[PC Game] Halforums House 3: Halforums Academy Semester 1 Complete!

It's funny, because Tank was my nickname in football.

It wasn't because I was in great shape or anything, but because I was a big fat kid who could plow through any lineman and because I could drink anything and everything in the greatest quantities.
 
Remember when Anipoe was the most popular girl in class? Back before anyone ever actually talked to her?

Those were good days.
 
How the fuck is Anime Ash so popular? Is it because she's the only person in class who seemingly doesn't explode at the drop of a hat? Because her high morality means she's genuinely nice? Or is my initial guess right and she's just got half the school in a drug haze...?
 
Ash might be on to something with the morality.

Despite being Constable Cockblock, AniFrank's inordinately popular.
 

GasBandit

Staff member
Bonus Content time: Remember how I said that I had considered using a single GB based character to experience the game, before settling on just going round-robin through all the characters? Well, here's the profile/headshot for AniGas.

GB.png


Size: Normal
Skin: Average
Glasses: No
Eyes: ?
Hair: Obscures entire face, Egyptian Blue/Cobalt.
Personality: Bad
Club: Kendo
Scholastics: 4
Athleticism: 4
Self-Centeredness: Pleasure seeker.
Morality: Complete Reprobate (0)
Sociability: Average
Subconscious Traits: Irritable, Dirty Minded

Fun fact: hit by a bus off camera on day 1.
 
Justine Me has started banging Gusto like it's going out of style. Or.. whichever means "a whole lot." The total notches on her belt.. er.. garter, or whatever, now exceed even that of Dei and FF.
Like she wears anything to keep those panties up! :)
 

GasBandit

Staff member
Tune in in approximately 1 hour for Day 14: Tin Whistler's Completely Ordinary Day In Which Certainly Nobody Dies Or Anything.
 
GasBandit said:
Tune in in approximately 1 hour for Day 14: Tin Whistler's Completely Ordinary Day In Which Certainly Nobody Dies Or Anything.
>.> Are we going to get multiple updates since it's Saturday?!
 
Technically he's supposed to be giving us five animedays per real day. We're just being nice by letting him slide by with one or two updates a day.

:p
 

GasBandit

Staff member
DAY 14: TIN WHISTLER

Tin Whistler doesn't stand out of the pack. He's middling in popularity, scholastics and athletics. He's enemies with Raven Poe (but who isn't these days) and Lord Rendar, and great friends with Frank, Bones and Jay. He's also pretty chummy with Dirona and Cheesy. After so many days of couple-focused episodes, I thought it would be good to follow somebody who has a wider frame of possible interactions.

1 - The day begins.JPG

First person he runs into is Frank the Tank. Fistbump.

2 - Everybody needs a pal.JPG

As they head into the school, Tin also is greeted by Lana Karron. Frank peels off to talk to Justine for a moment, and in comes Dei, who forces a confrontation on them! While they watch, Lana asks Tin to hang out with Justine more. Playing matchmaker I wonder?

3 - Really, Frank, such girl troubles you have.JPG

So when Dei is done making a scene and the group separates, Tin guesses he might as well say hello.

He barely gets "how are you" out of his mouth before Jay whooshes up and interrupts them.

4 - Romance your girl, Jay - I would never.JPG

Jay's feeling pretty good today. He speaks some bolstering words to TW, and offers Tin the answers to the homework.

5 - I'll do you a favor says Jay.JPG

Off to the library. Interestingly enough, Jay takes some pretty copious notes in class. Who'd have thought the class rogue would be so meticulous with his studies. Tin's grasp of the subject matter becomes much firmer.

6 - Knowing is half the battle.JPG

As Tin is about to leave the library, he's stopped by Frank. "Hey, wait a sec." "What's up?"

7 - Did you need something Frank.JPG

"Ohhhhh myyyyy." - George Takei.

8 - In the library huh Frank - don't you usually break up this sort of thing here.JPG

Frank takes Tinwhistler in a manly embrace. Tin has no idea Frank cared. Particularly with all the Justine-Kags-Dei stuff going on. I guess that firmly upgrades their relationship from friends to crush.

Terrik comes in just as they separate, wanting to talk about the schoolwork too. He's another good friend of Frank's. THAT good a friend, wonders Tin?

9 - Even smoking guns need help.JPG

Then Shakey comes into the library and announces she's having an open study session for all comers. What the heck, right? Bubble and Klew also opt in.

10 - Shakey, Bubble and Klew, in the Library, with the studying.JPG

Then Tin starts heading toward class. He sees Cheesy in the hallway and they catch up for a bit.

11 - The glacial Cheesy One.JPG

He witnesses another fight in the hallway between Bhamv Three and Bubble 181. Something's just wrong with that girl.

12 - On the topic of revenge.JPG

But this time, Bhamv didn't have the element of surprise on her side, and Bubble trounces her.

The bell rings, and he heads in to take his seat for class. But despite all his preparation this morning, before too long he's asleep on his desk. Doh!

He, Frank, Shakey, and Mind detective all head to the roof to get some lunch. Lana Karron is already there, but she's preoccupied with Lord Rendar.

