common room

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy sits at a table in the commonroom, stationary and paper splayed out in a mess, tapping his pen on the wood surface. He is trying to brainstorm ideas for the upcoming school election, for which he will be running for Security Officer. The top of the page in front of him reads "Security Officer: Campaign Ideas", underlined; below it is a short list of scribbled out and then crossed off items.



Tap, tap, tap.

Tap, tap, tap tap tap.

Tap tap.


The noise of the pen against the table is constant in occurence but irregular in pattern. Pretty annoying for anyone else around, but supposedly it helps him think.

Supposedly. At the moment, he's completely stuck on how to do this whole student body election "thing."

Comments

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

Kiki, passing by on her way to her room, notices.

"It's all based on popularity, I hear."

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

"Such things usually are," Roy replied, looking up. The tapping stopped now that he had a distraction. "Unfortunately, popularity is something I've only dabbled in, not excelled at."

He waved at the table, indicating Kiki could take a seat if she wanted.

"Are you running for anything?" he asked.

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

Kiki sits.

"No, I don't think so," she says. "I'm afraid I wouldn't make a very good anything, and I've got my hands full with classes and deliveries as it is. Have you made any headway in your campaign?"

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy shook his head. "You've set up a successful business service on campus in less than two weeks time, and your customers seem happy enough. I've never even needed to deliver anything, but I already know that if I do yours is the reliable service to contact. Don't sell yourself short-- you've got personal responsibility and organization, both useful skills in leadership positions."

"So far my campaign is not going anywhere, I'm afraid. Though people are essentially the same everywhere, the higher technology of this world and some of the cultural differences are throwing me off. I don't really know how campaigns here are typically run, what people look for or expect."

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

Kiki blushes a little. "Thanks! That's very kind of you to say.

"Well, you're running for Security Officer, right? Do you know yet what the duties and the responsibilities for the job would be? Would you be like a student assistant to Rover? If nothing has been established for this, then I say you can just invent how your role would work - or how you interpret the tasks of your role, and what you would do to complete the tasks you laid out for yourself. People respond well to humor and personality, too, so that might help. I think the best would be to make sure you don't represent yourself as something you're not - people can see that a mile away."

Kiki tilts her head to one side. "On the other hand, with this school, that advice might not be so helpful."

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy smiles at her. "That's a very good approach, thank you. I've been trying to get Gandalf to tell us what our duties would be, and so has Martin, one of my oponents, but so far we haven't gotten a reply. I think competance and attitude are probably the main factors," he nods his head toward her,"---except popularity of course--- but it is hard to advertise myself for the position without a real understanding of what would be expected of me."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty stops by the common room and sees that he's working on his campaign and hands him one of his flyers (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhighdorms/88213.html).

"Looks like we'll be running against each other."

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy examines the ad.

"Excellent flyer." He hands it back. "So why do you want to be a security officer for the student council?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty gives him a winning smile.

"Why to give back to the student community of course!"

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy started to grin himself. He was kind of liking this guy.

"Best reason for any political endeavor. Are you sure you're not just hoping they'll let you carry a gun that way?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty sat down at the table and leaned back in his chair a bit.

"Nah. Already checked with the man with the flowing beard. Apparently the only weapon you get is the 'title'. I'm hoping that 'title' is made out something bullet proof and I can wear it."

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

"Just the title? There's goes my hopeful feeling. Still, a title can carry a lot of weight if you make it. And considering how dangerous this school is... authority related to security would get you just about anywhere with the students."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty laughs.

"Or get yourself killed by the Junior Achievers!"

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy grimaced. "I tried out for that club. I think I probably talked my way in, but if I did I'll talk my way out again as soon as I know. I was hoping their goals were more general and less, well, outright evil."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Well unless I miss my guess... we'll have to provide security for both good and evil at this school. Doesn't that sound like fun?"

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

"Security is indiscriminant," Roy said with a little-too-happy-grin. "It's not the size of your heart that matters, it's how fast you run."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty laughs. He likes this guy.

"I'll remember that if we ever have to debate."

