Sky High: The Meme

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Welcome to Sky High

Congratulations! You've just been accepted into Sky High, a school for people with unique superpowers. You'll be sorted into groups as either a sidekick or a hero. Do remember to treat everyone with courtesy, however. What would heroes be without their sidekicks?

You may wonder "how do I get started?" It's simple:

1) Pick a superpower. Stuck? Try the Superpower Wiki (Hit "random page" for extra lulz!) If your character already has superpowers, you can pick another one and either replace their power or add it to their existing powers.

2) Optional: Choose if you want to be a hero, a sidekick or maybe even a villain.

3) Post all of this useful info in your comment. Put your character's name and canon in the subject and put OOC notes about their superpowers and sidekick/hero/villain status in your comment. Feel free to write a scenario in your comment too if that floats your boat!

4) Have fun! Are you stuck on scenarios? Here are a few suggestions: playing mad scientist in the school's laboratory, picking fights at lunch, going to an awesome school dance, goofing off in study hall, honing your superpowers in gym class, or maybe even playing a rousing game of save the citizen.

Comments

[likeaquaman]

It's fine. Gets me out of calculus.

[Shifting his bag onto his shoulder, he gestures for her to follow him.]

So - you're from England? Where from?

[hexuality]

What could've possibly given me away?

[She falls into step next to him, slinging around her shoulder bag as she looks around, infinitely more interested than she appears.]

I'm from just outside a little town in Devon. That's about four hours from London, mind you, but my dad works for the government there. Which is why we're here, in case you were wondering, sort of ambassador work, I suppose.

[She's very chatty, isn't she. She talks about as fast as her abilities, it seems.]

And your story, Ethan?

[likeaquaman]

I've got a friend from Kings Langley. Do you know where that is? I think Liv said it was pretty near London.

[When he asks her about his story, he shrugs a little.]

I'm from a tiny town in South Carolina. My dad sent me here when I started manifesting last year, after my mom died.

[It's stated very matter-of-factly, but if you look at him, there's still a trace of sadness around his eyes.]

So what do you do?

[hexuality]

Sounds familiar. Hertfordshire, maybe?

[She's not entirely familiar with it, but she suspects they have a football team. They must. That's probably where she's heard the name, but she shrugs and they move on. She pauses at this unexpected bit of personal information, though, and looks over at him—just in time to catch his expression, but she barely knows Ethan so she doesn't comment on it. She murmurs an I'm sorry between that and his question, which brings a slight smile to her lips.]

That's the favourite question around here, isn't it? I never really knew what to call it until Power Placement. It was just sort of... [A bit of everything?] Boomer called it "velocity manipulation" which sounds loads cooler than "I like to play with the speed of things," I suppose.

[likeaquaman]

[Unfortunately, with Ethan, his powers and the death of his mother are so inextricably linked that it's really not 'personal information' anymore. It's part of (as his best friend at home would put it) his 'origin story.'

Still, he grins as Ginny describes her powers, leading her down a hallway away from the principal's office and towards rows of lockers.]

Velocity manipulation? That sounds badass. What do you do with that? Make everything go faster?

[hexuality]

Or slower. [She flashes a grin at him.] Or not at all. I can do it to myself, too, but that's a bit exhausting.

[She eyes the locker numbers as she passes them and fishes a piece of paper out of her pocket—her own locker and combination, of course, scribbled on the corner of some notepaper.]

It's probably dead boring compared to some of the other things I've seen around here. [she glances at him.] What about you?

[likeaquaman]

[He leans against the locker next to hers as she locates her locker, and shrugs.]

Clairaudience and tracking. Means I can hear the dead and find people. Pretty exciting, right?

[hexuality]

[She pauses in spinning the combination on her lock and glances at him, surprised and impressed.]

Yeah, actually. Wow. Are you, er— [She colours a little, laughing, then goes back to fiddling with her lock.] Never mind. You probably get asked that question a lot.

[likeaquaman]

[He ducks his head, a little embarrassed, but rallies quickly, smile returning.]

Sidekick, if that's what you were wondering. I'm guessing you're a hero, right?

[hexuality]

[Her lock clicks and she opens the door as she answers,]

Yeah— [And then she realises what it sounded like.] No! I mean, yes, I got placed in... but that's not what I was going to ask! [Ginny's blush actually deepens and she moves the door aside so she can look at him properly.] I was actually going to say if you were going to go into law enforcement or something. Private investigator, maybe? Sounds like the sort of thing that'd be helpful, don't you think?

[likeaquaman]

[Ethan shrugs a little.]

I've been thinking about that, yeah. The tracking only works for people like us, but I'd be pretty good at finding bad guys.

[He taps the side of his nose with his finger.]

No one escapes the nose.

[hexuality]

People like us would be the bigger threat, anyway.

[She starts putting her new books into her locker, sorting through the ones she'll need for the rest of the day, then throws a curious glance in his direction.]

You... track using your nose?

[likeaquaman]

Like Toucan Sam, you know? Just follow your nose!

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There are Froot Loops in England, right?

[hexuality]

[Google says only sometimes. Ginny shoots him a mildly bewildered look as she shuts her locker.]

Are there Jaffa Cakes in America?

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[likeaquaman]

...what are Jaffa Cakes?

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[hexuality]

Something you are sorely missing out on, Ethan.

[She grins at him as she snaps the lock shut and twirls the dial.]

To answer your other question, that's cereal, right? Haven't tried it yet but I've seen it.

[likeaquaman]

It's a fruit cereal in the shape of - well - loops. They've got it in the cafeteria here.

So what are Jaffa Cakes?

[hexuality]

Excellent, that'll be lunch, then?

[Tossed back as a joke as she peers at her neatly folded schedule.]

Jaffa Cakes are kind of a cross between a biscuit and a cake. Flat, you know? With orange jam in the middle. Covered in chocolate. [And longing sigh here.] Brilliant.

[likeaquaman]

Seriously? God. That sounds amazing. Wish I'd heard of them now.

[He gestures to the schedule.]

What's your first class?

[hexuality]

You've got to try them! I'll have my brother send some in the post. [By way of explanation,] He works in London.

[Most of her brothers do, actually, and only the youngest came along for the move to America. Ginny blinks and glances down at her schedule at his question, and her brows knit.]

Science? [She sounds less than enthused, then looks back at Ethan and teases,] I'd much rather continue my lovely tour of the hallway.

[likeaquaman]

Why don't I show you to each of your classes? That ought to kill some more time.

[Ethan Wate: taking academics Very Seriously.]

[hexuality]

[She laughs and promptly hands over her schedule, then hooks her thumb around the strap of her bag.]

Lead the way, Toucan Sam.

[likeaquaman]

[He takes her schedule and flashes a grin at her.]

Whatever you say, Speedy.

[He looks down at the schedule, then points.]

Science is this way. Oh, you've got Mr. Ingraham. He's tough as hell.

[hexuality]

[She rolls her eyes at that, a resigned sort of grin tugging at her lips.]

What, they can't take it easy on the poor new kid?

[likeaquaman]

You might have noticed you're at a school for superheroes. 'Easy' isn't exactly in the dictionary.

[He nods at a door as they pass it.]

Science is in here. Just be sure you do your homework and don't fall asleep in class. He's got this huge aluminum pole that he'll drop on your desk if he catches you.