{ "submission_id": "2065998", "keywords": [ { "keyword_id": "303", "keyword_name": "canine", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "196045" }, { "keyword_id": "2291", "keyword_name": "chinese", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "1039" }, { "keyword_id": "37", "keyword_name": "cub", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "286506" }, { "keyword_id": "3", "keyword_name": "dog", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "176099" }, { "keyword_id": "20535", "keyword_name": "exploring", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "469" }, { "keyword_id": "123", "keyword_name": "female", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "1106488" }, { "keyword_id": "35659", "keyword_name": "female/male", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "30724" }, { "keyword_id": "12252", "keyword_name": "f/m", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "6580" }, { "keyword_id": "6471", "keyword_name": "learning", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "383" }, { "keyword_id": "165", "keyword_name": "male", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "1216937" }, { "keyword_id": "11507", "keyword_name": "male/female", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "98819" }, { "keyword_id": "14030", "keyword_name": "mastiff", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "408" }, { "keyword_id": "1003", "keyword_name": "m/f", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "42364" }, { "keyword_id": "73844", "keyword_name": "new character", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "255" }, { "keyword_id": "526", "keyword_name": "panda", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "18899" }, { "keyword_id": "449", "keyword_name": "school", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "9125" }, { "keyword_id": "216", "keyword_name": "teen", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "34886" }, { "keyword_id": "531", "keyword_name": "teenager", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "11417" }, { "keyword_id": "53003", "keyword_name": "tibetan mastiff", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "276" }, { "keyword_id": "164", "keyword_name": "wolf", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "196425" } ], "hidden": "f", "scraps": "f", "favorite": "f", "favorites_count": "5", "create_datetime": "2020-01-17 23:07:09.75404+00", "create_datetime_usertime": "18 Jan 2020 00:07 CET", "last_file_update_datetime": "2020-01-16 23:27:44.310681+00", "last_file_update_datetime_usertime": "17 Jan 2020 00:27 CET", "username": "puffyfluffy", "user_id": "389639", "user_icon_file_name": "143299_puffyfluffy_head_fang_translucent.png", "user_icon_url_large": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/large/143/143299_puffyfluffy_head_fang_translucent.png", "user_icon_url_medium": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/medium/143/143299_puffyfluffy_head_fang_translucent.png", "user_icon_url_small": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/small/143/143299_puffyfluffy_head_fang_translucent.png", "file_name": "2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.doc", "file_url_full": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/full/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.doc", "file_url_screen": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/screen/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.doc", "file_url_preview": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/preview/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.doc", "thumbnail_url_huge": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/huge/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.jpg", "thumbnail_url_large": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/large/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.jpg", "thumbnail_url_medium": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/medium/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.jpg", "thumb_huge_x": "300", "thumb_huge_y": "300", "thumb_large_x": "200", "thumb_large_y": "200", "thumb_medium_x": "120", "thumb_medium_y": "120", "files": [ { "file_id": "2987485", "file_name": "2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.doc", "file_url_full": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/full/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.doc", "file_url_screen": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/screen/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.doc", "file_url_preview": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/preview/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.doc", "mimetype": "application/msword", "submission_id": "2065998", "user_id": "389639", "submission_file_order": "0", "full_size_x": null, "full_size_y": null, "screen_size_x": null, "screen_size_y": null, "preview_size_x": null, "preview_size_y": null, "initial_file_md5": "7d5da4dd5b3d67f8ebc49921f81675a9", "full_file_md5": "7d5da4dd5b3d67f8ebc49921f81675a9", "large_file_md5": "", "small_file_md5": "", "thumbnail_md5": "b17132e305f14e7556e00ee3c5973cd7", "deleted": "f", "create_datetime": "2020-01-16 23:27:44.310681+00", "create_datetime_usertime": "17 Jan 2020 00:27 CET", "thumbnail_url_huge": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/huge/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.jpg", "thumbnail_url_large": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/large/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.jpg", "thumbnail_url_medium": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/medium/2987/2987485_puffyfluffy_43_-_exchange_student_-_chapter_1.jpg", "thumb_huge_x": "300", "thumb_huge_y": "300", "thumb_large_x": "200", "thumb_large_y": "200", "thumb_medium_x": "120", "thumb_medium_y": "120" } ], "pools": [ { "pool_id": "48818", "name": "Wolfe Family Adventures", "description": "Stories about Fang and Vapor Wolfe family and friends.", "count": "133", "submission_left_submission_id": "2065992", "submission_left_file_name": "2987457_puffyfluffy_41_-_extended_life_-_chapter_08.doc", "submission_left_thumbnail_url_huge": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/huge/2987/2987457_puffyfluffy_41_-_extended_life_-_chapter_08.jpg", "submission_left_thumbnail_url_large": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/large/2987/2987457_puffyfluffy_41_-_extended_life_-_chapter_08.jpg", "submission_left_thumbnail_url_medium": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/medium/2987/2987457_puffyfluffy_41_-_extended_life_-_chapter_08.jpg", "submission_left_thumb_huge_x": "300", "submission_left_thumb_huge_y": "300", "submission_left_thumb_large_x": "200", "submission_left_thumb_large_y": "200", "submission_left_thumb_medium_x": "120", "submission_left_thumb_medium_y": "120", "submission_right_submission_id": "2078008", "submission_right_file_name": "3006092_puffyfluffy_41_-_extended_life_-_chapter_09.doc", "submission_right_thumbnail_url_huge": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/huge/3006/3006092_puffyfluffy_41_-_extended_life_-_chapter_09.jpg", "submission_right_thumbnail_url_large": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/large/3006/3006092_puffyfluffy_41_-_extended_life_-_chapter_09.jpg", "submission_right_thumbnail_url_medium": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/medium/3006/3006092_puffyfluffy_41_-_extended_life_-_chapter_09.jpg", "submission_right_thumb_huge_x": "300", "submission_right_thumb_huge_y": "300", "submission_right_thumb_large_x": "200", "submission_right_thumb_large_y": "200", "submission_right_thumb_medium_x": "120", "submission_right_thumb_medium_y": "120" } ], "description": "NEW CHARACTER! YAY!!!! :D\n\nHope you enjoy and love him! Please be kind to him and his horrible English, he's learning how to speak it properly and will take him some time to do so.\n\nDon't get offended by my use of \"Engrish\" it's only used to show that he has a hard time speaking English. I'm sure he'll get better as the time goes by, until he goes back to China.\n\nHelp me with keywords please! :)", "description_bbcode_parsed": "NEW CHARACTER! YAY!!!! :D

