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TEST DRIVE MEME - DECEMBER

TEST DRIVE MEME - DECEMBER
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It’s December, and therefore winter - a time for celebration and, especially for Daybreak given the events of recent months, a time of rest and recovery. Out of respect to the Academy’s students and staff, who come from all walks of life and all sorts of different faiths, the decorations have been kept relatively low-key and non-denominational, with plenty of room for customization.

A. FROSTY THE SNOW... SOMETHING?
Snow is a fantastic medium for artistic expression if one doesn’t mind the cold, snowmen of all kinds popped up all over from the basic to creatures so elaborate it would win official snow building contests. Unfortunately, someone decided, after a bit too much eggnog, to enchant these snowy sculptures to a simulation of life, without any parameters to their behavior. Now terrible Snow goons roam the grounds, building more of their kind - now it’s up to you to put a stop before they make the area completely impassable until spring!

B. WINTER WONDERLAND
Winter has well and truly descended, and that means the various water features across campus have frozen solid. Of particular note is the now-frozen Cross of Life - as long as winter lasts and the ice holds, it’s a proud Academy tradition to turn it into a 24/7 ice skating rink. Whether you’re just there to take your first, wobbly steps, or you’re already a skating enthusiast, the makeshift rink is open to all comers and all skill levels.
However, it’s not just the students and faculty who will be joining in with the fun, if you dare the rink in the late hours of the night and early hours of the morning. The benign spirits and fae that haunt the surroundings of the Academy like to dance on the ice, you see, and they’re more than happy to give you a few tips - or to cajole you into skating with them until the sun comes up.

If skating isn’t to your preferences, you might want to try ice fishing. Soleil’s larger bodies of water are where you’d go if you’d like your catches to yield actual fish, but on the Academy’s grounds, allowance has been made for unfortunate students trying to get back something they lost in the water when the weather was warmer. Items that have soaked in magical ambience for at least a season, however, are likely to be a challenging task to actually fish out - though they may retain supernatural properties they didn’t have before.

C. DECORATIVE EFFORTS
For those who enjoy decorations, the Academy has once again provided workshops suitable for the season. Paint, paper and other crafting materials have been provided for the express purpose of students and staff getting to express themselves for whatever December means to them; they are encouraged to spice up their dormitories and common rooms in particular, but the Academy will also accept ‘donations’ to their more general hall decorations.

D. IRIS NETWORK
UN: pumpkin_spice
do u agree christmas sucks

asking for a friend y/y/y

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A. Who made a Snow-dragon!?

Fuck it was cold. Henry dug her jacket out of her backpack and threw it on as she wandered around campus. It still wasn't enough to keep warm, and honestly ditching this whole school thing to be anywhere tropical would have made her happy.

But her powers had gotten stronger and sometimes she teleported into the outrealms and that wasn't good for her. So here she was.

...until she got fed up with the cold and went to Miami.

Which was getting more and more enticing an offer as she noticed the chaos of various enchanted snowmonsters running around campus. The dragon, which was about the size of a tank, was rather impressive. Not in any way a good idea, but impressive. "Jesus fucking Christ why is this school so fucking weird?"

C. Decorative Efforts

Henry wasn't big on Christmas, moving place to place with mom meant a lack of a real sense of home. Her home was just her mom, and that was not a thing anymore.

But she did like art, and they provided spraypaints. And while there was probably some rule not to use the spraypaints on the walls of campus- well, rules she didn't know she couldn't break. Right? Something like that.

She had her headphones and gas mask on, happily putting an etherial design of a tiger-beast jumping through clouds on the outer wall of one of the dorms. It might be cold out here, but she felt it might be rude to fill the inside of the dorm with fumes needing all the windows to be opened to air it out.

Interupt an artist at work?

Wildcard

(Got an idea for a foul mouthed stoner graffiti artist teleporter? One who has no future but honestly doesn't care? Hit her up with what you got. This can include ill conceived visits to the Outrealms and- basically anywhere.)

