Be Careful What You Wish For: A Beach Adventure
Crowded Quarters
To the joy and delight of the Sundered students who feel joy and delight over going to the beach, the Sundered students get to go to the beach in celebration of their completed midterms! Professor Trammel has graciously paid their way on the local airship, which runs regular routes on summer days to the ocean some 45 minutes away, and so every student who so desires can pack up and head onto it to enjoy a fantastic day of fun and adventure!
Slight downside: the airship is small and packed, as it keeps its fees low by relying on volume to turn a profit. The crowded travel compartment is standing-room-only, and even those who are lucky enough to get seats won't find themselves with much shoulder room. Some people may even find themselves in the lap of a fellow student, which only the most cynical and bitter of minds would abuse as a way to ship-tease (right?). The trip isn't long, just hot and stuffy. You can make it, students!
Wave Your Hands If You're Shore
The beach at last! Though the hot sun beats down from above, a gentle breeze blows in from the ocean and the water itself is delightfully cool without being icy cold. Waves run about five to six feet in height, enough to be forceful without dominating like some giant curl suitable only for surfing. Though scores of people have set up tents, umbrellas, blankets, and towels across the sands, the Diatu contingent has plenty of space to conjure up tables and chairs, an awning and plenty of shade. Professor Trammel politely deploys Spells of Sunscreening, as well as directing students to the swimwear the school has obtained and the screened canvas changing areas where they can don them. Helpfully, he's obtained all manner of suits to fit any taste, so... choose wisely? Baskets of sandwiches and drinks kept magically chilled offer sustenance for the busy swimmers, and all manner of balls, nets, and beach toys to enjoy.
The Sand Castle Contest
Early in the afternoon, Professor Trammel announces that a sand castle contest is open to all participants! The rules are as follows:
- 1. Headmaster Birony is forbidden from competing. (At this, Headmaster Birony sulkily turns Makerion Keep back into stone and sends it back to the Magicademy Campus. Ka students will be finding sand in odd places for a while.)
- 2. Students may work in teams of no more than 2.
- 3. You will have an hour to work with any of the sand-castle tools available.
- 4. Judging will be on creativity, quality, and durability.
- 5. 'Bedmaster Hirony' is forbidden from competing. (Headmaster Birony rips her fake mustache off and throws it to the ground in frustration.)
You have a few minutes to form pairs and get ready. Who will win the competition?
Teachers' Day Off
Some of the Professors, too, have taken the day off! Students are treated to the sight of Professor Trammel digging a hole in the surf so his own knocked-together sand structure goes up against the waves, leaving him to improve its walls and channels each time to make for a better hope of surviving. Professor King is teaching anyone who will listen about a new game she calls Sunder-inlota, which involved lobbing a ball through portals to get it into the other team's goal. Headmaster Birony occupies herself doing a Sorcerer's Apprentice thing with the waves, making them smash and crash against each other with glee, while Professors Porfsin and Trent fail to put campus politics aside and both spend the day trying to attract an audience with their own personal performances. And Professor Kith just... swims and enjoys herself, like a normal human being, which is probably in violation of the Adequate Wackiness In Teaching Staff Proclamation, but no one seems inclined to call her on it.
Fire in the Sky
As darkness falls over the beach, swimming comes to an end as the gathered people move to get home, their day off done. The Magicademy, however, still has some tricks up its organizational sleeve. With fires conjured along the sands, the Professors take turns cooking -- simple fare like sausages and hamburger patties, that even the less adept among them (coughCamBironycough) can't screw up. And as the last vestiges of sunlight vanish behind the horizon and the beach and ocean are both swept in darkness, Professor Trammel pulls off his final flourish: a Discovery of beautiful lights exploding in the sky, a mixture between fireworks and aurora borealis that paints the night in glory.
All in all, not a bad day. |
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diatu2019-06-19 04:01 pm
Re: fractal fun
[ He nods. ]
Yes. A variety of shapes would be nice, though it's intentionally designed with an emphasis on sharp edges to take advantage of the broken pieces and jagged edges that are commonly found.
[ The next part is said a little quieter. ]
And if you have anything to improve...let me know.
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Is this supposed to resemble the dragon on your shirt? Looks sort of familiar...can't place it though. That's a great shirt, by the way! [She might be a wee bit jealous...]
And a lot of ocean-tumbled rocks and glass don't have that many sharp edges any more, but I'll look out for ones like that, or broken shells. Hope I don't find them with my feet!
[Isabel just laughs at that a bit and pats Kaiba on the shoulder.] I got it though, so I'll just take my marching orders and start out.
[ Nor does Isabel feel a whit of shame about using her bracelet and its projected force to bulldoze a pile of sand into a hefty, yet compact pile before she takes a bucket from the pile of beach toys and goes out to hunt.]
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[ There's always a note of pride in his voice when he talks about the Blue Eyes...or Yugi, these days. He doesn't bristle at the touch anymore, but shifts to let her get a better view. ]
That still works. They can be rounded scales, we only need jagged ones for the wings. And...
[ She sure did get that sand together quickly. His jaw drops a little. ]
...that's convenient. But I'm assuming it also has more practical applications?
[ Once it's assembled he'll start with a strong foundation layer, licking his lips as it starts to come together. He carves little winding patterns into the base for some decorative flair, as well as marking spots for some stones later. ]
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[Bragging? Maybe, but she's not going into detail now. There's stones and shells to be gotten, so that was what she was doing. That and some sea glass, too, in shades of white and blue, though there's a piece that she tucks into her swimsuit. Save it for later...]
I brought a few driftwood pieces--they gave us some tools to use as well, but anything to make our lives easier, right?
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[ He's building the first support columns next, carefully holding up the stick to ensure they're straight before decorating each with etched lines and a ring of stones. Yes, he's interior decorating. Every detail must be precise. ]
...how did you catch an airship?
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I suppose it's more precise to say that I eased it to the dock, instead of actually catching it. Kind of made the force projection into a lattice, and just kept repeating it in the front 'til it landed. It's not the best description--you sort of had to be there.
But hey, nobody was hurt, so that's the important thing, right?
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[ Kaiba snorts and shakes his head. He favors silver and blue, but wouldn't object to some gold garnishing---there are a lot of warm colored rocks to use, after all. ]
Heh. We're not doing too badly.
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My dad and I would kinda do this stuff at the beach when I was a kid. The best time was when we went to the bay and my mom could come with. So I mean--I really enjoy this sort of thing!