Lillian Private Academy for Women ([personal profile] garden_of_maidens) wrote in [community profile] lillian_academy2014-09-08 10:25 pm

Welcome to the New Year

"Gokigenyou."

"Gokigenyou."

The clear morning greeting travels through the serene, blue sky.

Today, once again, the maidens that gather in the Virgin Mary's garden smile purely to one another as they pass under the tall gateway.
Wrapping their innocent bodies and souls is a deep-coloured school uniform.

Walking slowly as to not disturb the plaits in their skirts, so as to not toss their white sailor scarves into disarray... such is the standard of modesty here. Running because one is in danger of missing class, for instance, is too undignified a sight for students to wish upon themselves here.

Lillian Private Academy for Women.

Founded in Meiji 34, this academy was originally intended for the young women of nobility, and is now a Catholic academy of prestigious tradition. Placed in downtown Tokyo, where you can still see traces of Musashi Field's greenery, it is protected by God, a garden where maidens can receive tutelage from pre-school to university.

Time passes, and even now, in Heisei, three era-names past Meiji, it is a valuable academy, where nurtured ladies raised in greenhouses are shipped out in carefully packaged boxes after 18 years of schooling - an arrangement that continues to survive.
As the last note of Maria-sama's Soul rings through the chapel, echoing into the high rafters, the Yamayurikai stands tall at the front of the procession, ready to give out the gifts of rosaries to their newest arrivals.

The respective classes of each first-year are called, and each one receives their gift from the Yamayurikai members. The second and third year students are sitting by, simply watching, perhaps commenting quietly to each other whenever a particularly interesting first-year passes by, but they are quick to silence when the stern gazes of the nuns passes over them.

A new year has come to Lillian Academy, and the students are ready to start their adventures in life, love, and everything else.

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[Open post for the welcoming ceremony and the beginning of the year! Feel free to use this for the actual ceremony, shortly thereafter, or the general first day of school. Welcome!]

cutiepanther: (65)

[personal profile] cutiepanther 2016-10-16 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Th-Three times?!

[ That catches Maki a little by surprise. She knows she's better, but she doesn't believe it to be talent or anything like that that separates the two of them. Given how good Riko is herself, Maki still practices every day just so she doesn't let that gap between them get too small! If she did, what kind of onee-san would she be?! ]

I-It's only natural I guess, since I've been doing it longer than you have... [ She's twirling idly at her hair, failing to hide her real feelings at all, but by now Riko must be used to that. ]

Slide over and I'll show you how to play it.
ofwindandarrows: (03)

Just pretend it's... uh... like PQ??

[personal profile] ofwindandarrows 2016-10-16 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rosa Chinensis en Bouton should know when she's about to fall right into one of Rise's traps.

... and Yukari does, but, really, humoring her might be the only way to get her out of the class faster. She shakes her head as she walks in.
] ... Yeah, but the drama always ends up painting the one who 'lost' in the most negative light. They get jealous and angry and... [She frowns.]

... Unless that's exactly what you meant. [She's just going to.

Stare.

Right at Rise.
]
ofwindandarrows: (81)

[personal profile] ofwindandarrows 2016-10-16 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean, I don't hate it. [That's not exactly the most shining praise, there, but...]

But... I dunno. I guess if a First Year catches my attention, then they do, but if not, I always have next year. And if not then... well, I guess the red rose family has an overhaul. [There's the gentlest edge of a threat there, too. She'll do it, Mitsuru. She'll make sure it's only her until she graduates. Don't tease her too much!]

I can't imagine I won't find one, though, and I'm sure you can dote on 'em, too.
ufonium: (013)

[personal profile] ufonium 2016-10-16 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well... it was a near-miss and at least she's not totally being stared at. She manages to reign her voice back down to a slightly more indoor-at-Lillian-appropriate level.]

Ah, y-yeah, new. First year, just got here. Um... just transferred in from Kyoto, in fact. [A harmless enough little fact about herself, but an important one - she's never seen a school quite like this.]
ufonium: (012)

[personal profile] ufonium 2016-10-16 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
... The third-years in the band said the Yamayurikai sponsors a play every year...? [... Were the third years lying to her and trying to force her to come here just for their own amusement? That seems rather cruel...

She blinks, and opens the envelope. There's a score inside, and a CD in a sleeve in the bottom that probably has the soundtrack recorded.
]

... This is definitely a musical score to something, at least.
ibara_no_mori: (^^;)

[personal profile] ibara_no_mori 2016-10-16 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I wonder when are you ever going to see someone trying to blow up a dam around here? I don't even think there is a dam around here, unfortunately. You might be able to get someone trying to rob you? [And even that's unlikely, but...]
ibara_no_mori: (Relaxing in the shade)

[personal profile] ibara_no_mori 2016-10-16 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
How lonely. [She crosses her arms, tilting her head.]

Well, if you think the future is so set in stone... [Who is she to argue? Naoto will learn some day: Absolutes are truly the most immature thing she can hold to. Which is probably why Sei looks like she's trying not to laugh at something.]
ibara_no_mori: (V for Victory!)

[personal profile] ibara_no_mori 2016-10-16 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, then, I'll make sure to sign you up for a background actor. Kaede, right?

[NETTED.]
long_live_the_queen: (lookin kinda smug there)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2016-10-17 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Some of that huffy grumpiness returns! Though it's not just a token display this time either, it also wasn't as bristling as it had been before.]

