Test-Drive Meme - January Pre-Game

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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]

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Peter Parker / Spider-Man | MCU (OTA)

[made_up_names]

( AU planning comment! Currently bullshitting a lot of MCU-related stuff for purposes of TDM, but absolutely nothing is set in stone until the app happens. )

B

[ Being back in school - any school - after the last month or so is. Kind of insane? Doubly insane given how fancy all this stuff is, and how quick everything happened. He'd thought being recruited by a senior Hunter in NYC had been bonkers enough, and then the Outlands misadventure had happened, and now -- he's pretty sure there's been some mistake? Like, on a cosmic level if not an actual literal level.

Breathe, Parker, god. He looks a lot like he might bug out (ha ha) at any second here. His spider seer senses are going nuts given all the supernatural abilities around him. Somehow, he manages to grab food (it doesn't seem to matter what kind, just a LOT of it) and shove himself down at a table. ]

Did anyone read books like this as a kid? I feel like I'm about to get sorted into Griffindorms or something.

[ Says the definitely-still-a-kid-fifteen-year-old. ]

C

[ Well this is awkward. Peter is ... trying to play along with the ice breaker games, but. The whole "guess what's on the index card stuck to your face" thing is a lot less fun when the card is literally stuck. And won't come off. Peter struggles with it, but he's just getting it more sticky at this point. ]

Oh come on, I thought I was over this part of the job.

Peter Parker
UN: ohgodmorespiders

STATUS: Student (Sophomore-ish)

ACCOLADES: Are we seriously supposed to post our own? Isn't that kind of weird? I don't think anyone actually cares about getting an award in chemistry at a school like this.

BIO: Hey, um. I'm Peter Parker. Nice to meet you? Oh man I'm bad at profiles that don't involve, like, tumblr gifs or movie quotes. The coolest thing I've done recently is like. Smuggle in a Lego kit. (It's pretty awesome at least??)

© TESSISAMESS

(( OOC: I marginally prefer brackets, but only by like. 1% maybe. Please feel free to respond in prose if that's your jam. ))

B

[prisoneroffate]

I think I read those. The food here might actually be better.

[made_up_names]

Seriously? I always ended up super hungry after reading them. So better is awesome.

[prisoneroffate]

I think it will require more inspection just to make sure.

[Ren's going for a giant turkey leg]

B

[tiredcharmer]

"Nope." Is all Tyzias says as she cleans her plates at an honestly terrifying speed. There's probably some interdimensional wormhole in place of her digestive system. Forgive her, Peter. Tyzias didn't really have a "childhood" to speak of.

[made_up_names]

Holy crap. Peter thought he had a bottomless pit, but clearly he was wrong. He can't help but stare outright for a moment.

"I - uh - you're missing out," he manages after a moment. "But I got a bunch of 'em on my phone I think?"

[tiredcharmer]

"Appreciate the offer, but gonna have to pass on that." Tyzias-- oh god did she just eat an entire chicken drumstick whole? Wait, no, she's spitting out the bone. Thank god. "But not interested. Too busy working most of the time. Fuckoff lasers gotta get more fuckoffier, or else where would I be?" Was... was that a joke? Probably.

B

[yokeye]

[The kid who sits down across from him looks on the verge of panicking. Toki is about to speak to him, but is assaulted by a four second flash of bizarre imagery and neon and so many little eyeballs clustered together which break open like eggs and release red spiders. Ugh. Gross.

Then this kid is saying something in English, and he doesn't understand most of it. So, awkward smile and nod.]

Yes.

[Because perhaps it's a yes or no question, and he at least knows those words.]

[made_up_names]

[ He would be very sorry about your spider vision problems if he knew what you were seeing, buddy. Depending on Toki's sensitivity to other things, he may also sense something else off about Peter, though it's way muted. Someone (not Peter!) made a bad deal and covered it up with a worse glamour.

Anyway. Uh. That's technically a valid answer, but somehow he's not sure he actually got a response. ]

Yeah? Glad I'm not the only one. Which house did you wanna be in?

[yokeye]

[Toki may have something to say on (not Peter!)'s bad dealings, as he's made one himself, but he's not picking up on anything related, at least in any way that makes sense at present.

