Ask Mimi

[Misericorde]

Ahem, I'll field one for you, Mimi:

Most ductwork can NOT support even a small adult's weight.
Maybe Merin.
But not most of our character's weight.

[Pu-244]

what if we can fly? floating though them souldent be a problem should it?

[Misericorde]

Ok, here's one:

How strictly is the "no powers" rule enforced?

[Mimi]

Whew. Big one. Let's see...

So Mimi being intrested in bubble wrap and air ducts (me that is) What is the air duct system like could one potential crawl though it? also is there like underground catacombs? places of adventure and misfortion like a well in the quad that leads to an underground cave full of bats and .....mistery?

Crawling through the ducts? Probably not. Not unless you were really teentsy. Maybe Faster could make it through some of them. Underground catacombs? Only in rumor; if you really want places of adventure, Barrier will take you to the Tunnels of the Trolls. No Batcave, sorry.

and what does the headmasters office look like.

I imagine it's nice. Probably a lot of dark wood and a sweet desk. But nobody has set a story there, so I don't know.

how many classrooms total? (catagorised pelase)

Nope. As I said above, I really have no desire to nail down things like that. More than 4, less than a hundred. Think about what most schools offer, that's what sort of classrooms we have. And also, realize that after Freshman year, SJS more likely conducts classes in a collegiate style to compensate for its' older students unusual schedules. That means we don't have an 8-3 class day, but rather, that Physics is held at such-and-such a time, three days a week. That is also why we have a year-round school schedule. Students can also work at their own pace to finish the curriculum requirements, like Hedge, who is already done for the year after a series of all-nighters. Again, grades 7-9 are held on a regular school schedule. Grades 10-12 are done with a more "flex-time" collegiate feel.

is the groudsn coverd by plants trees water fountians? or lagoons maby small ponds? and is there a chance of a maze like in the movie labrenth?

Plants and trees? Sure thing! Hedge maze? Not unless he draws one ;P

in the event of a fire what exits are designated as fire exits?

The ones closest to the classrooms. This falls under the "no blueprints" rule.

fire arms rule?

Fire arms don't rule, Pluto. They're very dangerous and cause trouble. That said, most of the wierd-o high tech firearms are kept under lock and key.

is there only one or many lines in the cafeteria? can there be a hot dog stand outside the school gates in the event of sour milk or just a roach coach?

There are certainly restaurants and hotdog stands nearby, but students in grades 7-9 are not supposed to just ditch out if lunch sucks. The lines in the cafeteria question? I dunno, somebody either write a story about it, or keep it undefined.

how many stalls to the bathrooms and where do i store my gym shorts, speeking of gym are there gym outfits we are to wear? does the football team stand a chance at reaching state?

There are several stalls in the bathrooms, not so many in the boys' rooms, which have urinals. There are changing rooms and lockers in the athletic building. We wear grey shirts that say "Property of Saint Joseph School Athletic Dept." on them, or something like that. Our sports teams do not regularly compete with 'normal' schools. However, as it is unlikely that SJS is the only school of its' type, we compete in our own leagues with other super-schools such as the Bloodvine Academy, the Hollowell Academy, and the Corvus Academy. Wow. A lot of Academies out there.

what classes does the SJS really offer (catagorised & alfabetical order)?

Probably the same classes regular schools offer, then wierd ones like Applied Energy Dynamics and Metahuman Law.

are tehre koi fish in said pods if there are ponds. can the campus have a "zen garden"?

Why not? A zen garden sounds more like a student project, though. Anyone want to volunteer to rake the footprints out of it every day? No way Scruffy will do that to a damned sandbox.

in the event of a parenting class would we have to really pare up with a male (or female) member of the school and pretend to take care of a baby?

That sounds like a great story idea waiting to happen. Except the egg might spontaneously levitate or catch the sofa on fire.

is there drivers ed corces, telaporting ed, flying ed, super speed ed?

Sure, though the movement powers would more likely be handled by a division of the athletic dept.

what would happen in the event of a food fight?

