Page from the Student Handbook: Detention

[spyprincipal.livejournal.com]

Based on some concerns received over this weekend's detention session, the new detention rules (also here) are as follows:


Things You Might Run Into: Detention

So, you have Detention. I hope you feel sorry for what you've done, but don't worry. You will. Detention at Fandom High is a rigorous, character-building exercise that allows the participants to really reflect on their misdeeds so that they can return to the student populace as good-hearted, contributing members.

Detention takes place all-day Saturday. If you're assigned Detention by any teacher, please report on the Saturday of that same week to the Danger Shop. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200. Don't even bother to finish up your conversations from the previous evening. On Saturday, you will be in Detention. Not in your dorm room. Not at a party. Not walking our beautiful, litter-free campuses. You are unable to post, comment, or take any actions outside of Detention. Conversely, your friends will be unable to visit you and there will be no outside services aside from a sack lunch delivery at midday.

We do understand that there may be circumstances under which you will be unable to serve your Detention the week it is given. We understand, but we do not care. If you do not arrive for your Detention that week, you will be assigned Detention for two consecutive Saturdays afterwards, unless you are excused by Dean Bristow, in which case you will only serve the one Detention. Furthermore, one student may not assume the detentions of other students. The faculty will determine where blame falls and who should endure the consequences.

Detention will begin promptly when the teacher or faculty member assigned to oversee it that weekend makes the Detention post in the FandomHigh comm. For the duration of Detention, you will have to follow all of the faculty member's instructions, or be assigned another weekend of punishment. It will end when that teacher or faculty member dismisses you. You will be locked inside the Danger Shop for the duration of Detention. There is no escape, and with any luck, no mercy. So be good!

The Danger Shop itself is a hard-light projector which is capable of forming nearly any environment one can imagine. Please take time to familiarize yourself with its capabilities by reading this article from our friends at Wikipedia. Please be aware that while the Danger Shop is programmed to prevent fatal injuries, we did get it second-hand and without a warranty.

The interior of the Danger Shop is being surveilled on the school's standard close-circuit feed, which means that Dean Bristow, Spider Jerusalem, or another highly-placed member of our friendly faculty may be viewing the proceedings at any moment, but general public viewing will be impossible. This is your punishment, it is not your humiliation. We find that the students can do that on their own just fine.

For the faculty member in charge:

Feel free to program the Danger Shop as you see fit. Whether you hold a disciplinary class with folding chairs or you wish to get a bit more esoteric in your methods, that choice is up to you. However, we ask that the students leave the Danger Shop with more than half of their sanity left. It's only fair.

Additionally, with the influx of cars, we want to remind everyone that we are on a very small island with very tight roads, the kind you'd drive a Vespa down while saying "Ciao!" Parking is likely limited, if it exists at all. Vehicle travel would most likely be conducted on the aforementioned Vespa or a bicycle. There's not a lot of island to drive on, in point of fact.

To reflect this, IC administration will be implementing a no-motor vehicles policy for students. Certain types of low-speed motorized transport (Vespas, mopeds, Segways) will be allowed. I understand that certain students already have cars. Find storage for them or have them picked up. There's no place to drive them, anyway.

Comments

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

How should it be handled if the player is offline when the detention is scheduled to take place?

[spyprincipal.livejournal.com]

They need to make IC arrangements with the administration beforehand. If that's not possible, such as the case of Buffy last Saturday, they need to make an acceptable IC excuse for not being in attendance.

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Makes sense. Thanks!

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

2 things:

1. If students have cars, is it possible for them to find somewhere in town for them to keep them? For instance, could Rory appeal to Luke to park her Prius in back of the diner, or keep it in the garage of one of one of her friends' houses?

2. We do understand that there may be circumstances under which you will be unable to serve your Detention the week it is given. We understand, but we do not care. If you do not arrive for your Detention that week, you will be assigned Detention for two consecutive Saturdays afterwards, unless you are excused by Dean Bristow, in which case you will only serve the one Detention.

Please, please, please tell me she's been excused for last week's detention.

[spyprincipal.livejournal.com]

1. Yes. In storage. Actively having a car on-campus clogs the few car-worthy roads being used for legit business reasons.

2. Yes, yes, yes.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

No car? No car? ... *blink*

going OOC: I assume you mean storage in-town?

[spyprincipal.livejournal.com]

Yes. In-town.

[swerval_zero]

(ooc: I hope so, or getting that puppy just became a loooot more complicated.)

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

May I suggest a parking garage on the other side of Apocalypse across from Clonreichert Fell? That's where CJ would be pleased to park.

[spyprincipal.livejournal.com]

A parking garage doesn't make much logical sense on an island this small. However, there may be a small parking lot out that way.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

A lot would do nicely. Simply someplace slightly out of town to keep all the vehicles. I think CJ and Ten might be taking day trips from time to time in CJ's lj...if that's ok if we leave the island.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_red_xiii_/]

No. You are not allowed to leave the island. You are here and here you will stay.

Forever and ever and ever...amen.

And even if you try to leave, you'll come back. No one ever really leeeaaves the island...

*coughs*

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Well of course I'll come back...all my stuff's here.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_red_xiii_/]

..that was sarcasm and joking...in case anyone didn't get it I failed miserably at conveying it..

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave....

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

You know, there's a B&B on the island, but is there a Hotel California?

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

There will be soon. (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomtownies/184716.html)

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

Dammit. I spent all frickin' dinner stabbing at the food with my M1 Garand bayonet, and it's still moving.

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

From what I remember (unless there have been new businesses added to the map since I did the last draft of it), there's a vacant lot or two towards the north of the map (in the area of Deb's place) and one almost smack-dab in the middle of town, just to one side of the park. Could have an NPC carpark in one of those places, maybe?

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

OK, I mentioned "The Lot" in my newest post, so is it game!canon now? Cuz cool...a parking lot to loiter in! Whee!

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

What about students who have easily parked vehicles in a neglected barn that may or may not turn into future plot points? or a way to interact with clones of profs?

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately... the island is really small and mostly built up. It is based on a real place, after all, and the various maps people have made are being carefully merged to reflect the reality as much as possible.

Neglected barns...? On an island this small there aren't even farms.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

Where is this island? I've heard of maps and such. Are there links?

[chasingangela]

So if it's based on a real place, does that mean students can go into D.C. or D.C.-area places on weekends and evenings? I wasn't sure if we were really in/near Alexandria, or if it was more like Hogwarts, where you can't easily get to and from the real world.