[Open] Life in the Fast Lane

[nor_iron_bars]

Who: Jail, various innocent bystanders, and YOU.
What: Recovering from a Wild night out.
When: September 23rd, right after the Wild Hunt.
Where: Her classroom, the teacher's lounge, and the Internet.
Warnings: References to alcohol, cyberbullying the fair folk, poor netiquette, and Jailbreak.



I. too tired to make it

Okay, we're just... we're just gonna have a nice, low-key class today. With no bright lights... or loud noises...

[This is admittedly not the first time that Jail has stumbled blearily into one of her own lectures wearing a large pair of mirrorshades and wincing every time someone raises their voice. It's just for a different reason than usual.]

[She may be skilled and experienced, but in the end she's only mortal- and pushing thirty. A long, long night of running around laughing in the face of death and daring the Wild Hunt to do its' worst is worth it by her standards, but that doesn't mean she doesn't still have to pay for it the next day. Between the muscle pain and the headache, this is shaping up to be an impressive hangover despite the total lack of alcohol involved.]

[Gesturing at the projector turns it on, and it begins playing a series of Mythbusters episodes with the volume turned down as low as possible.]

[As for Jail herself, she has her head down on her desk and is snoring audibly.]


II. had a nasty reputation

[At some point around noon, a video goes up on the Iris network from Jail's account. No comments are attached.]

[The title reads "Wild Hunt epic fail compilation".]

[It's just a solid four minutes of footage of the Wild Hunt's terrible blood-soaked creatures accidentally running into each other, misaiming thrown weapons, and generally fucking up.]

[One part shows Jail herself balancing on the roof of her car, then falling backwards through the sunroof, legs flailing. So at least she's being fair about it.]


III. they had one thing in common [closed to staff]

[Jail is currently lying facedown on a rug in the break room, apparently having decided to stay there for the remainder of the day. She has her phone in one hand, and is texting blindly.]

[If you're in the Daybreak staff group chat, you'll see this:]

we get magically mindscrewed way too often
and it's becoming a security concern

[If you weren't aware that the faculty had an unofficial group chat, or that you were in it... well, knowing Jail it's entirely possible that up until just now they didn't and you weren't. She's too tired for subtlety.]

Comments

I

[buddinghopes]

[... oof. While Lia appreciates Mythbusters as much as the next gal, seeing Jail in that state kind of... sucks, a lot. Especially since Jail's her favorite teacher.

So, after class is over, Lia slips out, then slips back in before the next class starts and just... quietly leaves a slice of the chocolate cake she'd ended up baking to keep herself distracted while the Hunt was happening.]

[nor_iron_bars]

Wh- [Jail blinks awake at the faint sound of someone approaching her, confused and still semi-unconscious, then focuses on the slice of cake.]

Holy shit. I dunno how much extra credit I'm giving you, but it clearly ain't enough.

[You have brought junk food in her time of woe, and are therefore now her favorite.]

[buddinghopes]

After everything that mess last night was, I figured this'd probably be welcome.

[Especially considering the state she's in today...]

UN: LORDVAL

[arcadianvampire]

Fae magicks, are, as you are so fond of saying, a "hell of a drug."

I am more surprised we had no idea that it was coming.

[nor_iron_bars]

right???
wild hunt ain't exactly subtle.
not to mention wist
(no offense, wist. we're cool.)
or the whole dreamwalking deal last month.
or whatever the fuck was going on with those memory orbs.
Everything Happens So Much

[arcadianvampire]

Perhaps we should all just start wearing orichalcum foil helmets.

I doubt the forge staff would like that though.

Either way, I'm in the mood to show the next fae that tries anything the Pain Dimension.

But mental protections should seriously be looked at. At least we're learning that now instead of right at Nightfall.

not here, not even in the game

[panpiping]

[sneezes]

[sauerfacedcyborg]

Agreed. Several of these recent incidents have posed a real danger for students and staff.

[nor_iron_bars]

not that we didn't sign up for danger, but still.
not a great trend.

[sauerfacedcyborg]

I'm somewhat surprised the campus isn't already shielded from such things.
Would it be that difficult to do so?

UN:DogBackwards

[fullthrottleammy]

I'm immune to most forms of mental alteration, it's hard to alter a goddess. I'm afraid I don't have any suggestions for preventing it besides getting a Miko to put up a barrier, though.

[nor_iron_bars]

i mean, could be worth a shot?
might as well throw shit at the wall and see what sticks.
you got any priestesses who'd be willing to fly to France on short notice?

[fullthrottleammy]

I mean, pretty much any Shinto Miko worth their salt would jump at a chance to assist me. It might take some time to find a sufficiently talented one, but it could work.

un: Ahania

[ofexperience]

It is rather distressing that there's already been at least two incidents since I've arrived.

I can start looking into countermeasures to see what can be done.

[nor_iron_bars]

appreciated.
i can set up defenses if i know what i'm making 'em for, but no one thing's gonna work on everything.
knowing more stuff to watch out for is gonna be helpful.

III

[fistsofchange]

[At some point, Lin comes by and kind of wedges a pillow under Jailbreak's head, then leaves a plate by her that has a glass of water, some ibuprofen, and a chocolate chip cookie on it.]

Re: III

[nor_iron_bars]

[Slightly muffled from the pillow, but still audible:]

You're the actual best and I love you.

[Not lifting her head, she reaches blindly for the cookie with one hand and manages to find it after a few false starts.]

I just live here now. It's fine.

un: hemlock

[spelleton]

I believe there are wards, but they're not exactly flexible. Serviceable enough for most kinds of trouble, but not the kind of mind-altering ones we've been encountering.

We're well past time for an update it seems.

PS how's that headache.

[nor_iron_bars]

already working on it.
be a lot easier if i knew what the fuck to add, tho.
half this shit is already covered by what we got, and the other half is so fucking obscure i gotta dig up bullshit from five centuries ago just to find something that works.

(ps head's still attached so it could be worse)

II (un: Bekamari)

[lifeforced]

[Later in the day, by the time she actually sees the video, Rebecca's heard about the bullet she had dodged by arriving earlier today as opposed to any time before now, but seeing the creatures being bad at actually doing their thing kind of downplays the whole situation just a bit.

And then there's that extra clip of Jail being an embarrassment herself.]

tf

[nor_iron_bars]

hey, if you can't laugh at yourself- and the blood-maddened hunters of the night- what can you laugh at?

[That's how the saying goes, right?]

un: concerto

[fireindreams]

Certainly so.

[He had not minded the dreams from the Sandman. Grimm most certainly minded attacking those he cared about and nearly killing them during the Hunt.]

Sadly I do not possess any knowledge of blocking these incidents beyond my own powers.

I am aware of certain binding spells for Outlands creatures. But I do not wish to set a precedent by making that a first response.

[That at this school you would be bounded because you could go berserk. Grimm would put himself through that for the safety of the students but to request it of others...not so much.]

[nor_iron_bars]

[Jail winces, not entirely because of the headache.]

yeah, that sounds like the kinda thing you wanna keep strictly volunteers-only.
unless it's a last resort, at least.

[She's not fond of confinement much, by nature. She can't imagine some of these kids doing any better with it.]

UN: ThreeCoffins

[improbablenotimpossible]

[The vampire had been laying low, even for him the following day - before a text pops up in chat]

I do not have an iota of magical ability myself, but I am an able researcher, I might turn something up. I do not wish to have a repeat of last night.

[nor_iron_bars]

half this shit gets past us cause we didn't know enough about it to ward against it.
whatever you can turn up, send me a copy.