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

[gaiarage]

Oh, he gets it alright. He just doesn't want to do it. Who the hell does she think she is, trying to push him around like that? Naoki inches closer, trying to nudge the offending canine away with his foot.

"I'll give it back when I'm done, just get out of my way." There's a sense of urgency in his voice now, because he can almost feel the crowd breathing down his neck now. He's pretty sure he heard someone demanding his head earlier, and that's no good.

[gooddoggoddog]

Ammy cocks her head, and then shakes it. Nope. Should've thought of all that earlier.

Not that she's going to let anybody take anyone's head off.

Meanwhile, the mob is getting even closer. One of them apparently has sharper eyes than the rest, as he notices both Naoki and Ammy.

"There he is! Professor Amaterasu, don't let him leave!" He calls, and Ammy barks back an affirmative.

[gaiarage]

Yeah, that's about what he expected. Stupid stubborn dog. He grinds his teeth, trying to put together a solution when someone calls out to them.

Wait a minute. Naoki squints at her, forgetting momentarily about the mass of pissed-off students rapidly gaining ground on him. This is clearly more important.

"Professor?" It's not like he doesn't believe it. He's seen weirder stuff before. But the name trips him up, because he's definitely heard it somewhere before. He just can't seem to place it right now.

[gooddoggoddog]

Possibly the large, flaming shield on her back that resembles the sun will give him a clue. Or not. Whether or not it does, while he's been trying to work out what Amaterasu is, the mob finally catches up. Ammy interposes herself between Naoki and them, to keep anybody from doing anything they'd regret.

Several trees pop up with a flick of her tail, blocking Naoki's way in case he had any thoughts about trying to leave.

"Thank you Professor. We can handle things from here," says the student that called out. Several others behind him crack their knuckles ominously. Ammy barks.

"Peacefully? Professor, you have to be kidding." Ammy barks again.

"Fine," the student answers, not the least bit happy about it. "Return the merchandise you took, or pay for it. You don't just get to walk off with it."

[gaiarage]

He's not happy about this and he wants everyone to know it. Between the wall of bodies, the wall of trees, and what seems like a literal actual god standing right there, Naoki's kind of out of options here.

He takes a deep breath, groans.

"Fine." With that, he opens his arms up and drops the whole mess of merch on the ground in a big heap. You can make him stop, but you can't make him clean up.

"Can I go now?"

[gooddoggoddog]

"...mmmmbark!" Amaterasu says. It's not the best he could've done, but she'll leave it be for now. The trees fade out of existence, leaving Naoki's path clear. The mob begins to sort of through the pile.

Ammy, however, just sits there. Watching him. The message to Naoki is clear: Mom's watching you.

[gaiarage]

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.