Hope you enjoy and love him! Please be kind to him and his horrible English, he's learning how to speak it properly and will take him some time to do so.

Don't get offended by my use of "Engrish" it's only used to show that he has a hard time speaking English. I'm sure he'll get better as the time goes by, until he goes back to China.

Help me with keywords please! :)", "writing": "Chapter 1\n\nMonday August 7, 2028\n\n\tFang, Vapor and Willow stood at the airport holding a sign with poorly written Chinese characters on it. They also had “Jian-Long Hsu” written in English. They stood outside of the plane unloading zone near the gangway. They watched the plane taxi into the spot and the gangway move up to plane. After a short time they watched as a couple hundred furs disembarked the plane and walked out of the gangway. A black and white male panda teen walked up to them and chuckled at the sign.\n\t“I Jian-Long Hsu.” he said in broken English.\n\t“Welcome to America Jian,” Vapor and Fang said.\n\t“Hello Jian. Nice to finally see you here,” Willow stated.\n\n\tJian, a 16 year old panda, stood there looking at them unsure what to do. He turned his head and looked around. Behind him was the plane that he just disembarked from. To his left was a long corridor to other planes and the same to his right. The roof of the airport was all glass plates, allowing the bright sunlight light the entire up.\n\t“I’m Fang. This is Vapor and this is Willow, my mom,” Fang explained.\n\t“Meet you it is nice,” Jian replied bowing. Fang held back a laugh at the horrible English, knowing that he was trying his best to speak it. When he rose back up he looked around again.\n\t“My bags rocations are at belt?” He asked.\n\t“Belt?” Willow asked looking confused. He lifted up his backpack that he carried on with him.\n\t“Ah okay. The rest of your bags are this way. You want to follow us?” Vapor asked. He nodded then waited for them to start walking. After they pushed through other furs in the airport Jian walked up to the conveyor belt and pulled his ten bags off. Vapor, Fang and Willow each took two bags and helped him take them through customs and eventually out to the parking garage.\n\n\tOn the way home they answered some of Jian’s questions and told him about the city, their town, their family and a few other things.\n\n\tJian stepped out of the car and looked up at the three floor house in amazement.\n\t“Big house,” he said looking over at Fang.\n\t“Thank you. But I wish I had built it a bit bigger, more bedrooms,” Fang replied. Jian looked up at him confused as Vapor walked up beside him.\n\t“You ready to go in?” Vapor asked.\n\t“Shi,” he replied taking his bags.\n\n\tThe four of them walked into the front door. Jian stopped and looked around his mouth agape at everything. Fang walked Jian to the stairs and asked him to set his bags by the stairs and they would deal with them later. They escorted Jian into the living room and let everyone meet and greet the exotic fur. As they were talking Jian rose his paw up. “Prease caw me Lin. It not hard to say rike Jian is,” he asked.\n\t“Sorry if we didn’t say your name correctly,” Fang replied.\n\t“It okay,” he replied with a troubled chuckle.\n\n***\n\n\tA short time later they sat down at the dining room table and started eating an early dinner. Lin picked up the fork and looked at it. He squinted his eyes at it, glaring at it, then sighed. He looked at the others, seeing that they weren’t having issues, he pushed the fork into his mouth. He dropped the fork after it poked his tongue. He held his tongue for a few seconds. Everyone looked over at him. It’s not like he hasn’t used forks in the past, but he never was able to get used to them. He would always stab his tongue. He looked up at Fang and then to Willow and chuckled nervously. “Excuse me prease,” he said and left the table. He headed upstairs to his room and returned a few minutes later. He sat back down and opened a small case. He pulled out a pair of chop sticks. He took them in his paw and started eating. Vapor glared over at Luna who started giggling who quickly stopped and returned back to eating.\n\n\t“You don’t have forks in China?” Shade asked.\n\t“We do. I no use folks often. I ahways hurt tongue,” Lin replied.\n\t“Gotcha, if you want me to I can try to help you,” Shade replied.\n\t“Thank you,” Lin replied and then continued eating.\n\n\tAfter dinner Lin walked around the house silently. Just looking around, learning the layout and what the rooms were. Just taking things in. Trying to understand things. He opened a door on the first floor and walked into the office. Willow was sitting at the desk. She looked up at him while she held a packet of papers in her paw.\n\t“Anything you need Lin?” She asked sitting the papers down.\n\t“Sowwy, I rooking round,” he replied.\n\t“Come on in. This is one of the offices,” she explained. He stepped in and looked around for a few minutes before he bowed and thanked Willow then left the room shutting the door behind him. Willow chuckled at his courtesy bow. After leaving the office he walked to the next room and stepped inside, it was the library. He walked around and looked at some of the books for a few minutes then left through one of the side doors to the study. He opened the door to the deck and stepped out. The hot wind hit his face and he quickly went back into the house and shut the door. There was nothing fancy in the study, just a few tables and chairs. One of the tables had stacks of paper on them. He left the study and continued exploring the first floor. He headed upstairs and turned right just off the stairs. He knocked on the door and waited a few seconds for the answer. He opened the door and saw Onai and Luna on the bed, while Luna held Skyler. After they talked for a few minutes he left the room. He headed back down the hallway and up to the door just outside of his bedroom. He pushed the door open and his jaw opened in awe. In front of him was the 150 inch 4K 3D TV. Ten comfortable chairs and two couches lined around the TV. In the back was a computer server with a few blinking LEDs and shelves with hundreds of console games. After collecting himself he left the media and game room. He went to each room and talked to each one that was there. If there was no answer he’d open the door but close it if it was a bedroom. He headed up to the third floor and bumped into Fang and Vapor walking from their bedroom.