[Mingle-Log] Only non-alcoholic beverages in the punch bowl...

[adminfury]

[This is an open mingle log. You do not have to be part of the community to post in this thread. Consider it a test-drive of sorts to get your voice or meet new characters!]



SHIELD Academy
Open House
Everyone is congregated in the spacious auditorium of the SHIELD Academy. The noise level is probably a decibel below deafening and the lights are probably a little dimmer than what might seem normal for this time in the evening, but it doesn't seem to bother anyone as they just carry on. There are banners strewn about welcoming all first years to a new chapter in their lives while others welcome the others back for another year at the Academy. Refreshments are served up on stage while other tables set up around the massive room are home to pamphlets and flyers for clubs and classes. Special electives and advertisements for training sessions are also littered amongst the tables.

Make a few friends, find old ones, look into clubs that catch your interest. This is open house for all returning students and prospective students, so hang out, hit up others and just mingle!

Comments

[vates]

Uh oh. Kevin had thought this wouldn't be an uncommon topic of conversation, especially among new people, but then he can't really use "but I'm afraid of people with powers" as an excuse because then he sounds like a bigoted idiot. Admittedly he was leaning on the hope that she would just assume he's clueless, but now that's out.

"Um. It's not really even all that great. I'm not going to blow up a city anytime soon. If you need me to translate something, I can probably do it if you give me some Excedrin."

[spiderette]

"Excedrin?" She picks up on that comment, mulls it over as she nods. She's been keeping track of what most of her classmates can do and how it affects them. Nothing comes easily or without a cost. "The mental strain, I'm guessing? That should get easier if you train it and learn to focus it. Translation, huh? Written or spoken or both? That's useful if you ever wanna travel anywhere."

[vates]

He nods; it's the mental strain. It gives him nosebleeds too. None of it is very fun for him, honestly.

"Written is easier. I can do spoken, but it's harder, and it takes longer." And it wears him out faster, too. Being able to work with the text, translating, taking notes, that's all a big part of it.

"It'll be more useful once I'm able to get through a page without feeling sick."

[spiderette]

"If anyone here can teach you how to use it, it's SHIELD. They have a couple teachers who are really good at that sort of thing. Some people here need a lot of focus and concentration for what they do." She gives him a sympathetic look. "The side effects suck at the start though."