March Event and Intro Log

[magicademymods]

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!)

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Bala-inlota Parade

[plusfivedex]

[A few days pass before Kamala has her second run-in with Daniel. It's at that Bala-inlota festivities that she finally does, on a cheerily bright and sunny day.

Well, cheerily bright and sunny for her, anyway. Daniel doesn't look great, and Kamala definitely remembers what he'd told her about how he fares in the sun. She unfastens her special cloak as she approaches with a smile.]

Let's see if I've got this figured out yet.

[She holds the cloak out over Daniel's head, then whispers - to the fabric:]

Float.

[And when she lets go of the cloak, it obeys, leaving Kamala free to put her hands on her knees and crouch down closer to eye-level.]

That better?

[scattered_rose]

[The sudden shading over him drew his attention and he looked up, then sat up a bit more in surprise.]

Kamala?

[Then a small laugh and he nodded.]

Yeah, a little. ...Thanks.

[plusfivedex]

What're friends for, right?

[She lightly claps him on the shoulder. It's nice to see him again!]

So, how are you adjusting to life here? And what do you think of all this?

[She removed her hand from his shoulder to gesture around them at the stalls and entertainment.]

[scattered_rose]

I've been adjusting okay, I guess? The sheer density of people here kinda got to me, s'why I tend to avoid town square back home...

[A soft chuckle as he half-shrugged, looking around them.]

But I got curious anyway. It's really interesting, seeing all this here...

[plusfivedex]

[A little laugh on her end, too.]

You would not like Jersey City, then.

[She hesitates briefly before taking a seat at Daniel's side on the bench.]

I can't say I blame you for being curious. Then again, I guess I get curious a lot. [She rubs the back of her neck.] Are you sure you're going to be okay, though? I could walk you back to the campus, if you wanted.

[scattered_rose]

Jersey City? I've been there, it's not far from where I live. Haven't been back since I became a vampire, but I could definitely imagine having the same sort of reaction there so I don't plan on it...

[A soft snort, then he nodded and gave her a smile.]

I'll be alright, thanks. A little rest and I'll be right as rain.

[plusfivedex]

No way! You're from New Jersey?

[It's probably for the best that he declined her offer, since it's gone forgotten by this point.]

I mean, I'm sure it's not the same New Jersey, but I still didn't think I'd meet anyone from anything even close to home!

[scattered_rose]

Yeah I'm from New Jersey, Birchpointe. [Beat, then he half-shrugged.] Well, technically. I didn't move there until a few years ago but home is home, right?

[plusfivedex]

[She grins. She's never heard of Birchpointe, and will almost certainly ask about it down the line, but for now, she's just psyched.]

Of course! I mean, I've been in Jersey City my whole life, but - oh man, this is cool. [She gives a disbelieving laugh.] Okay, I'm hungry, but I'll be right back, okay? Or - we can see if the cloak will stay with you, if you want. It should, really!

[scattered_rose]

[A half-glance toward the cloak, and he nodded.]

Yeah, let's do that. Getting on the move oughta help anyway.

[plusfivedex]

[She stands, then points to Daniel while regarding the cloak:] Follow.

[Then she looks back to Daniel with a goofy smile.]

This showed up with me when I got here. I'm not sure why, but it's handy.

[It's also like Doctor Strange's, which had her fangirling out badly when she first arrived.]

[scattered_rose]

[He couldn't help but snicker a little, smiling.]

Yeah? That's pretty cool. I received a backpack when I got here, and near as I can tell the thing's bottomless.

[plusfivedex]

Nice! [Kamala offered her fist for a fist-bump.] Sounds like something that can come in handy.

[As they passed a food cart selling what appeared to be salad sandwiches, Kamala shrugged. If nothing else, it was something she could eat, so she bought one.]

...Oh wow.

[As she took a bite, Kamala's eyes widened.]

It tastes like bacon smells! Okay, I'm choosing to believe this is some sort of magical plant, because oh-ho-ho man...

[Please don't let it actually be meat. She wanted to be able to eat this deliciousness.]