There'd be a big mess. And Scruffy would have his revenge.

where is scruffies room? where is the janitors closite?

This falls under the "blueprint rule." It is in the basement. Wait, we have a basement? Maybe it's somewhere else. There are a couple janitorial closets in each building.

how many floors are in the school. is it a peaked roof or flat? do they use shingels or tile, tar?

Main building has two or three, I think, plus a half-attic. It has a peaked, shingled roof. The newer buildings more likely have flat roofs with tar paper and gravel. The athletic center is a lot of glass, so maybe no real "roof" at all? I envision part of the athletic center is a half-dome or something.

what sould be done in the event of a 42?

The planet shuts down.

does the administration offer jobs to students?

Work study is common. Students don;t ever get to see priviledged records, though.

any chance of sound profing the aditorioum?

It's well-soundproofed already.

does the tile color in the boys showers match that of the girls? are the showers open in a military fasion or separated by curtons?

Depends which bathroom. The bathrooms in the original buildings were just open, like a locker room (again, the nuns did not much consider the privacy of their charges). The newer ones have those stainless steel dividers and plastic curtains.

are the sheets for the beds egyption cotton or cotton, poliester, silk or nylon?

If the student does not bring (or purchase) sheets from home, they are white cotton. Laundry is done once a week, but you can do your own laundry whenever you like at $1 a wash and .25 cents for each drying cycle of 15 minutes.

is there a grotto?

Do you want there to be?

can fridays be pizza days?

Every Friday? You don;t want that pizza every Friday, trust me.

Red pills or Blue pills?

The pills at SJS are in a variety of colors, and all are locked up by Doc Syl.

If pookie escapes into a rabbit hole and leads to a alternate reality of talking doors and "unbirthdays" talking cards and games of cochee (sp?) with pink blue and sometimes green long necked birds causaly played with queens sould we fallow or not?

I think Pookie is on its' own.

[Mimi]

Ok, here's one:

How strictly is the "no powers" rule enforced?

Well, let's see.

As much of a cop-out as this seems, I would have to say the quick answer is, "I dunno. What are your powers?"

Some students cannot shut their powers off (like Sam Stinebrenner) or help but use them (Biff is always strong). However, the general rule is usually "keep it on the fields or in supervised classes."

As for enforcement? Well, I have been casting about creating a staffer who follows with the "Leech" character from X-Men (and the focus of X3). Except here's the twist-- he gets paid a lot of money to monitor detention.

And also, these are nuns, armed with more than just rulers to rap your knuckles. So, better not to cross them.

The better question might be, "How strictly are the rules percieved to be enforced?" And the answer would be, "probably unfairly." Students are bound to feel singled out, or given special treatment, or feel unduly punished.

[Misericorde]

Another tough one:

What is the School's relationship with hero groups or law enforcement? What is the School stance on students functioning as "heroes?" Can these priviledges be revoked by the School?

[Xing Wei]

However, as it is unlikely that SJS is the only school of its' type, we compete in our own leagues with other super-schools such as the Bloodvine Academy, the Hollowell Academy, and the Corvus Academy. Wow. A lot of Academies out there.

That would be Korvus Academy. One would not want to possibly confuse us with another eduational entity. No disrespect was meant.

[Mimi]

Another tough one:

What is the School's relationship with hero groups or law enforcement? What is the School stance on students functioning as "heroes?" Can these priviledges be revoked by the School?

Well, first off, it is probably a bit of a misconception that SJS trains its' students to become superheroes. But the motto of SJS is "Today's students are tomorrow's heroes." And therein lies the difference between "heroes" and "superheroes," maybe. Heroes need not fight epic battles across the multiverse. Heroes are people who act for the betterment of those around them.

SJS' chief goal is to educate young people with exceptionally unique special needs. And part of that is learning how to control one's power and use them responsibly. Not all the students are even capable of taking on Lord Recluse, so it's unreasonable to assume that gym class has "PvP 101" or anything. And let's also remember that there is college to consider: Mr. Conrads will be pretty dismayed if you decide to skip out on college so you can beat up some more Hellions.

