Karolina Dean (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
solarhippie) wrote2017-08-28 08:41 pm
solarhippie) wrote2017-08-28 08:41 pm
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Guidance Counselor's Office, Monday
Karolina had missed the picnic due to an unexpected case of villainy back in LA early on Saturday. She'd only gotten in town late last night, but, hey! Mondays were a good time to get started on a new thing. And for this new thing, coming to see her new office for the first time seemed like the best way to start, so here she was.
She had never had an office before.
It was weird. But also exciting! She'd barely gotten in the door, but already she was considering the possibilities in how to re-decorate it. She wanted to make it a little more inviting – something that students wouldn't find, like, intimidating or anything like that. A place where you could just drop in without it being a big deal, because she knew from personal experience how hard it was sometimes to approach adults who were Obligated to Care about your crap. She wanted to fight that, and make her office a place where you could --
-- admire a drawing of Nyan Cat in a corner on the wall?
Huh.
Okay, it was kind of a weird thing, but Karolina found that she actually liked it. She was definitely going to bring something in a rainbow print into the office, anyway. And nothing else already in the room seemed very inspiring to her eye. As she went around the desk and took a seat behind it and started opening the drawers, all she found was piles of old paperwork (some of which looked like it had been at some point folded up into paper planes) and... a 1000-piece puzzle in a box?
So guess now she knew what guidance counselors did when they were bored. And on that note, she also looked into the mini fridge by the desk. It was empty, except for a single bottle of something called Green Lamp Ale. A post-it was stuck to the side of it. All it said was Good luck.
Karolina was going to take that at face value.
She leaned back in her chair some, and snapped a picture of the room on her phone - and promptly texted that off to Jim:
OH MY GOD I have an OFFICE!!
[ooc: Open! Yay Karolina!]
She had never had an office before.
It was weird. But also exciting! She'd barely gotten in the door, but already she was considering the possibilities in how to re-decorate it. She wanted to make it a little more inviting – something that students wouldn't find, like, intimidating or anything like that. A place where you could just drop in without it being a big deal, because she knew from personal experience how hard it was sometimes to approach adults who were Obligated to Care about your crap. She wanted to fight that, and make her office a place where you could --
-- admire a drawing of Nyan Cat in a corner on the wall?
Huh.
Okay, it was kind of a weird thing, but Karolina found that she actually liked it. She was definitely going to bring something in a rainbow print into the office, anyway. And nothing else already in the room seemed very inspiring to her eye. As she went around the desk and took a seat behind it and started opening the drawers, all she found was piles of old paperwork (some of which looked like it had been at some point folded up into paper planes) and... a 1000-piece puzzle in a box?
So guess now she knew what guidance counselors did when they were bored. And on that note, she also looked into the mini fridge by the desk. It was empty, except for a single bottle of something called Green Lamp Ale. A post-it was stuck to the side of it. All it said was Good luck.
Karolina was going to take that at face value.
She leaned back in her chair some, and snapped a picture of the room on her phone - and promptly texted that off to Jim:
OH MY GOD I have an OFFICE!!
[ooc: Open! Yay Karolina!]
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Jim wanted to get there and see her, see her office and tease her a bit and he would. He just had to plan it out.
I'll send you something of mine to keep you company until then, though.
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Really? Like what?
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Mostly because he didn't know himself just yet.
You'll have to wait and see.
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And also to be in contact with old friends, for a change.
Oookay. Intriguing!
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He'd make sure it was nothing embarrassing though that would have been fun too. She was working now, a professional and he didn't want to make her uncomfortable.
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She'd missed you, Jim, she really had.
I hope you realize you'll actually have to go through w/ this or I'll be disappointed.
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That was one of the few things he held dear, held sacred.
Don't go doubting me.
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While idly shifting through some of the paperwork left behind by the old counselor.
It all looked like a mess.
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Jim glanced up, noticing that the repairs were just about done. For this section, at least.
Just keep an eye on your mail. It'll get there. But, I've gotta go help with some more repairs. Boring, I know.
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God, when had they gotten so grown up and responsible?
I should probably focus on getting to know my work, too, so no worries. <3 you!
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Jim smiled and shot off one last message before pocketing his phone.
Have fun!