Blue Lake Academy discussion

The soccer field has been cleared for the Fourth of July fireworks event! It's late at night, and across the famous Blue Lake by the field the fireworks have been set up. A teacher volunteered to be in charge, and the display starts soon.

Chairs and tables have been set up around the field, and light refreshments are available off to the side.

~Food~ Cinnamon rolls, cookies, sliced/cubed fruit, lemonade, tea, and water are available to eat while waiting for the fireworks to begin.

I apologize for the delay!

Please name the character you are roleplaying with in parenthesis to avoid confusion.
Ex: ((Bob))

Sarah got to the dance and looked around for Bob.

((Darby))

Andrew walked out onto the field with a smile. After scrubbing all those lockers he was tired, but ready to enjoy the Fourth with Darby. He glanced around for her, hoping she would be here soon.

((Rodney))

Sienna walked among the crowd of students. She liked festivals, and even though she had come alone, she was having a good time. Every one seemed so patriotic-themed that she felt like the only one out of place. That was... until she found another guy in the crowd with the same fashion.

"I guess not everyone falls in all the '4th of July mood', eh?" She said out loud, but not really hoping the stranger to answer.

((Sienna))

Rodney had been flipping through a book when he heard a girl say something by him. He glanced up to see if it was to him. "I guess not," he said simply, glancing at his clothes. It hadn't even occurred to him to dress in red, white, and blue. He hadn't even wanted to go, but decided he should since he was running for Student Council President.

((Zenn maybe?))

Jaylee grabbed a cookie from the food table and climbed up to the top of the bleachers, looking around for someone interesting to talk to while she waited for the fireworks.

((Rodney and Zenn))

"Foreign student too?" Sienna asked. This was her trying to make a conversation with an stranger. She wasn't used to, but since he actually answered...

"They look so cool. Just look at their outfits!" she said pointing at some random student ((Zenn)). "So very cool and patriotic."

((Ah. Oops. Masi, you can ignore that last comment. Sorry))

((Sienna))

Rodney put the small book in his pocket. He supposed he would have to talk to her. She couldn't be that much of an airhead if she was at BLA. "No, my father is Indian."

He glanced at the outfit she pointed at. "I suppose it's nice." He wasn't a fan of the ripped jeans. What was the point of it?

((Rodney))

Sienna noticed that he had put away his little book.

"Ah, allright." She said, "Excuse me if I interrupted you or anything, it wasn't my intention. It's just that you caught my eye and..." she said, getting nervous. "I should... probably just leave. Not that anyone is expecting me or anything, came here alone tonight to see what's all the '4th of July' deal about. I've never been in the states for the party." she said and turned around. She felt that all this 'go and try to talk to a stranger thing' had failed miserably.

(( Andrew ))

Darby walked over to Andrew wearing denim shorts, her red hoodie, and a pair of white high tops. "Hey there, mister!" She exclaimed, giving him a hug. "To be honest, I am glad that we are through cleaning the lockers and I think that they look the cleanest that they have ever been in their whole entire lives."

((Sienna))

Rodney felt kind of bad he had hurt her feelings. He also wanted her vote for Student Council President. "No need to leave," he told her quickly. "I was simply reading. We can talk if you want."

((Darby))

Andrew laughed and hugged her back. "Hey there! I'm glad we're done too, and we definitely have bragging rights if anyone says something about the shine." He realized he didn't have a name for her like she did for him. Should he start having one or would it be weird?

(( Andrew ))

Darby chuckled lightly. "Oh yeah! People better give us credit for cleaning those lockers! We worked hard and even though we did get in trouble, it was all totally worth it." She stated, giving him a soft smile.

((Anyone))

Natasha walked onto the soccer. She looked around trying to find anyone she knew. Being unsuccessful so she walked a little to the side and just decided to wait. Waiting involved looking at Pinterest until someone either talked to her or the fireworks started. "What the heck even are fireworks?" she muttered under her breathe.

(( Natasha? ))

Tanner walked in wearing a blue shirt and jean shorts with his pair of red sneakers. He had some white paint on his face, which he tried to attempt to paint something patriotic, but that didn't end up so well. "Hi, Natasha." He stated with a smile, giving her a hug. "Enjoying the 4th so far?"

