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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]
Squall Leonhart | Final Fantasy VIII
B.
It may be strange to see a student who dislikes these kinds of social functions there at the party, but here is Squall Leonhart. Did he have a change of heart? Was there someone that he was attending for? Did he just want food?
No, the reason he's there is because it's simply less hassle to attend the banquet for an hour or two then leave rather than put up with people constantly nagging him to go. He'd rather give up a small chunk of time and just do the thing rather than put up with a steady stream of people asking him if he's going and why not when he said no.
That doesn't mean he can't look sufficiently sour about it the entire time, though. He doesn't really want people bothering him now that he's here, however, and he gravitates towards you in hopes that if it looks like he's spending time with someone, everyone else will leave him alone. Maybe you know him. Maybe you're kind of, sort of, friends. Maybe you actually are friends despite his insistence that you're not. Maybe you're a complete stranger to him.
Whatever it is, he's in your general area now, and begrudgingly making some conversation.
"Is the food decent?"
C.
All things considered, living in a dorm isn't that bad. But it's not like Squall has much to compare it to. The fact that it's a consistent place to sleep alone makes it good in his eyes.
But if there's one thing he hates about it, it's this kind of crap. He had absolutely every intention of keeping interaction with the other students at a minimum. They were just going to share a living space together. It didn't mean they had to be all buddy buddy or anything, but the RA apparently had different ideas. Squall can't really say no, so he's here against his will.
The activity of choice is...Social Bingo. Pieces of paper with bingo squares with various things are written on them. The objective is to find people who qualify for the squares and the first person to get bingo wins a prize. The RA doesn't say what the prize is, but it can't be anything actually worth winning. The RA also seems to have his eye on Squall, meaning he can't just sneak out either, so he'll have to play the game.
He approaches the nearest person and holds up the paper. "Do you fit for any of these?"
D.
UN: Griever
BIO: (This section has been left completely blank)
B
no subject
And if you are rich?
[He isn't rich, not by a long shot, but this is the natural follow up question.]
no subject
no subject
Helpful.
no subject
no subject
It does look pretty good. Even if he's not sure what some of it is.]
no subject
If you haven't tried it yet, those yams next to you are really tasty.
no subject
It's not bad.
[Translated: It's good.]
no subject
There's some sauce that goes with them too if you want.
[He passes the dish - a very fancy silver gravy platter - across the table]
no subject
I take it you've tried everything?
no subject
[The size of the pile on his plate definitely supports this statement]
C.
Jamie recognizes the plight of a fellow non-social person and peers at Squall's bingo sheet while holding out his own. You're gonna return the favor, right bro?
no subject
He takes the offered paper in kind. An unspoken mutually beneficial agreement between two people who just want to get this over with as soon as possible. He looks over the squares.
Has a dog for a pet
Won a spelling bee as a child
Has both a brother and a sister
Who came up with these? Why are half of them stupid and the other half dumb?
Eventually, he puts himself down as Has visited every continent. He assumes that Antarctica doesn't count for this, but if he gets asked sure, whatever. He's been to Antarctica.
no subject
He offers the sheet back to his fellow introvert, then glances surreptitiously around the room. The RA's in charge seem occupied with other groups of students right now and aren't looking their way. "Hey, do you think we could get away with just completing each other's papers? They're not gonna ask to us to explain who checked off every square, are they?"
no subject
If they were, then staff has a lot more time on their hands than anyone would have thought.
"And what are they going to do if they do find out? Not much." Disciplinary action over a lame party game? Squall would lose a lot of faith in this institution if so. At most, they'd lose out on the chance to win some kind of useless junk or something like that.
no subject
It doesn't occur to him until Squall approaches that there might be others similar to him.]
Probably these. [He points to a few squares.]
What about you?
no subject
[Miraculously, nobody seems to have spiked it.]
I don't know what half these things are.
[Still, he goes for the squares out of curiosity. He might not want to be here, but he's not going to leave hungry.]
no subject
[He tries a few of the square appetizers. This one's got roasted pork with just the right amount of garlic, not enough to be overwhelming.]
no subject
[He would say he's not that interested, but that's a lie. Food is currently on his mind.]
no subject
[Another square and this one is also on point. Man, should he be taking some notes or something? All of this food is good.]