\n\t“What you doing Lin?” Fang asked.\n\t“Rooking at house. Rearning it,” Lin replied.\n\t“Nothing other than bedrooms on this floor and an office right there,” Fang replied and pointed to the door.\n\t“Oh okay,” Lin replied.\n\t“This room is Willow’s,” Fang said and pointed to the door. Fang and Vapor walked him around the floor and showed him their bedroom and the empty bedroom and nursery. Content he bowed and thanked them then walked away. He headed up the stairs and stepped into the dark attic. He walked in a few feet then stopped. He shivered and quickly left and headed back down to the first floor and down the stairs to the basement.\n\n\tHe walked up to the electronics benches and looked at all of the things while Onai sat on a stood soldering some stuff.\n\t“You in ehrtonics?” Lin asked.\n\t“Huh? Oh yes I am,” Onai replied.\n\t“It nice stuff,” he said while walking along the wall of bin containers holding resistors, capacitors, diodes and other components.\n\t“Thanks,” Onai replied then turned around to see Lin pick up one of the large Cornell Dubilier Capacitors. They’re 2000 microfarads at 450v. They’re fairly large at almost 6 inches tall and 3 inches thick. They’re quite deadly if mishandled when charged.\n\t“What use you these for?” Lin asked.\n\t“I’m sorry?” Onai asked.\n\t“Uh… What are these for?” Lin asked slowly trying to make sure he said everything correctly.\n\t“Ah. I want to build a machine that uses all of those to dump the power into thin metal like coke cans and watch it blow stuff up,” Onai explained.\n\t“Be better with 20,000 not 2,000,” Lin said.\n\t“Maybe but those are what I have. I just have not built it because I’m actually scared of it,” Onai explained.\n\t“Lot of power,” Lin replied and sat the capacitor back down on the shelf.\n\t“Yeah. Very deadly,” Onai replied.\n\t“How long you in ehrtonics?” Lin asked.\n\t“Four or five years,”\n\t“Okay,” Lin replied, “fank you for me see this,” he added then left the basement.\n\n***\n\nTuesday August 8, 2028\n\n\tThe following morning Lin stepped outside to the back porch.\n\t“Uh Fang. I need help,” Lin whispered to him sitting on the back porch.\n\t“With what?” Fang asked.\n\t“How I do use the, uhh, what call it? Bathroom,” Lin asked turning red. Fang walked over to the other side of the porch with Lin.\n\t“The toilet?” Fang asked.\n\t“I don’t know. I have need poop that you call it,” Lin replied. He pulled out his phone and pulled up Foogle image search of a Chinese bathroom. It showed a squat toilet. Lin quickly explained how they use them over there and that he’s never seen and American toilet was and was confused about how to use them.\n\t“Just pull your pants and stuff down to your ankles and sit on it. Make sure the solid top lid is open. After you’re finished, push the silver handle down to flush.” Fang explained.\n\t“Oooh,” Lin replied quite embarrassed then rushed inside.\n\t“What was that about?” Vapor asked.\n\t“It’s going to be a long three years with him. We have to teach him so much stuff,” Fang replied.\n\t“What did he ask about?” Vapor asked again.\n\t“How to use American toilets. Apparently they squat over there,” Fang replied and started chuckling.\n\t“Be nice Fang. You didn’t know how to use the toilet for the first two or three years of your life,” Vapor said playfully punching his arm.\n\t“I am being nice. It’s just funny that he was embarrassed about asking,” Fang replied.\n\n\tA few hours later Luna and Todd knocked on Lin’s bedroom door and waited for a reply, after a few more knocks and no answers they cracked the door open. They saw him sitting on the bed reading a book. They entered the room.\n\t“Lin you okay?” Luna asked.\n\t“Shi, uh, yes,” Lin replied.\n\t“Are you finding everything alright?” Todd asked.\n\t“Shi. Yes.” Lin replied.\n\t“You need help with anything?” Luna asked.\n\t“No, I good light now,” Lin replied.\n\t“Okay. You know where we’re at if you need anything. Feel free to ask. Okay?” Luna stated.\n\t“Yes, me will,” Lin replied. Luna and Todd left the room and walked back to their bedroom.\n\n***\n\nThursday August 10, 2028\n\n\t“Hello Principal Rosco,” Fang and Vapor said after walking into his office.\n\t“Fang and Vapor Wolfe, its so good to see you both again. How are you two doing?” Principal Rosco asked.\n\t“Doing well. Thanks for asking,” Fang replied.\n\t“Fang, thank you for your service,” Rosco stated and extended his paw. Fang nodded and shook paws.\n\t“This is Jian-Long Hsu, he prefers to be called Lin. He’s the exchange student from China,” Vapor stated as she sat down.\n\t“Ah yes. I forgot that was going to happen. Come on and sit please,” Rosco said waving them all in. Lin walked in and bowed before sitting down.\n\n\tRosco pulled out a folder thick with papers. He opened it and handed Fang the paperwork. They sat there and filled it out while Lin sat and looked around.\n\n\t“You rive here?” Lin asked after a short time.\n\t“I’m sorry, what?” Rosco asked back.\n\t“You rive here?” Lin asked again. Rosco’s face showed he was confused.\n\t“Principal Rosco does not live at the school. He lives somewhere else,” Vapor replied.\n\t“Oh okay. I’m sorry Lin,” Rosco replied.\n\t“It okay,” Lin replied. Rosco looked over at Fang and Vapor, apologetic with his eyes.\n\n\tA couple of hours later Fang, Vapor and Lin stood up. They thanked Rosco for the help.\n\t“I’ll be looking forward to seeing you this school year Lin.” Rosco stated and reached his paw out. Lin bowed and then left the room. Fang and Vapor chuckled at Rosco’s expression.\n\t“He bows instead of shaking paws. Something we’re going to work on,” Fang stated.\n\t“I see. It was nice to see both of you again. How’s your mom doing Fang?” Rosco asked.\n\t“She doing great. I’ll let her know that you said hi.” Fang replied.\n\n\t“Fang. Vapor. Umm… Can I speak with you privately please? Professional to professionals?” Rosco asked.