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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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A. Second-Hand Market

Miku is pretty happy to be here. A bit of window shopping is always a good way to relax after all, especially when she doesn't need to worry about being mobbed by fans for once, so she's walking around the market looking at all the wares, with no intention of actually buying anything at the moment. She doesn't really think there's anything she needs right now, but who knows, maybe she might see something that strikes her fancy.

"Oh! That's a pretty dress! Ah, but I don't think it's really my size..." She stares at a Victorian style dress that's almost the same color as her hair for a few minutes to be sure before looking at the other clothes in the selection of formal wear she's currently examining. Should she try it on? She knows there's a ball coming up, but she thinks she could probably just ask for someone back home to send her a dress for that...

B. Last Chance On The Slopes

Miku's been skiing before. She and the rest of Vocaloid went on a trip to Hokkaido only last year, so she does know how to do it without falling over or anything. She's been on the slopes for a few hours already though so she's heading back inside to get out of the cold and drink some hot cocoa.

"Ah, that was fun. But it's nice to be inside where it's warm again, eheh."

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In the corner, Otoha nurses a second mug of cocoa. Her hair is still wet with melting snow, and she just generally looks like she rolled down the slopes, instead of skiing.

"I'm never going outside again."

Miku saw Otoha and decided to sit down next to her with her own cocoa, giving her a friendly smile. "Is this your first time skiing?" Not that the answer didn't seem obvious or anything.

Mmph. Miku's friendliness radiation is making it hard to sulk.

But hey, she's cute. "It's also my last time skiing. Who loves falling over in freezing cold snow so much that they're willing to practice this crap enough to get good at it?"

Miku couldn't help chuckle a bit at that. "I guess it isn't for everyone. I've always really loved the snow, so I don't really mind too much."

She took a sip of her cocoa before continuing. "My name is Miku Hatsune. What's your name?"

"Otoha Kurata. I'm kind of new around here, but it seems pretty fun aside from the skiing."

For his part, Gunvolt was completely green when it came to being on the slopes at all. He started with snowboarding simply because he thought it looked cool to try... and even though he kept to the novice slopes, he took a couple of falls on the way down anyway. It was a little embarrassing, considering he usually prided himself on being surefooted and nimble, but... snowboarding was a different beast for sure.

He limped in beside Miku, board under his arm. Despite being sore in places he didn't expect and his skin reddened from snow and cold, he kept a smile on anyway.

"Yeah, it was a blast. Have to do it again next year. ...But I think I'm going to be feeling it in the morning..."

...He was feeling it now, but knowing he was going to inevitably stiffen up overnight put a minor bit of dread in his mind.

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