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Juniper Halifax
 Oct 23, 07 - 8:03 PM |
The Blondes' Hallway
“ ‘scuse me!” Juniper almost ran into two pupils as she was making her way to her room in the blondes’ hallway. Carrying a suitcase in each hand and a small one under her arm it was actually impossible not to be in her way, besides that Juniper never walked, she ran or skipped or jumped. In this case the brunette and little blonde wisely pressed their backs against the wall as they saw her approach. Juniper bowed slightly as she passed the two girls and continued on, then suddenly made a 180 degree turn and took a few long strides back. She stopped in front of a door with large, expensive looking vases on each side. “Here we are!” She pushed the handle down with her elbow and bumped the door open with her hip. Once inside she dropped everything she was holding and jumped on the nearest bed. “Finally! I thought this trip would never end. I’ll have a cup of tea now please.” As she received no reply Juniper looked up. It appeared she was alone. “Ah, well, tea can wait I suppose.” At that point Juniper noticed a run in her stockings. "Now how did that happen? Hmm, I'm glad I packed some extra pairs." She hopped off the bed and took a quick look around. Two beds, one window, rather small but better than Avendale. She looked into the mirror of the one dressing table next to the window. Her blonde curls were a mess. She quickly brushed her hands though her hair in an effort to get the curls to lie down nicely together, but this only made it worse. Juniper shrugged and then remembered the two girls in the hallway. “I really ought to go and apologise.” Two leaps was all she needed to reach the door. She jumped over her suitcases which were blocking the entrance and found herself in the hallway, almost atop the same two girls she nearly ran over. “Oops! Oh, I am sorry! I didn’t mean to jump out on you like that! And I didn’t mean to push you to the side earlier! Oh, now I forget my manners. Rayati ladies! My name is Juniper Halifax, pleased to meet you.” |
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Harriet Shirley
Nov 3rd, 2007 - 3:17 AM |
Re: The Blondes' Hallway
Harriet waded back though Juniper's luggage and went out into the Blondes' Hall. Juniper and the other two girls were admiring the stuffed toy goldfish which the little blonde held tenderly. The sight of the sweet-faced little girl and her beloved fish touched Harriet. Mentally she framed the picture before her, blocking in the dark wood paneling of the hall with the figure of the child glowing in contrast, lit by the mellow sunshine from a window over the stair landing. She longed to find her charcoal and draw the scene. Juniper Halifax cleared her throat discreetly, awakening Harriet from her reverie. "Permit me to make you acquainted with Mengxia Yu and Jinjin," she said. Gesturing to the brunette, she went on "THIS, is Sayamari Shen. Did I say your name correctly?" She asked the brunette, who merely smiled. "Rayati. My name is Harriet Shirley, and I'm 15. I know Juniper from Avendale, but I don't think I have met the two of you before." She made a polite but friendly reverence to the younger girl, who bowed in turn, tipping down the head of her plush goldfish at the same time. "Why, what an incredibly handsome goldfish." Addressing the vivid plush toy, Harriet said seriously, "Rayati, honored Madame Fish. Have you come to join our school? Are you an exchange pupil staying in the Carp Dorm?" This elicited a shy laugh from the small blonde. Harriet turned and bowed to the brunette. Shen bowed low, very courteously, and said, "Rayati, honored Harriet Shirley. You must be Arcadian. Only Arcadian girls display their beautiful hair so gloriously." Harriet colored with pleasure. She decided, somewhat breathlessly, not to cut her hair after all. The brunette continued. "You are doubtless wondering about my presence in the Blondes' Hall." She shrugged. How to explain the complex machinations of her sister? It was impossible, so she merely said "My sister and I arrived late and don't know our room assignment, so I am taking Mengxia-cheri to her room while it gets settled." She hoped this didn't sound as lame to her new friends as it certainly would to an inquiring prefect, if one happened by. Juniper Halifax tilted her head and crooned enticingly, "I know where the kitchen is…" The other girls perked up immediately. They wanted to know where it could be and each had ideas concerning how to approach Cook (who was an unknown factor) most effectively. Holding their collective enthusiasm at bay with her outstretched hands Juniper said "Patience, patience, please. Let's get Mengxia's luggage stowed away and then go and beg for tea, shall we?" Shen gasped and clapped her hands to her mouth. “Luggage! I forgot about my luggage!” |
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Shin-cheri
Nov 6th, 2007 - 11:24 PM |
Re: The Blondes' Hallway
