Down Below, earlier that morning It was the Monday after the Friday before; a Friday that had been packed with unexpected encounters with Tattered Men, time-crossed twins and apparently mystical pendants. Ashen was now sat in the changing room ‘down below’ attaching a special lined cowl to his training uniform. He needed to have the … Continue reading Claremont Academy Session 5 – “It’s Not the Stars that Hold Our Destiny”

Inspired by the Young Justice Episode “Misplaced” Friday Lunchtime Chris’ and Gustav immediately closed their copies of Lord of the Flies (their book reports were required for English class on Monday morning) when they learnt that two members of The Balance were finally visiting the school.  That meant a Special Assembly starting after lunch instead … Continue reading Claremont Academy Session 4 – Never the Twain Shall Meet

Sunday morning – a week after the Science Fair. No matter how much Chris tried to convince himself that ‘she’ was a ‘he’, his body still betrayed him. He threw the soiled pants in his laundry bag in disgust and wondered which of the staff made sure she always had a selection of sanitary products … Continue reading Bluebook Session 3b – Secrets

Tuesday morning, TDE (Too Damn Early) The loud banging on Gustav’s door finally forced him to open his eyes. He looked at the clock and calculated he had at best slept for about two hours. The banging continued unabated. He glanced again at the clock on his iPad; it read 6:35am. He hadn’t slept in, … Continue reading Bluebook Session 3a – Fear and loathing

Abra / Abracadabra - A pupil's academic class timetable Big House, The - Stryfe Mansion Bill, The - If a pupil misbehaves, they may be placed ‘On the Bill’, which means that the Headmaster or Housemaster will see them and rebuke or punish them appropriately Bursary Brat - Pupil attending the school on a scholarship. … Continue reading School slang

Chris was furious. It was nothing less than a total abuse of religious freedom that they were being forced, against their will no less, to dress in school uniform on a Sunday and attend a church service in the school chapel. A total abuse of power, ‘he’ fumed, that every one of the boarders had … Continue reading Claremont Academy Session 3 – Rewind

It was the second half of Monday morning and Gustav and Chris were walking quickly up towards the Big House. They had survived the latter half of the previous week, met more people than they could possibly remember properly (or so they thought) and were allowed, finally, to make their own way around the school … Continue reading Claremont Academy Session 2 – The Siren’s Call

What is the background to the enactment of the Meta Registration Act in the UK? (20 Points) Who is eligible to become a Hero Certification Programme (HCP) Apprentice? (5 Points) What is a S.A.F.E. Room and what does the letters mean? (5 Points) Maintaining a secret identity is vitally important. Why? (10 Points) The HCP … Continue reading Bluebook Session 1b – Wk 1 Ethics Test (HCP – Special Curriculum)

Thursday morning, 6:45am. Gustav woke with a start as the alarm on his iPad went off, echoed through the whole of the building as all the alarms in the neighbouring rooms also went off at the same time. Despite last night’s adventure and his lack of a coffin to sleep in, exhaustion and Adrenalin aftermath … Continue reading Bluebook Session 1a – A (School) Day in the Life of…

Prelude 1 “Crystal Sett, allow someone else the chance to answer, please?” Chris’ scowled. What the hell had her parents, the blessed Dorothy and Peter Sett, been thinking when they’d vexed her with that mouthful of a name? Better ‘Chris’ or ‘Browser’ as she’d been nicknamed, though of course teachers, parents and even some of … Continue reading Claremont Academy Session 1 – A New Beginning