\n\t“Ah yeah sure. Hey Lin, sit down in the office and wait please. We’ll be back in a few minutes,” Fang stated.\n\n\t“Have you heard that our funding was cut this year?” Rosco asked sitting down in his chair.\n\t“Yeah. It’s horrible. I heard it was cut by just a bit over two million dollars,” Vapor replied.\n\t“I uh, I wish it was only two million. It was cut by over ten million, almost fifty percent of our budget,” Rosco explained.\n\t“Fucking hell!” Fang exclaimed.\n\t“Yeah… Yeah. It doesn’t bode well for this years extracurricular activities along with other school functions,” Rosco explained.\n\t“What do you want Mr. Rosco?” Vapor asked.\n\t“I. I hate to ask this especially since you agreed to be Lin’s host parents for the next few years. But, I’m wondering if you two would be willing to help the school out this year with funding,” Rosco asked.\n\t“I would like to see how you would spend the money first before we agree to anything. I’d like to see the finances from past five years as well,” Vapor explained.\n\t“Yes of course. Let me get Mrs. Lorenzo and the administrators on the phone. I can have them down here in about twenty minutes or so and we can all go over the details,” Rosco replied.\n\t“Very well. While we wait, do you mind if we walk around school to explain and help Lin learn the layout and where stuff is?” Vapor asked.\n\t“By all means, feel free to do so. Here’s the keys. Stay out of the chemical supplies, Fang,” Rosco stated recalling Fang’s “fun” in chemistry one year. He made a foaming mess that filled half the classroom up and was unusable for two weeks.\n\t“Still reeling on that accident of mine huh?” Fang replied laughing.\n\t“Still calling it an accident, huh?” Rosco replied.\n\t“It really was. I saw a video on it using less materials but I only added ten times the amount. It shouldn’t have reacted that much,” Fang replied.\n\t“Okay Mr. Wolfe. Anyway, I’ll contact you both through the PA system,” Rosco stated and picked up the phone.\n\n\tVapor, Fang and Lin walked around the school. They taught Lin where everything was. What some of the classes were. Where he was forbidden to go, girls restrooms and gym lockers, basement, facility lounge and other places. Before they could show him everything they were called back. They headed back to the office only to be shuffled into a large meeting room with the school district administrators and a few others.\n\n\tAn hour into their meeting Fang looked over to Lin. He was sitting up straight in the chair. His paws sitting in his lap. Staring directly ahead at a blank white wall. Fang observed him for a few minutes. Lin didn’t move an inch, not even a muscle twitch and only ten to fifteen blinks per minute.\n\n\tAnother hour and half passed while everyone talked about the funding and what would be potentially killed off this year and in the future.\n\t“We’ll fund the school district for the next five years under the following conditions. All AP classes remain including chemistry and all computer science classes. Sports are to remain the same as they have been. Fang and I are to be told of any changes BEFORE they happen, we want to be there for any and all meetings that are for changes in school functions. Failure to stay within these conditions, we will terminate the fund. We’ll pull all remaining funds and the district will have to pay back all used funds for that year,” Vapor stated as one of the lawyers typed it up on his laptop.\n\t“Are we all in agreement?” Fang asked.\n\t“Yes. Thank you. Both of you. We’ll ensure that your cubs have less restrictions,” one of the administrators stated.\n\t“Like hell you will! … Sorry. No, you will not. If anything they will be held to a higher standard. They have enough issues already being the “rich students” in school. They will be punished just like all others,” Vapor stated.\n\t“Yes, of course. Sorry,” the administrator replied.\n\t“Good. We’ll setup an account and move the funds for this school year into it. We’ll give all the details before the start of the school year,” Vapor stated.\n\t“Thank you,” they all replied.\n\t“I still don’t like the school uniforms. The skirts are too short for my liking,” Vapor stated.\n\t“Sorry, but it’s what the students choose at the end of last year. Every student will be receiving their uniforms in the mail soon. Just make sure that they fit properly. We’ve got letters going out to all parents about this soon,” Principal Rosco stated.\n\t“I hate them, but fine. I’ll make sure they’re gone next year though,” Vapor replied.\n\t“Sorry Ms. Wolfe, but the state has demanded that all students are to wear uniforms. There are only three choices, all of them short skirts like these, except for winter version, which have pants for the girls,” Principal Rosco explained.\n\t“UGH! Fine,” Vapor growled.\n\t“It seems like we’re finished now. You can print copies of everything for everyone here,” one of the administrators stated.\n\n\tAfter a few minutes the lawyer printed out the agreement. Everyone looked it over then signed. The lawyer made a copies of the signature pages and printed out a copy for everyone involved.\n\n\tThey all thanked Fang and Vapor profusely and shook paws and then left. Fang and Vapor stood up and shook Rosco’s paw. They walked up to Lin, who was still sitting stiff as a board.\n\n\t“Lin, you ready to go?” Fang asked. Lin looked up at him and smiled.\n\t“Shi,” Lin replied and then stood up. He stretched for a moment and then followed Fang and Vapor out.\n\n\tOn the drive back home Fang looked in the rear view mirror at Lin, again he’s sitting up straight and not moving.\n\n\t“Lin, sorry about that long meeting. We didn’t know that we would have that,” Fang said.\n\t“It okay Fang,” Lin replied.\n\t“You know, I don’t mean to be rude, but you don’t have to sit so still like you do. Look around. Look at the scenery around you,” Fang stated.\n\t“I. What?” Lin looked up at Fang confused.\n\t“Don’t just look at one thing. Look around. Get to know where things are in town while we drive through it,” Fang explained.\n\t“Oh okay,” Lin replied and turned his head and then continued staring out the window. Fang shook his head and chuckled.", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Chapter 1

