#bergen_county

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
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Sam wears the shirt-that-fits with Tove's necklace... and yes, eyeliner AND mascara and lip gloss. Tove helped her twist part of her hair up , while the rest falls in a cloud of honey-gold curls. Thank goodness for Tove and Sylvi!

Sylvi shows up before school, as she promised she would, to do last minute damage control if needed.

Sam needs the help! Matching lines is hard!

Tove is happy to provide any supplies they need handed like an assistant to a surgeon.

And thus, Girl!Sam goes to her first day. Hopefully, this makeup is less traumatic for Jaymes,

A bit less but it is only with love of his daughter and Tove's assurance that he puts on the best face he can and drives her to school if needed

Symon wanders the hallway, heading towards wherever he is meant to be - head buried in his syllabus, but easily weaving the crowds with the skill of one small, oft unnoticed, and used to navigating whilst staring into a phone. He passes by Sam-the-girl, not showing reconition - but perhaps he was just distracted!

"Pssst, Symon! Head in the clouds!"

"Huh?" He glances up, "Hey Sam!" then back to his bag, then a doubletake, and he runs into someone, scattering his papers. "Oh, shit!"

"Oh, shit.." She helps, crouching down to collect. "You convince your dad on Shop?"

"uh, yeah... I got that waiver to swap here..." He fumbles and spies the sheet, narrowly rescuing it from under a passing foot. A glance back at Sam through masking bangs, and he regains his composure along with his papers. "It's gonna be wicked... I have earplugs like the ones they use at airfields."

"Nice! I gotta get to Chem, but see you!" A grin!

He gives her a little wave, and watches her go... somewhat dumbfounded... until someone else half shoulder-checks the guy standing in the path of traffic and he scrambles back on his way

Eden glares at Symon

"Oh, hi Eden..." He remarks distractedly - scratching his head, and still looking a bit offput. "See you at lunch?"

"If my overdone appearance doesn't turn you to stone, SURE" A BIG Smile from Eden... who is not wearing make up though her hair is nice. She turns and stomps off.

Sam is heading to Chem when Zane walks by "Hey, another new lodge member where do you guys keep coming from?" He says it low enough so the crowds don't pick up details

Sylvi is in the hall, pausing by her locker and sending a text.

And then there is the New Guy......

Sylvi lifts her phone high to take a quick selfie, making kissy-face (NOT duck-face!).

Adam gets noticed...and feels more than a little lost.

New Guy toughs it out. He knew this was coming, after all, and he's recently see a NEW world that... hey.....

A pretty asian girl stomps past Adam

He grins at her.... well, at everyone in general.

She turns and he sees now she's kithain...her forked tongue slips out, and her eyes are serpentine

"What new one, Zane?"

Adam blinks.

"Sam??" Zane says nearly falling backwards because looking up up up and stepping back can lean to that, "THat's..wow. Didn't; recognize. My bad. Who's the lucky guy?"

"What?" Frown, flush.

"Whoever it is you're trying to impress? or girl.. I don't judge" He says amiably

Adam looks away from the pretty Asian girl, staring off.

Eden says "Tell your little sister I said her it's nice you learned to share"

The new guy's jaw clenches, but he says, sees, nothing.

"I'm... I'm not..." Cough. "Excuse me..."

Eden feels a LITTLE better and moves on.

Sylvi slips her phone away, looks to see who's around.

Sam stomps off to the bathroom... and all of Sylvi's hard work is scrubbed off before Chemistry.

Adam can see other changelings he's not seen before. a short girl with roundness is heading towards Sylvi "Hey!" Lucia waves to her friend.

The New Guy DOES, at least, notice those fairies who know the ones he knows. You know. And Sam, heading for the ... "Sam!"

"Hey, Lucia!" She bends to give the shorter girl a happy hug. "You look nice."

"Sam......"

In the bathroom, Sam is washing her face , she's got half with the door to a stall opens and Gonzales comes out, "I swear, whoever thjought gaps in a STALL were a good idea should be shot like the pervert they are I... Hey? Sam?"

"YOu're generous" Lucia says with a smile, "But yeah, the hair I will claim is looking GREAT first day, how lucky am I? And you, always struting it. "

"Hey, I had to bring it day one. Not my A-game, though...that I'll save for Homecoming." A wink, then she looks around. "Seen Sam? She was trying something new...."

"Nope... though I heard a mortal calling her name I didn't see her"

"Oh. Well, if you do see her, go easy...it's not a big change, but you know Sam."

"Okay now I AM curious" Lucia says "yeah, I'll have a light touch about it. She doesn't need ANYOne making a big deal on the first day..."

Sam huddles her shoulders. "Hey Lupe."

She looks like a racoon, eyes smudged with black.