David Howard
29 Sep 2022, 07:16
The Club’s First Meeting
It was finally October the First, and that not only meant that I had an unofficial duel coming up later that day, it also meant that the first meeting of the 1v1 Dueling Club was coming up later that day. Now while it was true that no more members had joined the club since I sent out the owls to the other club members, at least that meant that I’d be in on the action more. It also meant that I only had to save up to five galleons because if no one else joined throughout the whole season, then I’d only have to pay the top second year in the club although because everyone else was a second year, I was starting to think about making rewards for the first, second, and third placer.Dave - #cd0a2f
Anyways, that’s besides the point, the point being that today was October the First and I had to get ready for the meeting that was going to happen in classroom 206 on the second floor of the castle. I woke up at 6:30 a.m. because of the alarm clock I had set the day before and quickly turned the thing off and once that was done, I took a shower, had my magic tooth brush my teeth for me whilst I dried and combed my hair, put on my slippers and my Robe of Warmth, and got out some pieces of parchment, a bottle of Ink, and my Quick-Quotes Quill which I had bought from Diagonal Alley earlier that year. Once I made sure that I had everything I needed, I climbed down the rope ladder leading from the top floor of my dormitory to the bottom, took a little bag of Skittles from behind the long sports bar we had, and went out of my dorm and into the Hufflepuff Common Room from where I exited into the hallway. From there, I made my way to classroom 206 and once I was there I rearranged the tables so that most of them bordered the wall and the four that were left were all facing each other, forming a square shape.
Behind each desk was a chair for one person to sit on, and because the club only had four members including myself, I had decided that it would be a good idea if we could all sit comfortably whilst being able to turn our heads towards the speaker if needed. I sat at the desk that was closest to the back of the classroom and proceeded to spend the next hour or so reading the owners manual that came with the Quick-Quotes Quill before practicing using it on one of the pieces of parchment I had brought just to do so. See, even though I had bought the Quick-Quotes Quill over a month ago, I still didn’t know how to use it to it’s full extent, but that was what the thirty page owners manual was for.
Mentioning @Colin McCoire, @Kim Sato(Aoki), and @Quinn Root.
OOC Note: I’ll be leaving tomorrow evening and won’t be returning until the end of Saturday so I decided to post this thread up early.
Last edited by David Howard on 10 Nov 2022, 21:02, edited 2 times in total.
10 Oct 2022, 17:15
The Club’s First Meeting
Attire: Usual weekend kit: Slytherin pride, neck ring, kilt, no shoes. Nothing fancy!Reducio
"Oh crud!!" Colin let the water from the loch drip off of him after a refreshing early morning dunk. He stepped up onto the bank and reached into his satchel for his watch. "Seven twenty-eight. Late for a bloody important date," he muttered. He'd been really sad the last few days. Like sad enough that death was actually looking appealing. Today, first October, marked the first month since Liam died. Colin still didn't have a proper grasp on the concept. He had often found himself turning to say something to a brother that was no longer there, or thinking that he'd have to tell Liam about this or that.
He still hadn't taken Clair's beautiful advice to write letters to Liam, the way she had to her Mum after she died. Maybe part of Colin had simply refused to allow for the reality that his twin was actually dead. Another part of him knew, though. He had made a caoin for Liam. Fyre Angel got him through the hardest part of the last few days, and he knew he'd be okay for now.
He drew his wand and said: "Scourgify!" He felt his body and hair. "Och, that'll do, lad!" It wasn't meant to dry oneself, but he'd found the spell very useful for at least turning a soaking wet Colin into a merely slightly damp Colin after going for a dip or coming in from the rain or fog or snow after a run or after hunting. He wrapped his kilt around his waist, slipped his shirt back on and fumbled around in one of the pockets of his satchel.
