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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[missleading]

Sorry, this one's taken.

[ Funny thing about growing up in a rural town with a gang of hooligans, you get really good at climbing things out of boredom necessity. Peering down at him from further up the tree, Minako swings her feet a bit. She's swapped out her uniform for a pair of jeans and a fluffy coat, bundled up against the cold.

Wow, if she didn't know any better, she'd think she was being sought out or something. ]

[prisoneroffate]

[Oh huh. That's a bit surprising]

You climb fast.

[missleading]

I've had practice.

[ Also she ditched her group a bit before he did, but she's okay with letting him believe that she's a speedy climber. ]

Got bored with the guided tour?

[prisoneroffate]

[Ren vaults gracefully into an adjacent tree branch]

Yeah, not really my speed.

[missleading]

[ Minako blinks a few times as he sticks the landing. Whoa, that was kind of cool. ]

Me neither. You'd think they would show us something interesting, like the fireball testing grounds.

[ Do those exist? She doesn't know, but they should! Minako pauses before smirking at him. ]

And are you sure your name isn't actually Ren Amaminya?

[ Because that's some serious cat-like grace he's got going there. ]

[prisoneroffate]

[That actually gets a chuckle]

Maybe I'm adopted. Somewhere a cat misses her kitten.

[He thinks for a moment]

I'm sure there is a fireball arena somewhere, just gotta find it.

[missleading]

Maybe we should put up a "lost kitten" poster for you. I'm sure your cat-mom misses you.

[ She leans her back against the tree trunk, tilting her head in thought. ]

It can't be hard to find, right? Just look for giant scorch marks.

[prisoneroffate]

Just make sure to get my good side for the posters.

[Ren surveys the campus, tranquil and seemingly perfect]

If I were a betting man, I'd say they have ways of hiding the scorch marks so it wouldn't be that easy.

[missleading]

Do I get to pick which side is your good side?

[ Genuine question here. ]

Hmm, you might be right. What do you think? Illusion magic? Oh! What if they have some kind of fight club-style battle basement under the school.

[prisoneroffate]

Sure, you can pick the first time. We'll see how you do.

[He ponders for a minute]

You know, if there were going to be some arena, putting it inside the mountain would be a good idea.

[missleading]

No pressure or anything.

[ She smirks before pulling out her phone. ]

I thought only super-villains built giant arenas inside mountains.

[prisoneroffate]

[He'll give her a nice look to photograph]

I mean, isn't it like 50/50 places like this end up actually evil?

[missleading]

[ Oh, he's going to pose too? Well in that case—click! ]

And now your soul belongs to me~

[ Minako... ]

I guess you're right! Well, if it does end up being some evil battle royale style death arena, I still think we could handle it.

[prisoneroffate]

It's OK, I'll win it back in the evil battle royale death arena. May the best person win.

[missleading]

[ Pretty confident for a guy who was just calling himself a kitten, but okay. ]

I guess that means we need to make sure to be top two. But no hard feelings when I beat you in the end. I've got a 10-year winning streak going, and I'm not about to give up that title to just anyone.

[prisoneroffate]

That's OK, fortune always favors the plucky young upstart.

[missleading]

[ She pauses. ]

I thought you were the same age as me.

[prisoneroffate]

I'm not sure. I was born April 1 , 2002.

[missleading]

[ ... ]

Wow, you really are a kitten. That's so cute~

[ Minako you're a day older shut up ]

[prisoneroffate]

And when is your birthday, exactly?

[missleading]

March 31st!

[ Yep. She's a day older. ]

[prisoneroffate]

That's how it is, huh? We're really doing this?

[missleading]

[ Minako grins brightly at him. ]

You know, it's not nice to talk back to your elders like that, Ren.

[ So yes, yes they are. ]

[prisoneroffate]

Wow. Did you need some oatmeal to go with that advanced age, ma'am?

[missleading]

I'm sorry, you're going to have to talk a little louder, sonny. My ears don't hear like they used to.