Yes, that's me.

[>You have obtained one (1) cranky teenager who is no longer a diclonius! Please don't leave her in the PC Box for the rest of the save file]
penthesileia: (09)

[personal profile] penthesileia 2016-10-19 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Mitsuru's only answer is to raise a skeptical eyebrow. You wouldn't dare, Yukari.] In that case, I suppose I'll just have to trust in your judgment.

[Wait a minute.] ...do I... "dote"?
truedetective: (12)

[personal profile] truedetective 2016-10-19 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
You misunderstand. It is precisely because it isn't set in stone that I'm devoting myself to it. I do not intend to squander even a moment's opportunity.

[Though...] Is something I said funny?
truedetective: (10)

[personal profile] truedetective 2016-10-19 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Naoto doesn't actually hear Rise coming, so Rise speaking up startles her-- she jumps slightly off the ground, actually, a tiny gasp of surprise leaving her mouth.

She whirls around, and it's obvious she's trying to compose herself before she speaks.]
--I!

...I mean. No, that's quite all right, thank you. I've simply just been trying to acquaint myself with the campus for future reference. [That doesn't seem to jibe with her actions earlier, does it?]
ofwindandarrows: (80)

[personal profile] ofwindandarrows 2016-10-19 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[She would absolutely, just try to get into a Stubborn Competition with her.] Good.

[She gives a sort of half-grin at that question, though.] All the third years do it to the first years, c'mon. It's like your... great-petit-soeur. [Way to make her sound like a grandma, Yukari.]
ibara_no_mori: (... bang)

[personal profile] ibara_no_mori 2016-10-19 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[She holds her hands up and out in a sign of surrender. She wasn't really trying to argue it.] We'll see. [She's going to, too. If they were closer, she'd also gently remind this one that the more determined you are for something, the more likely fate itself will completely fuck you over, but...

... Maybe that's a bit of pessimism talking. Since she had her I am driven for this one thing and one thing only moment in her second year, and it completely fell apart on her.

Because of circumstances entirely out of her own control.
]

You just remind me of a friend of mine. Though far less warm.
ibara_no_mori: (Wink~)

[personal profile] ibara_no_mori 2016-10-19 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[She'll try not to.

The Gigantea harem grows...
]

Alright, I'll let the drama club know. I think you'll make the action scenes very... [Hm. What's the word she's looking for...] ... Dynamic.
long_live_the_queen: (are you talking about my hat)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2016-10-20 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
I'll try not to stab anyone.

[Probably! Maybe! Like a 50-50 chance. She'll tell a supervisor if one of the safety points falls off, though.]

[personal profile] penthesileia 2016-10-20 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Can you rephrase that? It makes me sound way older than I'd like.

I really don't think I'm the doting type...
truedetective: (04)

[personal profile] truedetective 2016-10-20 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
[That, at least, makes Naoto shift slightly on her feet, looking uncomfortable. She answers, a brief mutter:]

I'm not a people person.
soundsofthesea: (thinking thinking)

[personal profile] soundsofthesea 2016-10-20 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you. Here, let me give you a hand.

[Riko isn't going to comment on how nervous Kumiko seems to be. She knows the feeling all too well from her first year in the high school. Being told to relax or calm down only makes things worse, and the best course of action is to let it pass on its own.]

What color is your notebook?

complementing: (Default)

[personal profile] complementing 2016-10-20 10:23 am (UTC)(link)


Yeah, and you only have more of it to look forward to once you're officially part of the Yamayurikai. [She sighs. What is she saying...] Sorry, not helpful. If it makes you feel better, I could do something outrageous any time the gossip gets really bad?
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[personal profile] complementing 2016-10-20 10:30 am (UTC)(link)


Oh yeah. I would never miss a chance to spike the ball, and I'd be the team's ace. [Probably not, but it's nice to dream. She glances at the other girls as well, then turns back to Chie.]

I'm Minako Arisato. And don't be sorry! I really like your enthusiasm. If I could match it during try-outs, I'd definitely get onto the volleyball team.
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[personal profile] complementing 2016-10-20 10:39 am (UTC)(link)


[A quarter of any given class? That's still a lot of people. People who hopefully don't mind if she hangs out with them. Minako gives her senpai a little smile and dainty shrug.]

It's not really a concern? I just wanted to know. I'd like to make friends with them. [And, because she feels bad for not being completely honest and there's something about Rosa Chinensis that makes her want to be:] Since I don't think I'll be able to find an underclassman I'll click with.
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[personal profile] aquavitae 2016-10-20 10:45 am (UTC)(link)


It is. But this is only high school. I'm going to join the team in college, too.

[She reaches out to take the handkerchief back, searching her friend's eyes. They've spoken about the Kirijo family business before, but now that they're third years...]

What about you, Mitsuru?
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[personal profile] aquavitae 2016-10-20 10:52 am (UTC)(link)


I'm always willing to learn something new. And I wouldn't turn down the chance to hear more about what you've been up to. [She tilts her head.] I'm free now if you are?
ofwindandarrows: (55)

[personal profile] ofwindandarrows 2016-10-22 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[She just gives a half-grin. No, she can't rephrase that. You started the teasing game, Mitsuru, now enjoy it.]

I dunno. You don't really know until you're in that situation, right?

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