Welcomeow to Shiawase's Seminyar

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Who: Class of Shiawase and participants
When: September 30 → October 4 → October 6
Where: Classroom
What: A meeting, then a seminar and a contest, and then a crash out
Warnings: None

[A notice is posted on the bulletin board, stating that a seminar on cameras and photographs, as well as a nekomata selfie contest, will be hosted by the class of Shiawase on the 4th of October. The prize: a date with . . . ?

True to their word, a classroom is commandeered that day with three stations for picking up cameras and receiving a crash course on them, taking selfies with the nekomata, and submitting selfies for judging. Time to start shooting for those points!]

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Teen Team Meeting 5 o(*￣▽￣*)ブ

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Thank you for gathering.

[Today, they've commandeered a classroom to discuss their group task, where several nekomata laze about on the floor. While a few peel away from the pack to rub against the students, Yuma fluidly sidesteps their approach as he speaks.]

I believe we can combine several tasks for this seminar. Obviously, we will be teaching a class on how to handle a camera, as well as the differences between Polaroids and digital photographs. If we were to hold a competition afterward on selfies taken with the nekomata as an incentive, we can double our gain in points. The questions then are who'll be assuming which role, by which standards the selfies will be judged, and what we should offer as prizes . . . What do you think?

[titlecard]

[ Eyeing the nekomata a little warily now that they have some idea of what else is going on there... ]

Maybe the most creative selfie can win? I might have said cutest before, but I'm not sure if that's... possible...

[selfportraiture]

[Ena is sitting on top of a desk to avoid said nekomata.

She's seen what they look like. Gross.]

Oh, sure, that sounds nice. I've been a part of a competition like that before, so I'm pretty familiar with the judging criteria.

[memori3s]

[ Prizes, huh... ]

A date with anyone from our class.

[ no. ]

CAMERA PICKUP AND CRASH COURSE

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At the front of the classroom, a few desks have been lined up to provide a space for students to futz around with their cameras, which will be provided from Shiawase's club box to supplement their learning on photographs and the art of taking selfies.

Please comment to be given a special camera and begin the lesson!

Re: CAMERA PICKUP AND CRASH COURSE

[threadling]

[Girl picks up one of the single-use cameras and looks it over.]

Could they seriously not have just given us phones, this thing is like a hundred years old...

Re: CAMERA PICKUP AND CRASH COURSE

[brokenlance]

[why am i here]

Um. Please begin with the very basics. None of these terms are familiar to me...

[holding a camera backwards and trying to stare into the lens]

Re: CAMERA PICKUP AND CRASH COURSE

[velluminous]

[ picking one up in both hands and holding it away from her body as she investigates it. ]

[poetaste]

[Here is someone who has absolutely, without a doubt, used a camera before, even if the devices aren't exactly the same.

But Cadence is here to play an extremely ignorant and eager to learn student who does not want a date with anyone. So, basically, teacher is the guinea pig.]

What've we got here?

[suplexer]

[ Tifa arrives as perhaps an unexpected visitor, given that she's been cloistered away in Kenkou's dorm for the past few weeks, too sick to venture out. She seems much better now! In her usual uniform, with the only sign of her past injuries the fact that her left arm has some discolored scarring on it.

After finally being well enough to leave her room, her first stop had been the bulletin board, and the mention of a "nekomata selfie contest" had obviously caught her attention.

So, here she is, inspecting the cameras to start off. Cloud had become a bit of an amateur photographer, so she's familiar enough to handle the camera with some experience. ]

A seminar, huh...? What's this all about?

[ Someone's missed the memo on all the club stuff. ]

SELFIES WITH THE NEKOMATA

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In the center of the classroom, which has been cleared of desks and chairs, are several nekomata. Students are encouraged to take selfies as a group; however, due to the single-use nature of the cameras, each character is only allowed one shot. They may not go back to the front and ask for a second camera!

Good luck, and mingling is highly encouraged.