Monday August 7, 2028

\tFang, Vapor and Willow stood at the airport holding a sign with poorly written Chinese characters on it. They also had “Jian-Long Hsu” written in English. They stood outside of the plane unloading zone near the gangway. They watched the plane taxi into the spot and the gangway move up to plane. After a short time they watched as a couple hundred furs disembarked the plane and walked out of the gangway. A black and white male panda teen walked up to them and chuckled at the sign.
\t“I Jian-Long Hsu.” he said in broken English.
\t“Welcome to America Jian,” Vapor and Fang said.
\t“Hello Jian. Nice to finally see you here,” Willow stated.

\tJian, a 16 year old panda, stood there looking at them unsure what to do. He turned his head and looked around. Behind him was the plane that he just disembarked from. To his left was a long corridor to other planes and the same to his right. The roof of the airport was all glass plates, allowing the bright sunlight light the entire up.
\t“I’m Fang. This is Vapor and this is Willow, my mom,” Fang explained.
\t“Meet you it is nice,” Jian replied bowing. Fang held back a laugh at the horrible English, knowing that he was trying his best to speak it. When he rose back up he looked around again.
\t“My bags rocations are at belt?” He asked.
\t“Belt?” Willow asked looking confused. He lifted up his backpack that he carried on with him.
\t“Ah okay. The rest of your bags are this way. You want to follow us?” Vapor asked. He nodded then waited for them to start walking. After they pushed through other furs in the airport Jian walked up to the conveyor belt and pulled his ten bags off. Vapor, Fang and Willow each took two bags and helped him take them through customs and eventually out to the parking garage.

