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

[lastexit]

Okay, that would explain the room smelling like a dumpster. "What the-"

It's way too late in the day for answers, she is going to keep her distance feeling the air for sounds of magic. Mostly because whatever this is it's really fucked up. And anything this fucked up she's going to be hesitant to be involved in. "Maybe I should just get a bunch of rocks to chuck at this thing from a- safe distance."

Even if it isn't magically booby trapped, it's a goddamn dumpster. It stinks and she doesn't wanna get near it.

[tiredcharmer]

There's the faint keening of teleportation magic on the circle around the dumpster--it's an odd sound, entirely different than magecraft, but it's definitely teleportation--but the primary songs are several incredibly complex pieces within the dumpster, all originating from the same place. They all have the same distinct, not-magecraft tone that the teleportation circle shares.

Oh, yeah. And the snoring too. It's still a thing that never stopped happening.

[lastexit]

Maya's staring at the mish-mash of powers going on there. They all share a signature sound to them, it's not magecraft. She can't really name all the sounds either, not what they mean. She lacks a full understanding of magic for that. She also doesn't want to get that smell on her.

This is, honestly, too weird for her at this hour. She'll deal with this with some help... after she knocks on the RA's door. This time she steadied herself enough that her first few knocks actually make noise. Which helps with waking people up.

[spelleton]

Luckily, Ekkehardt has something to tell him when people are knocking on the door specifically, otherwise he's pretty much unresponsive while asleep. He opens the door in short order, looking totally unruffled for someone who was apparently sleeping up until now.

"Ah, miss Matlin. What can I do for you?"

[lastexit]

Yeah, she's too tired to even bother registering that's weird.

"Whoever lives in room 105 has a dumpster in the center of the room, it smells awful, they're sleeping in it. And I can hear like a dozen different magics coming from it so I don't wanna get anywhere near it."

[spelleton]

A dumpster. That's

Well, that's certainly something.

"I...well, I'll deal with it," he sighs. "I doubt the student in question would deliberately bring anything dangerous in, but..."

He's just going to poke his head in.

"Tyzias. Tyzias, do you mind waking up? I have some questions." Like why the dumpster and...no, mostly 'why the dumpster'.