Ari Cohen-Chang

Kai: Why?

Kai: Are you sure?

Ari: I'm sure. Missing people isn't something there is a why to, you just do.

Kai: Good. Get here.

Kai: Whatever. I'm texting you aren't I?

OMG it has, like, def been a while! I know I’ve been supes quiet, but I’ve really been working hard on keeping up with my grades, and all my activities. It takes time and dedication to succeed, and that’s a fact! I def hope everyone is doing super-duper well! I know I’ve missed a lot, and there has been, like, a ton going on, but I’m supes happy to see everyone still here! For anyone who’s interested, which should def be everyone, we’ve got a Dance Team Competition this Saturday! It’s the first one of the season, and it’s going to be supes rad! Let me know if I’ll see you there!

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I’ll ask Sir Malakai if he’s interested in going, I think it could be good to get out. 

Kai: Where are you?

Kai: What are you doing?

Kai: Come here. /Now./

Ari: Yes, Sir.

PRIVATE TO ALL ROYALS, NOBLES & POLITICIANS

I’ve taken some time to think this over, and I think with the way that public displays are going individually, we might be better suited to take this on from a united front. Regardless of politics, setting aside opinions is the best way to move forward, I think. Instead of focusing on what’s happening or what we think about it, we should be there for the clean up and keeping things civil on all fronts. My suggestion is that we start putting together care packages, and honestly this is something that we can continue to put together for the rest of our time here. The infirmary already has aftercare kits and stuff, but we have the money to throw a little luxury in there, to take this specific event as a special circumstance to give a little more. Some have already offered their suites and assistance, but it might be easier to anonymously pick up a box somewhere and take it with them. And with no opinions or political views attached to this endeavor, everyone and anyone can feel like they can take advantage of it. 

Another idea to go with this that I want all of your help with is to sign out one of the meeting rooms either at Dalton or over in the club hall in the admin building. We can leave the care packages there for people to take but also set it up nicely so that anyone and everyone feels like they can go somewhere to enjoy themselves, hang out, and relax. We could bring in bean bag chairs, televisions, game consoles, and maybe even sign out a second room as a spa with items we’ll restock to help people chill and pamper themselves. I bet we could find some people to volunteer to hang out in both spaces, to moderate and to help in the spa. I think we’ve got at least one makeup artist and at least one hair stylist in the student population, we’ve got everything else. 

If anyone else has anything to add, feel free. To be clear, I’m hoping to do something together that will go beyond mark, status, and politics. To give back, and to provide safety and try to lead by example to call for a ceasefire with all of the tension and fighting. 

@tgaimportant @monsieurbeausmythe @tgaprettyboyswitch @masternikolai @eleanor-flanagan @remynavarro @tgatutor @dommanny @submissiveval @submissivehana @cohenchangsang @submissivebee @andersonelliott @tgadarreananderson @dom-patrick @partyboyparker @tganickduval @misscampbellclarington​ @domdarksiren​ @princesssophiastjames​

There are all great ideas, no surprise there, Rowell. I’ll put down whatever you need financially, and volunteer my time for whatever you need. Just let me know. I hope this can calm things down a bit and get people to realize that we’re all here for the same reason and infighting defeats it. 

PM: Hello, dear sister. I miss you too, we really should do dinner sometime. Tomorrow? I'll reach out to Sang. I'm alright, yes. I'm not entirely sure what all of the fuss is about, honestly. If this were someone that wasn't consenting, or someone that hadn't done anything wrong, or someone that didn't have extreme kinks and was being forced to endure extreme kinks, I would understand but none of those things are the case. Did you hear about what she asked Nikolai Flanagan for? I don't recall anyone making a fuss then. Malakai has been nothing but fair to me, and everyone else that has been respectful. He doesn’t have to be kind. And I know you’re wondering why I like him. I don’t know, honestly. And I don’t know if he likes me. But I’ve been spending time with him. He was alone while everyone else was at the Masquerade, so I checked on him. And I keep checking on him.

KAI: You don’t? Why? I’m a monster. I wouldn’t say worried. I would say convinced. Why would you think it means that? Good. Be here at 7 PM. Don’t dawdle. Punctuality is important.

