[] Give him a quick tour of the school tomorrow, you have a tutoring session to do.
Classes fly by as they usually do. You give Jojo some study tips and share your textbook with him when Biology rolls around and he proves to not have it. His apologetic smile is nowhere near enough to stave off the jealous glares your female classmates shoot at your back or Oscar's quiet snickering.
Never before has your patience been tested this rigorously.
So help you God, if you hear another jealous fangirl whisper something behind your back...
Luckily for them, the recess bell rings before you have to get your hands bloody and the class files out with murmurs and looks sent your way. You ignore them all in favor of leading your friends and Jojo into the hallway. Eyes are immediately drawn to Jojo's form and whispers break out. You ignore them too, through the use of inhuman patience and willpower.
You reach your locker and put your things away, exchanging textbooks and notes from past lessons for ones that you'll need for the coming test
and to tutor Vivian with. Jojo looks around as you work, taking everything in with a small amount of curiosity.
"Right. Well," you clear your throat, turning to your friends plus charge. "Firstly; welcome to Rockafeller and Featherdale High School Jojo. I hope your stay here will be to your liking and won't involve any visits to the principle's office."
"Thank you." the young man before you nods politely.
"Proper introductions; I'm Thana Loering and these two" you gesture to Elizabeth and Oscar. "Are my friends. The shortstack is Elizabeth Marrow, while the giant is Oscar O'Neil."
Elizabeth swats your shoulder while Oscar's own shake with soundless laughter. Jojo observes both with wide, perhaps even happy, eyes.
"A pleasure to meet you both." The transfer student extends his hand to hand Oscar's first and Elizabeth's second. The petite girl practically has a cherry tomato for a head now, and has drawn the ire of every girl within twenty feet of Jojo. "I may have said this earlier, but I feel as though it needs to be repeated; I hope we can all get along."
"O-O-Of course!" Elizabeth squeaks, smiling happily. The glares into her back and yours intensify greatly.
Oscar smiles and nods, patting Jojo's back once but with enough force to send him staggering forward a step. Jojo looks pleasantly surprised and grins back. Oh, is that the start of a bromance?
Heh. You'd like that, wouldn't you?
Eh. Probably not.
Oh. Guess not.
"Now, I did volunteer to show you around the school, and I will." you collect your books, cradling them in the crook of your elbow. "Don't get me wrong, I'm a woman of my word and I rarely ever go leave a job half-done..."
"But you have prior arrangements?" Jojo half-smiles, finishing your sentence. You have the grace to look sheepish. "I see."
Aww, that's no fun. Unless...
"It's my twin sister, Vivian. You might've seen I think; blonde, amber eyes, dresses mostly in black and looks like an angsty character from a cheap romance novel?" Jojo chokes down a laugh even as Elizabeth giggles and Oscar grins broadly. "I take it you have?"
Nah, I'll save it for later.
"I... may have wandered past a young woman with a similar description as the one you speak of." Jojo nods. "She was surrounded by others and a... rather large number of followers."
"That's her." You nod. "We share a class later today, maths. Said class has a test coming up and the professor running it has a rep for being really harsh to the students who don't pass." you shrug. "Professor Morrison's punishments aren't as bad as everyone says, really."
"No, but they are... somewhat humiliating." Elizabeth chimes in. Oscar nods.
"C'mon, not you guys too!" you sigh. "Look, all I'm saying is that Prof Morrison isn't a bad person and his punishments aren't as bad as people make it out to be. That's all." you adjust your grip on your books. "Now, as I was saying, my twin hasn't been studying and if she fails said maths test, she won't only have to contend with Prof Morrison's punishment but she'll also be grounded for a week."
"Ah, I see." Jojo's half-smile turns into a full blown grin. "And so she has begged you for help?"
Oh my, such a responsible sibling.
"More like I offered." You smile back. "Some last-minute tutoring won't do much for her, but it might just be enough for her to scrape through with. It'll be better than failing outright, at least."
And kind, too! Oh, how I wish mine was too...
"I see. That greatly clarifies things." Jojo nods reasonably. "Then you would be guiding me through the school tomorrow?"
"Certainly, good sir." you curtsy. "Until then, I'm afraid you'll have to make do with my two minions here. They can help you find your way to the cafeteria, unless their bumbling efforts are lead to you three getting lost. Which I doubt, but is still a very likely possibility."
"Oscar, please hit her for me." Elizabeth directs a pair of soulful eyes and a quivering lower lip at the giant.
"Please?"
"And now I must be on my way. See you guys later." you smirk at Oscar, ducking out of his reach and skipping away before he can put his physical strength to use.
Your skip around a corner and eventually slow down to a walk. You stop by a vending machine and buy yourself a few snacks that you finish off on your way to the library. The librarian would have your head if you ate inside and you don't want that, nosiree.
The entrance to the library is marked by a plaque above the doors that reads 'FEATHERDALE HIGH LIBRARY.' Stuck to one of the door is a cheerful picture of a cat wearing a pair of glasses sitting between several large stacks of books. A speech bubble from the cat features the words 'Peace and Quiet is Purrfect for Studying.' You giggle at that picture as you move through the doors and into the library proper. You've always wondered how Mrs. Hansen got her cat to sit still long enough to take that picture.
The Featherdale school library is pretty spacious in itself, with enough room to house close to sixty large bookshelves split evenly across two floors and close to two dozen small tables and chairs for studying. There was even leftover space for a six sets of three beanbag chairs, plush fur carpeting, and fifteen desktop computers.
There aren't many students inside yet, but you catch some of the more dedicated bibliophiles scurrying between the bookshelves in search new reading material and a good place to read them. You head to your usual studying/reading spot close to an AC outlet and settle in.
You go through your textbook and revise your lesson notes, doing a few exercises to pass the time. It take your twin and Joshua ten minutes to arrive, at which point you have already compiled a few notes for them to go through.
Ooh, how studious!
"You're late." you greet them without look up from your notebook.
"Well, the big lug insisted on lunch first before we got to studying." Vivian gestures to Joshua with a roll of her eyes as she sits down.
"You can't study on an empty stomach!" Joshua speaks up, prompting you to shush him. He grimaces apologetically and sits down. "Sorry."
"You and that voice of yours..." you roll your eyes, remember how often his loud voice got you three in trouble. "Did you at least feed Vivian before you got here?"
"I did. She's picky though." Joshua crinkles his nose. "And has a really weird taste in food. I mean, pineapple flavored chips? Who eats those?"
"Ugh, I know right?" you agree, handing out lesson notes to them both. "One time she made apple salad with soy sauce. Nearly gave dad a heart attack when he saw her eating it."
"No way, really?"
"Oh yeah, and
that's just with fruits. You won't believe what she makes with ice cream."
"I'm right here
you bitch I will kill you."
[] Focus on the more likely questions that might come out (DC 15 Intelligence, temporarily gives Vivian and Joshua +10 to Intelligence Rolls)
[] Focus on the less likely test questions might come out (DC 15 Intelligence, temporarily gives Vivian and Joshua +10 to Intelligence Rolls)
[] Go for broke and cover everything that's been taught so far. (DC 30 Intelligence, gives Vivian and Joshua the Smart perk if successful or a temprary+5 to Intelligence Rolls if not)
