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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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[ Aha... His interest is immediately piqued, for his illusion to be waved away just like that, all without Kano having to suffer a punch in the gut, as some people have learned to deal with it. He says nothing of it, smiling patiently as the girl apologizes profusely- embarrassed- about having read Maverick's name wrong. ]

It's alright, don't mind it! I also got his name wrong, before! Aah, there are plenty of those games that help people learn each other's names, aren't there? This is the perfect time for something like that! How about... Oh, do you still have that sharpie, Maverick?

[ Doesn't matter, Kano still has his black one, flipping it around in between his fingers. ]

A way to get to know each other, and to remember people's names: a name poem! The first letter of each line, for each letter in your name~

[ He will allow Maverick to drop the -y, but isn't Ricky a much more convenient name for all? ]

[Less waved away, more...edited. Chances are if he'd known it was an illusion, he wouldn't have been able to either, with the limitations to his power and how he can psych himself out of it sometimes. But as far as he's concerned, it was ink. Ink is easy.

He wiggles his own marker between his fingers -- the blue one, which might be a little odd if any of the girls are thinking too much about his very red name. That part stayed! Hm.]

You guys don't mind a nickname, do you? Maverick's pretty long.

[Going along with it...? Nope, just taking a piece of paper and simply writing

M

A

V

Even easier than Ricky.]

[ What exactly is his magic so I can be nosy about it...

Illusions are set aside for now, as Kano picks up his own sheet of paper and jots the K-A-N-O of his name down the left edge. This time, it's him who waits patiently for Maverick to go first, looking over his shoulder at the paper just like every writer hates. ]

Oh, can I go ahead and call you Mav too? That's great! Making friends and calling each other by nicknames is what this sort of thing is all about~ Good for you, Mav!

[ask and ye shall receive.]

Yeah? I'd call you "No" in return, but I think that'd get confusing after a while.

[Mav is...fine. Better than Ricky. Anyway, hmm... He's more used to reading poems than writing them.]

We goin' with stuff we like, words we think describe us, what? [no he's not stalling]

[ Oh my god, is the fake -y now written in white sharpie ink... The day Kano learns about sparkle text, Maverick will know no peace. ]

You can call me whatever you want! "No" is fine, but you're right, huh? I might not answer!

[ He absolutely won't answer to "No"? A stupid name, and also not a name. ]

As for the poem... well, it's a poem~ There's no limit to creativity, so write whatever you want~ Impress us!

[IT SURE IS. Maybe if Kano leans in real close, he'll be able to tell.]

Hmm. Poems have more rules than you'd think, but it wouldn't make for a fun game...

[Not that any of this makes for a fun game.

M is for...

Uh, skip it.

A is for asshole, but he's not going to put that. Acute!

V is for Vocifer -- no, too fancy. Vocal!

Okay, back to M which is for Mulish.]

'Kay, let's see 'em. Oh, sorry -- you sure you...really wanna go for the full Angelique, huh?

[angelique is nuts...time will tell whether or not she's worse than kano, because now they have so much time. damn it, angelique...]

[ We've got overachiever Angelique on one side, and then Mav "Mulish Acute Vocal" Ericky on the other side, and Kano really can't wait to see what that combination of words is supposed to be. He can't ask that without showing his own poem in return, though, so he gets to work jotting things down on his paper too while he talks.

Poetry sucks... Kano sucks at poetry... but at least it's easy to BS your way through it because it can mean anything, Maverick's proved that. ]

Heh~ You finished really quickly, didn't you, Mav? A natural poet! How surprising! Why don't you go first and read it out loud, and tell us about what it means?

Don't wanna wait for Angelique? No ones worried I'm going to distract Angelique? Okay.

[fuck you, angelique]

Anyway, it was fucki -- [he hesitates for half a breath, but the appalled look from Angelique frees him from any inclination to be modest.] -- ing easy because I just decided to be fucking honest, you know?

[go on and implode, angelique.]

M's "mulish" 'cuz I'm fucking stubborn. A's "acute" because there's no sense in lying, I'm pretty short. V's for vocif...vocal.

[hold back...the fancy... damn fancy, getting all in his head and shit!]

I can fucking be loud, if I don't give a fuck. Vocal! Done, easy-peasy.

[how many shades of red is angelique, he doesn't do good with reds]

[ Angelique's mouth is open, wanting to put her foot down for the two of them to shut up so she can concentrate, but Maverick doesn't even give her the chance. Her face is so red, it's going a little purple, her anger easy enough to see even without color perception. Fuck you, Maverick, she's going to write the best poem of the group, full of fancy pants made up words like ~vocif~ that Maverick is too chicken to write for his own.

