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Cafetaria, 9th of September 2015, Day time:
During breaktime, Alisia as usual was sitting on the corner, eating alone without a thought, when all of the sudden, Miyuki approached. "Konnich- I mean, morning! Mind if I sit here?" She asked in a cheerful and polite tone.
Alisia looked up at Miyuki, hesitating for a few seconds, before nodded. Miyuki then placed down her tray on the table right in front of Alisia. "Ne... Alisia-san- I mean... Alisia, uhh... How are you?" Asked Miyuki as she started eating.
Alisia swallowed the food inside her mouth before then she answered without looking, "Good."
Miyuki nodded, "Ehh, I... See..." Miyuki kept her eyes at Alisia, which bothered Alisia, causing a response.
"What are you even trying to do?" Alisia stared up towards Miyuki with an annoyed look. "Just eat-"
Alisia was interrupted when Lily arrived with her tray, and with a tired voice she asked. "Mind if I sit here?" In a tired yet still polite tone.
Alisia looked up at Lily. "Sure, I don't mind." she looked back down to her food, and continued eating.
Lily sat down right beside Miyuki, and started eating without much sound, with a tired look. Alisia looked at her, with a little concern on her face. "Still tired?"
"... I hate waking up in 7 AM..." Lily yawned, before she grabbed the spork and began eating, swallowing it.
"As always... huh... well, what do you expect from private schools?" Said Alisia, before sighing and continued eating her food.
After a few minutes of silence. Miyuki, wanting to make the situation more lively, then decided to speak up, "So... Who's joining tankery?" she asked.
Lily swallowed her food before she answered. "I don't, my parents prohibited me... Because I'm weak... Can't even wake up by myself... Might as well fail in life." Lily yawned, her eyes being half closed.
"Na- I see..." Miyuki nodded, she sighed and began talking. "Adapting to a new life is hard... No longer living in a familiar place..." Miyuki released another heavy sigh.
"Well... At least better than being neglected by their own parents and cousin you lived with for most of your life." Said Lily as she continued eating, and continued. "Although it's more parents having no time... they still love you tho."
"Eh? Who? You?" Miyuki asked with a curious tone.
"Ehh, no, It's the one in front of you." Lily pointed her spork towards Alisia, which Miyuki then switched her attention to the direction, which is Alisia.
"Oh, I see." Miyuki nodded before she continued eating her food.
Classroom, Day time:
A while later, just a minute before the school ended, the PA system roared to life with a ping, as a voice began broadcasting through. "Attention students, whose name is mentioned in the following list are to head to the school's old garage. Starting from... Remi Levesque, Antoine Gagnone, Amelie Dubois, Alisia Harlington, Miyuki Anderson-"
As the PA continued to announced the names, Alisia wondered inside her mind. "... Is this about tankery?"
The announcement continued for over 5 minutes, announcing around 30 names, now approaching 36 students, until eventually finished. "Jack McCain, Finlay Stewart, Anoki Starhawk, William Turner, and lastly... Daniel Foster... Oh my, what a long list. Anyway, head towards the school's old garage after school." The announcer released a small cough before the PA went off, now there being only silence. The bell rang, as it was time to go home, besides the names mentioned by the PA before who were told to go to the place it mentioned.
"Alright then students, you all may go now, good day." The teacher started to pack her things to leave, followed with other students also packing up their belongings.
"Well... I'll get going then." Lily stood up as she finished packing up her things.
"Oh, well, see you later then."
As Alisia said its farewell to Lily, she then walked out of the classroom, to head towards the old school garage the PA instructed before,
Miyuki approached Alisia. "Well, I wonder if its about tankery."
Alisia ignored Miyuki and continued to walk, Miyuki tried to interact yet no response was given.
School garage, Day time:
After they walked for a while, they reached the old school garage where other students were also seen, all waiting near the old garage's large metal door. The headmaster was also spotted, with the student council's president, holding a tablet on her hand. The headmaster began to speak to the students. "Good day students. Now, as you now may wonder why we are called here, it is for me to welcome all of you into the tankery club, quite a very simple ceremony I know." The students looked at the headmaster, their attention now given towards him. As the headmaster continued. "Many of you here, are smart yet quiet ones', awkward people, people who cant socialize, neglected students, and yet after all efforts by the school to prevent bullying, nothing can almost be done.
One is even a new student from the far east, still alien to this town yet with a spirit to participate, just like their Japanese-American counterparts participating in the war on the side of a country in which its enviroment still alien to them, yet with determination to prove themselves that they are worthy to become a resident in this wonderful town.
Now enough with the speech, today we will be determine who will be the clubs' leader." After that, the headmaster pulled out what seemed to be an old pencil, the students looked at it, many discussed what the pencil is for.