13 - Doing Lunch with pals - or in some cases just doing pals.JPG

Cheesy lumbers by to say hello, and Terrik comes by, too, asking him to be nicer to Dei.

14 - And here's Cheesy again.JPG 15 - Yep it's Terrik.JPG

Ashburner comes and talks to Shakey, and the two of them head off somewhere.

Tin notices Gusto kissing Mind Detective across the roof.

16 - Rest assured, Gusto is on top of things.JPG

A moment later, Terrik does too and runs over there to break it up. Tin shakes his head, and takes the free moment to say hi to Diriona, letting her know she just missed Cheesy.

17 - I have in fact seen your love spud, Dirona, he just left.JPG

In the hallway on the way back down from the roof, he's met by both Frank and Jay. Frank lets him know he thinks Raven Poe is dangerous, and asks what Tin thinks of Dei.

18 - Please, I don't think I have to worry about Raven, Frank.JPG

Jay's just there to act too cool for the room, apparently.

19 - Really Jay just wants to be adored.JPG

He takes a walk through the breezeway, and Bhamv Three steps in front of him, looking at him like she's got something to say. But Kags sees it too, and barges in with fake innocence. Whatever Bhamv was going to say or ask, it goes unvoiced.

20 - Innocent girls that's all - just a couple of innocent girls.JPG

But then Kags sees Frank talking to Terrik, and feels compelled to butt in to THAT as well for some reason.

The blur of socialization continues around him, and Tin spots Dei. Since Terrik asked him, he goes over to make friends. She's not very interested in talking to him though.

21 - Princess Getsaround has no time for Tinwhistler.JPG

As he gives up, he spots Jay with his arms around Ashburner X. Now isn't THAT an interesting development.

22 - Randy Jay grabs an armful of AshburnerX.JPG

Justine arrives shortly thereafter, but she didn't see the hug. Nevertheless, even the two of them conversing is something she decides she's got to derail.

He cuts around back of the gym, and there he sees many people watching Klew in a fistfight with Raven Poe.

23 - I love watching catfights.JPG

Klew goes down for the count. That's a little surprising, Tin didn't know Raven had any fighting ability at all. Maybe she's been taking lessons...

24 - Pussywhipped.JPG

As Klew struggles to get her wind back, Raven yells at the crowd, "And everybody could be NICER to Little Kagsin, GOT IT?" She storms off.

Tin helps Klew up and consoles her on her loss. She seems appreciative. In fact, one would attest to seeing the start of a new real friendship.

25 - Reaching out to the downtrodden Klew.JPG

Bones shows up, reminds Tin to be at Kendo practice that afternoon, and heads off.

26 - I think Bones is hiding something.JPG

Wondering what that was all about, Tin follows him...

And finds him hugging Dei. My my. Frank sees them, but he's not interrupting. My my my.

27 - Pretty sure Frank's not going to like seeing Dei do that.JPG

Tin goes to talk to Frank. Still waters run deep, and it doesn't take much conversation to find out Frank's pissed off. Tin tries to cheer him up, which is a difficult job - Frank can get pretty grumpy when he wants to.

Tin wonders if he might not take a chance and try to recreate that morning's surprise occurance, but on further consideration he doesn't think Frank is in the right mood for such forwardness.

It's the end of lunch, anyway. Again Tinwhistler's circadian rhythm fails him and he falls asleep in afternoon classes as well. This is not how one progresses in their studies, Tin.

He wakes up to a sight that makes him question whether he really woke up at all or not - Shakey in a fight with Cheesy. One can only wonder what the queen of the Space Cases said to get Cheesy to where he'd actually fight! The poor guy doesn't stand a chance.

28 - Rochambeau with Cheesy and Shakey.JPG

Sure enough, Shakey, who is well known for getting in fights it seems, wipes the walls with poor Cheesy quick as anything. Tin runs over to help him up, and Frank follows his lead. Seeing Frank "the Tank" heading their way with purpose, Shakey makes herself scarce.

29 - In situations like these, we Kendo-ka stick together.JPG

Cheesy is very grateful as Tin helps him up and dusts him off. It appears as though their friendship is becoming more solid. Tin suggests the three of them all head to Kendo practice, but Cheesy wants to hang back for a minute, catch his breath.

So it's just Frank and Tin warming up for Kendo. It's a productive session. Tin notices Shawn Acy watching them. That's odd, isn't Shawn on the Swim team, not Kendo?

30 - Practice in the Kendo Hall.JPG

Tin asks Shawn if he wants to join in, and after a moment's relunctance, he says "Why not."

Between them, it gets out of hand. Tin thinks he's pulled something. That's not good. He has to sit out the rest of practice.

In the locker room afterwards, Cheesy has encouragement for him. Tin's pretty bummed, it's hard to walk.

31 - Reasurrance from Cheesy.JPG

Jay also sees this and offers solace in his own, slightly assholish way. It's the thought that counts, right?

32 - Incorrigible yes but perhaps with a heart of gold.JPG

Frank might have been about to do the same, but you can practically see the "!!" go off over his head, and he sprints out the door leaving a veritable cyclone in his wake. Guess the "Cockblock signal" went off, and some lusty duo somewhere is about to get ice water dumped on them.

