MEETINGS WITH THORN

[goosestaff]

After receiving multiple student complaints, Mr. Thorn requests that Christopher Park and Levi Kramer come see him in his office after classes end. It's immediately apparent that the normally upbeat Quidditch coach is in no laughing mood when he tells the boys that if they want to skip this chat, they can consider themselves removed from the school team.

"We talk a lot about pro scouts and showing up Ilvermorny, but Team Gooseberry is meant to represent the school, first and foremost. Bullying and harassment aren't qualities we want Gooseberry to be known for, and they're definitely not what I want associated with the person I've trusted to lead. Being on this team is a privilege. If you don't think so, there are a dozen kids who'll take your spots. And sorry, gentlemen, but I hold my players to a higher standard than Vector or Merrill do.

"Chris, you're no longer captain. Levi, if you're serious about wanting to play pro, then you should learn to show respect and restraint. Attitude can mean the difference between first string or staying on the reserve bench." Thorn crosses his arms, looking at Chris and Levi in turn to make it clear that his next words are addressed to them both. "If I hear about another incident like this again, you're off the team. Consider this your one chance." He dismisses them with that warning.

Before junior bonding begins, Mr. Thorn tracks down Clementine Decourt for a talk.

He gets right to the point. "Clem, I'm making you the new captain of the school team. Roster's the same otherwise. Game against Ilvermorny's on March 12. That's three weeks. Plenty of time to get settled." Thorn pauses a moment, his demeanour softening. "If you need help, I'm here, but I know Fiori and Stoker respect you and will offer advice." He laughs. "Not that you're forced to listen to them. I'm more than confident you can handle this."

Comments

Levi & Chris

[gdilevi]

A guaranteed way to get Levi to behave is to threaten him with Quidditch. He hears the message loud and clear and assures Thorn that it won't happen again. Once they step out of his office and the door is shut behind them, Levi swivels his head to Chris and whispers a quiet, "Fuuuuck."

Re: Levi & Chris

[bambae]

A guaranteed way to make Chris behave is to shame him. And how abruptly he loses that captain spot is a great motivator, mostly because he wasn't expecting it. He gets to dwell on not even being captain of a team for longer than a month. That's pathetic. He hadn't realized how much it had meant to him until they were out of the office. And he'd thrown it away to laugh at a sophomore. It doesnt seem worth it now.

"Shit," he agrees.

Levi & Chris

[gdilevi]

Levi still thinks the talking penis was funny. But it's severely less funny now that Chris has lost his Captaincy over it.

"Dude, are you okay?"

Re: Levi & Chris

[bambae]

Chris isn't gonna cry. He's still first string. He still in the exact spot he'd tried out for. He hadn't been aiming for captain. But being captain validated him. Losing it invalidated him. Shit he feels like crying.

"Yeah I'm good," he says dishonestly.

Re: Levi & Chris

[gdilevi]

Levi knows that's a lie, but okay. He rests a hand on top of Chris's head in an attempt to soothe. "I really did want to help find the jewel thief with you, though. ... I think I'm gonna start a youth group and be a Nice Jewish Boy from now on. Wanna join me?"

Levi & Chris, a summary

[gdilevi]

[longcons]

(i feel......... quite bad for them lmao if this had happened to me in hs i would have, idk, turned into a melodramatic ghost and haunted my school or embraced alcoholism at an even younger age or smthng)

[bambae]

(Give them time. They can still go down that path. My money's on the melodramatic ghost tbh)

[browbeats]

(This school is gonna be full of melodramatic ghosts by the end of this year I'm calling it)

[longcons]

(new lotto: comment to be the one student that DOESNT turn to a melodramatic ghost)

[gdilevi]

(i mean levi's first incarnation was basically a melodramatic alcoholic ghost that haunted the bars in search of BOOty to make himself feel wanted and validated.)

[gdilevi]

(i would've cried. one time in in the fourth grade i had a mental breakdown because i got in trouble for trying to teach a new foreign student english and the teacher said it was bullying.)

[bambae]

(Oh my god I have literally never got in trouble for anything I don't even know how I would handle it. But Chris getting in trouble is giving me second hand shame.)

[gdilevi]

(i also had a mental breakdown because in fifth grade, a girl convinced me the m&m dispenser on the teacher's desk was for everyone and i got caught with a handful of m&ms. i ended up bullying the girl who bullied me and i never got in trouble for it.)

[longcons]

(i was a Habitual Truant and Regular Saturday School Attendee by the time i was in high school but sometimes i think back to the one (1) time i got in trouble for real in the 5th grade and i have to do a shot)

(poor kids)

[browbeats]

(One time when I was editor-in-chief of the hs paper my news editor and I put a dumb placeholder headline on the front page and then sent it to the printers before we noticed it and they took my editorship from me until I cried so hard it shamed the teacher into giving it back.

It was the worst hour of my life and I still feel bad about it.)

Re: Levi & Chris, a summary

[quinning]

Re: Levi & Chris, a summary

[gdilevi]

Re: Levi & Chris, a summary

[bambae]

The accuracy tho

i never fucking know what is going on in this game omg

[gabiflor.insanejournal.com]

[neattrick]

A) Clementine's having an existential crisis she's just a dumb idiot and wasn't ready for this responsibility

B) I FEEL SO SMARMY that my most awful character got SLIGHTLY BULLIED and it resulted in my second-most awful character getting a PROMOTION i feel like i just pulled off a heist

[quinning]

that jj, gaming the........ game

[ninjaleo]

Well there was going to be a heist involved in all this jewel thievery somehow.

[threatens]

A) oh no clem :( SORRY there was literally no one else who could've handled it except leo lmao and thorn would rather not kill leo

B) if it makes you feel better, there were like three points yesterday when they could've turned things around and they... just didn't. chris and levi dug their own grave. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[neattrick]

Clem regularly: MAKE ME CAPTAIN I'M THE BEST
Clem now:


If Ariadne knew this was happening she'd be HIGH ON POWER she's already over the moon that people are willing to defend her dignity. couldn't've happened to a nicer sophomore!