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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[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]

[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.

[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?

[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.]

[serpentsembrace]

[ Of course she's not going to question is charming smile, even though the sentence beforehand was slightly more suspicious. Nonetheless, everyone has their secrets and she won't ask for his if he won't ask for hers.

Although, when the charcoal hits the ground, she instinctively leans down to reach for it and pauses when she sees what it is. ]

Is this yours?

[timedattendance]

[Ekko near squeaked as he slowly brought his sketch pad closer to his chest. He could feel his heart beat in his throat. Ekko had already resigned himself to the truth, so he may as well continue to say it.]

Y-Yeeeaaahh...

[He winced at his own reluctance. Coughing into his fist.]

I uh. It's. It's for Art actually.

[He looked everywhere but at her, half ashamed, more embarrassed. She was one of the best artists in the class after all.... and he was drawing her without permission. He gulped, thankfully she wouldn't know that last bit. Until all the loose canvas papers with her face etched in every corner of them practically splattered onto the floor. The horror.]

[serpentsembrace]

Oh, Art? [ Okay, well, she knew that Ekko was in her art class but she never really took the time out to look at his art closely- partially because she was usually absorbed in her own work, and also because she's already got a full plate with her other subjects... that is to say, she isn't uninterested. Luckily, the opportunity presents itself when Ekko's work spills to the ground.

A little surprised to see her own face peeking from the papers, she is caught without words. The delicate lines and soft shading was very, very pretty. And Cassiopeia knows that she's pretty, but seeing someone else capturing it makes her blush slightly. For only a split second, surprise passes her face and the polite mask is back on, although she can not cover her red cheeks. ]

If you wanted to sketch me you could have just asked. I would be happy to model for you.

[timedattendance]

[The boy was in complete and utter despair. Over. His life was over. How would he do anything now. Everyone knew how influential the Du Couteaus were. Not to mention how popular Cass was. Doomed. He was doomed. Plus she was in practically all of his classes. How would h-]

H-Huh...?

[He blinked noticing the red of her cheeks and the hint of surprise. He bit his bottom lip. A nervous chuckle trickling from an unhinged jaw. In that moment he swore the light hit her perfectly.]

Sorry I don't usually...

[Ask? If he said Ask he'd look like a freak. But he never really did, did he?]

...I don't usually use models... s'more natural in the right environment...

[He blinked twice before bringing fingers to temple, he mumbled out a sorry before reaching down to gather his papers.]

It's just... you looked real pretty in the light.

[serpentsembrace]

[ Wow Ekko you are not helping her blush. Not that she doesn't get tons of these kinds of comments every day, but... well, it would be too cliché to say that it was different, but it was certainly a more intimate moment for an artist to be capturing the soul of their subject.

If they let them, that is. And Cassiopeia did by letting herself slip.

Still, she was interested more in his art having seen it firsthand -- and he had done this in the time that she had been studying which was impressive in itself -- and, well, she's vain. She likes seeing pictures of herself. ]

Thank you, Ekko. You know, I'd like to see more of your work... If that's okay.