Video | welcome, hallo, buenos días, ohayō, etc, etc! | UN: Newt

[groupiedrifter]

[Newt comes shuffling into view on the screen, holding a cup of coffee in his hand with a bag of what seems to be Sour Patch Kids harrowingly hanging out from beneath the pinky finger of the very same hand. Disheveled but more than happy to provide his services after dragging himself out of bed, he taps his knuckle on the chalkboard beside him — one that used to be Hermann Gottlieb's, may he rest in peace (in a not dead way — may he rest in peace on a beach or something while wholly alive and thriving).]

Noticed an influx of new and kinda-new faces over the last few days or weeks or whatever.

So here's my handy dandy welcome board! Recently updated, to keep with the times.

Read it over and get a feel for how this place goes; I'm gonna finish off this coffee before I take any questions.

[As he takes the world's most obnoxious-sounding sip and burns his tongue, here's the board in question:]



[And then, after a bit of time, he turns the board over to the other side:]



[No worries, current crew, if you can't get one of those introduction papers in person!

Because he's attached them in file format, too.]



[And in case you wanted a text format copy:

Name:
Age:
Birthday:
Favorite color:
Favorite food:
Favorite subject:
Favorite toy:
Favorite animal:
Favorite candy:
Favorite activity:
Favorite place:
Favorite book:
Favorite TV show:
Favorite movie:
I am good at:
I want to learn:
Least favorite subject:
Place I want to go:
If I could make one wish, it would be:
If I could have one superpower, it would be:
This is what I want my teacher to know about me:

(Have at it — threadjacking is encouraged).]

Comments

[deferences]

[maybe he totally did and nobody will ever know—

sizhui's more mischievous side, however, is a whole other thing that will have to be experienced the longer they know each other! for now, this is a moment where he isn't quite sure what to make of ‘handsome hounds’ and ‘seething jealousy’, so.]

I don't think so? It's just... something different compared to what other people put and something I cannot do.

reviving ancient threads like it's my gd job

[doooooog]

being different's a big motivator for you, huh?

GOOD i am Here for it tbh

[deferences]

Yes. Back home, things happened in the past that shouldn't be repeated, and I'd like to be part of the group upholding the changes.

[doooooog]

[ Even over text, there's a warmth of convinction in those words that makes Jake smile. ]

huh. i like that, kid.

[deferences]

[how fitting, considering sizhui's feeling a little warmth of his own spreading through his chest at jake's approval.] Good, I'm glad it's something agreeable. My friends and I plan to do our best with

Well.

Everything, I suppose?

[doooooog]

[ Everything. Big goal. Maybe too big. But adult or not, that wasn't something for Jake to decide for Sizhui. He'd either figure it out himself or prove him wrong.

Jake hopes it's the latter. ]

lol well, just make sure to leave some room in the day for a 8 hours of sleep and a big breakfast, alright? being the change you wanna see takes hella protein.

[deferences]

[hey, ‘go big or go home,’ as they say!

—not that sizhui's ever heard that before, but if there comes a time where he does, it'd be quite fitting for the situation. until then, they can both hope sizhui and his friends will be able to help things change back home.]

Don't worry! My schedule allows for at least eight hours and I try my hardest to always have a hearty breakfast with whatever ingredients we are provided.

🎀 i love them

[doooooog]

[ It's such an earnest response that Jake can't help feeling a sort of twinge in his chest as a result. Cute kid. Way cute. Why that worried him was something for him to examine later. This one was Wei Wuxian's responsibility, after all. ]

now that's what I like to hear, kid.