Simon Vilar

> "When Simon learned of his magical affinity, he'd gotten drunk on the mischief of it, skating through school on answer keys. Shortly before his graduation, his father became severely ill, and Simon dropped everything to help take care of him. With bills racking up, he would do anything, no matter the danger. He eventually resurrected as a Fiendish."
>
> -Student Spellbook (riverin),

## Appearance

Simon is very often seen wearing a black long-sleeved shirt (haphazardly tucked in), with a plaid shirt (sleeves rolled up), as well as jeans and worn sneakers. When confronted about wearing the same plaid shirt multiple times, he says he happens to like that one shirt in particular and that "I like plaid. End of story."

## Personality

Simon is constantly keeping his hands busy. When he is stressed he tends to avoid eye contact and fiddle with his hands.

## Schedule

### Classes

* Alchemy
* History of Magic
* Potions
* Study of Malediction

### Freetime Locations

* Practicing magic (arena, forest, field)
* Skipping class (garden, field)
* **Extracurriculars:** Workstudy (library)

## Storyline Interactions

**Good end requirement: 16+ favorability**

First Meeting

* Sit next to him in class
* First Menu
	+ Approach
	+ Ignore (Ends conversation early)
* Second Menu
	+ Tap him on the shoulder
	+ Keep your hands to yourself and say, ‘Excuse me?’ (+1)
* Third Menu
	+ How about we study together? (+1)
		- Requires GOOD stat to be higher than average and BAD stat to be below low to select
	+ Maybe you should try studying harder.
* Fourth menu
	+ No. Why would I? (+1)
	+ And if I did?

Second Meeting

* Cannot be done in class - option afterschool / evening to meet up

* First Menu
	+ Let’s get started. If you could turn to page 32 in the History of Magic textbook…
	+ Weren’t you wearing that same shirt last time we saw each other..? (+1)
* Second Menu
	+ Well, there’s no time like the present. Unless you have a better alternative? (+1)
	+ Do you have any good study tactics? Yikes…
* Third Menu
	+ We’ll take it one card at a time. (+1)
	+ If you think this is bad, wait ‘till the final.
* Fourth Menu
	+ Good luck with that…
	+ Why settle for just passing? (+1)
* Fifth Menu
	+ Jokingly start writing and say, “Well, as you can see, my fees are…”
	+ No need. Just get that passing score. (+1)

Third Meeting

* Cannot be done in class - option afterschool / evening to meet up

* First Menu
	+ Someone doesn’t look too happy.
	+ Is everything okay? You don’t look good. (+1)
* Second Menu
	+ It’s going to be okay. I believe you. (+1)
	+ Is there anything I can do to help? (+1)
	+ Maybe if worse comes to worst, you’ll just get detention?
* Third Menu
	+ Hey! Give it back! (+1)
	+ Lunge for your phone.

Fourth Meeting

* Cannot be done in class

* First Menu
	+ You’re not going to run away this time? (+1)
	+ Hey there, jerk. How’s life been treating you?
	+ I just want to better understand what’s going on. (+1)
* Second Menu
	+ That doesn’t mean I trust your promise now.
	+ What do you mean? (+1)
* Third Menu
	+ What happened afterwards? (+1)
	+ You did everything you could. (+1)
	+ That sucks, dude.
* Fourth Menu
	+ Go to crouch next to him and comfort him (+1)
	+ Go to crouch next to him
* Fifth Menu
	+ If you do that, you’ll just be running all over again.
	+ You still have a chance to avoid a worst-case scenario.
	+ Don’t give up. Things will be different this time. (+1)
* Sixth Menu
	+ You got it, Boss. (+1)
	+ I don’t know…

Fifth Meeting

* Cannot be done in class

* First Menu
	+ How’d it go, champ? (+1)
	+ I mean, at least they didn’t launch you straight off campus.
	+ Do you need any help packing your stuff?
* Second Menu
	+ You could take me out for lunch or dinner. (+2)
	+ Get me another drink from the vending machine.
* Third Menu
	+ You asked me who I was and what I wanted. (+1)
	+ Sorry, my memory’s a little fuzzy…
	+ “When you came over, were you expecting to get something out of talking to me?”, right? (+1)
* Fourth Menu
	+ I mean, if you weren’t, we wouldn’t still be talking, would we?
	+ You already are worth my while. (+1)

Default Lines -

Good End Lines

* You start to notice little things about Simon you hadn't really registered in your initial interactions with him. He unconsciously emotes with his hands, often making more exaggerated gestures when talking about something he's particularly passionate about. He wags his tail slowly when happy or deep in thought. He rubs a horn with one hand when distressed and runs his hand through his hair when he's unwinding. You dismiss the observations until you come to the realization that every single one of them endears you on some level. Your thoughts hover on Simon, and you can't help but wonder if it's because you've gotten closer, or if it's something beyond that...

Bad End Lines

* Now that Simon is free from the stress of assessments and academic dishonesty accusations, he seems more like himself in a way that you haven't seen before. It's a sight that you're glad to bear witness to.

Extracurricular Interactions

Lunch

* First Menu
	+ It’d be more of a shame to not spend this time with you. (+1)
	+ Do you ever have lunch in the cafeteria instead of anywhere else besides it?
* Second Menu
	+ Make sure you chew your food thoroughly. (+1)
	+ What’s the rush, Simon? (+1)
	+ That’s kind of gross, dude.
* Third Menu
	+ I’d rather not. (-1)
	+ I'll see when I'm available.
	+ Sure!

Skip

* (garden, field)

* First Menu
	+ Shouldn’t you be in class right now?
	+ Nothing much, you? (+1)
* Second Menu
	+ Is this what you usually do when you’re skipping class? (+1)
	+ Laaame.
	+ Whoa! How’d you do that? (+1)

Workstudy (Library)

* First Menu
	+ Nah, I’m good. Thanks for the offer, though.
	+ Actually, I’m looking for something for an assignment… (+1)
* Second Menu
	+ You bet I did.
	+ Thanks to you, I did. (+1)

Practicing Magic

* First Menu
	+ Maybe you should try harder.
	+ What are you having trouble with? (+1)
* Second Menu
	+ Nice! Can you start from the top again? (+1)
	+ That’s just a levitation variant, isn’t it? (+1)
	+ Pfft, let me show you how a master does it.

## Sources

1. ↑ @riverin\_stories on twitter, https://twitter.com/riverin\_stories
2. ↑ Riverin, "the guide to saint spell's love guide to the magical student's spellbook"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PabomRM9NxDZA4lS720NJyy-wBnOM71jnspeEGy-Nzg/edit#heading=h.6hz2ubewh92t (added 10/sept/2022)