#theinstitutestarters

[wildxhayes]

“Okay so the exercise is easy,” Wilder said to the class. “You pick one of the envelopes, like so, see the character and the situation on the card, and then make up a scene based on what you’ve got,” he smiled. “Trust me, it won’t be difficult- here, I’ll start, I’ll need a second person to help with this,” after a moment of silence he rolled his eyes and smiled at the group. “First one up here gets three extra credit points for the day,” he sang at the class. 

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[ashxromero]

“I love summertime, it was always my favorite in high school because I could eat whatever I wanted- I mean I know technically I’m not a cheerleader anymore so I could totally stop dieting, but it’s fun to stay in shape too of course,” Ash babbled to the person next to her. “Mm, god I love Pizza, you want a slice?” 

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[leibxedelman]

Another year older, it was something to celebrate in Leib’s mind, and celebrate he was; sitting at the bar the man who was one year older smiled at the people around him. “It’s my birthday!” He said happily before picking up the shot he’d ordered. “To another year of experiencing everything the world has to offer,” he said before downing the shot and banging the glass onto the counter. He picked up the next shot in the line of shots in front of him before smiling at the person next to him. “Have a shot with an old birthday boy,” he offered as he held out the drink. “I promise, I won’t bite- unless you ask me to.”

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[alfiexnorris]

Sometimes trying out new things was a good thing, sometimes things worked out. 

That was definitely how Alfie was feeling after he’d picked up a bag in town and walked away with it. He’d ditched the bag by a trash can a few blocks away and was now enjoying the fruits of his labors, there had been a small box with five neatly rolled joints, and he didn’t see the problem in lighting one up before selling the others. A guys gotta test his product and make sure it’s worth selling right? 

Lighting up the joint as he lay on the grass he inhaled slowly before exhaling and looking at the person who stood nearby. “Wanna hit?” he offered. 

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[wildxhayes]

It had been years- years since Wilder had felt so free. He stepped out of the administration office, a duffle bag over his shoulder and the welcome letter in his hand and he took a deep breath. He took in the warm salty, humid air of the Caribbean Island, the scent of different species wandering around, he took in the sounds of distant chattering and the sounds of life around him and sighed deeply. This was his chance to start over, to try new things, to make a newer, better life for himself, and he wasn’t going to take it for granted, it had cost too much to get here already. He opened his eyes and looked around before spotting someone and clearing his throat. “Excuse me,” he called in his Kiwi accent. “D’you know where I can find room 304?” 

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[wildxhayes]

He was late, he knew he was late, but to be fair, it wasn’t entirely his fault- though- okay technically it was his fault- he knew better than to run a hair dryer at the same time as the fan in his treehouse, the power grid was very temporary, but also very delicate. So after tripping the power, he’d had to go outside in a towel, turn it back on, and then try to finish getting ready. It’s have taken less time to just shower and then walk to the store with it’s reliable power, but he’d have to remember that for next time- or just fix the bloody power in his treehouse. 

When he finally got to the party, he scooped a glass of champagne off of a tray and then looked around, trying to spot Leslie anywhere. It was fun seeing all the outfits people came up with, and honestly, he was a little pleased to see he had worn the brightest color of any of the men there. He relaxed a little and started chatting with people here and there and after finishing his first and second glasses of champagne, he turned to grab a third and nearly bumped into someone. “Ooh- Sorry about that,” he said as he fumbled with his empty glass. “Luckily it’s empty,” 

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[wildxhayes]

Once his house had been finished Wilder had a simple way to break in his new land, after stripping out of his clothes in the treehouse, he had climbed down the latter and soon a great grizzly bear was walking through the trees. It felt good to be in the woods, to experience his own land this way, there was a wide stream and he rolled in it for awhile in this form, comfortable and content to just lay in the water for a bit, not too concerned about the sound of something moving nearby, maybe if he was lucky, he could track down the pesky rabbit and have a nice natural lunch. At that thought he rolled out of the water and started to shake off, rabbit lunch sounded nice, and he’d have fun hunting it down, it had been too long since he’d hunted in this form. 

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[leibxedelman]

Leib walked back from the store, bags in his hand as he read his phone, admittedly not paying nearly enough attention as he walked, his mind on the rest of the week and how he would be celebrating Passover. It seemed a little hypocritical to be celebrating the Jews being freed from slavery when he lived and worked at a place that enforced slavery, but tradition was tradition, and he had never missed an opportunity to celebrate. Especially when he had some great recipes for some fun cocktails. He was just typing out a text when he felt his shoulder bump into someone else’s and it sent his phone flying out of his hand. “Oh- Shit, sorry,” he apologized quickly as he looked from his phone to the person he’d bumped into. “Sorry, you okay?” 

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