B. Lurking and Watching

Rachel kept off the ice, but the cold was nice enough to sit and watch other people have fun. She didn't know how to skate and wasn't too interested in learning. She liked to avoid pain because pain gave the other her a bit of an out.

Which was bad, the other her didn't need any more room to come out.

So she sipped her hot coffee and read her book, looking up to watch the other students enjoy things. Keeping her distance, like she usually did now. Even being someplace that should feel like home, that should help her be a better Titan. Learn how to control the other side of who she was.

It still felt like she didn't belong here.

E. Normal

Rachel wondered, most days, if she'd ever been normal. She'd always had her powers, they were just different and weaker when she was young. Growing stronger with her, to the point that she preferred to be locked in her room. She didn't have a ton of friends, and when she ran away from home, well, she didn't think anyone missed her.

She certainly never went back.

And now she was at a boarding school for witches and monsters. Given she was a witch, and a monster, that seemed like a good place for her.

But her life was still all about her powers, what she'd become after her father. So she still hadn't figured out how to do normal things. Like make friends. But she still had to try, Gar wasn't here, neither were Dick or Kory. "Hey, you wanna get a coffee with me?"

She managed to get the words out, but at the same time she failed to really sell that she wanted to be friends. A little too afraid they'd figure out what she was and run away. Like any sane person would.

Wildcard

(You have here one (1) genuine half-demon intergalactic space witch. Who has a demon side that's kinda happy to go murdering folks and Rachel would rather it didn't. But outside of that she's a pretty sweet kid. Throw whatever ideas you have that work with that.)

... Well. That could be a problem. Ah, well, at least these snow goons made good target practice. And that was how Lia ended up out here transformed in the cold. This was maybe a touch ill-advised, but at least her magic could protect her to a point.

(And she's taking breaks to warm up inside anyway, it's fine.)

In her trying to wreck some snow monsters, she wandered close enough to hear Henry's question and snorted. "I mean, this school's got a bunch of kids who grew up either in the Outlands or otherwise around magic... Not everyone of course, but it's enough of the population to be kind of weird. And sometimes the worse ideas get enabled." She paused. "... You wanna continue this conversation after I've taken care of this thing?" She jabs her thumb in the direction of the snow-dragon.

As Desidera hadn't really been expecting it, when she was called, she very nearly jumped in place before turning around. Having been facing away from the other girl, it wasn't until she made that turn that Rachel saw the red eyes, or the horns that were otherwise camouflaged by how she had her hair tied up into its usual twintails.

"Ah? I don't particularly care for coffee, but I could still accompany you, if you'd like."

"Oh, okay. Well, something else then? I'm not much for tea, but soda's okay." At least, from what Rachel could tell, she didn't need to worry about being half-demon will freak this girl out. She had to get contact to read someone with her powers.

This whole 'making friends' thing wasn't going as well as she was hoping. Not that she expected well.

Henry stared at the girl for the moment, the outfit. All this shit was a bit much. This shouldn't be more surprising than anything else. But somehow it was. Still, Henry's gotten decent at listening and not giving away her hand, "Well, bad ideas are something I'm used to."

She turned back to the dragon, "No, I'll take this one."

Henry looked at the Dragon, closed her eyes... and she vanished. A small vacuum of air where Henry was. She reappeared on the Dragon's back. Eyes still closed, "Shit this was a fuckin' bad idea."

She pressed her hand into the back of the dragon. Trying to get a grip on it. It was a little too big for her, especially how she fucked up her powers for her freedom. Still... she had enough. To blink out again, taking most of the Dragon's torso with her. She didn't reappear right away, a few moments went by before Henry was back where she left, feet landing in the snow about a foot away from where she started. "That... worked right?"

Well... the dragon was now in five pieces... which were all still alive and moving around as severed limbs and a head & neck. "That's not fucking fair... I thought that'd work."

Lia's eyes lit up when she saw what Henry could do, a grin stretching across her face. Comment on the cool powers-slash-similar-hat-situation later, take care of the dragon now.

