Let The Games Begin

[magicademymods]

February Event and Intro Log Orientation Week/Magic Mayhem The campus of Diatu Magicademy stretches out before you, confused and chaotic and surging with energy. Where are you headed? To your dorm or suite, to get settled? Maybe you need some food now? Wherever you head off to as your first stop, you have to deal with the snow. Helpful or proud students are passing out various magical remedies to get you where you need to be -- umbrellas with a nasty tendency to dump snow directly onto other people nearby, an iron tube that projects fire but appears to have no off switch, snowshoes that keep you slightly too high off the snow and thus provide no friction for stopping... Familiar Follies Familiars do not harass or harm each other as a rule -- but that doesn't mean they have no pecking order, and the week of Orientation finds them all jockeying for status and position as suits them. This can take the form of pranks, displays, competitions, or simple physical assertiveness towards each other. The goal is simply to be seen as superior by the student body. New wizards especially may find themselves surprised at this behavior of their familiars... 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 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.) Furthermore, they request to perform a few spells on you for testing purposes. It is, quite regrettably, possible that if you consent to this testing, you will come away with a temporary side effect -- a slight change of hair color, traveling two steps for every one you take, one hand moving about a second behind the arm it should be attached to, or being ridden by a penguin. No need to worry, these changes won't last more than a day! Wonders Await Diatu Magicademy is open to you in all its glory. Have fun!

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Sunset Shimmer | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls

[burningbrighter]

snow business

Sunset's head is definitely spinning. She's going to learn new magic? That's awesome! There's music involved? Even more awesome! That most of her friends aren't here with her is not so awesome, but she's doing her best to step forward with a smile anyway.

After some observation, she wisely chooses not to accept any of the snow-crossing gifts, and can be found huddled under a nearby archway, watching the mayhem from a distance with her notebook in hand.

"New magic, new chaos. Some things never change---achoo!"

And she sneezes. Maybe it's a little cold and damp for her fun observations.

familiar follies

Sunset is fond of her familiar, but...he's a handful. He's a floating mass of eyes and tentacles, pretty scary looking, actually...and he's very prone to bumping into things. That might've been your familiar he just bumped into, and a tap of his eye sent the victim bouncing away as if pushed by a forcefield.

"Monarious! Hey! Um...maybe we should settle down, huh? Sorry, I'm so sorry!"

She sighed, reaching out (carefully) to gather him close. One of the tentacles was safe to touch, she'd figured out, as all it did was send a warmth up her arm.

"Yeah. Uh. Don't worry, I've got him. All good now!"

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[Anything else? Maybe a nice cozy day in the Eiather dorms? Infiltrating the library? It's all good!]

snow business

[bearshermark]

The sneeze startles Eleven as he passes through, fingers flying to the hilt of the sword strapped to his back. He's just as quick to let go of it once he realizes there's no threat, and lowers his hand.

"..Are you falling ill? I have a few herbs that might help."

[burningbrighter]

"I don't...I don't think so? I hope not," Sunset shivered, shuffling closer to the wall. It was cold, but dry.

"But thank you. You always carry those?"

[bearshermark]

"Most of the time," he says with a small smile. "They're useful."

His shoulders hunch against the cold wind brushing through and he rubs his hands together.

Eleven nods to her notebook. "Were you drawing or taking notes?"

[burningbrighter]

"Taking notes about all the weird effects of the magic around us. I'm gonna go to the library eventually, but I figured it'd be more useful if I actually saw magic in action first and then tried to match it up to the theory."

She watched a student careen through the air, can of fire in hand, and sighed. "Looks like it gets out of hand pretty quickly, though."

Familiar Follies

[woo_oo]

Webby stands there for a couple of seconds, trying to comprehend what just happened, as her snake desperately slithers up her leg.

Then...

"YOUR FAMILIAR IS SO COOL WHAT IS IT HOW DID IT DO THAT WHAT'S IT'S NAME?"

