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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]
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[ ...Yeah, Vegas! The vacation of dreams for any young upstart with money in their hands and infinite energy to party all night- whereas Kano, coming from an orphanage with nothing to his name, never really dreamed about going to Vegas being a possibility before, so there's a huge disconnect between Michael's excitement and Kano's. ]
Well, it's just card games, isn't it? That's real simple to cheat at... Think the school would notice if some of the winnings- ah... [ went directly into his pockets ] come to a bit less than what they anticipated?
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[Michael doesn't know how to navigate the human legal system. He'd probably just do twenty more illegal things to retrieve you, and then where would we be?
...France. We'd be back in France and it wouldn't matter anyway.]
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Hm, hm~ Well! Rest assured, they won't catch me cheating! Even if somebody does, there's no way to prove it, is there? The Americans have this thing- "innocent until proven guilty"! That's great, isn't it? Such a funny rule to stand by!
[ It's so convenient, with illusions being an "invisible" magic, as it is, with no evidence left behind. ]
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[Not Americans, maybe, just people in general.]
I'll give you the list of winning numbers once I get it, work on memorizing them. The fewer people who need cheat sheets, the better.
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Obviously, such a system didn't work. ]
Gotcha~ That's not a problem at all! [ And rest assured, it won't be a problem for him. He's intelligent, when he puts his mind to something. He's just also dumb as rocks when he doesn't care, which is basically all the time. ]
And after that, we get to play around, don't we? Are there still tigers around there? Can we let the tigers out?
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[Or was that something else?]
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Yeah.
[ ...yeah... That was a bad time, but it was also that one(?) time, and it's all in the past. ]
It's really no fair for the tiger, though, is it? Cooped up like that, made to perform tricks— not even fun ones, either! Everybody staring at them all the while. It's deplorable~
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[ At school where it's... well, cold now, but the dormitories are nice and toasty, and there'd be plenty of people to care for them. People love cats. ]
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[This seems highly relevant.]
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[ It's the honest answer, as Kano doesn't keep up with the other students as much as he probably should after having attended for so long already, but it'll work out; there's tons of people here, and one of them could easily be a were-tiger. ]
If not, I could always try? I make a pretty good cat now! A house cat, but...
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[ Would Michael be able to tell...? Daemons are powerful beings, so maybe something like this isn't out of their realm of expertise?? who knows. ]
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It's not that bad! I had to smell dozens of cats before I could get it right! ...Let's not talk about that, though. Other things smell good, don't they? The pastries you have there?
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I guess. But it's still weird to have a different sense. Also, sometimes when I smell food, it makes the glands in my mouth produce saliva, and I hate that a lot.
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[ You've known this child since he was six, Michael. Do you trust him? ]
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What is it?
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[ He skips off, instead, pulling ahead of Michael out of Robespierre and towards the banquet hall, where he should have just stayed in the first place. ]
It's no fun if I just tell you, after all! Trust in me a little, and follow me!
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[But he's smiling, and he trots after Kano anyhow.]
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[ aka "lmao yeah." But that's why Kano's here! to motion for Michael to find a seat and sit down, wait for him for a few minutes while Kano traipses about the hall looking for what he needs. ]
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Guess I am that dumb.
[He's not gonna sit, though, he's just gonna pace around a little.]
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Oh- you're here! I'm here! I told you to sit, didn't I? Here, hold this!
[ He holds out the plate, on which is some sort of pudding, twisted bread rolls, and an assortment of diced fruit. All sweet things, all normal looking things. ]
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You know me. Real rebel.
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[ It would have been easier if Michael had sat down, because then he'd have hands free to bat Kano away and prevent him from 1) reaching forward to pinch Michael's nose, and 2) grabbing a spoonful of pudding and more or less shoving it into Michael's mouth. ]
Here comes the airplane~ Ah- It's about to collide into the hanger doors! Open up, open up!
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