open } you can't call it you can't shake the feeling quiet do not make a sound

[krmvgivv]

Who: Dipper Pines and YOU
Where: Anywhere Dipper shouldn't be. Also detention, where he definitely should be.
When: Throughout the event
Rating: PG-13 tops probably
Summary: Dipper is a smart kid, but he might have a few Authority Issues he needs to work out. Too bad he's stubborn as all hell.
The Story:

I. The Restricted Section

[Dipper loves to read. Not really unusual in Ravenclaws. And it's not like he's read every single book in the normal, non-restricted part of the library. But he's read enough that his attention has started wandering over to those more interesting books, the ones he's definitely not supposed to read without explicit permission from a teacher, and he's too young for most of them to be willing to give it to him. That doesn't stop him from ducking in there sometimes, looking around wordlessly, making a mental list of titles he wants to read as soon as he has a chance.

Or maybe he's decided to make that chance come to him now. He's clever. He's studied some magical theory. He can probably get around the whole screaming books thing. If he can be fast enough that no one stops him anyway.

Or maybe, after it failed, he's running out of the library as fast as he can, hoping he can get out of there before the librarians catch him and ban him again. He's got the book, though, stuffed into the inner pocket of his robe while the books in the restricted section scream out behind him.]

II. Around the Castle

[Honestly, Dipper can't understand why more people don't explore the castle constantly. It's the most amazing thing he's ever seen, and even as a third year, he never stops being wowed by it. So he explores. Sometimes during the day, when it's definitely allowed since technically none of these places are banned from students even if he'd be hard pressed to come with an excuse for why he's there if questioned. Sometimes at night, when it's definitely not allowed but so much more interesting. Obviously, the castle is haunted. The ghosts are all pretty cool (mostly, there's one major exception). It just feels so much more like a haunted castle at night, and Dipper's not so far from his muggle upbringing that he can't seriously appreciate that.]

III. The Forbidden Forest

[Dipper misses the days when the teachers hadn't realized how much he liked the Forbidden Forest and would send him in there for detention. It was great, he could explore and not even get in trouble for it because he was already in trouble! But they caught on eventually, now Dipper has to resort to sneaking if he wants to explore the forest.

He's careful. He's always careful. And he doesn't go in too deep, especially when he doesn't have backup. But he does go in. Wandering, exploring, taking notes. It's all far too fascinating for him to stay away in the nice, safe castle. Sure, he can read all about this stuff, but it's not the same thing as actually seeing it!]

IV. Detention

[For a really smart kid with really good grades, Dipper sure spends a lot of time in detention. Sometimes it's because he has a bad habit of talking back to teachers or correcting them when he sees they've done something wrong. Sometimes it's because he fought with another student, or got caught (again) in the restricted section. It's usually not because he got caught sneaking out at night. He gets caught sometimes, sure, but he's pretty good at planning and evading teachers. That's why Wendy and her friends let him come along on their expeditions.

Regardless of exactly the reason, he's here now. And he doesn't look happy about it, but he also doesn't look particularly repentant. This school has secrets, and he's not gonna find them by toeing the line.]

V. Wildcard!

[Go crazy man.]

Comments

iv because Why Not

[canofwhoopass]

[Listen, even titans get caught sometimes, and Wendy's none too happy about it, either. Usually, when you get detention in Wizard School, you get to do COOL stuff, like go into the Forbidden Forest or help the Janitor with weird places you can't usually go. Except, administration has figured out she enjoys that. So now detention is the old-school study hall kind, which sucks.

She's got her feet kicked up, biting her nails absentmindedly.]

Man. This blows.

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper also misses the fun detentions, though he can... definitely think of worse ways to spend the afternoon than trapped in a room with Wendy. Honestly, the hardest part of this detention is trying not to spend the whole time staring at her, cause he'd be pretty happy to spend the whole hour doing that.]

Yeah, it was way cooler when they let us go into the Forbidden Forest. Though also kinda funny, right? Like, hey, you did something you're not allowed to do, now we'll make you do more stuff you're not allowed to do as punishment? This place has such weird logic.

[canofwhoopass]

[She laughs, because yeah, that's totally ridiculous.]

I know, right? I think it's because they think like, misbehaving kids are the kind who're all bark and no bite. Not like us. We wanna do stuff.

[She sits up, putting her hands down on the table.]

But now they're just like, oh, no, they're actually dangerous, just gotta put 'em in a room. It's so lame.

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper grins. Not like us. They're an us. Back in muggle school, no one would ever think of Dipper as someone who had much bark or bite. He was a weird kid, kind of a wimp, kind of a loser, and definitely not someone who would get to hang out with someone as cool as Wendy. Definitely not someone as cool as Wendy would categorize as dangerous.]

Well, it'll take more than sticking us in a room to stop us. Right?

i.

