oo1. This is me in Grade 9 [action/open]

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

[Lost Junpei is lost. The school deal he can handle. The dorms deal he can handle. Even the giant inexplicably floating island-sorta-thing he can handle. But he's not all that great with directions, and he's pretty sure he's been past this corridor about six times already. He doesn't want to ask the creepy guys in robes with turkey platters over their faces--they don't look very hospitable--but he's starting to wonder if he's ever going to find his dorm room. A217... A217...

Crap.

These books are getting heavy. He really wishes he had his stupid purple backpack right about now.

Hefting the books, Junpei turns down yet ANOTHER corridor, hoping perhaps to find a big helpful YOU ARE HERE sign.]

[Perhaps he'll find [Bad username or site: witchesreign title=you @ livejournal.com] instead? 8D]

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[fierybluebird]

Whoa... Careful with those, eh. [Takes a few off the top of the precarious stack.] Where are you headed mate?

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

Ah... [Shit. Where was that translator thing? Oh, he'd put it in his pocket. Crap. Uhm... okay, he'd taken English in school. --Wait, what had the guy said?

Shit. Think, Junpei, think. What were some of the useful things they'd taught them to say in class...?]

I am looking for za... [Dorms. Dorms. Dorms...!] Drums.

[fierybluebird]

Drums? Music class?? Do we have one of those?

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

[Myoojikku? Myoo...Music? What? No... Shit. Okay, maybe he had something else useful in his limited English repertoire.]

No, no, za... [Uhm... Dorms. DAMMIT, what was the word? Well, they were kind of like a hotel, right? Maybe that would be easier.] Hoteru. Hote...rlu. H-- [Goddammit. Why were L's so freaking hard??]

convenient second random corner? IDK

[the-right-moves.livejournal.com]

[ He's standing there, minding his own business...actually, Akihiko is trying to figure his way around the place, too. And it's putting him on edge--the whole situation is putting him on edge, and half of him is expecting to wake up any moment.

So, he doesn't appreciate the sudden presence behind him, nor does he stop to think about who it is. Maybe it's fate, or maybe he's just so used to Junpei that his fist flies up before he really thinks about it. ]

YAAAY

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

[He'd gotten turned around again. Dammit, and after he'd thought he was actually oriented, too. Ugh, he was never going to get the hang of this. Rounding a corner, hefting the books again, Junpei didn't even have a chance to fully register the other person standing there before a fist landed squarely in his face. With a loud yawp, more of alarm than actual pain, Junpei staggered backward, his books falling to the tiled floor loudly. He staggered against the wall, both hands over his face and his eyes squeezed closed.]

Dammit, what the hell, man?? You always just friggin' punch people in the face when they turn corners? Jeez, you could'a broken my no--

[He stops dead in the middle of his sentence as he opens his eyes and looks up to glower at his assailant. No... it... it CAN'T be...]

S-Senpai?

I've been waiting for this!

[the-right-moves.livejournal.com]

[ Hm. That was odd. His typical reaction would not normally be to knock out whatever was behind him, but something just seemed to fall into place about the whole situation...

He is about to turn around apologize when Junpei starts talking.

Well, that explains things. Akihiko glances over his shoulder. ]

...Junpei?

[ He may not look it right away, but he is relieved. A familiar face, and a colleague, a friend--though the later may be said loosely after the previous night at the hot springs--helped immensely. He turns around completely, holding a bag over his shoulder like he normally would his coat. ]

What are you doing here?

[junesemployee.livejournal.com]

[Yosuke frowns as he sees what - to him - looks like a dedicated student.]

You've gotta be kidding? We really need to study that much?

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

[Eh? Was someone talking to him? In Japanese? Peering around the books, Junpei blinks at the young brown-haired man in front of him and frowns.]

I dunno--they just gave me all'a these books. Wish they'd'a given me a bag to put 'em in. [He hefts the books again.] So there's other Japanese students here, too?

[junesemployee.livejournal.com]

Oh man. This better not be as hard as I think it's gonna be.

[he notices the struggling, and a lightbulb goes off]

Oh do you need some help? And yeah, I'm from Inaba. You?

[xiiicard.livejournal.com]

[Ryoji did enjoy being on the Disciplinary Committee, but the stream of paperwork he had to take care of could get rather annoying at times. Rounding a corner, Ryoji isn't paying any attention to what's in front of him as he sees another student, a very cute girl at that, pass on by and waves to him. He has to wave back of course, which means he can't help but crash into the other person coming his way in front of him.

Ryoji, the person, and Ryoji's paperwork go flying everywhere.]

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

[Thankfully, Junpei isn't carrying that big stack of books around anymore--he'd managed to find his room and had dropped them off. But he IS carrying his schedule slip around, and is examining it closely, trying to figure out where these classes are. He remembers how much trouble he used to get in for being tardy to class, and this is a frigging MILITARY school--they'd probably put him to death or something if he was late too many times. Better figure out where the hell he was going before it became crucial to get there at Way Too Early o'clock.

But he's so intent on finding out which classroom is closest to his dorm room that he isn't really paying attention when he turns a corner. A crash, a yelp, and a scattering of papers later, Junpei has tumbled backward onto his rump and is now starting to wonder why he was made the butt of some cosmic joke today.]

This place really needs traffic lights... That's the second time today I've-- Ryoji??

[This cosmic joke keeps getting better and better.]

[xiiicard.livejournal.com]

[Ryoji shook his head to clear it of the after effects of his little crash, when a very familiar voice caught his attention, clearing his head faster than anything else could have. Looking up and at the person he'd collided into, Ryoji felt his eyes widen and a huge grin split his face when he laid eyes on who it was.]

JUNPEI-KUN!

