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March Event and Intro Log

March Event and Intro Log

Golem On The Loose

Horrible Spell Doom?

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

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!)

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[ he can hear the professors making an attempt to clear the area, so the cloud can be contained, so at least there's that. he hopes that a lot of students hadn't been affected, but considering he walked straight into if following the end of class, well, he's not so sure that's going to be the case. at least he had ( accidentally ) prevented yotsuyu from coming into contact with it... though he wishes he could have done so without slamming into her. ]

Yeah... this isn't how I imagined my day would go. [ he manages a laugh, but he's still kind of concerned about the side effects he's experiencing. ] I'm feeling better, but- it's hard to explain. [ since he's on the shorter side he might be struggling to keep up, but thankfully she's not going that fast. ]

It definitely would have been nicer to meet you under normal circumstances, but given where we are I'm not sure how possible that's going to be. Either way, it's still a pleasure. [ from the sound of his voice he can kind of guess what's happened to him, but he's going to try not to think about it, because it's weird enough as it is. ] I hope this doesn't happen often...

If it is any consolation, this is the first time in a month. [There's the faintest hint of humor in her voice, there, and her lips twitch slightly, but beyond that, she doesn't find it very funny. There aren't very many soft spots in her rotten heart, but children seem to be the one.]

Perhaps I ought to have a word with Professor Trammel about this. I don't...think that was Thaumaturgy, we were on the proper floor...

[Yotsuyu shakes her head at that. It's for another time.] I suppose we could wait and see if this wears off by itself, and then if it does not, I suppose we should see a Modification instructor...I think.

[Discovery...might work there too, but Yotsuyu really wasn't certain how; one made better sense to her than the other. Besides, it was the signature magic of her House, right? Even if she wasn't about to attempt something so complex.]

[ he doesn't find it very funny either, but that's probably because it's directly effected him. he really needs to be more careful, but, granted, he hadn't expected something like this to happen in the classroom. he would have thought the students ( and professors ) would have taken more care. ]

I don't think so either. [ but he was still learning, so maybe it was some sort of advanced spell. ] The last time something like this happened the effects lasted about a day. [ and that's honestly kind of a long time to have to go through something like this. he won't really complain if that's the only way, but he won't exactly be thrilled about it either. ] It couldn't hurt to talk to them, especially if this is going to become a common occurrence. [ knowing how to reverse something like this could be invaluable. ]

If they won't teach us a spell to reverse the effects because we're not learned enough, the least they could do is attempt to let us have a glyph of some sort. Or perhaps something forged, to take it away. I've read enough to know that is possible...or perhaps a potion. That last I can look into. I am taking Alchemy, after all.

[Yotsuyu rubs her chin at that, looking thoughtful. Then, she makes a face, lip curling in derision.]

Though I imagine that I'll have to make it taste better, most of them smell awful when we make them, and I cannot honestly imagine that they taste better than they smell.

I think there would definitely be some way to reverse it and it might be better if we each learn a different method in case one works better than the other in a specific case. ]

[ yugi crinkles his nose, not looking forward to getting a taste of any alchemy potions. he could probably stand waiting the twenty four hours to see if this went away on its own depending on how foul it smelled. ] R- Really? Maybe waiting wouldn't be so bad. This isn't the worst thing that could have happened. [ nervous laughter. ]

Yugi. You are not a puppy. If you do not wish to take the potion, I will not hold your nose and dose you, whether you like it or not!

[Actual puppies are also be safe, considering that there is no knowing if an alchemical potion is good for them. For all that she'd freely admit to it, Yotsuyu is trying very hard to put her days of actual evil behind her.]

Well, yes. If you would rather wait, of course that is up to you. You are the one enduring it, after all. Still, I will probably see if I can find antidotes for this sort of thing for the future. [Here, Yotsuyu sighs.] I cannot imagine there will not be a repeat, or something similar, someday.

I- I know! but if this were more serious I'd just have to suck it up and take the potion. These, uh, c- changes aren't the worst and they're not something I can't deal with for hopefully the next twenty-four hours.

I wouldn't mind helping you find one, because, yeah, I kind of get the feeling we're going to encounter a lot of these kinds of scenarios. I think it's inevitable in a magical school.

I appreciate any help you are willing to give me, in truth! I have no desire to suffer any side effects from magic gone awry.

[Helping anyone else is mostly incidental, true, but if she came up with an antidote, Yotsuyu would not end up being stingy with it.]

And I agree, it is probably only a matter of time...

I'll help in any way that I can. [ he looks back towards the school. ] Same, honestly, because it's not fair when innocent bystanders are affected. It's not like they could help being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

So where did you want to start?

Well...for me, alchemy is easiest, I take that every day, and it is not as if they are begrudging with ingredients. Or I could talk to Professor Kith--Modification seems like it might work, simply by virtue of its name.

[Yotsuyu may be reaching, here, but it at least makes sense to her.]

Have you any ideas?

