The ramp
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The Ramp is a location within Satit Panyapiwat (SPIM), situated directly at the school's swing gate. It was originally constructed as an accessibility ramp, intended to allow disabled students and visitors to reach the school building without using the stairs. Because disabled students were exceptionally rare at the school, the ramp saw little use for its intended purpose and instead developed into an informal gathering place for a small, recurring group of students.
Origins
The group associated with the Ramp began forming while Aobaom was in Mattayom 2 (M2). Aobaom met up with his friend Linus and, separately, reconnected with Narat, a classmate he had known back in Grade 2. Narat and his circle recognized Aobaom on sight but did not know him well personally.
The reunion was initially tense: Narat was annoyed that Aobaom had never returned a set of Pokémon pencils borrowed back in Grade 2. The grievance eventually cooled, and the two became friends. Through Narat came Washi (also known as "Wash", and later "Washing Machine"), who had already been friends with Narat and Linus beforehand and joined the group at the Ramp.
Peak period
Term 2 of M2 is regarded as the high point of the Ramp. During this period the core group consisted of Aobaom, Linus, Wash, and a newly arrived M1 student named Art. At the time, Aobaom was in M2 while Art was in M1.
Narat, by contrast, had largely stopped appearing at the Ramp by this point, showing up only on a few occasions.
Relations within the group were not always smooth. Linus grew to dislike Art and his presence in general during this era. The tension eased over time; by M4, Linus had largely stopped trash-talking Art.
The girls at the mouth
Early in Term 2 of M2, two girls, BB and Vanda, began sitting just outside the Ramp, at its mouth — the exit end. Like Art, both were in M1 at the time. They occupied the space outside the exit rather than the interior.
By M3, BB and Vanda had migrated to sitting inside the Ramp itself. Vanda's tenure was short-lived: she left SPIM shortly after M2 to find another school, and did not continue with the group.
Later developments
Beyond the core regulars, a number of other students passed through the Ramp but became progressively less significant to its history. In a later phase, the group was joined by Seamus.