He holds up his hands in non-threatening manner.

"Kidding. Unless of course you were talking about running into the fray then you have my respect."

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

"Actually, I meant the people who would be running away from the security, that we'd be chasing. It's not whether they're good or bad that makes them get caught, but how fast they run."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty laughs again, this time at his misunderstanding.

"I guess I better start running laps then. Then again, the only thing I've seen outrun Rover so far was Jay and Silent Bob."

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy looks mock-disappointed. "I missed that? Damn."

"In all honesty though, I doubt they'd expect us to chase people. If they expected us to engage in any kind of combat with a potentially life-threatening person, they'd allow us to carry weapons. There's no point in running someone down if they're going to turn around and shoot you as soon as you catch them.

I imagine it'll be more organizational-- keeping students appraised of security changes and announcements, taking security complaints back to the faculty, maybe having a hand in the information network Professor Jerusalem's set up. That or investigating security issues from within the student body, interviewing people and so forth to find the culprit."

[fullmetal-havoc.livejournal.com]

Havoc wanders idly through the halls, horribly bored.

Tap tap tap

Tap tap tap tap

Tap tap

He wrinkled his brow and peeked inside the room where it was coming from. Inside he saw the kid who had shoved the bill off onto him the Friday before... what was his name? Mustang.

"Having a contest with yourself to see who can annoy the most people in the hallway?" he asked with a smirk.

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy raised his eyebrows, then looks down at his hand in realization. "Hm. I didn't think you'd be able to hear it all the way into the hallway."

[fullmetal-havoc.livejournal.com]

"No one's around... and I've always gotten props for my good hearing." He squinted his eyes on the paper that was sitting before Roy. "Cam...paign Ideas? You're running for Student Council as a freshman?"

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy balks. "I'm not a freshman. I was already a freshman in the university back in Central City. I guess they sort you by age or something here, because I think I'm a junior."

((OOC: he's sixteen, and 16-17 is the age range of most juniors... though I never was told how strict they were about sorting people by year, if at all.))

[fullmetal-havoc.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Gah, dammit, I lose at life. I totally blanked and thought you were younger. Now that I'm outta high school I'm just like "YOU ALL ARE SO TINEH!"))

Havoc quirked an eyebrow. "Hm. Sorry about that. That face of yours makes you look younger." H

[fullmetal-havoc.livejournal.com]

He** coughed and stepped completely into the room, taking a seat across from Mustang. "Looks like you've got some pretty good ideas there, Chief." He smirked.

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

"Hn. I keep going in circles because I don't know exactly what a security officer's responsibilities are."

Roy gets a sudden grin. "Would you like to help me? I've got a liter-sized bottle of raspberry everclear I made the other day that I can give you since I left you with the bill before. Anyway, once I find out what the duties are and work out a campaign strategy, I could use a volunteer to help."

[fullmetal-havoc.livejournal.com]

Havoc pondered a moment before returning the grin. "Sure, got nothin' better to do around this hellhole." He extended his hand for a shake. "Jean Havoc at your service, boss. Where's the raspberry everclear?"

[alchemy-4-arson.livejournal.com]

Roy grinned, and accepted the handshake. Havoc's grip was strong and friendly.

"Excellent. As for the everclear, I'll have it delivered to you sometime in the next two days. Just met Kiki, she runs the campus delivery service. In the unlikely chance that I don't end up running or the student elections get cancelled in the next week or something, keep it. You can tell me if it's any good." Roy can always make more alcohol with alchemy, so sharing it with classmates and friends has always been an easy matter. If anything he prefers other people drink it because then he'll know if he's improving or not.



((OOC: I love "boss" and "chief" because it's giving me happy FMA thoughts... can't wait until episode 37 airs in dubbed!))

[fullmetal-havoc.livejournal.com]

((OOC: I love how Havoc is so casual with his superiors. XDD

Oooooh, I know! I've been talking to Mike, the co-director and the VA for Havoc, and he's driving me apeshit with all his talking up of the second season. I wanna see it so baaaaaad. XD))