March Event and Intro Log

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March Event and Intro Log Golem On The Loose The rain never stops. Water and mud track all over campus. Diligent cleaning golems stomp about, mopping and scrubbing and polishing and then going back to do it all over again, and again, and again... One of them seems to have had it. The renegade golem bursts into Kedrigan Hall -- interrupting classes and disrupting labwork to furiously seize students and scrub every last scrap of mud and dirt off of them. All the halls have been locked off with "Under Cleaning" signs, and anyone who enters them meets with the golem's wrath, as it violently plays a pre-recorded message about not interfering with groundskeeping and deploys a giant claw-like tool to grab the interloper and put them back on unforbidden ground. The professors, who are after all completely immune to the golem's attention by its very design, seem to think this is a good learning opportunity for students. Is it? Horrible Spell Doom? "Are you sure you're ready for the test on Advanced Gaseous Discovery?" one upperclassman asks the other. "Of course I'm sure," the second says confidently. Whipping out a wand from a holster on her belt, she sweeps her wand through the air gracefully, pronouncing several Osmarian sigils as she draws them. Probably. "See, that's a blue cloud--" Said blue cloud, which puffs into being as the last syllable left her lips, abruptly doubls in size. Then it doubles in size again. And again. The upperclassmen, who have been in Diatu for several years and know exactly what this sort of thing means, don't hesitate. Not even stopping to share a glance between them, they run like crazy, leaving the growing cloud behind just as classes let out and students begin to enter the halls. But... surely it doesn't have any weird and wacky side effects, right? The Bala-inlota Parade (aka The Non-Horrible Prompt) To celebrate the start of the Bala-inlota season, Anastara spares no expense. The great parade and associated festival stretches the whole weekend, and the whole city puts on their colors and turns out for the fun. Enterprising vendors sell food, drinks, and souvenirs ranging from small and crude figurines to magical constructs that shine field displays onto flat surfaces so you can watch the action up-close! (Good luck affording that, students.) Practically any sort of entertainment you could want appears on the streets and canals of Anastara, and food and drink flow freely. Research On the Sundered With the arrival of the Sundered come those wizards engaged in research on their presence here, now set to investigate what brought them here and how to get them home. All newly-arrived Sundered students are asked to meet with representatives of the research team, to introduce themselves and relate what they will of their homes. In addition, the team requests samples of blood, hair, and skin -- carefully magically collected, and the researchers will sign in the presence of the Sundered a Glyphed contract that forbids them from using the samples for a purpose they know will be harmful. (They quite understand your reasons to be suspicious of this collection! And they will not compel anyone who refuses even given these conditions.) This month, the team has developed a Sundering spell that they warn is crude and unpolished, because the Curriculum is so unpracticed. They hope it will connect to your home worlds and establish a magical link they can build off of to open further passages. No promises! And to those who do undergo this spellwork... it has a certain side effect of confusion, as brief images from your home world flicker across your vision for a few hours afterwards. Wonders Await Diatu Magicademy is open to you in all its glory. Have fun!

A Special Note

If you thread out one or more scenes based on the confusion from "Research on the Sundered", respond to the comment on this post with a link to that thread. The results of this will be revealed next month! (It is, we're afraid, not a regain, lest your participation be based solely on that hope!)

Comments

[woo_oo]

[And only ignoring sound advice because-]

Look, look, look, there it is!

[woo_oo]

It really is! And it just keeps getting better!

[puzzlers]

Really? I hope he doesn't think we're the culprits. [ frowns at the prospect. ] I wonder if he'll know the remainder of the recipe... [ because it'd be a shame if he didn't and the spell was more or less lost, unless he had another of that same book floating around. ]

If you talk to him there's a possibility he'll know. [ he gives her an encouraging smile. ] You can feel bad that what we did didn't work out, but please don't blame yourself, because it's not your fault. Though, if you must, then share the blame with me. [ he feels much better now that his clothes have been loosened. ]

I'm going to try to sneak back to my dorm, but I hope to see you around.

[outofyourshadow]

[That got a smile of her own, and she nodded.]

Yeah...that was actually pretty cool.

[outofyourshadow]

[Wiping away the lingering tears away, she laughed.]

Well...now's as good a time to introduce you to all their wonders since she's not here.

[outofyourshadow]

She glanced up at Orisa, though her eyes were unfocused, seeing something from another place and another time. Still, eventually she reached up, and after hesitating a moment, she placed her hand in Orisa's.

