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What I Learned at SRU -32-What I Learned at SRU -32-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: Depressed yet? ;D Last few chapters have been pretty high-tension, amirite? Such is the life of a college student. While it's not as if problems can magically disappear, Thanksgiving break is a vacation, isn't it? ^_^; We should try to relax here for a bit...
What I Learned at SRUChapter 32 - Family Blood
- Thursday, November 25th, 2010 - Thanksgiving
"I dunno, play something happy, Tophie!"
Toph struggled to keep her visage rigid and courteous so as not to let her disdain come through.
"I'm not really in the mood, Cousin..."
"Please? Pretty please? You're so gooood."
Dressed like a proper "lady," her hair forced into a tidy bun, and dec
What I Learned at SRU -35-What I Learned at SRU -35-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: Again, thanks for all your support. Please keep the feedback coming. Life has been very crazy as I get ready to move across the country and your guys' comments help motivate me to stay consistent with this story. Starting in May, the rest of this year is going to be very crazy, I imagine, but my goal is try and finish this story by Christmas. We'll see how that goes. I hope to get one more chapter done before the move.
What I Learned at SRUChapter 35 - Back Again
- Saturday, November 27th, 2010 -
The morning rays peeked in through Katara's bedroom shades, tickling at her eyes. Her right shoulder was heavy, pinned down. The weight, as it
What I Learned at SRU -24-What I Learned at SRU -24-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: Yes, another Jane-focused chapter. Have to progress her plot a bit here before focusing on the other characters more. I also wanted to show more of day-to-day college life, I guess. Also. Profanity. That'll happen with Jane. Just want to comment that when I use profanity in excess it is intentional. Fact is, plenty of people in our society are lazy with their vocabulary and rely on such words to get their points across. =P
What I Learned at SRUChapter 24 - With a Little Help
- Sunday, October 24th, 2010 -
"Fuck," grunted Jane, hands dug deep in her wide cargo pants pockets. "Johnny, I don't wanna do this..." She shot a glare at her boyfr
What I Learned at SRU -10-What I Learned at SRU -10-3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: I know there's been a bit of a heavy emphasis on the female characters earlier on here, and this chapter continues that - honestly, this is partially because the girls have a bit more external drama but also because the plot just needs me to focus on them first.
What I Learned at SRUChapter 10 - Simple
[Boomerang Blog: Back At Ya!]
[About That...][Posted on September 7th at 11:46pm][by Noble Sir Kesuk Esquire]
[So ya know how my ex-girlfriend has been hanging out with us? Yea. About that...It's starting to get kinda weird. There's definitely something still there, ya know? Not surprising, really. The only reason we broke up Freshman year
What I Learned at SRU -11-What I Learned at SRU -11-3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: This chapter was originally going to be more Sokka heavy but somehow that changed along the way - but it's definitely got a more romantic skew to it. We'll see what happens next chapter, as I really do want to give some more attention to Sokka soon.
What I Learned at SRUChapter 11 - Comfort Zone
- Sunday, September 12th, 2010 -
"Why don't you do something with the other guys?"
["Oh. Because Toph and Aang had the same idea that you did. Ha."]
"Ah...Well, I'm sorry, Sis, but Suki and I haven't really spent a lot of time alone yet and she keeps trying to get me to go along with it...and...-"
["No, no! I understand. You really should, Sokka.
What I Learned at SRU -18-What I Learned at SRU -18-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
What I Learned at SRUChapter 18 - The Fearsome Fivesome
- Friday, October 8th, 2010 -
"My turn?"
"Sure. Why not?"
"But..." Jane was confused. "Wh-...? I don't..."
"Pick a place to eat, Freckle-Face, it's not hard," Sokka chuckled.
"Some place cheap, please!" Aang piped up weakly. Toph knuckled him on the arm.
"Shut up, Twinkle-Toes, I'll cover you."
"No, you don't have to do-"
"I'll cover you," she insisted. "Not like I can't afford it, Twinkle-Toes."
"What are you in the mood for?" Katara wondered, her head tipped slightly to the side at Jane's crossed arms.