\tOn the way home they answered some of Jian’s questions and told him about the city, their town, their family and a few other things.

\tJian stepped out of the car and looked up at the three floor house in amazement.
\t“Big house,” he said looking over at Fang.
\t“Thank you. But I wish I had built it a bit bigger, more bedrooms,” Fang replied. Jian looked up at him confused as Vapor walked up beside him.
\t“You ready to go in?” Vapor asked.
\t“Shi,” he replied taking his bags.

\tThe four of them walked into the front door. Jian stopped and looked around his mouth agape at everything. Fang walked Jian to the stairs and asked him to set his bags by the stairs and they would deal with them later. They escorted Jian into the living room and let everyone meet and greet the exotic fur. As they were talking Jian rose his paw up. “Prease caw me Lin. It not hard to say rike Jian is,” he asked.
\t“Sorry if we didn’t say your name correctly,” Fang replied.
\t“It okay,” he replied with a troubled chuckle.

***

\tA short time later they sat down at the dining room table and started eating an early dinner. Lin picked up the fork and looked at it. He squinted his eyes at it, glaring at it, then sighed. He looked at the others, seeing that they weren’t having issues, he pushed the fork into his mouth. He dropped the fork after it poked his tongue. He held his tongue for a few seconds. Everyone looked over at him. It’s not like he hasn’t used forks in the past, but he never was able to get used to them. He would always stab his tongue. He looked up at Fang and then to Willow and chuckled nervously. “Excuse me prease,” he said and left the table. He headed upstairs to his room and returned a few minutes later. He sat back down and opened a small case. He pulled out a pair of chop sticks. He took them in his paw and started eating. Vapor glared over at Luna who started giggling who quickly stopped and returned back to eating.

\t“You don’t have forks in China?” Shade asked.
\t“We do. I no use folks often. I ahways hurt tongue,” Lin replied.
\t“Gotcha, if you want me to I can try to help you,” Shade replied.
\t“Thank you,” Lin replied and then continued eating.

\tAfter dinner Lin walked around the house silently. Just looking around, learning the layout and what the rooms were. Just taking things in. Trying to understand things. He opened a door on the first floor and walked into the office. Willow was sitting at the desk. She looked up at him while she held a packet of papers in her paw.
\t“Anything you need Lin?” She asked sitting the papers down.
\t“Sowwy, I rooking round,” he replied.
\t“Come on in. This is one of the offices,” she explained. He stepped in and looked around for a few minutes before he bowed and thanked Willow then left the room shutting the door behind him. Willow chuckled at his courtesy bow. After leaving the office he walked to the next room and stepped inside, it was the library. He walked around and looked at some of the books for a few minutes then left through one of the side doors to the study. He opened the door to the deck and stepped out. The hot wind hit his face and he quickly went back into the house and shut the door. There was nothing fancy in the study, just a few tables and chairs. One of the tables had stacks of paper on them. He left the study and continued exploring the first floor. He headed upstairs and turned right just off the stairs. He knocked on the door and waited a few seconds for the answer. He opened the door and saw Onai and Luna on the bed, while Luna held Skyler. After they talked for a few minutes he left the room. He headed back down the hallway and up to the door just outside of his bedroom. He pushed the door open and his jaw opened in awe. In front of him was the 150 inch 4K 3D TV. Ten comfortable chairs and two couches lined around the TV. In the back was a computer server with a few blinking LEDs and shelves with hundreds of console games. After collecting himself he left the media and game room. He went to each room and talked to each one that was there. If there was no answer he’d open the door but close it if it was a bedroom. He headed up to the third floor and bumped into Fang and Vapor walking from their bedroom.
\t“What you doing Lin?” Fang asked.
\t“Rooking at house. Rearning it,” Lin replied.
\t“Nothing other than bedrooms on this floor and an office right there,” Fang replied and pointed to the door.
\t“Oh okay,” Lin replied.
\t“This room is Willow’s,” Fang said and pointed to the door. Fang and Vapor walked him around the floor and showed him their bedroom and the empty bedroom and nursery. Content he bowed and thanked them then walked away. He headed up the stairs and stepped into the dark attic. He walked in a few feet then stopped. He shivered and quickly left and headed back down to the first floor and down the stairs to the basement.

\tHe walked up to the electronics benches and looked at all of the things while Onai sat on a stood soldering some stuff.
\t“You in ehrtonics?” Lin asked.
\t“Huh? Oh yes I am,” Onai replied.
\t“It nice stuff,” he said while walking along the wall of bin containers holding resistors, capacitors, diodes and other components.
\t“Thanks,” Onai replied then turned around to see Lin pick up one of the large Cornell Dubilier Capacitors. They’re 2000 microfarads at 450v. They’re fairly large at almost 6 inches tall and 3 inches thick. They’re quite deadly if mishandled when charged.
\t“What use you these for?” Lin asked.
\t“I’m sorry?” Onai asked.
\t“Uh… What are these for?” Lin asked slowly trying to make sure he said everything correctly.
\t“Ah. I want to build a machine that uses all of those to dump the power into thin metal like coke cans and watch it blow stuff up,” Onai explained.
\t“Be better with 20,000 not 2,000,” Lin said.
\t“Maybe but those are what I have. I just have not built it because I’m actually scared of it,” Onai explained.
\t“Lot of power,” Lin replied and sat the capacitor back down on the shelf.
\t“Yeah. Very deadly,” Onai replied.
\t“How long you in ehrtonics?” Lin asked.
\t“Four or five years,”
\t“Okay,” Lin replied, “fank you for me see this,” he added then left the basement.