"I mean, it's not the size of a tank anymore. Just a matter of getting the rest taken care of now." Ever the optimist, this one. "Could probably use blunt force to deal with the rest of it." With that, she summons a staff to her hand and charges forward--going for the head first might get the rest to stop moving, she's thinking. She vanishes mid-charge, only to reappear behind the dragon's head and bringing the staff down onto it, aiming to drive it through. It might be a dragon's head, but it's still just snow, after all.

Snow Creatures

[Someone had fun out there, and it hadn't been Touma, but geeze... He stared for a moment at the plethora of snow creations. He normally would have been impressed by the artistic prowess if it wasn't for the fact that one particular snow bear wasn't intent on chasing him as he made his way from the dorms to his first class that morning.

This was not how he wanted to start his day...]

Hey! Look out!

[The bear had started throwing snowballs and some of them were getting awfully close to that classmate Touma just spotted.]

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Decorating

[Someone had been talked into helping with decorations today. He was good at holding things so others could put them up, or heavy lifting, or hoisting people up on his shoulders so they could reach higher places. He didn't mind so much. He'd been promised a good lunch for his efforts.

He backed up, heavy box in hand that he was retrieving for someone, when he barely missed walking into someone.]

Sorry about that.

"You could still get a coffee if you want one. I'll just be getting something else, that's all." Her choice, when she made it, would probably be a soda. There wasn't anything that said they had to get the same thing.

On the way to getting their drinks, Desi hummed a bit to herself, then spoke again. "I don't think I've seen you here before. Did you come here only recently?"

[A - The Great Snow Massacre of 2019]
[The snow sucks. Winter sucks. Why did she pick this time of the year of all times? Nobody wants to be outside like this.]

[Thus there she was; humanized, though with so many layers of clothing on it was impossible to tell there was anything that unusual at all. It's not easy stuffing a tail down a pant leg, by the way, but it does keep you warmer. And she was about ready to give in the towel until something in the snow moved. Turned out, it was actually the snow itself. An animated snowbeast. What a curious little magic...]

Well it's about time something got interesting. [As she cracked her knuckles, a little tuft of fire came from came from her hands. Before long, the snow creature was shredded. Small bits of snow, ice, and even water went flying in such a way it was a good thing it wasn't a living body. That one sure isn't going to bother anyone now.]

[C - "Helping"!]

[The only good thing about winter was all the decorations that came with it. So of course Kali was patrolling through the workshop. It was the best place to be. And she can offer so much of her wise guidance there.]

[Step one: Find the most convenient stack of cards, pretend you don't even notice it, and then stretch out a bit to make sure you're extra comfortable.]

[Step two: If somebody dares to come by and take a piece of your hoard, regardless of how insignificant it will be if removed, gently place your hand on top of theirs to assert authority.]

[Repeat this for 5 hours.]

[Look, she had to stay entertained somehow while she was currently banned from the big sparkle tree.]

Edited 2019-12-02 06:13 (UTC)

[Seiji spins at the sound of Touma's voice, surprised a bit at the sight of him running like this, but then he sees the bear. He quickly ducks beneath a snowball and then behind a nearby tree.]

You angered a bear?

[A bear. Made of snow. Only you, Touma.]

Not being the only teleporter hurt a little, sure Nikolai also teleported but fuck that jerk. And he's dead. But at least it meant she might not have to travel alone when she decides she just has to go to Germany because she can. Little things.

Provided the girl doesn't wear that, anyway.

Henry walked over to where one of the front claws of the dragon was trying to move across the ground and stomped it. It was just snow, that worked pretty well. And was kinda fun. At least the limbs weren't able to do much, without a head or body to them. "This snow isn't- like, enchanted to not melt or anything right? Fuck I asked if the snow was enchanted, and asking was normal. Anyway, I dropped the torso off in- Miami? I think? I just know it was warmer than here and the signs were in English."