However: SJS fully recognizes that there are students who feel a certain burden to help the world in a greater fashion than basic civic responsibility or putting out fires or whatever. There are students who might one day lead the fight against really serious bad guys. And the choice, ultimately, is up to the student. There are certainly staff members who will take students under their wing, as it were, teach them how to work as a team or solo, knowing full well the student intends to put him or herself in harm's way.

Officially, this does not happen.

As to law enforcement? Sure, some SJS alums have gone on into Hero Corps, or become Freedom Phalanx Reserve members. So there are contacts there to be had. I imagine "career day" is particularly interesting at SJS. However, even if Longbow sets up a table, you can be sure that General Electric will also be there, headhunting the next generation of super-genious R&D guys.

Finally, revoking patrol rights? Well, SJS often looks the other way to what students do with their own free time. However, there is a curfew. And bed-checks. And lots of little measures that, properly applied, can be used to "ground" a student. Is it done? In the cases of students grades 7-9, absolutely, with some regularity. With grades 10-12, it is less frequent. Some seniors are aged 18, and these students are rarely "grounded" in such a fashion. But it happens.

[Misericorde]

What are the places in the school where NO ONE ever goes? Other than Wachabe's room, of course.

[Wachabe]

Hey guys, i apologize for bringing up the hloogle... i was trying to be amusing while asking my question... my bad.


so...

Other than the Wingra tree... which has a really cool story... do we have other monuments/icons that are around? Do we have a statue of St. Joseph or something like that?

[Mimi]

What are the places in the school where NO ONE ever goes? Other than Wachabe's room, of course.

Can you refine your question a bit? Do you mean no one goes there cause it's like, too scary? Or no one goes there because it's a secret? Or what?

[Mimi]

Other than the Wingra tree... which has a really cool story... do we have other monuments/icons that are around? Do we have a statue of St. Joseph or something like that?

Well, I would imagine so... I can tell you that the Wingra Tree also has a statue near it. It is dedicated to Wingman, and looks sortof like this.

Beyond that, sure, there are statues and such. Please remember we're a Catholic school, so there are bound to be Saints and things.

[Kris O'Sullivan]

OooooOOOoooooo!!! Pretty!

[Misericorde]

I left it vague on purpose! Places we aren't supposed to go, places that kids are scared to go, places that are too dangerous to visit?

[Mimi]

I left it vague on purpose! Places we aren't supposed to go, places that kids are scared to go, places that are too dangerous to visit?

Well, okay. I gave this some thought, and I am afraid my answer may be disappointing.

First off, I would be afraid to name places no one goes, cause I think that I'd suddenly see requests to go there in fiction pieces.

That said, let me continue.

#1 place students do not go: the residence. Students are not permitted to go into the residence. Even lay-person staff are not permitted any further than the foyer. The residence is a sanctuary for the Sisters of Cupertino. A student caught snooping about the residence would get punished so severely that their kids would be serving detention. I don't think people think it's spooky, but it certainly might be kinda creepy. I mean, it's essentially a cloister. There are Sisters there that the students do not ever see, who live in total seclusion, serving God. That's a little wierd to most 14 year-olds.

Other places? Let's see. I imagine there's a crypt under the Chapel. It's probably off-limits.

I think it'd be neat if maybe there was the foundations of some older, who-knows-what-it-was building back in a wooded area on or near campus. But, see? Now people will go there. Hmm. I got it! It's haunted, so no one goes there. No, wait, now even more people will go there. Damn. I ruined that one.

No one knows where Scruffy's room is. So presumably no one goes there.

There is a persistant rumor of secret facilities on the campus. Places where older students go to train for reasons no one knows. They're even sworn to secrecy about it, so don't bother asking them. They will just tell you there aren't secret facilities. Which, of course, proves there are.