January Event Log

[magicademymods]

January Event Log An Undoubtedly Universal Holiday For All Worlds It has come to the faculty's attention that many of the Sundered are accustomed to some sort of holiday around this time of year, corresponding to the solstice or around thereabouts. To that extent, in the hopes that you all will be more comfortable and happy while stuck here in the Tenscore Kingdoms, they've secretly worked on preparations and planning for just such a holiday here in the Magicademy. Let us, then, commence... The Day of Fireflies. The magical holiday where we all gather and give thanks to the magic fireflies who gave us an eternal flame, that we might survive the cold winter nights! (It turns out the faculty's main adviser on what the holidays are like was Spyro.) Fireflies dance around the academy, bringing warmth and light wherever they shine. The buildings have been decorated in long strips of pollen and nectar to attract the bugs, so that they light the edges and corners in celebration of their presence. A giant firefly balloon hovers over the Great Hall, periodically causing havoc with the delivery airships. Someone magicked up a great tree with multicolored, shimmering needles. Occasionally a golem that looks to be an animated skeleton in a suit shows up and attempts to steal the holiday, giving the students a chance to merrily repel it with a barrage of snowballs; this represents a creature called the Nightmare, which apparently is a part of the holiday legacy as they understand it. Welcome to the magical winter holiday of Diatu. Good luck. The Other Side of We I)n the spirit of hope and togetherness and a cheap laugh (though only Cam Birony admits the third reason), the faculty have prepared special Modification circles for the students to use. One person stands in the Base circle, and then a friend steps into the Shape circle. The one who steps into the Shape circle will then assume the very species of the person in the Base circle! Now at last you can experience what it's like to be a dragon, a duck, a human, a furry, and a -- is Tyzias even a troll any more? Who the heck knows? Of course, these spells are very new and very experimental, so use at your own risk. You might accidentally get stuck in the form longer than you expect, swap bodies with the person in the Base circle, change partially only, turn strange colors, or turn into a badass dragon. Wait, Why Would We Turn Into Badass Dragons? Because the first test subject for Modification was none other than the legendary, half-mythical dragon Ire -- the Scourge of Gaole, the only dragon in the history of history itself to hold any sympathy for humanity, and occasional penpal of some Sundered students. The great Ire is now only the size of Spyro or so, which clearly troubles him greatly, but nonetheless he is available for you all to talk to! Ask him your questions! Throw snowballs at him! Throw snowballs at him that have questions written on them! This is your chance! Nothing Coold Possibley Go Wrong Classes are starting up again, the campus is bitter cold, and life goes on. It's almost like this is some sort of wildcard prompt.

Comments

[holdyourhorns]

We're tougher than that. It's not like I need Sparx's magic to protect me from everything, crashing is normal for first-timers.

[Hence why Spyro wasn't very worried in the first place. He cares.]

I'm just saving you the trouble of figuring this stuff out from scratch.

[woo_oo]

[Aw, what good guy.]

Maybe I could use a few more pointers... why don't we go out flying - er, gliding - together?

[holdyourhorns]

Sure, we can find somewhere that's better for that.

[... As much as he knows this is just Webby in a new temporary form, it almost feels like he's hanging out with a fellow dragon closer to his own age. And it's kinda nice.]

Lectures are boring anyway. So get ready for a real crash course!

[woo_oo]

SWEET! Let's head for the roof!

[Webby, no.

But she's already making a run for it.]

[holdyourhorns]

[As much as he did say falls were normal, Spyro really hopes this lesson doesn't turn into a sink or swim, die or fly moment. Nevertheless, he quickly follows after Webby. It shouldn't be too hard to avert disaster if it happens, right?]

You think you can beat me there?

[It would take a good amount of staring to understand the manner that the young dragon performs his leaps and strides.]

[woo_oo]

[It might turn into a sink or drown, given Webby's enthusiasm. But she is running as fast as her four legs will take her!

And keeps tripping. Cause she's not used to four legs.]

... Probably not, but I'm gunna try!