A. Run away!
[Here she was, standing in the quad's courtyard, hiding behind a snow-covered topiary that hid her four foot tall frame. Emille's rapier was in her hand, and she was still breathing a little heavily.

In front of the bush laid a mound of snow, with a decapitated head laying nearby. She took a breath and grumbled to herself:]

What on earth am I doing...?

[Even though she was beginning to feel numb in her extremities, Emille was hesitant to sheathe her rapier. Maybe she could make a mad dash for a building? Looking around, she had to make sure there was an opening for her to run, or a distraction. Those snow creatures were everywhere, and tiny bodies can only run so far before running out of breath...]

*****

C. Cozy paper cutting
[Out of the goodness of her heart -- just kidding, it's out a lack of things to do -- Emille has found herself in one of the decoration workshops, cutting paper into snowflake garlands. She's been at it for the past hour-and-a-half, snipping here and there and expanding the garlands every now and then to see how they're coming along.

Even though her face may look stoic, she's actually pretty into it -- it is a calming respite, after all. She has a cup of perfectly warm peppermint tea and no distractions... But who knows for how long?]

Not on purpose!

[Touma also ducked behind a tree. Thankfully, the trees were old and large...]

It's a snow bear. How was I supposed to know it would come alive and start throwing snowballs at me?

[Really. What part of that made sense? Of course, what part of any of this place really made sense in the long run, but he was still figuring all of that out.]

A. This is why we can't have nice things.
[D.VA had just arrived not too long ago. With her home ravished with war against the Outlands, one would think living in Busan that people would have noticed the monsters sooner. With enough motivation as well as English lessons, she managed to learn enough English to be fluent enough to get by. It was late, but it was better than never.

So despite still getting a feel for the campus before the semester started up again for the new year, she had just been wandering around to get familiarized. Bundled up and warm, she'd noticed the mass production of snowmen, but thought nothing of it. Not at first anyway. It eventually got to the point where it became too many. She didn't have Tokki with her, but she had her light gun just in case at all times. You never know when something will happen after all; case in point: Busan.]

What in the hell...? Is it just me or are they multiplying faster than they should be..? [She's ready to act at any time if needed, but for now, she's just asking the closest person towards her.]

B. It's a slippery slope.
[D.VA hadn't actually ice skated before, which was the real shocker here; Than again... an Esports gamer turned into movie actress on the side after trying to protect her homeland made her a busy person. Add in schooling and preferring play games instead would have an affect on what she actually did outside of her room.

So despite being her first time ice skating, her competitive nature got the best of her. Falling over again and again just made her all the more determined to nail this. Give her about half an hour and she's at least getting around fairly well without falling too much. When seeing the spirits around, she wasn't adverse to their advice. In fact, if it helped her get better at it, she was happy to take it.

Feel free to either offer her some help, approach her while she's gotten the hang of it, or while she's with the spirits. I'm up for anything!]

D. Don't be such a Grinch.
UN: D.VA

I don't think it does, but I guess it depends on the person.

E. Wildcard
[Hit me up with any other ideas you have! I'm very blind to this game so far, so apologies if I get details wrong. As an additional note, I did have D.VA in a previous game before, so she did have a paid. Because of that, I'll have to link icons in the responses for the time being. It's not a huge deal really, but just thought I'd throw that out there just in case.]

[As if in response to her request, the snow creatures begin to move away from her position toward a new target. A tall, imposing man with an axe beckons the monsters on. At first glance he seems like an ally ready to cut down these beasts. However, if Emille manages to get a good look at the man, she'll probably realize he's not actually there. Nothing more than a simple illusion spell. But where's the caster? Maybe she'll find them once she makes a break for the nearest building.]

[Maybe she's moving in slow motion because of the cold, but Emille can't help but stare at this insane man for a minute before realizing this might be her only chance to escape. Time to do what all good pint-sized scientists do when they're in trouble: run, and then when far enough to do so, observe.

In one seamless motion, she sheathes her rapier and makes a mad dash past the man and the snow creatures, finding herself flying up the stairs to what she believes to be one of the teaching halls to hide behind a column near the front entrance.

