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Test-Drive Meme - January Pre-Game
TESTDRIVE MEME
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Gently falling snow and a biting chill welcome students and faculty alike as they return to campus for the beginning of the Winter term. The constant buzz of helicopters delivering students back from their holiday fills the air, and charter busses can be seen coming in and out for hours. Slowly but surely, Daybreak Academy is coming alive once again with the sound of conversation and laughter.It’ll be a few days before classes resume, but there are a number of fun events on campus to help students re-adjust to campus life, or learn the ins and outs if they are recent arrivals. Faculty, of course, will need to get to work immediately. Lesson plans and mission assignments wait for no-one, after all.
[All threads in this meme may be treated as canon should all involved characters be accepted into the game. Normally, the Faculty meeting will be held at the end of every month ICly, as this is the start of the game we’re incorporating it into the Test Drive. Faculty who accept missions will retain those mission assignments for the month, should they be accepted into the game. If not, we will distribute the remaining missions as needed to the Faculty who are accepted in.]
A. FACULTY IN-SERVICE
As is customary, the school faculty meet before the start of the next month to review the mission portfolios and determine who will be leading what, as well as discuss plans and concerns they might have regarding students. As it’s not uncommon for some students to attempt to listen in and get more details on the upcoming missions, the meeting place changes every month and some faculty serve as wardens to make sure students are kept away.
This month, the meeting is in Robespierre 401. The table is laid out with a number of pastries, snacks, and coffee for the assembled teachers and the projector is revved up and ready to go, with readily available laser pointers for any faculty giving presentations. The day’s Agenda will be discussing incoming students, discussing the start of the term and any expected issues, discussing the mission dossier and assigning faculty, and a few presentations from faculty on ongoing projects and educational advances they feel are worth sharing.
[The following missions are on the docket, they will all require a Faculty volunteer to lead a group of 4-6 students. Running these logs will fulfill the Faculty member’s log requirement for the month of January. Full details will be provided to the Faculty member via Private Message after their application has been processed]
I Wonder What This Button Does
January 14th
At the start of the year, the vaults of the academy is opened and volunteers are allowed inside to help organize the growing collection of artifacts and treasures that is kept securely inside. Due to how old the collection is, many labels have faded and many items have undergone changes, so it has become imperative to keep an accurate record. For students, cataloguing the collection is considered extra credit, though any attempts to smuggle any artifacts out will be met with severe disciplinary action.
28 Bleach Vats Later
January 18th
Cassandra indicates a horde of zombies will materialize from the outland in North Dakota within the United States. As is customary, the horde has been auctioned on the Runic Markets. The winner this time is the American Defense Contractor Coldsteel. As part of the auction package, Daybreak Academy will provide Coldsteel with support and recovery.
This mission requires 2 Faculty members, each leading a group of 4-6 students for two portions of the mission.
Ocean’s Six
January 21st
Cassandra has provided a readout of all roulette results within the Casino strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, within the United States. As is customary, a group of students and an instructor is to be dispatched to garner as much winnings as possible without arousing suspicion. Participants who successfully earn money without their sources being discovered will be entitled to a commission based on their earnings. Students will be provided with $10,000 in seed money and false identifications if necessary.
With the power of foresight, enter Casinos with the winning numbers, make as much money as you can, and try not to get thrown out
Hunt - Several Bones to Pick
January 23rd
Cassandra has noted thick mists inside the Parisian catacombs have given birth to an undead monstrosity. Dubbed the Bone Horror, this monster is collecting parts from corpses to grow in size and strength. Prognostication indicates it will emerge from the Catacombs within a month’s time. It is to be destroyed.
Hunt - Dullahan Texas Ranger
January 28th
Cassandra has been tracking a Dullahan’s emergence in the US state of Texas for some time, and we predict he will begin to move soon. Prognostication indicates that the Dullahan has been absorbing the culture of the local area and styles itself to be something of a cowboy, with aims to slay any local humans that tread upon the area it deems its ranch. It is to be destroyed.
B. WINTER BANQUET
It is customary for Daybreak Academy to hold a grand banquet at the start of every term, and today is no exception. Part celebration, part ice-breaker, the Grand Banquet is a chance for students and faculty to mingle, meet new people, and share a delicious meal.
Today, the tables are arrayed with thick roasts, massive turkeys, and whole pigs as the main course, as well as giant tofu and mushroom platters for the vegetarian and vegan students. Massive dishes heaped with breads and pastries line the tables, as well as broad bowls filled with any number of salad and side ingredients. The table centerpieces elevated ice sculptures of (allegedly) mythological creatures such as pegasi, griffins and dragons standing atop a giant pillar of ice that is surrounded with cold desserts on tiered platters.
While there is an abundance of food, with as many ravenous students as there are it is depleting quickly. Fortunately, an array of servants, both living and golem, are on hand to replace empty platters and assist as needed.
C. DORM ROOM ICEBREAKERS
With the chill of winter setting in, what better way to warm hearts and spirits than dorm icebreakers? Whether you agree with this or not, chances are - especially if you’re new - your RA has dragged you to the common area to participate in a number of (arguably) fun Icebreaker activities that were likely found by checking the first Google result.
