Not only does Meghan arrive at school before the the sun, she arrives before all of the staff and the students as well. It takes a long while while before cars start to slowly arrive, driven by bleary eyed teachers, cleaners and cooks. She gets more than a few strange looks as they make their way into the parking lot and move into the school building. No one approaches he initially, most likely unsure what to do with her. After all, the chances of them seeing a student arrive this early is almost impossible. Eventually, a balding portly man with a huge white moustache and mutton chops makes his way towards the gate that Meghan was stood by and unlocks it. "You're here awful early aren't you?" he queries.
---- JD
Meanwhile outside of town, the bus arrives on time for JD, again being the first stop on the way into town. He would have some time alone with his thoughts as the bus slowly starts to fill up. Most of the other students are also from out of town, and keep to themselves for the most part. After all, it is still early days when it comes to socialising for a lot of these teenagers.
---- Sarah
Sarah does not see any sign of her brother as she rushes for the shower, and can prepare for the day unmolested from her sibling. Coming downstairs she sees her parents with breakfast on the table.
"Good morning sweetheart" her mother says cheerily as she hurriedly sorts her daughters food. Although she moved with the usual hustle and bustle, she looks tired, faint bags rest under her eyes (though makeup does a good job hiding most of it). At the mention of Sarah taking the bus, her mother and father glance at eachother. Geena opens her mouth to say something, but James is quick to cut her off with a his own words. "Good for you Sarah, you can make some friends on the way!" Geena looks to James with an annoyed look, but only huffs to herself in the end. "If you are going to take the bus, you better be quick with your breakfast or you'll miss it".
When Sarah boards the bus, she would see JD fairly quickly in his seat. By now the bus had quickly filled up as they had reached the main areas of town for this route, and again the vehicle was filled with the hubbub and excitement that the students always brought with them.
---- AJ
When AJ comes downstairs in the morning she sees that the note that was written remains untouched. There is no sign of her dad either, though that was often the way in the morning, especially after he had been drinking. Still, it is a peaceful morning as she watches the trucks and cars pass by on their way to work. This area was a little more rundown compared to other parts of town, but it was a communal group (if a little rough around the edges).
As the other buses and cars arrive, AJ is able to set down near the school and quickly join the other students arriving. She is not the only one taking 'unconventional' methods of travel, with a few other students flying, leaping and teleporting into the grounds. Aj would notice a few approving looks and smiles from others as she flies down to the ground.
---- John
John's morning feels relatively routine, the same as every other day really. The family sit down to have their breakfast together, chatting about the plans for the day before his brother rushes out of his room from oversleeping (as usual). With just enough time to grab a couple of slices of toast, he and his siblings make their way down the concrete street to the bus stop. John's brother stifles a yawn as he crams toast into his mouth, crumbing covering his shirt as he does.
"Ugh, I am just one step away from bunking off today, I cannot be dealing with school right now" he grumbles.
"That's because you're always up so late" Raven retorts, knowing she will get a rise from her brother. The two begin to bicker as Thomas waits to make sure that John is able to get his bus.
---- Vil
The apartment is empty as Vil rushes out of the house, though there is an empty bowl with cereal next to it in the kitchen with two boxes (just in case) of cereal beside them. As he eats he notices that his mother had scrawled a note wishing him luck on his first proper day of school. It was also signed very formally by his father on the bottom.
Suddenly seeing the time he rushes out, thumping down the stairs that lead to the apartment and rushes towards the stop. As John is about to board the bus and his siblings have begun down the path, he hears the footsteps of Vil before he sees him. Vil is just able to make the bus before the door shuts in front of him.
---- All
Eventually of the students make it to school, and begin to shuffle as a thronging mass into the the reception corridor of the school entrance. The students seem to stop to look at a huge pin board with various notes and sheets attached to it. The papers that were generating such excitement and talk among the students was a set of papers titled 'Freshman Practice Teams'. Below were several lists of six names that made a team with a letter next to it. The one that was of most interest to these students was Team C:
- Allison Sullivan, D-class energiser
- Jesu Daniels, D-class manifestor
- John Whiteagle, D-class telekentic
- Sarah Dimple, D-class shifter
- Vil Granit, D-class exemplar
The classifications was something that most of the students had seen before. It was a method used by the American government to 'organise' the vast array of powers that were found within people. Each title helped to categorise abilities, powers and even items to present a summary and general description as to what that person could do. The letter was part of a ranking system used to represent the strength of a 'super'. D-class was reserved for students still earning their powers and for 'non-functional' powers. Powers that were more gimmicks than actual abilities. C-class was used for working professionals who could use their powers in non-combative tasks, with B-class being the baseline for a professional hero or military asset. A-class was reserved for exceptionally strong abilities, and currently there were only six member of this class in America, each one being something of a celebrity for their abilities. It was far from a perfect system, but it was what was used currently.
When looking for her name, Meghan finds that hers is actually missing, nowhere on the sheets of paper can it be found. Fortunately they were near the reception office so hopefully she could figure out what went wrong.