1st dream - [Video]

[dreamingoftruelove]

[When Giselle flips on the video feed, she has a bright smile on her face and some freshly cut flowers in hand.]

Hello there, everyone! Welcome to our newest students and welcome back to everyone that was in stasis.

[She’s still not sure she completely understands how that works, but what she does understand is that years have passed without them. That’s got to feel strange, so she wants to do her best to be reassuring.]

My name is Giselle, and it’s lovely to meet all of you. It’s also nice to see old friends again. Oh, I’m sure we’ll have a wonderful year!

[There’s no hint of sarcasm in her voice, either. She genuinely sounds that optimistic about the future.]

If anyone new would like a tour around campus, I’d be happy to show you around. I know I was a little nervous when I started here. Everyone was very kind so don’t worry. This school can be a little unorthodox, but also a lot of fun.

[For a moment, she considers what else to mention. Things that students might want to know about beyond the basics.]

There are a lot of clubs here, so you’re sure to find something to keep yourself busy with. And if there isn’t a club for something you enjoy yet, then the teachers here are very supportive to students who want to get one started.

[She waves.]

Well, that’s it for now! Oh! Also, I have some romance books I’d be happy to loan out if anyone is looking for something new to read. Bye for now!

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[knighterrantofthedragon]

[Well. She's certainly... perky. Perky's not such a bad thing, though. Alric smiles amiably in response, even a touch amused. Her good cheer is a bit infectious.]

It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Miss Giselle. I'm Alric, a new student. Alric Caelegart. I arrived a day early, myself, to begin learning my way around the grounds, and I've plenty of reading material of my own, but the kindness of your offers is certainly appreciated.

I'll be looking forward to the opportunity to get to know yourself and the others better.

[dreamingoftruelove]

[Giselle smiles pleasantly.]

I hope you're settling in well, Alric. What grade are you starting in?

[knighterrantofthedragon]

Ah, I'll be in... I suppose it's what you would call 'college prep,' although my enrollment here is, to be quite honest, primarily for the more... esoteric training.

[He smiles to himself a little at that.]

But, yes, thank you, I've met a few interesting and quite pleasant people here, already. You are, ah... a returning student, then, or...?

[dreamingoftruelove]

I'm a returning student. I'm in the 12th grade.

[There's a slight pause.]

By esoteric training, do you mean training with powers?

[knighterrantofthedragon]

Ah... yes, apologies, Miss Giselle. I'll be awhile, I suspect, growing accustomed to speaking so casually about them--powers, that is. It was not particularly a topic of discussion, at home.

[He smiles somewhat more sheepishly, there.]

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[anythingwithstrings]

...Are you drunk, or high.

*She doesn't sound insulting, just... surprised, and cynical. Very superly cynical.*

You sound perfectly sincere, but I honestly cannot think of a single way you can go to a school that was destroyed by an event so powerful it warped time and be this optimistic.

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[dreamingoftruelove]

Ah...neither? I don't drink aside from a half-glass of wine at dinner with my family sometimes and I don't do drugs.

[She has to wonder what brought that on.]

I just believe in the importance of keeping a positive outlook.

[anythingwithstrings]

So you're saying you naturally just keep a positive outlook when people keep building robots to kill us?

[dreamingoftruelove]

Yes, I do. It's terrible that people would do that, but I believe in Professor Xavier's dream of a better future and I would like to focus on trying to help others.

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[presto_turn]

[It's probably a sign that Shindou's been hanging out with too many cynics that he takes so long to decide whether this post is in earnest or not. That's so much positivity with so much conviction behind it that he almost has to laugh!

In fact, there's a hint of a chuckle in his voice when he clicks to reply, albeit a mild, good-natured one:]

How long have you been at the Institute, Giselle?

[She sounds pretty confident about life at the school, but he's sure he'd remember if she'd been present for the Sentinel assault.]

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[dreamingoftruelove]

Oh, about two and a half years now. It's really been a wonderful experience. I've learned a lot about my powers in the time I've been here.

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[presto_turn]

So, you were here while everything was being rebuilt?

[Maybe? He's not sure how long it took the Professor to get the Institute reconstructed after the whole robo-stomping episode and how much time was devoted to other kinds of recovery.

Somewhat wistful, now:]

It's nice to think that the school still had a place for us even during that.

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[dreamingoftruelove]

The majority of things were back in place by the time I got here. My parents were reluctant to send me here at first because of everything that had happened and my mother taught me some meditation exercises that helped me keep my powers under control for a while.

[Then her control slipped in a major way...]

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[kickstart_my_heart]

Whoa... You sure are perky, miss. -Like a shot of espresso first thing in the morning perky.-

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[dreamingoftruelove]

Well, I have a lot of things to be grateful for, so I try to keep that in mind and stay positive. It works for me.

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[kickstart_my_heart]

Less the positivity. Positivity's good. 's the energy, really.

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[dreamingoftruelove]

I do get tired sometimes just like anyone else. I find that eating well and getting a full night's sleep most nights does wonders for my energy levels though.

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[scorchedchivalry]

Romance novels?

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[dreamingoftruelove]

Yes. They're stories about people falling in love with one another.

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[scorchedchivalry]

I am aware of what they are. I do not see why anyone would want to borrow them.

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[dreamingoftruelove]

Some people enjoy those kinds of stories, myself included. I'll admit that they're not for everyone.

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[comparative_insanity]

Hello Giselle! It's so nice to see you again~.

[For all that her inexplicable matchmaking nudging around him and Feliks could sometimes get awkward, as far as Fai is concerned, it's legitimately impossible not to like Giselle. It would be like kicking a whole kennel full of puppies. Or roaches or whatever other creatures might have gotten accidentally roped in by her powers.]

Oh, and I got you some new romance novels while travelling about. Well, obviously not in the middle of the jungle, but when I had a layover in South Africa.

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[dreamingoftruelove]

Fai! Hello again! It's lovely to see you too!

[Her smile brightens even more.]

Thank you so much! That was very kind of you. What are they like? Have you read them yet?

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[comparative_insanity]

[See? Absolutely impossible to dislike... though to be fair, he can imagine that someone like Shego would have been driven up a wall by her. Too bad she wasn't still around.

He flops on his back, watching the camera upside down but still wearing a huge grin.]

I have! It was a very long layover, and I can't imagine a better way of spending my time. [He has never been particularly bookish, but come on, romance novels are pretty often basically chick flicks in book form.] Three of them are just really cute and feelgoodsy, one is kind of ridiculous and pretentious but fun, two will make you cry rivers - but they end happily, of course - and one is unbelievably raunchy. I'm surprised the pages didn't catch fire.

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[dreamingoftruelove]

Well, that one is one I'll have to make sure not to leave around where the very young students could find it.

[Mid-teens and up is one thing. She might be fairly innocent, but she is also a telepath. No matter how much she might try to keep out of people's heads unless she has permission to be there, she hasn't missed that people think about it more than she would have guessed.]

They sound wonderful, though.