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daybreakacademy2019-07-05 09:56 pm
thewatchers) wrote in daybreakacademy2019-07-05 09:56 pm
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Herald of Night - Aftermath and Summer Break
[OOC: Note, this is going up now with the intent that players won’t be compelled to keep their characters in stasis during the Herald fight. If you wish to avoid spoilers on the general ending of the Herald event until you’re a bit later, you are not required to read this post yet]
The Herald’s fall was quick - almost unceremonious. With his phylacteries shattered in the Outlands and the overwhelming Radiance of the Daybreak forces, his physical form was rent asunder, leaving only tattered bits of claw and bone, and the last echoes of his curses.
That, and a mountain of corpses.
The cleanup crews arrived and quickly moved to control the scene. Daybreak’s reserves were called in, for the sun never returned to the area the Herald had touched. As Outland mist filled the area, monsters began flowing through. The UN forces worked desperately to recover what they could, but eventually had to be recalled to a wide perimeter several miles from the darkened land.
Once the forces were all a wide, safe distance, the remaining staff moved quickly to establish an encircling base as grim faces discussed what to go public with.
Daybreak was not invited to these discussions. And thus, it likely came as something of a surprise to the students and faculty without sight when an enormous mushroom cloud erupted from the emergence zone, the ensuing windstorm buffeting but otherwise not harming even those at the outer bases.
“That’s our official story,” the commander explained, barely apologetic. “Joint UN Forces were guarding a top secret test for a more powerful and sustainable form of nuclear energy, but the test went awry and the entire reactor melted down causing enormous loss of life. This site will be off limits with heavy restrictions on it going forward.”
There were some terse exchanges and phone calls, before the high seeress herself was called in. She arrived mere moments later, much to the alarm of the UN staff, and took charge. After three hours of meetings, she emerged and ordered the Daybreak forces to return home.
The flight home was long. The Runewings were unavailable as they had to undergo extensive maintenance before they would be airworthy, so the students and staff were moved via shuttle to Perth and put on commercial airliners to return to Paris. The trip was long, almost twenty-four hours including a layover in Bangkok before reaching Paris, and another two hours on train, plus another hour on shuttle to return to campus. Once the students were returned, they were greeted by warm beds and food as a platoon of Daybreak councillors emerged to help the students rest, recuperate, and deal with what they had just witnessed and took part in.
Those who chose to watch international news would see the incident lighting up the media. Word of the top-secret nuclear power test gone awry and the tremendous loss of life was widely circulating. Almost immediately, conspiracy theories began lighting up the internet. The official explanation, while meticulously constructed, could be seen for false by more than a few (and even beyond those normally inclined to disbelieve). Wild stories abounded, and flights into Perth suddenly saw an enormous uptick as more and more conspiracy hunters sought to view the site of the accident. Fortunately, for now, Daybreak’s forces were deployed and firmly in place, and the odd human was no match for the vision of the seers. Thus far, the veil holds, but for how much longer none can say. The High Seeress herself remained quiet on the matter, allowing as she put it “the kingdoms of man” to determine the information they reveal and how they manage it. Daybreak, she insisted, must focus now and as ever on their true duty - that of stopping Nightfall. Forestalling the Herald was a good first step, and for now, they would rest.
Normally, Daybreak announces their three-month long vacation trips in advance, but this time they had declined to do so, not wanting to take focus from the students. But with that over, finally, the first trip was announced - Daybreak would bring students to the Azores, renting rooms in five-star hotels all over the islands. Students would be free to move back and forth between the Islands, Daybreak, and their hometowns with fully paid airfare, and have the best in luxury accommodations. For the month of July, after the great service they had rendered and to calm that which they had seen, the High Seeress was adamant. Rest, relaxation, and recuperation. No exceptions. Any students who signed up for summer classes would get an automatic A and full credit for the Summer Quarter. No summer classes would be held and the Faculty would receive the same treatment as the students. They too, would need time to rest and recover.
