WINTER TERM OPENING CEREMONY AND CLASS START

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WINTER TERM OPENING CEREMONY AND CLASS START
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The snowfall has only intensified as Daybreak moves into the first day of Winter Term classes. A school-wide orientation will be held in the auditorium, followed by an open period where tours will be given to new students by student volunteers. After a noon lunch in the main hall, short introduction classes will be held where the syllabi will be distributed and professors can give a brief overview of what they’ll be covering over the term.

A. ORIENTATION ASSEMBLY

With a new school year comes a fresh address. The orientation assembly is one of the few times that the Headmistress and High Seer, Mila Duchene, speaks to the gathered faculty and students about their purpose and why they’ve been found and gathered here. About how Nightfall looms ever closer, and how together they will be the flames who light the coming darkness.

It is, in the manner of many orientation speeches, fairly long-winded. Those who have been here for more than a year have likely heard this speech before, though it’s slightly more urgent this time. Maybe it’s a good time to get to know the people on either side of you a little better while the Headmistress talks, because you’ll be here for a while. Or maybe you’ve planned ahead, and you have something to entertain you at orientation - much to the shared entertainment or dismay of others in your vicinity, perhaps.

Or you could actually be listening to the speech. It’s up to you.


B. SCHOOL TOUR

For students fresh to the academy, the sprawling nature and architecture of Daybeak Academy can be quite intimidating. Fortunately, helpful student volunteers have been tapped to help escort the new students around and give them a feel for campus. Student volunteers are typically chosen for both their experience on campus and helpful nature. While some scripts are provided, students are encouraged to ad-lib and put their own spin on campus and what they like about it. New students are, of course, encouraged to ask as many questions as they can to make sure they fully understand and familiarize themselves with the campus as quickly as possible.

C. SNACK STATION

During the first three days after the Holiday break, throughout the campus grounds are small stations manned by the kitchen staff and volunteers, the smell of hot chocolate, cider, and frying bread fills the air, stirring the appetite and promising warmth on this cold winter’s day.

Every booth has hot chocolate, some spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, others rich and creamy, but always with an option for marshmallows, peppermint bark or caramel drizzles - with non-alcoholic hot cider for those with an allergy to chocolate. For food options, naturally being France there are crepes of all types and beignets on offer, with jam- or custard-filled berliners, while those looking for a more savory fare will be treated to rissoles - a fried bread stuffed with minced meat or bechamel sauce and cod.

While the drinks are on tap and readily available, it may take a few moments to get the treats out, so might as well make conversation while a fresh batch is made.

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Comments

[elliexir]

Yeah, let's go!

[ ellie will prepare to start grabbing everything so they can go in but here's a thought... ]

It'd probably be too much if we try to take a computer as well, right...?

[suddenlybees]

Hmm, well, desktops get pretty heavy...

[ They're already carrying this much food, and even if they scarf down as much as they can right now to free up their hands, Kano's physical strength isn't any more than a normal person's, and carrying a computer all the way back to the dorms means he won't be able to carry anything else. ]

Hm... Tell you what!! If we come across a laptop or a tablet computer, we can nab that! Otherwise, keep an eye out for a trolley we can use to cart a computer out on~

[ Either way. They're taking a computer. ]

[elliexir]

Hell yeah.

[ okay, time to pick up everything they've set down so they can make their way over to the door. if they're lucky, it'd be unlocked but they're not so lucky....... well, ren taught her how to pick locks so they should be fine! probably. ]

Man, I've been so bored since I lost my phone. [ "lost" ] I'm dying to see what's new online.

[ she had one of those old flip phones but that still didn't stop her from trying to online with its super slow wifi connection... it's better than paying attention in class?? ]

[suddenlybees]

The news has been pretty boring- end of the world stuff, who's getting divorced with who, stock prices...

[ You know, normal things people read online. It's all disheartening stuff, you're not missing out on anything, Ellie.

But also, they're not lucky with the door, so Ellie gets the chance to show off her newfound skills of lockpicking, contrasted to Kano who would rather climb a window or otherwise remove the entire doorknob instead of bothering with the lock. ]

[elliexir]

I don't know. The end of the world stuff sounds kind of fun.

[ even if they probably heard it 2938292 times by now, but all right, here's her time to shine! she jiggles the knob a few times then goes back to setting everything down again. ]

Okay, no problem. I can totally handle this.

[ she goes through her pockets and pulls out two little picks. she holds them very proudly to show them off to kano. ]

Check these out!

[suddenlybees]

Heh~ Picked up some new skills since I saw you last, did ya? Surprise me~ let's see what you got!

[elliexir]

[ with that little bit of encouragement, ellie gets straight to work. she still hasn't really perfected the art of lock picking things but she has gotten a bit of practice before this moment with kano. so, after a few moments of tinkering, she gets it unlocked! ]

Piece of cake!

[ she stands up, throws the picks back into her pocket, and swings open the door. she holds the door open with one hand as she uses her free arm to place across her stomach as she slightly bows. she puts on her best butler voice. ]

After you.

[suddenlybees]

[ it's impressive, definitely a useful skill to have even with all these rune or magic locked doors around campus that'll take a little more to break; most are still just simple locks, though, and Kano gives her a grin and two pats on the head before shouldering his haul and stepping through the door. ]

Why, thank you, Mademoiselle~ We must be swift in our delivery- the Count is very cross, and we won't hear the end of it until we procure a croissant, and a portable... portable.

[ the French word for laptop is stupid, at least this is what Google translate tell me ]