1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed

Date: Tuesday Jan 12, 2021 Action: Waiting for members to arrive
The sky was somewhat clear over the outdoor club area. Much of the crisp air surrounding the grounds held a chilly breeze as Cade Darkbound sat nervously on a large picnic blanket. The first year did not know what came over him when offering to take up co-managing the club. But if it was to prevent the club from collapse, the Ravenclaw would gladly dawn the weight. It was one of his favorite pastimes at the school. He'd met so many great witches and wizards through this gathering. Cade had excited jitters thinking about how many more new faces he would see.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was shut closed before the boy, his lap currently occupied with his sketchbook. Cade's brown eyes swept over the fine pencil marks on the paper. The half-finished sphinx on the paper stared serenely back at him. Cade grimaced as the lead on his pencil suddenly snapped. The boy sighed and looked up from his drawing. There were a few other clubs in session. Cade stared over at the Ancient Runes club. He privately wondered why on earth students would go out of their way to stare at symbols... was it extra practice for class? Cade knew there was a runes class, but it didn't seem as fun as Care of Magical Creatures. The first year couldn't wait for the third year of school when he'd get to take more interesting classes.

Cade swept a hand through his black hair and stared hard towards the entrance of the outdoor club area. There were plenty of students coming in. He hoped to recognize some of the students. He hoped some would come his way. Cade dug into his bag producing a box of Pepper Imps and Acid Pops and another parchment that would serve as a sign-in sheet. Perhaps he should have made a sign? No... the flier had said where he would be. They would know. And with that thought Cade waited patiently, continuing on detailing his sphinx.

STA: 10 | EVA: 7 | STR: 5 | WIS: 12 | ARC: 8 | ACC: 10

Prodigal Charms, Perfectionist I & II, Blindvision
1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed
Action : going from classes to the club Area.

Michael yawned as he listened in his Magical History class, the Goblin Rebellions was something he had known for years, his grandparents made sure to tell him all about it and how it hurt both parties. After staring at the wall for another 20 minutes, it was finally time to leave, and Miller left fast. He knew the meeting was today, he saw the flyer in his common room.

If anyone were to ask why he signed up for a club about creatures, he'd have to say because he is one. After growing up with nights of being a beast for hours hating the fact he had the instinct to kill, though loving the feeling he got from it, to days on end where he felt horrible being a being, though clinging to that state for as long as he could.

Hopefully the club will give him something other than headaches, something he could hold on to on the nights he laid looking at the school in his furries form.

Michael walked through the crowding hall, his hand on the wall like always, he swore he could feel the magic under the stone. He hummed as he walked out, to the Club area. He would have problary gone to the wrong club if he hadn't have seen the book the other had, and the smell of the candy he had nearly made he walk over there just because he smelled it.

He walked over, smiling politely. "Hi, is this the Creature Club meet? I'm Michael Miller" he said, and held out his hand, to shake the others in a greeting. He knew it was an old thing to do, but he didn't really care, it was what was natural to him and so he did it.
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"Do you love me, want me, hate me?" – Olivia Rodrigo
1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed
Interacting with @Michael Miller Mentioning @Eirian Blake
Cade was happy with the way his sphinx drawing was turning out. The wings were giving him trouble but he was quite pleased with the overall proportions of the sketch. Cade enjoyed drawing almost as much as he liked reading. His main project this term was to illustrate every creature in his Fantastic Beasts textbook. Initially, the Ravenclaw thought this task would be simple and a jolly good time. Unfortunately, it became anything but. Most of the creatures Cade had never seen before in not in real life nor any other references. His copy of the book was missing illustrations of themselves. Cade privately favored the conflict, it let the first year's imagination create creatures of his wildest dreams.

Cade was just imagining how a thunderbird would look when someone approached him. Someone new! Cade's eyes snapped up as a hand hovered over him, his gaze lifted to see the human it belonged to. Sandy hair and blue eyes. The Slytherin boy before Cade had a friendly smile. Cade snapped his sketchbook shut and made to grab the hand, giving it a good firm shake.

