The Watchers of Night ([personal profile] thewatchers) wrote in [community profile] daybreakacademy2021-01-01 11:49 am

[Open Log] The Turning of the Year


The Turning of the Year
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New year, new you, same old world. Assuming you manage to keep it intact, at least. But hey, your track record’s been pretty good so far. That’s the nice thing about having preventing the apocalypse as your mission statement: as long as the world is still around to complain, you can tell them you did your job just fine.

A. Sweeping Out The Old
Like any old institution, Daybreak has accumulated a great deal of random clutter in its massive storage rooms.

Unlike any old institution, a lot of that clutter is cursed as fuck.

You know, to use the technical terminology.

As per tradition, the last day of the year is generally spent going through the stockpile and carefully dispelling, re-binding, exorcising, or outright destroying anything that needs to be dealt with- all the better to start off the new year by not leaving the future you some alarmingly malevolent artifact to deal with.

More advanced students and faculty are recruited to handle the legitimately dangerous items, whereas less experienced students are given the more obnoxious but less threatening ones to practice with. You never know when you might need to break a curse, after all...

B. In With The New
Of course, it’s not all work- under the circumstances, Soleil is celebrating the New Year with the kind of vigor that only comes from having made it through something you weren’t entirely sure you were going to survive. The students are permitted to come down to the town and join the festivities as they please, although the Academy will have some stern words if you cause any trouble.

...well, too much trouble.

More trouble than they were expecting you to do, at least.

C. Minutes To Midnight
Still, in the end, some people are a little more solemn about it all. And that’s fine, too. Daybreak’s pointedly non-denominational chapel has been carefully swept out for the New Year, and many people are taking the opportunity to use one of their quiet, empty rooms for some quiet contemplation and inward reflection. Meditate on the absolute chaos that is their daily lives.

...At least one of them is probably just here to nap away from their partying roommates. Please try to ignore the snoring.
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[personal profile] buddinghopes 2021-01-04 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course Lia was coming along with Gunvolt! Something like this sounded just like what they all needed after everything the year had been.

At some point, she stands near one of the air hockey tables, waving Gunvolt over.]


Hey! Want to play few rounds?
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[personal profile] shockingblue 2021-01-05 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, you know it.

[GV beamed a confident smile and walked on over taking one of the paddles up before shoving a coin into the machine, bringing the table to life.]

Your serve first, Lia. I'm not gonna let you beat me as easily as you did last time.
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[personal profile] buddinghopes 2021-01-07 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lia grins and takes the puck, nodding as she picks up the other paddle.]

Alright! Let's go!

[Serving!]
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[personal profile] shockingblue 2021-01-09 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lia's arm still was nothing to be trifled with. This time though, Gunvolt wasn't going to be taken off guard. His eyes followed the motion of her serve and he readied a solid defense, striking the puck back with a bounce off the side wall.

He quickly reset himself, eyes quickly jumping back and forth between the puck and his opponent to try to read her moves.]