"First of all, very nicely put. Are you on the debate team, by any chance? If not, you should be." He had just said not 5 minutes ago that he was on debate team, was this kid serious? Before he could say anything in response, which was probably for the better given how new their partnersh...

Huh. So this kid does know what he's talking about... ...kinda. Travis was putting his arguments in rather... uncouth terms, but then again, dealing with the utter stupidity that is the American election system can drive men to such extremes. And he was right to dismiss Bachmann as crazy and Gingri...

The kid in front of Milo reciprocated the handshake. Milo maintained a firm grip with his. He'd heard numerous things about how handshakes are what people really judge you on when they first meet you. They were never supposed to be limp or clammy. Milo had no idea how to control the second one, and ...

"Err, which one? Number 5?" Oh great, he isn't even listening to me , much less the teacher. This kid was a hopeless case. He'd seen it so many times before in his tutoring sessions. Some kid would be sent in because their math teacher was going to be really embarrassed if they had anothe...

(( Milo Richter )) Milo Richter was, for one of the first times in his life, seriously questioning the applicability of what he was learning. Usually he jumped into his work with vigor, vim, vitality, and all that jazz. It never mattered whether it was a class on physics or PE. Whenever he was given...

((Sorry for the short post, but I'd rather not hold up the thread over the weekend)) Randall wanted to take his eyes off what was happening on the ground, but he couldn't. It was somehow disrespectful, in a way, even though he could think of no way he could possibly help. He noticed Jasper paying fo...

As Randall moved over to where Rachel was, more arguing continued over where Jimmy had just fallen. Words were getting harsher, and Randall's attention was fixed on what was going on, despite himself. He knew it wasn't a good idea to stare at fights, or they had a nasty habit of enveloping people wh...

Randall was half-expecting Jasper to start verbally abusing him for caring about something he didn't care about, but Ruby came to his rescue with a not-so-subtle dig at his intelligence. Randall wished he could do that. When he hit it big, or at least got some buzz, he wanted to be one of those peop...

"Uh... sure, go right ahead." Randall had caught a bit of the preceding conversation as he'd stepped up to the counter, and the embarrassment in Ruby's voice was evident. Apparently she'd gotten Björk mixed up with Yoko Ono. Randall smiled slightly out of amusement, but did so while reali...

((Randall Cimora continued from Dripping Dream )) D-ding-ding. Randall knew that sound, and appreciated it, both for its own sonorous qualities and for what it meant. And what it meant was something glorious: Record Store Day. Not the actual Record Store Day that involved truckloads of indie bands p...

Randall woke up 15 minutes early. He took the time to stare at the bookcase across the room from him. It was partly filled with the fanciful fare of his childhood and partly filled with whatever his parents liked to read, but in the dim morning light it looked like a face. He squinted, lying in bed,...

(( Leah Chapel )) Time to get another pack. Leah was almost ashamed of her smoking habit by this point. Even if you initially don't have a problem with something you're doing, being forced to hide it from people eventually makes it feel wrong if you don't fight those thoughts. And Leah was in no moo...

Name: Leah Chapel Gender: Female Age: 18 Grade: 12 School: Aurora High School Hobbies and Interests: Partying, smoking, theft, rebelling, political and cultural observation Appearance: Leah is rather tall at 5'8" and somewhat skinny at around 140 pounds. She has long, straight, dirty blonde ha...

Name: Milo Richter Gender: Male Age: 18 Grade: 12 School: Aurora High School Hobbies and Interests: Academics, Quiz Bowl, Math Team, Debate Team, networking, politics, blogging Appearance: At 5'7", Milo Richter is taller than either of his parents. He has reddish-brown hair that tends to lay f...

Name: Randall Cimora Gender: Male Age: 17 Grade: 12 School: Aurora High School Hobbies and Interests: Music (listening, making, playing, critiquing), video games, being imaginative, shooting BB and paintball guns Appearance: Randall is 6' and 165 pounds. His hair is longer than normal for a guy, co...