He found it and read it as he fumbled with the buttons of his shirt. Okay, he said to himself. Room 206. He shoved the parchment pack into the pocket, slung the satchel over his shoulder and ran back up to the castle in search of room 206! His bare feet knew exactly where to go inside the castle, for they'd learned all the shapes and the contours of the ancient stones and plank floors of the place.
"WHOOP!!" Colin reached out with his left hand as he approached the desired doorway, made a last little jump and slingshot himself around the corner and into the room. He landed gracefully on the heavy oak planks of the classroom floor, making hardly any sound at all. He looked all around the room. He ducked to check under the tables. One pair of feet he could see, and when he looked up again, there was a boy with long hair reading a book. All the tables in the room had been shoved to the sides except for four. He was sitting at farthest of the four tables, and those he saw were arranged in a square. Another patented Colin McCoire entrance!
Colin padded over towards the table where he could see the door. One never knew who might come in next! He still had memories of Avery Chen surprising him at a previous off license duelling event, and he'd rather not repeat that experience! Speaking of, Colin recalled that he'd be meeting Mr. Chen later that afternoon for a bit of magical sparring! He wondered if Avery had signed up for the 1v1 club as well? That would be so much the better!
He knew Quinn Sister had signed up and was looking forward to seeing her. He'd be surprised and Kim and Bailey weren't signed up. He shrugged. He'd find out soon enough!
@Quinn Root | @Kim Sato | @David Howard || Mentions @Clair Fernandez | @AngelFyre McCubbin
Keep your mind in hell; and don't despair.
Cursa McCoire
Rigel McCoire
30 Oct 2022, 03:47
The Club’s First Meeting
| date: Saturday - 10/01/22 time: 09:00AM year: second school: hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: orange outfit: black turtleneck, pants & shoes, long brown jacket accessories: pride bracelet, pearl bracelets more accessories: pearl earrings |
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ㅤ──────────────────────| ── | It was a Saturday. October 1st. Kim was not really a happy camper right now. He'd gotten up early on a Saturday, that's right. A Saturday. He did not like getting up earlier than 10AM on the weekends. Before, he had been disgruntled about being woken up earlier than 11AM on the weekends but due to various events... well, his body had grown used to waking up earlier. But still, 9AM was a bit too early for him. Despite being able to wake up a bit earlier now, he still didn't like it. He'd have to have a little chat with David about this when he got there. Since it was their first meeting and the owl had stated they would merely be discussing plans this time, Kim decided to grab some food quick first. If he hurried, he could make it down in time before they stopped serving breakfast. Grabbing some ham and cheese mini croissants and some fried eggs that he placed inside them, Kim made his way up to classroom 206. Opening the door, he saw that David and Colin were already there. The desks had been rearranged and most were placed against the walls out of the way. Those remaining had been set up in a square formation. Kim headed into the room and took a seat at the desk directly next to Colin. "Yo." He said, raising a hand into the air to greet the two seated boys. He hadn't brought Puffie this time. Mostly because just in case they decided to engage in some dueling, he was scared Puffie might get hurt. Kim noted that Colin wasn't wearing shoes and wondered if it had been intentional or if he'd just been in a rush and had forgotten about them. He wouldn't be surprised if it was either one. ────────────────────── ㅤ ㅤ──────────────────────
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David Howard
22 Nov 2022, 05:00
The Club’s First Meeting
As I sat there experimenting with my quill, I heard a loud “WHOOP!!” just outside the door and a moment later, a boy jumped before noiselessly landing on the wooden floor. He checked for something under the tables so I did it too to see if he saw something that I didn't, but by the time I was done checking, he'd already started coming over and moments later, he was sitting to my left. I continued reading the owners manual and using my quill as if the boy wasn't there, as I waited for the other two members to come. A few minutes passed and pretty soon, a boy with orange hair came in and sat directly across from me. “Yo.” He said, raising a hand into the air. “Hey man, how's it going?” I asked before checking the clock in the room. It was less then five minutes to nine so I'd spend the rest of the time playing around with my quill a bit and once the clock stuck nine, I set my quill down before beginning to speak.Colin - #1209c8
Dave - #cd0a2f
Kim - #004080
“Well boys, it’s time for the meeting to start and as our final member hasn’t joined us yet, we’ll be starting without her. Anyways, I’m David Logan Howard, founder of this club and the moderator the unofficial duels we’ll be having. Now first things first, I’d like you both to take turns introducing yourselves so that everyone else here would know who you are, after you introduce yourself, then I’d like you to state any dates on which you can’t attend a duel. Now the obvious dates we’re not dueling on are October the eighth, October the fourteenth, October the fifteenth, October the twenty first, October the twenty second, and October the twenty third. Now, who wants to go first?” As I finished speaking, I took my Quick-Quotes Quill and sucked on the end of it to activate it. I would then open the bottle of ink which I had closed when I began talking, and separated one of the pieces of parchment I brought from the rest, placing the other pieces onto the table that was on my right.