((Tanner))

"So far," Natasha said returning the hug, she slipped her phone into her pocket. "What did you do to your face?!" she said while laughing.

((Rodney))

Sienna turned around to him with a small smirk on her face. "Sure, if it's not an inconvenient for you," she said and looked around. A funny thought made her chuckle.

"I bet that if we stick together we would look like the small not conformed minority."

((Is Rodney's campaign already public?))

((Rodney))

"Probably I'm over-explaining it, but I said it because we stand out in this festivity by haven't coming here accordingly," Sienna over-explained.

(( Natasha ))

Tanner smiled as he looked back at Natasha. "It's my attractiveness. It's really showing today." He replied, doing a ridiculous pose. "Just kidding. I tried painting a little flag on my face, about this big, but it came out as something weird." Tanner stated, nodding.

(( Tanner ))

Natasha laughed harder, "It looks like you tried to do art and you splattered paint on your face." She smiled, "I'm going to go get food quick, would you like to come?" she asked.

(( Natasha ))

"I haven't seen my face. I should take a picture of it when I get the time to." Tanner mentioned with a smile. "Yeah! I mean, you had me at food. I can't say no to that."

(( Tanner ))

Natasha grabbed his hand and weaved through the crowds of people to get to the food table. "I have never seem this much food in my life, " Natasha exclaimed once they had stopped.

(( Natasha ))

Tanner smiled whenever he grabbed a hold of Natasha's hand as they weaved through the crowds of people. "Wow. That is a lot of food. Personally, I love the funnel cake. I can't describe it, but if I could have a lifetime supply of it I would."

((Darby))

Andrew smiled back fondly, "Nice and clean now for sure." He jumped as music started pouring from the nearby speakers, and then laughed at himself.

((Sienna))
((Sort of, his name is on the sign-up sheet and anyone can look at that, but sign-ups are still going so they haven't been announced yet.))

Rodney tilted his head slightly at her. He found her over-explanation confusing despite her efforts to make sense. "I do not understand," he told her simply. "Although you explained thoroughly, I find your wording confusing."

((Zenn))

Jaylee spotted a dark-haired girl sitting alone on the bleachers and she decided to go talk to her. She jumped from bleacher to bleacher until she reached the spot next to Zenn which she plopped down in with a goofy smile.

((To Catherine))

((Ah, that was actually my mistake, sorry. I'm not a native english speaker. And it has been a while since I last rplayed. Sienna wasn't supposed to say something confusing. Do I edit the comment? Or do we proceed with this?))

((AutreMoi- That's cool! I wish I spoke more languages. English is really my only language, but I've also taken a few years of Latin. "The small not conformed minority" sounds a bit weird, that's all. To conform is to follow a rule and minority is the less common opinion.
Is English your character's first language? If it is, we may want to edit the comment. If it isn't, then she could say that and we could continue on.))

((Zenn))

Jaylee hoped the girl wanted to talk and that she wasn't bothering her. "Hello!" she excitedly said to the girl. "What's your name?"

((Zenn))

Jaylee grinned back, glad she wasn't bothering Zenn. "I like that name, my name is Jaylee," she told her, shifting to a more comfortable position on the bleacher bench.

((To Catherine))

(( Thank you kindly for understanding, I'll check my grammar better next time (^_^). ))

(( Tanner ))

"I've never actually had funnel cake before," Natasha said shyly. She picked up a plate and filled it with watermelon and cookies, "I've never had watermelon before either, I guess it's a day of firsts."

((AutreMoi- I'm happy to help! I don't have a knack for languages myself. You must to speak English so well when it's not your first.))
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((Zenn))

"Is the punch any good?" Jaylee asked. "It's definitely hot enough for July, that's for sure!"

((Thank you ! Let's just proceed assuming Sienna did said something confusing))

Sienna smiled nervously. She realized that whatever she had said didn't made any sense, and this guy seemed to be the no-nonsense type.

"Nothing," Sienna corrected, and the faked a cough.

" *ahem* You came alone tonight?"

