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[principals]

Who: All y'all
When: Day 1 – Morning
Where: Everywhere
What: School is in

[Somewhere, a bell begins to ring. You may know the type—obnoxious and loud, signalling the start of a brand new day of lectures and learning. Rise and shine, lovelies; wakey wakey eggs and bakey! And with that, just as the toll falls silent, you hear the sound you may have been waiting for: the click of a lock.

You're free to explore.]

Comments

[anoblecaws]

[Hey, Henry's a kid at heart, okay. ...Well, he's also practically a kid in body too, being seventeen, but details. He notices Marcell and waves.]

Hey, come on over! You wanna say hi to the fish too?

[isolating]

[ Eh, he'd think 17 is adult enough.

But he blinks for a moment; he wasn't really expecting that. ]

...I suppose so.

[anoblecaws]

Come on! They want to meet new friends.

[They're fish in an isolated pond. All these new creatures are very fascinating to them.]

[isolating]

[ It's terrible considering this new friend is contemplating whether he'd really be willing to eat the fishes if it came down to it... ]

Is this normal for you?

[anoblecaws]

[Well, Henry would too, if it came down to that. That's just how the food chain works. Just because you might eat a thing doesn't mean you shouldn't treat it with respect, though! If they give up their life for you, you owe it to them to be nice.]

What, the fish? Sure! I love being in nature, so I play with animals all the time.

[isolating]

It must be nice.

[ This is him mostly being polite, since he personally distrusts the caprice of nature.

...Which is to say, he's a city kid at heart. ]

[anoblecaws]

[Let Henry show you the world. He virtually grew up in the middle of the forest with a wolf for a mom, he loves nature in every form.]

It sure is! Come on! Everyone wants to see you!

[He picks up a frog in his hands and holds it out to Marcell.]

[isolating]

[ No nature is a terrifying mistress.

...He ends up staring at the frog. ]

[anoblecaws]

[Henry takes a few fingers and gently squishes the frog's cheeks.]

Bloop bloop. Heeheehee!

[The frog doesn't seem that upset about it, all things considered.]

[isolating]

...Can frogs feel upset.

[anoblecaws]

[Henry gasps dramatically and pulls the frog away, seeming to cradle them in his arms.]

Frogs can feel feelings just like everyone else! How could you say such a thing?

[isolating]

No, I'm just surprised it's not upset about getting its face pressed like that.

[anoblecaws]

Nah, he understands. Right?

[Henry seems to be addressing the frog. It gives a long, slow croak in response.]

Oh, okay, I understand. Yeah, you can go.

[He sets it down.]

Sorry! Good luck finding a mate!

[isolating]

[ ...What has he gotten himself into. ]

...

[anoblecaws]

[Henry looks up at him and smiles.]

[isolating]

...I see.

[anoblecaws]

Well? Are you gonna sit down?

...Unless you don't want to, that's okay too.

[isolating]

[ He will sigh, and sit down next to Henry. ]

Your name?

[anoblecaws]

I'm Henry. What about you?

[isolating]

I am Marcell.

[anoblecaws]

Nice to meet you! I would shake hands, but my hands have frog gunk all over them, so if you don't like frogs maybe that's a bad idea.

[isolating]

...That is a bad idea, yes.