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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[king_of_egypt]

Atem was still trying to get his familiar under control when he realized he was being addressed. Unable to mask his displeasure he replied somewhat in jest,"Not for much longer..." The words held no weight and were entirely untrue but Atem's familiar didn't seem at all amused by it. Relinquishing it's hold on the others it instead decided to lift it's master instead. Expelling a note of surprise, Atem turned his attention back to Capricius. "I wasn't being serious, put me down!" Instead Capricius decided the best course of action was to turn Atem upside down. As the blood rushed to his head, the pharaoh, for modesty's sake, placed his hands on his tunic to make sure there would be no costume malfunction. ".... I might have deserved this, but I am telling you that I was kidding Capricius." His tone had noticeably softened. This was a prime example of an embarrassing situation escalating beyond repair. "I am sorry...."

[delusionsofleveilleur]

Alphinaud reaches a hand out to assist the poor upturned boy, but he hesitates, not wanting to aggravate the situation further. He looks aside then, a sort of politeness as he seems to be struggling with his clothing. Still, he wonders if he'll be set down properly or left to fall like that... The latter result does not sound pleasant.

"I'm sorry," he apologizes to the boy, since he somewhat instigated this scene with his albeit harmless question. But he turns instead towards the crystal. "You're Capricius? As you can see, he is truly sorry, so would you consider kindly lowering him once more?"

[king_of_egypt]

Thankfully gravity was merciful in this instance, or perhaps the familiar was to thank for that. Although he did want to make a point to his master, he apparently understood the human convention of staying covered. Atem is wondering something along those same lines, whether he will be dropped or not, but he really doesn't think Capricius will take things that far. Had he been able to think of much else, Atem would have told the other boy that he needn't apologize. It was his offhanded remark that had placed him in this situation. There was no one he could blame, but himself. Hearing it's name, Capricius, made a pleasant chiming sound. Apparently, it liked having others address it by name. The request however, it was reluctant to comply with. There was a solid minute of internal debate before he returned his master to an upright and standing position. Once Atem was more settled he looked to the stranger and voiced his appreciation. "Thank you." He was still feeling quite foolish for the display and he didn't dare glance around the room. Let's just try to move past this as swiftly as possible. ".... I'm sorry to have placed you in an awkward position... I suppose my familiar and I still have much to learn about one another."

[delusionsofleveilleur]

"No, you've done no such thing," Alphinaud assures him, giving a polite wave of his hand to dismiss the concern. However, he can share the sentiment the boy addresses. While Topaz has been rather obedient, intimidation displays aside, he should make an effort to get to know his familiar better, seeing as they are to be partners from now on.

"There is much and more to be learned here, I'm certain," he smiles as he continues. "Fortunately, we are at an institution which exists to service those needs. I now know Carpicius, but mayhap I should learn your name as well. I am Alphinaud Leveilleur; a pleasure to meet you."