I feel as though I should have mentioned this all in the beginning... You see, our society from the highschool's perspective is all equal; really it's the opposite... #TW: #This may be a while
The first thing to say is that we have different ranks in our "planet", as they call it. What our district is really called depends on the generation. The guardians and youngest are to call it "Alternia", for we are different from the rest of the world. The teens have decided, with help from the girl of highest rank, that we shall call the district "Beforus". For it is our solemn duty to put the "planet" before us in case of emergency.
The ranking ranges depending on when the person is born and what gender. Most of the higher ranks are male, but the highest is a family of females. Our ranks are to be by astronomical signs used in the west, not east. The English Zodiacs. The highest rank is the Pisces, of course. That would make Aries the lowest... At least it is supposed to be like that. You see, my father, Simon, hates the ranking and believes we should be equal and not judged by the color our sign gives us. Simon, whom I do not wish to call father because I want nothing to do with him or death would surely come, made our family the lowest of the low.
The ranks are marked with colors. The Aries, or Megido family, are burgundy; thus, the Pisces, or Peixes family, are marked with fuchsia. The Nitrams: Light brown, Captors: Mustard yellow, Leijons: Olive green, Maryams: Jade green, Pyropes: Teal, Serkets: Cerulean, Zahhaks: Navy Blue, Makaras: Eggplant, Amporas: Lilac. This is moving up the hierarchy. Below the Nitrams are the Megidos, and above the Amporas are the Peixes. You may be wondering where my family, the Vantases, are. Exactly. With Simon going out and preaching against the higher levels, we were kicked off the list with the color of candy red. The very color of my sweater I wear out of spite. We are supposed to be between the Captors and Leijons at lime green.
The reason Mr. David Ampora mumbled he hated my father was because he is the one that has to kill him. And after Simon, it'll be Karkat... Then me... And all allies of Simon. Porrim, Mituna, and Meulin don't know their parents are with Simon... I just hope they find out on time so they can get away... Miss Dolores was so nice... She's like our adoptive grandmother. She adopted father when he was a child. That technically makes the Maryam sisters our aunts. And then there's Ms. Decca, whom Karkat likes to call "mom" every now and then. Added to them, plus Simon, is Mr. Psi. He's pretty "cool" but overall sassy.
The highschool was built for the teens and it was even named "Beforus High". We are taught the basics until seventh period where we learn our place and rank in society. Most of us know it already, but it shows us what to do after we graduate. I usually just skip or sneak to the Lime. Our younger siblings don't go through this. They learn from us and our parents. Well, by that I mean that they take the trait that is not shown in the teenager. Father was passive-aggressive. While I am passive, Karkat is aggressive. Mr. Ampora is a tough man with a very small soft side. Cronus got the soft side and Eridan took the rest. It works like that for the rest. Gosh, especially the Peixes. Meenah acts just like their mother, Mistress Connie, while Feferi is looked down on by them because she has a crush on a Captor and hates the hierarchy.
I don't believe I have left anything out. Sorry for consuming your time.