The interest on Kano's face is genuine, though, unabashed as he pokes a finger at "Vocal." Fucking honest, huh? ]

What was that you were about to say? "Vocif"...? Hey now, it's pretty impressive misreading a word you've written down yourself. Were you debating over something else instead of "vocal"?

[Playing this dumb game was worth it just to make Angelique's life hell.]

Maybe, or maybe I got dyslexia in my mouth. You trying to get out of reading yours?

[ They're supposed to be here making friends... but this is fine too, ig. ]

Hmm, is that so? Sorry about the dyslexia in your mouth!

[ But alright, he'll comply, taking the stage- aka jumping up onto the small coffee table Angelique is writing her poem on and ignoring the affronted look she shoots up at him. ]

O~kay! Everyone, attention! Attention! I dedicate this to all my friends here, and especially my newest friend, Mav! This one's for you.

[ He clears his throat unnecessarily, and dramatically holds his paper out at arm's width. The letters K-A-N-O lines the left side of the paper, but nothing else is written. Nevertheless, he recites, slowly and deliberately: ]

"Keys
And
Night...
Open."

[ A flourish and a bow! and he straightens up to await applause. ]

[wh

what the fuck]

...I'm touched.

[No applause from him. There's something wrong with you, Kano. Keys and Night...Open. Is this a clue? If he finds the place of keys and night, will he find the doorknob? Or is Kano just fucking around? Ugh!! What would a place of keys and night even be... Light switch?]

I'll tell you about the original V if you can talk about the symbolism in your piece. [and fuck up Angelique's progress more.]

[ How dare there be no applause? He only gets a few hesitant, scattered claps after he stomps around the table in his boots, turning around and looking everybody over expectantly until he's satisfied and sits down on the table, legs dangling over the edge. ]

Symbolism... It's a straightforward poem, just like I'm a straightforward person. [ haha, yeah, okay ]

Keys open, and so does the night. That's all~

The night...opens.

[The night opens???? The night is young, but he's not sure the night opens.]

The night opens~

[ Maverick doesn't phrase it as a question, so Kano doesn't take it as one, reaching over to clap Maverick on the shoulder so he can refocus. ]

So! Tell us about the original V!

[Please stop...]

Vociferous.

[ ...Kano deadeyes him. ]

Is that... a type of tree...?

[ A dumbass inside and out, he has never heard that word before, wtf does that even mean. ]

...That's coniferous. And Vesuvius is the volcano in Italy.

[Since it seems like Kano is genuinely asking and not just needling him, though...]

It's just another way to say I'm a loud, argumentative dumbass with opinions.

Heh?! What's that- you're actually pretty smart?! How surprising!!

[ How rude, honestly, but he's also pretty taken aback, what with Maverick's hobo vibes. ]

What are you doing playing around with all this, then?

Hey, hey -- watch your fucking mouth, brat.

[Give him back his hobo vibes...! And the doorknob!]

You dragged me over here, remember?

And you gave in so easily! Sorry, sorry, I just thought you'd have a harder time of it, otherwise!

[ Of, you know, making friends and stuff, when he comes off as a foul-mouthed hobo. ]

Ah, but this sort of thing is important too, so I'm glad you were dragged over~ See, now everybody knows your name, and about trees, and volcanoes too! Isn't that wonderful?

Fuck's sake... Angelique, are you done yet?

[can they just fucking MOVE ON...wait why is angelique suddenly looking at him like he might be a bad boy lone wolf that can be tamed through the power of friendship and love because he secretly had a heart of gold, he was so sensitive... he's seen too many romantic comedies to not recognize that look. gdi angelique!!!

Welp, time to just glare quietly at Kano. Everything is his fault.]

[ Everything is always his fault and he takes it in stride, laughing and patting the space on the table next to him for Maverick to take a seat if he doesn't feel like any of the 23049863 other chairs littered around the space. ]

Now, now, don't rush her~ That's not how friends speak to each other! What letter are you stuck on, Angelique? Q?

[ It's the first E. ]

[He'll wander closer, but only so he can lean over, jab an elbow into Kano's side, and mutter to him. Not taking that offered "seat", sorry.]

I don't suppose this has been enough for you to fucking "remember" where you put it, huh?

Ouch- [ It doesn't hurt, but he'll say it anyways, just so Maverick can know how deeply he wounded Kano brushing off all this Friendship and Group Bonding and instead bringing up that doorknob again. ]

Aah, it was somewhere around here! Definitely! I wonder if it got kicked around, though? There's so many people here, it's hard to see~

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