CLASSES BEGIN

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Despite… other disturbances, the flow of time is inexorable. And so too, is the beginning of classes. The bells of Daybreak Academy peal joyfully as students are roused from their beds far earlier than they would prefer to attend their new classes. The Professors, of course, are also back in it, their classrooms (presumably) neatly dusted and arranged for the fresh new faces of this year’s crop, eager and ready to learn. Presumably.

A. OPENING BANQUET

As is the custom of Daybreak, a grand sumptuous banquet has been prepared for the night following the first day of classes. With entire pigs spit-roasted over open flame, chicken and beef of all sorts, juices, wines and beers from all over Europe, and of course the best breads and chocolates as befits a French school, the banquet is truly one for the record books. Of course, they say that every year.

B. SYLLABUS HANDOUTS

Most teachers at this point are handing out the syllabi for their next class, although a few more aggressive ones may have already launched fully into teaching. If you have questions about this quarter’s curriculum, now’s the time to voice it.

C. MEET AND GREET

With the new school year comes new opportunities to forge lifelong friendships. And what better way to do that than by partaking in cheesy icebreakers courtesy of your RAs? While hardly mandatory, RAs are highly encouraged to turn out their entire floor by being as annoyingly peppy and persistent as possible. At a school like this, it’s important to make new friends!

D. SOMETHING BLEW UP AGAIN

Daybreak Academy is a bit of an unusual school by any conventional standards. Daemons, fairies and youkai studying alongside humans that can call upon arcane power and bring forth divine light are hardly your usual fare. And this, of course, means that it’s usually a matter of hours before something blows up somewhere on campus. For new students, this might be a startling, shocking experience. For seasoned students, well, it’s just that time again.

E. WILDCARD
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Comments

[unlogic]

Mm, in my case, I'm...technically part-Daemon, I suppose? [It's only mildly complicated; she was born to a pair of humans, but her mother had made some Bad Decisions that resulted in. Well. Just look at her.] I managed to resist as well, with a little help, but I didn't want to take any chances.

[notbornguilty]

Well, as I mentioned, I am also a Dhampir, so that didn't help either. Looking back, I did always enjoy the taste of blood, but that was the first time I'd ever actually craved it in any capacity.

[unlogic]

[There's a thoughtful hum as Desi decides how she wants to voice her next thought.]

The thought that being what you are could lead to you hurting someone you don't want to is a scary one, isn't it? [It is for her. That's why she had taken the measures she had, why she had GV do something that he really didn't want to do.]

[notbornguilty]

Terrifying. The fear of actually hurting someone was the only thing that kept me sane, I think.

[unlogic]

I'm not sure where I would be right now if I had actually lost myself to the urges. [That's a lie, she knows how things would have played out: if she were able, she would have tried to use whatever bit of control she still had left to try to slow herself down, so that GV, or any other student, or one of the faculty could do whatever it took to stop her.]

I think, though...that perhaps we should steer this talk away from that subject, at least for now. [They're supposed to be doing introductions and learning some things about each other here, aren't they? Weiss and Desi both having admitted to being what they are is a start, but...] What sort of things do you like to do?

[notbornguilty]

Well, I particularly enjoy studying Runes. It's an interest Ruby and I share, so we work on scripts together a lot.

[unlogic]

It seems we might have a common interest, then. Gunvolt uses runes for some things, and I've started reading what I can in the library here to get at least some understanding of them myself.

As for my own answer to the same question, it's a bit more mundane in comparison, but I rather like reading. Reading as a whole, really, but fantasy novels tend to be what I enjoy the most.

[She pauses, and then in a tone that suggests she finds it funny, adds:] I'm aware of the irony.

[notbornguilty]

[That earns a laugh from Weiss, a small grin spreading on her face.]

Yes, but I know the appeal. In fantasy novels, the good guys always win. It may be difficult, they may even consider giving up, but they succeed in the end. I know that doesn't always happen in the real world, but it gives a sense of hope.