"You're in the right place, Michael. I'm Cade Darkbound." Cade was relieved someone had found the flier. Two is always better than one. "Here's a sign-in sheet." Cade offered Michael a self-inking quill once the boy had settled down. The Ravenclaw watched silently afterward still quite pleased that this was actually working. He wondered where his co-manager was. Cade hoped she was nearby. A bad vision of himself in front of a huge crowd of expectant students worried him. Help was always appreciated for the introverted first year. She would turn up eventually.

Cade cleared his throat once Michael had finished signing his name. "Er... Would you like an Acid Pop? Or perhaps Pepper Imps? Careful with those, I once breathed fire!"

STA: 10 | EVA: 7 | STR: 5 | WIS: 12 | ARC: 8 | ACC: 10

Prodigal Charms, Perfectionist I & II, Blindvision
1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed
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Kazuo had been rather disappointed in the anticlimactic end - well, maybe not an end but certainly a pause for restructuring - of the Mystical Creatures Club. Being very fond of the topic, thanks partially to his mother’s influence as well as his own curiosity, he had been hoping for something more than a single meeting that seemed to end rather abruptly. That he hadn’t seen or heard from the girl who had started the club since also sat in the back of his mind. Another name added to the slowly growing list of children who had disappeared from Hogwarts. But that was a mystery for a different day.

Today he and Eirian, the co-leader of the New And Improved Mystical Creatures Club were heading to the first official meeting. Eirian was an annoyingly talkative Snake who had managed to win him over when she’d accepted his invitation to go hunting for mermaids on the lake. He’d been quite impressed with her willingness to potentially expose herself to both unknown dangers and detention in search of creatures. Thankfully she wasn’t quite as… boisterous as her friend Aaron, who should also be on her way to the club meeting - if the girl remembered that there was a meeting.

He’d stopped by his dorm to trade the school robes for a pile of books and a warm coat then met up with Eirian before heading to the outdoor club meeting area to try again. He was curious to see if any of the original members would return or if they would be faced with a sea of new faces. Or perhaps it would be just the four of them, the two boys and two girls who had seemed most eager for this little gathering. He didn’t mind if the club was smaller. It would be easier for them to go on hunts if there were less of them. Less likely to get caught as well.

As they approached, Kazuo noted the presence of a new member with Cade. He waved to the other half of the co-leader team. “Ohayo Cade-kun~ I brought my books again. Hopefully this time we’ll get to have a more in-depth conversation than last time.” He glanced at the new face, giving the boy a curious look. “Ohayo. I’m Shimada Kazuo and this is Eye-Ree-An. He offered an introduction for the girl he’d been walking with, drawing out her name a bit due to his heavy accent.
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Interacting with: @Eirian Blake
@Cade Darkbound
@Michael Miller
Mentioning: @Aaron Hastings
Action: Joining the meeting
Stats
Stamina 5
Evasion 7
Strength 5
Wisdom 6
Arcane Power 6
Accuracy 6

Abilities
Perfectionist
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1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed

Michael smiled, "Nice to meet you, Cade" he said. When the sheet was shown to him, he quickly signed in. He looked over the boy, seeing that he didn't look too mean. As the boy saw he was finsihed he offered food, but Michael quickly shook his head. "No thanks" he said softly.

He moved and sat down, and pointing at the picture he hummed, "That looks good, you draw often?" he asked. The animal was a sphinx, he could tell just by the many features in it. The human head, the body of the lion. He wondered if the boy took requests, he wondered if he would draw a wolf for him.

Before the boy could answer him and before he could even think to say more, another couple of students came down. The boy seemed secure in himself and was talking before Michael could even take him in. Michael watched him as he spoke, before smiling. "Michael Miller" he said, quickly not wanting his reply to be swallowed by the wind as the other students spoke their own words in reply to the boys.

