The Watchers of Night ([personal profile] thewatchers) wrote in [community profile] moonmoonacademy2019-01-24 08:57 pm
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Test-Drive Meme - February


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With Winter Quarter in full swing, students can often be found dashing madly about the halls, with part-time jobs, classes, and other events and interests occupying much of their time.

Of course, that doesn't mean it's all work. Daybreak Academy tries to offer its students an abundance of leisure time to relax and unwind. With Valentine's Day fast approaching, romance is in the air as news of the Feast of St. Valentine and the Valentine's Ball begin to spread around campus. Already, talks of fashion and finding the right date are buzzing among the student body. With the winter months winding down, the oppressive chill of Winter is starting to loosen its grip, but there's still plenty of snow left for those who want to take one last run at Daybreak's slopes. As midterms approach, the school is as vibrant and busy as ever.

[All threads in this meme may be treated as canon should all involved characters are currently played or accepted into the game. You may use threads within the Test Drive Meme for Activity, even if the person you are threading with does not ultimately app. Current characters are welcome and encouraged to top-level on these prompts, as well as tag around normally.]


A. SECOND-HAND MARKET

Daybreak Academy has existed for several centuries. Throughout all that time, its ethos has been that of honing the abilities of deserving students, no matter what their birthright or social standing. Even still, the lavish galas befitting the riches of the school continued to have an impact, as poorer students unable to acquire proper attire were often locked out. To remedy this, Daybreak Academy began a tradition that it has upheld ever since - the Second-Hand Market. Hosted in an ever-expanding number of classrooms, the Second-Hand Market brings out all of the clothing, weapons, and other items that have been acquired, resold, or otherwise donated to the academy throughout its lifespan.

Here, any students and faculty can acquire any number of items, such as formal wear, weaponry, and other items for a fraction of the price. Most items are in decent condition, although there are some old items in disrepair that are even cheaper. They can come from just about anywhere in the world and just about any era, and you are able to exchange equivalent items, weapons and armor in both magical and mundane varieties, and formal clothing. Especially among richer students, the tradition is to donate any new clothing or items you commission for social events once the event is complete, to keep the stock current and available for the students who might need it.

With the upcoming ball, the Second-Hand Market is once again open for the first half of February. Staffed completely by students, it is frequently bustling with customers, many of whom not only buy outfits or weapons for the upcoming dance, but also spares they can use for their own projects.

B. LAST CHANCE ON THE SLOPES

With the Winter season winding down, the Arctic Slopes are entering their final months of operation for the season. For those hoping to get some skiing or snowboarding in, now will be the last chance for quite some time. As such, the lodge is full of students trying to take advantage of the last chance on the slopes. Winter has lingered this year, and the snow pack is still dense, making it perfect for one last hurrah. With the rush of students and faculty alike, the lodge is stocked with warm meals and hot chocolate to fill people's bellies after a long day on the slopes.

C. ALCHEMY MISHAP

Accidents happen, especially when you’re playing with the very essence of matter - and one just happened in the Alchemy student lab, causing a cloud of pale smoke to float all over campus. Thankfully it won’t turn anyone into a toad or kill someone.

But it does strange things to one’s vocal chords when inhaled, and unlike Helium it isn’t a one-trick pony, voices raise and lower in pitch, foreign accents, even completely different languages may start coming out of person’s mouth while they’re within in the cloud. Though that bit of an echo effect does sound pretty cool.

D. IRIS NETWORK


[Great Beast Voting]

Greetings, staff and students of Daybreak Academy!

Today, we are gathering data for a survey about the most popular great beasts. Please pick from the options below to help us gather results for our work.

What is your favourite Great Beast? Please pick from the list below.
1. Gryphon
2. Dragon
3. Chimera
4. Kirin
5. Barghest
6. Pegasus
7. Sphinx
8. Kraken


Thank you for your participation and assistance. We eagerly await your response!


[ Naturally, the results are public, with the aims of encouraging further discussion. ]

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gooddoggoddog: (Tail chase)

[personal profile] gooddoggoddog 2019-02-02 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Not really. I think I have a few billion more years to go. Maybe less if anything happen to the sun before then.

And he was a big dragon. It's a long story, but I had to get an orb out of him.
freedom_to_choose: (Say what?)

[personal profile] freedom_to_choose 2019-02-02 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[He has a few questions.]

A billion? Are you joking? And what does the sun have to do with this? How big a dragon was he, and why was there an orb inside him?

[Good Ammy. You put a coin in the machine. You have to deal with it.]
youngjustice: (smile)

[personal profile] youngjustice 2019-02-02 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Ken looks at the dog, slightly surprised. They have such an interesting appearance that Ken can't help but be enchanted. "So...cool." He mumbles to himself, accepting the spear. He can't help but smile.

"Thank you very much."
youngjustice: (guilty)

[personal profile] youngjustice 2019-02-02 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
"R-Right." Boy, he's still embarrassed about that little mess up on his end. "You don't think I'm gonna have a target on my back now, do you?" He doesn't want to ruin his reputation before it's even had time to form. He doesn't want to be known as 'that kid who knocked over those spears' and nothing more.
youngjustice: (determined)

[personal profile] youngjustice 2019-02-02 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Why is he fighting, huh? "Because that's what I have to do. Fighting means becoming stronger. And if I'm stronger..." Ken trails off, taking a deep breath as his grip on a spear tightens. "Then I can get my revenge all on my own." Ken says, the look in his eyes showing he is quite serious about this.
prisoneroffate: (061)

[personal profile] prisoneroffate 2019-02-02 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't worry. If anything, they're more likely to remember that you picked up after yourself. And didn't blow anything up."

