Nobody said anything for a few minutes; The Itsuma family gathered around the television with looks of forced calm on their faces. It didn’t seem to dawn anyone that they could turn the television off if they wanted, as the remote was lying on the coffee table in front of them. They just kept staring at the screen.

The image was grainy, but it was ( Read more... )

It wasn't long after Yuki's meltdown that Koshirou thought it would be best to stop and eat. They picked a spot just out of the tall grass beside the beach, hidden by the hump of a hill. The hard, stale, flavorless bread left much to be desired, but his rumbly stomach wasn't picky. He washed it down with water ( Read more... )

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((ooc: OKAY. i had to delete this post because of some ridonkulous mistakes I made. PC control given by Laurra and Shaun; Shia, Zarrah and Rianne, I kept the reactions pretty minimal I guess. If there is a problem contact me but I didn't want to turn the flashback into some lunch time brawl. >_> ))

Somewhere on an island a boy whistled to himself ( Read more... )

It was something strange to see the school yard not buzzing with life. As the gate behind them closed with an resonating creak, its rusty sound seeming eerie in the stillness that had surrounded them she recalled no time seeing this yard without people loitering about - students and teachers alike - for the days she had countlessly entered.

No life ( Read more... )

“Hey all you people out there in listener land.  I’ve got a bit of a treat for you today and you’ll only hear it here on your home for today’s latest and greatest, 88.9.  Now how often do you get to hear a group on the radio that you could run into at your local convenience store?   Take a listen to this tune, sung by two of Nishima Island’s finest ( Read more... )

He loves the beach on Nishima Island. He can’t say it’s the best beach ever or something like that because he’s never really been to any others - why go miles and miles for something that’s ten minutes out of your front door? - but as beaches go, he imagines Majima beach to be not that bad, all in all ( Read more... )

((ooc: Apologies for the length of it. T_T I went from Writers Block to Can'tstopwriting Fever))

“You can do it Satsuki…”

Ayane meant what she said, in a way. Deep down she wanted her to do badly so it made her look better, but they were also in the same squad, so she was happy to see her try her best and maybe succeed in the new beam routine they ( Read more... )

"Good afternoon!" Kasumi Ren greeted the remaining students come the midday report ( Read more... )

A bag was thrown at Zuki as she walked off.

Stay cool, Zuki. You can’t let them think you’re weak. That’s what you have to do. You’re not weak. You can make them fear you. You’re queen bitch, remember? You don’t get scared, or anything. No emotions. You can do this.

Zuki had spent years denying any emotions she might have had. This was a joke, ( Read more... )