Lychee State Academy (IC, Apply first)

[Lychee]

Glad that the students had started their own conversations (Rupia had no love for crowds), the teacher gave a friendly nod to the newcomer approaching. Akihisa, I think? She wasn't addressing anyone in particular; just giving the occasional smile, or a "Welcome to Lychee" once in a while.

Meanwhile, a student from Lychee spent her time wandering the residence. By the name of Sierra- Sierra Stone- this young woman's wispy blonde hair and caked makeup distorted her face oddly. Wearing a crop top featuring the patriotic message "I <3 LYCHEE!!!" Sierra's smile was plastered on, trying- though failing- to look like the perfect Lychee student.

Having already selected this house, Sierra began to stride near the foreigners. In fact, one of them (Veloißo, the Pracib) struck her as quite good-looking. She made a quick note to remember that one before walking away, careful to twist her hips as she did so.

She finally approached another girl; quite deep in conversation. Quite pretty, maybe competition. And another one- as foreign as you can get, but also quite pretty. Both modest, though- not particularly hot. This thought made Sierra smile- although it was a shame that her quick mind would be put to waste on singling peers out.

Sierra extended her hand out to the second girl (Cotture, the Crumb). "Like, hi there! Omg, I'm so glad you guys made it totally well and, like, in one piece. I'm Sierra Stone, you can call me Sierra. Mind if I, like, show you the residences?"

Something about Cotture threw Sierra a bit; perhaps it was the way she did her hair, or her big eyes, or her clothing. But, whatever. Even if this girl isn't, like, worthy, I still got my crew.

[Bubba Reb]

In the back of his mind Festus was trying to plan ahead. He really was having a great time meeting these very interesting new folks. Of course he would have laughed if anyone had suggested such an outcome just 20 minutes ago.

But he also knew that there was still an unsettled issue if where to sleep.
He had no problem sleeping in the plane if need be. Or even outside for that matter. He quite enjoyed the woods, especially at night when all the nocturnal animals were about. So the thought of sleeping in the forest behind that log home was actually kind of inviting. But logs! He and his family were known all over the Bubba Rebian dictatorship as the family to go to for the best log homes money could buy. This place in the distance looked to be of top grade construction, and Festus really was one to judge when it came to fine log construction.

He just couldn't wait to explore the inside.
He really hoped that if that German catsup kid wanted to stay there, that he would be open to having room mates. The place certainly was big enough. In fact, it looked karge enough to house the whole foreign student body! But he was pretty sure not everyone shared his love of the breathtaking views of finely crafted, luxury log homes. Although he couldn't fathom why they wouldn't.

[Haktiva]

Akihisa set his bags down with a heavy thud for a moment as he pulled his phone out. He glanced up at Rupia for just a moment, acknowledging her presence before navigating through the webpages suggested to him in order to set up his residence. He had chosen an [url]upscale apartment[/url], not unlike the ones his family built and owned and set his phone away. He stood aways back from the rest of the group and observed them silently. Eavesdropping on their conversations.

They said little that interested him, and was worried he might begin to fall asleep again. He retreated to a nearby bench and continued his observation, trying to memorize faces, physiques and voices. However, his body was suffering from jet lag, and he soon began nodding off once more.

[Crumb-Cashew]

Cotture nodded. "Of course, Sierra. Lead the way."

Cotture seemed opposed to Sierra immediately; she was talking to the girl who had lived in a wheat field for almost a month. You had to supply yourself... You weren't waiting on others this time. It was survival of the fittest.

Noticing a residence, number eleven, that looked oddly like this:


Cotture stopped in her tracks. "This looks eloquent."

[Lychee]

An unnamed student began to sneak over to the half-sleeping boy, creaking slowly with uncanny stealth. in fact, it appeared as though even the conscious students were unaware of this strange boy- dressed in all-black with spiky blue hair, and eyes that seemed to turn inward.

Leaning over the student (Akihisa), "Seven" quickly yelled "BOO" in his left ear before darting away as fast as he could. It happened for a half of a second; nothing more to be said. "Seven" enjoyed these kinds of pranks, to the point of... unusual activity.

He spotted Sierra Stone and turned in the other direction. Jeez, that girl scared him. And it wasn't just her 2-inch nails that looked frightening...

