[ It's a beautiful spring day, and it's juuust about lunch time. Sima Zhao is on the roof. Yes, he probably skipped class again, but hopefully no one is counting, especially not his father (who happens to be on the faculty...) Or brother. Or especially Yuanji. In any case, he's just relaxing, being delinquent, eating his lunch early, and waiting to torment anyone who chooses to come up to the roof on their break... ]
( Oh, there he is. He's been sent to look for the missing Zhao, and while he doesn't care what Mr. Sima's son does on his free time... it gives him an excuse to roam around the school. )
( brief glance at the weather. huh. guess it's nice. )
You shouldn't be so predictable. You come here every time, it makes it easy for me to find you. If you want to prolong your alone-time, I'd suggest a new spot.
And yeah. Would you be able to guess who sent me to look for you?
[There's not a student in school who hasn't heard that horrible rumor about how some freshman totally screwed up with a nailgun in shop class and got the teacher's eye...and about how instead of punishing the student, Mr. Xiahou just decided to scare the bejeezus out of him by eating it.
Of course, you'll get a detention if you breathe a word about it where he can hear it.
Be careful with those power tools, kids. As long as you're in his class, his good eye is always watching you.]
[As long as the question isn't yet another iteration of "SO I THINK I BROKE THE DRILL..." God, he's getting sick of hearing that one lately. Funding's down every semester and do these kids think that shit grows on trees?]
[Not everybody remembers Jiang Wei's name, but they might at least know him when they see him -- that one cute but slightly awkward nerd who's totally the teacher's pet in...whatever class Zhuge Liang is teaching, and who occasionally has to be reminded that yes, there is life beyond studying his butt off to meet the lofty expectations of the adults in his life.
Also, for some reason he can't seem to go into the north classroom building without getting slammed into a locker somewhere along the way.
Wherever you're running into him, he's probably got a few too many books in his arms. They're probably mostly for Zhuge Liang's class.]
( cute isn't want he'd would call this jiang wei, more like a way-too-obsessed zhuge fan. but he notices the pile of books long before he realises who's holding them, and ends up elbowing the student in a way that would surely knock over all those books. well, it doesn't faze him in the least; only that it sort of hurt his arm.
[You've obviously heard of Cao Pi. Even if you didn't know him as your friendly (...maybe) student council president, you still might remember that time at prom last year where he humiliated Yuan Xi, made out with his girlfriend, and is still dating her now, right?
He's also quite popular (although also quite conscious of the motives of a lot of the people who like to kiss his ass), and he's already getting his admissions letters back from ivy league schools where he's going to study political science (voted Most Likely To Run For Emperor President in the yearbook) and maybe get an MFA in poetry on the side (hopefully his poetry is better than those dirty ones his father keeps drunkenly sending to female faculty members).
You must have a good reason for wanting a piece of his time, right?]
[ Of course Sima Zhao does. Well, it's kind of a good reason, maybe. Who knows. Who cares? Watch out for your girlfriends, because if Cao Pi wants her, he'll get her. That's what everyone says. Rumours aren't necessarily true though, and while Zhao never puts stock in rumours... well, it wouldn't hurt to make sure, right?
This is Yuanji we're talking about. Of course, as important as she is to Zhao, she'd probably kick Cao Pi in the metaphorical nuts if he tried anything. (But Zhao has to make a show, preen his own feathers in front of Cao Pi, juuust to make an impression.)
Cao Pi is easy enough to find anyway, in the student council room. And it's not like Zhao knocks. ]
[ It's hard enough being the son of the God of Physical Fitness - it's only made worse when you're adopted. No matter how hard Guan Ping tries, it feels like he'll never make it to the top of the class, no matter how hard he trains.
Coming out of the gym locker rooms, he wonders how much time he has to get to his next class. ]
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What are you doing up here?
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[ he stretches a little in his seated position near the roof's edge. ]
You didn't come looking for me, did you?
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You shouldn't be so predictable. You come here every time, it makes it easy for me to find you. If you want to prolong your alone-time, I'd suggest a new spot.
And yeah. Would you be able to guess who sent me to look for you?
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Of course, you'll get a detention if you breathe a word about it where he can hear it.
Be careful with those power tools, kids. As long as you're in his class, his good eye is always watching you.]
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Yes?
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Also, for some reason he can't seem to go into the north classroom building without getting slammed into a locker somewhere along the way.
Wherever you're running into him, he's probably got a few too many books in his arms. They're probably mostly for Zhuge Liang's class.]
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he frowns. )
will you watch where you're going?
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Ah -- sorry about that.
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Nah. Jiang has hands. )
It'd be nice if, for once, you're not carrying that outdated garbage around all the time.
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He's also quite popular (although also quite conscious of the motives of a lot of the people who like to kiss his ass), and he's already getting his admissions letters back from ivy league schools where he's going to study political science (voted Most Likely To Run For Emperor President in the yearbook) and maybe get an MFA in poetry on the side (hopefully his poetry is better than those dirty ones his father keeps drunkenly sending to female faculty members).
You must have a good reason for wanting a piece of his time, right?]
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This is Yuanji we're talking about. Of course, as important as she is to Zhao, she'd probably kick Cao Pi in the metaphorical nuts if he tried anything. (But Zhao has to make a show, preen his own feathers in front of Cao Pi, juuust to make an impression.)
Cao Pi is easy enough to find anyway, in the student council room. And it's not like Zhao knocks. ]
Hey, President. Got a minute?
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But hey, business is business...whatever the business even is.]
Of course. What do you need?
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I'm curious as to how far you're planning on expanding your empire. Your succession plan, I suppose I mean.
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Coming out of the gym locker rooms, he wonders how much time he has to get to his next class. ]
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