jammed doorknob [r]

sophia paid little to no attention to such swaggy blogs. she had browsed it during her first year at this school and decided that it was a load of (occasionally true) bullshit. but the occasionally fell into a percent margin that wasn't high enough for sophia to bother on a regular basis.

what was worth bothering with were the review packets that she was hauling over to the classroom. studying is rewarding in the sense that the results were always directly proportional to the efforts poured in. the people who understood that were already nose-deep in their notecards. those who didn't weren't here. there just wasn't much to do at these early sessions except studying and teaching.

most of the students still have sleep in their eyes when sophia walks in, devout or not. she flits amongst the desks, distributing their event schedule for that semester.

she pauses for a moment before speaking. "...good morning, everyone."

there is a general murmur of a greeting, too groggy to contain much enthusiasm.

"i think most of you know what to do. if you don't, then your packet should detail exactly what you should be focusing on for the next month or so. "

she's not very good with speeches, even as the captain of the group. sophia decides to go with honesty.

"you have a choice here. everyone does." it sounds oddly out of character for sophia before she continues on. "you can choose to sink or swim. you can choose now, or circumstance will choose for you later." or rather, unpreparedness will. it's the only real advice she has. "i will take questions in ten minutes"

ah, now there was the fatalistic sophia we all know and love.

sophia opens a packet herself before noticing the girl with the laptop. she waits a little for the members to absorb themselves in their own activities before walking over. "back for the semester, yves?" her footsteps are light, graceful. "nobody would mind if you joined, you know."

A DROP IN THE OCEAN

LAIKA OF GS!

sophia wasn't the one for platitudes when it came to science competitions. this wasn't easy stuff, and even an ace like sophia could admit it. she could understand it when people decided that they couldn't balance their other daily responsibilities with another extra-curricular but ... arriving at such an early hour without the intent to participate seemed a little odd. the input didn't line up with the output. the girl gained nothing by being here.

well. there was knowledge, but there were more productive ways of attaining that.

sophia does hand her a packet, still warm from the printer. she didn't mind, not when most of the material was a guide from the official competition website and old notes that sophia planned to update in the coming weeks. "so... what are you expecting to gain from observing?"

A DROP IN THE OCEAN

LAIKA OF GS!

right, physics. one of the most dreaded subjects in the school. sophia is no stranger to the fear that it struck into the hearts of students. other students. not the captain of the science team.

she didn't really mind yves' presence, but it did seem really odd to her.

"you have very... unusual tastes in entertainment." her eyes flicker to the clock on the wall. "it would be far more productive to attend tutorial sessions with your teachers instead. i am about to start electrical currents in two minutes, and i doubt that is anything that your physics teacher is covering at the beginning of the semester."

she's taken at least two courses so far. she would know.

A DROP IN THE OCEAN

LAIKA OF GS!