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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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Ahhhh, I knew I got it high, I just didn't realize how high...
[She's wondered about steering. She lays the tray down, then sits down in it, peering down. She's really wondering about steering, but--point it, aim, and go?
Seems like it should work.]
Ready!
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[ Kano steps around her, shoves his tray into her hands, and positions it in front of her to hold like a shield.
(it's a shield)
And without another word, he ducks back behind her, places both hands on her back and gives her a HUGE shove, lasting as long as he can run down the hill before the sled picks up too much speed for him to keep up.
GOOD LUCK, NANA. ]
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W-Wait, aren't you--
[Nope. His tray is now her shield. She puts it down and yelps -- good thing, because some packed snow is quickly bouncing off it, and dusting her hair and jacket something fierce. Nana yelps, soaring down the slope.
She's left Kano behind in short order.
She eventually transforms from "surprised" to "having fun," and lets out a gleeful yell as she goes down, zig-zagging, as she hurtles towards the bottom.]
AAAAaaaaah this is fuuuun~!
[Near the bottom, she finally tumbles off -- but she's slowed down, and she drops the shield-tray. She rolls a few times, before coming to a stop, panting and staring up.]
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It's a loooonng way down, snow sticking like a giant snowball that grows and grows as he comes rolling down the hill. It might be a good idea for Nana to pick that shield-tray back up, because there's no way Kano can steer this, or know where he's going, or... probably even think straight anymore from the dizziness. ]
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Oh no.
He can't steer that.
She grabs the tray she used as a shield, and starts running to where he was. She plans to use it, this time, more like a catcher's mitt.]
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At least... snow is soft...
It's also blessedly cold, and Kano rolls over onto his back and lets whatever aches and pains he's accrued all over his body get numbed by the ice, but it does nothing to help his head stop spinning, and neither does closing his eyes and pressing the palms of his hands down over them, but he tries that anyways. ]
Ouch...
[ With the pain, his illusions are broken, which is fine when he's covered up with his hands pressed over his eyes, but it's no good to be like this, he needs to get his head to stop hurting so he can sit up and see if Nana's still alive. ]
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Well...
...I feel like a banana that fell off a tree...
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[ ...There's a joke or two he's mixing up, he's sure, something about banana splits and his head feeling like it's been split open, but it's whatever. It's whatever!! His illusion snaps back up, as does the smile on his face and the apparent easy saunter of his as he treks through the few paces of snow towards Nana and extends his hand. ]
Let's not repeat that! Ahah... Is everything mostly okay? Nothing too bruised?
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[She's giggling, though not quite too hard. She took a spill. She sits up, slowly, and then she takes his hand -- standing up and dusting herself off, best she can, of all the snow.]
I'm fine! That was fun. And nothing broken, and nothing too bruised.
[She looks him over.] What about you?
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Come on, we can squeeze in a few more rounds before the sun starts setting.
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I won't argue! You'll have to take one down, too, though!
[And then she's off, back towards the top of the snow peak.]
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Eh- But I might actually die going down this again??
[ Not that he had proper sledding gear the first time down, but having experienced it nevertheless, it sounds absolutely terrifying zooming straight forward without the luxury of closing your eyes and letting fate have its way. ]
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[She looks over her shoulder, flashing a smile back at him.]
I'll make sure you don't die!
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She needs scripts.]no subject
[ It's a good thing he has his worth as a scriptwriter to save him... There's absolutely nothing to worry about, he tells himself— he trusts Nana more than himself, and this school- even if he hates everything about it- is pretty good at keeping its students alive. Ice keeps people alive? Or dying slower...? Something like that... Maybe it was covered in one of the biology classes he never attended.
Thoughts like that keep his mind occupied on the way up the slope, so that the trek doesn't feel it took as long as it might have. Allllll the way to the top. ]
Aah, it sure is huge! You really outdid yourself!
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I wonder if I could make it higher, if I planned for it... I sort of took a facade for a play, added a drawbridge, and used that as a snow plow. If I sketched out a design for something, I bet I could make it even better...
[Hers is a weird power.]
Well! [She puts the tray down.] We can go at the same time, or you can go first and I can run after? Or we could cram onto the same one, and I can help steer.
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Oh, three great options! Which one has the highest chance of survival... Sitting together sounds like it, but ah- we'd have to sit su~per close in order to fit! I'll have to hold on tight! You won't mind?
[ HE WOULDN'T... MIND... and Minako's not here to heeldrop him in the head...
The ideal imagery is two people on a motorcycle and something cool like that, a cute girl hugging him from behind as they ride into the sunset... not the other way around and flinging themselves off this death trap of an ice mountain, but it'll do. ]
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She doesn't want to think about that.
Nana sits down in it, and then she grabs onto the other tray, putting it out in front of her like a shield.]
Hop on!
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He slides in behind Nana— whips out his phone and takes a quick selfie of the two of them because HE'S GOING TO DIE, IT DOESN'T MATTER, LET HIM HAVE THIS— and then hugs Nana from behind, loosely with one arm so he doesn't squeeze the breath out of her. Not yet. ]
Alright, I'll push off at the count of three. One—
two—
three—--!
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VWOOSH.]
Aaah, here we go!
[She yells that. And then down, down they go. But about halfway down, there's a bump--]
Oh no!
[And the tray that Nana was using to shield and help steer goes flying out of her hands, and tumbles next to them... and away... and they speed by it.]
Ah, I think--
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So basically they're doomed. This is where he should abandon ship, throwing himself off the side instead of building up more and more momentum going down the slope. He should just leave Nana to die and save himself, but... ugh...
He lets go, but only enough to scoot back to the very back edge of the tray. ]
Hey- Hey! Nana-chan! Pull the front edge up!! Let the tray dig into the snow!
[ Never mind a tray to sit on or a tray to shield themselves with- what they need now is a brake, and this should work to slow them down. ]
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[Her only idea was to summon her katana, then use it as a brake. The tray will work better. She nudges it up -- which looks a little like the tray is popping a wheelie. A blast of snowdust flies out behind them, as it does, and Nana looks ahead.
Her expression screws up.]
I think it's slowing down! Are you okay back there?
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I'm okay! Just keep your eyes up front!
[ Don't look back... Okay, this calls for a sabotage, the moment they slow down enough that it's safe, and Kano starts leaning to the left, slow enough that it's not noticeable at first, but enough that they'll fall to their side soon enough. ]
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She opens her mouth--]
Um, Kano-san, I think--
[Whumph! Tumbling they go. Nana drops, rolling a few times through the snow, though it's a slower tumble than a disastrous, break-her-neck type. She goes rolling through the snow drift. The tray falls away from her, too.]
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Kano lets himself crash and tumble into the snow, knowing from experience that it'll hurt less in the long run if he just lets it happen and not tense up, and when the world stops spinning, he finds himself face first in snow.
He doesn't move. He can't breathe like this either, but that doesn't matter.
He was prepared to die, and now he's going to lie here and die like he deserves. ]
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But eventually she must speak.
And so she does.]
I think we made history.
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