003 - Hope! [Action]

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

[Hope is inbetween his morning and afternoon classes. He's got his books in his bag, with a crisp new pad of paper with incredibly neat handwriting just visible where the cover has not fallen over the lined paper in a straight line. Hope is looking up at the sky with his eyes closed.

It had been an interesting thing being back in a school environment. He'd never really thought he'd miss it as much as he did. There were new people to meet, schedules to keep and lots of interesting thing to learn. It had been a rough time recently in his life, he was glad it was starting to resemble something normal, even if it never would be.

Hope pulls out a little laminated card from his pocket and looks down at it. He had Political Science, Sociology and Tactical strategy left to go for that day. He smiles, stands heading towards the cafeteria for a bite to eat.]


[OOC: Open to EVERYONE! Especially his class mates.]

Comments

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

[Now Maria is frowning disapprovingly.]

He was very nice to me when I first got here. Even if he is REALLY tall.

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

[Hope sees that frown and he sighs.]

He... wasn't nice to us back home.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Then something must have changed.

[Simple enough in her mind.]

He doesn't seem bothered by you too much. Not like --

[Eep! Saying too much! She shuts her mouth real quick.]

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

[Oh no Maria, you have to play ball now! Hope spilled, therefore you must.]

Like who?

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

[She looks around, then leans in to drop her voice conspiratorially. And she has no idea, Hope, and will be very embarrassed when she finds out the truth.]

Instructor Farron. She always struck me as really strict and maybe a little easy to irritate, but fair. But in class she looks like she's an inch from bursting a blood vessel! And it can't just be my fault this time!

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

[Hope nods and shakes his head.]

She's a little high strung... But I don't know her that well.

[Quick! Distract the girl with something.]

So, have you started the Political Science reading?

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

[You're no Sentinel, but that will do.]

Oh yes, I started it last night after dinner.

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

I like the text book. It's got those definition boxes and the diagrams. It's helpful to have a a visual example even if the explanation is simple.

[He starts munching on his sandwich.]

I made some notes on the next few chapters too. Just incase we have to link it forward and back in class.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, can I see? I was never good at note-taking, it always seems like everything I write down ends up one giant jumble on a page...

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

[Hope hands his precious pad over, flipping the top page for her so she can see how his notes are laid out. There are boxes for important information, page references and carefully copied quotations and explanations on the page.]

I'll admit, my notes don't stay this detailed throughout the term... but as long as I have the basics in detail like this I can just add them across.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

You know... you can laugh at me for this, but I never thought I'd be studying actual school things here.

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have expected it either. But...it's good to have you know, in case something happens.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

[Maria laughs.]

I'm not sure what would happen in the middle of a fight that would mean I'd need to know political science! So I guess you were in school pretty recently? Since you take notes so well.

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

Life shouldn't all be fighting though. The political science might even prevent some fighting.

[Hope looks down at his hands.]

I was on summer vacation when... when all this happened.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Maybe you can give me some pointers?

[She's a bit sheepish, both for apparently upsetting him and for her own little admission.]

I know I need to know all this stuff. So that means I have to study it really well.

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

I'll help if you need me too. You can borrow my notes if you get stuck too. I'm... I'm quite good at stuff like this.

[He smiles at her. Trying to avoid the negative tide of emotions that are threatening to pull him under.]

We'll help each other out.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Great! You need any pointers about weapons or anything? I can offer a few of those in exchange.

[She hadn't read Weapons Monthly and trained under an ex-armyman for years for nothing. Maybe now it can be of more use than just knocking over dressers!]

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

We'll see what happens. I know how to use my Boomerang pretty well by now.

[He shakes his head looking down with a bittersweet smile.]

But I'd better get going. I need to swing by my room before PSI.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Boomerang?

[Is that even on the approved weapons list?]

You have GOT to show me that sometime! Sometime better, I mean.

[noras-boy.livejournal.com]

Okay. I'll show you in the training centre sometime.

[Hope smiles and picks up his stuff and waves over his shoulder as he dashes towards his room.]