the most impressive, I feel that when I reminisce about my time at the Academy, Dayshawn sending a coin through his desk is more likely to feature in the conversation. He may be rather anxious himself, but if so, he is hiding it well, which would indicate a reason for self-control. I am also curious as to the reason he adopted a name not his own.
The abortive flight of Dayshawn's paper crane caught the corner of her eye, and she added:
Lastly, his magical talent is raw, but promising, and I look forward to seeing it come to fruition.
The paragraphs felt naked without a concluding statement, but she hadn't, after all, been assigned an essay. This would have to do. She followed Dayshaun to the desk, and gave him what she hoped was an encouraging nod as he turned around.
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:43 pm
He had to describe... the teacher? Oh boy. Damien really hoped he didn't write down something stupid. What he was about to write would be immortalized in ink and handed directly to the person he was describing, who held his grades in the palm of her hand. Even with her friendly teasing, it would be a lie to say he didn't feel a bit uncomfortable doing this assignment. Well, writing was half of his job, right? Right.
His half-hearted attempt to relieve his concern of the assignment served to do nothing but make him cringe. Even by his standards, that was a terrible joke. Still reeling, he reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a thin, black case, and from that, a golden fountain pen. It was time to face the music, he supposed.
1) Ms. Isa is very, well, black and white. Her appearance, minus lack of colours, reminds me of a professor I had in Musicians' College. Her tattered cloak and gloves are reminscent of a traveler's, but her curls seem too pristine for that profession. Despite her black and white appearance, though, Ms. Isa seems like a warm, cheerful person, with a touch of airheadedness. This rubs off on her teaching in the classroom, which seems a bit more laidback than some teachers I've had, considering she is currently sitting on her desk, and how she has talked to the class. I don't think I can comment on her background.
2) After going back and forth, I think Tresna had the the best introduction.
3) Not only was it well done, I was able to absorb much about her character through it. From her city, to her concise, poignant personality. It left me wanting to know more about her character and Grastelyn.
Scanning over his paper one last time to make sure he hadn't said anything horrendously offensive, he hoped what wasn't horrendously offensive, wasn't offensive at all. Hopefully what little he wrote was alright, he had a tendency to cut things short because he simply didn't know what to do after he had taken a step. After staring at his paper for a solid ten minutes, Damien picked himself out of his desk to hand in his assignment. He neatly placed it on top of Dayshaun's and Tresna's, and moved quietly back to his desk as to not disturb his classmates. Despite being a nervous worry-wart, a small sense of satisfaction washed over Damien as he sat in his chair, feeling more-or-less happy.
A few seconds later, a small round of fanfare played quietly through the classroom.
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:09 pm
Isa raised an eyebrow at Asche's introduction but chose to stay silent about the late introduction. "Pleasure to meet you Asche. I believe you heard my second assignment, so I will be evaluating your introduction. You get the opportunity to evaluate Arin's introduction."
She watched as the assignments were turned in to her with a smile. While she had waited, she chose to write out her own assignment:
Asche gave a good, if late entrance. I was immediately able to tell that she was a blonde with hazel eyes. She added a unique detail in scent since that is not something very many people add. She was able to mention bangs, but there were other details that could have been mentioned (body shape, skin tone, etc).
Personality-wise, she was a little difficult to interpret. Asche was very quiet, which could signify either awkwardness around people or antisocial behavior. There is also a possibility of not being able to read a situation properly being as she is either unable to understand social situations or because she does not care for social niceties. Her background was also quite vague. This may be due to being a sensitive subject. It could also be that Asche did not care to elaborate because she did not know that she could elaborate if she so chose.
As far as impressive introductions, go, I leave that up to you to decide. I do not want my opinion to bias anyone seeing as you are doing this assignment right now.
Once she was done, she noticed the papers that were placed on her desk, and she read them quickly. With a bright smile (and a chuckle at Damien's description of her), she stood up and started to tape the assignments to the board.
"If any of you would like to see what your classmates thinks, you are welcome to come up to the board and check it out. For those of you who haven't turned in your assignments, you still have a little bit of time left. When you do, just tape it to the board in case anyone wants to see it."
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:48 am
Arin breathed a sign of relief when the teacher said that she was going to be evaluating the girl that came in late instead. She glanced over at the new girl, Asche and then thought about her assignment. As Arin thought, she started chewing on the pen cap.
1. Dayshawn was very nervous with everything he did. He looked like a nice guy and is dressed...ok, decent, not too bad. His magic trick was very intriguing and he looked like a completely different person when he started his magic trick until he messed up, but and I can see that he really enjoys magic. He came from Jacksonian Height where it seems like most of their avenues are letters.
