Name: Jun Song
Age: 17
Year/position in school: Junior
Hometown (be creative, there is no need to use an actual place, other than country): Tokyo, Japan
Written physical description: Jun is fairly tall for his age, topping out at 5'6 1/2". He is half Japanese and half Korean and maintains the typical physical characteristics of those ethnicities.
A little bit about your personality: Jun is a bit on the reserved side. However, he is very personable and enjoys having a large circle of friends. He does not get mad easily and despises jealousy (that doesn't mean that he never gets jealous himself).
Pet Peeve: know-it-alls and brown-nosers.
Favorite subject/subject taught: Music, art, languages (except English).
Visual representation of yourself:

Elizabeth Turner, Liz for short, was the first to look up from the game of Rummy she was belling with two of her roommate, Maria and Shanée, when their new roommate walked in through the door.

“Hey!" she said jumping up and letting her hand drop to the floor, forgotten. Maria and Shanee groaned when they saw. She would’ve won, undoubtedly. “I’m Liz Turner. And this is Maria Garcia and Shanee LePoint.� The other two waved as their names were spoken.

“Katherine Turner,� replied the newcomer, a bit stunned.

“Is that a Massachusetts accent?� asked Liz.

“Uhhh…Well, my Mom used to live in Boston. And I’ve spent a fair bit of time there, but I’m actually from Colorado,� said Katherine.

“Oh.�

“Tell her the ‘Condition,’� said Maria, her accent heavily Colombian.

“Right! The Condition. Before you can move your stuff in to your room, you have to have a nickname. Conference!� said Liz. The three girls grouped together, their heads touching and their voices whispering.

“The decision has been made,� announced Shanee with a Paris accent. “You are hereby known as Kat.�

“Okay…� replied Katherine, still slightly stunned from the bombardment of attention she’d just received. The girls proceeded to help her with her luggage.

“You’ll be in the left-hand suite with me,� said Liz.

When Naomi entered the suite, the first thing she noticed was the photographs.

“Photography is sort of my hobby,� said Liz. This was an understatement. Naomi could tell at that very moment that Liz was what Susan would have called a photo-whore. Liz, Maria, and Shanee put her suitcases by the bed and left Naomi to arrange her side of the room while they played another game of Rummy in the common space.

Naomi sat on the bed for a moment. Her eyes glossed over Liz’s plethora of photos and landed on the window. It was perfect view of a lake. There was a path that ran the entire circumference of the lake and from the window Naomi had the perfect view of bench beneath the foliage of a maple tree. Sitting on the bench was a boy. He had his head back so that it leaned against the curved top of the bench and his eyes were closed. Naomi smiled slightly at seeing him. Still smiling, Naomi turned away from the window and began to unpack.

Jun Song sat on the park bench with his eyes closed and his head back. There was a slight breeze today and he let it pass gently over his face. After a couple of minutes, he opened his eyes. From his upside-down view of the world, he could see someone moving about in Liz’s room. Almost everybody knew Liz. There girl in the window must be her new roommate. Jun stood and turned to watch the girl as she unpacked. She seemed familiar, somehow. As though he’d seen her in a dream or a past life. As she finished unpacking, Liz came into the room carrying her trusty camera. You never saw her without that device. It was as though it was attached to her. She snapped a few pictures of the new girl moving in, and clucked at her when she tried to hide from the lens. Jun chuckled and shook his head before heading to the stables to tend to Dusty, his favorite horse.

Amaya turned away from the silent Renu. I should not have done that. It would have been better if I had just let it go, if I had only ignored those girls. Its probably just a silly rumor anyways. And I spread it. I am such a moron. She ran down the hall and out of the main campus building. Continuing to run, she stumbled over the rocky ground as she approached the lake.

Such was her intent of getting into the residence hall, she did not see Jun crossing her path until she ran into him. Amaya fell over Jun and landed painfully on the gravel path.

As Jun left the overcast of Moore Hall, he was suddenly barreled over by a much shorter girl dressed all in black. She landed fall down on the gravel path with her legs still draped over his.

"Are you alright?" he asked, leaning back on his hands to look at her face. He hated it when people talked without looking at the person they were talking to.

After another game of Rummy, which she won, of course, Liz waltzed into her suite, camera aimed and ready. She quickly snapped several pictures as Katherine came to realize that she was being photographed. She then attempted to hide her face, which Liz caught on film, of course. She clucked her tongue at Katherine and then let go of the arm. It fell into place against her chest.

"You’ll get used to it," remarked Maria.

"She takes pictures of everything," added Shanee. Liz merely grinned.

"Are you done unpacking?" she asked.

"Yeah," replied Katherine.

"Awesome! Come on! We’re going to give you the Grand Tour!" said Liz, taking hold of Katherine’s right arm and leading her out of the suite.

"Don’t you need your keys, Lizzie?" asked Maria, indignantly.

"Heh heh. Right..." Liz said, turning a bit pink. Maria handed her and Katherine their keys and the quartet left Moore Hall for the "Grand Tour."
As the rounded the corner of the building, they came upon a boy sprawled out on the gravel path with a girl on top of him.

"And this," said Liz in imitation of a tour guide. "is Jun Song with a girl on top of him."

Amaya slowly pushed herself up. "I'm fine." She said softly as she gazed back at the boy. Her face turned bright red as his grey eyes met hers. "sorry."

