The Academy
Sunnydale High wasn't the only school built on top of a Hellmouth...
Disclaimer: Technically, I own everything so far in this, except the mention of the Hellmouth. But it's set in Joss Whedon's universe. And sooner rather than later, there'll be more references to the Council of Watchers or to the Slayer or the Order of Aurelius or some piece of obscure backstory from the Buffyverse. Joss Whedon owns all that. So he might as well own this as well.
Setting: St. Clare's Academy, Cleveland
Chronology: Before Season 7. I haven't decided beyond that.
Preface
The school uniform at St. Clare's was much like that of any other Catholic high school in the Cleveland area. There was the plaid skirt and the white blouse for girls, dockers, shirt and tie for boys. Nonetheless, every student at St. Clare's Academy was instantly identifiable by the bright red blazer that he or she wore. That was the point. There was also an item that wasn't on the official dress code, but every student wore without fail nonetheless: a silver cross on a chain around the neck. Everyone wore the cross, even if he or she was Jewish or Buddhist or Hindu, or just a plain atheist. And everyone kept silent about it. There were bigger issues on a Hellmouth than civil liberties.
They rarely needed the crosses around their necks, however. Vampires rarely got close enough to a St. Clare's student to be repelled by its power; they saw the red blazer and stayed away. Why go after one of them when there were so many easy meals all over the city? It was like one of those little security company stickers people put on the windows of their houses. Besides, St. Clare's students knew better than to be out about dark in groups smaller than four or five students. The school held a strict curfew, after all.
Sunnydale High wasn't the only school built on top of a Hellmouth...
Disclaimer: Technically, I own everything so far in this, except the mention of the Hellmouth. But it's set in Joss Whedon's universe. And sooner rather than later, there'll be more references to the Council of Watchers or to the Slayer or the Order of Aurelius or some piece of obscure backstory from the Buffyverse. Joss Whedon owns all that. So he might as well own this as well.
Setting: St. Clare's Academy, Cleveland
Chronology: Before Season 7. I haven't decided beyond that.
Preface
The school uniform at St. Clare's was much like that of any other Catholic high school in the Cleveland area. There was the plaid skirt and the white blouse for girls, dockers, shirt and tie for boys. Nonetheless, every student at St. Clare's Academy was instantly identifiable by the bright red blazer that he or she wore. That was the point. There was also an item that wasn't on the official dress code, but every student wore without fail nonetheless: a silver cross on a chain around the neck. Everyone wore the cross, even if he or she was Jewish or Buddhist or Hindu, or just a plain atheist. And everyone kept silent about it. There were bigger issues on a Hellmouth than civil liberties.
They rarely needed the crosses around their necks, however. Vampires rarely got close enough to a St. Clare's student to be repelled by its power; they saw the red blazer and stayed away. Why go after one of them when there were so many easy meals all over the city? It was like one of those little security company stickers people put on the windows of their houses. Besides, St. Clare's students knew better than to be out about dark in groups smaller than four or five students. The school held a strict curfew, after all.