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Charlotte "Charlie" Zhu | 24 | Sociocultural Anthropology | Kitsune | "Rise and fucking shine, Cinderella!"

[icy-gaze]

Anouk nodded her head at the girl. “Yes, it is of Dutch origin.” She explained, pushing in the rest of the poles so the tent was not able to stand on its own, somewhat. They just needed to put in the stakes. “Right. Just put one in those two corners. There should be a slot to stick them in.” She said after tossing two towards Charlotte.

[celestialcharlottezhu]

“That’s neat. Were you born there or is your family just from there?” She did seem to have a bit of an accent but that didn’t mean she was born and raised there. Several factors could affect that. “Got it.” With that Charlotte took the stakes and stuck them in the ground. Once they were in, she took a step back and appreciated their handiwork. “Damn girl, look at us, making an awesome tent all on our own. Good job.”

[yesbertie-blog]

“I don’t need an invitation to be an arsehole.” Felix shot the girl a crooked grin, before settling down against the cupboards to watch Charlie eat with an unamused look on his face. “That’s disgusting, have you never heard of closing your mouth when you chew? It’s only good manners.”

[celestialcharlottezhu]

“Good manners, what are those? Are you sure you know them? Being an ass isn’t good manners.” She pointed out. Then she got another forkful of food and shoved it in her mouth. “Mmm, this is so delicious,” she moaned out loudly.

[paradisefoundrp-blog1]

“Not just good, we’re freaking fantastic! Ugh, down we the patriarchy!” she roared, half-joking. She then held her hand up, waiting a fist bump, “Damn girl, I think you and I’ll get a long very well. I’m Jade by the way, and I just got these awesome Turtle Beach headsets that we can totally use!”

[celestialcharlottezhu]

Seeing the fist up, Charlie raised her own and gave the girl a fist bump and ‘exploded it’. “I’m Charlie. And I agree, you seem pretty cool. Those sound awesome. You should go grab those, then we can go back to my place and play some video games.”

[yesbertie-blog]

Bordom was one hell of a downer, it stemmed from Felix’s brain and flowed through his body like novacaine, making him unwilling to move or do anything to stop the feeling. Caught in a moment of quiet contemplation, the boy looked up at a sound nearby, not caring very much if it was directed at him, just needing a distraction that came in the form of anything.

“I don’t remember inviting you to talk to me.”

[celestialcharlottezhu]

During her break, Charlie had been wandering through the kitchen looking for something to make. She was starving. So, instead of making something complex, she just got out her left overs from the night before. After it had warmed up, she smiled to herself. “I am going to enjoy you.” But then she looked up when she heard a voice directed at her. For a moment the kitsune just blinked. “Well I don’t remember inviting you to be an asshole. Looks like someone could use some food, but too bad for you, I don’t feel like sharing.” With that she took a bite of food, rather obnoxiously.

[ash-stevens-deactivated20151015]

“Nope.” Asher immediately burst out laughing as the girl went on a full talk about what to do. He figured he could just press some random buttons and hopefully get a few points… if that was the objective of the game, that is. Shuffling in his seat, Asher nodded his head, “Lets fucking do it!”

[celestialcharlottezhu]

“That’s the right attitude,” she elbowed him lightly before starting the game. Scrolling through the options, she picked her character and then began to run through the map. “Get ready to lose, Stevens!” With that she jumped in one of the R2R2s and began to just shoot things rapidly. 

[thaiis-a]

“I shall keep that in mind then, thanks for telling me.” Thais listened attentively as Charlotte explained the purpose of the game as she kept her eyes on the screen. As soon as they ended up in the run down town, the she-wolf began moving her player around trying to get a gist of the controls and how to switch and use the weapons. Looking over at the kitsune, she nods in understanding before letting out a grin as they were about to start. “Alright then let the games begin!” she exclaims as her attention returned to her screen. So far it looks like she was in the clear, therefore on instinct she started running around picking up random boosters and whatnot until she saw a few zombies a few feet away. From there, Thais activated her weapon and began shooting away as the zombies began spewing out blood with each hit she made. An amused look appeared on the she-wolf’s face as she grins in satisfaction, “Aw man I totally forgot how fun these games used to be! This is fucking awesome!”

