--Planet, not a Diary! {Satire}

[Splashtail]

Yay for fanclub~

[hxneystorm]

Yaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy

[Piefan]

Did you know there's an Outcasts headquarters? Because there's totally an outcast headquarters. Yes, they set up an entire room dedicated to them. Wow.

I think there's also a Popular headquarters, but I've never seen it, and seeing is believing. For instance, I've never seen an ostrich, so ostriches are myths. I apply this logic to everything in the world.

Nah, seriously, though. After classes, I was running around like a cockroach, because I literally have no friends and there are apparently random, long breaks between classes. Convenient, I guess. I'm not complaining; I hate most subjects, and it should allow plenty time to get some help in homework.

So, as I tried desperately to look like I wasn't alone and I totally have friends, I managed to run into a door, of which there were many in the corridor. The plank of wood was surprisingly thin, allowing me to hear most conversation going on inside.

"... So, what, you're changing the play to red? I only have three red cards, unfortunately for me." -Scarlette

"... You have three cards in total." -Zavier

"Fair point there. Now draw four cards." -Scarlette

"I hate you." -Zavier

Why, yes, I did stand there like an idiot for half a minute while they talked. Following was an exclamation of 'UNO!' and someone's cry of frustration, before I entered. Without knocking, of course. I guess I have a tendency to do that, especially since they clearly weren't doing anything important.

Both paused in their game to turn to me. Scarlette was grinning triumphantly, in contrast to the neutral expression I'd seen last I met her.

"Hey, someone's finally here." -Zavier

"What the ham is this place?" -Me

"The Outcast headquarters. Duh." -Zavier

"We have a headquarters?" -Me

"Every group does, yes. This is ours. Simplistic, but I feel it's enough for our purposes." -Scarlette

"What are our purposes, actually?" -Me

"Playing Uno, Monopoly, and if we actually get enough free time, Dungeons and Dragons." -Scarlette

"And by 'get free time', she means 'turn into geeks'." -Zavier

"Playing a roleplaying game does not make you a geek." -Scarlette

"Yeah, sure, you keep saying that. I don't even like Uno." -Zavier

"Why do you play it then?" -Me

[Color=dodgerblue["Why wouldn't I?"[/color] -Zavier

I stared at him. He responded with an unblinking gaze before cracking a smile, turning back to Scarlette.

"Nah, I'm kidding. I actually kinda like this. Prefer most iPaw games, actually, but I don't think Scar here owns one." -Zavier

"I do; I just don't bring it. School rules." -Scarlette

"Rules, schmules." -Zavier

"So you two are friends, I assume?" -Me

"No, we just hang around and play games because we hate each other." -Zavier

"Wait, so-" -Me

"He was being sarcastic, Thalia." -Scarlette

"Your name's Thalia?" -Zavier

"Yep! Thalia Jackson, in fact." -Me

"... Weird name, if you don't mind me saying." -Zavier

"Don't mind at all! In fact, that's what she said!" -Me

I pointed to Scarlette, and Zavier snickered. I don't know why, but I have a feeling this is going to be a great year.

... Or is it?

DUN DUN DUN!

New poll up.

[hxneystorm]

Yussss

[Midnight Moon]

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n a m exPhoenix
"NOODLES!"
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Gender:Female
Relationships: She Has A Crush On Gracey (my own pet)
Overall: (personality, skills, etc) Nice Random Funny Shy Gamer pranker barley takes stuff seriously
Other:"DONT TOUCH MY PHOENIX"

[Piefan]

Accepted. New rule added.

[20lait1]

I've found it, finally. I really like how you're showing the characters - it's very... real life, I suppose. I might add another character soon, but I have to get working on some piece I'm writing.

[Piefan]

The world around him was quiet; still.

Then again, there was nothing around him.

The air was unmoving and thin, the light coming from an unknown source. He stood on an invisible platform, standing in the blackness of the void. As always, he felt nothing; nothing that his senses could detect. There was no heat, no life.

His emotions were unaffected, however. Anger found its place in him, at nothing in particular, satiated only by the power he had here. He deserved it. He needed it. Shutting his eyes, he once again went over his plans - take over Earth, harm whoever he could doing it. He could not afford to take a break for too long, lest his quest fail.

Of course, they were going ro protest. He needed protection. As much as he would like to claim otherwise, he was unable to take down an army using nothing but his paws.

A thin string of pale green magical energy curled around his paw as he stood, raising himself to his hind legs. The position was uncomfortable, but he could balance; he had been through worse.

In his mouth, a scythe began to materialise. Strong enough to protect itself from his sharp teeth, powerful enough to slice through anything. Its blade rippled, small charges of electricity running through it.

Once he was satisfied with it, he turned his attention to more minor things. His clothing, for instance. More quickly, he conjured a simple hoodie. Whether it was fashionable, he neither knew nor cared. It had been, after all, a long time since he had even been in contact with anyone that could tell.

Prepared and eager to begin his task, he teleported, appearing in the vast planet of Earth.

...

To be fair, The Shadowbinder did tell me I could do whatever I wanted with his backstory, and I did happen to have modelled half this thing after it. The early bird...

