1st Mystical Creatures PV MC Club Closed

Interacting with @Michael Miller @Kazuo Shimada @Eirian Blake @Aaron Hastings

Cade grinned ear to ear. It was great to see everyone together again. With the added energy of the ever disarrayed Aaron, the club was turning into a wild discourse. It was hard to focus on just one person with the greetings and explanations and questions. Cade did his best to give everyone his attention.

"Good to see you, Aaron." The Ravenclaw nodded at Slytherin. He was glad she too brought her Fantastic Beasts copy. Cade then listened closely as Kazuo then explained his books. "Ghosts are mystical, so why not talk about them? I wonder if we could have one of the school ghosts sit in with us one day." Cade thought about it but then added, "Perhaps not, it's cold enough as it is." Cade chuckled at his light joke and continued with his drawing placing finishing touches in the line work. He looked up as Kazuo observed his drawing, turning the drawing in his direction so he had a better view. "Riddle cat indeed," Cade smiled at the odd but accurate description. He never thought of a sphinx that way. It was fun to see just how other people viewed the same things.

Cade turned as Michael got his attention. The small boy seemed to be uncomfortable in the crazy cacophony of noise. "Sure," Cade flipped to the back of his sketchbook and carefully tore out a page to give to the boy. Cade was a little weary of Michael now after his confession about his favorite beast. Werewolves. Unfortunately Cade had too much experience with a fully turned werewolf in his younger years. A terrible accident, that remained fresh in Cade's memory. He almost shivered involuntarily. The boy was pulled out of his musings by Kazuo.

Cade frowned at Kazuo's question. "I dunno. I reckon they'll come around later. I think we shouldn't waste time waiting around. What do you think, Eirian?" Cade glanced towards the entrance of the outdoor club area once more. Looking for signs that students were on their way towards the meeting. Cade picked up the sign-in sheet once more and handed it over to Aaron. "Pass it around once you've signed. I already know who you all are, I just want to have a record of our meeting."

There were many activities that a student at Hogwarts could participate in but it seemed that a large portion of the student body favored either quidditch or duelling. Simon couldn't do quidditch - spending what might be countless hours out in the sun, high above the sky, that just wasn't something that he could do physically and duelling was not something he could do emotionally. Sure, it was all in the conquest of skill but duelling aimed to harm the opponent and that just wasn't in his peaceful nature.

So Simon took up some of the clubs within Hogwarts. He had signed up for the Theatrical Arts, the Frog Choir, and for the Jazz Ensemble. Now he found himself signing up for the Magical Creatures Club and was slightly disappointed to find out that the meeting was located in the Outdoor Club Area. Why were they ALWAYS in the Outdoor Club Area?

There were empty classrooms within Hogwarts and even abandoned classrooms that had nothing within them! They could be the perfect place for a club. Instead, they always choose the Outdoor Club Area. Simon slathered on his sunblock as best he could despite it being January and then put on a couple layers of clothing, sure to have his trusty hoodie.

He then headed out, cursing himself for even wanting to join this club. He needed to just turn back. The sun was already burning his skin and he wasn't even to his destination.

Luckily the Outdoor Club Area was within some trees and he would have some shade. That would help for a little while. He'd only stay a bit, most likely not the entire time. As he drew close, he recognized the familiar face of Michael Miller. "Mike, hey!" he greeted him. "Magical Creatures Club, yea?" he asked, making sure that he was in fact in the right place.

Michael started to draw slightly, his drawing took a dark turn slowly the more he drew. A simple werewolf turned into the anatomy of one. He was still stretching the fur and making details as Simon came down.

He smiled at the boy whom he considered a friend. "Hey, Simon, yeah this is it." He said. He moved over to let the boy have a seat. Then he went back to drawing. Maybe he could draw more animal anatomy, it wouldn't be like the wolve, as he was a werewolf so it was easier to picture.

Michael signed as he finished his drawing, it was rough but detailed. He looked over at the other boy, Simon, and frown. The boy looked cold, like really cold. How? It felt great to Mike, and he was so much hotter than a normal human. . .

Mike's eyes widened, Simon wasn't a normal human was he. But what race would make him colder? He sighed and looked back at his drawing, biting his lip as he thought. What could the boy be? Michael decided that after the club meet he would look through his books, and see what he found. Maybe he could help Simon some way after he found out.

The sun was already starting to bother him and Simon sighed softly as he glanced down, trying to cast all exposure to his skin away from the sun and under the shelter of all that he wore to try and stay covered up. "Didn't realize you were a fan of magical creatures, Mike," he said, trying to keep focus elsewhere.

Conversation would help distract him.

"Honestly I think I find everything about the world of magic to be fascinating, creatures and all."

How amazing it was to know that dragons and unicorns weren't myths in his childhood folklore but truths - a reality. What other sort of creatures didn't he know about?

"Nice drawing," he added, having stolen a peek of it earlier. Simon was one that appreciated art and even liked to go to art museums and art shows but himself he didn't really do any of it.

