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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Comments

A

[adjectiveprince]

[Zagreus was searching through his coin pouch for...any money at all, actually. He'd had quiet a lot of gold coins collected throughout the underworld (being known for it's great mineral wealth), but they were also ALL the money he had on his person, and he was having enough trouble trying to get people to take them instead of "Euros" or whatever they used here.

Then Jailbreak passed by with a pile of gold coins.]

Well, I can't really get too mad since you brought it all back. Thanks for that.

[nor_iron_bars]

[See, this woman gets it. You've got to have your aesthetic.]

Well hey, didn't wanna just give you the cold shoulder, right?

[Oh lord, you've encouraged her. Everyone's going to be stuck with this now.]

[nor_iron_bars]

[Puzzlingly, in addition to all his previous funds, the stack of gold she hands back to him also contains $2.50 in Canadian coinage. Was that even there before?]

You're welcome.

[Double fingerguns and a wink, absolutely no shame at all. A moment later, she snaps her fingers as a thought occurs to her, and she holds up a bracelet.]

Hey, was this yours, too? 'Cause I've been looking for like six minutes and I cannot figure out which booth was selling these.

[She's... she's trying.]

[transfusionem]

Thanks, I can always use more good tentacle content.

[transfusionem]

You'd be the first. [There's a pause.] Most people I've run into need to learn how to chill out.

[adjectiveprince]

That...IS mine. It also has a broken catch and takes ten minutes for me to take it off. How did you get that off without me even noticing? Or without YOU noticing, for that matter?

[nor_iron_bars]

[Jail blinks, and squints at the bracelet for a second.]

Huh, so it does.

[She hands over the bracelet with a shrug.]

Lotta practice, I guess? We all got our habits.

[She doesn't seem to think that requires any more explanation. As an afterthought, she adds:]

Could repair that catch for you, if you want. It's a pretty simple fix.

[nor_iron_bars]

[She shakes her head, mock-pitying.]

Some people just don't focus on what's important. They can be real flakes.

[Thus begins the pun-off.]

[adjectiveprince]

That's an impressive talent you have, then. Nimble fingered Hermes could not have done it faster!

[This IS the girl who just pickpocketed you, Zagreus. Maybe don't be QUITE so fast to offer her praise?

No? Fine.

Zagreus blinked at the offer to fix the latch.]

That is a very kind gesture, one that must be returned, if you're serious. The bracelet was a gift from my...step mother, I guess.

[trademark_skull]

[Whatever...]

Eh, just some easy ones. [Shrugs.] That way I won't have to worry too much about my time.

[transfusionem]

Eh, I don't know. Some flakes are snow problem to me.

It's just kind of sad, really.

[nor_iron_bars]

Yeah, it kinda is. Not taking time to appreciate the little things might not seem important, but if you ignore stuff like that, it can really snowball into something big.

[nor_iron_bars]

[Jail waves the remark off, looking deliberately casual.]

Hey, I appreciate a compliment as much as the next girl, but let's not get crazy. I just got a knack for sleight of hand, is all.

[Is Jail entirely sure that the Greek gods are real, or anything like those myths describe them? Not really. Has she read enough of those myths to know what typically happens to mortals when someone claims they're more... whatever you happen to pick for a given talent or virtue, than a god? Oh yeah.]

[Sure, she takes dumb chances, but she's not about to get herself into some kind of weird crime-themed Psyche-and-Aphrodite type situation, no thank you.]

No problem, if it's what I think it is.

[Jail picks the bracelet back up and examines it more closely for a moment, then nods as though she's confirmed something and withdraws a pair of very thin pliers from one of her pockets.]

See, it's one of those kinda fiddly things that's tough to spot at first, but when you know what you're looking for...

[She carefully grips a bit of wire in the latch with the pliers and twists. There's a very quiet click, as though something's just come unstuck.]

...then it's pretty straightforward. [She puts the pliers away and tries the latch a couple times, experimentally. It seems to be working fine, now.]

Yep, there we go. [She holds it back out to him.] Like I said- I'm good with my hands.

[Well, that's not exactly what she said. But good enough.]

[blackestwitch]

Je n'ai pas réellement. Connais le français, tu sais?

[ Maddie's voice is slightly panicked?

She takes a moment to kind of fumble her way away from the table, hands guiding her along its length and heading towards Jail's voice. ]

[blackestwitch]

Hmmm.... [ She considers that for a moment. Then, ] Yes, absolutely.

[nor_iron_bars]

Yeah, I know. Guessing the alchemical reactions had a few interesting side effects.

[Jail sounds unaffected by the smoke. But then again, she is wearing a gas mask.]

[Her expression softens slightly at the anxiety in Maddie's voice, though- not that Maddie can see it. She "absently" starts humming slightly under her breath, a casual habit that's definitely not a deliberate way of making more noise so that it's easier for Maddie to find her.]

[infestedcouncilpresident]

No further questions.

[leekspins]

Er...it's more...eeto...

[Modestly she holds up her hands with a wry smile as she tries to explain.]

I don't know how good I am yet or not. I've only had my abilities for a short time, so my limits haven't been tested. I haven't had to try anything that severe, thankfully!