SOPHOMORE BONDING

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SOPHOMORE BONDING

Ms. Rhee has arranged a small, gently treacherous trail hike near the Ribbonfin campgrounds. All of the Sophomores will be paired off, and will each take a turn being blindfolded. Their partner must then hold their hand and walk them down the trail, warning them of obstacles and keeping them safe. Each student will have a chance to lead, and a chance to follow.

After this amazing bonding activity that surely brought everyone closer together, the Sophomores will be treated to a hearty barbecue, with grilled pineapple and ice cream for dessert. There will be vegetarian and vegan options available.

Sophomore bonding takes place on Friday, October 7th, at 4:30 PM. All the sophomores meet in the lodge and are given the name of the student they're being paired with. They then follow Mrs. Rhee and Rosemary Stoker, Wesley Carpenter and Magdalen Gillis down to a trail near the forests around Ribbonfin.

Volunteers: You must be in good standing with the school and Ms. Rhee herself (i.e. no troublemakers! If you volunteer and your character might be considered inappropriate, Ms. Rhee may turn you away). You'll be helping to herd sophomores, and will assist in setting up the food and make sure everyone lines up in an orderly fashion. You'll be rewarded with some of that delicious BBQ, and getting to watch younger kids stumble around in the woods awkwardly.

The sophomore pairings are as follows:

Micah & Frankie	Ferris & Will	Joanna & Estella
Gabi & Susana	Pippa & Cole	Calvin & Charlotte
Regan & Solomon	Aiden & NPC*

* Aiden, if you have time to participate, let us know and we'll pair Aiden with a teacher or double up another sophomore.

Comments

[browbeats]

I have no sophomores so I'm claiming a volunteer spot for Rosy JUST TRY AND STOP ME.

[goosemods]

Ms. Rhee thinks Rosy is a bright young woman with so much poise. ♥ She goes on the volunteer list!

[paytee.insanejournal.com]

Wes volunteers to help out!

[goosemods]

These blindfolded boys and girls are going to be very flustered to hear Wes' accent calling out to them. ;) And added!

[magitechnically]

!!!!!!!!?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[choneychurch]

Cecil'd love to help out. :)

[goosemods]

Would you mind if we left that last slot open for someone who doesn't play a sophomore? If no one else volunteers, of course Ms. Rhee would be happy to have Cecil. :)

[gdilevi]

LEVI VOLUNTEERS

But so does Maggie.

[goosemods]

The second Ms. Rhee sees one hair from Levi's head rise above the crest of the hill, she's like NOPE. NO. KEEP WALKING, MR. KRAMER.

But Maggie is her favourite student so yes of course Ms. Rhee would be happy to have her help!

[magitechnically]

YES THIS IS ADORABLE THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT I TOTALLY FAILED TO RESPOND TO JOANNA'S INTRO AND PAIRING ESSIE WITH HER!!!!!!! ;*

Calvin & Charlotte

[evercreep.insanejournal.com]

Calvin is immediately and obviously displeased to be paired with Charlotte. He scowls through the whole explanation of the activity, and stands next to her like he's been partnered with a rattlesnake.

During the actual activity, Calvin just wants to GET THIS OVER WITH. When it's his turn to lead, he tries to usher things along quickly, and isn't overly concerned about whether or not Charlotte is stumbling or sometimes getting some leaves in the face.

[stclair]

When Micah sees that his BFF Charlotte got Calvin, he wastes no time in calling out to her CHARLOTTE. MY DARLING. WHISPER INTO CALVIN'S EAR FOR ME THAT I THINK HE'S CUTE 💕

And then when it's Calvin's turn to lead, the heckling then becomes EVERCREECH YOU BETTER WATCH HER CLOSELY, I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU IF MY SWEET CHARLOTTE STUBS ONE LITTLE TOE

(Volunteers, please feel free to be the one who tells him to stop.)

[meerfar.insanejournal.com]

Charlotte's displeasure is apparent on her face and she pouts a bit, can't she be with Micah? When it is her turn to put on the blindfold she looks like she smelled something gross and starts yelling at Calvin any time she has stumbled into something.

When she is the leader she refuses to hold his hand and sort of pushes him through rather forcefully and loudly shouts instructions at him and everything has a sense of urgency. "OH MY GOD CALVIN WATCH OUT FOR THE HOLE IT IS RIGHT THERE YOU ARE GONNA FALL FLAT ON YOUR FACE." The hole is actually a respectable distance. Though when opportunity presents itself when Calvin is blindfolded she gets way too close like lips near touching ear to whisper Micah things your cute. After she turns to Micah flips him the bird and yells "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ASSHOLE."

Regan and Solomon

[theniceboy]

Solomon is ecstatic to be paired with regan. Because he is the literal best at this game okay. He will warn her of all obstacles before hand and advise how best to navigate the obstacles. And once she's done being led, he'll tell her that she did the greatest job.

[notacad.insanejournal.com]

I DO have sophomores but if the slots don't fill up, Dom and Tabs would offer to help.

Will totally tried to avoid gazing over at what Micah and Frankie were up to though. Because he loooooves her. Sorry Ferris, he'll try to not be too distracted!

