02 - week two

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WEEK TWO

When the glitter settles and everyone returns to their dorms - or wherever they intend to sleep for the night, if you’re planning on sleeping at all - your first week of school officially ends. Perhaps it was better than you expected, perhaps it was worse.

Hopefully you learned a bit more about teamwork and school spirit.

Still, this course is going to run for longer than a full week, and come Sunday morning you’re still exactly as you were when you settled down for the night. Still in Estelline, still with that mark on your wrist, still connected to your partner. There are some changes, though. The bookstore has received quite a few books, and those of you who added to the bulletin board and pep rally tasks in the first week will find an envelope taped to their dorm door (or themselves, if they spent the night elsewhere). Inside of the envelope is some kind of voucher! Furthermore, the common area is covered in a bunch of glitter.

Also, there are a ton of eggs in the kitchen – at least 10 dozens.

Florence or Lorelei are still available, should you wish to speak to them.

Finally, you've got some new locations to explore.


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

TASK LIST

CLUMSINESS AFFECT DETAILS (BEGINS TUESDAY ICLY)

W2 CYOA SIGNUPS
CYOA Signups for Week 2 close Sunday, May 29th at 6pm EST.

THREAD SURVEY
Google form for partner threads, due by Friday, June 3rd at 6pm EST. Optional.

W3 CYOA SIGNUPS
CYOA Signups for Week 3 close Friday, June 3rd at 6pm EST.

OOC NOTE

OOC: Anyone who performed in the Pep Rally (Sabo, Madara, Riku, Shizuku, Herlock, Idia, Flat, Miach) task will be able to redeem a voucher for a prize with one of the NPCs. This can be handwaved, and the prize selection is below.

-Single-serve coffee machine wither a selection of creamer. Comes with packs of coffee beans.
-Popcorn maker and kernels.
-High-quality tea kettle with a selection of just as high-quality tea.
-Carbonation machine (think Sodastream, etc) with flavored syrup.

Any coffee, tea, popcorn, etc. will last characters up to two weeks.

Anyone who participated in the Bulletin Board task will receive a voucher for your choice of two pairs colorful socks with cute animal designs. (Worry frog design available.)

FULL NAV

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Comments

[sicklysweet]

[Have more pride in being a wizard, Fai!! That's what Owen would say, if he was the type to say things like that without making it as difficult as possible.]

Fair enough.

[Checks out to Owen, even if his experience of wizards moving around is... different. Wizards moving just changes their government assigned country, which is how you get wizards born in the North being summoned to fight that moon as an Eastern Wizard.

Or a Southern wizard.

Or a Central wizard... A lot of people move out of the North, honestly.]

[partymagician]

[ ...Can't blame them tbh... ]

So, how many more cookies are you going to eat? Or should I make some just for you?

[ Since... Owen seems to really enjoy them, and he's been behaving too. ]

[sicklysweet]

[:worry:]

Yes.

[He won't say please, but.]

Are these the only kind you can make?

[partymagician]

[ Say please!! ]

Nope. I can make any flavor so long as the ingredients for it are here. What are you thinking of?

[sicklysweet]

[Maybe later.]

Well, I don't know what ingredients they have either, either.

[Also what are the odds he'll actually... recognize any of those ingredients...]

[partymagician]

[ He laughs. ]

Then tell me what kind of flavors you like~ Plain cookies? Extra sweet? Chocolate?

[sicklysweet]

Who would want to eat anything plain?

[Gosh.]

Anything that's sweet is okay.

[partymagician]

I'm sure plenty of people in our little group would prefer plainer cookies.

[ There sure are a lot of people who don't like sweets! ]

But I'll make something extra sweet for you.

[sicklysweet]

Well, they have terrible taste.

[But that means more cookies for him? Maybe.

Owen might not say please, but he remembers his manners for like... half a second. It's because Fai is so different from Nero, mostly. He's... warmer.]

Thanks.

[partymagician]

[ He's a little surprised to hear that thanks coming from Owen, but he'll take it! ]

No problem. I enjoy baking, especially for other people.

[sicklysweet]

[Gotta keep people on their toes!

Also it's hard to be a shitty asshole so much when nobody takes him seriously. Really cramping his style.]

You should do it more, then. I'll eat everything you make.

[partymagician]

Oh? That's quite the bold statement, Owen~

[ But it amuses him anyway. ]

You're in luck that I'm such a good cook.

[sicklysweet]

You don't seem like the kind of person who would poison someone.

[Is that?? A compliment?? An insult?? Or just a general opinion...]

[partymagician]

Which would make me the best at poisoning, right?

[ He winks. ]

[sicklysweet]

[If Fai thinks that's a turn off, he's Wrong.]

Hahhh, I suppose. I think I'd be disappointed if that's how you were going to kill me, but I don't know if you'd care about that.

[partymagician]

If I were out to kill you? No, I wouldn’t care. It’s easier to go about methods like that anyway… although I would rather use magic above all else.

[ But really, he doesn’t like killing, so. ]

[sicklysweet]

You can't just make poison with your magic?

[An honest question - it's already apparent that the magic Fai uses is different from what Owen himself uses, so he's curious about what it can or cannot do.]

[partymagician]

Who knows?

[ Yes, yes he can. Or he can use a spell that has similar effects to a poisoning. ]

[sicklysweet]

[Well, fair enough.]

That's basically saying yes without saying yes.

[partymagician]

You caught me.

[ Fai smiles, but there's a casual air about it. ]

I don't really have a reason to lie about that right now.

[sicklysweet]

Then why even bother beating around the bush in the first place? Just say what you mean.

[partymagician]

You make it sound so easy, Owen. To tell you the truth, I was hoping you'd just change the subject after I answered that way.

[sicklysweet]

[He will very rarely do what people hope for. That is the one promise he could safely make.]

It is easy. Isn't it a burden on your heart to obscure the truth?

[partymagician]

Telling the truth is more of a burden to me than anything.

[ It hurts so, so much more. ]

[sicklysweet]

[...]

Are you afraid of the truth itself or what people will think of the truth?