[outofyourshadow]

[She snorts.]

I know, right? Or if math just isn't your strong suit in general. Sometimes I wait for another student to come in, or just stay with a friend in her dorm.

[outofyourshadow]

[She walked with him, though it was more an automatic movement than a conscious decision.

She did feel a little better, though, if only because of the cloak draped around her like a blanket.]

[outofyourshadow]

"Well...it's not like you forced anyone here to learn magic." She huffed. "That was whoever brought us all here in the first place."

[woo_oo]

I'm going to eat until my stomach bursts. And then I'll train extra early in the morning to work it all off!

[outofyourshadow]

[Hesitating a moment, she then gives it a try, swaying with the beat.]

I guess.

[But oh man, did that feel awkward.]

[shiningkindness]

Ballet moved slowly to let him run his fingers over his dorsal fin, and Fluttershy smiled as the whale gave low, pleased rumble.

At least until his familiar started sulking again, and she frowned a bit.

"Oh, you poor thing." She held a hand out to the other familiar, and if he would let her, she would definitely pet him. "What has you so worried?"

Her tone is gentle, filled with genuine curiosity at what could be wrong that the familiar felt he would be replaced.

[shiningkindness]

Oh...right...

[Sorry, she got excited!]

Well...I mean, we do need to avoid the hallways for a while. Maybe we should find somewhere safer.

[shiningkindness]

I-I didn't do anything! [At least nothing she knew of.] I-I was just going to class, and it saw us, and started chasing us!

[shiningkindness]

[With a smile, she nodded.]

I'd love to meet him.

[But right now, they had to find somewhere safe.]

How...are you feeling? Did you want to go back to your dorm, or...?

[shiningkindness]

[She was silent for a moment, watching as Ballet circled around them.]

Where...were you heading to?

[woo_oo]

Maybe we can try the library? That place is pretty clean, and we can study!

[shiningkindness]

[A bit surprised, she does relax more as she pets the capybara while the performers lead her to one side of the stage. Instructing her to stand facing the audience, they hold out a hand and motion for her to mimic them. When she does - the free hand that wasn't still petting Arthur - they gently curl her fingers into a fist and ask her to hold it up, just like that.

Then, as a choir starts singing behind her, the main performer crosses the stage to Lys, asking her stand on the opposite end of the stage, also facing the audience. Reaching into his pocket, he pulls out what appears to be a coin, and a pen, and instructs her to write or draw something on the coin.]

[shiningkindness]

O-Oh no...

[She could definitely understand that, tending to see the glass half empty more often than not.]

I...wonder if there's maybe a way to check on the people back home? Maybe something just to see how they were doing, and make sure they're okay.

[shiningkindness]

[She manages a smile.]

I-I'm Fluttershy. It's nice to meet you too, Sora. So did you just arrive recently? Have you been adjusting all right?

[darkenedmoon]

Oh, no, I shall leave him a detailed note, and clean up here. That should make all right. And when I do see him, I shall ask.

[Yugi earns himself a confused look, there.] How in the seven hells is it your fault? Other than needing help. Tchah, no, that's foolish.

[And there, she pauses.] Why should you need to sneak back to your dorm? Just tell them that a spell went awry if you are challenged. You do not look that different. Just...like a more feminine version of you. I do realize that does not exactly help, but...

[Yotsuyu waves a hand helplessly at that.] Oh, very well, do as you will. But yes, I shall hope I see you around as well. You are a nice young man.

[puzzlers]

I'd like to, yeah, but I'm not really sure what I can do to reverse this. I- I might have to wait until it wears off, which is usually after about twenty four hours.

[darkenedmoon]

[Mostly because she's a child and she can't help it. Yotsuyu understands this; though it was long ago, she was once a child as well, if not for long.]

The hot dog! How should I have it? I know I would tell you how to eat yakitori the best way, if we came across some. Tell me! Or order one for me as you would have it?

[This seems like a good idea, at least for now, in her excitement. She might regret it later.]

[darkenedmoon]

You were the brave one! But my spellwork was also not too shoddy.

[She eyes the still-thrashing golem, and frowns.]

Though I wonder what we ought to do about that. I am certain we do not want it to break its bonds.

[puzzlers]

I honestly can't say I blame you. This is not what I'd want to deal with when I want to get back in the dorm. [ he steps aside to let her pass. ] Are you feeling any better? Did you want me to get you anything else? Or stick around for a bit?