Arrival Date

[eclipse1oo]

A 30 hour train ride would have seemed like nothing to Luna, as she was used to being moved around quite a bit, foster home to foster home all over the state, but for some reason this one felt different, colder, quitter, No music played and Jasmin just staring straight ahead, occasionally at Luna in the, probably to me sure she was still there usually she was more talkative, maybe her way of punishing me for ruining the last possible chance at a home. 30 hours to some school for girls in the middle of no-where, her last resort, all Luna could think was just another place that was going to give up on her, "How am i going to escape this place?" she thought to herself as they arrived at the massive school building, it looked like a place you would send the wealthy snooty girls.

'Get out" Jasmin said to her without looking in Luna direction her voice cold as ice. Luna grabbed her bags as she shuffled out of the seat of the train car, hoping Jamin might help her with one, but as her feet touch the pavement Jasmin was already walking to the front doors, following behind her head lowered looking towards the ground, she knew this time it was real, Jamin had never been so distant towards her, as the missive doors to the school open Luna looked around at all the girls and boys, all of them staring at her like she was a piece of meat throw between a pack of wolves, her thoughts ran rampant in side her head, but one stood out to her the most "You don't belong here." it was almost like that thought was what everyone else was thinking and she was reading their minds. she lowered her head once more trying to ignore everything that was happening inside her mind. The only thing she could be grateful for at the moment was at least this time she wasn't being escorted threw the school by to police officers in handcuffs.\

As they reached what looked like the headmistress's office Jasmin looked back at Luna "Sit and stay, I'll call you when we are ready, and don't even think about running again, you have nowhere to run to." Her voice pierced Lunas ears like daggers, Luna sat on bench just outside the office, still looking at the ground trying to not pay attention to her surroundings, listening to the clamoring of the all the other girls muttering around her, unable to make out any words of what they are saying but she knew it was about her. Half an hour went by and most of the girls had left probably for class or other things, Luna hears the doorknob rattle as Jasmin opens the door "Come in." Luna picked up her bags and entered the office, as she entered Jasmin spoke again "This is Luna Eclipse, I hope she can find a home here." She said to someone Luna couldn't quite see yet as Jasmin was standing Infront of her blocking her vison on who she was talking. Jasmin turned around and gave Luna one last hug whispering to her "This may be the last time we see each other, now be a good girl please." the first nice thing she said since to her since before the car ride her, it was obviously Jasmin was fighting the urge to cry, Jasmin let go of Luna wiped her eyes and took her leave, leaving Luna face to face with...

Edited May 27, 2023 by eclipse1oo

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Luna was left with a stern, serious looking, older woman.  Older compared to her at least, though young for such a position, in her early 30s.  Setsuko Harada, headmistress of the school.  A woman who was used to used to students like this.  Troublemakers who did not fit in elsewhere were one of several groups who ended up here, along with children of powerful families, and those who were academically exceptional.  The best of best and the worst of the worst, with little or anything in between.

”Welcome to your new home, Luna.  I am the one in charge here, Headmistress Harada.”  It was a little more complicated than that, as Luna would eventually learn, but Setsuko would stick to that story.  It was true as far as she was concerned.  “You are going to be here for the next few years.  Once you are a student, you live here until you graduate.  There will be no leaving campus until then, not even for breaks.  We do things differently here, it will quite a different experience than other schools you have attended.  You have fight in you, that is good.  You may need it.”  The girl would have no idea how different things were here.  Though she would not be the one to explain most of it.

[eclipse1oo]

Luna's head bowed and her eyes dropped to the floor at the floor as the Headmistress spoke, her words seemingly going threw one ear and out the other, as Jamin's warm hug rattled inside her mind, and the look upon her face as she fought back tear haunted her memories, like a bad dream. Panic started to set in as she realized this was real her eyes widened for a moment as water started to fill her lower eyelids, her heart pounding inside her chest, and her stomach churn, this was a feeling all new to her. She culched her bags tighter to her chest as her eyes darted across the floor, she was alone, truly alone for the first time since the accident.