Mentioning @Colin McCoire and @Kim Sato.
2 Dec 2022, 21:08
The Club’s First Meeting
| date: Saturday - 10/01/22 time: 09:00AM year: second school: hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: orange outfit: black turtleneck, pants & shoes, long brown jacket accessories: pride bracelet, pearl bracelets more accessories: pearl earrings |
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ㅤ──────────────────────| ── | It was just the right amount for Kim. Two people in the room, not including himself, and Kim felt pretty good about this. He shouldn't have any anxiety. Not unless a bunch of other people showed up later on. As it was, Kim was very comfortable right now, especially since one of those two people happened to be Colin. He considered Colin to be a friend and although he didn't really know David that well, the orange haired boy did recognize him from some of the clubs he was part of. So it wasn't as if he was a complete stranger. As the meeting started, Kim listened to what David had to say to them. Apparently, one other member was supposed to come. A girl from the sound of it. Perhaps she would come later in a little while. "Kim Aoki. Second year Gryffindor. I'm also a duelist on the official dueling team. As for dates I'm unavailable for, those would have to be the 2nd, 10th and 19th of October. I also have some prior engagements in November and December, did you need to know those dates too?" He asked, curious as to whether this applied to just the month of October or for the rest of the school year up until winter break. After all, he wasn't entirely sure if things would come up in future months. Such as errands or other engaging class activities. Kim glanced over at Colin. "What about you, Colin?" He asked, waiting to see what Colin would say. ────────────────────── ㅤ ㅤ──────────────────────
actions: Kim gives his unavailable dates for October and waits for Colin to say his own! notes: Remember, Kim's last name that he gives out is Aoki not Sato. ------------------------------ tags: @David Howard, @Colin McCoire word count 255 coded by draven mirador |
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2 Dec 2022, 22:26
The Club’s First Meeting
Well, it looked like it was just the three of them! Colin knew Kim, but not David, but he suspected that would change soon enough! He listened as David introduced himself and talked a little about the club. It all sounded very exciting!
Dates and planning weren't very exciting, but that seemed to be what this particular meeting was all about. Colin remembered that journal / planner that he'd made at the beginning of the year, and realised that it would come in very handy just now, so while David and Kim rattled off dates, Colin got dove into his satchel and got out his planner.
He flipped through the pages. His social calendar was pretty much blank. In fact, it was in actuality non-existent. He did want to ask Clair out to the ball, but that still seemed ages away! It was one of the dates David mentioned. He scratched his head. Which date was it even? He sighed. There was a poster in the common room about it --- not the Halloween party ones.
Oh blast! It was coming up soon wasn't it! And then Colin remembered! There was a faerie tale poster on the bulletin board. It said October 8th on it. Yeah. That would be it!
He looked up and saw Kim looking at him. He said: "What about you, Colin?" At least the 8th was one of the days David couldn't meet either!
