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gooseberryhigh2016-09-01 07:28 am
goosemods) wrote in gooseberryhigh2016-09-01 07:28 am
Entry tags:
- ! ic/ooc,
- calvin evercreech,
- chloe shepherd,
- christopher park,
- diego morales,
- dominic tremblay,
- isaiah covington,
- kurt wolfhart,
- ravinder dhaliwal,
- reid wainwright,
- sybilla borgin,
- sylvester stoker,
- tabitha ogletree,
- ursula de luca,
- zoey valentine,
- zz drop: anuhea alapai,
- zz drop: holden bright,
- zz drop: iris shacklebolt,
- zz drop: katerina ivanova
ARRIVAL: The game is now open!
ARRIVAL
Summer is over, and fall is creeping in. It's the first of September, and every student of Gooseberry knows what that means. Some of them fasten new badges to their lapel excitedly, while others merely dread the inevitable hours on a bus, followed by months in class.
The people milling about and getting themselves to work or the grocery store mostly don't notice the colorful buses stopping in front of apartment buildings, or zipping into quiet neighborhoods. Teenagers drag suitcases and trunks on board, and the noise level inside rises with every new passenger. Eventually, it becomes a cacophony of gossip and reunited friends, and the city streets become forested wilderness and towering granite mountains.
Below, the post will be divided into three buses, so go ahead and comment below describing what your character did, who they sat with, etc.! Have fun, and welcome back to school!
» Boarding: The Gooseberry bus pulls up to your home lightning fast, and the driver hops out to help with your luggage if you need it. Did anything happen as your character got on the bus?
» During the Ride: Did anything happen on the ride to Gooseberry? The drive will take anywhere from one to four hours, depending on when your character was picked up. The sights outside of your window are bound to be amazing, but they pass quickly.
» Disembarking: It's a little chaotic, with everyone in a hurry to get off this damn bus already. Did anything happen while your character got off the bus?
» Arrival at Gooseberry: Finally! You're here, and you're all together! Staff is ushering freshmen and new exchange students off to the lodge, while everyone else is greeting their Head of House. Each Head of House is making sure all their students have a sack lunch (which will meet all dietary concerns if you put in the request ahead of time) and they'll be heading to their cabins to settle in.
The game is now officially open! Feel free to start making journal entries and posting logs!
The people milling about and getting themselves to work or the grocery store mostly don't notice the colorful buses stopping in front of apartment buildings, or zipping into quiet neighborhoods. Teenagers drag suitcases and trunks on board, and the noise level inside rises with every new passenger. Eventually, it becomes a cacophony of gossip and reunited friends, and the city streets become forested wilderness and towering granite mountains.
There are four buses, which pick up students by year. This means that all the seniors are riding together, all the juniors are riding together, and all the sophomores are riding together. If you have a sibling in a different year, or live in close proximity to a student from another year, the characters had the option of making arrangements ahead of time to bus together. The school isn't particularly picky, as long as all students sign off and are picked up. (Check here for a rough order of when students get picked up, but if you want to handwave a different order for plot reasons, you totally can.)
Exchange students and students from Hawaii or Puerto Rico must find their own transportation to the mainland, after which a bus will pick them up at a designated spot as per usual.
The buses are large double-deckers which are painted like standard No-Maj school buses. Except that, of course, they're also emblazoned with the Gooseberry emblems. They work basically like the Knight Bus, meaning they move supernaturally fast and cannot be seen by muggles. They have long rows of acceptably comfortable seats, which are set up in blocks of four facing one another. The back of the bus on the lower level has an on-board restroom, which leaves something to be desired.
Exchange students and students from Hawaii or Puerto Rico must find their own transportation to the mainland, after which a bus will pick them up at a designated spot as per usual.
The buses are large double-deckers which are painted like standard No-Maj school buses. Except that, of course, they're also emblazoned with the Gooseberry emblems. They work basically like the Knight Bus, meaning they move supernaturally fast and cannot be seen by muggles. They have long rows of acceptably comfortable seats, which are set up in blocks of four facing one another. The back of the bus on the lower level has an on-board restroom, which leaves something to be desired.
Below, the post will be divided into three buses, so go ahead and comment below describing what your character did, who they sat with, etc.! Have fun, and welcome back to school!
» Boarding: The Gooseberry bus pulls up to your home lightning fast, and the driver hops out to help with your luggage if you need it. Did anything happen as your character got on the bus?
» During the Ride: Did anything happen on the ride to Gooseberry? The drive will take anywhere from one to four hours, depending on when your character was picked up. The sights outside of your window are bound to be amazing, but they pass quickly.
» Disembarking: It's a little chaotic, with everyone in a hurry to get off this damn bus already. Did anything happen while your character got off the bus?
» Arrival at Gooseberry: Finally! You're here, and you're all together! Staff is ushering freshmen and new exchange students off to the lodge, while everyone else is greeting their Head of House. Each Head of House is making sure all their students have a sack lunch (which will meet all dietary concerns if you put in the request ahead of time) and they'll be heading to their cabins to settle in.
The game is now officially open! Feel free to start making journal entries and posting logs!
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