"Get ahold of yourself Luna! This isn't new you've always been alone, you don't need anyone, your strong, GET OVER IT!" muttering into herself into her bags quietly so only she could hear, as some sort of peptalk to herself. She burrowed her head more into her bags rubbing them against her face like she was scratching her noise, so she could wipe away the water that had built up in her eyes, before looking back up at the Headmistress, and her face blank but stern as to show a lack of emotions, her go to self-defense to scare people off, she looked the Headmistress dead in the eyes, "Where do I sleep?" The first words she had said out load since arriving, they sounded cold and hallow as if spoken by a robot.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Harada had been told a little of the situation, had some idea how this girl ended up here, but had far from the whole picture.  She was not completely surprised by the girl’s reaction, even if it was a little less of the ‘fight’ she just mentioned.  Though there were too many students for her personally keep track of all of them.  Unless the girl made a name for herself, they might not see each other again after this.  “I have staff working on assigning you a room in the girls dorm.  You will be given a room number and key before leaving my office.  You may or may not have a roommate, depends on the chosen room and if someone is already there.  Though on your first days here, you will not be alone.  Another student will be assigned to you, as a ‘chaperone’.  It is done for all new students.  You will understand why soon enough.”  The girl had no idea just how different things were here.  Things you would not expect in any other school, it was important they get an idea.  She had a small pool of potential candidates gathered to choose from, she had wanted to see the girl before deciding.  She would also let Luna decide one thing before making the final choice.  “Would you feel more comfortable with another girl, or with a boy?  Whichever you choose, he or she will be accompanying you whenever you are not in the dorm or class.  Until you have a better idea of the way things work here.”  This was important, if new students were left on their own they could find themselves getting in a lot of trouble, with consequences they would not guess.

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Luna Stood strong facing the headmistress, eyes pointed forwards as if staring right threw her. Luna replied "I'd prefer to be chaperoned by another girl. Although I don't see the point other than to show me around to my classes and dorm room, since this is just another school, a really big one but a school nonetheless." The sound of her voice bitter, so much so the Headmistress could hear. Luna showing her, that she isn't afraid of this place, nor the Headmistress, to Luna this was just another prison she needed to break out of. Already devising a plan in her head, unbewilder to what this place was actually going to be like.

Luna spoke once more, "How long till my room is ready, my stuff is getting kind of heavy." Complaining about the weight, although showing that she wasn't going to let anyone else deliver them to her room, with the way Luna was clutching on to them, her hands already balled up into a first is someone tried.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

“Oh, there is more to this school.  But that’s part of the point of this system.  She will explain at least the basics to you.”  These were things that were not advertised to new students, for reasons that would be obvious once she found out about them.  Usually the only people who knew ahead of time were those with some connection to students who came before them, siblings, cousins, friends.  Even then, they did not always know, the school was very careful not to let this information get out, usually only allowing to people who could be trusted to keep the secret.  Which mostly appealed to the portion of the students coming from elite families.

”I will contact one of the girls I was considering for this.  She will show you to the dorms and your room.”  There was some convenience to being a girl, a boy would have to make the trip from his dorm to the girls each time.  Another girl would have a much shorter walk, though she could only guess how close the rooms would be.  She picked up her phone and made a brief call.  “This is headmistress Harada…”.  There was a smile, amused by how surprised the girl was to get a call directly from her, wondering if she was in trouble.  “You have been chosen to be the chaperone of a new girl.  She is currently in my office, please come over and meet her.”  After another moment, she set the phone down.  “She is on her way, it should not take her long.  You should get your key and room number by the time she is here.  You can either wait here, or in the lobby.”  If Luna wanted to talk a little more, she was willing, but it would be the chaperone who would tell Luna about the school’s peculiarities.

“Wherever you choose to wait, you can set your bags down.  No one else will touch them.”  Sure, there was the possibility of something like contraband.  But with a girl like this, it was much more likely a lack of trust in others.  That was potentially a good thing.  Her shell might not crack quickly, but once it did she was more likely to embrace this place as home, embrace her identity as a student of this school above all else, the same goal they had for every student.  To be part of an eventual new order, that would reshape the world.

[eclipse1oo]

Luna decides to sit and wait in the lobby, exiting the Headmistress's office, without saying another word, she walked out the door, only to see the lobby full of students passing her by again. She thought to herself, does anyone actually go to class here as, forgetting that the last time she was out there was an hour and a half ago. Luna looks around the crowed area for a nice quite spot, or at least a spot with no other students around to sit and wait for whomever the headmistress called down for her. After looking around for a couple minutes, Luna found a corner that had no one near it she walked over to it through the crowd of people, looking dead ahead not breaking eye contact with the spot she found, only stepping aside to avoid the other students a blank yet angry expression rested acrost her face, a way to keep other people from approaching her, it worked most the time.

As Luna reached the corner, she leaned the bag she was holding in her arms against the wall and pulled the one from her bag setting it at the foot of the other, un-zipping the top, she pulled out a pair of headphones. as she rested them atop her head, the arch leaned against her ponytail, covering her ears, the cord dangling down her chest, she sat down on top of the bag she laid on the floor her back pressed against the one leaning against the wall, Luna fumbled around looking for the end of the cord plugging it into a small black cube, she turned it on and closed her eyes drowning out the world around her, her mind drifting off into the sound of music while she waited.