2. I found Tresna's introduction to be the best.
3. I thought Tresna's introduction was the best because she was very certain of everything she said. She told us everything about herself, where she came from, what she wants to do and even her thoughts. She was very confident with everything she said which makes me understand how she has the gift of poetry. Everything she said and did flowed so well together.
Arin finished her assignment and was about to turn it in but saw that Isa was taping them on the board and sat back down to re-read what she wrote chewing on her pen cap at the same time. She edited her answer because she didn't want to make Dayshawn feel any worse so she scribbled out where she wrote about him messing up. When she felt like everything looked right she stood up again and taped her assignment up on the board with everyone else's and sat back down in her seat. Now that Isa wasn't evaluating her, she was curious as to what Asche would say about her.
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:03 pm
Isa checked the clock on the back of the room and sighed. "Time's up everyone. If you haven't turned in your assignment by now, it is considered late. I still want you to turn in your assignment if you haven't, but don't take too long. I don't plan on slowing down," she warned.
"For those of you who have turned in your assignment, it was a pleasure reading your answers," she smiled. "As such, we will be moving on to the next assignment.
As for what it is, it will be a physical description assignment. When you interact with people, you can't expect them to see you as you want them to - blind people or pen pals for instance. In cases such as these, you should do your best to provide descriptions to make it easier for others to imagine you."
She went back up to the board and erased the previous writing. In its place, she wrote:
1) Age
2) Height
3) Weight
4) Hair, eye, skin color
5) Body shape
6) Unique features
7) Physical flaws
She stepped back and looked at her students. "Now, the first four are relatively easy. True, not everyone you meet is going to ask for this specific info, but it's still something that could pop up in conversation. The fifth one is an interesting concept. For girls, there's apple, banana, hourglass, and pear shaped bodies. Perhaps those descriptions don't work for you. There's gangly and tall, skinny, muscular, broad-shouldered, petite, stocky...there's plenty of ways to describe a person's general shape. So use it.
Number six is asking for any unique details you might have. For instance," she said as she took off her left glove, "you might have a scar on your body." There was a curved clean scar that was slightly darker than the rest of the grey skin on the back of her hand. "Maybe there's a story as to why you have that. Or maybe," she said as she took off her other glove, "you were just born with distinct features." On her right hand, there was an oval birthmark the size of a dime close to her thumb joint. "Describe them if you have any."
She looked at the board as she thought of how to describe the fifth part. "Now, this last one is tricky. What I mean by physical flaws is simply that - no one is Aphrodite or Adonis incarnate. No one is perfect, or if they are, no one ever feels that way. Most people have to work on it, and if they don't, it's possible to lose it." She pulled up her hands. For the students closest to her, they would notice that she didn't have long fingernails. "I, for instance, bite my fingernails when I am nervous - that doesn't look pretty, and I don't like to point them out. However, they are still there. It also gives you a slight clue as to the fact that I do get nervous. A different example is how someone might be told all their life some feature of theirs was ugly - a jealous rival might make snide comments about a genuinely simple detail. Varying degrees of what some might consider chubby or thin for instance."
As she started to put her gloves back on, she reminded them, "If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask."
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:04 pm
As he returns from the teacher's desk Dayshaun tries his best to put up a good front, as he is frustrated by his latest failure but unwilling to show it. Tresna's reassuring nod helps to improve his mood and he responds with a small but genuine smile. He arrives at his seat feeling exasperated but not disheartened, and waits for their next assignment to be announced.
He doesn't have long to wait and gratefully digs into his new task, describing himself once more. Thankfully he's much better at giving a physical description than an introduction or analysis of his character and he quickly answers the questions posed to him.
1) I was born born nineteen years ago on twenty ninth day of March.
2) I am just under six feet tall and I still have a little ways left to grow by my reckoning.
3) Last time I stood on a scale I weighted 172 lbs. It might have been 173 lbs, it's been a while.
4) My hair is black, short and naturally packed into very tight curls, meaning it looks like a nappy mess. My eyes are hazel and my skin is a bit lighter than the color of milk chocolate.
5) I'm tall and thin, with out much muscle tone save that which comes form a lifetime of using running as stress relief.
6) As for scars I have a few, mostly old fading cuts and shallow stabs on my arms and torso. The largest is the upside down pentagram that was carving around my bellybutton and is the only one I'm not comfortable talking about.
7) My nose is tab bit off center, it's been broken more than once and didn't set right.
This time he went with the smart way the first time around and just handed the paper in, as doing too much magic back to back was not only draining but more likely to fail. Instead he took the time that he would have eaten up making a fool of himself to browse through the assignments taped to the board.