He wondered if it was a good decision to join this club. He was a werewolf and was okay with it, but would they be?

"Do you love me, want me, hate me?" – Olivia Rodrigo
1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed
Interacting with @Kazuo Shimada @Michael Miller @Eirian Blake
The Ravenclaw boy shrugged when Michael refused the sweets. Cade popped a few Pepper Imps in his mouth the peppermint flavor overwhelmed him as dark smoke issued from both ears. Cade coughed, his face coloring. "I suppose I'm not really selling these sweets, am I?" He chuckled lightly, not missing the expression Michael gave him. Cade bit his lip returning to his sketch filling in a few more lines, enjoying the fleeting sunlight. Cade's school winter cloak was doing well to keep him warm. He had his doubts about the fabric back in the summer, but it really made a difference.

Michael was a very polite young wizard, at least the Cade had thought so. The first-year looked up from his sketchbook, inwardly shrieking that someone noticed his sphinx. At least it happened to be a compliment. The Ravenclaw painted on a pleased expression. "Thanks. It's almost impossible for me to stop drawing. It's somewhat of an obsession at this point." Cade added truthfully. The Slytherin seemed to be truly interested in his work. Perhaps he wanted a portrait done at some point? Before Cade could know more about his new club member, some older members came to join them.

"Kazuo, Eirian! Great to see you both. This time we shouldn't have any problems." Cade grinned up at the two arrivals. He had greeted them like old friends and yet he never really had the chance to really bond with either of them. Kazuo had interested Cade in the last term, mostly because of his Japanese culture and knowledge of foreign creatures. Eirian was always enthusiastic about the club and probably knew much more than Cade did when it came to nature and animals. The Ravenclaw was very glad to see them. "What books have you brought this time?" Cade looked eagerly at the titles in Kazuo's grasp.

STA: 10 | EVA: 7 | STR: 5 | WIS: 12 | ARC: 8 | ACC: 10

Prodigal Charms, Perfectionist I & II, Blindvision
1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed
Eirian had been looking forward to the club meeting all day. Generally, responsibilities like running clubs didn't appeal to her much, but she was too enthusiastic about magical creatures for her own good. It was inevitable that it would probably get her into trouble at some point at school (in a way she kind of hoped it did as long as it meant she got to see a cool creature).

After meeting up with Kazuo, the friend that she had made at the original first club meeting before she and Cade had taken over, the two of them walked down to the meeting together.

As they approached, she realised that she probably should have reminded Aaron of the meeting and hoped that she would remember on her own.

She saw Cade was already present, along with another boy who looked vaguely familiar. Maybe she had seen him in a class or possibly around the common room if he was Slytherin.

Eirian waved enthusiastically at both boys while Kaz began speaking to Cade.

"I'm sure we've got this handled," Eirian agreed with Cade, genuinely confident that he was right about having no issues. She finished her sentence with a grin before turning to the new boy and following up Kaz's introduction.

"Hello, Eirian at your service. I'm the other co-manager for the club. It's good to meet you."
Interacting with: @Kazuo Shimada @Cade Darkbound @Michael Miller
Action: joining the meeting
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1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed
Even knowing where she was going, Aaron still got lost. She'd had a class before the meetup and was therefore starting at a completely different area of the castle. She still wasn't entirely sure how to make it back to the Slytherin Common Room. But that wasn't going to stop her from trying. She sprinted through the halls like a madman, hunting for familiar landmarks. At one point she'd been stopped by a prefect for running in the halls, only for their lecture to move to her attire once they'd noticed she was wearing an oversized burnished yellow puffer jacket. She'd stood politely listening for around one minute, before turning and running. It hadn't even been a Slytherin prefect, so what authority did they have to lecture her for her "unwizard-like" outfit choices. It wasn't her fault it was freezing in this damp old castle.