Edited May 27, 2023 by eclipse1oo
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[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Hikaru was a fairly ordinary girl, as least ordinary for someone in a school such as this.  One who gradually learned to embrace the ‘school spirit’ as it were, who did not see anything wrong with much of it anymore.  She was one of the ones from important families, though in her case the family was more wealthy than powerful, having the degree of power that came from wealth.  But no direct political or military connections, or anything like that.  Naturally the idea the graduates would someday reshape the world appealed to such a girl.

She not the sort to look down on others without reason though, tried to be friendly to girls like Luna.  The students here were her brothers and sisters in that mission, regardless of how they ended up here, they were allies now.  She was a natural choice for this thing.  She came into the office, “I have come as requested, headmistress.”  She stood tall, with a deferential look.

Harada nodded.  “The girl went out into the lobby.  She is not very social, may not be friendly.”  She handed Hikaru a copy of a picture of Luna, some of the material the headmistress had been provided before she showed up.  “Her name is Luna.”  She is still waiting for her dorm key, but that will provided to her after you meet.  Take your time with her, teach her to see this place as a home.  She has been lacking one, it seems.”

”Yes, ma’am!”  Hikaru said with a bow, left the room, while studying the picture.  She spent a little while looking for the girl.  Eventually seeing her in the corner.  She walked over to her, but kept a respectful distance.  She had a small but friendly smile.  She would have preferred not to talk over the girl’s music, but with her eyes closed, it was possible Luna had not noticed her.  “Hello, my name is Hikaru.  I’m the one the Headmistress called, to show you around, teach you about the place.”  A temporary escort, who would follow her everywhere for a while.  But she would try to be friendly and helpful about, do as much as she could to not be overbearing.
 

 

OOC: I went with a new character rather than one of my extensive list, since the story is in a semi-reboot of sorts, set a few years before much of that was written.  Will get her a profile eventually.

[eclipse1oo]

Luna opened her eyes to see a girl, a few steps away looking at Luna with smile on her face, guessing this was her escort around the school Luna unplugged her headphones from the box pushing them off around her neck, turning it off, and slipping the end of the cord into the band of her skirt, before looking up at the strange girl that would volunteer to walk the school with her, "I take it you were the girl that's supposed to show me around? What was your name?" Luna said grungily, as she stood up, slinging her bag over her shoulder, then bending over to pick up the rest of her stuff Luna looked around for a minute wondering if there was supposed to be anyone else joining them, assuming not since she was already a day late and the Headmistress didn't mention anything about it.

"I don't know where you planned to start this off at, but I suggest stopping by wherever my dorm is because you are sorely mistaken if you think I plan on carrying this stuff the whole time." Luna scoffed as she stood there dusting off the bottom of her bag after a couple minutes of getting her stuff situated and just standing around Luna looked at Hikaru "So are we going to just stand here all day or are we going to get this tour started?" She said sarcastically, as she was ready to start the tour. Luna looked around for a minute wondering if there was supposed to be anyone else joining them, assuming not since she was already a day late and the Headmistress didn't mention anything about it.

 

OOC: I was supposed to mention Luna is a day late from registration and this is her first time going to the school/hearing about it.

Edited May 27, 2023 by eclipse1oo
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[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

“My name is Hikaru.  We do this for all new students.  You have a lot to see and learn, and I’m happy to help.”  As Hikaru introduced herself, an older man walked up to them.  One of the staff.  He held out his hand to Luna.  In it a key and piece of paper.  “Your room has been chosen.  The number is on the paper.”  He walked off after Luna took both, his responsibility finished.  Hikaru and later her homeroom teacher were the ones who had responsibility for Luna now, to teach her how things worked here.

”With that we are ready.  I’ll show you the way to the dorm.  Though we may some interesting things on the way.”  She led the girl outside. To the station for the train that would eventually take them to the dorm.  “It is a very big campus.  For a while I will help you find wherever you need to go.  Eventually you will have a good idea where most things are, maps are available too, either for new students like you or to help find places that are not visited as often.”  She respected Luna’s wish and did not try to help with the bags.  Getting those dropped off was important.  Though there was a good chance they would see something interesting on the train, Luna’s first lesson in how things were different here.

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Luna put the key to her dorm the man gave her underneath the side of her bra strap and followed behind Hikaru a few steps back enough to keep her distance but still be able to see and hear her while they walked, although Luna was known for running off, this area was completely unknown to her and way to big, Luna knew she would get lost quickly and didn't want to risk that at this time essentially still holding all her bags. She thought it best if she did try to run off to get the basic layout of the school first. 