[There was something to be said about Ryoji's lack of consideration about personal space at times. Still, it was Junpei! If there was anyone who he'd wanted to see more, Ryoji would be hard pressed to answer. So said, the shout of the other teen's name was all the warning he had before Ryoji had latched onto the other, wrapping Junpei a welcoming hug.]

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

[Whatever corner you just turned, you turned it right into Akiela who was innocently walking around.]

Ack-! Sorry, are you alright?

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

[Dammit, this is the third time today he's crashed into someone. Oho, what's this? This time it's a lady~ She's rather exotic-looking, even appears to have... are those ELF ears? How interesting. He flounders a moment, regaining his poise, then rubs the back of his neck and blurts in Japanese:]

Aa--! My bad, my bad, that's the-- Oh.

[She doesn't look like she'd speak Japanese. Okay, enough with the failing at communication bullshit. He's dropped off his books, he's just got a schedule in his hands by now, it's time to start using the translator thingy. Pulling it out of his pocket, he fiddles with it a moment before he figures out how to turn it on, and then makes a few funny noises at it to see how it sounds.

Ooh. Weird.]

Can uh... Can you understand me now? Wow, this thing's kinda nifty...

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

[When he first speaks, Akiela blank faces a little. It sounds vaguely reminiscent of how some of the people in Norg speak but... she might just be imagining it. Regardless, once he's set up the translator, she offers a smile.]

I can. My apologies for bumping into you.

[zeroth-card.livejournal.com]

[Minato is walking through a corridor, heading to the library for some light studying, when suddenly...]

Incoming, hee ho!

[Minato quickly moves away, avoiding a collision with some obviously new student carrying books who had just turned a corner. Hey, that hat looks familiar...]

...Junpei?

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

[Incoming! Uh oh--well, at least this person has the foresight to sound an alarm so he doesn't crash into him. He was getting sick of picking the stupid books up. ... Actually, that voice sounds kinda familiar. Slowing in his steps, Junpei moves to turn carefully, trying to peer around the books to see who he just had a near miss with, when the person confirms his identity for him.

At Minato's startled gasp, Junpei just drops the books unceremoniously and makes a sound not entirely unlike, "Aaaaaaa!" before hopping over the fallen pile of literature. Akihiko gets Bro Grips^TM, but Minato gets a full-on Brofist. Junpei kind of can't believe his good fortune! Who'd have thought that ALL of his bros would be here?]

Hey! 'Sup, dude? Wasn't expecting to find any more of you guys here--this is awesome. Party time! [Maybe this weird floating school in some alternate dimension wouldn't be so bad after all.]

[zeroth-card.livejournal.com]

[Minato, of course, is more than happy to return the Brofist.]

It's great to see you here too, man. Well, not so much since it means you got thrown from our world into this one, but still.

So, I take it you just got here?

[willnotsubmit.livejournal.com]

[A moving tower of books. That...Honestly isn't something Mitsuru is surprised to see, after a semester here. (And creating a few mobile hardback structures herself.) She is, however, a bit curious about who could be behind the stack, and moves to the side so she can get a glimpse at whoever is moving past her.

She honestly has to say that she is surprised to see a familiar baseball cap. Enough that it shocks a name out of her.]

"Iori!?"

reposted for tense fail derp

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

[The first thing on Junpei's list of Shit To Buy is officially a backpack. If he's going to be taking hardcore military school courses that require him to carry around an entire freaking library, he is going to put the damn books in a BAG. Well, at least he hasn't crashed into any more people.

When a voice rings sharply in the air, however, Junpei instinctively flinches, dropping the books with a loud clatter and quickly snapping his hands up defensively. Uh oh, he knows that tone. Mitsuru doesn't much like surprises, so when she sounds like that, it means--

... Wait, Mitsuru?

Uncurling from his defensive hunch, Junpei blinks at the redhead before him, then grins and points at her, like he's just found the last person in a game of hide and seek.]

Senpai!? You're here, too?

[This was like some bizarre sideways family reunion or something.]

[willnotsubmit.livejournal.com]

"I've...I have been here for several months."

[She's not proud of how long it's taking her mind to wrap itself around the simple concept that Junpei Iori has somehow made his way here. And is carrying a pile of textbooks that make it look like he may actually apply himself to studying.

...

...In hindsight, perhaps this isn't such a simple concept after all. Mitsuru still works on getting her mental feet back under her, though, and tries to take charge of the situation.]

"As have Arisato, and to a lesser degree Amada...And Mochizuki as well."

[She won't be dropping the 'female alternate' bomb just yet.]

"But since this is the first I've seen you here, am I correct in guessing that you just recently arrived?"

[dragon-savior.livejournal.com]

[He might not be a sign, but Ryu can be helpful in his own right. On the way to his dorm, he spots Junpei. He decides to tap him on the shoulder, just in case he needs a little help.]

Are you new here? You look a little lost.

[assuming this happens after he drops off his books, just to avoid some repetition]

[no-sausage-fest.livejournal.com]

[Junpei isn't too startled when someone taps him on the shoulder--he's been peering at his schedule again, still trying to find the last few rooms--and he glances back when a friendly voice pipes up. The boy standing before him has... very blue hair. And not dark blue like Minato's, either, this is like SKY blue. Interesting.]

Oh, hi there. [Oop! Wait, the new person was speaking English, it sounded like. Junpei fiddles with the translator a moment, then tries again.] Ah, sorry about that. Yeah, I'm new. Heh, I guess that's kinda obvious. [He gives the blue-haired boy a smile.] My name's Junpei. What's yours?

[dragon-savior.livejournal.com]

[Fret not, Junpei. The hair is how most people find him in class. He returns the smile before introducing himself.]

Don't worry about it, I was completely lost when I first got here. I still kind of am. My name is Ryu.