Xavier Institute Renovation ❨ OPEN TO ALL ❩

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Date & Time: Takes place from September 1st until September 15th—roughly 2 weeks!
Location: This building, which is a few major city blocks away from the Initiative Hold and only slightly tucked away behind some flora.
Characters: Everyone who's interested!
Summary: After Charles' post here, he's recruited everyone that he can to help refurbish this building that he received permission to kind of "take over" from the Initiative. Using all of their combined skills, they will become Captain Planet! restore this building into a functioning school!
Warnings: None!

Charles had wondered to himself whether or not it would take a great deal of convincing to get the Initiative to agree to his building of a school. He was surprised at their level of lenience, but they themselves had admitted that it was due only to the amount of work he'd been doing for them in exchange. With the established requirements that Charles continue to assist the Initiative in their archiving work, they agreed to help finance his institute and allow him free reign of this abandoned school building—however, they offered only two inspections and short classifications with which to make the building safe for renovation, and then vehemently left the rest of it to him.

Not minding one bit about that, Charles had the utmost confidence in those that he'd recruited both to help refurbish and to help teach. It was enough to bring him more optimism, in fact, in this horror of a world where he'd begun to believe there could be no such thing. Plenty of individuals with plenty of splendid and certainly outstanding powers had offered their assistance, and now Charles waited. With Adam's help, he'd managed to locate and successfully navigate the Private Messaging system on the network—and he'd sent a message to everyone who'd showed interest two days ago with their whereabouts and their plans.

Hello, this is Charles Xavier. I've received word that the building has been deemed safe for refurbishment and renovation, and clearance has been granted to me by the Initiative. Work will begin on September 1st, and shall carry on as long as it is necessary. There will be food and refreshments available during the renovation, and as much compensation for your time as I am able to offer will be given.

Thank you again for your support, and I hope to see you there.

Address enclosed, Charles now had himself seated on a—thankfully dusted—chair at a desk near the entrance of the school building. He was writing up his own itinerary, as well as preparing a book to keep track of those who'd come to help in the interest of said compensation. Each individual would be greeted with a friendly grin and hearty handshake, and Charles would jot down their name and tell them where they could begin.

❨ NOTE: The way this is set up is meant to be kind of like our mission logs, so everyone can reply to the comments on this entry with their own open posts to tag into based on what they want their character to be doing! Also, if you just want to make your own open post without the guidance of one of the comments left, or in reference to this overall post, that is perfectly fine too! Just leave your comment to the entry directly, in that case. ❩

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OUTSIDE THE BUILDING

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Peeling and cracking, with most of its windows destroyed or missing, the outside of the school does not look fit for its purpose. There are several replacement windows that are ready to be installed and myriads of buckets of paint and supplies, all ready to be utilised to repair the exterior of the school and make it entirely less of an eyesore.

THE BUFFET

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In a large, expansive room that could only have once been the gymnasium, several tables had been set up and adorned with food. Food that had been brought by Charles, as well as others who had offered to bring things for everyone to eat. There were plenty of drinks and a myriad of sandwiches, chips, and what appeared to be large and deep dishes of varying foods—pasta salads, soups, thick bean dips, you name it. There were even food selections from places far beyond—forms of sushi, plates of hummus and pita bread, as well as noodle dishes and rice desserts.

Cups and silverware were provided at one end with the beginning of the line, trailing down several large tables until one would find several tables with seating for utmost comfort. Well, utmost comfort in a room where the ceiling was dangerously close to caving in—but that was all right, since he'd had it inspected; reinforced, at least enough, to withstand the time spent in the room.

CLASSROOMS

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Each classroom finds itself in disrepair. Existing chairs and tables have been knocked over and covered with years of dust and loneliness, and the tiles on the floor have been upset and shifted around—most missing from where they belong. The ceiling is dipping in only in small places, and the panels and lighting are in a state of much-needed fixing. Do we have any electricians in our handy group?

CAFETERIA & AUDITORIUM

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The cafeteria is perhaps the second-largest room in the school, with a large kitchen tucked against one wall. Its opposite wall hosts a large stage, used once as an auditorium. The kitchen is missing most of its supplies and almost all of its electric is damaged, though the floors and counter-tops are in better shape than one may have expected. Even still, there's quite a bit of work to be done—perhaps all of the polished silver appliances could still be salvageable?

Meanwhile, the auditorium's hardwood floor is scuffed and warped beyond its once-loved sheen. Most of the floor may have to be replaced and lacquered again. The massive, heavy red velvet of the stage curtains have faded and become ragged with attention from bugs and animals alike; while new ones have been ordered and are sitting against the very edge of the stage, they're waiting to be replaced by anyone who's able to get up just high enough to do the necessary repairs.