"Oh! Colin McCoire, second year Slytherin. Well, my calendar's pretty open, actually!" Colin said, slightly blushing as he scribbled 'Ball --- Oct 8 --- ASK CLAIR!!!' into his book before snapping shut. "Um, I'm actually free any morning ---" he smirked at Kim "--- between 5 and 8 Aoki if you're up for a bit of early morning trouncing!" Colin laughed merrily. He knew Kim was the last person who'd ever want to get up early in the morning for any reason whatsoever! He relished the idea of teasing Kim about it!
"But really, the 8th is the only day I can't. You know. The ball, and everything." His voice kind of trailed off as his blushing increased.
Drat. Colin was sure Kim wouldn't lose an opportunity to tease him back about his mention of the ball!
@David Howard | @Kim Sato
Keep your mind in hell; and don't despair.
Cursa McCoire
Rigel McCoire
3 Dec 2022, 15:11
The Club’s First Meeting
| date: Saturday - 10/01/22 time: 09:00AM year: second school: hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: orange outfit: black turtleneck, pants & shoes, long brown jacket accessories: pride bracelet, pearl bracelets more accessories: pearl earrings |
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ㅤ──────────────────────| ── | It seemed as if Colin was distracted a bit. Kim had a good idea as to what was going through the boy's mind right now. Something that started with a C. And ended with an R. Something that wasn't actually a something but more like a someone. A smirk came to his lips as he let his blue eyes linger on Colin for a moment. The boy returned to the present soon after he had spoken to him and Kim raised a brow as Colin quickly introduced himself to them. He seemed flustered, did it have something to do with what he'd just written down? Or was it just because he'd caught himself thinking about Clair again? As Colin tried to mess with him by saying they should have a meeting in the early morning hours, Kim sought to intervene. Due to Noah, Kim's timetable had gotten used to waking up early, although he still couldn't do really early times. But at least it was a noticeable improvement, as before he couldn't have been decent until around 11AM. "For me, I don't do well in the morning hours. At least not before 10AM." He told David and then glanced back over at Colin, a sly look coming onto his face. If Colin sought to mess with him, the least he could do was return the favor! Kim had noticed the way Colin's voice had trailed off when he was talking about the upcoming fall ball on the eighth. And how the blushing had returned to his cheeks with a vengeance. "When are you going to ask her to the ball, Colin? You know... you should do it soon." He told him. "A girl can't wait forever! Best get these things done ahead of time, then you don't have a stress buildup." Kim said, partly teasing and partly serious. The first question had been him teasing and messing with him. The stuff that followed had been him being serious, wanting to help Colin out a little. Kim himself had already gotten his ball date confirmed ahead of time. Even his first ball at Hogwarts had gone well, although he hadn't actually intended on getting Precious as his date at first. He hadn't even asked her, she'd asked him to be her date. Technically that wasn't quite true. Precious had made up a lie that they were going together to get him out of a sticky situation. She'd said he could just pretend it had never happened afterward if he wanted but he'd assured her that he didn't mind going with her to the ball. All of this had happened because of him getting so flustered over Rabbit... if it hadn't been for him, Kim wasn't sure if he would have gone to the ball in the first place. Once more, his thoughts turned to the attractive boy who had stolen his first kiss over the summer. He hadn't seen him since, which was odd. Odd because Kim tended to go everywhere. But he hadn't even seen him in passing for some reason. Ever since the new term had started. Could he be avoiding him? Or had he transferred out of the school because of what had happened between them? Or was Kim really just overthinking all this? Distracted, Kim became lost in thought now too. ────────────────────── ㅤ ㅤ──────────────────────
actions: Kim teases Colin and then gets lost in his own thoughts! notes: Remember, Kim's last name that he gives out is Aoki not Sato. ------------------------------ tags: @David Howard, @Colin McCoire word count 554 coded by draven mirador |
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David Howard
10 Dec 2022, 06:16
The Club’s First Meeting