ARI: How are you a monster? I don't see it. Obviously, you're talking about the punishment. Here's my perspective, you've been nothing but quietly enjoying your time when out of the blue, someone's ego and pride came flying in to try to tear yours down instead of just asking for the punishment she wanted. As a Submissive, it is important that she be able to ask for what she wants clearly, instead of putting other people's mental health at risk and stressing people out (you and your sister included) with her attitude and poor antics. It's also important that she not let her ego and pride make her spit on the most basic tenants of D/s. She disrespected all of us when she disrespected the mark system for nothing more than her own personal gain. Now people are upset because you won't give her personal gain and instead you're actually punishing her? And they want you to end your punishment because her ego and pride need to be saved the "absolute terror" of tapping out? Which as a Submissive, it is important that she be able to do. Not only to tap out when she needs to, but to be able to put her ego and pride aside at all times so that she can trust whoever it is that's taking control for her. No lesson has been learned here if she won't follow the standards that you set out for her to get out of this punishment and all of the people talking about her on the dash like they are, in my opinion, are only encouraging the problems in her actions instead of encouraging her to do better and be better. Instead of begging you to stop, they need to be telling her to do what she's told, set her ego aside, and tap out. I almost forgot that people are upset about the extreme nature of the kinks involved, because she has extreme kinks herself. So do you. So does your sister. I'm not entirely sure why three people are engaging in a consensual punishment that all have extreme kinks and people are surprised that the kinks involved are extreme. None of this makes any sense to me, including why she would piss on the temple of your dominance in the first place. You were the one that was wronged. She has not been wronged in any way.

Hey everyone! It came to my attention that I’ve been nominated to run for Switch Mark Leader during this bout of elections. To start, I want to give another big thanks to Miss Madison for believing in me enough to put my name up for nomination. Second, I want you all to know that I’m working on putting together a post that really embodies every one of my thoughts and plans for this election cycle. You’ll see that from me tomorrow, I’m a little too tired tonight to put it together and make as much sense as I want to. But, it’s coming. I’m planning to host a couple of thought circles and brainstorming sessions between now and the official election, which will be set up to be an open-floor, discussion-based, Q&A format. I’ll get the dates and times for those out in the post tomorrow. In the meantime, if anyone has any thoughts or anything else they’d like to share or bring up to me, consider this your open invite! I want to hear from all of you, no matter what you’ve got to say!

With that out of the way, I want to put out there that I really hope everyone is going okay, and hopefully even better than okay. With everything that’s been happening and going on, if anyone needs a friend, a shoulder, or a good cup of tea, my door will always be open and my lips will always be sealed. I’m working on some pretty big things, things I’m really excited about, and I hope all of you will be too! I’m excited to pump out the announcements I have over the next few days. 

@tgaimportant​

It sounds like you’ve got this all figured out, so you’ve definitely got my vote. It’s nice to see that some people have put so much thought into it. I can only hope that everyone pays this the proper attention it deserves. 

Listen up, everyone out there on a ride with the post-apocalyptic Magic School Bus. I’m hungry and didn’t feel like carrying my own food in, so the first person to bring me a meal and some Snickers ice cream for dessert wins absolutely nothing. The name’s Zizes, and if you don’t already know I’m a Dominant and you can find me at McKinley. Let’s not get things twisted, consider this a warning: I’m an equal opportunity hater. I’m not at McKinley because of what side I took, I’m here because of the chaos I cause. I don’t care who you are. You say the wrong thing, you’re gonna get hit. Act right and you won’t.

You just got Zized.

@tgaimportant​

What an entrance. I’ve been spending a lot of time at McKinley, we might run into each other. How are you settling in? It looks like some people seem to have had an issue with welcoming you. I know that sucks, my welcome was pretty lukewarm and I’m still not getting much attention. Which is weird and new for me, I’m not used to people flat out ignoring me. I hope we get the chance to hang out.

Well, what a charming day to arrive to this uttterly…interesting place.  Almost makes me not miss the hot, burning sun of the Santorini. I’m Parker St James. Though feel free to call me Park, if you so utterly desire.  Anyone with a cute, pretty face wish to come help me unpack- please, do not hestiate to show yourself for such service. 

As for the dominants around- Hello Sir’s and Madam’s- I’m sure the school has been dull without me. 

@tgaimportant

You don’t know me, do you?

...I would hope none?

Me?

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#winterfashionchallenge Because why not?

Heyyyooo, I’m finally here! We both have something in common. You don’t know what I’m going to say, and neither do I.  And looking for the man that is no doubt to be the most popular here, Mr. Two-Bit Mathews. I bought the world’s worst thesaurus yesterday. Not only is it terrible, it’s terrible. So you’ll have to deal with that as the intro because that’s it, that’s me.

Hello. Welcome to The Academy. I’m Ari Cohen-Chang, a Switch. It looks like you have family here, which is a good thing. I think this can be a pretty lonely place if you don’t. I think this was a pretty good intro, nothing to deal with at all. Funny joke. About the thesaurus.