"Ne... Sore wa ittai nani o suru nodeshou ka?" Asked Miyuki as she tilted her head in confusion. Alisia was also left wondered, but she just waited for what the headmaster will do next.
"Alright, wherever this pencil points at, that person becomes the leader." Said the headmaster as he looked back at everyone, showing it to everyone.
One of the students, Isabelle, complained, "Determining the leader with a pencil? You serious Mr Headmaster?" The other students started to talk to each other, many confused by the headmaster's picking method of using a pencil. They looked at the president, asking and demanding an answer. But she, just raised her shoulder.
"A pencil? How silly." Alisia looked at the pencil, feeling weird, and nervous, feeling somewhat uneasy.
"Hold your horses back students, this pencil picks more better leaders than most elections back when tankery was still a thing in this school." The headmaster explained.
The president remained quiet, the students began asking her for more, but the president just raised her shoulders yet again. "Not my thing, my job is only to record and stuff."
"But... Isn't that a bit- No... Way too ridiculous?" Isabelle asked with a confused look,
"I know what you're thinking Ms. Lambert, but. Do you believe in God?" The Headmaster asked with a stare.
Isabelle fell silent, unable to answer the headmaster question.
"Or perhaps are you..." Just as the headmaster about to finish his question, Miyuki interrupted.
"A-Ah! Sir! Perhaps we should continue? It is getting a bit hot!" Miyuki requested.
The headmaster looked at Miyuki, he thinked for a while before then replying back. "Perhaps we should, Ms Anderson. Ms Lambert, meet in my office after this, I have many questions to ask, with you and your parents of course."
Isabelle gulped, nervous, before then she nodded. The headmaster then looked back at the rest of the students.
"Alright then, without further ado, those who are pointed by the pencil, shall be chosen as the leader commander of the tankery club."
The headmaster then dropped the pencil, as it then fell to the ground, bounced for a while before it started spinning on the ground for a while, and as it was about to stop, pointing at Alisia, Alisia moved away from the pencil's tip, but then the wind came and spinned the pencil a bit more, as if it was following her direction.
Alisia started to panic, she moved away more to the right, but the wind continued to spin the pencil to move towards Alisia's direction, some of the students are confused, some giggled.
"Oi, missy, where are you going? Running away from a pencil?" One of the students said as he giggled.
"Ehh... Poor Alisia..." Said Miyuki as she giggled in a small voice.
Alisia continued moving further, but then the headmaster ordered. "Ms Harlington, stop moving,"
Alisia got more nervous, now getting pressured by an elder that is the headmaster, which is above her. Unable to resist against orders, she stopped and closed her eyes in an act of giving up to her fate.
The pencil eventually stopped and pointed directly at Alisia, some of the students then burst into laughter, but then the headmaster interupted,
"Alright, quiet down! Its nothing to be laughed about!" The students continued to laugh, and the headmaster then has enough and decided to raise his tone and spoke in a stern way, "QUIET DOWN!"
The students fell silent, as they're now scared by the sudden raised voice the headmaster have just unleashed upon them. The President meanwhile had her ears already covered, with her eyes shut, ignoring the explosion that was happening in front of her.
A few seconds passed, and the headmaster looked at the student, still looking angry, before then taking a breath and continued. "There is nothing to be laughed about becoming the leader of a club, its as if Ms Harlington is a clown in here, is she?"
The students remained quiet, some nervous and scared, never before the headmaster would release such a high voice.
Then the headmaster resumed after he regained his composure, "Sorry, it seems like im a bit moody today. Now, Ms Harlington, you are now in charge of the school's tankery club. You are are allowed and must appoint people and organize the club. If you have any request regarding equipments, funds, and other things, discuss it with the president. Now I shall go. Oh, and one more thing, instructors will arrive tommorow to help you with the things I just said. Now you're all dismissed. Ms Lambert, come with me."
The headmaster left, leaving Alisia who's left nervous and confused. The other students grabbed their things and started to walk home, with the exception of Isabelle the headmaster called earlier. Then Miyuki approached Alisia and tapped her shoulder, "Ne... Daijoubu ka?"
Alisia flinched and looked back at Miyuki, "Don't touch me!" she glared.
"A-Ah, gomen!" Miyuki flinched back, surprised by Alisia's reaction.
Alisia continued to give a blank stare, before then she snapped out of it, "I-I'll just go home..."
Alisia went to grab her bag and started to walk back home, Miyuki looked at Alisia with a worried look. But then not wanting to bother her, she decided to just go home. Meanwhile, a student was looking at Alisia with a glare, staring with such ferocity, with anger building inside him. His fist clenched, but then he stopped and decided to go home.