Say goodbye to your personal space, Sunset, because now she's bouncing all over it.

[burningbrighter]

Whoa, hey! That's...a little sudden. Sunset smiles despite herself, curling a protective hand around Monarious to keep him calm. He tends to wander when left unattended.

"This is Monarious. His eyes are apparently really powerful, but he can't see too well, so I have to keep him from getting into trouble. You can shake his...tentacle, if you want. This one."

There's one that's safe to touch, and she points it out. Its only effect will be a momentary feeling of inner warmth.

[woo_oo]

Webby makes a giddy "eee" noise before carefully taking the tentacle to shake it. This is such a good day for her.

"Aw, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside... which is weird, because I thought that kind of thing only happened in cartoons."

familiar follies.

[puzzlers]

"It's alright." Yugi gives a laugh and waves off her apology. "It was an accident." He does stop, however, to look over her familiar, because, wow, that's not something he's ever seen before. Like, there are a couple of duel monster cards that he looks similar to, but he didn't ever think a creature like this could actually exist. "He's pretty cool."

Yugi's familiar is nowhere in sight, but that's because he hasn't summoned him yet. "Nothing like mine. Monarious, right?" He looks to the smol tentacle monster. "Hey there."

Re: familiar follies.

[burningbrighter]

Why thank ye. And that's right! Monarious is the name, helping all you folks is the game. Monarious chose to answer for himself, ambling his way toward the new voice. Sunset stopped him with a surprised yelp and a yank.

"Let's not get too close, remember what you did to the librarian? I almost got kicked out of the library on my first day! Imagine what Twilight would say about that."

The thought washed over her with a sigh, but she soon shook it off. "Oh? What's your familiar like?"

[puzzlers]

Yugi's surprised when he's yanked back, his head quirking curiously. There must be a reason she kept him on a short leash, but he wasn't sure if he shoulder ask. Although. "What happened to the librarian, if you don't mind my asking. It sounds like a pretty interesting story." Especially if it nearly lead to her getting kicked out.

"Peregrin, you ready to come on out?" Yugi fished into his pocket for a trio of dice, which he immediately tossed onto the ground in front of himself. Phoenix, ???, and Snake. The dice unfold to reveal a creature with a Phoenix Head, a Lion Body, and a Snake Tail. "Here he is. Looking good, buddy." He gave his familiar a smile who looked pleased by his most recent transformation. "I'm Yugi, by the way, and as mentioned this is Peregrin."

familiar follies - platypuses makes little puppy growls it's super cute

[bornebygrace]

Purble had gotten restless within Aaron's hoodie and had squirmed around until Aaron pulled him out to hold him, giving the platypus some gentle pets. That didn't seem to satisfy him, though, as he squirmed until Aaron set the awkward little creature down into the snow. Being a magical platypus who was also magically purple, the little thing seemed to romp around a little bit.

That is, until he bounces off a few feet. Aaron watches as the platypus (poor thing) lands in a snow drift. He calls out as he chases after the poor creature. "It's alright!"

He spends a few moments fishing the platypus out of the snow and holds Purble close, returning back to the girl. Purble seems quite content to stay where he is, giving a little growl at Monarious.

"Is that your familiar? He seems to be ornery." Aaron is amused.

Re: familiar follies - platypuses makes little puppy growls it's super cute

[burningbrighter]

"He's really not," Sunset laughs, smiling at the little platypus. They're such cute creatures. It's a shame her familiar couldn't be more careful.

"He just...doesn't see how close he's getting sometimes. He has all these powerful spells wrapped around him, a different one on each eye, but he can't fight his way out of a paper bag. It's pretty dangerous if I don't keep him on a tight leash."

Familiar Follies

[outofyourshadow]

Unfortunately, the near-sighted familiar is going to get a bat flying around its tentacles, teasing it and leading it to bump into other familiars, making a sound that was akin to a laugh.

Meanwhile, Lena stood watching a safe distance away.

