NOVEMBER

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WEATHER

November proves to be unusually cold this year, with a heavy frost setting in around the second day of the month and lingering throughout. Temperatures during the day are brisk, leading toward positively cold nights, and some begin to wonder whether the school will see an early snowfall this year. Flurries will begin to set in around the 28th of the month.

ONGOING THROUGH NOVEMBER

GIVE THANKS! November ushers in the last of the harvest festivals, and with them, people are encouraged to come together and give thanks for the bountiful harvest for the year. What does this entail? Festivals around the area, usually with livestock and produce, and, of course, parties with lots and lots of food!
EXAMS! The dreaded mid-terms. You knew this time was coming. Did you study for your tests? Do your tests even matter to you? Teachers, are you a sadist? Or will you show your poor students a bit of mercy (the answer is no, you should never show them mercy)? Heaven or Hell, let's rock these tests!
WATCH OUT! The campus has become a dangerous place lately, and we don't just mean the monster attacks! With temperatures dipping below freezing, frost and ice will begin to spread at a surprising rate. It seems a bit suspicious, actually...
OPEN HOUSE! This time of year is notorious for family members to stop by and visit, and, as such, Valoran Institute will be hosting an open house during the early part of the month. Catch up with your dear aunts and uncles, pester your kid siblings, or maybe just try to avoid getting embarrassed by your parents. Good luck, it never works.
WILD CARD! Come up with your own prompt!

MONSTERS OF THE MONTH!
Things seem to be relatively quiet around the campus, surprisingly enough. It seems that those valorous vigilantes have been gaining a bit of notoriety, judging by how the student body has begun talking about them. But don't get too complacent. Rumor has it that strange robed figures have been spotted around the campus, late at night.

MINI EVENT!

MID-TERM STRETCH! With mid-terms over around the 13th, the faculty have gotten together to play a game. In line with their tradition of nurturing young, strong and tactical minds, they have concocted what they call the Mid-Term Stretch! Students will be pitted against each other in a competition. The sport? To be determined. Although rumor has it that it may have something to do with paint...
(This log will be posted on July 15th)

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I would wait forever ♥

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Lux didn't seem to realize how terrible she looked. While she didn't know Katarina nearly as well as she did Cassiopeia--which wasn't saying much, as she hardly knew the other girl--but heard the rumors. She had a thing for her brother. And that bothered Lux. A lot.

Which made it even worse that she proceeded to embarrass herself in front of the Noxian. Ouch. That was a blow to her pride as much as her posterior. ]

What is that supposed to mean?

[ She glares up at the redhead a bit. ]

It's slippery.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Yeaaaah, that wasn't what she wanted to hear. ]

This will be the last "match" I'll "drop" to him, mark my words. I refuse to lose to someone arrogant like that.

[mid]

The only thing I'm seeing is a big, hulking moron who's too hot for his own good. [ She regrets it the instant she says it. Warm. She meant warm.

Still... her hand in his gives her pause. She, too, is perfectly fine pretending that she doesn't need to pull away, and she may or may not be threading her fingers through his. Because they're warm, obviously. ]

... Yeah. Let's do that.

♥ you're too good to me

[mid]

[ Hey, hey. She totally doesn't have a thing for that stupid sexy Crownguard. It's not her fault that he's a worthy rival in almost every subject they compete in. ]

You're just as much of a klutz as your ham-headed brother. That's all I'm getting at.

[ Maybe it's because she's got younger siblings of her own, or maybe it's out of respect for Garen, but Katarina begrudgingly holds a hand out, for whatever it's worth to Lux. ]

Should've worn better shoes.

[mightydemacian]

That's... the spirit?

[ Apparently he had failed to calm her down. ]

There's nothing wrong with a healthy rivalry, just don't go overboard, okay?

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Lux looked at her hand, and for a moment she reasoned with herself if she should take it. She had every reason not to, to blow her off and be done with the whole thing altogether. But she would be setting a bad example for anyone who might see her (because that really mattered), so, just as reluctantly as Katarina put her hand out, Lux took it, using it to pull herself up. ]

Thanks.

[ It was curt, more for politeness than out of being truly thankful.

The blond gave the older woman a cold look, doing her best to try not to sniffle. She failed. Terribly. Ugh. ]

My shoes are fine, thank you very much. And I am not a klutz. In case you haven't noticed, it's slippery out.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ She must destroy him, you see. It is a rivalry to beat all rivalries. She has to teach that punk a lesson. ]

I won't, don't worry. I wouldn't give him the pleasure of seeing me worked up.

[ Too late for that, Lux. ]

[serpentsembrace]

[ During exam season, Cassiopeia is found diligently studying in the library... perhaps surprisingly with her rich girl personality, or perhaps not as she's got a reputation to uphold. ]

[timedattendance]

[Ekko trudged through the building grumbling about how so many of the books were in use by people who wouldn't even use them to their full extent. With Exam season in full swing there was little to no space to be seated at the library.

Carrying a lofty stack of tomes himself, it wasn't finals he was necessarily preparing for so much as it was extracurricular self imposed study. If only to spare him the reminder of being an Orphan while all the families visited their students.

He stopped at the only free chair, books piled high as he peered behi- Shit she was gorgeous.]

Uh... 'scuse me. Anyone sittin' here at all orrrr....

[He hoped this wouldn't take long. his arms were getting wobbly]

Open House!

[timedattendance]

[Seemed like all the Orphans gathered in one spot as he propped himself against the wall, forced to watch something so warm that he would be unable to have. He sighed, unexpectedly setting up shop next to her as he spoke to what he thought was simply himself.]