She finally made it to the Great Hall, which was a place she could work with. Quickly mental mapping her way, she sprinted towards the outdoor club area. Bursting through the door, she rapidly scanned the area and spotted some familiar faces. She sped over to them, collapsing onto the picnic blanket with a loud exhale.

"Hey guys! Eirian. Kazuo. Cade. Nice to see you all again! Hope I'm not late," she gasped, saluting everyone she knew as she said their name. After a few seconds composing herself, she crossed her legs beneath her and pulled her bag strap over her head. "Guess what! I actually remember my book this time," she proudly announced, pulling Fantastic Beasts from her bag with a flourish. In doing so, she noticed the new face.

"OH! Hello! The name's Aaron! Tis a pleasure to meet you!" she grinned, offering a hand to shake.

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1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed
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Kazuo graced the new boy with a polite smile and a slight bow of his head. “はじめまして。(Hajimemashite) Eh… Nice to meet you, Miller-kun. Favorite Magical Beast?” He studied Michael briefly, observing and cataloguing whatever information he could gleen from the other boy’s demeanour. He took a seat, putting his books down in front of him. “I brought Fantastic Beasts, of course, and the book I had at the last meeting but it’s in Japanese so over the break I asked my mother to help me find some English translations or similar books.” He held up a book titled The Book of Yokai. “She sent me this. It was written by a muggle so I don’t know how accurate it is but I thought it would be interesting to compare the creatures from our folklore to yours. I know some of the yokai are real, like the kappa. Even Newt knew about them which makes me wonder if he travelled to Japan or if he saw one outside of Japan.” His expression grew thoughtful as he voiced his thoughts.

“Anyway, this one,” he said, holding up a second book called Kwaidan, “is a compilation of old ghost stories. I know ghosts aren’t exactly what this club is about but I thought it might be interesting to bring anyway. We have a lot of ghost stories… but I’d never seen an actual ghost before I came here.”

He set the books down on the blanket in front of him, studying Cade’s drawing as Eirian introduced herself. “The riddle cat.” He observed. Sphinx was not a word he liked very much - too many letters in a strange order - but he did like the creature. He might have a bias toward cats and catlike creatures. Before he could add more, the noisy one appeared, entering this meeting with the same chaotic energy as she had the last one. His gaze shifted to Aaron, taking in the blindingly bright yellow coat as she flopped down onto the blanket gracelessly. “Aaron-chan, we should switch houses. You’d fit in much better in my House with that coat.” Turning his gaze back to Cade he added, “Do you expect anyone else to come? Those other two girls who came the first time, maybe?”
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Interacting with: @Cade Darkbound
@Michael Miller
@Eirian Blake
@Aaron Hastings
Stats
Stamina 5
Evasion 7
Strength 5
Wisdom 6
Arcane Power 6
Accuracy 6

Abilities
Perfectionist

Don't confuse my attitude with my personality. My personality is who I am; my attitude depends on who you are.
1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed

One second, it was just Cade and Mike, next second, the younger boy couldn't even get a word out. The boy frowned slightly but understood that this was a club meeting, it was going to be loud. The looked up at his name, the older boy had asked for his favorite animal. Mike paused for a momnet, before a quiet, "Werewolves" lift his lips.He looked over at Cade again. The boy seemed smaller, especially as the other boy seemed to led the group with long sentence and words, he did not know.

Mike frowned and looked over at Cade, "May i borrow some parchment paper, so i can draw too?" He asked softly, paying no mind to the others. They were loud and hurt his ears, though most did. It was 16 days til the moon would be up, and he would be his furry self again, but he swore he could feel the effects now.

Even though it was chilly, the boy shrugged off his coat, feeling too confined. He wondered if others felt this way or if only wolves do. Or maybe only he does. The boy problary will never know, though that wouldn't keep him for wondering.



"Do you love me, want me, hate me?" – Olivia Rodrigo