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!)

Comments

[burningbrighter]

Sunset laughs lightly. She'd been a little nervous, but she's definitely getting the hang of this.

"And I'm in a band, but I don't usually dance while I play. Or sing. I'm guessing you have experience too?"

[perfectenn]

"I'm not in a band, but I do sing and dance professionally." And judging by the spinning turn he executes after that (without a trace of dizziness), he’s been doing so for some time.

Back to facing her, Tenn adds, "I play the synthesizer." He wouldn't mention it, save that if she’s from a world with music videos, perhaps she will know what one is. "And you?"

[burningbrighter]

"Guitar. Electric, specifically, but acoustic's not that hard to learn. I've had to, because I haven't seen an electric one here."

She laughs and gives him an approving grin. "I can see that! I guess you'd be good at a musical spell?"

[perfectenn]

"I have heard acoustic played poorly on more than one occasion. If it's 'not too hard', you must be adjusting to it well."

It takes a moment to continue as he gets in some swift footwork, but after catching his breath, Tenn confirms, "I hope to apply magic to my performances, yes. Fantastics has a wide range of application for staging. It may even make up for what lacks in technology."

[burningbrighter]

"Oh wow! I'd love to hear more about that. You could replace projections with it, right?"

Sunset's still doing her best. He's keeping her on her toes and she appreciates that so much.

I’m fine wrapping up next, if that works?

[perfectenn]

"That and more." Sound effects, costumes, lighting, atmosphere, audience participation… Professor Porsfin has given him many ideas to experiment with. But as dancing allows only short bursts of conversation, Tenn focuses on delivering finesse to the end – showmanship is his specialty, after all.

"I would be happy to discuss it further after this."