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

[outofyourshadow]

She still didn't like the number of people passing by, so she motioned for Louie to follow her and headed off to find a less populated corner, some place a little more sheltered and away from eavesdroppers.

Once she felt a bit safer, she reached into her sleeve and pulled out a wand. At first glance, it didn't look different than any other wand. But surely there was a reason Lena didn't want people seeing this thing, right?

[talkyourwayout]

Well, that was sure a wand. Louie looked at it for a few seconds, before glancing up at Lena.

"I'm not feeling impressed. Am I supposed to be?"

She wasn't like Webby; didn't find such simple things so full of wonder. So Louie figured there must be something more to this.

[outofyourshadow]

She hesitated a moment, then lifted it up. Instead of holding it in one hand like a regular wand, she held it in two, like a crossbow, as she aimed it at a passerby.

"We'll see," she said, and a faint light shot from the tip of the wand, unnoticeable if one wasn't paying attention. As it hit the random stranger, he suddenly tripped, dropping some of the souvenirs he had been holding.

[talkyourwayout]

"Huh."

At first, that was all Louie had to say. It didn't seem that useful, but it was still kind of interesting. And amusing. But before he got to any of that...

"So, what, did you just find that somewhere?"

[outofyourshadow]

She fired a few more shots at different people - someone sneezing into their drink and causing it to splash everywhere, someone losing at a game right at the last second, and someone running into a pole (they were fine) - before she tucked the wand back into her sleeve.

"Pretty much. I picked it up while I was making my way to the airship to get here."

[talkyourwayout]

Louie watched, narrowing his eyes as the bad luck went on. Was this an item that existed back home? It would explain a lot about Uncle Donald.

"I guess that's a little suspicious, but I'm sure you could find something to do with it. Even if it's just pranks, it'll be great for that."

[outofyourshadow]

She nodded, then gave a shrug. "I guess so." Then she snorted. "It would be just my luck to find something that causes bad luck, huh?"

[talkyourwayout]

That had the potential to veer into territory they seemed to have been avoiding, but Louie just rolled with it.

"You know, you have a point there. You could always sell it."

[outofyourshadow]

It totally did, but Lena was good about toeing the line without crossing it completely.

"That's a good point. I do want to learn a bit more about it, though, just to see what the deal with it is."

And if it could at all be potentially dangerous.

[talkyourwayout]

"Sure, sure," Louie agreed with a shrug. "Just, uh... You know. Be careful?"

[outofyourshadow]

She seemed a bit surprised by that, but managed to hide it with a grin.

"Hey, you know me," she replied teasingly.

[talkyourwayout]

That didn't make him at all feel more confident. But then again, that wasn't the point, was it? Not judging by her tone. He smirked and teased right back.

"Yeah, that's why I want you to be careful."

[outofyourshadow]

She snickered. "Way harsh, man," she retorted, though it was clear she took no offense.

[talkyourwayout]

Louie chuckled.

"I know being here is kind of obnoxious, but I'm glad you're here, Lena," he admitted. She was fun, and beyond her seeming cool, he'd never really formed an opinion on her back home, much less had a chance to realize how fun she was.

[outofyourshadow]

She paused, a bit surprised by that. It was true that they'd never really hung out before, but while Webby was her best friend, she could see herself getting along pretty well with Louie.

"...Thanks. I guess being here isn't so bad," she replied. "I'm kinda glad you're here too."