Joanna is going to be METICULOUS at this and will try and avoid making it competitive ;)

[tinyrebel.insanejournal.com]

Ferris does not care but if she stumbles at all he will get an earful of very angry bad words. Also there will be much retaliation if so. She is not sorry.


After all she is super excited about this.

[nobletoo]

Sorry, boo. Frank's very busy laughing hysterically and totally not tripping over herself like a dweeb, but she hopes that you do very well!

Essie & Joanna

[magitechnically]

This.. may not be the dream team that Joanna was hoping for. Essie is SUPER EXCITED because somehow stumbling around blind in the forest sounds FUN to her.

Unfortunately, when it's her turn to lead, it becomes very apparant that Essie isn't so great at giving directions that are of much use. There's a lot of "No, no, not that way, THAT way" while pointing and "Walk forward.. not THAT forward!!!" She is, however, VERY APOLOGETIC if Joanna injures herself.

Micah & Frankie

[stclair]

Okay, random sexual harassment aside, Micah is ALL ABOUT monthly bonding activities, and he'll never leave a fellow Azurcrest sophomore high and dry. (Tho SORRY WILL. He can't help you, dude.) Micah makes an effort to be attentive when Frankie's got the blindfold, staying on her right side and holding her hand as much as possible as he guides her over obstacles. Sometimes his verbal directions go off the rails as Micah forgets he is not directing a movie ("ok ok hold that pose, I want to step back and see what this shot looks like, with the trees and everything framing you"), but he's trying.

Overall, he's not remotely competitive about getting to the "finish line" first, and will be having a really good time with everything. C: Maybe too good of a time SORRY CALVIN

Re: Micah & Frankie

[thecourtier.insanejournal.com]

Will would totally be conferring with him later on this and bemoaning the fact that the Azurcrests weren't all paired together XD

Micah & Frankie

[nobletoo]

YAY, BONDING!

Frankie will probably spend a good three seconds in a mildly blind panic when first blindfolded - can't see, can't hear, going to die! - but will quickly even out and not squeeze the living hell out of Micah's fingers. Plus, she'd be a giggling mess at stage-directions, let's be real. And would most definitely hold any poses as demanded. While grinning.

She'd be equally attentive when it was Micah's turn with the lack-of-vision, though probably a little less epic with her instructions. She's good at nonverbal prompting, would be all about the teeny little touches to shoulders and sides and hips.

But yeeeeah. Doesn't care if they win. Too busy laughing.

[meerfar.insanejournal.com]

Charlotte yelled not encouraging things at Micah when he is blindfolded. But has a big smile on her face.

Pippa & Cole

[colemoss]

Cole doesn't make a big show of enthusiasm when he's paired with Pippa, but he does offer her a quick smile before staring off into space again and seems perfectly content to do the exercise with her. He also informs her that she has very soft hands. When he's got the blindfold on, he does fairly well and moves without much hesitation as he's directed, seeming to operate with 150% trust in his partner.

Unfortunately, words are not his forte and he doesn't do nearly as well in leading. He is forever offering instructions too late, giving poor Pippa the wrong directions (his left instead of her left), and becomes quieter and quieter each time he botches it. To those without blindfolds, he looks like he might want to run away into the forest rather than continue. If Pippa is about to fall or anything, though, he'll try his best to catch her.

[orangepip]

Pippa went bright red at the "soft hands" comment and got a little distracted wondering what that meant. (Is it a straightforward compliment or does Cole think she doesn't get outdoors enough? Does he fancy her??? BOYS ARE SO COMPLICATED.) However, she managed to pull herself together in order to give Cole instructions while he was blindfolded. His 150% trust was not misplaced, as Pippa was anxious to make sure Cole made it safely down the trail without even stumbling. To this end, she was overzealous in describing obstacles, right down to little twigs on the path. (What if it rolled underneath his foot and unbalanced him?)

She did not like being blindfolded, and clutched at Cole with a slightly sweatier hand. Anyone who looked over and saw her at this point would have noticed she was biting her lip and her forehead was creased with concentration. Thanks to Cole's, uh, less than stellar instructions, she tripped over a few times -- although luckily each time she either managed to right herself or have Cole catch her before she completely faceplanted. When she got to the end of the trail she tugged the blindfold down and took in big gulps of air like she'd actually been trapped in a small dark space. I THOUGHT BONDING EXERCISES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FUN. :(

Susana and Gabi

[pintsizedsass]

Ana isn't mad at being paired with Gabi because the other girl is the LITERAL NICEST, but the whole idea of forced bonding makes her grumpy so she probably looks mad. She spends most of the time listening to the instructions with a frown, daydreaming about practicing Quidditch the whole time. (Okay and maaaaaybe checking out the volunteers *eyes Wes*)

When it's her turn to lead, she's surprisingly articulate and helpful. She doesn't want Gabi to get hurt, after all, and it is kind of like a competition. She isn't outwardly trying to win but her tenacity is hard to ignore. Following, though, is not as easy. As nice as Gabi is, Ana still hates being told what to do, and much prefers to be in control. She gets visibly frustrated each time she missteps or stumbles, though would never do more than grit her teeth and keep trying. Nobody can yell at Gabi, after all. :)