[determinedest]

[Oh Dipper, Dipper, Dipper. Did you think you were the only young miscreant embarking on forbidden journeys? Frisk nearly runs smack-dab into the guy, too intent to realize they were about to crash directly into someone. There's a moment of panic pounding in their chest, and then their expression resolves into an uneven smirk.]

Wowie. Fancy meeting you here.

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper has a similar moment of panic before register who it is and grinning back.]

Hi, Frisk. Looking for some light reading?

[determinedest]

Oh, you know. Something to pass the time. The typical reading fare doesn't interest me these days.

[It looks to be that they're partners in crime this go around. That seems familiar.]

i

[theothermrgray]

[Dorian was minding his own business, just chilling in the library, reading up on magical flowers. Everything is so peaceful, and quitet...]

[Or it was until the books started screaming at the top of their non-existant lungs.]

[Startled, he dropped what he was reading and nearly screamed himself. A minute or so later, he caught a glimpse of a certian nosy Ravenclaw rushing out of the library as fast as his legs can carry.]

Dear god, what has that boy done now?

[Dorian stands up, preparing to join the teachers in the chase. Should he catch Dipper, he is sure he could net some easy house points for Slytherin.]

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper keeps running for a little while, ducking and twisting through different corridors, but if Dorian manages to keep up, eventually he'll see Dipper stop, tap a few bricks on the castle wall wand whisper a word before... stepping right through.

The wall is entirely solid if Dorian goes up to examine it, but if he waits, a few minutes later Dipper reappears a few yards ahead on the other side of the hall, whistling casually, hands in his robe pockets.]

[theothermrgray]

[He went through the WALL? Dorian indeed inspects the wall, and finds it must be enchanted. He loiters there until he spies Dipper in the hallways, a few yards ahead.]
[You want to do this the hard way, hm? Dorian is capable of dirty tricks himself. He draws his wand, aims it at Dipper, and casts a charm that should buy him some time to catch up.]

Rictusempra!

III.

[alphyswhatsabara]

::In the distance, you hear a sound. You look up, and you see an 8-foot-tall hulking beast dragging something flailing what appears to be entirely too many tentacles in the air behind it; it's too far away to tell what, exactly, that wiggling thing is. The giant chunk you recognize, however, as the groundskeeper, Asgore. It's hard to mistake all of that beard and the horns on all of that mass. He doesn't appear to be struggling with whatever it is he's dragging, but whatever it is, it certainly looks far more interesting that whatever local flora and fauna it is that you're currently contemplating.::

[krmvgivv]

Dipper notices the groundskeeper and can't help but be curious. He approaches, cautiously, since he doesn't want to get in trouble, but he has to see what this is. He creeps up and peers out from behind a tree, reaching into his vest to find his notebook. He's got to write this down.

He's trying to be sneaky, but he's too excited to be as careful as he ought to be. In trying to sketch the strange creature, he might let himself get a little too visible.

[alphyswhatsabara]

It's clearly some sort of plant. Those aren't tentacles, they're vines of some sort, thrashing around wildly, with Agsore mostly ignoring them, just dragging the thing behind him, occasionally batting tendrils out of his face with his free hand..

"You're being moved, not chopped up for firewood, so I'd really appreciate it if you'd stop that."

The plant is unlikely to listen. In fact, it seems certain that it has not, because it keeps on doing it.

Asgore rolls his neck to try and work out the kink that's forming in his shoulders, and as he does so, he notices a small wizardling, gloriously sketching, his quill moving rapidly, and a look of mingled rapture and intense concern plastered on his face.

It's one of the children from the school. "Dipper?" the goatman says. "Dipper Pines, is that you?"

i.

[tidesoflight]

[ one of the times dipper is casing the restricted section he happens to get spotted by one of his elder housemates on his way out and while tali is no snitch, she does kind of want to know what he's up to this time.

so she clears her throat pointedly and if that doesn't make him come spill to her, she'll just weave her way in front of him. she might even drop a book in his way, if she has to. ]

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper looks up, flashing a slightly guilty look. But... it's another Ravenclaw. If anyone will get it, it's her.

....and maybe she can help him get a book. Older housemates are good like that.

He picks up the book she dropped, holding it up.]

...you dropped this?

[Pretty clearly intentionally, but still.]

[tidesoflight]

Oh, I must have. Thanks. [ there's not really a genuine attempt at oops, silly me in there, so she's hardly trying at all as she takes the book back from dipper. ]

What are you doing in this corner of the library, anyway?

I.

[clodcuckoolander]

[Peridot is in a dark corner of the restricted section, scribbling her own notes about the titles of books in the margins of her Potions homework. she's really wishing she could just take one of the advanced Potions books to her room so she can get ahead in class and impress the professor, but she's not willing to risk more of a detention than she's risking now.

so her best option is writing the titles down and hoping maybe her mom can send her copies for her own personal collection.

this brilliant scheme, however, is thwarted when she hears someone mumbling in the other corner and she peers around one of the shelves to see if she can get a good look at the other person.