For some reason, the last line there sounds completely serious.
gooddoggoddog: (Default)

[personal profile] gooddoggoddog 2019-02-02 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm Amaterasu. The sun has everything to do with it.

He was big enough to run and jump around in, and it was there because he probably ate it.
freedom_to_choose: (Say what?)

[personal profile] freedom_to_choose 2019-02-02 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm Sieg. Nice to meet you.

[He takes her hand into a firm shake, just as he was taught.]

What would you like to get?
freedom_to_choose: (Say what?)

[personal profile] freedom_to_choose 2019-02-02 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
That caught him off guard. "Revenge?" For a someone his age to seek vengeance. "That's a very destructive cause to fight for." He says, stopping for a moment to look at Ken and noting the fire in his eyes. "Aren't you worried?"
freedom_to_choose: (sad I cant smile)

[personal profile] freedom_to_choose 2019-02-02 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Amaterasu? I'm sorry, I still don't understand the connection to the sun. The name sounds eastern and I'm afraid I don't a lot about it.
gooddoggoddog: (Bark)

[personal profile] gooddoggoddog 2019-02-02 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Sometimes teaching is about giving you the ability to find the answer for yourself. I've given you everything you need. You tell me what it means.
freedom_to_choose: (Let me think)

[personal profile] freedom_to_choose 2019-02-02 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[They had a point, one that motivated him greatly. He took some time to gather pieces he knows, which is not a lot, but he knows this person is related to the sun in some fashion, and their name "Amaterasu" is associated with it but he can't recall where he heard that.

He also knows they've been inside a dragon, and on top of that lived to tell the tale. Not a lot of beings who could do that, making them either a monster or some kind of phantasmal being. Or a god but he doubts that.

Forty minutes and a lot of going back and forth, he replies.]


I have my answer. You get your power from the sun, the strength possibly influenced by the time of day. I assume by magic. However, you also said you've been inside a dragon, I am still hesitant to believe that but if that is true then you must have some kind of divine or demonic artifact at your disposal.
gooddoggoddog: (Tail chase)

[personal profile] gooddoggoddog 2019-02-02 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Impressively close. I do have several divine artifacts, but they're mostly divine by association. It comes with being a goddess of the sun.
gaiarage: (I was cut from her belly with a stanley)

[personal profile] gaiarage 2019-02-02 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Not the worst way this could have ended, honestly, but that doesn't mean he has to be happy about it. He gives the crowd some space and fixes Ammy with a scowl, which is probably a dumb thing to do to a teacher. or a god, but Naoki doesn't care either way.

"What? I'm not going to do it again." Right away, anyway.
sailor_v: (Hopeful)

[personal profile] sailor_v 2019-02-02 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's very, very tempting. Almost too much for her to bear! But in the end...]

If the money's going to the school, then I wouldn't want to get in the way of a worthy charity. I'll just have to save up and get something the old-fashioned way!

[She settles her hands on her hips with a smile.]

Besides, if they don't fit someone as trim as you, there's no way I could stuff myself into something like that without embarrassing myself! I'm Mina, by the way.
missleading: (☼ o94.)

sorry for the delay, this week has been killer!

[personal profile] missleading 2019-02-03 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
Of course it's a word!
Like flabulous
Or speghettification
freedom_to_choose: (Poker face)

[personal profile] freedom_to_choose 2019-02-03 11:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Say what now?]

span style="font-family:courier new;">Please don't toy with me.

[A goddess. Right. As if something that divine would come down to this plane, or exist for that matter.]
gooddoggoddog: (Huh?)

[personal profile] gooddoggoddog 2019-02-03 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not. Or is the idea of gods being real so farfetched, even with mages, monsters, vampires, demons and angels running around?
youngjustice: (shocked)

[personal profile] youngjustice 2019-02-03 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Ken blinks in surprise. That last part certainly caught him off guard for a second.

"W-Wait. You didn't...blow anything up, did you?"
prisoneroffate: (035)

[personal profile] prisoneroffate 2019-02-03 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"I didn't, but it's been known to happen."

Seriously Ken, does he look like some kind of nasty criminal to you? Wait, don't answer that.
youngjustice: (annoyed)

[personal profile] youngjustice 2019-02-03 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course I'm not worried." Ken says with a huff. "I may be a kid but I know what I want. And what I want is to be strong enough to finally come face to face with my mortal enemy. I want to kill him myself." Ken is very set in his ways, his voice unwavering.
youngjustice: (alert)

it's fine! i completely understand!

[personal profile] youngjustice 2019-02-03 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah!
...
No, wait!
That second one isn't a real word.
I'm sure of it!
You can't just turn something into spaghetti!
missleading: (☼ o50.)

[personal profile] missleading 2019-02-03 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You can if you're ✨ FLABULOUS ✨
But you can turn a lot of things into spaghetti
It's just long noodles and sauce right?
The pastabilities are endless!
youngjustice: (look up)

[personal profile] youngjustice 2019-02-03 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Too late, it's been answered. It's probably the glasses. The moment they're removed? Immediate crime boy.

"Really? Here?" Now he's curious. "Did you witness it? Was it cool?"
youngjustice: (contemplative)

[personal profile] youngjustice 2019-02-03 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah?
Can you turn cake into spaghetti?

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