Emille tries her hardest to huff and puff silently as she watches the axe-wielding man combat the snow creatures. To her amazement, it seems that the beasts' attacks are going through the man, nor are they being destroyed. Aha. She makes a mental note to thank whoever noticed her plight and chose to aid her.

Even so, she continues to watch the scene play out, curious to know what will happen next. It's not every day that she gets to watch incorporeal illusions "fight" sentient mounds of snow.]

[ Vivi hasn't been on the ice long, but he's significantly more impressed by people doing better than he is.

Which is...just about everyone at this point. (He's not very coordinated). Still, while Hana is in the middle of falling over for yet another time, he wobbles over to offer assistance, using his staff as a prop to help him balance. ]

Um! Are you okay?

[ He's not doing great on the ice, but to him, someone clearly needs help, and that's what he's going to do.

He grasps the staff more firmly, planting it on the ice to steady himself, and peers at Hana, offering her a gloved hand. ] That last fall looked pretty bad. Do you need help?

[Neither side seems to be making any ground. With no mind of their own, more snow creatures join in, trying to strike down the illusionary attacker and failing. However, they quickly find themselves unable to leave the area. The illusion disappears and a magic circle is revealed. It acts like a barrier, preventing the monsters from leaving the area they entered. A door then immediately flies open and a red orb dashes towards the beasts. It explodes in a fiery explosion, evaporating both the snow creatures and the snow that was unfortunate enough to be in the circle.]

You must forgive my rudeness.

[A voice calls out from the now open door. It sounds like an adult woman, but there's something kind of "off" about it. As its owner steps out into full view, it becomes obvious that her voice isn't the only thing that's off about her. Pure white skin and hair, black sclera with white eyes, and a face that looks very much inhuman are the main features Emille should be able to make out. Everything else is covered by her winter clothing, which looks both fancy AND expensive.]

Although I noticed your plight earlier, I had to wait for the perfect opportunity to lay my trap. And I think you'll agree that a trap without bait is doomed to fail.

Edited 2019-12-18 00:49 (UTC)

[Emille watches on in amazement at the magic show that erupts below her, complete with literal fireworks. It is all very impressive, and much more advanced than any of the magic she had seen the novice Psychics cast during her time with Murakumo. Granted, it was a limited time, and she was well-aware that much more powerful magics existed. Now she was even more aware of that fact.

Upon hearing the eerie voice asking for forgiveness coming from the mysterious door, Emille steps out from behind the column in order to get a closer look. She watches a figure exit the door, and is slightly taken aback. Murakumo had given Emille a list of current Daybreak faculty and students before sending her to France, but she did not recognize this woman from the attached photos. She would have surely remembered such a unique individual...

Fighting her gut instinct to hide, she comes down the steps and makes her way into the now-grassy circle where the imposing figure was standing, clad in impressive winter garb. Out of obligation and habit, Emille immediately bows towards the woman and states strongly,]

Thank you very much for your assistance.

[She exits the bow and looks up at the woman. Emille is able to make and hold eye contact with her, even if it is slightly unnerving to do so.]

You are a very skilled mage if you are able to create illusions and barriers, and then make such a grand entrance. Did you set the fireball as part of the trap also, or did you cast it from inside the door? Either way, it was quite clever, and well-executed. [She punctuates this with a small nod of appreciation.]

[Thinking it rude to continue on without introducing herself, she quickly rectifies this.] Ah. I am Emille, a scientist with the Japanese Murakumo organization. [That's all the information this stranger, though her rescuer, gets for now.]

[Damn it! Why is this so difficult?! She's managed harder stuff than this before. She was about to pick herself up when someone skated over to her. It looked like he was having troubles staying up as well.]

I'm okay. I'm just... trying to adjust to the ice. Never ice skated before this.

[Seeing his hand, she gave him a small smile. As stubborn as she was being, it was a nice gesture, despite looking like he had his own troubles with balance. It would be rude not to accept it. So taking his hand, she managed to pull herself back on her feet (without dragging them both down).]

