<strong>Tachibana High – Anime Discussion (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=131760.0)<br/>Tachibana High – Anime Profiles (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=131759.0)<br/>Tachibana High – Anime Setting and News (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=131761.0)<br/>Tachibana High - Anime Role-Play (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=132320.0)</strong><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><em><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">First off, hi everyone and welcome to the Tachibana High role-play! <br/><br/>This story will essentially be cut into chapters which will include both a darker and lighter side (although the prologue will favour the latter) as well as any branching plots which fit the theme and atmosphere. At the end of each chapter, a synopsis will be written to help ease in any players looking to join and also just because I love reminiscing. <br/><br/>As for the anime videos I’ll post with each starting chapter, they’re only to reflect the areas which I snatched ideas and inspiration from; they’re also just because I think they’re fun to watch or listen to, like the themes I’ll intermittently include for atmosphere.<br/><br/>Please be sure to read the rules in "Anime Profiles" before posting.<br/><br/>With that said, despite only controlling a single character for now, I’d like to finish by asking if you could please add this text above each of your posts:</span></em></div><br/><div align="center"><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[b]Character:[/b] <br/>[b]Location:[/b]<br/>[b]Uniform:[/b] (Standard, Academics, Sports, Disciplinary, Gym or Other)</code></pre><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>And so begins the prologue to what I hope is an enduring and fun-filled story! </strong> </span> </div><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">PROLOGUE: BACK TO SCHOOL</span></strong><br/><br/>School Rumble (Opening) sin creditos [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuITDVdlOjQ#)</div><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">CLICK FOR THEME</span></strong> (http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=kjJFsW8Vggo)</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>First Assembly of the Year!</strong><br/><strong>Character:</strong> School Body<br/><strong>Location:</strong> Courtyard, Between Dorms and Reception, and Staff Offices<br/><br/>The clear morning sky glowed with a healthy orange as the gates to Tachibana High finally creaked open to allow the first few students of the year to shuffle slowly onto the premises. They came from far and near, returning from their school-free-lives and back to the old ball and chain, whether by the underground transit system or the long, lonely, road which cut through the forests from Toyama. Many ambled through the entrance with a gloomy slump while others strode forward with bright smiles and a visible enthusiasm, all carrying with them their own fears and aspirations for the months ahead. Hugs, greetings and even a few kisses passed between pupils as they gradually filled the courtyard and reacquainted themselves with their old cliques, causing a slow murmur, punctuated by a few isolated giggles and groans, to rise from the growing student rabble.<br/><br/>Inside the dorms the early-comers finished unpacking while the late-comers contented themselves with a casual toss of their belongings into their rooms. The halls of the student quarters echoed with squeals and laughter as friends bumped into each other and the lines for gossip swiftly opened, with many keen to learn of what had transpired over the past few months. Talk of the new principals was hot off the lips of many as they stoked the possibilities and spread them like a fire in a dry wood, the truth mattering little to those who hungered for nothing more than a bit of shock and intrigue. Even a rumour of how the new staff members were practicing demonologists, or warlocks, managed to wriggle its way onto the grapevine, an almost sane conclusion when compared to some of the ridiculous nonsense the teen minds could conjure.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, as the students prepared themselves for the first day of school, the teachers did the same. The staff offices, once quiet, were now filled with educators as most mimicked the students in their varying attitudes of gloom and enthusiasm. They flashed the odd smile or simply muttered brief greetings as they passed each other in the halls, too busy preparing for the first day to worry about what their colleagues were up to. This didn’t stop the odd bit of gossip from circling the staff lounge during brief respites as the teachers repeated some of the stories they had overheard from the students. A little malevolent laughter also snuck its way into their conversations as they discussed the various methods they’d be using to teach, including a few pop-quizzes some hoped to rattle their students’ cages with. <br/><br/><br/><strong>Laying Low…</strong><br/><strong>Character:</strong> School Body<br/><strong>Location:</strong> Outside Indoor Court<br/><br/>While most of the students readied themselves normally for the year ahead, there were those who looked to their usual tricks in preparation. Already a small gathering was forming near the building which housed the indoor courts, just opposite the side of the dorms and reception. Here a few sneaks hoped to skip the first assembly of the year, a tradition in which the school would have all the students herded into the auditorium to listen to a number of long boring speeches on what to expect and the changes made for the coming year. It was a risky business as it required the delinquents to avoid any teachers patrolling during the assembly while forcing them to slink back into class unnoticed once the entire dull affair had ended. Most of them were veterans however and so remained unconcerned but a few showed their green side in their anxious behaviour.<br/><br/>“I can’t believe we’re doing this,” a sixteen year old blonde giggled nervously amidst the two friends she had huddled with, her body shaking slightly as she intermittently glanced about. The two brunettes of the trio weren’t any better even as they tried to encourage her, their own fear of being caught apparent in their jittery motions and tones, “It’s fine, I know someone who used to do this all the time, apparently the staff never come around this side at this time… I hope.” The vets simply sniggered at the novice troublemakers as they hung about the small area; some sitting, some lying and some leaning against the building as they allowed the cool shade of a nearby tree and the brisk morning air to ease any concerns.</span></div>