Application for Yin from Darker than Black

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The sun stretched her shadow over the hard wood desk. Her eyes never left the application that rested on said desk, unblinking, whilst her hands rested by her sides. The dictaquill had stood to attention five minutes ago, and still awaited use by the newcomer. She had read over the questions multiple times, to the point where they soon lost meaning. Her eyes traveled lazily to the quill, no visual response broke the mundane expression on her face, such lack of emotion reminiscent of a dolls painted face. She reached out and plucked the writing implement from its ink well, and hovered it over the application. Excess ink fell from the quills tip and splotched the piece of paper, thankfully tarnishing the pages margin, rather than obscuring the questions further from their already beclouded phrasing. As she began answering, for lack of a better verb, the application, her body was angled in a most peculiar way: as if to touch the wood, would send her skin to blister.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Student Application #1974489 State your full name. Yin. 1. What is your favorite cheese? Why is it your favorite? I do not often eat cheese. 2. Who would you kill first, Barney or Carrottop? I do not have the clearance to kill anyone. 3. What time is it where you are? I do not know. 4. If you were Albus Dumbledore returned from the dead, which member of the Order of the Phoenix would you sexually harass? How would you harass them? If you are Albus Dumbledore, please answer as if you were Sirius Black. I do not understand. That is illegal, is it not? 5. If you are pushing to be in: i.) Slytherin - please state the clever, witty name of the bar in which you bartend, in the dark. The Syndicate. ii.) Gryffindor – Debate whether Harry should ultimately end up married to Fred or George. Use examples from a variety of world mythologies to bolster your argument. I do not have the experience to answer this question. iii.) Ravenclaw – You guys are supposed to be smart. Explain why my desk is inundated with paperwork at all times, even though I’m constantly disposing of it. As events never cease, neither does their documentation. iv.) Hufflepuff – Prove you are not useless. I am a Doll. I have the technique known as Remote Viewing because of what I am. 6. Offer a bribe to the members of this community so that they will not squib you. Items used in bribery do not necessarily have to belong to the person offering the bribe. Do not threaten us rather than offering a bribe. A threat indicates you either don't really want to be here, or don't have enough sense to answer the question properly. The hat will automatically squib you, regardless of other votes, if you do. I offer this packet of cigarettes.

  

From a disguised pocket in her purple dress, she withdrew a rather browbeaten packet of cigarettes. Yin did not smoke, so what use where they to her? She placed them on the desk, next to the application, then turned her back on it all-together. She stared through the arched windows behind her, taking the time to not understand it, as it was against her programming.

 

"I have read the hogwarts_hocus  faq, and understand it is a crazy, cracktastic sorting community and RPG. Yin.
I have read the hogwarts_hocus  rules and agree to abide by each and every one of them. Yin.
I agree to be a good sport and not get my knickers in a bunch. Yin.
One day, marmalade will rule the world. Yin."

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She had been told this once before, in fact, it was by a peculiar and rather hormonal girl. She took her two index fingers, pressed them to the corners of her lips and pushed them up. Her face puffed up as she forced a smile to appear on her mouth. Her eyes remained lifeless and heavy-lidded. She stared at the hat, not even taken aback that it could talk. "Hogwarts?" she mumbled through the forced smile, her fingers still in place.

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"That's better. It's a start, at least. You don't have to use your fingers, you know." the Hat replied, although it seemed satisfied enough with the effort. "Hogwarts is the Greatest Place on Earth! A place of wonder and possibility. And you are one of its lucky students, which is a reason to smile!"

Edited. Fickle mun. Sorry!

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"Oh," she murmured. It seemed to take a moment to register but she lowered her fingers, and as soon as she did, her smile vanished behind the emotionless set to her lips. But as the hat continued, she found herself finding his antics familiar. It was against her programming to be feeling so, but soon and unbeknownst to even her, the slightest of smiles pulled the corner of her mouth as the hat continued, even her eyes got lighter.

Re: Edited. Fickle mun. Sorry!

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"Just keep working at it, and you'll be smiling in no time." The Hat bobbed enthusiastically as it declared, "There's even charms that might help you perfect that smile, and here at Hogwarts, you can learn them all! But before you can start learning, we need to Sort you!"

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The prospect was an intriguing one, alas her programming kept that intrigue at a base level, but where there were books there was space to improve upon herself. Such a thought was another breach to her programming. It was unknown to her, but something in the air was tampering with her biometrics. Time would tell if this will be a good thing or a bad thing. "You need to sort me? What kind of process is that?" She enquired.

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"It's an easy process, since we're doing it right now," the Hat explained. "It's important that all new students be Sorted into the right house, so that they can began the grand and magical adventure of learning!" The Hat managed to look as thoughtful as a Hat could look for a moment, its crown creased as it clenched its straps in concentration. "And I do think I know which house will be best for you. . .yes, I'm certain of it, because I am Sorting Hat the Wise! Yellow is an uplifting color, and will help you work on that smile."

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Yin nodded, the shadow of her previous smile lifting the corner of her lips. "Thank you for your interest." No one had ever taken the time to talk to her proper. Maybe this could end up being a liberating experience? Could she truly become her own person once again? Could she shed the skin of being a mindless Doll, only doing that which she was instructed? Time would tell.