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

[prisoneroffate]

I guess the philosophy is students who have food do better. It makes sense, I'd say.

[There is perhaps a bit of unspoken rebuke for Akechi's prior school. And, perhaps, his own.]

[foolishjustice]

I'd have to agree.

[He takes a drink of his coffee, then unwraps his macaron.]

It's a nice difference from schools that care more about looking good than helping students truly succeed.

[prisoneroffate]

If they didn't care about us succeeding here we'd probably be in trouble.

[foolishjustice]

True enough, there's a fair bit more at stake here than college entrance exams.

[A bite of his pastry, then he gives a content looking smile. Sweets usually put him in a good mood.]

By the way, my name is Goro Akechi.

[prisoneroffate]

Ren Amamiya, nice to meet you. I do a lot of odd jobs around campus, the pay is surprisingly good.

[foolishjustice]

I might have to keep that in mind. I'm not exactly getting paid while I'm on academic leave.

[prisoneroffate]

Academic leave? Are you a university student?

[foolishjustice]

Not quite yet. I'm still a high school student, but I work part-time as a detective in Tokyo.

[prisoneroffate]

[There's a moment of dawning realization on Ren's face, he clearly is remembering something.]

...the Detective Prince.

[foolishjustice]

That is what the media was calling me...but here, I'm just another student.

[Or at least, he hopes that's how he'll be treated. Being reacted to as a celebrity was exhausting.]

[prisoneroffate]

Fine by me. We don't let a lot of media around anyway.