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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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[She watches with obvious awe. The fire-breathing was cool to begin with, but the fact that it's an unusual color escalates that coolness, and the ability to shape it so artfully just straight up blows her mind.]

It's me?!

[There are two bright points just like her hairpins. Orihime applauds.]

That's so lucky! It's a good variety of useful powers. You could definitely be a superhero!

[Orihime claps her palms together, beaming.]

Have you picked out a code name yet?

[Okay, this girl seems to have the wrong impression about this school and the supernatural.

Nina pauses as she thinks of a way to explain this.]

...Wrong genre. Think supernatural secret societies, not superheroes.

[She's read those sorts of books. Hilariously inaccurate, but some of them're a fun read.]

Really?

[She's not familiar with those kinds of shows. They didn't have enough giant robots in them.]

So you've been doing this for a while, right? How old were you when you first found out?

[Orihime is always happy to find other newbies to relate too, but the veterans are definitely a big help to her in figuring out her place in all of this.]

Oh, I've had my abilities since before I can remember. Apparently I started breathing fire as a toddler. Which caused my parents some trouble, but things turned out okay in the end. So, yeah, if you have any questions you want to ask, just ask me.

[Go ahead. Ask, get answers, and be impressed. Nina thrives on this sort of thing.]

What's your thing anyways?

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[Then she definitely found an abundant supply of such things from Orihime, who's giggling at the thought of an adorable fluffy-eared baby spouting fire from her mouth.]

Cuuuuute!

But I guess that explains why you've got so much self-control. It must have taken lots of hard work and practice!

[As such, she's definitely impressed.]

Me? Healing. It's not nearly as impressive to look at, ha ha!

[Okay, she'll take that as a compliment. She likes compliments. And impressing people so they praise her.]

Yeah, I worked hard on it. It wasn't easy. [But the praise she gets is worth it.]

Healing's actually an impressive power. Not everyone can do something like that.

[She isn't just flattering Orihime. She mentally files her as "potentially useful minion".]

Is it rare?

[Nina's reaction surprises her. She'd expected other people to be less impressed because healing wasn't really 'cool' the way super strength, flight, and laser beam eyes could be. She definitely couldn't shape people out of multicolored fire!]

[Well. Huh!]

There are probably classes where it can be taught as a spell or a rune, though, right?

Yeah, but that takes time and work to learn. You can just do it right out the gate and without needing to bother with spells and runes.

I guess that's true...

[She really didn't consider that. She also didn't know runes could be used to heal too! ...Mostly because Orihime thought they'd just be akin to drawn explosives.]

...Can we learn to use runes to make items with powers in them? Like sunglasses that shoot lasers?

[Please say yes, she wants laser beam eyes so bad.]

Oh, sure you can do stuff like that. Runes're really versatile. I have necklaces that make people overlook my ears and tail and ones for hiding them from cameras. It's how I was able to have a modeling career without people flipping out.

[This other girl has quite an imagination, it's pretty obvious.]

Wow, you were a model too? I'm making friends with celebrities, ha ha ha!

[As if Orihime would behave even the slightest bit differently.]

Is it difficult finding clothes that aren't uncomfortable for your tail? I guess you probably have a skilled tailor to help you with things like that.

I even won a few prizes for best youth model. Oh, the tail? Yeah, my family has a tailor that modifies stuff for me.

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