"...Do they make glasses for giant eyeballs?"

[burningbrighter]

Sunset frowned, but didn't intervene. Monarious really deserved this one, she thought.

"No, but I should really look into that. He's constantly been getting lost. Maybe I could make some with magic when we start forging?"

Worth a try, maybe.

[outofyourshadow]

After a close encounter with a swatting tentacle, the bat finally grew tired of its game and flew back over to Lena, perching on her shoulder.

"Maybe. At least he'll look pretty dapper with a monocle."

As dapper as a giant eye creature with tentacles could look, anyway.

Snow Business

[stillnewatthis]

Oh! A cold and wet student huddling under an archway, who perhaps quite wisely did not trust the snow-managing devices! This was precisely the situation she was supposed to intervene in.

Orisa set off at a jog, heading towards the girl.

[burningbrighter]

Was that a...wow. That was definitely something new. Sunset lifted a curious hand in greeting. "Hello?"

[stillnewatthis]

Orisa slowed, her one hand lifting to return the acknowledgment. "You look unhappy in these environmental conditions. Please allow me to assist you!"

snow business

[king_of_egypt]

This was a lot for Atem to take in as well, so he also decided to stand back and let some of the chaos sort itself out. He wasn't sure who thought all the gadgets were a wise idea, as the snow itself was far less dangerous but their hearts were in the right place. That's really what mattered, providing no one got seriously injured. Straight from the afterlife himself, he wasn't exactly dressed for the climate. As soon as he saw an opportunity he should go inside.

Catching the sound of the sneeze, he realized there was actually someone else close by.

Spotting the peculiar looking girl, he removed one of his only sources of cover from the wind- his cape- and offered it to her. "Perhaps this will help until you are inside." Implying that now might be the time to chance it. It would be preferable to freezing out here.

[burningbrighter]

Sunset was shaken out of her trance by the voice. He definitely seemed used to commanding attention. Yet he offered her kindness, even at the cost of...oh. He had to be freezing!

She leapt down from her perch, biting her lip. "But you're even worse off. I couldn't."

It at least spurred her into moving, pushing herself to his side with a tired expression. "But I'll go with you. Can't let you freeze either."

[king_of_egypt]

There was a good reason for that, considering the hand he'd been dealt metaphorically in life and in his afterlife. "Trust me, it wasn't doing me much good as it was." Despite his attempts not to shiver from the elements it was virtually impossible. Since she didn't make a motion to take it, Atem reattached his cape folding his arms tightly across his chest afterward to hold on to any warmth that was left within him. "I've been observing the others for a while, I think the clearest shot we have to the door is going diagonal from our current position. We should be able to avoid most of the trouble."

Eiather Dorms - lmk if this isn't okay!

[logdates]

Peridot was in the common area of her Eiather dorm, and the door there was left open so dorm-mates and general housemates alike could enter as they pleased. This kind of hospitality wasn't exactly common for her, but she was working on that sort of thing. And besides, it was only logical - her familiar was literally made of flame; the weather was frigid. She didn't really get cold, as a Gem, but she figured it only made sense to share Cornelius, so to speak. So when she heard someone walking by, she called out to them without looking over.

"It's warmer in here, if you want!"

Re: Eiather Dorms - lmk if this isn't okay!

[burningbrighter]

"Really? Thanks!"

Sunset and her eye-tentacle-creature make their way inside, spotting a roaring fire... or was that a familiar? She sat on the closest chair, pulling her jacket tighter around herself.

"So...housemates, huh? Hi. I'm Sunset Shimmer, and this curious guy is Monarious," she said warmly, one hand curled around a tentacle to keep him from going too far.

[logdates]

"It's no problem," Peridot responded, and nodded her own greeting. "I'm Peridot, and this is Cornelius."

She regarded Monarious with curiosity, but soon realized there was something about Sunset that struck her as even more interesting. She paused, looking her housemate up and down a few times, before pointing out, "You're very colorful. I like your hair."