[laevateinns]

[ akechi doesn’t care about a date. thinks it’s stupid, even.

but he’ll be damned if he loses a selfie contest.

it’s almost uncanny as he practices his photo with the nekomata, just how quickly his face turns from his grumpy resting face to an adorable smile.

unnerving. ]

Re: SELFIES WITH THE NEKOMATA

[velluminous]

[ staring down a nekomata like an old-school western duel ]

Re: SELFIES WITH THE NEKOMATA

[threadling]

[Girl picks up a nekomata.]

[She lays down on her back.]

[She drops the nekomata on her upper torso and face. The nekomata complies with this action and sits down.]

[She takes the selfie - most of her head and face are obscured by the nekomata.]

[poetaste]

[A raven and a nekomata are having a staring contest.

That is, the bird. Cadence's bird is cramming into the selfie frame with her, and the bird keeps squabbling with the cat demon before shoving its face into the shiny reflective sparkle of the unicorn camera lens.]

Hey, hey, let's all try and be friends for the picture, all right? In a few years, you might miss these memories...

[Since the raven is literally an ink creation that she controls, her protests probably sound a little silly, don't they...? Maybe this is a good opportunity to join her for the picture and get along.]

[suplexer]

[ This is the exciting part! Tifa takes a seat in the middle of the floor, then effortlessly coaxes one of the nekomata into her lap. She has the camera in her left hand, and is busy trying to maneuver it into the right configuration for a selfie while the cat spirit gets comfortable. ]

SELFIE SUBMISSIONS

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At the back of the classroom, someone is seated at a desk to receive submissions. As per the rules, only one selfie is allowed per student.

For this, please roll a 1d20 and +1 (up to 3) for each additional character in the event of a group selfie.

Re: SELFIE SUBMISSIONS

[threadling]

[6.]

[laevateinns]

[ 16! ]

Re: SELFIE SUBMISSIONS

[velluminous]

[ also. a six.

the picture is blurry. it's off-angled. half the frame is just of her ear and shoulder. she's clearly trying to avoid proximity to the nekomata—but considering what it looks like on film... maybe you can't blame her. ]

[poetaste]

[It's a 12. A 13 if the bird counts.

Said bird probably made this picture decent by distracting the nekomata, even if it also means that the picture isn't as good at it could be...because the nekomata was distracted.]

[suplexer]

[ And it's a 15! The selfie is just of Tifa sitting with one of the nekomata nuzzling up against her face. It captures the moment with perfect timing of when the nekomata rubs its cheek against hers. Super cute! Well, except for the fact that nekomata look pretty horrifying in photos... ]

Re: SELFIE SUBMISSIONS

[brokenlance]

[DIMITRI HAS ROLLED A 2

IT’S THE MOST DOGSHIT SELFIE YOU’VE EVER SEEN

only by some miracle did he not critical fail and crush the camera to dust in his hands. it is all blur. he is barely in frame. it’s mostly pointed at his shoes with like a dark smudge of nekomata in it.

just awful.]

[candlestick]

[ Well, after getting a 19, he's sitting pretty on this one.

Then again part of it may be that even though the creatures look like absolute nightmares when photographed, their behavior is still incredibly cute when it comes to Zuo Le? He is, after all, their favorite guy whether he wants to be or not. ]

crash out time

[selfportraiture]

[Mizuki's portrait shows up with the graduated students.

And Ena walks into the dorm, pale as a ghost, strides straight into her room and slams the door shut loudly enough to echo throughout the dorm (rude), and then.



Disappears into her phone.

Oopsies.

Oopsiesx2: she slammed the door so hard it didn't latch properly, which means it bounces back open enough to show Ena's very empty room.]

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[The slam startles Yuma in his room, breaking his concentration on the latest—and highly faded—book he borrowed from the library. By the time he sets it down and exits, an odd flash of light seems to be dying down before he turns his attention to the exposed room.]

Botan?

[He opens the door the rest of the way. Empty . . . ]