"Was that to share with the group?" and then it occurred to him that if they were supposed to bring something to the club, he didn't have anything. Hopefully that was okay too. Heck, he didn't even think he had ever seen any magical creature before so he had the lamest experience with them than anyone there most likely.

Eirian wasn't quite sure what to think when both she and Aaron's introductions were disregarded but brushed past it without much care and responded to her friend.

"Glad you remembered the meeting," she chuckled, "And I'm honestly surprised about the book."

She listened to Kaz explain the books he brought with most of her attention mentally, though physically she looked around the club area, being distracted by some movement a distance away. She forced her focus back to the group with a shake of her head and chuckled again, this time at Kaz's comment on Aaron's jacket.

"Hmm," she contemplated Cade's words but only vaguely remembered how many people had signed up for the club, to begin with, "Yeah. If they're late, they're late—no point in waiting if we don't even know for sure that anyone else is coming. Besides, I'm excited to get going. "

She finally sat down next to Aaron; then she addressed the new arrival who had gone directly to the other new boy,

"Hello, I'm Eirian. I run the club along with Cade here," she gestured to said boy.

"Okay, so, getting started..." she hummed to herself, "Actually. How about we all go around and introduce ourselves to the group. Just say your name, your preferred pronouns you'd like us to use and your favourite creature or one you're interested in learning about. Plus, if you have any ideas for things you'd like to do in the club I'm open to hearing suggestions."

She allowed a brief pause for the group to take in her words then spoke again, "So, I'll go first. I guess I've already introduced myself individually to everyone now, but I'm Eirian. I use 'she', and 'her' pronouns and my favourite magical creature are Nifflers." She offered a general smile to the group and waited for someone to continue the introductions.

Interacting with: @Kazuo Shimada @Aaron Hastings @Cade Darkbound @Michael Miller @Simon Kincaid
Outfit:

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Aaron waited a moment, hand still out, for the new boy to introduce himself. He seemed drawn into his own little world, however, so she just shrugged and turned instead to the other two boys. She flashed Cade a big grin in response to his returned greeting, before turning her smile to Kazuo. "Think so? Actually, that explains why one of the Hufflepuff prefects was trying to scold me for it. He must have thought I was a badger," she laughed. She had chosen the jacket more for comfort against the cold than colour that morning, and it amusing how it only took her outfit choices to cause conflict.

Kazuo had a selection of books in front of him, which peaked her curiosity. She wasn't a reader, but that didn't mean she wasn't interested in what the written word provided. Her ears perked up when she heard Cade and Kazuo mention ghosts. Even though Cade was joking, she would LOVE to interrogate a ghost about their ghostly lifestyles.

"What's this?" she asked, taking the piece of paper Cade handed to her and scanning it quickly. "An attendance sheet? Blimey, now this is really starting to feel official, with records and everything." She picked up the quill lying on the blanket, hoping it was there for this purpose, and leaned forward to scribble her name down. Sitting back up, she cringed and smiled awkwardly at Cade apologetically.

"I apologize in advance for my handwriting. I hope you can still decipher my name," she said, handing the paper off to Eirian.

She looked up as the new person made their way over to greet the unknown boy. "Hello! Nice to meet you, the name's Aaron," she called over, opting for a jovial wave paired with a smile this time.

She straightened excitedly when Eirian mentioned introductions. If there were two things she loved, they were getting to know new people and talking about herself. Unsure of how ordering was going to go, she decided to charge ahead with enthusiasm.

"Wotcha, everybody. You've heard it before, but the name's Aaron. I tend to go by she and her, and my favourite beasties so far are dragons. After learning they were real, outside of fairytales and children stories, it became my dream to ride one, and I will stop at nothing to achieve it." She grinned around at the group, a fierce determination in her eyes. "I'm looking forward to learning about the beasties of the Wizarding world with you all. If you ever need a hand, I've got two at your service." She gave everyone an energetic thumbs up before sitting back to allow the next person to take the stage.

Interacting with: @Kazuo Shimada @Eirian Blake @Cade Darkbound @Michael Miller @Simon Kincaid

Michael finished the drawing, right as the girl said she wanted to get started. Mic had to agree that waiting so long was getting a tad boring. When the girl described what to do, he grew confused. Couldn't they see he was a boy? Why did they need the pronouns for it. He wanted to ask, but before he could everyone when on to answer.

"Hi, I'm Michael Miller, um. . .he and him of course. My favorite magical creature is the werewolf." He said as he played with the end of the paper he had drawn on, riping it slightly.

As the others continued with their own introduces, he was distracted by a book, one of the other boys had. The long boy, if he remembered correctly. He seemed to have brought many and Michael wondered if he'd let him read a couple. He'll have to ask after the meeting was over, if he could catch him before he left.

Michael found himself looking around, like he couldn't stay focused. He like to blame it on the full moon happening over a week away, but he knew that wasn't it. He sighed, and focused back on the group. Only catching the end of Simon's.

Since Simon was sitting next to Michael Miller, that meant he followed the Slytherin boy. He stood up, somewhat removing himself from the shade of the tree and some light fell on him and so he shifted a little to the left to get back under the shade.

