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

[hatesdeerstalkers]

Yet, is not a little levity needed for our mental health, especially in front of what we face?

[Just, you know. Putting that out there.

Oh, also-]

And what blend are you drinking, might I ask?

[hatesdragons]

[Oh, this is the man she saw as Ekkehardt's surgery patient some time back. Professor Moriarty, correct?] Causing foolishness and widening a rift between our Academy and an innumerable amount of mages is not an ideal manner in which to "have fun," in my opinion. Yet it seems that my colleagues revel in such... [Emille catches herself before she can say what she's really thinking: idiocy. She takes a minute to think of a less harsh term to use, as she doesn't want to show disrespect to her peers.] ...immaturity. [Even so, she's not sure if that was a better word. It... might have been worse. Whoops.]

[Emille looks a little surprised that Moriarty is interested in her tea. Is everyone at Daybreak that interested in what others are drinking?] This? I believe it is a brewed green tea, with a hint of mint. It pairs well with the sakura mochi. [Honestly, she just poured a bit of what was available at the snack table.]