Hello, all. This is the second chapter of OFCoV. Before we start, I would
like to give my thanks too: all of you readers who applied as students, as
well as to Meagan, represented by Slyfox, Alexandra who is portrayed by
Violet White, and Glenn and Az, both of the same name, for letting me use
you guys as staffers. This is much appreciated! Thank you guys so much.
For return readers, please don't hesitate to tell me what you think of this. For new readers, please feel free to fill out the Student Application at the end of the last chapter. We still have empty spots for students.
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Sherryl fell out of the Gate, stumbled from the disorientation, and wound up on her knees. Violet was looking at her with an amused look on her face, but didn't offer to help Sherryl stand up.
"Well, Sherryl, it is my duty to welcome you to the Official Fanfiction Collegium of Valdemar," said Violet. "Follow me, I'll get you situated in your room, and I'll fill you in on what you need to know on the way." At that, the girl whirled around and headed for a door at the end of the hall they had appeared in.
"As I told you, I'm one of the Student Advisors. You'll be introduced to all the staff at the Welcoming Speech tomorrow. Now, this hall we're in now- "And they were in a hall, having just walked through the door, "Is where all the first-year lessons are held. Well, MOST of them. Some of your lessons are outside. Through this door here, we have the student's wing, where student dorms are located."
At this point, as they stepped through a door at the end of the hall, Violet pulled out a sheet of paper and glanced at it. "Ah, all right, you're roommate is already here. You're on the second floor, close to the stairs." On the other side of the door was another hall, with an open staircase off to the side. There were a number of people in this hall, unlike the first hall they had walked down. Violet turned and headed for the stairs, taking them two at a time. Sherryl was hard pressed to keep up, carrying her bag as she was. On the second floor, Violet turned down the hall, counted off a number of doors as they walked past, and stopped outside yet another unremarkable door. Like the other doors they had passed on both sides of the hall, this one had a set of small brass plaques on it. The one on top said "Teena" and the one below it had Sherryl's name on it.
"Sherryl, this is your room. Your roommate is probably inside. You don't have to be anywhere until noon tomorrow, when you have to show up at the dining hall for the Welcoming Speech. The dining hall is through that door over there, and down the steps on the other side. You'll be going there for meals. Breakfast is from six to seven A.M., lunch is 11 A.M. to noon, except tomorrow when it's after the Welcoming Speech, and dinner is from five to six in the evening. After that is free time, once classes start, and Lights Out is at 10. You'll get your schedule after the Welcoming Speech; they'll be handed out as you leave after lunch. Now, goodbye. Go meet your roommate and the people you'll be studying with."
With that, Violet turned and walked off. Looking around, it quickly became clear to Sherryl that a number of the doors had opened and the occupants of the rooms had been watching them. From the nearest door, she heard a snippet of conversation: "She's rooming with Teena? I feel sorry for her, Teena's SCARY. . ." Sherryl put it out of her mind- how bad could a fellow fangirl be? She turned, opened the door, and walked in. Half of the room was clearly occupied. There was a girl on the bed, there were books on the small bookshelf next to the bed, and there were posters on the walls. This must be her roommate, Teena.
The first thing out of her mouth was, "Um, why do you have pictures of cartoons on the walls?"
Clearly, this was not the right thing to say, as the girl leveled a glare at her, and said, in a soft snarl, "They are NOT cartoons, they are ANIME characters. You will not diss the anime." With that, Teena turned back to the book that she was reading- Backwards! She was reading the book backwards, Sherryl noted- and so Sherryl went to the other side of the room to unpack her belongings. Well. It seemed like this would be a long stay, if she couldn't get along with her roommate. . .
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Well, I had been expecting to get to the Welcome Feast this chapter, but it didn't work out that way. So, the next chapter include the Welcome Feast. Look for it next week!
For return readers, please don't hesitate to tell me what you think of this. For new readers, please feel free to fill out the Student Application at the end of the last chapter. We still have empty spots for students.
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Sherryl fell out of the Gate, stumbled from the disorientation, and wound up on her knees. Violet was looking at her with an amused look on her face, but didn't offer to help Sherryl stand up.
"Well, Sherryl, it is my duty to welcome you to the Official Fanfiction Collegium of Valdemar," said Violet. "Follow me, I'll get you situated in your room, and I'll fill you in on what you need to know on the way." At that, the girl whirled around and headed for a door at the end of the hall they had appeared in.
"As I told you, I'm one of the Student Advisors. You'll be introduced to all the staff at the Welcoming Speech tomorrow. Now, this hall we're in now- "And they were in a hall, having just walked through the door, "Is where all the first-year lessons are held. Well, MOST of them. Some of your lessons are outside. Through this door here, we have the student's wing, where student dorms are located."
At this point, as they stepped through a door at the end of the hall, Violet pulled out a sheet of paper and glanced at it. "Ah, all right, you're roommate is already here. You're on the second floor, close to the stairs." On the other side of the door was another hall, with an open staircase off to the side. There were a number of people in this hall, unlike the first hall they had walked down. Violet turned and headed for the stairs, taking them two at a time. Sherryl was hard pressed to keep up, carrying her bag as she was. On the second floor, Violet turned down the hall, counted off a number of doors as they walked past, and stopped outside yet another unremarkable door. Like the other doors they had passed on both sides of the hall, this one had a set of small brass plaques on it. The one on top said "Teena" and the one below it had Sherryl's name on it.
"Sherryl, this is your room. Your roommate is probably inside. You don't have to be anywhere until noon tomorrow, when you have to show up at the dining hall for the Welcoming Speech. The dining hall is through that door over there, and down the steps on the other side. You'll be going there for meals. Breakfast is from six to seven A.M., lunch is 11 A.M. to noon, except tomorrow when it's after the Welcoming Speech, and dinner is from five to six in the evening. After that is free time, once classes start, and Lights Out is at 10. You'll get your schedule after the Welcoming Speech; they'll be handed out as you leave after lunch. Now, goodbye. Go meet your roommate and the people you'll be studying with."
With that, Violet turned and walked off. Looking around, it quickly became clear to Sherryl that a number of the doors had opened and the occupants of the rooms had been watching them. From the nearest door, she heard a snippet of conversation: "She's rooming with Teena? I feel sorry for her, Teena's SCARY. . ." Sherryl put it out of her mind- how bad could a fellow fangirl be? She turned, opened the door, and walked in. Half of the room was clearly occupied. There was a girl on the bed, there were books on the small bookshelf next to the bed, and there were posters on the walls. This must be her roommate, Teena.
The first thing out of her mouth was, "Um, why do you have pictures of cartoons on the walls?"
Clearly, this was not the right thing to say, as the girl leveled a glare at her, and said, in a soft snarl, "They are NOT cartoons, they are ANIME characters. You will not diss the anime." With that, Teena turned back to the book that she was reading- Backwards! She was reading the book backwards, Sherryl noted- and so Sherryl went to the other side of the room to unpack her belongings. Well. It seemed like this would be a long stay, if she couldn't get along with her roommate. . .
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Well, I had been expecting to get to the Welcome Feast this chapter, but it didn't work out that way. So, the next chapter include the Welcome Feast. Look for it next week!