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Jono Starsmore ([personal profile] furnaceface) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2015-07-13 01:18 pm

Creative Inspirations, Monday, Period One

//I hope you all brought warm clothing,// Jono said, only a touch abruptly once it looked as though everyone who was coming to class today had arrived. So sue him, he was having one of those Mondays. //Because once we step through that portal, you're all going to feel a bit of a chill.//

He'd been a snake all weekend. He didn't have to be chipper today if he didn't want to.

Anyway, he'd probably mellow out some once they were someplace less hot, since he was standing out here in his usual leather and he was pretty done with summer in general, by this point.

"We're experiencing a bit of natural beauty again today," Hannibal said. "Specifically, an area near Mutnovsky volcano in Russia. Because of the unusually hot summer, the caves nearby, formed by ice, are large enough to enter. The lava and ice together create rather spectacular formations."

//It's quite surreal,// Jono added, shoving his hands in his pockets as the portal appeared nearby. //And, I understand, a bit awe-inspiring. We're going to have to ask you all to not wander off too far, of course, but a bit of exploration of these caves is understandable. Especially in those areas where the sun comes right in through the ice...//

He'd only seen pictures thus far, but hell, even Jono could appreciate when nature did a thing that was pretty damn neat.

//Remember to keep your hands off of the ice, though. Please don't do anything that might ruin what we're looking at for anybody else who might come to see what we're going to see. That isn't our beauty to spoil. Take pictures if you wish, shine lights wherever you like, but leave these caves as pristine as they were when we arrived, or there'll be words.//

And really, nobody could do words like these two.

"Our guide speaks a little English; if you know Russian, that will help." Hannibal did. Of course. "Otherwise, if you have difficulties, ask. And if he says a place is off-limits, it is. I don't want to explain to your parents that you fell through melted ice into a volcano."

[OCOC: Open! Have at!]

Re: Sign In!

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-07-13 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Nathan Byrn

Re: Explore!

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-07-13 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
The mood from earlier had abated somewhat but Nathan still felt strange. Off. It distracted him though he did make himself move to at least look like he was fine.
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Re: Sign In!

[personal profile] bestatmystery 2015-07-13 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Lottie Grote
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Re: Explore!

[personal profile] bestatmystery 2015-07-13 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It took a lot to strike Lottie speechless.

The caves did just that.

It did not stop her from madly taking selfies and "artsy" photos of absolutely everything she saw -- including getting a little closer to the lava than was maybe clever. Not close enough to fall in, but certainly closer than anyone over the age of 14 with an ounce of self-preservation would.
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Re: Create!

[personal profile] bestatmystery 2015-07-13 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
When they got back to the classroom, Lottie immediately started in on designing a race of beings who called the caves home. They were large hairy ape things with singed black overcoats resulting from spending their nights sleeping on lava floes.

Re: Talk to the Teachers!

[identity profile] never-dull.livejournal.com 2015-07-13 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Hannibal was reasonably mellow, in that "I wasn't a snake but I had to deal with one this weekend and am very glad it's not winter" way. The caves were lovely, and he was going to take his time in appreciating them.

Back in the classroom he was sketching, trying to capture the effects of filtered sunlight and warm lava on the faces of the students and Jono.
Edited 2015-07-13 18:11 (UTC)
doesnotkneel: (edward: by the sea)

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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2015-07-14 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
Edward Kenway