The walk to the trolly station seemed quiet, Luna wasn't sure if it was because of how far she walked behind Hikaru or if it was because the walk there wasn't that far from where they were, but she thought it didn't matter that much, right now her job was to listen and learn, the quicker she did that the faster she could be alone again, it wasn't like Luna enjoyed being alone it just seemed easier for everyone if she was, trouble seemed to follow her everywhere she went, so Luna kept her eyes focused on Hikaru and her ears open in-case she said anything while they waited for the train.

As the train arrived, Luna waited to see if Hikaru boarded first before getting on herself, unsure of how many trains there were or where they led, as the boarded and were looking around the cabin for two free seats Luna noticed all of the other students on the train were wearing similar outfits, the girls wore a black blouse. black knee length skirt, white knee-high or thigh-high socks, black dress shoes, and the boys wore a black dress coat with silver buttons, covering a white dress shirt. black dress pants, with gold trim down the sides. black leather boots. red belt. "So do we all have to ware those?" Luna slightly whispered to Hikaru as they sat down in the first free seats they could find.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

“Yeah, this one of those schools, big on the dress code, you wear a uniform most of the time.  Unless you are in the dorm, or doing something like a sport, that would have you wearing something else.  You will have a uniform waiting in your room…I should warn you now, you will likely see something very surprising soon.”  Hikaru explained the dress code, also gave a warning of what would likely be a very big surprise.  It did not take long.  One of the boys walking up to one of the girls, beginning to grope her, one hand on her chest, another on her leg.  “I’m guessing the Headmistress said something about things being different here, without elaborating.  Well, the first thing I should tell you, is we are very open and casual about sex here.  Those two are not going to stop with groping.  They are not breaking any rules either, if anything it’s encouraged.”

She did not want to overwhelm Luna.  She would teach the girl how this all worked over time.  But she wanted to avoid saying too much and overwhelming her at the start.  “The most important thing to know right now, is as a new student, you are have a little bit of a ‘protection’ phase.  No one will be coming up to you about this today.  I’ll explain it all to you, either at the dorm, or in pieces as we go.  Whichever you want.”  That was one of the important lessons she had to learn, one of several very big differences here.  To a casual observer it was constant sex with whoever you wanted, whenever you wanted outside of class time.  Though in truth it was a little more complicated than that, with some rules and customs.

[eclipse1oo]

Luna watch as the boy groped the girl across the train car, looking slightly stunned at the fact that he did it in such a public area, her gaze fixed on the hand he placed against her breast. "Yeah, the Head Mistresses did say something about this schooling being different." She said calmly as to show no fear. Luna observed the rest of the cabin to see if there was anything else going on like that, when she had first gotten on, she saw some similar actions but assumed that the ones doing that were together. 

After a bit of time on the trolly Luna watched as other came and went still focused on what she had seen, she remained quite waiting for Hikaru to signal when they had arrived at the girls' dorms, Still holding her stuff on her lap. Arriving Luna followed Hikaru off the train, standing on the platform in front of the girl's dorms, Luna handed the note with her room number on it to Hikaru to help look for it since she probably knew where to find it at. As Hikaru lead Luna followed behind "So the 'protection' phase stops anyone from trying that on me? What happens if they don't respect the protection phase?" She said as she quickened her step up to Hikaru walking shoulder to shoulder with her now for the first time since they started. "Also what if when I no longer have the protection phase I fight back?" She said curiously the most talkative Luna's been the whole trip.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

The two they had been watching did start going all the way before they got off.  The boy ending up on one of the seats, and the girl riding him.  There were a few other pairs doing other things.  They were all still going when they reached their stop and Hikaru led Luna off the train towards the dorm.  “I do think you will warm up to it as you spend more time here.  Most of us do.”  Hikaru tried to reassure her, though she knew it could be hard to adjust to.  Much more so for the girls, boys tended to be excited when they found out about this.  Even then, the majority of girls eventually get used to it and eventually even like it.  “The first question, sorry if it’s a bit blunt, are you a lesbian?  I only ask because there are basically two strict rules on this, no incest for the rare siblings here, and no forcing orientation incompatibility.  If you are a lesbian, the boys at least will leave you alone.  If you are straight, the girls who are into that will leave you alone.  If you are bi, you will be extra popular.”  She waited for the answer before elaborating on that.  If she was a lesbian, there was an optional way to ‘mark’ it, so there was no confusion.

”It’s considered a way to bring us all closer.  Also another thing to pass the time, as we won’t be leaving campus until we graduate.  Even on breaks, you will be living here, just without classes.  It’s up to you to figure out how to pass the time, though I would recommend making friends and probably joining at least one club or team.  Your room will also have a list of all of those, for you to consider…though I should probably warn you they all have ‘initiations’ that usually include sex with all the other members you would be compatible with.”