She looked up at the four girls who had just arrived. Completly embarrassed, Amaya jumped to her feet, and ran off towards the woods.

After Yuki was done with working at the library, he went to the woods. When he saw Amaya, he went towards her, "Hi Amaya. What's up?" Yuki said as he hugged her. "It's been awhile since I've talked with you hasn't it? I'm sorry, if we never had time to hang out. I've been busy lately."

Name: Timo Hoffmann
Age: 24
Year/position in school: Home Room/Environmental Education Teacher
Hometown: Hoogler, Montana, US
Written physical description: 6'2" medium length hair with an average build.
A little bit about your personality: Generally kind and out going, but being that this is his first teaching position he is very nervous. All he wants to do is get along with both his students and the faculty.
Pet Peeve: Doesn't care for people who are too serious.
Favorite subject/subject taught: Environmental Education
Visual representation of yourself:

Timo came straight from the airport by taxi and now stood at the gates of the academy. He nervously slouched while he felt around his suit pocket for his acceptance letter. As his hand came to clasp the envelope in his right jacket pocket his stomach shifted making an audible noise. "I knew I should have ate some tums," he mumbled to himself.

After a few moments to himself, Timo pushed his way through the gates taking note of all the young people around him. Though he was glad to finally be out of his parents basement, Timo couldn't help but be worried about how things would turn out here. Would he be set up w/ an apartment or stuck here on campus? He didn't know but the letter said his room and board would be provided. He made his way to what he thought was the chancellor's office, but in no time at all found himself lost on the campus.

Renu returned to the studio after hearing what Amaya just told her. "I guess... he does like someone else..." Small, pearl like, tears streamed from her eyes. "I supose I should just feel happy for him.... It's probably what he wants anyway..." Renu then left the studio and left her tears and painting out in the open where any prankster could ruin it.

Renu began and walked into the library to see if Yuki was still there but found nothing. She then walked down to where the woods stood and she thought she heard his voice. I should tell him how I feel... before it's too late! she thought to herself as she ran into the woods, looking for Yuki. Then she saw Yuki along with Amaya and she stood frozen at the sight with red covering her face. Is that... Is that who Yuki loves?

Yuki heard a noise, he saw Renu, "Oh Renu h--i, I was about to go look for you." Yuki said shyly.

Renu didn't know what to do... Her heart was beating and she wanted to cry yet... Her eye's were dry... and her legs were stiff. She then found the ability to move and ran from the scene. I feel so stupid! I didn't even know what to do! I just couldn't let him see me like this! she thought as she ran with tears streaming from her eyes.

"R-Renu wait!! Sorry Amaya, I'll hang out with you later." Yuki said as he ran after Renu. "Renu wait, stop please!!" Yuki ran as hard as he could after Renu.

Renu heard Yuki screaming and stopped far off away from where he was. "Yuki..." she mummbled to herself behind her tears. She then dropped to her knees and hit the ground using her hands to wipe up her tears.

Yuki was out of breath, "I-I-I need to start running for the track team." Yuki said. "Renu, please wait I need to tell you something important." Yuki said to himself as he started to run again. Yuki was getting closer to Renu. "Renu, please wait!!"

Renu then started to cry less and less as Yuki's voice came closer and closer. "Yuki... Your coming for me?" She was more confused then ever now.

When Yuki reached Renu, he got very tired, "R-R-R-Renu, p-p-please don't go away." Yuki said as he fell on his knees. Yuki was out of breath that he was breathing hard.

Just as Yuki arrived, Renu wiped the rest of her tears. "I heard that you were going to give a love poem to a girl you have a crush on.... I didn't mean to run... I just thought that you and Amaya were!" She didn't go on...

"Me and Amaya? It's not like that between me and her, she and I are friends. I haven't really hanged out with her, cuz I'm always busy." Yuki said. "Anyways, I do love someone, and she's cute, nice, and funny. And.....she's right in front of me. Renu, I love you." Yuki said as he smiled.

Amaya tried not to stiffen as Yuki wrapped her in a friendly hug. Nervously, she wet her lips and ordered her arms to hug him back.

"I...Nothings up really. I-it has been a while. It okay that you've been to busy. I.." Amaya stopped speaking when she heard the leaves rustle. Slowly, she dropped her arms. She looked over to the bushes and saw a red-faced Renu. Tears began to roll down the other girl's face as she ran off.

Amaya watched Yuki run after her and smiled slightly. She did like Yuki, he was nice, but she now knew how much Renu cared for him. Sighing, she picked her bookbag back up and walked out of the woods, heading briskly back to the main building. She entered and slipped into her homeroom, waiting. There was a rumor of a new homeroom teacher who was supposed to be there today.

Slowly, she put her head down on her desk. Her eyes closed as she waited for someone else to come in.

Renu blushed and turned to Yuki. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Y-you love me?" She asked him. "I don't know what to say!" She then dropped herself onto Yuki and swung her arms around him as she whispered into his ear. "I was going to say the same thing to you!"

As the girl ran off towards the woods, Naomi and her new found roommates stared after her. Jun stood from his sprawled position on the path and swiped at the few pieces of gravel that were still clinging to his pants.

"Jun, this is our new roommate, Naomi Tanaka," said Maria.

"Kat for short!" interjected Liz.