"I-I dunno," Jane grunted, popping up her shoulders. "Pizza...?"
"Pizza Hut?" Katara
What I Learned at SRU -23-What I Learned at SRU -23-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
What I Learned at SRUChapter 23 - The Experiment
- Friday, October 22nd, 2010 -
["Tell me we're gonna knock 'em out, Twinkle-Toes."]
"You are going to knock 'em out, Tater-Face."
["Bleh. Not with a name like 'Tater-Face' I'm not. We have a band name, remember?"]
"Oh, yea? You guys settled on one?"
["The Kyoshi Warriors. Remember?"]
"Huh. Sounds kind of intimidating."
["Hells yea, it does."]
"Isn't that, like, Suki's last name?"
["Yea. She did start the band...And besides, it makes us sound like ninjas. Or samurais."]
"Aaaand...You want to be like ninja-samurais?"
["Sure. There's a niche out there that should be filled."]
"Musical-Ninja-Samura
What I Learned at SRU -48-What I Learned at SRU -48-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
What I Learned at SRUChapter 48 - The Spirit
- Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 -
"No, yea, haha, laugh it up, good times, hardy-har. But dude. Guys. I'm fuckin' serious." Korra stared down at them over the couch's spine as they played their game of Mario Party, awaiting the girls to come back from their shopping. "How do you put up with the bullshit?"
"Korra." It wasn't his turn, so Sokka glanced up at her solemnly. "Katara's my sister. She's been a drama llama since she was five. I've got a lotta practice. But you gotta understand - as much trouble as it can be, it's this 'college drama' you keep talking about that made this group what it is."
What I Learned at SRU -49-What I Learned at SRU -49-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
What I Learned at SRUChapter 49 - Twinkly
- Saturday, December 25th, 2010 - Christmas
Katara's eyes creaked open as trickles of morning sunlight poured inbetween her window's shutters. She blinked at the dust particles drifting through the calming sprinkle of rays and yawned deeply, stretching out her legs and flexing her toes. She was careful not to budge her right shoulder too much, as a warm ball of orange fur was planted over it. Katara carefully squirmed out from under her friend's head, smirking at Jane's agape mouth as her face sunk into the pillow with a snort. As she slid out from under the covers, she wrapped her arms across herself
What I Learned at SRU -42-What I Learned at SRU -42-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: The latter portions of this chapter took a bit of a different turn than I planned but it's for the best. The chapter ended up feeling more unified in theme than I thought it would somehow...It also turned out longer than I thought. It's Christmas in July time!
What I Learned at SRUChapter 42 - Past
- Sunday, December 12th, 2010 -
Where had Katara gone off to? Jane had gotten sidetracked explaining the situation to Suki - and thus preparing her for when she reached the others - that she had lost her friend. Surely Kat had headed back to her dorm room, likely to drown her frustrations in chocolate. Why couldn't Toph just tone down her bitc
What I Learned at SRU -33-What I Learned at SRU -33-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: There's definitely some YouTube vids that get watched partway through the chapter. I'd take note and actually watch/listen to the second one referred to, at least, even if (perhaps especially if) you are familiar with the radio edit of said song, as the important element of the scene is the difference between recorded, edited music and raw, live performance.
I appreciate your support, please keep it coming - it's what fuels me to go on! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy another fluffy, "filler-ish" chapter. I always try to make sure no scene - no matter how seemingly insignificant - is without some kind of character development, but I ha
What I Learned at SRU -26-What I Learned at SRU -26-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
What I Learned at SRUChapter 26 - Solid
- Friday, November 5th, 2010 -
"I can haz fries?"
"No fries for you."
"I can haz Skittles?"
"I can haz Dollar?"
"KAY-KAY." A crisp bill already in hand, Toph slapped the single note onto the desk. Aang took the dollar, stuffed it into the safebox, and retrieved a package of candy from the self behind him. The lobby was calm and quiet, while echoes of basketballs rang out from the nearby gym floor.