"Please forgive me, I must rush," said Shen-cheri. "I beg you to look after dear Mengxia-cheri - Oh and if I come back for her please tell me that this is the blondes' hallway and I am not allowed in." "Um - can't you tell yourself that?" asked Juniper. "Well, you see, it won't actually be me, it will be my sister Shin." "I see," said Juniper, who didn't. "But what about the drainpipe?" asked Mengxia-cheri. "Exactly," replied Shen-cheri. "I really do not think you two should bother that nice elderly brunette again." "But I thought you were up to all kinds of jinks," said Mengxia-cheri. "Last year we were. Now we are fourteen, the age of maidenhood. We are much more responsible now." In the meantime Shin-cheri had found the maid. "My name is Rayamari Shin," she was explaining, "and I have become a little confused about which room my sister and I were assigned. "One moment, Miss Shin," said the maid, consulting her book. "Oh no, I am Miss Rayamari," explained Shin-cheri. "Shin is my given name. They are the other way round in the east." "The maid is well aware of that," interposed a tall figure in black. "In the West we address children by their given names, and if they get a 'Miss' they may consider themselves lucky." "Lucky?" exclaimed Shin-cheri in amazement. "Is it left to luck? Is there no protocol?" "That will be quite enough cheek from you," said the exasperated housekeeper. Shin-cheri reverenced deeply. "I meant no impudence, ma'am, I was merely surprised by the lack of form implied by your words." Mistress Baines looked at the Estrenne girl suspiciously. "I shall be keeping an eye on you," she said. "Oh, you are very kind," said Shin-cheri, who took this to be an expression of solicitousness. "You've got yourself on her bad side now," whispered the maid as the figure of the housekeeper receded. "Really?" said Shin-cheri. "I was trying to be polite." The maid giggled. "I'd better go now," said Shin-cheri. "but perhaps if I see you later you could explain where I went wrong. I am a stranger in this part of the world you see." "Glad to," said the maid. "Would it be wrong to give you a shilling, for example? I'd hate to do the wrong thing." "No, that would be quite in order, miss - so long as no one sees." Shin-cheri slipped the maid a shilling. Strategically-placed allies were never a bad thing to have. |
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Mengxia Yu
Nov 15th, 2007 - 3:13 AM |
Re: The Blondes' Hallway
Mengxia finally plopped her suitcase down on her bed with a thankful sigh. What a relief! Upon arriving to Endeline Towers she had feared she would never find a way, but now she had a lovely room and new friends to boot. She would unpack later. Small people had small things, and small things didn't take up much space. She would have plenty of room in the wardrobe. She started for the door, then turned and flipped open her suitcase. She found the pad of paper and a pen; remembering Harriet's comment, she wrote "Carp Dorm" as nicely as she could and propped it up on her bed's headboard. "What do we do about your luggage, Shen-cheri?" she asked. She twiddled her fingers to indicate her now-free hand. "Can we help you bring it up ourselves?" Shen-cheri laughed pleasantly. "Now, what are you going to be able to carry up?" she asked the little blonde. Mengxia thought a moment. "Your hat box!" she proclaimed. "Let's see if Shin-cheri manages to wheedle a maid into bringing it up for us. She's terribly good at getting on people's good sides." "In the meantime," Juniper added, "how about that tea?" "Yes," Harriet agreed, "I [i]could[/i] use a nice cup of tea! You say you know where the kitchen is? How about the cook? Is she the type who minds girls wandering into her kitchen?" |
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Juniper Halifax
Nov 15th, 2007 - 6:58 PM |
Re: The Blondes' Hallway
“There is but one way to find out.” Juniper turned and half skipped half walked out of the first year’s dorm. “If we go down the stairs it is the hallway to the right.” Juniper skipped ahead humming a song her blonde mother had taught her. It was not really the sort of song a schoolgirl should know, but Juniper thought it was not so bad as long as she would not actually sing the words. When she reached the stairs she noticed Beatrice approaching from the brunette’s hall. Juniper quickly took place in a nice decorative chair, crossed her legs and struck a pose like she had seen blondes in the kinnies do. “Rayati, Beatrice!” The brunette gave a short nod in passing. “Rayati, Halifax.” Harriet, Mengxia and Shen had arrived in time to observe the scene. Mengxia giggled. Juniper crossed her arms and frowned. “Did you see that? How rude! And Halifax, not even Juniper!” “Well, what did you expect?” Harriet said. “You DID notice that was Beatrice Avery didn’t you?” “What about her?” “Since she arrived this summer she has not as much as glanced at a blonde. I’ve heard some pettes say it is because of her mothers.” Juniper sat up straight. “Her mothers? What do they have to do with it?” Harriet shrugged. “I suppose they must be very strict. Arcadians can be like that.” “I see. Oh well…time for tea!” Juniper hopped up and together they walked down the stairs in the direction of the kitchen. |
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