Instead, "Seven" jumped into the main direction of foreign students. His stealth had completely abandoned the young boy as he yelled, "ORDER IN THE COURT! ORDER IN THE COURT!" as loud as he possibly could.

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Sierra liked the sound of Cotture's voice. It was quite warm; people would like her for that. The general surface of people.

But what she did not like was Cotture's style in architecture. Of all homes, why should she choose number eleven? It was probably all dirty, and not stylish at all.

[Cumberlanda]

"Always. But I'm sure this country has a lot to offer. Anyways, my name is Chase, Chase Lanier. What about you, eh?"

He looked independently through the residence list. He came up on a house that looked like it had plenty of yard with it, enough to experiment with his bike. It was a log cabin, the one that Festus and that guy over there with the odd accent. Although he didn't know their names, he figured that there was enough room for another lodger.

"This one here reminds me of my country. Not my home, but a home I always wanted to see."

[Bubba Reb]

"Always. But I'm sure this country has a lot to offer. Anyways, my name is Chase, Chase Lanier. What about you, eh?"

He looked independently through the residence list. He came up on a house that looked like it had plenty of yard with it, enough to experiment with his bike. It was a log cabin, the one that Festus and that guy over there with the odd accent. Although he didn't know their names, he figured that there was enough room for another lodger.

"This one here reminds me of my country. Not my home, but a home I always wanted to see. I wonder if the other two lodgers don't mind. It looks like there's enough room."

Warming up to his new friends Festus was starting to think this might turn out well after all. He noticed the two girls off at a distance that had started to chat. The one girl he'd sen get off the plane, Cotture he thought it was, seemed pretty reserved. Though there was something about her that piqued his interest. The way she carried herself perhaps? Was it how she almost seemed to want to melt into the surrounding country side instead of run towards the busyness of the buildings nearby? He certainly understood that feeling. He had it often himself in fact. that's why he was a little surprised when she walked off with the local girl towards the buildings.

"That shows what little I know about girls" he thought

That local girl sure was different though. He'd never seen so much paint on a girls face before. Well except that time when the circus came to town. She was pretty enough he thought, but he wondered if all the girls from around here talked like that. Folks sure do talk funny 'round here.

Except this Chase kid. He seemed to be a lot less strange than the others.
"Festus Funderburk," He said, offering a handshake. "It's nice to meet ya Chase."

Looking at where he pointed on the list, Festus looked a little disappointed.

"There's already two folks staying there? I was hoping I could stay there myself. And I'm not sure, but I think catsup... I mean the German fella was thinking that too. Reckon we better ask Mrs. Rupia-Lorraine Cree who all is staying, how many can stay, and if it would be OK for all of us to stay there?

Festus looks up to ask her his question.

[Zumetia]

Megan Strauss tried to dress her best for her arrival. She had on a button-down blouse, a plaid knee-high skirt, and white Keds. However, she arrived rather late in Lychee. Since there was no sight of the student group at the airport, she caught a train to the academy. Carrying three suitcases with her, she approached the woman she assumed to be the academy director.

"Hello, ma'm," said Meghan. "I'm Meghan Strauss, the exchange student from Zumetia."

[Haktiva]

Akihisa growled with anger as he was startled by the stranger. He looked through the crowd to find him, but could not, at least until he started screaming.

He pushed his way through the crowd, teeth clenched as he closed in on the boy. "You got a problem?", he asked, not expecting an answer as he grabbed the boy by his collar. "I was lead to believe your people had manners, but you are already making a very bad impression!"

The irony was lost on Akihisa, as he was undoubtedly causing more of a scene than the boy ever hoped he could.

[Lychee]

"Hello, Meghan Strauss. We're glad to have you here at Lychee... I will be your foreign cultures teacher, Mrs. Cree. Feel free to pick a house back there for your residence- pick one, get one."
Rupia smiled at the student- quite pretty, she thought, but more importantly well-mannered.

The plump teacher noticed Festus, looking as to ask a question. "Yes?" she asked daintily.

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"Um...Uh....Well....ya see...."

"Seven" had switched to a different, more innocent tone- which was immediately ruined when he darted away, with wild abandon, smirking. Jeez, that boy had pulled hard on his already-torn shirt.