Fortunately for those with lower tolerances to people and/or cheesiness, with the whole dorm turned out for these activities, escape may be possible! Unfortunately, many among the student body have heightened senses and supernatural combat abilities. Either way, it’s gonna be a rough evening.
D. IRIS NETWORK
It’s that time again. With the start of Winter Term, returning students and faculty need to update their Iris Network profiles with their current dorm residence and any new credits, class statuses, or accolades they may have earned. New students and faculties will have their profiles pushed to the top in an effort to help them integrate into the broader network, and it’s customary to post responses to people’s updated profiles “Liking” their content and making plans to meet up.
The code below will allow you to update your Iris Network Profile for the new term. Better get it up and see who all responds.
[The below code will ultimately be used for the profile for your character upon acceptance to Daybreak Academy. Please replace or fill in all text in the areas that are capitalized and do not delete any code lines]
kale | dbs
[There is a trail of destruction being carved through all the food on offer, as if someone's simply going from plate to plate to plate all in order to devour the whole damn banquet herself. Following the trail will lead you to the culprit - a slim looking individual in a hooded cloak, with a plate resting before her that's piled up to an absurd degree.
If she notices you eying her food, then she'll offer a chicken drumstick in your direction, assuming that's the problem here.
Will you take it?]
[C]
1.
[Guess who's got two thumbs and zero social skills? This girl! You've been paired up with Kale for Solemn and Silent, but she's really good at it.
...too good. She's staring back unflinching, unmoving. It's probably eerie.
.....unintentionally on her part, but hey. She's playing by the rules.]
2.
[But at the first chance she gets, Kale slips out of the dorms in an attempt to get away from all of this. It's all new and strange and really kind of...awkward, so she's doing her best in simply getting the hell out of dodge.
She hasn't gotten far yet, but she breathes a sigh of relief.]
...finally. I thought that'd never end.
[Is that the first thing she's said since she's gotten here? Probably not, but it's pretty close.]
(AU plotting post is here feel free to hit it up still!)
C2
The girl stops and stares for a moment- ]
. . . . . .
You never saw me or my illegal pizza smuggling, got it?
no subject
[The term's only started and people do this kind of thing? Maybe it's different for students who aren't brand new like her - actually, no, she can't tell if this girl has been here longer than she has - but it seems.....excessive?
Whatever, it isn't her problem. Kale just nods.]
I wouldn't suggest going that way if you're looking to stay out of sight, though.
no subject
[ MAPLE YOU JUST GOT SEEN BY KALE. YOU'RE STILL TALKING TO HER, THE PERSON YOU WERE SEEN BY. ]
no subject
[You get it, future sight girl.]
no subject
[ NO TIME FOR WONDERING, TIME FOR ESCAPING.
Maple reaches out for Kale's wrist with one hand, the other precariously balancing eight boxes of pizza, and begins to tug her away.
Why is she fleeing with Kale? Maybe she doesn't want to leave behind any witnesses. Or maybe she's stupid. One of the two. ]
no subject
[DON'T DO THIS SHE'S AN ACCOMPLICE NOW.
Except despite the fact she should probably struggle, she just follows along. Maybe she doesn't want to be the reason this girl is caught. Maybe she's stupid. Maybe it's both!]
Where are you even going to go?!
no subject
Anyway my room's on the second floor. That's our goal.
B
[Ren wasn't exactly expecting this, but hey that works]
Here.
[He offers a plate of pork ribs in return. Only polite right?]
no subject
But no point in crying over surrendered chicken. She simply gestures with her free hand in refusal, then lifts her plate a little showing the tower of food she has is built on a sturdy foundation of ribs all ready.]
no subject
no subject
...only, it's polite to talk in a situation like this, isn't it? And with her future so uncertain, she'll probably be here for a while. Best not to make enemies or anything...
Would this make enemies?
Being social is hard.
Either way, she speaks up after a few minutes.]
...the food here is...strange...in a tasty way. Isn't it?
no subject
It really is. The variety of spices is incredible.
no subject
[That is with the food so thoroughly prepared. It's far more elaborate than she's used to.]
no subject
[C]1
no subject
[Never mind, he wins.
Though judging from her question she might not have been paying all that much attention anyway...]
no subject
What an awkward game.
[Not that any of the others were better.]
no subject
Is this really what people...do?
[She's clueless to the ways of the world...are people outside so bizarre in their customs?]
no subject
[Not that it was specifically a French thing. It's more that the games are awkward because there's so many strange people trying to play them.]
Wanna ditch this thing and go explore?
no subject
I definitely don't want to be here.
[Which is enough. Exploration isn't a priority, but she'll take it over all this...nonsense.
So she slips away once she's sure nobody is paying attention, gesturing for him to follow.]
no subject
Hey, we should find the basement. There's always shady things going on in basements in places like this, right?
C 2
I don't know why they force those on everyone every year. Hmph. Like that's going to get anyone to bond over anything other than how stupid they are.
[It's sort of an attempt to be friendly to the new girl? It counts. It totally counts.]
no subject
[Unless...]
Don't tell me most people like them?
no subject
[She shrugs.]
I guess it counts as ice breaking if people are complaining about them together.