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RPing as Zophyr Qethnis from Uagadou

Genderfluid, pronouns at the moment: he/him

☽ Kirundi | French | English | Swahili | Arabic | Tswana | Xhosa ☾

Date: July 15 2024 Time: Morning

Interacting with: @EmmaLee LeDames, Stephen Schwartz @AngelFyre McCubbin, Miles Thatcher @Simon Kincaid Mentioning: X

Zophyr's eyes lit up when EmmaLee confirmed that she had brought her cello with her. She had apparently shrunk it so it would fit, which was smart, but Zophyr was concerned someone might accidentally squish it if it was too small. At the question of whether he played anything, he responded, "Unfortunately not, but I do know the basics to quite a few instruments. I have never tried the cello but it always sounds really nice. I'd love to hear you play!"

A third member of the tent entered then, who clearly knew EmmaLee already. In fact, the two wouldn't stop smiling at each other. EmmaLee even curtsied, which Zophyr found way too cool. The new boy seemed nice, though - apologized for interrupting their conversation, to which Zophyr batted a hand in an 'it's fine' kind of way, and went up to him for a handshake, introducing himself. Zophyr grinned back at him. "Good to meet you, Stephen Schwartz. As EmmaLee said, I'm Zophyr, Zophyr Qethnis, third year Uagadou student." He paused, debating how to go about the pronouns bit. "And, er... yes, I do use they/them pronouns, though at the moment, I prefer he/him. I'm genderfluid, it changes sometimes, so don't feel bad if you mess up."

Yet another person entered the tent, who seemed preoccupied. He introduced himself as Miles Thatcher - hadn't EmmaLee mentioned a Miles a minute ago? Perhaps she knew him as well. He had a similar accent to Stephen's, though wasn't quite as talkative, so Zophyr just nodded politely in greeting before the boy went off to write on the introduction papers.

All these new people were good news. They were interesting, and certainly distracted Zophyr enough to stop stumbling over his words in different languages. Though he was still freezing. Searching through his bag for the single sweater he had brought, he cursed himself for not having paid attention if they had said it would be a winter camp, and put it on before adjusting his glasses.

The new influx of tentmates didn't end there. Soon enough another girl entered. She introduced herself to Zophyr, her accent similar to Stephen's and Miles'. Was everyone here American? Had EmmaLee not been there, Zophyr would have been scared he'd ended up in the wrong tent. "You as well. I am Zophyr Qethnis, from Uagadou." She also seemed to know everyone else in the tent, which was interesting. There was so much lore to figure out in these people.

And it seemed it could even be given willingly. The more quiet guy, Miles, read through Amber's paper and pointed out she liked pranking and adventure, and suggested they all oblige. Zophyr grinned mischievously. "I'm definitely in. Anyone got some dungbombs on them? Those are always effective."

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(OOC) EmmaLee- sorry, I really thought I had responded the first time, but it seems I just imagined it You're all good! How you choose to make E react to changing pronouns/genderfluidity is up to you, I understand it's all IC! I won't be offended, it's completely realistic (:
AF- that's completely fine! If anything, I think Zoph would even be happy with that, as they're amab and often referred to as a boy Honestly you guys, don't worry about the pronouns, both Zoph and I understand lmao. (And thanks, glad you like the name xD)

Zophyr. Cool name. I am pleased to announce that when I saw it on the roster I said it in my head. Yay me. You have confirmed for me that I got it right!"and he grinned even more happily as Zophyr showed no hesitation in reaching out to shake Stephen's hand. EmmaLee then mentioned that Zophyr liked to be referred to as they/them, and that probably wiped the smile somewhat off his face as he was mentally backtracking to see if he had already unintentionally flubbed up by referring to them as her.

Well shoot. He flashed on everything he'd said out loud at this point, and he didn't think he'd openly referred to her them as a girl, but he may have. He was grateful that EmmaLee had alerted him before he found himself (further?) flailing around in quicksand, and was relieved when Zophyr himself chimed in and stated that, as of now, he was gender fluid and preferred to be called he/him.

"Good to know, and I will definitely take note. I can also guarantee I will probably slip up, so I offer my sincerest apologies ahead of time. I can't wait to learn more about your school and Africa, if you are ever of a mind to share about it. I have been there a few times, but only the cities."

As he and EmmaLee and Zophyr continued to speak, Stephen heard Miles' voice outside the tent and an odd snippet here and there of his conversation. Was he really bitten by a snake? Dare he ask about it later if they were ever alone? He would know if and when that time ever came, but now was not the time for knowing.

Stephen nodded over at him and offered, "Hey, nice to see you, Miles. This is beginning to feel a little like a reunion," he stated as he glanced over at EmmaLee. Then given the wintry feel to the day, he quickly added, "Or maybe more like the Ghost of Christmas past, not that this fellow would know all that much about such Christmassy things," and he grinned.