”…As for ‘fighting back’, that is the other big thing I should tell you about now.  Be careful about not making others too angry.  You can fight back, but not in the way you are thinking.  You see, this is probably more surprising then all the sex stuff, but here is encouraged to learn to fight, with a weapon.  For when there are problems we can solve with words, there is the arena.  Where we fight to resolve the problems.  One on one, each with a weapon of their choice.  You fight until some pre-agreed condition is met.  The common ones are first blood, unconsciousness, being knocked out of the fighting area, or one surrenders, maybe a mix of multiples, and whichever happens first.  If you absolutely do not want to do it with someone that you are ‘compatible’ with, that is the easiest way to not do it.  If you don’t challenge them, they might challenge you for the refusal…There are also those who just like to fight, use that as something to pass the time or test their skill.  Though that is a minority.”  She knew that was a lot to digest, but it was stuff Luna ought to know.

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Luna looked at Hikaru a bit stunned by her question regarding her orientation, no one had ever just come out and ask her, most the time they had just guessed she was straight, though to be fair most people were to afraid to come close to her before, after staring at Hikaru puzzled for a moment Luna shuck her head and replied "I'm bi, although I find girls more attractive than boys. Not to say I wouldn't be with a boy; I just think girls are prettier and easier to be around." Her face started to slightly glow as she heard herself saying it outload, looking away from Hikaru in an attempt to hide the redness feeling her cheeks. Luna took a deep breath to calm herself, before looking back, "So let me make sure I'm getting this correct this school encourages sexual activity, and fighting?" Still a little baffled at the information she was being given, as she followed Hikaru up the stairs and through the halls of the girl's dormitory. Wondering how such a school was allowed to exist, and if Jasmin had known anything of what she was being told. It could have been that she might have and was the reason she would bring her here, getting lost in her thoughts Luna lost pace with Hikaru, speeding back up to catch up with her.

As they had reached the room that was written out on the paper, Luna sat her bags down and dug her hand in her shirt to get the key she had placed in her bra strap to unlock the door, as they entered, she looked around the room, it seemed cozy enough, seeing two beds on opposed sides of the room along with their own sets of dressers and closets, one bed seemed to be a slight mess leading Luna to assume she had a roommate. She walked over to the empty bed, sliding the bag she held in her arms underneath and setting the one on her back on top of the bed next to a set of folded clothes, assuming to be the school's uniform. Guessing that she was required to put them on since they were neatly laid out for her on the bed, Luna started to strip down her clothes in front of Hikaru revealing her matching black laced bra and panties to her, Luna didn't pay any mind to changing in front of Hikaru since she was used to changing in front of others, Luna turned to Hikaru and sat on the bed side as she pulled off her stockings and replaced them with the school's  "Well since you asked me it seems only fair what is your orientation, Straight, Bi, or Lesbian?" Asking what she thought would be a reasonable question, before slipping into the black knee length skirt and rolling them up to make them shorter. 

Edited May 28, 2023 by eclipse1oo

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

“Yeah, you will be seeing a whole lot of sex.  Almost anytime, anywhere.  The only time it is forbidden is in the middle of class.  As for fighting, it varies.  Some see a lot of it, some don’t.  You can also just go to the arena and watch, there is always an audience.  It’s an interesting place like that.  It’s hard to say how either tradition got started as this point.  They have been going on so long.  One of the ideas is the fighting is to make us stronger.  We are supposed to change the world some day.  You probably don’t know yet, but you are among the best of the best here.  Among us are children of the world’s most powerful families as well as the most intelligent.  When enough of us have graduated and get into useful positions, the idea is to make the world into a better place.”  That was what they were regularly told anyways.  Though Hikaru did not know all the details.  But with a student body like theirs, it was easy to believe something like that would eventually be possible.  That they really could change the world, strong and united as they were.  She genuinely believed it.  It was part of the answer to Luna’s unspoken question.  Many in power knew but either supported it or did not care.  Their isolation kept the average person from learning.

”It isn’t all the Headmistress though.  There is competition for power.  The Student Council has been competing for power for some years.  It is hard to say which is more powerful at the moment.  Sometimes they work with the Headmistress, other times they don’t.  They live separately, in their own building.  You will know if you see a member.  They have similar uniforms, but white instead of black.  You don’t have to overdo it, but I would really recommend being respectful, if you run into one of them.”