I think alchemy would be best for any kind of situation, whereas Modification might be more narrow in its use. So let's start with alchemy! I've yet to give it a shot besides, so it'll no doubt be fascinating to see you do it.

I am only in my first semester of it--but I will try. And if the instructor is in, I will pick their brain, because they should know these things, should they not?

[That said, though, she heads to the laboratory area of the campus, beckoning to Yugi to follow. To her dismay, the instructor is not in, but that doesn't stop Yotsuyu from perusing the books lining one wall, and selecting a thick volume with a yellowing ribbon threading along its spine; a bookmark not in use. Considering its title is Magickal Remedies, she's hoping her theories are good.]

You may help. I shall get you a mortar and pestle, and if there are any ingredients that need to be crushed or blended together, that should suffice to do so, to start. But first, time to find a recipe, I think.

[She settles the book on the nearest counter, opening it carefully. Thankfully, its dust is minimal, and more from age than disuse. She leans over it and begins to run a finger down the index, silently thanking the Twelve that she can understand it.]

I would think so. [ hope so too. ] It was the professors that seemed to spring into action to try to keep that cloud from earlier from spreading any further, but they couldn't prevent all the damage done.

[ he follows her to the laboratory, taking a moment to look around while she goes to grab a book off the shelf. maybe he could pick up alchemy too. he did want to learn just about everything he could, but he was trying not to spread himself too thin, especially since he'd only just gotten here. ] I think I can do that. [ he nods, moving over to the book and skimming over what's on the page. ]

Should we look for something for my particular problem or just something for general disaster reversal?

I am looking for general disaster reversal...from what little I have picked up so far, there should be something broad that might also take care of your...issue.

And then if it does not, that is when we try something more specialized. But do you really want to be a test subject for this? I had thought that we were being prepared for next time, and you were going to suffer through for now.

[Really, Yotsuyu doesn't begrudge him trying anything if he wants to, but his reluctance of before doesn't have her trying to cram any potion they brew down his throat, even if it's not brewing yet.]

Here, I know you are not an alchemist, but this looks promising. [She slides the book over, open and bookmarked to a potion called 'For Reversing Milde Magick'] I worry about the archaic spelling, but it was a student spell that was cast, and I also worry about bringing to bear something too powerful, without need.

H- Haha. Yeah. I'm sure something as broad as that will take care of a lot of problems, but probably not all, but it couldn't hurt to start there. Yes, exactly. [ he gives a half hearted chuckle as he looks aside. ] I don't really want to, but somebody's got to do it, y'know? So for the sake of everybody else I'll bit the bullet. It'll be fine. I trust us.

[ he reads over the page and gives a nod. ] Well, we can certainly try it and then see if there's anything more powerful if it doesn't work. But Mild Magic seems like it could be right up our alley. [ though he's not sure his own transformation is considered mild. either way, count him in. ] Let's do it. So we need to collect the ingredients, right? Everything should be here, right?

Yes, everything should be here. [She gives him something of a scrutinizing look--something like 'are you certain? if you're certain...' Yotsuyu really doesn't want things to get worse for him.]

Let me see. Gum arabic, nettle, peppermint and lavender--well, that's fairly normal to start, and thank the Twelve, peppermint will make it taste all right, I hope...none of this needs the mortar yet, the arabic's a powder...

[She reads further, and makes a face. Certainly she's used to some strangeness since beginning to study alchemy, but...]

Powdered newt brain and chimera scales...I can sort of see why that is, it's for transformation, but...ugh. And some ethanol and distilled water, boiled in a retort. Well, the whole mess should be.

[Yotsuyu measures out the appropriate number of dried brain and scales, and gives Yugi another look before handing him the mortar and pestle.] I hope you're sure. At least if it does taste disgusting, I know where the honey lozenges are.

Ok. Let's see... [ he reads over the ingredients along with her, giving a nod when she says it's all normal. he's also thankful that there's a little something in there to make it taste something other than awful. he skims a bit further, his eyes catching the words just as she says them and he's got to keep from gagging at the thought. powered brain. scales. he swallows the lump in his throat and gives a stunted laugh, because, ok, maybe he shouldn't have agreed so readily. b- but somebody would have to test it out eventually, right? so better sooner than later. ]

I'm sure and, uh, m- maybe have them on stand by. [ he starts grinding down the ingredients that need it, making sure they're a fine powder before passing the small bowl over to her. ] H- Here goes nothing. [ more nervous laughter. ]

[He's a brave, brave young man. Yotsuyu grimaces and nods as she accepts the powder--the alcohol and distilled water (done so under the light of the full moon!)go in first, and then she carefully adds the powder, the gum arabic, and the herbal ingredients, stirring them with a glass rod. Only when it seems to have homogenized somewhat does she light a fire beneath them, and brings a cup over to the end of the retort, waiting for the potion to coalesce.

She really hopes this works. But as per his request, she does make sure the honey lozenges are nearby. She's not certain she could stomach it herself, if she had to.