[celestialcharlottezhu]

Suddenly, the zombies came on to the screen and Charlotte got into her element. The kitsune’s eyes were fixed on the screen as she began to shoot way. “Yes! Head shot!” she cheered as one zombie feel over due to a shot in the head. “Thank you! I’m glad someone gets it- oh, oh on your left!” One zombie was coming up from the side of Thais’ character. “Too many students and faculty don’t appreciate video games,” she finally completed the thought once  Thais had killed the zombie. “Okay, wave one is finished. Now on to wave two. If we go up to that building, one of us can snipe from the window and the other can watch from the stairs.” While the plan was being formulated, Charlotte went to the vending machines to get more ammunition and energy drinks. “Okay, hurry, hurry, the next wave is about to begin!”

[thaiis-a]

With a cocky smile, Thais nods and replies with, “Thanks, it’s all part of the Thais charm y’know?” Her attention went back to the screen as soon as the controls were shown to her. The she-wolf would look back and forth from controller to screen to grasp an understanding of how to play and after listening to Charlotte’s instructions, she nods and says, “Mmkays got it, vending machines and treasure chest thingys are your friends.” She looks up at the kitsune, “I’m ready when you are.” declared the she-wolf with a challenging smile. This game could either make her or break her, but at the end of the day it was just a game and that as long as she had fun, then that’s all that matters. 

[celestialcharlottezhu]

“Yes, be careful, though. Even when you’re selecting stuff from them, the zombies can still get you.  And then as your teammate I’ll have to come find you and heal you,” she explained as both selected their characters. “One last thing, the way this works we’re on the same ‘team'. So who win will be determined by kills and if we get the same number we’ll factor in deaths and stuff.” Then the map loaded an both characters were in the middle of a run down town. Immediately Charlie began to move around the map, looking for a good ‘base’ location. “They come in waves, so you’ve got a few moments between each one to get stuff and find hiding spots or whatever.” But while talking her eyes were fixed on the screen as she was already absorbed in the game. Moments later, WAVE 1, came up on the screen and groans were made by the zombie characters now spawning. “Here we go.”

[ash-stevens-deactivated20151015]

“Learn as you go along - got it.” Ash said, nodding his head. The wolf leaned forward as the girl handed over the controller and looked over the maps. “Alright…” He said slowly, trying to work out what the hell he was supposed to be doing. His efforts didn’t work out well still the game was confusing to him, mainly because Asher had already forgotten what he was meant to be doing.

[celestialcharlottezhu]

“Okay, let’s go with Hoth. There’s a lot of really fun R2R2 walkers you can destroy, and shit,” she smirked. Some of the vehicles you were allowed to steal and fight in were just incredibly fun. “Okay, so you can either be part of the empire or the republic. But since I’m assuming you’re not well versed in the lingo, I’ll just go with the republic.” Then once he selected the other, she pulled up a control screen. “Those are all of the controls you’ll need. And- oh! When you get to a command post, you just stand on it and wait for the color to change to take over it. Think you got it?”

[axel-alstrohm-deactivated201808]

Axel was bored. The routine of the school was doing nothing for him – he was passing his classes, just, but that wasn’t the problem. He wanted out, he wanted to head out on the road and never look back – but for now, that wasn’t an option. Instead, he found himself sitting silently behind the keys of a piano in the music room, something he hadn’t done for more than a while. In his younger years, his father was very insistent that he learnt an instrument, and found it was the only thing that kept him occupied. When Axel was occupied, that meant he stayed out of trouble.  It only took him a few minutes of toying around with the keys for him to remember how to play – and it seemed as though he retained his skill better than he had first thought, though while his rendition of Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31 was slightly clumsy, he couldn’t recall an easier piece. As he played, he heard the door creak behind him and he sighed loudly, stopping as he turned towards the figure in the doorway. “What do you want?” 