As he had done a couple of summers ago, he claimed a bedding are near the center of the tent. It was close to the fire pit, and honestly, he just liked being around the activity. If he got tired before his tent mates, their conversations and antics would not keep him awake. He had always been blessed with being able to fall asleep quickly and tune the world out. His brain was throbbing at not unpacking in the moment, but he could do that later. He noticed the fill in note and had grabbed one as Amber walked into the tent.

He smiled widely at her, and was beginning to wonder if Louca and Jamie might make it into Cygnus as well. "Hi, Amber. Welcome to Ilvermorny's home away from home." As he began to fill out the slip of parchment, he teased EmmaLee a bit. "Do you ever feel like the universe is trying to tell you something? I know you love being a Hufflepuff, but perhaps you were really destined to wear cranberry and blue?" He just grinned and then winked at her before finishing up his slip.

Hearing Miles trying to rouse them up for some pranking fun, his body leaned hard into a full-throttled "Heck yeah," but his mind and heart flashed back on the Durmstrang Horde debacle of a couple of years ago, and that was a bit of a sobering moment. Still, it was a tradition to prank at summer camp, and he wasn't about to shy away from it. "Count me in! No. No ideas right this second and I have no dungbombs either, but I'm sure we'll come up with something fabulous!"

He finished his information slip and walked over to place it with the others. "I'm starving. Anyone up for heading over to the feast? We could discuss our pranking future over food," and his eyes landed most comfortably on EmmaLee and Miles after checking in with the others for their reactions. "I also saw there is an ice rink nearby, too, which could be a lot of fun. Whether for hockey or skating was not made clear to me, but I'm up for either."

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Name: Stephen Schwartz
Preferred Name/Nickname: Stephen/ (absolutely none!)
Hobbies/Interests: Space fanatic, Astronomy, Broom sports (preference to Broom Racing), running, basketball
Why did you choose Stargazer tent? Saw friends had signed up and its got an astronomy theme
Some of your favorite things: STEM studies, Transfiguration, friends, Math, dreams of being an astronaut and working to see that come to fruition
Some things you dislike: snobby, bossy, deceitful, bullying people and LIVER!
What are you hoping for from camp? Fun and adventure and cementing relationships
A random interesting fact about yourself: I love to cook when I have the time.
Would you like to do any of the events as a whole or partial group? I believe I signed up for them all, and groups would be great!

@EmmaLee LeDames @Simon Kincaid as Miles Thatcher @Mahlioz Evethisawe as Zophyr Qethnis @Reyna Evergreen as Amber Frost Hart

EmmaLee beamed at Zophyr as he commented that he dabbled in other instruments, and that he'd love to hear her play sometime. "I'll bring it out some evening or two and play and you can dabble with it then if you'd like." She offered brightly. EmmaLee always loved making a friend who liked music. She was the kind of person where music practically ran through her veins at this point and she always enjoyed playing and conversing about music with other people.

Just as she was introducing Zophyr to Stephen, Miles came into the tent with a hello and his own introduction and Amber came in quickly after him with hers. EmmaLee smiled brightly and waved as they each entered, found a sleeping bag, and filled out the sheets she had made up.

"'Ello Miles and Amber. It is good to see you again." She said, turning to Zophyr once more. "Miles and Amber are also from Ilvermorny. We know each other from previous camps and balls." She explained as he looked more thoughtfully at each new American who entered.

It seemed that Zophyr was not the only one who realized just how unbalanced the tent was school-wise as Stephen made a jibe about how maybe EmmaLee should be at Ilvermorny as well after all. Oh if he knew how many times she had thought that herself and the, rather explosive, fight she had had with her mother when she got her Hogwarts letter. She was supposed to be at Ilvermorny, but Hogwarts was just as well. EmmaLee had initially been very angry that her mother was forcing her to go to Hogwarts for her own comfort instead of thinking about her daughter's, but what was done was done. EmmaLee tried not to dwell on it too much. Maybe, it was this feeling of displacement that EmmaLee still had that lead her to make friends with so many Ilvermorny students in the first place. "I don't know 'ow good I'd look in that shade of red," She teased back instead of saying anything like she was thinking. "Yellow is much more my color, no?" She said with a wink back at him.

When Miles brought up pranking, EmmaLee frowned only a little at the idea, remembering the disastrous Prank Wars the last time they were here at camp, and twisted her fingers a little apprehensively. Well... surely it couldn't go that badly again, especially if they picked who they pranked, right? Last time, it was fun until the Durmstrang tent got involved and went overboard with the bludger and the Shrine of Dangerous Objects.

"As long as Durmstrang isn't involved, I'm in." She said, finally, with a chuckle. "And I even 'ave spells to use this time, speaking of magic," She said, her chuckle turning into a giggle at her joke. "I could still bust out the google-eyes, though and I'm sure we can acquire dungbombs somewhere."