"There ya go, Miss." Aang barely contained a chuckle as he placed the red bag onto the desk and assumed his position on the stool once again. He admired Toph as she eagerly tore open the bag's corner, dumped a
What I Learned at SRU -13-What I Learned at SRU -13-3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
What I Learned at SRUChapter 13 - Gone
- Saturday, September 18th, 2010 -
[To: Jane][Hey, where are you guys? We're about to start things here but we haven't heard from you. Are you not coming?][Sent: 8:04pm]
"Katara, you playing?"
"Oh!" Katara slapped her phone shut and nodded. "Yea, yea. I am."
"Well, git over here, then!" Sokka insisted with a wave of the arm. Katara sighed deeply, her concern for her friend having been spiked up sharply since she had last seen Jane huddled on her bed the other day.
She sat down at the wooden table, Aang to her left, Sokka and Suki across from her, and Toph on the tables narrow side between Aang and Suki.
What I Learned at SRU -3-What I Learned at SRU -3-3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: Words that are {written in these} represent something in print, like a book or a newspaper article/flier/poster, etc. Yes. I am using these to add a little visual flair but also because I want to use lots of other media through the story and am too lazy to go through the standard motions. Huzzah for the Internet. Also, the fact is that in The Last Airbender Katara is flustered and obviously attracted to Jet early on. I wanted to explore that a bit in this chapter.
What I Learned at SRUChapter 3- Easygoing
-August 28th, 2010-
Katara scuffed her socks against the drab carpet of her dorm room, back and forth, analyzing the pages of her fir
What I Learned at SRU -5-What I Learned at SRU -5-3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: Thanks for the support everyone's been giving. I think about five people (including my wife) have come to me saying, "OMG you made Jet x Katara make sense to me!" All I can say is that it didn't make sense to me until I had to sit and try to write it! Also...I think I finally managed to get my wife to find the appeal of Toph x Aang. Mwaha. More on those two later. Right now we've got other characters to focus on so we can start developing them as time goes on.
What I Learned at SRUChapter 5 - Uneasy
-Monday, August 30th, 2010-
["YOU HAVE...ONE...NEW MESSAGE. FIRST NEW MESSAGE."]["Hello, Dum-Dum. How's that Senioritis taste, huh? I can't
What I Learned at SRU -14-What I Learned at SRU -14-3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: I'm going to do something different with this chapter. Expect that kind of thing from time to time. ;) It would work better with visuals/audio, but I'm using the written word. So hopefully I can write this in a way you all can follow. I'm not laying out what times things happen at because it'd make this sequence too artificial, but I give you an idea as to when they take place. Enjoy.
What I Learned at SRUChapter 14 - Cursed
- Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 -
It didn't rain. It was clear and clean out that afternoon. Katara wished it rained. It didn't feel right. These were always supposed to dull and dreary and rainy, weren't they? Someh
What I Learned at SRU -21-What I Learned at SRU -21-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: Yes, yes. More song-fic-ing here. Come on. It's Homecoming. What did you expect? =P Not to mention I got stalled writing this chapter as I was writing another song-based scene from a far-off chapter. For whatever reason. Anyway. Hope you enjoy the chapter for all that's in it. You may notice that in scenes that include music or literature, I will handle some in plain text to signify that they are physically present in the background of the scene, whereas I will bold them to indicate more an effect that they overplaying a scene, such as a 'musical' montage, etc. Last chapter used the latter technique, this one uses the prior.
What I Learn
What I Learned at SRU -9-What I Learned at SRU -9-3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
What I Learned at SRUChapter 9 - Just Like That
- Saturday, September 4th, 2010 -
"She hasn't come back yet?"
"Sorry, Jane," Toph said apathetically, one earbud still tucked in as music trickled into her ear. "I dunno what's up."
"You don't think she's gonna chicken out, do you?"
"Nah," came Toph's confident reply. "She seemed pretty worked up about it."
"Guess you're right." Jane sighed and scratched her neck anxiously.
"Why? You worried about her or somethin'?" teased Toph with a grin, her arms folding behind her head on her pillow.