This blows.

[serpentsembrace]

[ She looks up with a glare, angry at whoever dared to interrupt her studying, but quickly softens up when she sees an unfamiliar face. ]

No, go ahead. [ She clears some of her papers into a pile so he can put down his own pile.

After glancing at his books and recognising the subject, she smiles. ]

Cramming for the exam?

[timedattendance]

[Do we be nice or mean to this girl. He pauses.]

"Na, not really. Those are sort of a shoe in I just uh..."

[Let's not say we feel lonely and would rather stay inside than look at people with parents.]

"...Kinda wanted a heard start for next year, y'know?"

[He lets out a self conscious chuckle. What a nerd.]

[serpentsembrace]

[ She nods. What a cute lad, and although Cassiopeia has seen him in class before, she's never talked to him. She always thought that he would be some kind of rebel or wannabe hardcore, so never thought to strike up a conversation. ]

That's fair. The material next year will be largely built upon what we're already studying- that is, if you're continuing the same subjects.

[serpentsembrace]

Ugh, seriously.

[ TURNING UP HER NOSE AND WALKING AWAY BRISKLY. ]

[serpentsembrace]

Ajuna. [ Soo he's not the lookalike in her class. ]

Zaun, really? What a lovely city. Very modern. [ Well, kind of, but if Janna came out of it, the town can't really be that bad can it? ]

[indy_wannabe]

All right, then no betting. How about I prove it anyway?

[ladyofluminosity]

You won't be able to, I can guarantee it. That information is confidential.

[unboundpower]

[Welcome to the our families are dead club, Ekko. She sees a similar disheartened gaze in his eyes, no doubt from looking that the diabetes that was familial love.]

Hrmph. Look at them, chained to their families through their silly little obligations.

[Then she looks beneath her, and finds out she's not alone (and has possibly listened to her own mumbling).]

What are you doing here? Waiting for cakes and kisses?

[timedattendance]

[Ekko looked up, noticing someone was looking down at him. And... a flash of purp- Oh Gods. He scrambled back, embarrassed by the fact he caught a glimpse of under her skirt.

Her own fault for levitating right on top of him! His mouth wobbled as he turned embarrassed. Hopefully no one would say anything about that.]

Uh. No. Just waitin' for this crap to get over an' done with.

[He crossed his arms mumbling into his chest.]

'sides 'aint no one here gonna give me any of that anyways...

[timedattendance]

[She sure was pretty. Like... real pretty. Hadn't he seen her before? Oh. Wait. Yeah she was in his art class! And his... advanced Calculus..? Weird. He would have noticed her more if he wasn't too busy staring out the window all the time. There were only like... 8 people in that class....]

Well... I mean, I might as well right? I'll uh... I'll be as quiet as possible so you don't, y'know... get too disturbed by me. Heh...

[Ekko's eyes shifted to his literary stack. None of those books actually pertained to any of his classes. A fair amount actually involved figure study. Then his eyes shifted back down to his pack.

Pulling out a stick of charcoal and his sketch pad slowly so as not to catch the other's attention he begins lightly sketching. Glancing up and down every now and then. Making sure he's as stealthy as possible.

Art class wasn't actually art class to Ekko. After all, who wants to draw pots and vases for 2 hours? This was his chance.

He wasn't exactly lying after all. This was sort of studying for the next year.]

[serpentsembrace]

[ Cass shakes her head with a smile and waves it off. Yeah, he's definitely cute, now she has the chance to talk to him. Perhaps a rich family from Zaun? Or... extremely smart. There weren't a lot of people in Ad. Calc. and the classes were not for the faint hearted. ]

No worries, I tend to get lost in my own world when I'm studying anyway.

[ Somewhat of a lie, she likes to keep her guard up and pay attention to her surroundings when she's around people, but she needs to concentrate in order to get good grades.

It doesn't stop her from stealing glances at Ekko, though. He interested her, much like other things such as history of art and fancy dinner plates. And people too, perhaps... but that was neither here or there.

His movements did not sound like the scritch scratching of note taking that was echoing in the library background, nor was it the sound of pages being turned.

She turns her head fully to see what he was up to. ]

Are you alright?

[indy_wannabe]

Ah, but accounts from students is not and I know every Piltie who tried out and didn't make the cut. There are a lot more of us than you think.

[ladyofluminosity]

First-hand accounts aren't as accurate as quantitative data, Ezreal.

[ Seriously, get with the program. ]

[indy_wannabe]

And that's why you're losing to me in History. Mankind is nothing without personal experience. Also data is very easily manipulated.

[timedattendance]

[Ekko was as far from rich as he was from family. Almost as if the thought telepathically bounced onto him, he smiled somberly. The shades of her face form lightly, the smooth of her skin transplanted onto paper. She was definitely an upper classmen.

Occassionally he would look up at her, perhaps almost at the right times. Every time she took a glance at him his eyes would lock on to her own. He bit the side of his mouth and would look down just as quickly as he would look up brows knit in flustered embarrassment.

What was happening to him? He was always so cool before. He didn't care about other people! Well. That was a lie. He cared about a lot of people. But no one at this school that's for sure.

As she asks her question, a chill from his toes to practically the tip of his mohawk runs, causing him to shudder. With a quick slam and stammer, the sketch pad is flipped closed as he looks up innocently.]

huh? Oh ah. Hm. Ahhh I'm uhhh.. I'm pretty cool! Yeah! Just... y'know... S-Studyin'.

[He grins. She'd definitely wouldn't question that. Until the hollow sound of vine charcoal hitting marbled floor disturbs the silence.]