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

[hatesdragons]

[Tea is good whether it's hot or cold! But cold tea goes better with the mochi she is currently savoring. Seriously, the best part of in-service meetings is the food.]

Thank you. Sometimes I wonder what I am doing at such an Academy, with all of its mage this-and-that. Then I remember that [she says this in a loud but dead-pan manner] the future of the world is at stake.

[She pops a piece of sakura mochi in her mouth. It's better than finishing that thought out loud: and it is up to us to defend it. This is probably not the right audience for that, considering how eager the others are to pull childish pranks on fellow mages.]

[spelleton]

Preparations are already underway. [ He takes a sip of tea. ] There's only so much we can do all at once. Much of it relies on our allies, field agents, and information from other regions.

Psychologically, it simply helps to give the mind breaks from serious matters. And it's one night out of many - it doesn't hurt.

[imyoubut]

Not us, anyway. The mages, on the other hand~

[Wow. This is really good iced tea. Delicious.]

[hatesdragons]

That is reassuring news, Sir Gehring. [A nod.] I will do my best to keep in touch with Murakumo for any updates from Japan.

My mind does not require such frivolous breaks, but if that is what pleases you, then I have no say in the matter. [tldr; you do you.]