[Piefan]

Sooo, this Sunday, we're having a family bonding/fundraising thing, and today there were new students! Honestly, I wonder why they didn't just enrol at the start of the year like normal people, but hey, not my job to question it. Rose, as always, got to sort, so at the start of the day I had to watch her mocking everyone. Oh my gosh.



"Hello." -???

"Um, wait, are you a cat?" -Rose

*growl* "Yes, I am. Problem?" -???

"Oh, that's kinda surprising, 'cause-" -Rose

"In the name of the Six Spirits, nobody cares. Would you like a thousand scars on your face?" -???

Wow, he threatened to kill someone I dislike for daring to be surprised at an uncommon occurrence?

My hero!

"Now ask the question already." -???

"Ugh, I don't deserve this. What the hell have I ever done to you?" -Rose

*unsheathes claws* -???

"Fine. Name and interests?" -Rose

"I'm Khairul, and I enjoy philosophy." -Khairul

"Emos." -Rose

"I am not emo. Worst case, I'm slightly grimdark." -Khairul

"People's lives are important, and everyone has their place in this beautiful world. T/F?" -Rose

"False. Every word of that is false. In the long run, nobody will have any real effect on the universe. Name the best individual you can think of, and their most charitable act. Eventually, someone else would have done the same. The world is far too large, and time too long, to do anything that will truly help or harm." -Khairul

"... That's depressing. Very depressing. Now get your tail with the emos. Either that or outcasts." -Rose

OH MY GOSH HE TOTALLY DESERVED TO BE A JOCK OR SOME AWESOME ROLE. I mean, sure, he's kinda weird, sure, he has a very depressing and almost dangerous view on the world... But he's still epic!

I happened to be standing next to Scarlette, and I think I made a shocked sound aloud, based on the look she gave me.

"You alright there, Thalia?" -Scarlette

"Uh, yeah." -Me

After that, I quickly turned my attention back to the stage. Khairul was already walking off it, and someone else replaced him.



"... Nice hoodie." -Rose

*growl* "You dare insult me? I hold power you could only ever dream of!" -???

"Shut up. Hoodies are for boys, anyway. Aren't you a girl?" -Rose

"... I am not!" -???

Swinging his scythe, he caught her on the forearm, causing her to yelp and jump backwards. A drop of blood splattered against the ground, and she gasped, running backstage. I heard some talking, as the unnamed dog stood, seething with rage.

"Drop the weapon and get with the jocks. I would've put you in the outcasts or emos - I mean, you seem to fit the archetype of unreasonably violent towards authority figures - but, hey, rules are rules." -Rose

... Unreasonably violent? Seriously? How the ham does someone even mistake that guy for a female? The only way his gender could be more obvious is if he wrote 'I am male' on his forehead.

"If the Outcasts consist of people who dislike you, then I'd rather that." -???

"As you wish, then. Now go." -Rose



"Greetings. My name is Arianna Rifran." -Arianna

"Right then. Hobbies?" -Rose

Narrowing her eyes, Arianna dug her nails into the underside of her paws, ignoring the pain.

"What's it to you?" -Arianna

"To me? Nothing. To you? What determines the rest of the school year." -Rose

"... Music, world-hopping-" -Arianna

"You're one of those stupid roleplayers, aren't you? Or D&D players? Go to the Nerds, stat." -Rose

"... tabletop gaming isn't stupid..." -Arianna

"Finally, somebody agrees..."

Classes came and went, in which I paid total attention. Nothing much happened, really, until lunchtime. For most of the week, I've been sitting with Zavier and Scarlette, and I kinda like them. They're nice enough. While most of us usually buy our food from the cafeteria, she prefers to bring her own. I'm not sure why, honestly - the school's food isn't that bad. But she seems to really hate it, so *shrug*

We had a new addition to the table today: Khairul. I'm guessing he would have rather sat alone, judging by his personality, but there were no empty tables, and we were the most normal people there.

Yup. The guy with the fire on his back, the girl wearing a hat indoors, and the one who practically shouts all her sentences. Normalcy.

"Uh, hello." -Khairul

"HELLOOOO..." -me

... talking like that when nervous is obviously very common. And leaning into one's face.

"I, um... Stop that." -Khairul

"Wow, Thalia. Master of tact and subtlety." -Zavier

*cough* "Um... thanks." -Me

Look! I'm not writing in caps this time! That shows an improvement!

"... Just ignore her. You're Khairul, right?" -Zavier

"Correct. Seemingly the only cat here. Odd, but-" -Khairul

"Are the next couple sentences going to be philosophising? If so, I can safely say that you should stop talking now." -Zavier

"... Whatever." -Khairul

He scowled, taking a seat and curling his tail around him.

"Um, anyway, my name's Thalia." -Me

"Yeah, and I'm Zavier. In spite of the name usually being spelled with an X, mine has a Z, and people usually instinctively know that." -Zavier

"My name's Scarlette. Childhood friend of Zavier, newly-met friend of Thalia... Assuming she counts me as a friend, of course. I'm not certain." -Scarlette

Her gaze flickered to me; I responded by throwing her a smile.

"That's nice, certainly, but... you do realise I came here to eat, not necessarily to talk?" -Khairul

Fanclub up.

Also, as it turns out, actual Romans used IIII just as much as IV in formal texts. Who knew? *shrug* I'll make the new characters' bios in a moment.

[PrizmPaws]

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