[celestialcharlottezhu]

While going on her usual morning walk around the campus, Charlotte stopped as she noted something different. Usually the halls were silent and empty at this time. But she heard music echoing down the hall. Using her enhanced hearing to follow the sounds down the hall and into the music room. It made sense, she wondered why she didn’t figure that would be the source in the first place. As she entered, the music abruptly stopped. Charlotte frowned a bit. “Oh I was just exploring around. No one is usually up this early,” she rocked back and forth on her feet before she began to approach him. “What are you playing? I mean, music and a piano obviously, but what song?”

[thaiis-a]

Thais tilts her head to the side and grins as she says, “Which is why I said it’s a rumour and let’s hope it sticks that way.” She didn’t know exactly what she was getting into, after all she had seen the kitsune in action during the time being that she was here. However, one thing is for sure, the werewolf thrives off of competitiveness. “Alright sounds good.” she said as she examines the controller. Once Charlotte asks her to choose a specific map, the she-wolf hums lightly while making her decision before replying with, “Let’s fuck shit up in the town yeah?” 

[celestialcharlottezhu]

For a brief second, Charlotte’s jaw dropped a bit at the statement. But it soon turned into a smirk. Charlie just nodded and remained silent. Thais could remain confident, but so would Charlotte. “Hell yeah, I like your style.” With that she picked a map and then the screen began to load. Then when weapon selection showed up, she pressed a button to display controls. “Here are all of the controls. Also, there are there vending machine looking things that you can got to that will give you different boosters. And then treasure chest things that give you good weapons.” The kitsune explained, trying to remember everything herself. “Let me know once you’ve got the controls down and then I’ll go to the next page.”

[icy-gaze]

Anouk looked up at the girls exclamation. It was rather easy to the waterbender because of learning about engineering, but not everyone saw the ways she did. “I don’t.” She shrugged, putting the rest of the pole she had in her hand into the slot. “As long as you don’t call me mermaid or anything i don’t approve of, then i don’t really care.” Anouk nodded and held out her hand for the poles. “Just hold right here.” Maybe she was being a bit bossy, but things had to be done right or they would be waking up to the tent falling down on them and neither would want that.

[celestialcharlottezhu]

“Nah, it’s a unique name. I just don’t want to butcher it. What is the origin anyways? Is it Dutch?” Might as well figure out something to pass the time. Anouk seemed interesting enough. Perhaps not too sociable, but she was talking for now. “Got it,” Charlie nodded as Anouk put the final poles in, finishing up the tent. “All right, looks like we got the whole frame thing together. Now we just gotta put those stake things in, right?”

[thaiis-a]

“Rumour has it that you have quite the expertise in this department, so of course you shouldn’t be worse at selecting.” It’s been a while since Thais played any console games and the only time she did was when she was with her older and deceased brother back in Grenoble. Once the kitsune chose the game, the she-wolf nodded and took one of the controllers as it was handed to her. “Merci, bonne chance mademoiselle!” She watches as the young woman stood up to address the crowd about the graphic violence the game exhibited. The werewolf chuckled lowly before observing the controller and asks, “Before we start, wanna give me a brief run down of how the game works and the basics of control? I’ll be completely honest with you, it’s been a while since I’ve played this. Computers are more of my thing if you catch my drift.” 

[celestialcharlottezhu]

Charlotte laughed at the statement. “Rumor implies that there’s some uncertainty. But I guess you’ll be able to make your own call after we verse each other.” To say the kitsune was confident would be an understatement. Gaming was one of the things she knew she was great at. From time to time she played in actual tournaments and almost always won. She even had a trophy or two. It was something she was very proud of. “Uh, you’re welcome,” was her response to the female’s french. She recognized the statement but not what all of the words meant. “I’ll pull up the controls before we start so we can both look over it,” she assured Thais as she began to set up the game. “Which map do you want? There’s the bus depot, the farm, and the town.”

