Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The Era of the Squid

Okay, so as you all know, we have revived the four houses of Inman.
Cheetador.
Wolfador.
Foxador.
Squidador.
A certain person was causing a ruckus involving being placed in Squidador. ("I'm not HAPPY! Do I look HAPPY? The sorting squid should take opinions into account. I AM NOT A SQUIDADOR! AAAAAGHI'MGOINGTOMURDERYOU!!!!")
I would like to not that phrases such as "I'm going to murder you." as well as the actions they describe are not permitted at Inman. Such actions indicate that one is turning to the DARK SIDE and will be transferred. To an EVIL school with EVIL squids.
Anyways, Alex formulated some Inman lore and provided it to me.
I've finally gotten around to posting it. Any spelling/grammar errors are Alex's fault. If you see any (which I doubt) comment and I'll fix it.
Also, any arguments relating to the actual content of the lore can be commented and taken up with Alex and other people involved. Here goes:


The history of how the middle school Inman started was lost long ago, its contexts burned after President Cornelius Blanc was overthrown in the United Republic of Nations, Cornelius’s attempt to unite countries long ago, removed from timelines.
                  A new city had sprung up in what is now called Georgia, called New Tristram (a.k.a. Atlanta). Four powerful tycoons had met together and decided to create a school for the town. Their names: Pippa Bigfoot, who owns a company that hosts track competitions; Lana Fisher, who owned a company that caught seafood, and the two brothers: Wolfram and Samuel Inman, who both ran an agency for the government.
                  It was decided that each founder would teach certain kids. “I will teach the most athletic, the most willing,” said Pippa.
                  “I will teach those who admire learning, a greed for knowledge, and have a knack for the fine arts,” replied Samuel. He had thought of this ahead of time; he named his house Foxador, who’s mascot was a fox.
                  “I will teach those that are the most resourceful, the most sly, the ones who can always a loophole in things,” said Wolfram.
                  “And I will teach those who are the most easygoing and loyal!” Lana said happily.
                  So it was for the founders of the school. Together they have built the school, yet the houses names and their mascots had not been agreed on yet.
                  However, conflict arose. The founders fought over who would rule the school. The conflict came to a cold, dead end when Wolfram had killed his brother, Samuel, and left the school, leaving only his son, Darim Inman, behind.
                   Sadness swept over the last two founders, even naming the school after Samuel Inman after his death. With Darim with them as a painful memory, Pippa and Lana decided to kill the young boy, throwing him in a den of wild wolves. Yet however, Darim had survived, having resentment towards the people that had tried to kill him. With this he named his house Wolfador, in honor of his father and the wolves that had almost killed him, and the mascot a wolf (obviously).
                  Pippa had advanced too by naming her house Cheetahdor (mascot the cheetah). Lana hadn’t been left behind; with her love of seafood, she named her house Squidador (mascot a squid). And to honor the memory of Samuel even more, they included his house of Foxador with Inman (after all, he WAS one of the founders).
                  In the beginning, when the school opened, each of the founders claimed students to be in their houses. But as they aged, with Death coming closer by their side, Lana Fisher of Squidador had given up her prized squid, granted with immortality, later dubbed the Sorting Squid, to take over the process of putting kids in their houses.
                  The history of Inman Middle was dark and dreary. After each of the founders have died, Pippa being first, then Lana, with Darim being last to die, the school grew darker. Rivalries with the other houses grew harsher. This is the ground where all the urban legends were true, where kids from Wolfador and Foxador massacred each other, with gangs from houses terrorizing classrooms day to day.                   When Cornelius was overthrown, when the United States of America were created, Inman Middle School took a turn for a change. Kids stayed at home instead of sleeping in their dorms, which were torn down. A new school system, named Atlanta Public Schools, had stripped Inman Middle to pieces, even going to the point when they removed the houses. Just like the Inman Middle school you see today.
                  But the roots of Inman are still there. After you’re taken to homeroom for your first day of middle school, teachers lead you to a secret room- hall, to be more accurate- where hundreds of other kids in grade 6 are seated. At the very front of the hall is the Sorting Squid.
                  When you get sorted into your house, you sit at the table with your other fellow housemates. After that, you’re taken back to your homeroom to start a normal day (like they always say it). Teachers are in houses too: some are even heads of houses (exception is Squidador; the head will always be the Sorting Squid).
                     Of course you won’t see it at first. Those weird glances rival house members will give you are only just the beginning; if you dare peek around the school, you’ll see it. And all those fears will wash over you like a flood. I suggest you don’t, but if you want to find answers, you’ll to explore. And that’s when you’ll start having second thoughts about this school. 

So yeah.
More posts hopefully coming soon! I have a 'DOOM' video planned out. Emma's animation will probably get dealt with. I'll have a bunch of timeless posts if I can make them.
These probably won't happen till the weekend, though. Don't hate!
I try......

~Julia
P.S. Yeah, I feel guilty about the delay. Bat Mitzvah load. Sorry guys. But again, redemption hopefully coming soon!

2 comments:

  1. Hehehehe the comment thingy
    Anyway, AWESOME to Alex for writing this and AWESOME to Julia for posting it!

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