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2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« on: August 27, 2015, 11:37:20 AM »
Kiley wakes to the sound of her phone beeping at an ungodly early hour, a message from Jennifer on the screen, 'rise and shine!!! today we swim at bootleggers, meet at school gate at 7. van is waiting'

Sam meanwhile could swear the bed has triggered with his power.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2015, 11:44:10 AM »
Is it really Saturday already? It sure doesn't feel like a weekend. Kiley tries to blearily roll out of her bed, sheets and all, but her power doesn't let her, and she ends up lying face-down in midair next to the bed. After a shower, she heads out with her swimming stuff to grab something to eat before the get going and shoots Sam a text message reading, forgot I had swimming club today. you do the talking, I guess.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2015, 11:48:03 AM »
Awoken from a much-needed sleep, Sam glares at the phone for a bit before remembering how it works, exactly. k. might wait a bit though, she might not enjoy being woken up early. The idea of breakfast comes to mind, but...probably not at this hour. And probably not at Big Jim's, either.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2015, 08:15:21 AM »
After confirming the message she got from Sam, Kiley grabs a sandwich to go from the school cafeteria and heads for the school gate to greet those already present with the least enthusiastic enthusiastic "hi" ever.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2015, 08:44:21 AM »
At the school gate, Jennifer is already there with what looks like half the club, mostly unnaturally perky despite the early hour and chattering away as she tries to herd them aboard, with limited success. The 'van' is waiting, a bored looking driver at the wheel.

The other half of  the club is trickling in slowly, not very enthused at the idea of going for a swim this early in the morning at this time of year
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2015, 09:04:37 AM »
Van. Right. Kiley repeats her unenthusiastic enthusiastic hi as she draws closer before the realization hits her that it's pretty cold for swimming in the sea this time of year. When she's actually in direct conversation range with Jennifer, she bluntly asks, "We're going climbing instead of swimming, aren't we?"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2015, 09:07:33 AM »
"KILEY!" Kiley is promptly tackled by the somewhat larger Jennifer, "Did you get mind reading powers?"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2015, 09:10:20 AM »
One of these days, Jenny is going to fall through Kiley and that'll be the end of it. But it didn't happen this time, so she's fine with it and returns the hug. "Nah. I just realized it's way too cold to go swimming outdoors."
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2015, 09:17:32 AM »
Jennifer leans in, whispering, "Actually, we're going climbing AND swimming, but don't tell them yet."

Then she hauls Kiley to the bus, picking up a Dennis and passing the rather shrimpy boy to Kiley. "Help me herd everyone into the van!."
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And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2015, 09:23:01 AM »
Kiley blinks. "Well, alright then." Unsure what she's supposed to do with the boy, she kind of gives him a half-hearted push towards the van to shoo him inside. She figures she'll just make like an usher and vaguely wave one hand while pointing at the door with the other and everyone will get the message, right?
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2015, 09:28:02 AM »
Dennis, looking startled, is punted aboard, and Kiley is passed club members like packages.

It's not very effective, until three of the larger boys decided that it looked fun and begins bodily hauling everyone aboard. This isn't a club. It's a riot.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2015, 09:44:39 AM »
"...Are we doing club activities or are we deporting people to concentration camps? Am I 'just following orders', here?"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2015, 09:48:13 AM »
Kiley is answered by a girl's voice from the crowd, "Help, help I'm being oppressed!"

The voice is promptly picked up and then dumped into the bus by her friends.
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Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2015, 09:59:35 AM »
Yep. Just following orders. Kiley keeps doing what she was doing, which isn't a whole lot, until everyone's inside.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2015, 10:25:30 AM »
After a long fifteen minutes of cat herding, the 'van' is on it's way, driving a busload of students to the cove, where the club members are disgorged at the beach, empty of anyone insane enough to want to go swimming at this time of year. A heap of rope, helmets and protective coats lie on the sand on a tarp. No pitons or hammers though

"This way! Everyone pick up one set and follow me!!"

Jennifer suits action to word and begins marching out of sight as the club performs a confused and synchronized shrug.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2015, 10:45:44 AM »
"Uh..." Kiley shares in the collective shrug and picks up her set. Easiest to just go along, right?
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2015, 11:23:53 AM »
Jennifer leads the club marching into a crack in the cliff face, lit by electrical lanterns placed along the way that Jennifer turns on as she marches forward and downwards. The tunnel is slick with moisture, but easy enough to walk. There's a confused muttering through the marching club, but the tunnel soon widens into a large cavern, where the light reveals a large rippling pool of water after a wide ledge, where two tunnels are blocked  by cheap dividers. The cave is strangely warm.

"Tada! Boys change to the right, girls to the left. We got a heated pool today!"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2015, 11:32:52 AM »
Now, Kiley blinks for real. "Wait, what? How?" She's pretty sure there aren't any hot springs in Stardawn City. Probably.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2015, 11:38:29 AM »
Sam, having fallen back asleep and woken up again in the meantime, checks his phone for any more texts from Kiley - and since he's already awake, decides to go ahead and trawl a few news sites to see what the latest buzz is. If there's something interesting, maybe he can go out on a quick jaunt for fun before calling Conspiracy.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2015, 11:40:21 AM »
Kiley

Jennifer shrugs, "I was planning to come back here in the summer, but it's been hot since sometime this week. Cool huh?"
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.