[potionsandfire-deactivated20150]

Ephra nodded quickly letting the girl put it around her, most of her buzz had worn off by now, but all she could do was blush, “Thanks…uhm, I’m crashing in the Brightfeather dorm….” she mumbled softly.

[celestialcharlottezhu]

Charlotte tapped a finger to her lip. By this time, the two had made it just by the side entrance. But there was a good chance someone would be standing guard. And Charlie assumed the witch didn’t want to be exposed like this. “Okay, so I’m going to try and transport us to the stairs. Just stay calm, okay?” With that she put an arm around the witch and focused hard on where she wanted to go. After a few moments, their particles moved around and reappeared inside the building by the stairs. While they had only traveled ten feet, she was still exhausted. “Alright, let’s get you to your room,” she sighed out, leaning over a bit more.

[ash-stevens-deactivated20151015]

“Bullshit.” Asher simply said as he stretched out his arms before chuckling softly. At her surprise, the boy shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. “I… Dunno.” He admitted, “Enlighten me, Charlotte. Clearly I’m missing out on something here.”Asher laughed before nodding his head at her explanation. “Kinda sounds like Battleships without the ships.”

[celestialcharlottezhu]

Charlie began chuckling and put her arms up in defense. “Okay, you caught me. I’m not that innocent.” Then as he offered his own interpretation of her rules, she shrugged a bit. “Not quite, but maybe you’ll learn along the way? I’m not the best at explaining things,” she admitted with a shrug as she passed over her game controller. “There’s a lot of shooting and the map will show you where all of the bases are. And you want to go there so you can take over it.” While she talked, she loaded up the game and began to sort through maps. “You ready for this?”

[sybellagrimaldi]

She looked at the screen, warily, “I don’t know how to play.” The world of gaming was always more of her younger brother’s department than either of her’s or Sebastian’s. Her gaze shifted back to the kitsune, “If only you can teach me how to, i’m sure it’s a brilliant game.” The princess smiled, nodding at Charlotte.

[celestialcharlottezhu]

When the princess stated that she didn’t know how to play, Charlotte wasn’t to surprised. Gaming probably wasn’t a skill taught in princess school. Such a shame. But when she stated that she would like to learn, the kitsune sat up excitedly. “Really?!”A grin spread on her lips. “It would be an honor to teach you, Miss Grimaldi,” she stated in what she assumed as a hoity-toity tone. With that she patted the cushion beside her. “Come here. Today I will teach you a new skill. Let’s start you off with an easier map. One that you can’t fall off of,” she spoke aloud as she surveyed their options and waited for Sybella to join her.

[ash-stevens-deactivated20151015]

“Scared? No - suspicious? Yes.” Ash scoffed and shook his head. “Sure - whatever,” He started before he sat down, “You’re probably going to have to explain this to me though since I have no clue what you mean.”

[celestialcharlottezhu]

“Suspicious?” Charlotte repeated, shocked. “If little ole me.” With that she batted her eyes innocently. “I am a trustworthy saint,” she stated pointedly as she leaned back in the couch. “Explain what? The whole game? Ash, have you never played Battlefront before?!” With that question she sat up and stared at him strangely. Why did no one here know of the game? This was her childhood! “Oh well, it’s not that difficult to explain. Basically you choose an alliance then you play as a character, shoot others from the opposing team, and try to capture their bases. Simple as that.”

[potionsandfire-deactivated20150]

“I…uhm…well…I…alcohol.”

[celestialcharlottezhu]

That one word was enough to reveal to Charlotte what was going on. She had figured as much but she wanted to make sure no foul play was involved. “Right...” with that she stripped off her jacket and placed it around the drunk girl. “That should keep you a little bit covered. Now let’s get you hope. Where do you live?”