It's time for another FAMILY MEETING!!

[carpevinum]

[There's a sign posted on 3-C on the 27th the future is now indicating that it's that time of month! That's right, it's time for the family meeting!

Lucifer is in charge this time and he is holding a whip, so please behave yourselves or you might get a warning crack near your head. Or don't behave yourselves. He's not your dad. He will, however, try his hardest to keep you all on track.

As Lucifer is also one of the Team Moms Dads, he's also made everybody lunch as he is wont to do. The rather fancy-looking food is set up on a couple of desks at the front of the classroom to peruse at your leisure. There are cookies and muffins as well, but please try to eat a real lunch instead of subsisting off of sweets entirely.

On the whiteboard, Lucifer has written the following topics & talking points that he'd like to discuss with everybody, and has requested that you all raise your hands so that this can be done in an orderly fashion... Good luck, Luci.

• Who is missing? Who is confirmed deceased?
• The gladiatorial battle — is it possible that those who died previously may come back to inflict further harm? Any guesses?
• What the Hell was going on last weekend?
• The void in the auditorium is infinite
• Results of last month's investigations that we agreed on doing
• The imps plaguing the school have been removed (thank you to Clamor for his assistance)
• Have we discovered anything new?

Last but not least, the final bullet is one hundred percent something that Lucifer clearly wants to do, and it reads simply:

• Instating a chore chart

So that's... fun.]

Let's try to keep this more orderly than the last one, shall we?

[And yes, the cardboard baby jail is set up in the back of the classroom! Naughty children go to cardboard baby jail. Naughtier children get a whip cracked at them. Have fun, everyone!]



[[OOC: The usual rules of the family meeting posts apply, which means threadjacking/general mingling is allowed and encouraged! Please remember to only share information your character discovered ICly to avoid metagaming. Also no Lucifer will not actually cause physical harm to anyone's characters with the whip unless player permission is granted, I'm not as psychotic as he is, don't worry about it.]]

Comments

On the imps (or lack thereof)

[sunstead]

As Lucifer mentioned, the imps have been taken care of. There shouldn't be any new ones popping up, either, but if anyone does notice any strange pranks or attacks like before, you can let one of us know. We'll make sure it's dealt with.

Also... those of you who can use magic, [he is looking DIRECTLY at Natsume] please be careful about what sorts of spells you go around sharing with the students here. I don't want to hear about anyone else summoning demons, or teaching pyromancy, or anything else that could go out of control or end in someone's death. Some of the students here do have a talent for magic, but that doesn't mean they know how to use it responsibly. Let's not forget how this school encourages violence, either.

[crystallomancy]

( HEY.............. god the way clamor thinks he really does wizard magic i cry, natsume's not going to bother correcting him because you know what. maybe some shit he teaches people here could actually pop off. )

I'd never teach anyone anything harmFUL, Clamor-san. I'm a magician of happiness, after ALL.

[sunstead]

And what about that time you shared an incomplete demon summoning circle on the network for everyone to see?

[natsume is a real wizard and he'll never let him forget it]

[crystallomancy]

( OH MY GOD. )

It was incomPLETE.

[sunstead]

It was, now, wasn't it? And what would happen if someone were to complete it—or try to?

Actually, let's talk about how someone did complete that circle, also on the network for everyone to see! Even if that was a joke, it's a joke in poor taste. Imagine if someone tried that for themselves and made just the right amount of lucky guesses to make something happen! You saw how much trouble a bunch of tiny imps got into. Imagine if someone accidentally summoned an even bigger demon than that. Who do you think would be responsible for cleaning up the mess, hmm? Because I'll tell you right now, it's not going to be me!

[crystallomancy]

( WH- )

It isn't my problem at that POINT. If they summon someTHING, then that's on them - they should've done a little more research into IT, especially as it's something dangerOUS.

( ...... :/ )

But I concede it's not something for beginners to play around WITH, and I'm sorRY.

[sunstead]

Natsume... [yes he is getting dad voiced, you can tell because noah is probably cringing at that tone reflexively] when teaching magic, it's your responsibility to make sure that the spell you taught can't be misused. If there's a flaw in the spell, or it's incomplete, it's not the student's fault for not being taught incorrectly. They're putting their trust in you to teach it right, and it's your failure if you cut corners that lead to people getting hurt.

... But we all make mistakes, and what's important is that we learn from them. [and Clamor is definitely not one to be throwing magic spells at glass houses here, so he smiles and reaches over to give Natsume... a light hair ruffle™] Let's all be a little more careful from now on, okay?

[crystallomancy]

( AUGH....... DON'T TOUCH HIM... HE'S MAKING A FACE AND MOVING AWAY... )

Whatever you SAY.

[sunstead]

[sorry he's gonna laugh a little at that, cute, natsume rly is still a kid huh...]

[silentabyss]

[yeah from where noah's sitting on the floor holding angel he is literally cringing into a singularity, i just wanted to confirm that this is a real thing that's happening, do not perceive him]

[moderating]

.. That is concerning. I didn't know you could teach other people magic including those who live in this realm... [ SHE IS LOOKING AT THEM BOTH. SHE WANTS TO LEARN MAGIC. SHe wont say anything, because actually the prospect of magic and killing is kinda eye mojis.]

