The days are now long and warm, and many students have left. They go to many places, but all are far away. Some students stay here but do not study. I have done poorly in my classes...I have passed several, but still choose to practice to improve my skill. The ones that I did not, I have been given another chance in this "summer school", though it ( Read more... )

Katelyn sat with her knees to her chest, her arms folded across them them. The normally cheerful girl was uncharacteristically quiet as she sat there and thought, trying to make sense of people and things in general. It had been a few days since Utena had spoken to her, but having one of her good friends suddenly start treating her differently left ( Read more... )

Not really having a computer of her own, or anything else besides a few school uniforms and a pair of dresses, Katelyn found herself once again in the school's library. She stood quietly off to one side, using one of the school's public computer terminals to check class webpages, online notes, and similar things. It was a process that still took ( Read more... )

Having taken the form of a bluejay, Katelyn flew high above the St. Catherine's grounds in the warm afternoon breeze. It was a beautiful day, and the view from her vantage point was spectacular ( Read more... )

[OOC: Breaking off from the library thread, partly for scene change, multiple conversations, and the ever-decreasing size of the comment boxes for those of you with small, inferior monitors.] =PKatelyn walked slowly towards the St. Catherine's garden, Ralph's strong arm lying across her shoulders and Kalinka's more delicate one wrapped around her ( Read more... )

I try so hard, but I will not make it ( Read more... )

I had, a very exciting week this time ( Read more... )

Curled up amongst a bed of flowers, Katelyn awoke from an early evening nap as raindrops began falling onto her face. She sat up, listening to the distant rumbling of thunder, trying to judge how bad the weather would be this night. It was but a moment later when a particularly loud thunderclap struck nearby, causing her to jump in fright ( Read more... )

Who: Utena and Katelyn.
Where: Along the path from St. Catherine's to Greenfield's, the local clothing store in town.
When: One random afternoon in mid-April. Before Utena leaves for Japan, or Katelyn meets Rei and River for the free archery lessons.
Private to anyone who wasn't there or nearby at the time. Which would probably be most people, ( Read more... )

Having spent a good bit of time alone in the gardens, softly crying to herself, Katelyn eventually curled up and went to sleep in those natural surroundings. She awoke to the new dawn, and made her way about all of her classes as she normally did. After the last class of the day, she stopped by the library to use the computer, not having one of her ( Read more... )