She had mostly asked about the sexuality to give advice, to tell her how to avoid boys, if she was a lesbian.  It was an interesting reaction.  But then, like most students, Hikaru also had a casual outlook towards sex.  She had learned to embrace and enjoy it.  It was rare to see a reaction like that, except among brand new students.  It would be interesting to see how she got along with her roommate, especially if she was similar orientation.  “…I could go either way, though which I prefer is a harder question, and probably varies from time to time.”  She held up her hands.  Each hand had a ring.  The right hand ring had a blue gem, the left had a pink.  “If you want people to know you are bi, this is the unofficial way we have chosen to show it, though in your case, you would switch the hands the rings are on, to indicate a preference for girls.  If you see a girl with a pink handkerchief sticking out of her coat pocket, that is the indication she is a lesbian.  If she has neither rings like these nor handkerchief, she may be straight, but it might be worth asking if you are interested, everyone knows this system, but not everyone uses it.  If you want rings like this, we can go shopping at some point.   There are on campus stores for many things.  I wouldn’t mind buying them for you.”

She was not bothered by the changing. It could have waited until later.  But it was worth changing if they were not going to hang around in the room.  It was probably worth getting used to wearing it too.  The girl was not used to that sort of thing, so it was useful to start early.

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"So I'm in a school full of the kids that belong to the most powerful families in the world?" Luna questioned, chuckling at the notion of being in the same school that was meant to change the world. "What a joke." Luna muttered under her breath while she put on the black blouse that was laid out for her. Luna tucked it into the brim of the skirt she had rolled up, and looking back up to Hikaru as she showed her hands explaining the ways that were used to show your orientation, Luna's face went white, visibly shooken, the slight smile faded from Luna's face, as she saw the rings on either one of Hikaru's hands.

Luna quickly jumped off the bed digging for the bag she had placed under the bed, sliding it back out from underneath, ripping open the zipper Luna began rummaging through it as if she lost something throwing her out her clothes on the floor, reaching the bottom a small box sat. A sigh of relief ran over Luna as she found it, pulling the box out and placing it between her legs, Luna began packing everything that was thrown out back into the bag as neatly as she could making sure everything to fit back in. Luna slid the bag back under the bed after making sure she didn't miss anything, standing back up with the box she that was place beneat her, Luna sat back down, "I don't believe going shopping might be necessary."   Luna said her voice quiet as she opened the box slowly.

Luna turned the box towards Hikaru revealing set of rings two had different color gems one pink one blue, the gems each resembled half of a heart that would fit together, the other was solid gold with a silver ring threw the middle "They belonged to my mother and father, before..." Luna studdered unable to finish the sentence, tears had started bubbling up in her eyes. "They were their wedding rings. My mom could never deside if her favorite color was pink or blue so my dad had these made for her." Luna explained, trying not to let Hikaru hear the sadness i her voice, as she took each of the colored gem rings out from the box one at a time Luna placed one on each of her hands, pink on her right ring-finger, blue on her left ring-finger as Luna fought back the tears where building up.

 

OOC: I moved some stuff around to fix the post, to help the rp, but still have a reason for Luna to have those kinds of rings without her parents going to the school. 

Edited May 29, 2023 by eclipse1oo
Fixing the post

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Hikaru left it unsaid for now, that she technically was from one of those families.  It was not the sort of thing she bragged about.  Though if the two of them stuck together long enough Luna would probably find out eventually.  Maybe soon, maybe not.  She quietly watched as Luna dug through her things, curious to what she was looking for.  It was not uncommon for students to bring things of sentimental value.

She was surprised to see the rings.  Under other circumstances she would have thought it was a happy coincidence.  But she could see the signs of pain.  The tears in her eyes, the restrained sadness in her voice.  She had idea what it meant, but could only guess the details.  “…If that is what you want, those would work.  Let me know later if there is anything you do need to buy.  Or if there is anything you want to talk about.”  She would not push for details, let Luna decide how much she wanted to say and when.  She would teach Luna, she had a place here, could consider her fellow students a family of sorts.  It would not happen overnight, but hopefully it would eventually.  She considered this part of her responsibility, but also the right thing to do, Luna was alone here, Hikaru was starting to wonder if she had been for a long time.  Hikaru intended to be someone Luna could come to for advice and help, even after the protection phase was over.

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Luna wiped her eyes, as she looked over to the other side of the room, wondering what her new roommate was like, and if she would like her. Luna gazed over the other half of her room looking for some indicator of what she may be like. letting the room fall silent. After just a few moments Luna stood up looking over at Hikaru breaking the silence between them, "I'm sure there's other things you would like to show me and stuff I have to get done today so shall we head out?" Luna's voice still had a sadden tone to it, Luna walked over to the door ready to leave, Luna lead Hikaru out. Luna had planned to unpack later that day.

