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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. ]
B
[ Baynetta, rocking possibly the tightest fucking ski suit ever (that wasn't worn by Ned Flanders, that is, I mean come on) jumps down the slope without the benefit of a pair of a snowboard. However, when her staggering heels hit the snow a strange, billowing cloud that COULD be snow or COULD be a mass of white bats keep her afloat as she takes off after Mario. ]
Think you've got a head start, eh?!
[ Lookit her gooooo ]
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Ho-Hoo! No way- that's-a why I let you catch up!
[ Not put off in the slightest by the mysterious snowswarm, Mario gives Bayo a good-natured wink and that's when he really goes baby, goes! He tightens up his form, penguin flippers pressed to his sides and feet extended. Big ramp coming up! That can only mean- ]
Oh yeah!
[ At the peak of the air he gains he does two things. A) A spread eagle spin, because style is very important and b) he somehow controls his momentum straight down like a rocket. ]
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Yyyeah❤️!
[ That's a magazine-worthy pose in mid-air, and when she's done mugging for the invisible paparazzi she finally throws her body into a backflip to right herself. She crashes down in a flurry of snowbats, and while that could have been several seconds, she' somehow no farther away than before. ]
[ Did she just use Witch Time to keep up? She DID, didn't she? ]
Just like old times! You were always so much fun to play with~!
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[ Mario knew she was going to show off herself and look, he's not about to let that go upraised. By the time she lands, she's grinding down the mountain in a seated position, backwards. The flippers smack together in a quick applause before he backflips onto his belly again. ]
Sometimes a guy just gotta pull out all-a the stops for a special lady, you know!
[ Oh look! A cluster of trees! Now, either of them could easily go around but that would shave precious seconds off their time! Mario's method of dealing with this is to grab one, spin around it as a gymnast and launch himself at another, using it as a springboard to garner even more speed. ]
Loser pays for coffeeeeeee~
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[ Gravity has a way of not meaning much to either one of them; Bayonetta transforms and takes to the branches, using her powerful feline form to leap among the branches and trunks at top speed and the occasional ninety-degree angle, roses and vines creeping up the trees in her wake. The edge of the trees leaves her head-on against a trunk, but she bursts through the copse in a flurry of black bats that reform into her in the snow almost immediately behind him. ]
Watch out, it's going to get rocky!
[ The slanted roof of a chalet juts out of a crevasse that is newly encroaching upon their path, and showoff that she is, she leaps onto the roof with a side-flip and grinds down the side. ]
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No worries! I'll-a stay cool!
[ Which yes, is a pun as he starts to flip those flippers, throwing out a series of blue spheres- each one pops into a blast of cold, producing a super slick personal trail for himself. Accelerating him even further, so that he zips right over the gap on sheer momentum. He's going waaaay too fast to steer now, but that's fine as the finish line is in sight!
Of course, if he gets there first or second he's also going to overshoot it and probably crash into a wall, but he's durable. ]
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!?!
[ In fact, she has to arc and twist her body into a very awkward and sexy position to avoid crashing into him! She has to land on her feet at the expense of speed. He wins the race, BUT AT WHAT COST with that momentum?! ]
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[ Mario's torpedo approach hits a small patch of exposed ground, sending him tumbling head over heels repeatedly through the air, so fast he becomes a red and blue ball to the naked eye. Bouncing once, twice, he bounces right into an open window.
In order, the resulting sounds follow 1) A crash 2) A cat yelping 3) A lady shrieking 4) Mario apologising for the intrusion 5) a number of plates spinning 6) a series of 'hohs' 'hoos' and 'hahs' of them being saved 7) silence for just a moment and 8) the puff of a penguin-suited plumber bursting out of the chimney.
Twirling downwards, he lands in a classic gymnast's finish pose. Kinda looks like the Y of a YMCA. ]
I did it!
[ OH YEAH. ]
(tag urself I'm #7)
You certainly did. I think you scared a few lives out of that cat, too, but I'm sure he'll be fine. Now then. I think this means I owe you a coffee...?