"I'm Simon. Simon Kincaid," he hesitated. Did he do the usual spiel of a Hogwarts student and give his year and his house? No, he supposed not. No one else really had. Although, most had kept their introduction fairly simple. "I go by him or he, although I'll probably respond to anything...just prefer you don't call me an arrogant bastard or something of the like," he paused. He was attempting humor but wasn't sure if it really came across that way.

"Still learning about this world of magic so I'm sure there's loads of magical creatures I don't even know about yet. I've been reading up a lot on them ever since coming here. I think I find them all to be quite fascinating but come on, I'm going to most likely have to agree that dragons are the most impressive. I mean, come on, dragons."

"I've got a ways to go and time to figure it out but right now if you were to ask me what I want to do when I leave Hogwarts, its either to be a healer or become a dragon trainer. They don't go together by any means..well, at least if one is a good dragon trainer," he smiled, "but they both sound very interesting."

Kazuo listened to Michael’s quiet response to his question, arching a brow at the answer. Werewolves? Interesting. He didn’t entirely understand how werewolves fit into things, being essentially human. He thought they might be more like some of the shapeshifting yokai, the tanuki or kitsune. He watched Michael shrug off his coat and take the paper Cade offered him, beginning to draw. The boy seemed to shy away from the rest of them and Kazuo noted the behaviour.

His gaze returned to Cade and he chuckled at the Ravenclaw’s comment about the cold. “Maybe have a meeting in one of the classrooms if we want to invite a ghost.” He suggested. “I haven’t talked to any of them yet. It might be interesting.”

“Hastings I don’t know how you got sorted into the Snake pit. You are far too happy for those Fallout boys and girls.” Kazuo responded to Aaron with a smirk. “I bet you’d love the Badger den. All hugs and hot chocolate and yellow as far as the eye can see.” He was over-exaggerating a bit, of course, but he couldn’t resist teasing Aaron. She seemed as ill a fit to her house as he was to his own.

He took the sign-in sheet, adding his name to the list as Simon approached, a housemate he recognized but didn’t know very well. That could be said of most of his housemates, though, as he tended to keep to himself when in the dorms. He watched Simon greet Michael, the two boys seeming to know each other.

As Eirian added her opinion on waiting for stragglers, Kazuo nodded at her suggestion that they introduce themselves formally. As she began, Kazuo pulled out his journal and a quill, making personal notes as the others spoke. Eirian - Niffler. Aaron - dragons. The same things they’d said at the first meeting but he also noted their preferred pronouns. Next to speak was Michael, repeating what he’d told Kazuo earlier, then Simon who sided with Aaron on dragons.

“Dragons are impressive,” Kazuo agreed with a nod. “I didn’t realize that dragon training was something you could do. Werewolves… are they really considered magical beasts?” He shifted his gaze to Michael, voicing the question he had been thinking about earlier. “Are they not just humans who have contracted a magical illness? It seems to be that classifying them as beasts is…” Kazuo paused, searching for the right words. “Unfair?”

“Anyway,” he continued, “I am Kazuo Shimada and I go by he/him or they/them I suppose. My favourite magical beast is the kitsune… but you don’t have those here from what I understand. My mother used to tell me stories about them when I was little. One day, when I am older and can go back home, I am going to try to find one. As for the club, it would be nice if we could interact with magical creatures.”

Outfit Reducio Interacting with: @Cade Darkbound @Eirian Blake @Aaron Hastings @Michael Miller @Simon Kincaid Mentioning: Action: Introductions and Muggle references

Stats Stamina 5 Evasion 7 Strength 5 Wisdom 6 Arcane Power 6 Accuracy 6 Abilities Perfectionist

Interacting with @Michael Miller @Kazuo Shimada @Eirian Blake @Aaron Hastings @Simon Kincaid

Cade looked on as everyone started introducing themselves. As they went around going by Eirian's format. Cade wondered which magical creature he would present. At the previous meeting, he had mentioned the billywig bug. But now that he was more familiar with magical creatures, his palate had filled considerably. There was just a terrible amount to choose from, each of them having a neat feature or power. Cade like the peaceful beasts a bit better than ones that would be most terrifying to encounter in real life. So that may have knocked a few out of the rankings. But then there were some that when tamed, could be very useful and that made the list larger again. Either way, he was going to have to decide soon. At least for today, he could always change it around later on.

Cade looked on with interest as the other group members declared their favorites. Nifflers, Dragons, Werewolves (being somewhat controversial), and the kitsune. The latter Cade had never heard of but was eager to know about. The Ravenclaw cleared his throat.

"I suppose that leaves me then. Hi, my name is Cade. I prefer he/him pronouns. Last time my favorite creature was the billywig because I thought it was fun to say and they are one of the ingredients to a Fizzing Whisbee, but now that I know more about magical creatures, I think I like the Demiguise more. They're really hard to catch because they can turn invisible and tell the future. Like how amazing is that?" Cade fell silent then turned towards Kazuo. "Sorry, but did you say kitsune? Do you know what they look like? I'm doing a drawing project and I want to try to illustrate most of the beasts."