daybreakacademy | When You Made Wishes: start! (player plot)

Imagine Wist's surprise when April rolled around and their plan for a great prank was foiled on account of all those students just...leaving??? Truly, they have become the April fool... It's what they wanted, of course -- for the pitiful humans to find freedom -- and sure there are some stragglers around, but...in the end, they decide to take the win and enjoy a short break of their own. Good thing, too, or they might have pulled out all their hair in frustration when Spring Break comes to an end and the swarm of students and faculty willingly return to their prison.

While settling back into the academy and resigning themselves to a routine, the people of Daybreak will be soothed by a gentle tune rising up from the forest. It isn't a song they've heard before, and yet, somehow...it's nostalgic, isn't it? The soft notes of the pan flute stir up something in their hearts, tugging at old memories and drawing forth a feeling of dissatisfaction and longing out from under them. Let the song lull them into taking a moment to withdraw from the hustle and bustle -- hey, turns out they sort of need it. Maybe they're coming down with a cold, or just some quick little bug...
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>> user M3G4M4G1CH4XX posted on April 6th, 2019:
Why did you come back? You don't have to live like this.

Weren't things better back then? Try to remember what it used to be like.
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The odd message from an iris account that doesn't exist isn't up for long before the spell kicks into the next phase. However they manifest and from when differs from person to person, but those affected will all have the bizarre experience of watching some ghost of themselves from their past be born from their soul's memory. Don't think there are those that can escape this fate just by returning at a later time, either -- Wist can keep up this panpipe nonsense all day, every day if they have to. If that what it takes to get their point across...

Good luck trying to comprehend whatever point that may be, because now Daybreak is the new home to a bunch of familiar-looking rugrats and has to contend with whatever complications they may bring along with them.
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[For more information on this plot, please see this ooc infopost!]

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Oh, you're not!? So you're like really lost! Where did you come from? Do you know?

[Alderic just appearing like that and having no idea about Daybreak is making Toki learn towards the conclusion that he's one of the "younger selves" that keep showing up. Only he doesn't know of who, and he can't ask for fear of a paradox or something. He may be overly careful with that, but he's been making an effort not to tell people they're from the past, or are some sort of soul fragments. Maybe if he learns more about Alderic, he'll figure out who to bring him to.]

[That is correct, even if Alderic does not yet know himself. But finding out the connection between the person he is now and who he grows up to become may be a little difficult to figure out.]

Somewhere in France...? I don't...really have a home. Anymore.

[If Alderic's generally disheveled appearance did not give it away. He has been homeless for a while now.]

I just was trying to make my powers work okay. I can't use them in my shows otherwise.

[Somewhere in France... that possibly no longer exists. A war, maybe. Ugh. Toki is horrible with history and he has no idea where to start with figuring out what time period Alderic is from without outright asking him.]

Shows? What kind of shows, are you like a street performer!?

[He's not quite sure what to do here, so...]

Are you hungry? Do you want to take a shower and like find some new clothes!?

[That aren't gross.]

[It was more like Alderic's own fault, but he doesn't talk about what happened. Instead he perks up at Toki's offer.]

Um, yes! To all three. [He really would like to eat.] I do street performances. It's fun.

[And makes him money. Everything he had was lost in the fire so Alderic had to start from scratch. Real magic works really good at attracting people's attention.]

Is it okay if I have something to eat first?

[He has lived in these clothes for a long time. It can wait a little longer.]

[Toki saw some street performers in Paris, and he thinks they were amazing. It's a good career choice in his opinion.]

Do you work with fire!? There were a bunch of fire guys in Paris! Anyway! Food!

[He points to closest building, the Grand Hall. He doesn't finish his thought right away. He stares blankly for a few seconds as a short, flashing vision occurs... A woman in colorful layered kimono, her hair styled in an ancient fashion. She smiles. Then she opens her mouth far too wide and screams. Several fox tails fan out behind her... Toki cringes, as the lingering scream still stays with him. He'll write it down later. He focuses on Alderic again, hoping this hasn't been interrupted for too long. Yes! Food. That's what he wanted.]

You're in luck~! There's a banquet room in there and you can have whatever you want!

[Inside, there's not too many people at this time of day, but a few scattered students about. Golems are present, serving food and setting platters of something or other on one of the back tables.]

Yeah. It's one of my...powers, I think? I'm not good at using it yet but I'm practicing.

[Even if Alderic did not choose to use it in his acts he still would practice it. He was determined enough to end whatever problems may arise with his flames with what happened to his family.

The scent of food and the sheer size of the hall is almost enough to distract Alderic and his stomach growls loudly. But he did notice Toki's wince and didn't want to ignore it.]

Are you okay?

[He doesn't yet know the challenges that Seers experience with their visions, after all.]

I'm fine!

[It's dismissive. He's still not in the habit of explaining right off. Alderic seems pretty hungry, so they might as well pick up food from the table at the back. There's no time to wait and order things.]

So, what looks good!? I'd suggest things, but I met this girl here and she's gotten me to try a bunch of weird foods and I also had some like fermented devil once and now I don't know if something actually tastes good or if it's just good by comparison and honestly, like dirt would be good by comparison, so it's really hard to judge!

[He's...not sure if Toki is being honest. But even now Alderic was someone who accepted the choices others made. If Toki did not want to speak about it yet, it's his choice.

And, well, he's easily distracted by the food. There's so much of it he cannot make a decision on where to start first. Also--]

Fermented devil? Did it taste good?

[Because that is clearly the most important thing here.]

[Toki fills a plate with random things from the table. Rice, some pink creamy stuff with marshmallows in it, what might be meatloaf, carrots, and a couple of croissants. He covers it with sardines and caramel sauce.]

It was awful! I've tasted anything so disgusting! It was like this thick oily stuff and it was kind of like rotting meat and lighter fluid mixed together and it burned! It was called Blue Devil Liquor and I guess it's like an angel alcohol or something! I threw up the devil afterwards when it like reformed in my stomach or something and that was gross too! I named him Shinobu and then he... he was banished. I miss him.

[He stabs at a caramel covered sardine with a fork.]

So, fire stuff! Can I see some of it later!?

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