As everyone chimed in their willingness to prank and their ideas, or lack thereof, Stephen brought up moving their conversation to the feast and ice skating. Ever the beautiful bottomless pit. EmmaLee made a thinking noise and looked around. There were eight sign-up spots and only five of them had arrived up so far. While she was definitely ready for food and always up for ice skating, EmmaLee was partially hoping that some of her other friends would also sign up to tent with her and she would feel bad if anyone else showed up and saw their stuff but they were gone.

"You all can go ahead, I'll wait a little longer for anyone else to show up and catch you when they do. You can let me know any plans you come up with." She said with a wide smile, clasping her hands behind her back.

Mentions: @EmmaLee LeDames, Stephen Schwartz
@AngelFyre McCubbin, Zophyr Qethnis @Mahlioz Evethisawe, Miles Thatcher @Simon Kincaid, Kaya Bennett @Linda Ramirez

Wordcount: 479/200

Date: 07/15

Outfit:

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Amber felt at home in this tent. With at least 3 people she knew so far and one more who she knew she would know really well, she found herself enjoying this summer camp a ton already.
Amber waved at her friends. She found out that the other person's name was Zophyr which was such a cool name. He was also genderfluid and went by he/him pronouns right now. That would take some getting used to. But Amber didn't mind the slightest. She loved meeting all kinds of people. In addition he was from Africa! How cool was that? Amber really wanted to go there. She loved all kinds of adventure.
"I would love to hear about Africa and your school there!" I directed to Zophyr.
Everyone else then noticed I had entered and said hello. I laughed at Stephen's statement and nodded with a smile at EmmaLee's. That was when Miles suggested pranking another tent which made her day. Amber almost jumped up off her bed. After she regained her composure she nodded her head in excitement.
"I am so in for the pranking part!" she exclaimed. "That is such a good idea!"
The others added in their ideas and concerns. Amber nodded my head. "I've got some dungbomb's!" she piped in, "We could totally do that!"
Amber nodded her head about the food part. She was so hungry. After that plane food she needed some good food to fill my stomach. "I'm with you about the food part! I'm so hungry, I do not like plane food." she replied, "Maybe then we can observe the other tents to see which tent we should prank!"
Plus ice rinks sounded super cool. She loved to ice skate and play hockey back in her home in Toronto. The thought of this was made her a little homesick now. Skating and hockey would surely help ease with the missing of Canada though. Good thing she was used to the cold. She had not expected the outside to be this cold and had not brought any warm clothes either. The outdoors would be tough but she would manage.
Amber nodded at EmmaLee because she wanted to wait for the others. That was valid. We only had 5 of the people out of 8 so we were still missing 3 others. "If you guys want we can wait a bit I guess so that at least most of the people are here. If all of us do go then the others who come might think we vanished somewhere which wouldn't be good." Amber added on to EmmaLee's thought, "I don't mind either though."
Amber looked at the others wondering what they were thinking. She did want to wait for Kaya but part of her wanted to just go ahead and discuss pranking ideas, her favorite subject. But she would let the others decide.

Kaya went quickly after traveling with Amber in hopes to find some friends she didn't see during ball. Spending quite some time on this, however, she went to sign up her name. Amber and EmmaLee were in the same tent as Yasha and Stephen with Miles. This was definitely going to be quite fun.

As she came closer to the tent, she was happy she was having something with long sleeves so it wasn't freezing. Hi, I'm Kaya Rose Bennett, Ilvermorny. After taking the place that's left for her, Kaya took out some sweatshirts and starry handmade blanket with curtain. It was great to be with friends, but she needed some privacy sometimes, despite been extravert.

As she noticed that others were going out already, she stayed behind, thinking whether to go with them or not. She wanted to get settled first, so she decided to stay back with hopefully finding them later.

As she decorated her sleeping space and changed into one of the sweatshirts, she looked at EmmaLee. It was a great choice of tent. I'm glad to share it with you. And with that said, she went out, hoping to find Yasha and maybe even getting to talk to him.

Later she would ask Amber if she needed sweatshirt as Kaya took more than enough with her. Adventures, especially the ones that included tents, were always coming with needing something warm just in case.

Name: Kaya Rose Bennett
Preferred Name/Nickname: Kaya/Rose/whatever you want to choose
Hobbies/Interests: adventures, pranks, crafting, guitar
Why did you choose Stargazer tent? Because I like stars and it has most of my friends
Some of your favorite things: Quidditch, playing guitar, time with friends
Some things you dislike: bullies
What are you hoping for from camp? Spend more time with friends and hopefully Yasha
A random interesting fact about yourself: It's hard to make me sad
Would you like to do any of the events as a whole or partial group? (Ex: Broom Sledding, Battle of the Seasons, Scavenger Hunt, Water Race): Water Race and maybe something else
OOC/ Have discord? Want to be in a group? Add your discord name: yes, Happy_girl