Illegal Spirits

[Jongluer]

Several Weeks Later

The lunch room is full of chatter this fourth period, as students are now mostly staying within the building to avoid the early chill of an Illinois fall. Mr. Marston is standing his usual watch over the students to make sure that no one is causing trouble or the like. He is unusually joined by Mr. Nock, filling in for Ms. Hanson a young math teacher who is out sick today.
Both teachers finally spot the arrival of the old foreign janitor, Arkadi they think his name is, to deal with a freshman who vomited across the floor at the beginning of the period and was quickly sent to the nurse's office.

[Beeb]

Turning to his fellow watchman, Dilan Nock breaks the ice by asking Mr. Marston, "So, how often are you drafted into ensuring that these kids don't try to kill each other over petty affairs like clothes and such?"

[Do our characters know each other's names, teaching positions, etc. by chance?]

[Innocentius]

Slightly taken aback at the callousness espoused by the gym teacher towards his supposed wards and his apparent lack of knowledge about how teacher schedules work, Marston replies, "...I'm here every day. Do you not have a duty period or something? And these kids are pretty good usually. And you seem to have a rather cynical attitude about the kids for someone who became a teacher - what brings you here in the first place?"

[Beeb]

"Basically, I'm just filling in for a sick teacher. And I apologize if I came across as a bit cynical, it's just that I've had a bit of a difficult time a few weeks back that I'm still getting over. A student pulled a stunt that reminded me of a deceased relative back near the beginning of the school year."

As Nock says this, he gazes downwards slightly, lost in his thoughts.

[Arkadi Gorodin]

He would find it degrading, if he hadn't already spent a significant amount of time doing things just like this. The first few times, he had made the casual suggestion to one of the kitchen staff that the cafeteria stop serving food that induced gastric distress, stating for a fact that gulag fare was about 2 stars higher on the culinary ladder the grease-soaked cheese fries.

This suggestion, of course, had been promptly ignored.

Arkadi trundles a cart full of the necessary cleaning supplies past the two duty period teachers scheduled for 4th period lunch. Misters Marston and Nock, he remembers....having a head for names was something important in his former line of work.

He nods to them by way of greeting, before moving on and cordoning off the affected area with a "Warning, Slipper Surface" sign, before sprinkling a layer of Nilosorb over the reeking puddle and promptly scooping the now semi-liquid goop into a biohazard bag.

[Innocentius]

Mr. Marston curtly nods at the janitor, then replies to Mr. Nock by saying, "A deceased relative, you say? I'm sorry to hear that. Did they pass recently?"

[Beeb]

Nock likewise nods to the janitor before continuing, "No, my dear sister died a few years ago, but it was the manner of her death that keeps it fresh in my mind. That deranged student brought back the painful memory just as I was finally coming to terms with it."

[Innocentius]

Marston arches an eyebrow, and replies, "Really? Well that's... unfortunate."

Hoping to change the topic of conversation, Mr. Marston scans the cafeteria, looking for any misbehavior among his charges.

[Jongluer]

((Could I get a perception check from everyone please?))

[Beeb]

[Succeeds by 1]

[Innocentius]

[Succeeds by 3.]

[Arkadi Gorodin]

[Fails by 3.]

[Jongluer]

Mr. Marston
Mr. Marston spots a female student he recognizes from one of the other AP Physics courses begin to shake in her seat across the cafeteria. She suddenly rises, shouting nonsense, and begins to tear at her clothing.

Mr. Nock
Nock spots a girl causing a ruckus on the far side of the room. It seems like she might be disrobing.

Arkadi
As Arkadi begins to shovel the chemical mixture that was once a freshman's vomit he thinks he might hear something on the far side of the cafeteria. Probably just an American child being foolish.

[Beeb]

Noticing the strange yet inappropriate girl's behavior, Nock nudges Marston and motions towards the girl. He then says, "Is it just me, or is that student tearing off her clothing?"

[Innocentius]

Marston quickly moves towards the girl, calling her name if he can remember it (otherwise he'll just go with the generic "Hey! What's going on here?") He also motions for Nock to follow him.

[And he makes another perception check which succeeds by 0.]