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A pretty young girl, by the name of Celestia Liu, had walked over. She considered herself "Seven"'s personal monitor, which barely worked in most situations... except those in which she got to meet good-looking boys.

"Sorry about 'Seven'," she whispered to Akihisa. "He's not the most mannered in Lychee."

[Haktiva]

"Clearly", Akihisa replied dryly. He dropped the piece of cloth he had torn for Seven's shirt to the floor and gave the girl a quick glance before heading back to his bags without another word.

[Praciba]

(OOC: As with the previous post, speech like this is in Pracib. This also includes the notebook inscription.

''Do ceiling fans get dizzy? Think about it, that is some deep shi... Sorry, uhm, kids? Brethren? Students? Students. Yeah, that works. Saved myse... Damn, that girl has enough make-up on her face to start her own store... Kids being kids, I guess. Still, make-up must be very cheap here or something.''

Returning to watching the sky, a way to still be able to secretly look at most of the students standing around, Veloißo took out a flask and a small notebook from his jacket. Laying the red leather jacket down next to him from it's previous position of laying on his stomach, he wiped the ground in a futile attempt to clean it, something which was impossible due to the ground being, well, ground.

Moving positions, leaning on one elbow so that he could write and otherwise do things with his other arm, Veloißo first opened the flask and took a sip from it. While he had been the inventor of a personal device to smoke items, it was not his only passion in regards to self-made items, sharing yet another passion with the general Pracib public: Home brewing. Part of the last batch that he had made back home, the other parts being located in another cargo crate that would be shipped towards his new residence, the flask contained one of the best kept Lundur-family secrets, after the formulas and know-how for nuclear energy and weaponry, namely the famous Lundur 'nuclear powered' Vodka, named so for the addition of a harmless substance that made it glow heavily in the night. One of the side-effects however, the one that also made the substance harmless, was that the glow-in-the-dark-part got absorbed in a person's saliva, ensuring that whomever drank it featured a mouth that could double as a lamp, although only for a couple of minutes.

Giving out a satisfied gasp from the alcoholic juices flowing into his throat, burning ever-so-slightly due to it's purity, Veloißo turned to the other part of his items, the notebook and began browsing and writing in it. Featuring an inscription on the front and back side, it also featured an ingenious click-system that allowed a person to 'click' the front and back sides in place. While it was originally thought up as a method to enable writers on the go to write more properly, it had since turned into a method of showing off, as it allowed an inscription to be read at all times, due to an unobstructed view of the front and back sides of the notebook. In Veloißo's case, the inscription was simple:

Dr. Veloißo Lundur
Doctor in Exotic Dancing,
Teacher of Languages

[The Peoples East Africa]

Díkù looked away from the teacher and at the rows of houses.
''None of these are fit for a human of my standard. I'll choose later''
Seeing all the new arrivals, he decided to introduce himself. He planned to visit every new foreigner and make sure they knew who he was. For he, Díkù Hàyíjè Músájèx, was a representative of the greatest nation in existence, The Peoples East Africa!

He walked up to the nearest group, made up of Chase, a timid girl, and the Forest Ogre.
''Greetings comrades! I am Díkù Hàyíjè Músájèx!''

[Bubba Reb]

In the back his mind Festus wondered what the little kid was thinking. Sneaking up on a sleeping stranger to yell at him. Back home if a stranger did that he'd have quite likely found himself flat on his back and counting little birdies. Festus realized that he'd have to try hard to adapt to things like that here.

He was kind of glad for the boy when his shirt ripped. It looked like Rip Van Winkle was about to string him up. That guy was one strange kid. Looking at him now, he reminded Festus of the seven dwarfs story. We have "sleepy" and "dopey" where's grumpy and the others?

Then a new girl approached the teacher. He was glad to see another girl. With all they guys around, this place would start falling apart if they didnt have a distraction.

The plump teacher noticed Festus, looking as to ask a question. "Yes?" she asked daintily.
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"Well Mrs. Creel, I was just windering about that awesome log house again. I'd sure like to stay there, but I saw the catsup ki... I mean Heinz, pointing to it too. Is it OK if several of us stay there?"