((Zenn))

"Yeah," Jaylee agreed. "Although that seems less likely here than at a public school. I think I'm going to get some." She squeezed her way through the crowd to the refreshment table.

((Sienna))

"Yes," Rodney said simply. "What is your interest?" he asked, more curious than he would like to admit. This girl fascinated him.

((Rodney))

"History. I am passionate all about it," Sienna answered. "You? What is your interest here?" asked, glad the conversation had taken a new turn.

(( Andrew ))

Darby looked over at Andrew and his sudden surprise with the music turned on, laughing softly. "Don't worry. It is very loud."

(( Natasha ))

Tanner nodded, his mouth shaped into a little o. "Really? Well, it is kind of greasy, I'll tell you that." He replied with a nod. "You have never had watermelon either? You're missing out, missy. Have you had cookies before?"

((Zenn))

"Sure," Jaylee called back, pausing for Zenn to catch up.

((Sienna))

"Government," Rodney said with a nod. "I want to help our country. Someday I hope to be the President of the United States." Some people laughed at his ambitiousness, but he hoped Sienna wouldn't.

((Darby))

Andrew laughed with her. "Shall we dance?" he asked with an exaggerated bow. "Well, I guess we have to find somewhere to do that." He glanced around for an empty patch and spotted one not too far off.

((Rodney))

Sienna smiled to him, not paying attention to the students that laughed.

"You sound convinced, and it's great when someone wants to truly help their country," she said.

((Sienna))

Rodney gave Sienna a smile for the first time. He didn't talk to a lot of people about wanting to be president, and most people laughed. He appreciated that this girl didn't.

"So... if you are going to run for the presidency then where's the 4th of July spirit, eh?" Sienna asked rising an eyebrow, amused. She thought the situation was pretty ironic, but then again, not having coming here like the other students didn't meant he didn't cared for his country.

((Sienna))

Rodney looked down at his clothes and was unsure the right thing to say for once in his life. "I thought it was.... frivolous," he admitted. "It does seem an interesting concept, however." He hadn't thought about that. Patriotism was probably something he should have thought about.

"Hmmmmmm... interesting. I find myself now wondering what kind of president you could be," Sienna said with an amused grin, rubbing her chin. "President...?"

"President... what? What's your name?" Sienna asked.

(( Andrew ))

Darby lightly chuckled at Andrew's bow. She liked how he could tend to be serious, yet he could be silly all at the same time. "Sure. I would love to." Darby replied with a little curtsey.

((Sienna))

"President Rodney Barrientos," Rodney replied. "It isn't the most presidential name, but it shall do. I am also running for Student Council President," he smiled briefly.

((Darby))

Andrew grabbed Darby's hand and pulled her toward the empty space, grinning.

((Rodney))

"Very well, Mr. President," Sienna said. "You are face-to-face with Sienna Cross, the future director of the Louvre."

"And a potential voter," she added, extending her arm to him for a handshake.

(( Andrew ))

Darby followed Andrew towards the empty space, smiling.

((Sienna))

Rodney smiled, he was glad to have her vote and kind of glad she liked him. "That's neat," he commented. "I want to go to the Louvre someday." He shook her hand firmly.

((Darby))

Andrew spun around and started to dance with Darby, grinning. "Remember our first dance together? At the Valentine's Day Dance? It feels so much longer ago than it is."

((Rodney))

"Correct," Sienna agreed with a nod. "That's exactly what a future president should say."

"It's... the best place on earth," Sienna said almost dreamily. "Now, I'm going to get something to eat. Do you want to come?"

((Sienna))

"Yes, I will accompany you," Rodney decided with a sharp nod. "I am hungry as well." He started to walk to the table and stopped when he remembered he was going with her, not ahead of her. He waited for her to catch up.

((Rodney))

Sienna found weird that Rodney hadn't waited for her. Maybe he was going to lead the way?

"So... where are we going? What are going to get?" She said to him loudly as she tried to catch up with him, but before she could, some random students cut her pace and she ended up behind a group of people between Rodney and her.

((Damn, I hope I wrote it right))

(( Andrew ))

Darby laughed whenever Andrew spun her around. "I know right? It seems like centuries, but it has only been a few months. I guess this is when the expression about time flying by comes in handy."