***

Tuesday August 8, 2028

\tThe following morning Lin stepped outside to the back porch.
\t“Uh Fang. I need help,” Lin whispered to him sitting on the back porch.
\t“With what?” Fang asked.
\t“How I do use the, uhh, what call it? Bathroom,” Lin asked turning red. Fang walked over to the other side of the porch with Lin.
\t“The toilet?” Fang asked.
\t“I don’t know. I have need poop that you call it,” Lin replied. He pulled out his phone and pulled up Foogle image search of a Chinese bathroom. It showed a squat toilet. Lin quickly explained how they use them over there and that he’s never seen and American toilet was and was confused about how to use them.
\t“Just pull your pants and stuff down to your ankles and sit on it. Make sure the solid top lid is open. After you’re finished, push the silver handle down to flush.” Fang explained.
\t“Oooh,” Lin replied quite embarrassed then rushed inside.
\t“What was that about?” Vapor asked.
\t“It’s going to be a long three years with him. We have to teach him so much stuff,” Fang replied.
\t“What did he ask about?” Vapor asked again.
\t“How to use American toilets. Apparently they squat over there,” Fang replied and started chuckling.
\t“Be nice Fang. You didn’t know how to use the toilet for the first two or three years of your life,” Vapor said playfully punching his arm.
\t“I am being nice. It’s just funny that he was embarrassed about asking,” Fang replied.

\tA few hours later Luna and Todd knocked on Lin’s bedroom door and waited for a reply, after a few more knocks and no answers they cracked the door open. They saw him sitting on the bed reading a book. They entered the room.
\t“Lin you okay?” Luna asked.
\t“Shi, uh, yes,” Lin replied.
\t“Are you finding everything alright?” Todd asked.
\t“Shi. Yes.” Lin replied.
\t“You need help with anything?” Luna asked.
\t“No, I good light now,” Lin replied.
\t“Okay. You know where we’re at if you need anything. Feel free to ask. Okay?” Luna stated.
\t“Yes, me will,” Lin replied. Luna and Todd left the room and walked back to their bedroom.

***

Thursday August 10, 2028

\t“Hello Principal Rosco,” Fang and Vapor said after walking into his office.
\t“Fang and Vapor Wolfe, its so good to see you both again. How are you two doing?” Principal Rosco asked.
\t“Doing well. Thanks for asking,” Fang replied.
\t“Fang, thank you for your service,” Rosco stated and extended his paw. Fang nodded and shook paws.
\t“This is Jian-Long Hsu, he prefers to be called Lin. He’s the exchange student from China,” Vapor stated as she sat down.
\t“Ah yes. I forgot that was going to happen. Come on and sit please,” Rosco said waving them all in. Lin walked in and bowed before sitting down.

\tRosco pulled out a folder thick with papers. He opened it and handed Fang the paperwork. They sat there and filled it out while Lin sat and looked around.

\t“You rive here?” Lin asked after a short time.
\t“I’m sorry, what?” Rosco asked back.
\t“You rive here?” Lin asked again. Rosco’s face showed he was confused.
\t“Principal Rosco does not live at the school. He lives somewhere else,” Vapor replied.
\t“Oh okay. I’m sorry Lin,” Rosco replied.
\t“It okay,” Lin replied. Rosco looked over at Fang and Vapor, apologetic with his eyes.

\tA couple of hours later Fang, Vapor and Lin stood up. They thanked Rosco for the help.
\t“I’ll be looking forward to seeing you this school year Lin.” Rosco stated and reached his paw out. Lin bowed and then left the room. Fang and Vapor chuckled at Rosco’s expression.
\t“He bows instead of shaking paws. Something we’re going to work on,” Fang stated.
\t“I see. It was nice to see both of you again. How’s your mom doing Fang?” Rosco asked.
\t“She doing great. I’ll let her know that you said hi.” Fang replied.

\t“Fang. Vapor. Umm… Can I speak with you privately please? Professional to professionals?” Rosco asked.
\t“Ah yeah sure. Hey Lin, sit down in the office and wait please. We’ll be back in a few minutes,” Fang stated.