[Bubba Reb]

Díkù looked away from the teacher and at the rows of houses.
''None of these are fit for a human of my standard. I'll choose later''
Seeing all the new arrivals, he decided to introduce himself. He planned to visit every new foreigner and make sure they knew who he was. For he, Díkù Hàyíjè Músájèx, was a representative of the greatest nation in existence, The Peoples East Africa!

He walked up to the nearest group, made up of Chase, a timid girl, and the Forest Ogre.
''Greetings comrades! I am Díkù Hàyíjè Músájèx!''

Festus was speechless for a moment. He wasnt sure if the guy had just told them his name, or come down with a sneezing fit. Festus considered offering the boy a tissue, so he looked a little closer at Dikus nose. Nope, nothing coming out, maybe the poor fella has a speech impediment?
Blinking twice in an almost cartoon like fashion, Festus struggled for words.

"Uhh... The peoples..... umm. Did you say East Africa?
Thats a pretty strange coincidence. Dictator Bubba was over at our house before I left. He and father are off starting up an outpost in some country full of lawless gangs and such. But anyway, he was telling us about a recent trip he and Commander Erica...."

Festus couldnt help but pause at the thought of Erica. He'd thought she was the most beautiful creature to ever put on a dress since he was old enough to notice what was put in dresses. But she was several years older, second in command to Bubba, and she was the dictators niece! So Festus sighed and came back to the real world.

"Uhh, yeah, they went on this trip to some fancy ball. He was telling us about the people they met there. One was from east africa. I think he called him.... 'The Supreme Arrogant Questionable Leader. The most ignorant human being ever to dream about conquering the Roman empire and other nonsense' .....yeah.... thats what he said. I got no idea what a fella would call himself that for but... thats what Bubba said his name was. Anyway, seeing as you're from that same area, you ever heard of that guy?"

[The Peoples East Africa]

Díkù looked shocked. His jaw gaped open.
''Have I heard of The Supreme Almighty Unquestioned Leader? It should be a crime across humanity to have not heard of The Supreme Almighty Unquestioned Leader. For he is the most perfect human being ever. He is the messenger of the High Blood Gods! And he is the leader of the most perfect and democratic nation on earth, The Peoples East Africa!''

Díkù calmed down a bit.
''He is not ignorant. And, for your information, he did conquer the Roman Empire. He led an army of three hundred East African troops to conquer the city of Rome! The land was so corrupt that he decided to continue life in the homeland, The Peoples East Africa!''

Díkù paused to catch his breath.
''I am curious. What does your country teach of that ball? It is a much stated fact across The Peoples East Africa that your capitalist country spreads lies.''

[Bad Nazis]

Heinz nodded to the teacher to show her that he had understood. It felt easier now, when he knew that he understand what was going on even with his bad English, thanks to teachers. If they were all this friendly and helpful, then he would really enjoy it here.

Díkù looked away from the teacher and at the rows of houses.
''None of these are fit for a human of my standard. I'll choose later''
Seeing all the new arrivals, he decided to introduce himself. He planned to visit every new foreigner and make sure they knew who he was. For he, Díkù Hàyíjè Músájèx, was a representative of the greatest nation in existence, The Peoples East Africa!

He walked up to the nearest group, made up of Chase, a timid girl, and the Forest Ogre.
''Greetings comrades! I am Díkù Hàyíjè Músájèx!''

The East African caught his attention again. He raised his right hand and arm, this time a bit more casual than earlier. "Heil Heidler! I'm Heinrich Müller. ... nice to meet you, Diku..." He couldn't quite put the finger on it, but there was something about the man that made him feel uncomfortable. It might have something to do with his skin colour and his attitude, but there was something more too...

[Bubba Reb]

Díkù looked shocked. His jaw gaped open.
''Have I heard of The Supreme Almighty Unquestioned Leader? It should be a crime across humanity to have not heard of The Supreme Almighty Unquestioned Leader. For he is the most perfect human being ever. He is the messenger of the High Blood Gods! And he is the leader of the most perfect and democratic nation on earth, The Peoples East Africa!''

Díkù calmed down a bit.
''He is not ignorant. And, for your information, he did conquer the Roman Empire. He led an army of three hundred East African troops to conquer the city of Rome! The land was so corrupt that he decided to continue life in the homeland, The Peoples East Africa!''