Time passes, and after an excruciating period of waiting, well--something slightly viscous and unpleasant-looking has bubbled into the cup.]

There seems to be a mouthful, and the recipe said that should suffice...I'm not certain if it'll taste better if it cools, but we can wait until then if you like?

[ he feels his stomach churn as the ingredients are all combined together and the mixture seems to bubble, settle, and then thicken up... fff. he's not sure he's going to be able to stomach this. looking aside he brings a fist to his mouth to stifle a gag, because the smell is something else. he hopes it works too, because if it doesn't it might kill him or something. ] I don't think the mint is going to do a whole lot. [ eheh. ]

[ he looks to the lozenges and considers eating the entire bag following his drink. ] How much do I have to drink? Just a sip or... or a full cup... [ he takes the cup as soon as it's ready and stares it down for a couple of minutes. ] Gross. [ he nods at her and swirls the cup. ] A mouth. Ok, uhm, that shouldn't be too hard... [ or so he hopes. ] I don't think anything's going to make it taste better short of dumping those lozenges into it. [ a half hearted laugh as he sucks in a sharp breath. ]

Here goes nothing. [ he holds his nose and throws his head back to drink it all. he doubles over immediately and grabs his mouth. please don't throw up. please don't throw up. please don't throw up. he coughs a couple of times, but he manages to keep it down. ] I- I think I'm ok. [ a hesitant nod as he stands upright again and looks down at himself. ] Nothing so- [ a hiccup, his tone pitching a bit higher. ] Uhhhh. [ his face colors as his hair grows a bit longer and his bust grows a bit bigger. ] I- It's not working. It's making it worse!

[Yotsuyu's horrified by this new development--this was not supposed to happen this way--and why? Her eyes flash and she scrabbles over the ingredients and the remnants of the powder first, and then flips over the book itself--where she realizes, to her anguish, that there was an entire page ripped out. Its whereabouts are unknown--she pages through the book and there isn't a loose page to be found.

What a fool she is.]

There's a page missing. There's a page missing! [That last is almost a scream, and it takes a supreme act of will for her to not just sweep the entire mess off the table. Calm. Making a bigger mess won't help anything.]

This won't work! I don't know what will! We'll have to talk to a teacher, I don't know...I tried. I'm so sorry...

W- What?! It's missing?? [ he hurries back over to the book and lo and behold there's some subtle tearing in the middle, so there had to be another couple of steps or ingredients or- ] Who just takes a page out of a book like this! A- And in the middle of a potion no less. [ he whines and starts shifting uncomfortably, because his clothes aren't fitting nearly as well anymore. ] I- It's ok, Yotsuyu! We tried. I'm just glad we didn't think to try it on anybody else. It's fine, it'll be ok, and... please, it's okay, you were only trying to help, and I appreciate that. We know for next time though! H- Hah.

[ he bites his lip. ] I'll just wait it out and maybe talk to my Professor later, but, uhmm, i- in the meantime do you think you could help me, uh... [ this is embarrassing, so he looks aside, flushing a dark shade of red. ] make my clothes fit better?

[She looks absolutely stunned at that, mostly because he'd ask for her help again after she made such a mess of things? And no hateful words, either. Puzzling. But Yotsuyu can't deny such a request.]

I will do my best...though it was not enough, a few moments ago.

[She frowns at that. But it does turn out that she has more talent in Modification than alchemy, as she draws a folded fan from her sleeve, and uses it as a focus, drawing geometric designs in specific areas, and whispering equations under her breath with great care. Maybe it's harder to mess up than alchemy. But it's also likely that Professor Kith makes sure her materials are flawless, too...]

How does that feel? Any better? I do not want to do too much, too fast, but there should be some relief...

[ he doesn't blame her for what happened. he had just as much of a hand in it as she did, and it's not like her intentions had been to make the matter worse. she was only trying to help, so there would definitely be no hateful words. ]

You did do your best. It's not like either of us had expected the book to have been defaced.

[ he expels a breath when she makes his clothes that much bigger, a small smile lifting his lips. ] Definitely better. They were getting pretty uncomfortable, but the additional room is as much needed as it is appreciated. Thank you.

No--I was certain that the instructor took better care of their books--but I should let them know about this. [And Yotsuyu would, if only so that no others would suffer in the future.]

Do you need more alterations? And you are welcome, though I do not feel as if I much deserve your thanks.

[[Though he's certainly a kind young man, and she won't soon forget it.]

It could have just been a student who was a bit too rough with it and instead of bringing it to the professor's attention they stashed it to avoid getting in trouble. [ that honestly sounded like what probably happened, since he doesn't think the professor would treat his books poorly either. ] Good idea.

Maybe just a few more around the, uh, y- y'know. [ clears his throat and averts his gaze as he makes a vague motion over his chest. ] H- Here. [ his gaze snaps back when he says that. ] You do. The mishap wasn't your fault and I'm not going to let you blame yourself for it.

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