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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:20 pm
Asche turned from Arin to the intstructor and nodded before she turned back to Arin, of course she remembered how she had introduced herself. Looking back on how Arin had introduced herself, shy yes, but she could tell she was a friendly carefree kind of person by the slight vibrations she was getting from her.
She took out her pen and paper and started to write down what her thoughts about Arin. First of all, she jotted down that despite being clumsy she never let it get in the way of her focus and what she wanted to do. Making her seem confident, which she liked.
Then, she had listen to Arin's introduction and did not like something she said. The only thing she didn't like about her introduction was in the statement she made about special traits, she was either insecure about her looks or she thought just because she looked different meant she thought she wasn't special. Which Asche was merely thinking that everyone has a special trait regradless of what they were or who they were, and she thought that Arin made a good introduction she could tell that Arin was kind of a social butterfly.
And lastly, her last introduction was her apologizing for being clumsy. Asche gave Arin a small smile before finishing up her paper to hand it in. Arin seemed like the type that would always apologize for the simplest things she thought she did wrong, even if she didn't do anything wrong she would still say sorry--- Which she thought was rather cute. In summary, Arin reminded her of an old friend who she used to hang out with all the time. But that is another story, she got up and placed her paper on the instructors desk with a bow of her head to her.
Now that she was done with that, she turned around and headed back to her seat. Slid herself into the confines of it with her elbows on her desk, her mind wandered to the next assignment and wondered what she was going to put down for that.
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:35 pm
The teacher raised an eyebrow as she stared at her students. "There's still a number of you that haven't turned in your assignment. I don't mean to push, but I'd like to see them soon."
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:28 am
Tresna was beginning to grow concerned. Perhaps this wasn't a study of the mind at all, but a study of the self alone. If she were to rely on a class like that for her education, she'd do better to start as an apprentice. She would have to keep her own mind honed, then, and look to Isa only for a certificate. But she would wait for the next bit of classwork; she could be jumping to conclusions.
She dipped her pen once more and began to write:
I do not often think of my appearance, I am to be known for my works, not for my portrait; I am no beauty. My height is unremarkable, my figure rotund, my skin pale and sensitive to the sun. My hands are no longer as callused as they once were, but my arms still bear the mark of heavy labor; those born into the Three Pillars scarcely believe I am nineteen. But I am red of hair, grey of eyes, and pleasant of face, and so I am merely plain, and have no bitterness about the subject.
She strode up to the desk and placed her sheet on the rest. She bit her lip, about to ask Isa whether they would soon proceed to principles, but her nerves failed her.
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:45 pm
It was sweet how the day was, the birds chirping and the mild wind that traveled through the open window was refreshing as it brushed acrossed her face. It felt like invisible velvet being pulled over her face so, she could not help but close her eyes for a brief moment and relish the cool touch. But of course she sighed a little, grabbing another peice of paper she stared at and thought might as well get it over with. She wrote her name at the top and started from there, the sound pencil scribbling on the paper could be heard as it joined the rest of the classroom sounds. She never had to describe herself, guess there is a first for everything she thought.
1. Age: Despite how she looked, she was a lot more older than most. (100yrs)
2. Height: Asche was never tall and she was never short, her height was pretty well balanced. (5'5)
3. Weight: Asche never had the pleasure of actually weighting herself, but she guessed she was somewhere around.. ( 110-115lbs)
4. Appearance: Asche has long golden hair that comes down just at mid-section of her torso and her bangs hang loosely on the left side of her face. She has a vibrant hazelish-emerald color of eyes that complement the features of her face perfectly. She has a very toned complexion and, when near her, there is the faint, soothing scent of pine and earthly scents that emanates from her.
5. Body Shape: Ache has a pair shaped body which is perfect for her height and weight, it helps with her stamina and is very flexable. I suppose all that running through the forest and using the trees as obsticals kind of helped she thought, and she actually liked doing all that when she used live in the forest.
6. Unique Features: The only unique feature she had of herself? Was the small jewel that was embedded within her forehead with small chains coming from the side and, these small chains were inserted and fused into her temporal-lobe on either side of her head for certian reasons.
7. Physical Flaws: She couldn't think of any physical flaws besides her ears, which was she had small elven ears but was glad that it wasn't that noticable unless someone moved her hair out of her ears but that was all she could think about right now.
Before handing in her paper she wrote p.s at the bottom of her paper that read. "Sorry about number four but I just personal appearance instead of what was there, but you need me to change it? Just let me know and I will do so, thank you." She got up and moved to the instructors desk to hand in her thrid assignment, then she gave her a small bow of her head and turned herself to head back to her seat in which she did.
