Student Art Fair, Friday afternoon, Dorms Front Lawn

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Since it was set to be a nice day, the Art Fair was laid out on the front lawn of the dorms.

When people entered, they were greeted with a selection of tissue paper flowers in colorful - mainly blue - vases. Beyond that, there was a number of displays from the various participating classes.

The Student Art Fair was open.

[OOC: Students with projects should start a subthread under their class for their project containing a description or link to a picture of their project. GOB's students should just get in place and perform for however long they want to. They are free to come and go.

Conversations in general areas should go under the General Conversation subthreads. Confusing, yes? Actual viewing and commenting on the different projects should go under the student's subthreads.

Have fun and enjoy the art! I'm turning notifications off but you can ping me in the OOC thread or via e-mail if you need to catch my attention.]

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Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Hallelujah! The Student Art Fair! Sakurazaki can finally stop worrying about her lame project!

Although, admittedly, as she sets it up, she's glowing a little bit with pride. For thinking she didn't have any artistic ability what-so-ever, this didn't look too bad.

She sets up her three favourites of her attempts to make pulp-style samurai film posters:

Three Black Ships (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/skylie/blackshipscopy.jpg) wasn't as impressive artisticly, but Sakurazaki was crazy about the historical significance.

Meanwhile, that samurai in Autumn Bridge (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/skylie/samuraiprincesscopy.jpg) looks awfully familiar.

But, personally, Sakurazaki thinks Cloud of Sparrows (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/skylie/cloudosparrowscopy.jpg) is the best one. Ninjas? could never go wrong.

She also wanted to include the one she had titled "The Head of Saigo Takamori," but was worried that Tick-sensei might disapprove of it's blood and violence, so she doesn't end up presenting it.

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim smiled at the posters, but then looked closely at the Cloud of Sparrows one. Had she snuck a naked couple in that window?

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Sakurazaki, a little paranoid as it is about the general reception her crappy art will recieve, notices Tim's scrutiny and questioning expression. "What?" she asks, half bark, half concerned little whine.

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim pointed to the window. "What's that?" he asked innocently.

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"The samurai has just pronounced his undying love for the geisha, who is currently working with the enemy, and they are taking the opprotunity to consummate their love on the night before he has to go out and battle for her honour. Little does he know, however, that, because she's working for the enemy, she intends to finish him off that very night, but not until she's able to confront her unexplainable passion for him." Sakurazaki does well to remain matter-of-fact about it, but the longer she explains, the more a blush starts to blossom on her cheeks.

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim grinned. "So I was right. When do the pirates and the ninjas fight?" He was still grinning.

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Sakurazaki chuckles slightly. "That already happened in the middle of the story, because, if it happened at the end of the film, then the star-crossed affair of the pirate and the ninja can't happen with enough time."

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim nodded. "True true. So are all these stories tied into each other or are they each their own world?"

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Ummm...." Her inspiration sort of fizzles right then, and she shrugs, looking a bit sheepish. "I don't know; it's really all just from me reading too many Edo era romance novels..." Yup, definately blushing at having to admit that.

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"Okay ignorant American question. Edo era?"

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

She grins. "Also known as the Tokugawa period. It's sort of the classic age of Japan, when all the samurai were at their peak, all the factions across the nation were relatively at peace, and..." with a mocking glare "Western forces were beginning to infiltrate the culture."

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"Hey you got your revenge." Tim said. "All best stuff is made in Japan. So that's when all the samurai and ninja movies take place?"

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Her mouth gapes for a moment as she draws in a deep breath, Buddha-wisdom finger propped in the air, preparing a rather long blurb regarding the first situation, but she's had a busy week. She doesn't have the energy right now. Her hand drops. She could probably go on about that for days.

"Yeah, most of them, anyway. Kind of like how all the movies about knights take place in the Middle Ages. Although the Edo era was a few hundred years later and a lot less dark."

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude was doing his very best to look as though he hadn't spent the last two days looking for her, surprisingly unsuccessfully given the small size of the island. Which meant he was still slouchy and still sauntery but couldn't quite lose the broad grin that blossomed over his face when he saw her.

"Hey."

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Jude!"

Sakurazaki's grin is bright as she spots him; there was even a slight bounce. In fact, she's biting her lip a little, an effort to restrain the urge to just pounce on him with a hug. Plus, it was always nice to have things turn out as planned. She was hoping the art fair would save her the trouble of having to prowl the entire campus later. "Hi!"

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Kept missin' ya that last few days," Jude replied, sidling around the edge of the table so he wouldn't have to lean over her masterpieces to do what he was going to do. Which was, of course, give her a kiss.

Jonesy had informed him last night that they should be up to tonsil hockey by this point. Jude wasn't even sure of the status of their relationship, so kept his lips to her cheek.

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Bing! Five!

Sakurazaki's grin widens with the kiss, shoulders lifting slightly in another general but rather cute expression of bashfulness, cheeks gently flushed. "Yeah," she says quietly, eyes sliding away and the blush deepening. "I've been really busy this week."

And then she remembers. With a gasp, all the reservation of her last demure demeanor explodes, excitement taking over her and one of her hands grabbing onto his shoulder as if she needs support. "Oh, and Jude! I have the best news ever, too!" Yes, definately bouncing now. She can't wait for him to ask what it is, plowing straight forward with an unprecidented thrill in her voice. "I'm getting my sword sent over! Finally!"

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"That's awesome!" Jude's enthusiasm was genuine, even if more than half of it was spawned because her enthusiasm was genuine. Also, it covered his slack-jawed gaping at her cuteness, which never failed to reduce him to even more of a clueless clumsy teenager than he already was. "Cool!"

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[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"It's more than just awesome," she grins wildly, still unable to get a hold on her excitement. "I don't think there are words in English to express exactly what it is. He's sending it magically, too, so it could be here at any moment. Ohhhh, I can't wait. I've missed her so much, but now she'll be here, she'll be at arm's reach. All my hard work paying off." She cuts off her rambling with about as close to a squeal as she'll allow herself to get, which, even now, it's very close.

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Then I'm happy for you," Jude beamed, brushing away the stupid little stab of jealousy that made no sense because dude. It was a sword. Chill. "You deserve it."

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Damn right I do," Sakurazaki says with a chuckle; she can afford a little slip in her modesty, especially when it came to Yuunagi. And that glowing isn't going down anytime soon, although a blush starts to show through as she admits, "So, yeah, I've had a pretty amazing week, except for the fact that I've barely seen you. What've you been up to?"

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

To be honest, Jude couldn't quite remember what he'd been up to. Long periods of sleeping interspersed with looking for her, really.

So that's precisely what he told her, even as his inner Jude - the one who wasn't so mellow - joyed over the fact that a lack of Jude could effect the approval rating of an entire week.

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Awww, he was looking for her? Sakurazaki smiles. A slight pang of guilt prevents her from merely reveling in that thought. "I was going to go try and find you tonight, actually, after this was all done," she adds quickly, then grins, "but I guess now I don't have to."

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I guess so." Jude scratched the back of his head. "So, since your plans for the evening seem to have fallen though, wanna do something?"

Re: Student Art: Arts & Crafts

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

There's a soft sigh behind Sakurazaki's grin, one of relief. He'd just saved her all the embarrassed anxiety she knew she'd suffer when she planned to ask him that same thing later. "I'd love to."