It looks like I'm not the only one having troubles. [Said lightly with a chuckle.]

[Said stranger listens intently to Emille speak, nodding when appropriate right up until the other woman finishes. She smiles at the other woman. It's a warm smile, though it's unlikely to dull any suspicion Emille might have. For the moment, however, it doesn't seem like this mysterious woman means her any harm.]

My, my! Gratitude, compliments, and even an introduction. How lovely to see that the people here are well-versed in etiquette. Allow me to follow suit.

[Gripping the sides of her coat and dress, the woman curtsies and bows her head. When she rights herself once more her smile is still there, but it seems more business-like than anything else.]

I am Lady Urtz Cromwell, head of House Cromwell. Think of me as...a benefactor of sorts for the school. And a proper teacher, once the necessary paperwork has been filled. As for your question, the fireball was cast separately, after the trap had already been sprung.

[Though not yet a member of the faculty, Urtz was still out and about, familiarizing herself with the school and its people. Both students and staff would need to be interacted with often, so she'd like to know in advance what she was getting herself into. Of course that doesn't mean she has to treat scoping out the place like a job. She's here to have fun! And what's more fun than watching someone fall on the ice over and over again?

As Hana moves to get up, she'll likely spot an outstretched hand. A hand owned by someone who was having way too much fun at her expense earlier.]

You provided me with some much needed amusement, so it's only fair I offer you some help in turn. Would you like a few lessons?

[The lessons are the repayment. She's just helping Hana up because it's the proper thing to do.

...and because even she is only allowed to be so much of a brat.]

[Well, she's so glad that her struggling could bring so much amusement. She'll get the hang of this eventually. Eventually she'll.. is that a hand? Looking up to see who it belonged to, she was clearly in a good mood.]

I'll get it eventually. [But she'll accept her hand and help up with a thanks despite that.] Yes please.

C: Deck the Halls

[While she's not a teacher yet, that's hardly going to stop her from getting a good view of the school or having a bit of fun. If you happen to be walking down the hallway in the afternoon, you'll likely run into an unfamiliar woman making her way through the corridors of the school. Her skin is almost pure white. Her eyes are dark, black circles sunken into her skull with white irises and no pupils. Though there's a slight hint of a nose shape, it doesn't look like she actually has one. Her body is tall and thing, with lone limbs and fingers. Old fashion clothing adorns her body and a large hat with a big feather sits atop her head.

All in all, she looks very much out of place. But weirder still is what seems to be happening as she walks down the hall way. Any sections that look pretty barren will soon be glowing with color and life. With just a wave of her hand and a quick hum of a carol or two, garland, lights, and even mistletoe begins to appear out of nowhere and adorn the parts of the school she walks past. Stray to close to her, however, and you might find yourself doing a very solid impression of a Christmas tree.

...or if she just feels like messing with you.]

Wildcard

[After a long day of playing in the snow, skating, ice fishing, or facing off against a near infinite amount of snow creatures, it's not unlikely that you'd enjoy a delicious, warm beverage. Which is exactly what Urtz is providing. In one of the lounge or common areas, she's sitting in front of a circular table. Several mugs of hot chocolate line the table, full and piping hot no matter how long time seems to pass. Should you pass by and look for even a second too long, she'll call you over.]

You look a bit chilly. Why not sit for a while and enjoy a warm drink?

[Her goal in coming here so early was to get to know the students and staff, so it was about time she set out to do just that.]

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TEST DRIVE MEME - DECEMBER

Henrietta "Henry" Coles | Impulse

Rachel Roth | Titans

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Touma Hashiba | Yoroiden Samurai Troopers

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Kali Coh | Original

SNOW

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Emille | 7th Dragon series

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Hana Song "D.VA" | Overwatch

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wow this is fun?!

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i'm glad you're enjoying yourself! i'm also having fun

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Urtz Cromwell | Original Character