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

[puzzlers]

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?

[darkenedmoon]

[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...

[puzzlers]

[ 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.

[darkenedmoon]

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.]

[puzzlers]

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.

[darkenedmoon]

Oh, of course! [And so she sets about loosening up his shirt a bit more, concentrating on it--her fault or no, she doesn't want to make this comedy of errors any worse than it already has been.]

Maybe. He can have a temper, and I think an injury to an old volume like that might be the thing to do it, [That was an idle musing as she finishes up her work, leaning back and tucking her focus back in her sleeve.]

Though I wish I could fix it, but just the desire isn't enough. I'd either need the missing piece, or to have known what was there to recreate it. Pity, that. [ And there, she sighs.] Thank you, Yugi. I suppose feeling slightly bad is all right, but actually assigning myself blame is not?

[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.

[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 should have looked at the book a little harder or, I don't know, but I'm determined not to let you take all the blame! [ he's very adamant about that. ] I'm just kind of embarrassed about the changes, I guess, but [ he looks down at himself. ] maybe you're right. They're not that noticeable, especially when I've got my robes on. [ he just kind of wants to avoid bumping into atem and kaiba. ]

[ he gives her a smile. ] Thank you. [ and she's a nice young lady! ] Bye~ [ and he ducks out of the room, quickly heading back to the dorms. ]