“Kim Aoki.” said the boy with orange hair. “Second year Gryffindor. I'm also a duelist on the official dueling team. As for dates I'm unavailable for, those would have to be the 2nd, 10th and 19th of October.” My quill quickly wrote those dates down as Kim talked. “I also have some prior engagements in November and December, did you need to know those dates too?” “Oh, those would be helpful but you can share them later on.” I said. Kim looked over to the other boy before saying “What about you, Colin?” He seemed to know the boy’s name already because the boy quickly looked up and said “Oh! Colin McCoire, second year Slytherin. Well, my calendar’s pretty open, actually! Um, I'm actually free any morning, between five and eight Aoki if you're up for a bit of early morning trouncing!” He then gave a cheerful laugh and I joined it, but then the boy continued. “But really, the 8th is the only day I can't. You know. The ball, and everything.” “For me, I don't do well in the morning hours. At least not before 10AM.” Kim told me before looking over at Colin. “Write that down, write that down.” I quickly told my quill, imitating the SpongeBob meme I had seen before. “When are you going to ask her to the ball, Colin? You know, you should do it soon. A girl can't wait forever! Best get these things done ahead of time, then you don't have a stress buildup.”Colin - #1209c8
Dave - #cd0a2f
Kim - #004080
“Personally, I agree with Kim, a girl can’t wait forever. And I know, that’s why I included it as one of the dates we can’t use. I might go to the ball, but really, it depends on whether or not I manage to get myself a girl first. Anyways… how does, alright. So I know that I didn’t say anything about November prior to this, but now I realized that there’s only two of you so unless you guys would be interested in dueling me, then we’d really only need one duel per season which makes so we can probably duel sometime in November. Say, how does November the nineteenth sound? I know for a fact that I can make it simply by counting up some stuff on the calendar, but can you two make it? And if you guys are interested in dueling me, then we could get rid of the season layout we have now and up the rewards for the best duelist and we could add some for the second and third placers if you guys would be up to it. Now, yes, I understand that duels rely on quite a bit of luck from both sides, but if we change our system to be yearly instead of seasonal and we keep the club going for the next few years and no one else joins, then we’ll be able to see who the best duelist is by looking at their average amount of wins. So in short, should we change our club’s layout to have a yearly system instead of the seasonal we have right now and would you two be willing to have a duel on the nineteenth of November?” When I had finally finished talking, I looked over at both of the boys in the room, silently apologizing for talking so much. Not that I was actually sorry about talking this much, but if my mom didn’t like me doing it then there were definitely others that also wouldn’t like me doing it if they heard me, and for all I knew, one of those people could’ve been with me in room 206.
Mentioning @Colin McCoire and @Kim Sato.
31 Dec 2022, 02:07
The Club’s First Meeting
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He'd share the dates that he knew he'd be unavailable for later on with David, if they were necessary. As David spoke regarding not keeping a girl waiting for an invite, Kim nodded again. David spoke about possibly setting up the duels sometime sooner, since there were only two members at the moment. Well, other than him. "I'd love to duel either one of you, depending on what would be easier for everyone." Kim told the two of them. As David asked if November 19th was a good date for the two of them, the orange haired boy nodded. "I'm good with that date. I'll mark it down on my calendar." He told the two of them, referring to the calendar he'd made during that one errand earlier. David went on to discuss whether the system should be kept at yearly versus seasonal and expressed desire to make it the latter. Kim nodded. "I'm good with yearly, makes it easier to figure out too, right?" He asked and glanced over at Colin. "What do you think, Colin?" It was hard to call him by his given name and not by the nickname Kim tended to refer to him as all the time. Well, maybe not all the time, but a good deal of it. Kim thought David was doing a pretty good job. Creating an unofficial dueling club was quite a feat and it was great to get some practice in with others. |
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@David Howard, @Colin McCoire
@David Howard, @Colin McCoire
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