MARCH IN-SERVICE

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March In-Service
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Flowers festooned the faculty office, from merry little snowdrops in tiny planters to crystalized crocuses suspended in windows to catch light, and with pastel seat covers the room looked much brighter and lighter than the norm. The food prepared is a mix of late winter and early spring, from winter salads with bleu cheese and gratin to quiche lorraine, cherry clafouti, simmered bamboo shoots, sakura mochi, and lemon rosemary cake - all served with American-style iced tea, lemonade, and matcha.


Poisson d'avril - Senior Prank day
Despite the cheery decor, it was serious - all hands on deck for faculty and TAs - for while true graduation is not until May, the long-running tradition of senior pranks starts on April 1st and who knows what will happen, especially when magic and alchemy widens the possibilities. The alchemy grad students, in particular, have been hinting about their surprises for the week - animal transformations, as a topic, have come up more than once.

Walpurgisnacht Ball (We're not invited)
Speaking of pranks… Walpurgisnacht is coming soon, a time for those inclined towards magic to celebrate or hold rituals, and to ward off evil - but among the Mages of Europe, it is a time for an annual ball where they introduced their new heirs, arrange marriages, and (in theory) cast aside old grudges. However, there is one long-standing grudge: Thanks to an incident long lost to history, Daybreak Academy has been snubbed and disinvited from this gathering - and a new tradition was born: to crash the party and prank the hell out of the Mages, and every year they had succeeded without fail - to annoy the mages without being bad enough for them to justify going after the academy, and the Seers are hoping this will continue.

The faculty will be discussing the various visions that have been displayed recently.

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Comments

[nor_iron_bars]

[Jail smiles happily.] No problem, honeybee. I gotcha.

[She turns to Emille, and looks her in the eyes solemnly.]

The thing you need to understand is... fuck those guys. They're assholes, and they suck chunks.

[hatesdragons]

[Just. A sigh. She gets it, she really does. There's a reason why she has absolutely zero desire to tangle with mage families, and that's a good part of it. But...]

Is there no room for diplomacy, or any other sensible tactic other than childishly pulling pranks on these mages? Why fritter away possible alliances against what is to come? [Though she'd be fine with pranking or doing worse to any mages who are actively for Nightfall. Because that probably means they're in league with Dragons.]

Alas, I see that I am in the minority here. [She shrugs.] Enjoy your fun and games, because we do not know what the future will bring.

[imyoubut]

The fact that they continue to bar the academy from attending the ceremony over some event long since forgotten seems to imply they are less than willing to side with us. I'm not going to say it's impossible, but if some petty squabble that occurred hundreds of years ago was enough to turn them against an academy dedicated to stopping the occurrence of Nightfall...then it seems like attempting is the true waste of time.

[As she says that, her whole body tenses up and for once she actually stops shaking. It is only once she actually finishes and takes a breath that her body relaxes.]

...I apologize if I came across as rude, but my tolerance for mage society foolishness has been decreasing as the years go by.

[hatesdragons]

That is indeed a valid point, Lady Cromwell. Perhaps they are also just as childish as this entire occasion seems to be. Daybreak's method of retribution would not be one I would choose, but I am not involving myself in this mischief.

[She shakes her head at Urtz's apology.] No need to apologize. I believe most everyone else here has made it quite clear that mage families are, for lack of a better word, scum. It is enough to explain the enduring nature of this tradition to crash their party.