Luna locked the door behind them and placing the key back under her bra strap to no lose it. Luna then turned towards Hikaru and asked, "I was wondering if you knew who my roommate is?" As they stood outside Luna's dorm, still curious about the girl she would be living with for the next four years or so. Luna had started to feel more comfortable around Hikaru, it was nice to have another girl that was close to her age to talk to and be around, even if she was told to by the Headmistress, although Luna felt like Hikaru was forcing herself to be nice.

Edited May 29, 2023 by eclipse1oo

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

“I’ve never been in this room until now.  Not sure who else lives here, we will have to wait to see who it is and if I already know her.”  Hikaru found a pad of paper and pen, among the stuff the staff left for her. Quickly wrote on it and handed Luna a sheet with a number on it.  “That’s my room.  We’re not neighbor, but I’m just a few minutes away if you need anything.”  She looked through the stuff left for Luna and handed her a paper.  “That’s the list of clubs and teams I mentioned earlier.  Depending on what you are interested in, we could look at the places some of them would meet.  I’ll show you around a bit more too.  But is there anything else you can think of that you want to see?”  With that she was ready to go.  She liked the idea of focusing on what Luna wanted to see first, though she could come up with other things if Luna had a hard time coming up with anything.

 

 

OOC:  You may have already seen it, but consider the paper a nicer looking version of this list (with everything above ‘unofficial clubs’)

https://ecchidreams.com/community/topic/2583-clubs/

 

[eclipse1oo]

Luna took the papers from Hikaru, folding the one that Hikaru wrote her dorm room number on up, sticking it in her bra strap with her key for safe keeping. Luna than started to look over the second paper with all the clubs that Hikaru had given Luna, reading through the list of clubs in her head: "Student Council, Committees, Debate, Drama/Acting, Business/Marketing, Horseback riding, Archery..." Luna stopped after reading after archery, the list continued on but that one seemed to interest her the most so far, "I want to see the archery club." Luna requested looking up from the paper and begun following Hikaru down to the trolly station outside the dorm rooms. 

Luna prepared herself to see all the sexual activity again, this time she was expecting it to happen and wouldn't be as caught off guard, it was still unusual to see, but Luna would get used to it eventually she hoped still un-nerved by the whole thing, Luna may have told Hikaru with confidence that she was bi-sexual but the real truth being that Luna had never actually been with another girl or guy before sexually or romantically, so the whole premise of casual sex around the school had made her nervous, especially hearing that most the clubs would require it for joining, Luna leaned over to Hikaru and asked, "So how long did it take you to get use to this school?" Trying not to sounds concerned, as they waited for the trolly cart to take them down to where the archery club would be, even though it was clear from her body language that she was deep down.

Edited June 1, 2023 by eclipse1oo

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Hikaru would have probably encouraged almost anything.  The Student Council was the only one she would have likely said was out of reach.  For one it was too late to join this year, even if it was not it took a certain type of person to get there.  Hikaru considered out of her reach too, though her family connections might have allowed her to at least be briefly considered as a member.  She choice she did make was quite acceptable though.

She nodded and led her out of the room.  “Not a bad choice.  Of course it does not help with the arena, no ranged weapons are allowed there.”  That might not have been why Luna picked it, but she thought it was probably good to mention, just in case.  That would have to be considered at some point.  It was good to choose a weapon, train in it, whether you already had experience or not.  Even if someone hoped to avoid fighting, it was best to have planned that just in case.  They could wait a little before worrying about that though, look at some of the more positive things first.

She got on the train casually.  She was used to it in more ways than one.  She had been involved in her share of fun like this. It was sort of unavoidable after awhile.  She even took the initiative to start it some of the time now.  Other times, going along with someone else choosing her.

”Depends on which part.  I do try to avoid the arena, either as a participant or audience member.  For living on the campus, no contact with the outside world…it was gradual, but I probably considered this home within a few months.  If you mean the sex.  Yeah it was weird at first.  Doing it with complete strangers.  Doing it with an audience, who might join in.  But I thought about it.  After a while it started to make sense, a way to bring us all closer.  To strengthen us as a group.  It’s a little different for everyone.  But I hope you eventually get idea what it means.  Start small, someone you know a little better.  A classmate, maybe your roommate, if you two get along.”  She was an option too off course, it was not uncommon to start with your chaperone, though not everyone did it.  Hikaru was not going to mention that quite so soon, while Luna was still getting used to it all.  Still getting used to seeing it.  There being several pairs already doing it in a variety of ways.