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:38 pm
Describe how he looks? Okay, easy enough. People always commented on Damien after concerts, so maybe he could just put what they said on paper, without sounding like an pompous, egotistical jag-off, of course. There were enough of those in the world of musicians. How does a trumpet play introduce themselves? 'Hi, I'm better than you.' Chuckling quietly to himself, he took out a fresh sheet of paper and laid it out on his desk.
1) I am 23 years-old and was born on April 12th.
2) Last time I checked, I was 5' 10".
3) I weigh about 140lbs.
4) My hair is auburn brown and long enough to be a bit messy because I tend to run my hands through it. My eyes are a bright blue, a bit darker than the sky on a nice day. My skin is average.
5) I am taller and thin. I have some muscle from years of lugging around large instruments and heavy musical equipment on a regular basis.
6) I have a small birthmark on my hand, and various small scars on my arms and hands from papercuts and sharp ends of instruments. I have a more prominent scar running across my right arm from a stage light narrowly missing my head.
7) I've often been told I have feminine hands, and am a bit self-concious of the fact.
Damien held up his paper in front of him and looked it over, his eyes flickering to his hands on occasion. Rather content with what he wrote, he stood up from his desk and strode to the front of the class to hand in his assignment, a bit more confidently than before, now that he was getting comfortable. He mentally debated whether he should fold his assignment into a small parcel so music would play once it opened, but decided not to. It was just a regular assignment, he'd be showing off at this point. He placed it on top of the other's assignments, and went back to his desk, pulling out an unfinished score from his front pocket once he sat down. This one had been rattling around his brain for awhile, and he needed to get it out.
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:20 pm
Not long after Arin turned in her first assignment, the teacher assigned another. Arin looked at the new assignment and pulled out another piece of paper. She had to describe herself and now that she knew the teacher was going to show everyone, she started feeling a little uncomfortable. She was ok with telling everyone about her appearances and things like that, but what if the teacher asked for even more detail about her...and started chewing on her pen cap as she started her assignment.
1. My birthday is February 20th and I am 19 this year.
2. I'm about the average height of 5'4".
3. The last time I weighed myself I was about 130 lbs.
4. My hair is brown and about shoulder length, but I always tie it in a ponytail. My eyes are about the same color as my hair. My skin is fairly tan from working out in the sun all day.
5. I believe I'm pretty muscular and well built.
6. I have a birthmark on the back of my right shoulder in the shape of a cone.My hands are rough and I have scars here and there from accidents with tools and sometimes the animals.
7. I would say my biggest flaw is being clumsy. I'm very clumsy so I constantly drop things on my own feet and sometimes on other people's feet too. Like earlier, I also tend to crash into things and bring misfortune to myself and those around me.
Arin looked over what she wrote again and decided that it was good enough and stood up to turn in her assignment. After placing her paper on top of everyone else's she quickly returned back to her seat and sat down.
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:32 pm
While listening and paying attention to the teacher. The teacher explained to everyone that they will be introducing themselves in front of the whole classroom. This made Lillian feel a little nerves. She really didn't feel like introducing herself. Plus, Lillian was still tired from staying up late last night from watching horror romance movies.
Maybe she should have stayed at home today, but that was already too late for that. While sighing and rubbing the sleepiness from her eyes, she heard the teacher called out her name which brought back her attention. Lillian stood up from her desk and out stretched her arms like a lazy cat. Once, she was finished from stretching. Lillian introduce herself.
"Hello, my name is Lillian. I like to read books, eat, sleep, and watch movies. I hope that to get along with everyone here." After that was over she set back down in her seat. It seems to be suddenly quick, but she was still a little tired and did not want to take up too much time. As every student was done with introducing themselves. The teacher handed out assignments as everyone was passing everyone the paper.
1) Age: 18
2) Height: 5'2
3) Weight: 135
4) Hair, eye, skin color: Midnight wavy hair, emerald green eyes, and pale skin.
5) Body shape: slender
6) Unique features: N/A
7) Physical flaws: N/A
Lillian looked over the details and started to write down her answers. When she was done, she handed back her worksheet.
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:32 pm
The teacher half-smiled as she put the newest assignments in a pile on her desk. "Thanks everyone, now we're moving on to your next homework." She looked over at everyone to see whether or not they were paying attention. With a mental shrug, she continued, "Now that we've gone over describing ourselves, we're going to move on to your personalities." She tilted her head to the side as she continued, "after all, a person isn't just his or her physical attributes. I would think the most important part of a person is their personality - and that includes everything that makes them tick. What makes them behave the way they do. I want you to take a little test for me." She held up said test for the students to see. "After you take it, I want you to tell me what your results were, and how that fits your personality. And please," she added, "let's not take too long in turning in this test. You don't have to discuss the results of the test with anyone else if you don't wish to."
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