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]

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?

[partymagician]

[ Both. ]

I have nothing to be afraid of.

[ ... ]

Want another cookie?

[sicklysweet]

Maybe not here, where we’re all strangers you’ll never have to see again when this is over… But back home? There’s plenty of things that could make you afraid.

[…]

Sure.

[He knows it’s just to shut him up, but.]

[partymagician]

...You do have a point, but that doesn't make it easier to talk about either.

[ A lot of his trauma is just too much for him to put into proper words. ]

[sicklysweet]

[That is also a fair point, but Owen feels gross being all sympathetic. He hates this place.]

It'll never get any easier if you keep holding it in.

[Shrug!]

But I don't care who you spill your guts to. It's just stupid to hold yourself back from your full potential.

[partymagician]

Full potential… you sound like our lovely instructor.

[ He smirks. ]

[sicklysweet]

[cat no banana face]

Absolutely not. Don't make me sound like her.

[It's amazing how he's more willing to actually explain things more to Fai... smh]

Life in the North... It's not a place you can survive if you're not at your best, and you can't afford to get comfortable. Other wizards will always be getting stronger, or greedier, and you never know when they'll be stronger than you. Power is the most important thing to a Northern wizard, so it's absurd to think that someone is purposefully holding back. Either you're an idiot with a death wish or you're looking down on everyone around you. That's how people would see you, if we were there.