...and immediately recognizes him as another Ravenclaw- one older than her, but definitely not one she can honestly buy has permission to be here.] Hnngh. Couldn't you have picked any other time to be here?

[krmvgivv]

[Oh, Peridot. Dipper gives her a sidelong look. She's only a first year, so definitely not someone with permission to be here, and... a little bit racist, though she's adapting quickly. It still makes her a little grating to hang out with.]

Sorry, I didn't plan my excursion to account for first years hiding in the corners. Are you lost? Cause the beginner section is that way.

[He points.]

[clodcuckoolander]

[she scowls darkly] I'll have you know that I've been preparing my entire life, waiting for my acceptance to Hogwarts. I'm far from a beginner. The only reason I haven't skipped a year is because I wanted to have the full Hogwarts experience.

[also that's... probably not allowed, but trying telling her that.]

II.

[doorkey]

[ Sneaking around the castle after-hours? That's Coraline Jones's favorite pastime, and in the month she's been here she hasn't been caught at it yet, so... she continues to take to the hallways night after night, pressing her luck. It helps that she's one of the smallest girls in first year, and can duck into shadowed hiding places awfully quickly.

Sooner or later, though, gravity catches up to her in the form of a suddenly shifting suit of armor that sends her pinwheeling off just enough balance for a snack apple to fall out of her shallow dressing gown pocket and go bouncing down a flight of stairs. That'll certainly bruise, but Coraline's not worried about rescuing it... She's too busying tiptoeing at full tilt in the opposite direction, looking for the first set of heavy curtains to duck behind, or a little alcove to press herself into until she's sure the caretaker's not around to catch her in the act.

It's a long way back to Gryffindor tower, but the night's just gotten a little more risky-exciting, at least? ]

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper isn't hiding too much. He's been doing this long enough that he knows the habits teachers (and that damn raccoon janitor) take when they're on patrol. He still has to be alert, but usually he can stay out of sight without much trouble.

The sound of a suit of armor clanking, followed by the soft thump of an apple falling catches his attention. Not a teacher, probably. Teachers tend to be a little less subtle in their patrols. Some prefects are more careful, more interested in showing they deserve the badge they've been given, but teachers usually don't care much about trapping escaping students. The apple, though, and the fact that no one's going after it, makes him suspect another student, out without permission.

He picks up the apple and moves up the stairs cautiously. It could be a trap, but... he doubts it. Especially since, when he gets to the top of the stairs, no one's in sight.

He looks around. He can't see anyone, but... that doesn't mean anything, necessarily. He whispers into the darkness.]

Hey. You can come out, I'm not a teacher.

[doorkey]

[ The reassuring whisper seems a little bit suspicious- its owner definitely sounds too young to be a teacher, and most of the prefects would start right off bossy with an inflated sense of authority.

A small girl peeks out from behind some heavy draping, a little timid to reveal herself fully. This isn't a boy from her house, after all, she can tell that right away- she recognizes him sort of vaguely, from the Ravenclaw's table in the Great Hall.

Coraline inches into view, glancing this way and that just to be absolutely sure that other than Dipper, the coast is entirely clear. ]

Sorry! [ She peeps in a similar whisper, looking painfully apologetic for the disturbance. ] The armor spooked me.

iv because obviously.

[adaptiveimmunities]

Shaun has also been relegated to the world of boring detentions, because he too obviously enjoys the exciting kind. There is nothing fun, interesting, or exciting about scrubbing out all the chamber pots in the hospital wing by hand, without magic. He's not even allowed anywhere near the interesting potions after the incident the last time he'd served a detention in the hospital wing. ...Which had earned him a full week of detention on top of the original, but it had been hilarious and totally worth it.

He glances over at Dipper.

"What are you in for?"

it's perfect

[krmvgivv]

Dipper is slumping in his chair, scowling at the indifferent teacher at the front of the room.

"Knowing more than the teacher."

He was right. It's not his fault the teacher couldn't handle it. Also not his fault his teacher couldn't admit it and chose to put Dipper in detention. Sure, Dipper probably could have been more polite in pointing out the error, but it didn't change the fact that he was right and the teacher was wrong. He looks over at the other boy and raises an eyebrow. "You?"

one does what one can

[adaptiveimmunities]

Shaun huffs out a laugh, stretching his legs out to rest his heels on the chair in front of him. You can put him in lame detention, but you can't make him take it seriously. "Knowing more doesn't usually land you in trouble. It's pointing it out that does that. I bet you pointed it out." He grinned over at him.

"As for me? Unauthorized entry to the Forbidden Forest, which I don't think is technically my fault, because I learned from an impressionable young age that going to the Forbidden Forest is punishment for wrongdoers. I'm positive that I've either done something wrong, or am going to do something wrong in the near future, so I was just saving the professors the trouble."