The Watchers of Night ([personal profile] thewatchers) wrote in [community profile] daybreakacademy2019-01-10 08:52 pm

WINTER TERM OPENING CEREMONY AND CLASS START


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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D. Wildcard / STAR Club

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-01-13 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Somehow, and he's really not sure how, the PPE scarecrow catches on fire, green flames licking at the edges of the gloves and safety goggles. Standard issue protective lab gear is apparently not immune to runic inscription malfunctions.]

Professor Gohan~! Look! A perfect example of why we shouldn't have to bother with protective clothing~!
superscholar: (mfw alternative facts)

[personal profile] superscholar 2019-01-13 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gohan would've probably had an answer, if he wasn't so busy spraying the scarecrow with a fire extinguisher. The green flames eventually dying down, although not without completely burning through the protective lab gear, and leaving it a scorched mess.

He really wasn't sure what went wrong here. ]


I uh... I think you're learning the wrong lesson from this...

[ One last spray. Just to be safe. ]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-01-13 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Toki considers that for a minute, but...]

I don't know~! I think it's a very valuable lesson. What if the scarecrow only caught on fire because of the material its made from?

[He fingers the sleeve of his uniform jacket.]

We can test the same inscription again and see if it produces the same result on non-protective clothing~!

[Gohan did already have the fire extinguisher out.]
superscholar: (i don't know what i expected really)

[personal profile] superscholar 2019-01-14 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ On the one hand, Gohan doesn't necessarily want to encourage his kids to set things on fire, and call it research. On the other, they had a hypothesis, and they wanted to test it...

Which, was basically the scientific method in a nutshell. ]


... If the fires get bigger, I'm putting a stop to this for today. [ He appreciates the enthusiasm, but he's putting his foot down on that one. ] Still, having said that... I think it's worth giving a shot, provided you keep a safe distance.

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-01-14 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
[He was intending to test his hypothesis while still wearing the jacket, because that was half the fun of science experiments. However, he will begrudgingly adhere to Gohan's 'safe distance' caveat.]

Your encouragement is appreciated, Professor Gohan~!

[Toki takes off his jacket and arranges it on the scarecrow.]

Now, let's try this again~!

[He proceeds to draw runes on the jacket, referring to an open book of inscriptions. One he manages to draw upside-down, and two backwards. These may or may not have been the same mistakes that resulted in the fire. Nothing happens.]

I believe I've proven my point!

[The uniform jacket bursts into pink flames accompanied by thick smoke.]

Or not.
superscholar: (get help)

[personal profile] superscholar 2019-01-18 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, even if they weren't making a lot of progress, at least it wasn't getting worse. And this time around, Gohan managed to actually notice some of those mistakes, although not exactly all of them. It was enough for Gohan to feel more confident with where they could go from here. ]

I appreciate your enthusiasm, but this is why we need to be extremely careful with runes.

[ BOOSH! There's the fire extinguisher, putting out the flames. Although this time, Gohan walks up to the scarecrow, and points out at least two of the inscriptions. ]

One is upside down, and the other is backwards. Which are both relatively minor mistakes, but still extremely dangerous in this kind of scenario. One wrong inscription, and this could've been you covered in flames.

[ His expression softens. ]

All things considered, it could've been much worse though.

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-01-18 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[He had one upside-down? He was worse with runes than he'd thought.]

Haha, just a tiny mistake~! But on the plus side, we discovered the inscription for pink fire. That could be useful for Theatre Club pyrotechnics~!

[Now back to the rune book. Third time's a charm.]

What else can we burn!? I mean test it on~!?

[He didn't remember what he'd actually been trying to do in the first place.]
superscholar: (i don't know what i expected really)

[personal profile] superscholar 2019-01-18 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Gohan might be second-guessing your intentions right now, just so you know. ]

Please keep your testing to the scarecrow.