\t“Have you heard that our funding was cut this year?” Rosco asked sitting down in his chair.
\t“Yeah. It’s horrible. I heard it was cut by just a bit over two million dollars,” Vapor replied.
\t“I uh, I wish it was only two million. It was cut by over ten million, almost fifty percent of our budget,” Rosco explained.
\t“Fucking hell!” Fang exclaimed.
\t“Yeah… Yeah. It doesn’t bode well for this years extracurricular activities along with other school functions,” Rosco explained.
\t“What do you want Mr. Rosco?” Vapor asked.
\t“I. I hate to ask this especially since you agreed to be Lin’s host parents for the next few years. But, I’m wondering if you two would be willing to help the school out this year with funding,” Rosco asked.
\t“I would like to see how you would spend the money first before we agree to anything. I’d like to see the finances from past five years as well,” Vapor explained.
\t“Yes of course. Let me get Mrs. Lorenzo and the administrators on the phone. I can have them down here in about twenty minutes or so and we can all go over the details,” Rosco replied.
\t“Very well. While we wait, do you mind if we walk around school to explain and help Lin learn the layout and where stuff is?” Vapor asked.
\t“By all means, feel free to do so. Here’s the keys. Stay out of the chemical supplies, Fang,” Rosco stated recalling Fang’s “fun” in chemistry one year. He made a foaming mess that filled half the classroom up and was unusable for two weeks.
\t“Still reeling on that accident of mine huh?” Fang replied laughing.
\t“Still calling it an accident, huh?” Rosco replied.
\t“It really was. I saw a video on it using less materials but I only added ten times the amount. It shouldn’t have reacted that much,” Fang replied.
\t“Okay Mr. Wolfe. Anyway, I’ll contact you both through the PA system,” Rosco stated and picked up the phone.

\tVapor, Fang and Lin walked around the school. They taught Lin where everything was. What some of the classes were. Where he was forbidden to go, girls restrooms and gym lockers, basement, facility lounge and other places. Before they could show him everything they were called back. They headed back to the office only to be shuffled into a large meeting room with the school district administrators and a few others.

\tAn hour into their meeting Fang looked over to Lin. He was sitting up straight in the chair. His paws sitting in his lap. Staring directly ahead at a blank white wall. Fang observed him for a few minutes. Lin didn’t move an inch, not even a muscle twitch and only ten to fifteen blinks per minute.

\tAnother hour and half passed while everyone talked about the funding and what would be potentially killed off this year and in the future.
\t“We’ll fund the school district for the next five years under the following conditions. All AP classes remain including chemistry and all computer science classes. Sports are to remain the same as they have been. Fang and I are to be told of any changes BEFORE they happen, we want to be there for any and all meetings that are for changes in school functions. Failure to stay within these conditions, we will terminate the fund. We’ll pull all remaining funds and the district will have to pay back all used funds for that year,” Vapor stated as one of the lawyers typed it up on his laptop.
\t“Are we all in agreement?” Fang asked.
\t“Yes. Thank you. Both of you. We’ll ensure that your cubs have less restrictions,” one of the administrators stated.
\t“Like hell you will! … Sorry. No, you will not. If anything they will be held to a higher standard. They have enough issues already being the “rich students” in school. They will be punished just like all others,” Vapor stated.
\t“Yes, of course. Sorry,” the administrator replied.
\t“Good. We’ll setup an account and move the funds for this school year into it. We’ll give all the details before the start of the school year,” Vapor stated.
\t“Thank you,” they all replied.
\t“I still don’t like the school uniforms. The skirts are too short for my liking,” Vapor stated.
\t“Sorry, but it’s what the students choose at the end of last year. Every student will be receiving their uniforms in the mail soon. Just make sure that they fit properly. We’ve got letters going out to all parents about this soon,” Principal Rosco stated.
\t“I hate them, but fine. I’ll make sure they’re gone next year though,” Vapor replied.
\t“Sorry Ms. Wolfe, but the state has demanded that all students are to wear uniforms. There are only three choices, all of them short skirts like these, except for winter version, which have pants for the girls,” Principal Rosco explained.
\t“UGH! Fine,” Vapor growled.
\t“It seems like we’re finished now. You can print copies of everything for everyone here,” one of the administrators stated.

\tAfter a few minutes the lawyer printed out the agreement. Everyone looked it over then signed. The lawyer made a copies of the signature pages and printed out a copy for everyone involved.

\tThey all thanked Fang and Vapor profusely and shook paws and then left. Fang and Vapor stood up and shook Rosco’s paw. They walked up to Lin, who was still sitting stiff as a board.

\t“Lin, you ready to go?” Fang asked. Lin looked up at him and smiled.
\t“Shi,” Lin replied and then stood up. He stretched for a moment and then followed Fang and Vapor out.

\tOn the drive back home Fang looked in the rear view mirror at Lin, again he’s sitting up straight and not moving.

\t“Lin, sorry about that long meeting. We didn’t know that we would have that,” Fang said.
\t“It okay Fang,” Lin replied.
\t“You know, I don’t mean to be rude, but you don’t have to sit so still like you do. Look around. Look at the scenery around you,” Fang stated.
\t“I. What?” Lin looked up at Fang confused.
\t“Don’t just look at one thing. Look around. Get to know where things are in town while we drive through it,” Fang explained.
\t“Oh okay,” Lin replied and turned his head and then continued staring out the window. Fang shook his head and chuckled.", "pools_count": 1, "title": "Exchange Student - Chapter 1", "deleted": "f", "public": "t", "mimetype": "application/msword", "pagecount": "1", "rating_id": "0", "rating_name": "General", "ratings": [], "submission_type_id": "12", "type_name": "Writing - Document", "guest_block": "t", "friends_only": "f", "comments_count": "12", "views": "492" }