<strong>Hero Points:</strong>4 (Sleeping Wyvern), 2 (everyone else)<strong>Luck Points:</strong>5/5<strong>Conditions:</strong>None<br/><br/>“What is going on?” Teruko exclaimed upon hearing the sudden exclamation and thump. Still half-awake herself, she was unaware of her own state of undress until the situation eventually dawned on her.<br/><br/>“Rakutsu,” Ryoko said, a bit calmer than her sister. “Please, calm down. You have nothing to be ashamed of. You’re a young man with needs, and what we shared was a beautiful thing.”<br/><br/>“Besides,” Teruko responded, “cousin marriage is acceptable in a lot of places! Wait, is it in America?”<br/><br/>“Teruko, nobody’s getting married,” Ryoko said as she sat up, letting the blanket spill from her top half. “Rakutsu, we understand if you’re not comfortable with us, but your grandfather instructed us to attend to your welfare in these tough times. If you’d prefer...we can do our part to hook you up with a cute girl, or boy even, at school.”<br/><br/>Even as she said it, she was analyzing Rakutsu’s reaction. To see if even in his more lucid state if he turned away, or stared, even if just for a moment.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><strong>A Trip to the Zoo</strong></span></span><br/>(https://i.imgur.com/VNIxlHC.jpg)</div><br/>An awkward breakfast and car ride later, Rakutsu was back at William O. Douglass. Briefly at least, for today was different. As a change of pace the juniors were scheduled for a trip to the Emerald City Zoo. Now the largest establishment of its kind in the state after Seattle’s destruction during Terminus Day, it was a generously-sized wildlife refuge and zoological garden located by the edge of the Elysian Forest. Ms. Hallowbrooks, Year 3’s homeroom teacher, eagerly told the half-listening class what she knew about the local habitat. A lot of which were actually notes that she riffed from Wikipedia. Todd and Alejandro seemed to be at attention, although Rakutsu could tell that they were more interested in checking her out than the words coming out of her mouth.<br/><br/>“Oh no,” Eddie gasped as he looked down at his smartphone. “I forgot to recharge! Hey Rakutsu! Can you take some pictures of the tiger exhibit? I promised Stacy to get some shots.”<br/><br/>“She’s livestreaming Sekiro,” Amy answered. “We could post in her chat and-”<br/><br/>Eddie shook his head vigorously. “No, if she knows it’s from you she’ll block you, me, and anyone in a million mile radius!”<br/><br/>“Well that’s what I get for being helpful,” Amy said with a frown as she walked off to be by herself, a not unusual occurrence for her.<br/><br/>There wasn’t a guided tour, but the students were expected to remain near one of three teachers. Two groups of seven and one with eight, with Rakutsu’s group headed by Ms. Hallowbrooks. Rex was bragging to Alejandro how his Dad donated a larger section of grazing space for the wallabies, raising his voice a bit once Emily was assigned with them.<br/><br/>Eddie rolled his eyes. “If he really wanted to impress Al, he’d buy him some steroids.”<br/><br/>“I heard that, Eddie!” Rex exclaimed.<br/><br/>Eddie suppressed a laugh. “He can’t, he just sees me smiling.”<br/><br/>“You shouldn’t piss off the guy who can buy your Dad’s business,” came a female voice from behind the pair. Turning around, they were acquainted with the last two classmates for their group.<br/><br/><em>Feel free to reference the School Daze post for Rakutsu’s classmates. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=331796.msg15823561#msg15823561) He’ll be grouped with 4 NPC students (Rex Styer, Alejandro Varelas, Eddie Liao, Emily Zhao) and 2 of the DMPC girls (not Ryoko or Teruko, obviously) of your choice.</em><br/>