Díkù paused to catch his breath.
''I am curious. What does your country teach of that ball? It is a much stated fact across The Peoples East Africa that your capitalist country spreads lies.''

Throughout Dikus speech Festus remained relaxed and interested. He was starting to connect the dots that this young mans hero and leader was actually the same arrogant blowhard that Bubba had described. Festus knew that his unusual but highly respected dictator was quick to call things for what they were, regardless, or often in spite of what illusions people wanted to uphold.
But that was Bubba. Festus figured that if the boy wanted to believe all that hogwash he had a right too. After all, thats how his country viewed religion. Anyone could believe whatever they wanted, as long as they didnt try to force others to comply. And as long as it didnt cause real harm.

But then the numbskull had to go and call his entire nation a bunch of liars! Festus eyes squinted slightly and a very hard look came over his face. His eyes burned with intensity as they bored into Dikus retinas and his body subtly shifted from its casual state. Speaking very softly Festus directly addressed his offender.

"I do not care what you believe, but you will NOT call my entire nation a bunch of liars! We keep our word. We value truth over silly false images more than anyone I know. I will not let you go around accusing us of being liars.

Never...... do that again!"

Festus does not relax. He stands like a coiled spring ready to release. Stareing into Dikus face.

[The Peoples East Africa]

Díkù kept calm.
''I simply said that that was a stated fact across The Peoples East Africa. Not once did I state that I believed it. But since I am an extremely kind man I'll forget your burst of madness. Now, what does your nation teach of that ball?''

He turned to Heinrich.
''Greetings! What is your origin of?''

[Cumberlanda]

"Sounds like your Supreme Leader chap fails to prioritize manners among his citizens. Saying that capitalist nations spread lies won't get you far outside. Of course, purely my opinion. Still, nice to meet you, Díkù. Name's Chase." Chase said with a grin on his face. His president, a big burly man by the name of Balboa Samuelsson, was able to shut down most common adolescent misbehavior in just over a month. Depression and suicide rates plummeted, and literacy and graduation rates skyrocketed. And his father played a major role in that, founding several youth camps for troubled kids.

[The Peoples East Africa]

Díkù turned to Chase and smiled.
''Purely your opinion? Well, your opinion is wrong. Capitalism is one of the great evils of existence. It has caused more deaths than anything in history. The Supreme Almighty Unquestioned Leader has devoted all his lives to fighting this evil. Anyway, I'm sure our differences can be out aside for the purpose of this exchange.''
He put out his hand for a handshake.

[Cumberlanda]

"Our President has devoted his life towards stopping religious and secular extremism from doing harm from our proud nation and our way of life, movements often backed by socialist and communist powers. We fight hard to defend our rights and sovereignty. However, I digress. I will put aside your misconceptions about our government, if you will do the same." He said, skaking the other's hand.

[Bad Nazis]

Heinz found the discussion about the other students different views on capitalism quite interesting. According to National Socialism, both capitalism and communism were equally as bad, and a third way was therefor the ideal that should be strived for. That was what he believed in. Of course, since he was only 14, he wasn't completely sure on what either of those things were, so he stayed out of the debate. And even if he had known, he was not good at debating. Every time he got in an aargument he never knew what to say until long afterwards, and that made him feel dumb, so he tried to avoid it.

"Vienna, The Armed Republic of Bad Nazis", he said in response to the East African when the others were silent for a moment.

[Zumetia]

"Hello, Meghan Strauss. We're glad to have you here at Lychee... I will be your foreign cultures teacher, Mrs. Cree. Feel free to pick a house back there for your residence- pick one, get one."
Rupia smiled at the student- quite pretty, she thought, but more importantly well-mannered.

Meghan proceeded to select the New England-style cottage a several meters down the road. "I'll take the cottage." she said to Mrs. Cree. As she glanced over to it, thinking about what memories could be made there, she noticed a rather big guy. "He's kinda cute," she thought to herself. "The rustic kind of cute, though." With that, she walked over to him and extended a hand. "Hi, I'm Meghan."

[Lychee]

Rupia turned to the conversing boy. "Yes, as many people can stay in one house as preferred. Though if you want it all to yourself, you were the first to ask so, so you can have it."

To Meghan, she replied with a quick "Of course" before the latter left.