Limping along, Tin heads toward the front gate. By the time he makes it to the courtyard, Frank is already there, looking VERY mopey. Tin hails him and does his best to raise his spirits. He wonders if Frank's mood has anything to do with what he ran off to do... maybe he caught Dei with someone. Or any it was one of a number of other people Frank's involved with, it seems lately.

33 - Poor Frank.JPG

Of course, Jay comes along and has to put in HIS two cents.

34 - Relying on Jay.JPG

But it's only a minute before Justine shows up to claim him.

35 - I wish she'd find something else to do, if not someone else.JPG

Tin Whistler sees Klew, she's heading for him with a cute little smile on his face, seeing him limping.

36 - Pretty smile at sunset.JPG

But suddenly the air is rent by a bloodcurdling scream. There's a crash, and a huge amount of hubbub, and my printscreen key stops working. Students are fleeing everywhere. Sirens begin getting louder and louder. Tin can't move fast, so Frank and Jay have to help him get clear.

In minutes, the rumor has spread like wildfire.

A student has been attacked and was taken away in an ambulance. Bhamv is rumored to have been seen in restraints, being put in the back of a police cruiser. Frank turns pale. He looks around hurriedly, yet methodically - as if trying to do a headcount, or looking for someone in particular.

An administrator puts a hand on Frank's shoulder, and has him sit down. Frank's worst fear is confirmed - his long time best friend, Terrik "the Smoking Gun," is dead.

END OF DAY 14

anything.JPG popularity.JPG sports.JPG study.JPG
 

GasBandit

Staff member
Oh yeah, Epilogue! I forgot, what with the.. you know.

EPILOGUE:
Well, the biggest development is obvious. As I feared she would, Bhamv obviously had her psychotic break when Terrik attempted to end his relationship with her. They're both gone now. But in slightly less earthshattering news, Film Fanatic and Dei have also finally called it quits, and that breakup, while better in comparison to Bhamv and Terrik, still was not amicable and they can no longer stand each other at all. Gusto has picked a lane - he and Mind Detective are now an official couple. He still harbors that crush on Justine though, and the feeling is still mutual. Klew and Cheesy are now full blown friends with Tin Whistler, and Shawn Acy and Bubble 181 have patched up whatever their differences were.
 
Dating a girl that doesn't put out and then kills me. Story of my life.

Bury me on a hill near the pond so I can watch the ducks.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jay
DAY 14: TIN WHISTLER

Tin Whistler doesn't stand out of the pack. He's middling in popularity, scholastics and athletics. He's enemies with Raven Poe (but who isn't these days) and Lord Rendar, and great friends with Frank, Bones and Jay. He's also pretty chummy with Dirona and Cheesy. After so many days of couple-focused episodes, I thought it would be good to follow somebody who has a wider frame of possible interactions.
This is actually starting to sound like my senior year in high school. Had a few really good friends, and a couple of enemies. I was a National Merit scholar, though, but not a lot of my friends actually knew that. By my senior year, though, I was done being the quiet guy that nobody sees, and instead, started making a spectacle of myself in PE class. Our coach used to do those handstand wall pushups during 5th period class (what we called "chinese pushups" back in the day). He never did them during any other time slot than that one, I suspect because we shared the same time slot as the drill team, and they were usually in the gym at the same time as us. I'd often jump on the wall right after he started, and do them myself, calling out the number we'd done as loudly as I could. Of course, that would get everyone's attention, so he was stuck. When he finished his, I'd always do four or five more, just to be a little jerk.

I went from wallflower to outgoing showoff pretty quick between the ages of 16 and 17.

As Tin is about to leave the library, he's stopped by Frank. "Hey, wait a sec." "What's up?"

View attachment 12403

"Ohhhhh myyyyy." - George Takei.
Yeah, something like that happened, too. :oops: Though, back in the day, it wasn't as acceptable as it is today--especially in a small Texas town.

It's the end of lunch, anyway. Again Tinwhistler's circadian rhythm fails him and he falls asleep in afternoon classes as well. This is not how one progresses in their studies, Tin.
I slept a lot my senior year. I had moved out of my parents house, was working at Taco Bell until 2am, and then getting up at 6am for driver's ed. Luckily, my teachers were rather understanding, and on more than one occasion, just let me sleep all the way through the next period. I'm sure they wouldn't have been so nice about it if I weren't a straight A student in honors classes, though. I never really needed to study to ace most of my classes.
 
If this were 'MURICA the school would have a huge assembly, grief counselors on hand, and no real expectation of homework or tests for a week or two after the funeral.
 

GasBandit

Staff member
If this were 'MURICA the school would have a huge assembly, grief counselors on hand, and no real expectation of homework or tests for a week or two after the funeral.
When I was a senior in high school, one of my classmates committed suicide. There was no assembly and homework and tests were only put off 1 day, but a grief counselor was made available. I wasn't more than a casual acquaintance of his (we only had one class together), but some of the others took it really hard, including one guy who had been friends with him since kindergarten.
 
Top