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Luna followed Hikaru on too the train closely, listen to what she was saying, as they found a seat, as Luna sat next to Hikaru, she pulled out the paper that had clubs written down on it to look through it some more, "So what clubs..." Luna's sentence was interrupted as the train took off, causing Luna to slide as she was fully settled into her seat, Luna reached her arms out, in a attempt to stop herself, but it was already to late, Luna slid across her seat crashing into Hikaru, her arms now firmly planted om Hikaru's breast from trying to trying to stop herself.

It took Luna a couple second before realizing where her hands were before immediately ripping her arms away and sliding away from Hikaru, "Oh -oh my god I-I'm so sorry." Luna quickly said l as she berried her face back into paper, Luna's face quickly turning red as she repeated her question An-anyways, what clubs are you in? Luna's voice stuttered as the words came out, it was clear Luna was fluttered, as she sat straight up in her seat with the list of clubs covering Luna's face while she read through the ones she skipped over.

During the rest of the train ride Luna remained quite listening to what Hikaru had to say, and only responding with simple answers or head motions, occasionally Luna's eyes would glance over to look at Hikaru but would immediately dart away the second Hikaru would look back, Luna's cheeks remained slightly red as she kept replaying what had happened in her head over and over throughout the remainder of the ride. Luna wasn't sure if it was around all the other sexual activities that were happening at this school, or if it was because Luna has started to secretly find Hikaru attractive deep down, that was making her think and feel this way, but she was unable to control it.

 

Edited June 2, 2023 by eclipse1oo

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

That was cute, it had been a while since Hikaru had seen that sort of innocence.  Luna would likely not have it especially long.  "No big deal, no big deal."  She waved it off with a smile, not bothered by it at all.  It was the sort of thing people had done to her intentionally before.  She kind of liked it too.  But Luna had to be eased into that sort of thing and it was still a little too early.  So she just treated it like it was the everyday sort of thing it was here.  Neither encouraging or discouraging it.  She was perfectly relaxed, not bothered by anything going on around her.  No one paid any attention to them though,  Even wearing the uniform now, they could tell what was happening, especially with that reaction, that Luna was new.  They would not interrupt Hikaru's chaperone work.

"As for my clubs.  There is swimming.  A lot of the more physical or sport oriented teams still have separate boy and girl teams of course, though the boy and girl teams do sometimes mix or do things together.  Also a member of the horseback riding club."  That was a hint of her wealth.  It was the sort of thing she could keep with and indulge in after graduation as well.  She also picked it because she liked being on at least one club that included boys as well.  "For now I would say probably just think about just one.  Maybe a second or third later, but that would probably be the most you would want to consider."

When they reached their stop, Hikaru led her to a field with a number of targets in the distance, with a building behind them.  "This is a club that can at times be indoor or outdoor, depending on the weather.  All the supplies would be provided, in the building back there.  Though I'm not sure if any members would be around to unlock them at the moment."  It was not likely a club meeting time at the moment, though there was the chance of an individual member or two being inside, doing some private practicing.

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As Luna and Hikaru approached the field where the archery club met, Luna's expression was underwhelming as she had hoped to see others there practicing. Disappointed Luna gazed around the area to familiarize her shelf with the area, since this was one of the clubs, as Luna found archery interesting and planned to join, as Luna was looked around, she made metal notes of areas, things that stood out, so that she could use them as landmarks to find her way back when Hikaru was no longer around to show her the way, "Well, this is a bummer. I was kind of hoping someone would be here so I could ask about signing up." Luna sighed looking at line of targets in the empty field slightly upset, this being the most Luna had said so far since the incident on the train, that still raddled in the back of her mind, although it had been a while since it happened, the fact that Luna was still thinking about it proved that she was starting to form some feeling for Hikaru, probably because Hikaru was the first person other than Luna social worker that had seemed to be genuinely nice to her, and  even though this school encouraged this kind of stuff Luna was too afraid to make the first move.

"Oh well, I had found two other clubs I would like see while we were on the train, if we have time. Martial Arts and Swimming." Luna said pointing them out on the paper, as Luna said swimming out loud, she remembered Hikaru said something about being a part of the swimming club, Luna hoped Hikaru wouldn't think that she wanted to join swimming because she was a part of it, so Luna tried to play it off like she had forgotten Hikaru said anything regarding to the clubs she was in, looking over to Hikaru, Luna smiled and closed her eyes to hide the nervousness "So what one should we go see first unless there is something else you had in mind or needed to show me?" Luna asked trying to keep calm in hope Hikaru wouldn't see right through her.

 

 

OOC: sorry for editing a lot, I go back through and re-read what I wrote, and I usually find something i messed up or I think of more I could add to make the scene better.

Edited June 3, 2023 by eclipse1oo