And there's another question.]

No?

[He's less confident in his English reply this time. The 'conversation' is going to go nowhere, so he asks just in case.]

Do you speak Japanese?

B

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, no. You look more like a Hofflepoff.

[sorry did you come here to get dragged by clearly-a-professor]

[made_up_names]

[ THAT'S RUDE, MICHAEL

JEEZ ]

Oh come on. I'm at least a Ravenclock.

[eudaimonikos]

[He grins.]

How can I say? For all I know, you're an idiot.

[capital_asset]

"Griffindorms"?

[He has no idea what that means.]

[made_up_names]

You know, like the books? With the wizards?

B

[atomicultimatum]

"No." Jade, by now, was full. She'd picked clean a third plate and had shoved it a little to the side to rest her head on her arms, "I didn't read anything as a kid, sorry."


"What kinds of books are they?" She was curious. Not like a cat though. Like a dog with a potential new toy.

[made_up_names]

Well, okay, he's impressed. That's a lot of food even by his standards.

"What, nothing? Seriously?" He hadn't always had, like, a ton of books? But there'd been the library. "They're really fun. All kinds of wizards and magic and stuff."

B

[nevernoaction]

Books about what? Going to school?

[It's not a sarcastic comment, coming from the older teen with long, black hair. Ren doesn't look very supernatural, but he does have a magenta streak in his hair. The same color as his eyes.]

[made_up_names]

[ Whoa. The magenta streak might not be magical? But the eyes totally are. Probably.

He opens his mouth to say something sarcastic before realizing this guy seems kind of serious. ]

To magical wizard school, yeah. That's like most of the appeal.

B

[willnotbeyourneighbour]

It's just a school for rich kids. Calm down, Parker.

[Hey, the guy you just sat down next to is this asshole.]

[made_up_names]

[ Thanks a lot, Draco Malfoy. ]

Being at a school for rich kids is still pretty wild for some of us.

c

[psychomancy]

[Gemma had been so, so close to sneaking out. She'd been nearly out the door when the RA had called her, by name, to come participate in this ice breaker. She's been here for two years, and not once has she been able to escape the annual meet-and-greet, or as she prefers to call it in her head, The Destruction of Her Dignity. Because Gemma is absolute rubbish at these sorts of games. Usually she's rather quick on her feet when presented with a puzzle or a riddle, but for some reason, she always bungles games where she has to get someone else to guess anything.

The young man she's been paired with, at least, seems to be having a harder time of it than she is. Mostly because he can't seem to get the card off his hands for some reason. Gemma extends a hand in sympathy, trying to quash her secret relief that for once, she isn't the one making a scene. If her brother, Tom, could see her now, actually acting like the lady her heritage says she's supposed to be, he might have a fit.]

Do you want some help with that?

[made_up_names]

[ Sorry, Gemma, you get to hang out with the kid who's been here for all of two days. He's trying? He's really really trying, but also failing even harder as a result. It's not his fault his powers are deciding to embarrass him in front of the wizards.

Anyway. He gladly holds his hand out to her? It is stuck on there but good. (Also, cute girl. Play it cool, Parker. She's probably way older than you.) ]

Uh - yeah, if you don't mind? You might really have to pull though.

C - Want... to get in some pre-mission CR...?

[unpocoloco]

"Whoa, whoa, careful, kid. You're gonna lose your eyebrows just ripping things off your face like that, and trust me, you'll miss those a lot more than you think."

If Peter's willing to let him that close, he's just going to hobble over from where he was and peer at that stuck on bit of paper. What'd they put on this thing, super glue? Kind of cruel for an initiation prank.

"Here, I'm just gonna grab it and push back from your head okay?"

YES absolutely. spoilers 100% okay

[made_up_names]

It doesn't look like superglue? But what else could it be? Index cards don't just stick to children for no good reason.

He gives Héctor a bit of a look at that offer, but. Well. What else can he do? It's a better idea than anything else he has right now. The hobbling is worrisome, though. He about opens his mouth to ask about it - then thinks better of calling out a dude's limp right when said dude is trying to help it. "Yeah, go for it," he says, grabbing a chair to brace himself. "Just don't get stuck, okay dude?"