"Maybe," Jane laughed with a shrug that couldn't be seen. She sat herself down in Katara's desk chair, lazily
What I Learned at SRU -12-What I Learned at SRU -12-3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
What I Learned at SRU
Chapter 12 - Pessimistic
- Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 -
[Calling...][Jet]
"God damnit, Jet," Jane growled, stuffing her phone back into her pine green vest. She kicked her boot into the sidewalk impatiently as she waited for the vibrating to stop. Where was her boyfriend? He was way late, which wasn't like him. The phone rattled against her side again.
[Calling...][Jet]
"Argh, fuckin' eh," she huffed, tugging the phone back out in frustration and flipped it open. "What is it, Jet?"
["Christ, it's about time you picked up,"] Jet replied, his voice unnaturally panicked. ["Where the fuck are you, Smellerbee?"]
Jane groun
What I Learned at SRU -22-What I Learned at SRU -22-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: Enjoy some more fluff before we get back on task with serious business. ;P Also, I have been writing a series of reflection articles about SRU that detail some "behind-the-scenes" stuff, if you will, and my intentions with how I am writing certain characters/aspects of the story. If you're interested, you can check that out here.
http:/destiny-smasher.deviantart.com/journal/
What I Learned at SRUChapter 22 - Dealing
- Saturday, October 16th, 2010 -
"Hey, Sokka."
"Yea, Toph?"
"You've, um...Ya got somethin' on your suit."
"Aw, crap," Sokka grumbled, fussing his hands at his chest. "When I saw that lasagna, ya know I got worried that-..." H
What I Learned at SRU -15-What I Learned at SRU -15-3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: This chapter definitely took more time and work than others up until now. I hope it was worth it.
What I Learned at SRUChapter 15 - An Angry Girl
- Saturday, September 25th -
"Nope. Not since Tuesday."
"You've just been...ignoring them?"
"Yep. I told them at the funeral: I'm done."
"Well, er..." Sokka shrugged, passing Jane her a white cup with a simplified dragon printed around its surface. "Good for you, eh?"
"Good for me," Jane dryly agreed, taking a sip of her coffee.
Ow. Fuck. Almost burned my tongue.
She popped off the lid to her cup and stared at the liquid for a moment, inspecting it. It looked like Sokka had administered enough
What I Learned at SRU -16-What I Learned at SRU -16-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: Sorry this took a while longer than usual. Holiday season is the cause. Have fun with this Aang-focused chapter. Enjoy. I decided not to reveal too much about Aang's history yet as I want to make sure I finalize the details first and introduce the more important elements later. But I'm sure there are still some surprises here.
Happy New Year!
What I Learned at SRUChapter 16 - Leaving the Nest
- Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 -
[Boomerang Blog: Back At Ya!]
[More Wheels][Posted on September 28th, 1:12am][by Noble Sir Kesuk Esquire]
[So my sister's gang member friend - not the one who died, the one who didn't die - has been kind of worming
What I Learned at SRU -25-What I Learned at SRU -25-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
What I Learned at SRUChapter 25 - Appearances
- Saturday, October 30th, 2010 - FestivALL
"It's just pre-show jitters! Calm the fuck down, everyone!"
"Toph's right, we just need to keep it together here, girls," Katara advised in a rush, flapping her wrists in a panic as she attempted to convince herself to practice what she preached.
"We're on in five! Less than five!" Suki snapped, straightening the tie Jane had opted to wear around her neck overtop her black skull-printed shirt - extra tomboy points for the tie, she'd decided, and Aang had volunteered his painted tie from Homecoming for the cause.
"Does my hair look all right?" Katara frett
What I Learned at SRU -36-What I Learned at SRU -36-2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
A/N: This will be the last chapter I write before I move from western New York to the San Francisco Bay Area. Expect a bit of a break - or at least a slowdown in chapter frequency. But, on the other hand, this Aang-centric chapter is twice as long as usual and focuses on a number of different characters. =)
What I Learned at SRUChapter 36 - Forceful
- Monday, November 29th, 2010 -
The bar was quiet, nearly empty on this Monday evening. His face was warm but he wanted more. He tapped the counter.
"Oy," bemoaned the bartender. "'Nother round? What's got yoose so wound up, eh, Longshot?" He grabbed the shot glass and filled it with care, eyeing
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