[OOC: For the rest of July, students and faculty will be able to move freely around the Azores islands, Daybreak, and their hometowns for vacation. There will still be a Cassandra upload on the 15th, but otherwise everyone is free to do as they will (and the Cassandra upload will be given via mobile van so the students won’t have to fly back to the Academy.) August will see the academy select a different vacation location, although the next location will have more of a service aspect involved.]
The Herald’s fall was quick - almost unceremonious. With his phylacteries shattered in the Outlands and the overwhelming Radiance of the Daybreak forces, his physical form was rent asunder, leaving only tattered bits of claw and bone, and the last echoes of his curses.
That, and a mountain of corpses.
The cleanup crews arrived and quickly moved to control the scene. Daybreak’s reserves were called in, for the sun never returned to the area the Herald had touched. As Outland mist filled the area, monsters began flowing through. The UN forces worked desperately to recover what they could, but eventually had to be recalled to a wide perimeter several miles from the darkened land.
Once the forces were all a wide, safe distance, the remaining staff moved quickly to establish an encircling base as grim faces discussed what to go public with.
Daybreak was not invited to these discussions. And thus, it likely came as something of a surprise to the students and faculty without sight when an enormous mushroom cloud erupted from the emergence zone, the ensuing windstorm buffeting but otherwise not harming even those at the outer bases.
“That’s our official story,” the commander explained, barely apologetic. “Joint UN Forces were guarding a top secret test for a more powerful and sustainable form of nuclear energy, but the test went awry and the entire reactor melted down causing enormous loss of life. This site will be off limits with heavy restrictions on it going forward.”
There were some terse exchanges and phone calls, before the high seeress herself was called in. She arrived mere moments later, much to the alarm of the UN staff, and took charge. After three hours of meetings, she emerged and ordered the Daybreak forces to return home.
The flight home was long. The Runewings were unavailable as they had to undergo extensive maintenance before they would be airworthy, so the students and staff were moved via shuttle to Perth and put on commercial airliners to return to Paris. The trip was long, almost twenty-four hours including a layover in Bangkok before reaching Paris, and another two hours on train, plus another hour on shuttle to return to campus. Once the students were returned, they were greeted by warm beds and food as a platoon of Daybreak councillors emerged to help the students rest, recuperate, and deal with what they had just witnessed and took part in.
Those who chose to watch international news would see the incident lighting up the media. Word of the top-secret nuclear power test gone awry and the tremendous loss of life was widely circulating. Almost immediately, conspiracy theories began lighting up the internet. The official explanation, while meticulously constructed, could be seen for false by more than a few (and even beyond those normally inclined to disbelieve). Wild stories abounded, and flights into Perth suddenly saw an enormous uptick as more and more conspiracy hunters sought to view the site of the accident. Fortunately, for now, Daybreak’s forces were deployed and firmly in place, and the odd human was no match for the vision of the seers. Thus far, the veil holds, but for how much longer none can say. The High Seeress herself remained quiet on the matter, allowing as she put it “the kingdoms of man” to determine the information they reveal and how they manage it. Daybreak, she insisted, must focus now and as ever on their true duty - that of stopping Nightfall. Forestalling the Herald was a good first step, and for now, they would rest.
Normally, Daybreak announces their three-month long vacation trips in advance, but this time they had declined to do so, not wanting to take focus from the students. But with that over, finally, the first trip was announced - Daybreak would bring students to the Azores, renting rooms in five-star hotels all over the islands. Students would be free to move back and forth between the Islands, Daybreak, and their hometowns with fully paid airfare, and have the best in luxury accommodations. For the month of July, after the great service they had rendered and to calm that which they had seen, the High Seeress was adamant. Rest, relaxation, and recuperation. No exceptions. Any students who signed up for summer classes would get an automatic A and full credit for the Summer Quarter. No summer classes would be held and the Faculty would receive the same treatment as the students. They too, would need time to rest and recover.
[OOC: For the rest of July, students and faculty will be able to move freely around the Azores islands, Daybreak, and their hometowns for vacation. There will still be a Cassandra upload on the 15th, but otherwise everyone is free to do as they will (and the Cassandra upload will be given via mobile van so the students won’t have to fly back to the Academy.) August will see the academy select a different vacation location, although the next location will have more of a service aspect involved.]
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