October Event Log

[magicademymods]

October Event Log Fall Cleaning Suddenly and without warning, the lighting in or near every building on campus goes red. A second later, a deep alarm rises in volume as the buildings begin to shake. The faculty barely bat an eye as they direct students to get outside quickly. "Fall cleaning," they explain wearily to those students who have never experienced this phenomenon. Older students offer their own explanation as they move: at some point every fall the buildings of the Magicademy rearrange themselves so the cleaning golems can repair their foundations, tend to the ground around them, keep them from sinking into the caverns, that sort of thing. Totally harmless. Well, until you realize no one knows where your House tower went. Or till you need to get to class promptly except Kedrigan Hall is in the middle of a lake somehow. Or till the Library of Starchime is down in the middle of the lab caverns and you have to try to study while students practice magic in the aisles. But it's okay! This will only last for a couple of days! You can get by, right? The Bonfire To say goodbye to the warmth and hello to the frost, the Magicademy celebrates the changing of seasons with a great bonfire. A massive conglomeration of burning wood sends flame licking up some sixty feet into the air, and the warmth pouring from the huge fire wards off any hint of cold from those nearby. By tradition, the bonfire burns till morning, and many students have bedrolls or tents or even straight-out beds parked nearby so they can take their spot in keeping it lit. Others have brought food and drink, enough to selflessly share with everyone. The whole things is one big party, really; House rivalries and personal animosities and music duels are all set aside for a night as the campus unites in solidarity. It's one of the nicer times you could ask for. This Is Halloween Bad news. Terrible news. The worst news imaginable. Headmaster Birony has found out about Halloween. Diatu Magicademy is nothing but orange and black now. Carved pumpkins wander the campus and aggressively pose for anyone who glances their way (or doesn't...). Spiderwebs litter every hallways and passage, complete with spiders that patiently move their webs out of the way and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience with a sort of weariness that says they know exactly who to blame for this. A twelve-foot-high menorah sits in the Great Hall, leading some to suspect that the Headmaster's Intimations to learn more about the holiday did not produce universally-accurate results. Headmaster Birony herself patrols the grounds like a madwoman, slinging extra spookiness wherever she passes and occasionally Discovering costumes straight onto the innocent students she passes. "Spirit of the season!" she yells before fleeing, candy and toilet paper left behind in her path. If by this point you are questioning whether the Headmaster ever does actual work, rest assured you're not the first, nor will you be the last, to wonder that. Research on the SUNDERDOG! (Sunderdog!) SUNDERDOG! (Sunderdog!) This month's assignment, for those willing to undertake it: actually nothing disastrous! Instead, the researchers ask that you compare your world to another Sundered student's, then report back to them on the differences and similarities. They're most interested in magic styles, but anything you give them will have value!

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[paradoxical_personality]

[Fall Cleaning]

The flashing lights and the screeching alarm was bad enough, but when the tremors started Hel was nearly dislodged from her perch. Getting off of her chair, she stumbled a little until she had the sense to begin hovering over the floor. "It couldn't be..... is it another monster?" Was she giving the staff too much credit that they would have had sense enough to install an alarm system after the last battle?

The answer was yes.

Somehow she missed the audible encouragement to depart, but she instinctively knew better than to remain inside the structure. Once she was safely outside, her head whipped to either side as she caught sight of the other evacuees, her pigtails swinging. It only proceeded to get more bizarre. All around her the buildings were moving on their own and shuffling at will. Offering up her most deadpan expression Hel said for anyone within earshot to catch. "............. I get that some of the student body is irritating but for the buildings to take it this far is overly dramatic..."

[This is Halloween]

The Jack o'lanterns were a bit of a pain as they all tried to fight for attention. If they had just remained stationary then Hel could have appreciated them in some way. What made it worse was her helhound, Garm, striding by her side yapping at them whenever they got too close. He knew his master well enough to realize that the colorful gourds were irritating her so he was doing his part to remove them from the path.

At least the spiders, though they were creepy bugs, were polite enough to pull their webs out of the way like fine draperies.

"Garm! That's enough!" Unable to take it any longer she chided the beast. Still looking down towards the now petite creature, since his collar had been repaired a month ago, Hel was oblivious to the danger. She didn't see the headmistress turning into this hall, or the brandishing of her chosen magical implement of the time.

Gruff ruff!
(Master, look out!)

Garm valiantly threw himself between the two, ending up in a rather ridiculous mouse costume.

Fall Cleaning

[stillnewatthis]

"According to what other students have said, this is a yearly occurrence," Orisa piped up. "The level of irritation inflicted by the student body is not a factor!"

[paradoxical_personality]

"A yearly occurrence?" Fighting the urge to openly scoff at that. "... but for what purpose does it serve?"

[stillnewatthis]

"Cleaning and structural reinforcement!" Orisa replied, confident in the information she had been given.

This Is Halloween

[nomoremistergneissguy]

At least the Headmistress had already zapped him--he looked enough like a golem as to make no difference, but certainly Garm's sensitive nose could pick up...dirt.

Garm was already there and costumed, protecting his mistress, but Cliff did the same. Luckily, Hel was petite, and Cliff...is not, especially considering he was in a Thing costume.

"Hi Headmistress Birony!" he said to her cheerfully. She peered at him and he gave her a wink, to which she responded by waving her implement at him before dashing off and laughing.

Covered now, head to toe, in toilet paper, with a spattering of candy caught in its folds and scattered at his feet, Cliff just had to sigh as he glanced at the hellhound. "Well, that's one way to distract her, I guess."