Doesn't that also make these murders.... Something we should be more careful about if some of you can use powerful magic like that?

[crystallomancy]

( Nanami-chan... )

...It DOES, but it's easy to tell a magical murder from a non-magical ONE. I preSUME. The culprit pool would be significantly LESS.

[moderating]

... We should keep that in mind, at this point there is no motive for anyone of us to do killings outside of individual enjoyment. [ Which is why the list also narrows down, that is if we can figure out who will kill willy nilly versus not... And then the magic bit. ] Ne, ne if you knew magic why don't you teach us some protection magics?

[crystallomancy]

( haha, )

As staTED, I'm a magician of happiness — I only guide and deliver those willing to accept my help to the ending they wish to travel TO, or at least close enough that they can reach it themSELVES. I don't deal in protection SPELLS... but I do know how to make some talismans to help dispel misforTUNE, so perhaps those could be of some assisTANCE.

[moderating]

!!!

I think everyone is going to need your protection spells and help after all of this. You should think about offering more of yourself and time to others, if theres anything I can do to help with that. With everything the way that it is, and how everyone seems to be struggling to settle into the school....

[ Because ultimately Nanami starts to realize this is no different from Jabberwock island, and if this is about killing in order to escape. Then she is starting to think how Monomi thinks... Which is intersting bc she is inside Nanamis bag with her head poking out. Thats not important so anyway. The point is, Nanami is starting to think they should prepare themselves for living here... Until the next - forever. ]

[carpevinum]

Incomplete summoning circles are half the reason that summoners get injured. Those without sufficient experience in summoning will inevitably harm themselves or be unable to control that which they call forth, in addition. I've seen countless imbeciles over the years improvise a circle, or forget to protect themselves properly with a lamen, or any of those sorts of things.

Do not [mom voice activate] share even incomplete spells. Human curiosity will inevitably lead them to try and complete the spells themselves, improperly.

[crystallomancy]

( ugh........... he's really getting parented, except his parents don't act like this over anything. this is a bad new experience and he doesn't like it. )

As you WISH.

[sisters]

( hanakokun where are you........ amami has been wanting to apologize for his doubts all month. anyway, imps specifically aside, there is something that comes to mind. )

On the other hand, even if we don't want to be teaching summoning and battle magic to the students here, what about teaching other transfer students how we can protect ourselves? We might not all be magically inclined, but there should be things we can do that can reduce the risks, at least.

( ...right? where's y'alls protective talismans or whatever at, if you're so great at getting rid of demons!! )

[moderating]

[ Great Minds think alike, but also she is a bit worried about those who do know magic... Using it without their knowing and how would they all even know? ]

... I second this idea.

[ SHE WANTS TO LEARN MAGIC. ]

[sunstead]

Hmm, well I was thinking about suggesting something like that, actually. There's only so much I can do right now with my mana blocked, but there's a lot of defensive magic that isn't too difficult to learn. Protective wards, minor illusions, dispelling curses, healing... [stuff that isn't gonna somehow blow up or murder anyone, preferably.]

Not everyone is capable of performing magic, though. Plus there are people like myself who know how to do magic but can't right now... Lucky for all of you, it just so happens that one of Seven Tower's finest magitech experts is in this very room! I'm sure we'll be able to figure something out.

[moderating]

... I think thats really amazing. I always wanted to be a mage! It'll be like turning into a rpg character!! Can I learn white magic? Do you have White magic?

[ All she heres is gamer terms so... ]

I don't think my Mana output exists, [ Because shes an ai so her of all people probably has no life force other then the one she obtained here in Yogen. ] but it would be cool to see?

[sunstead]

Haha, I guess that'd be... protective spells and healing? That's what most people would call white magic. If you're interested, I could show you a few of the wards from my book later? [the gamer terms might take some getting used to, but he's always happy to have an enthusiastic student! Nanami can consider herself invited to occult club whenever it happens]

Magitech was invented so anyone could use magic, no matter what their natural abilities are like. What's important is that you try your best and have a willingness to learn.

[moderating]

Magitech.... So even someone like me - can use magic? I want to learn healing spells and protection ones. [ The idea of it - delighted her. She wanted nothing more than to help others and if she could learn how to heal people 'in real life.' Then she excitedly will spend hours trying to learn such a thing. ]

[sisters]

If it's magitech, that sounds perfect, actually.

( not that he knows what that entails for clamor but, like, the word itself seems like enough of a giveaway as to what it is. )

Even if not all of us have the potential to cast magic, if the few people who can are able to make some kind of charms or tools for us, then it could play a big part in keeping everyone safe. If there's anything I can do to help, I'd be willing to put in some work to make this happen.

[sunstead]

That's the idea! If you're willing to help, I'm willing to teach. [and he realizes at this point they hey maybe he should start a list, pulling out the notebook to put down both Amami and Nanami...]

I can't promise how effective it'll be since I can't use any magic myself yet... but! I'm sure someone here will have a knack for it. There are plenty of beginner-friendly projects we can start with.