TEST DRIVE MEME - MARCH

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Winter quarter is nearing its conclusion as Finals and Spring Break are quickly approaching. The library is bustling as students frantically prepare, but campus is also buzzing with excitement in anticipation of the school-funded Spring Break trip to Provence.

The administration, however, is not unsympathetic to the stressors of being a student. Comforts such as therapy animals, snack stations, and de-stressing events are being held all over campus to keep students as relaxed as possible and help them prepare for their finals. Daybreak Academy needs their students to succeed, and they spare no expense in helping them do so.

A. STUDY SESSIONS

With the approach of exams, the Hall of Pythia is enforcing 24/7 quiet hours. While it has quiet a few study rooms available, many students will find that the rooms are being booked up at an alarming rate. To account for this, classrooms and media rooms in Theater Lenormand are also being opened up for student use. Many others are spilling over into local restaurants and cafes, coming together as groups to review course material and prepare for their upcoming exams.

During these times, Faculty are expected to take a more hands-on approach as well. Faculty are strongly encouraged to host their own study sessions and rigorously review the exams and what to expect. Faculty are all given first priority for open classrooms and are able to hold after-hours lessons and Q&A sessions as they wish. While it’s not, strictly speaking, mandatory, Faculty can expect it to come up on their annual performance review if they don’t make themselves available to students.

B. THERAPY ANIMALS

Animals have proven to reduce stress, a thing sorely needed during the lead up to exams, and Daybreak Academy has provided three types of therapy animals upon request to aid with making study times much more bearable: The rare Armenian Aralez who is generous with it’s doggy kisses, About six huggable corgi-sized Wooly Bugs with their incredibly soft wool, and a pair of languid Temple lions that don’t mind being used as pillows. Try not to get too distracted from your studies.

C. FASCHING

Also known as Fastnacht Best described as ‘Bavarian Mardi Gras’, Fasching is much like it’s New Orleans and Brazilian counterparts - a celebration of the excess and to live it up until good catholics go give it up for Lent. Least that’s the intent, but like most modern holidays it’s an excuse to cut loose and have fun, and thanks to a sizable German population in Soliel, there is a bit of Fasching in early march with Beer Gardens, Masked Parties, and Live Bands along with decadently rich desserts from both German and French Cuisine. Have fun, but remember there is a curfew.

D. STORYTIME (text)

Hi everyone! This is the Folklore Club! If we could just take a moment of your time…

Daybreak Academy sure is a big school, isn’t it? And the students and staff here come from all over! Here at the Folklore Club, we research myths, legends and stories from all around the world to examine their similarities and differences.

It would really help us out if you told us what your favourite myth or legend is! Don’t be shy - we’d love to see it! Especially if it’s something that we’ve never seen before! And who knows, maybe you’ll meet someone who loves your favourite story too!

[ The results are, naturally, public. ]

Comments

[adjectiveprince]

"It's fine. Really." He flipped the sword around in a flourish. "I got this."

[aduration]

"If you insist." He shrugs, normally he'd roll his eyes at all the marital types squaring up, but Zagerus definitely carries himself like this was just a reoccurring pest. "I'll just make sure any curious child doesn't wander too close."

[adjectiveprince]

Zagreus went to do battle with the minions of his father, dashing back and forth between their ranks as he wreaked a ghastly carnage. Or at least, it would have been carnage had his foes any blood or organs left. As it was, the defeated shades just quietly vanished into nothing.

In between blows, Zagreus kept talking.

"Anyways what-" dodge riposte stab "-were you saying about alchemy? I'll admit it's not a field I've studied extensively. Or at-" parry shield bash "-all, if we're being honest, but it sounded interesting."

[aduration]

"As I was saying, it is a bit difficult to get people interested in studying it since the Professor resigned so have her kid. I am hoping Ms. Nuenmuller's replacement will come soon."

Alt kept his eyes open, watching the man's back so a shade doesn't sneak up while they're having a conversation.

[adjectiveprince]

He's definitely winning. He's taking hits, occasionally, but they don't seem to slow him down for long.

"Which is definitely different from-" And then a wretched thug hit Zagreus on the back of the head with a blow that would have caved a human's skull in. He was sent sprawling in the dirt, but mainly just sounded annoyed. "Son of a...Alright mate, maybe a LITTLE help wouldn't be out of order."

[aduration]

Alt was on it using his foot to trace a circle around him as the book is thrown open - the alchemic seal within the pages glowed as the circle closes, causing several swords made of soil to rise from the ground before flying right at the shades with startling precision.

"They're rather persistent for something that has no form."

[adjectiveprince]

"You can't kill someone who's already dead, can you?"

While the swords distracted and stabbed the shades, Zagreus got back to his feet. The sword and shield had vanished to be replaced by a two pronged spear made of the same shadowstuff. Zagreus continued fighting a little more cautiously now, jabbing at the shades from a bit more of a distance.

"They'll give up after a while, though."