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DECEMBER EVENT/TDM
bulletin board updates
✽ There are several new points of interest at the bulletin board this month, most prominently a wooden box with the slit on the top just large enough to drop a sheet of paper inside. Above is an explanation of Secret Santa and a form to fill out for those interested in participating to write down their name, homeroom, and locker number. Sign-ups close on 12/5, and following assignments, gifts may be given in person or through one of the student council members if anonymous gifting is preferred (contact the mod to hire a stuco elf).
✽ Right next to this box is a poster with a large orange giraffe painted on it. The contents of the poster has nothing to do with giraffes, but rather, is an advertisement for student store commissions featuring quality work with quick turnarounds and a special discount for the month of December if you buy five or more commissions, or bring the shopkeep a warm drink and maybe a snack while they're working.
✽ To the side of the class roster and current ranks is a digital countdown, and scrawled on the bulletin board itself is the message "You're almost there! You can do it! One more push!" but it's unclear whether this message refers to the countdown to the new year, or to the long glass tube situated along the edge of the bulletin board next to it. Maybe both. The tube looks similar to a graduated cylinder, holding a total volume of 5000 ml and currently containing 4850 ml of dark red (presumably) blood, hot to the touch. It can not be broken or removed. The mod will be in contact if any character action this month causes the volume to change.
✽ A neatly typed notice, half buried under all the other announcements, contains a reminder that tuition will be due soon for those students continuing to study at Yogen. If tuition is not paid in full by the end of February, "compensation" will be taken instead.
✽ And finally, there is a notice from the student council that proof of club activity is once again due for submission to the student council by 12/24, otherwise the club will be dissolved and resources taken back. Please submit activity proof to the toplevel below.
✽ Right next to this box is a poster with a large orange giraffe painted on it. The contents of the poster has nothing to do with giraffes, but rather, is an advertisement for student store commissions featuring quality work with quick turnarounds and a special discount for the month of December if you buy five or more commissions, or bring the shopkeep a warm drink and maybe a snack while they're working.
✽ To the side of the class roster and current ranks is a digital countdown, and scrawled on the bulletin board itself is the message "You're almost there! You can do it! One more push!" but it's unclear whether this message refers to the countdown to the new year, or to the long glass tube situated along the edge of the bulletin board next to it. Maybe both. The tube looks similar to a graduated cylinder, holding a total volume of 5000 ml and currently containing 4850 ml of dark red (presumably) blood, hot to the touch. It can not be broken or removed. The mod will be in contact if any character action this month causes the volume to change.
✽ A neatly typed notice, half buried under all the other announcements, contains a reminder that tuition will be due soon for those students continuing to study at Yogen. If tuition is not paid in full by the end of February, "compensation" will be taken instead.
✽ And finally, there is a notice from the student council that proof of club activity is once again due for submission to the student council by 12/24, otherwise the club will be dissolved and resources taken back. Please submit activity proof to the toplevel below.
12/20 - 12/24 finals week
✽ The week before winter break is finals, with many students cramming as many math formulas and foreign country leaders into their heads as possible without it all spilling over, while other students have decided to chance the practicum instead. Those who have signed up for the practicum are asked to meet inside the auditorium after homeroom at the start of the day while test takers begin their written exams. Students are allowed to change their minds on which to take, up until the end of homeroom on Monday, after the bell rings and the doors close.
✽ For the test takers, finals last for five days, from 8AM until noon each day, after which students are allowed to go home, or have lunch and continue studying in their homerooms or in the library. At the end of finals on Friday, students are asked to remain in their homerooms over lunch break while their exams finish being graded, after which homeroom teachers will return and ask certain students to go with them to the faculty office. These are the failing students. Which the homeroom teachers themselves have the pleasure of executing for their failures. All other students are dismissed and wished a happy winter break.
✽ For those opting for the practicum, finals last for two days, from 8AM until noon on Monday and Tuesday. All students from all grades meet in the auditorium the first day and are told the very simple rules for this semester's practicum: in order to raise your failing grade, all you have to do is kill another student, upon which you take their points for yourself. At the start of both days, students first gather in the auditorium for a headcount and then are given a half hour no-killing grace period during which they are allowed to scatter and find the best sniping/ambushing/hiding spots. The hunt is limited to four hours each day and kills must be done on campus; any kills done outside of these parameters are just for fun and do not count towards their final grade. Points are given for kills involving students in the same grade level of different homerooms (e.g. third years only benefit from killing other third years) and points are revoked for kills involving other grade levels or test takers not participating in the practicum. They studied hard, leave them alone. Most students need only one or two kills to pass, but multiple kills stack and earn them extra credit that will carry over to the next semester. Students who end the second day with a still failing grade will be called to the faculty office. ... All remaining students are dismissed and wished a happy (early!) winter break.
✽ A winter storm starts to whip up around noon on the 24th, raging through the night before settling down come morning, blanketing the entire campus with several feet of snow.
✽ For the test takers, finals last for five days, from 8AM until noon each day, after which students are allowed to go home, or have lunch and continue studying in their homerooms or in the library. At the end of finals on Friday, students are asked to remain in their homerooms over lunch break while their exams finish being graded, after which homeroom teachers will return and ask certain students to go with them to the faculty office. These are the failing students. Which the homeroom teachers themselves have the pleasure of executing for their failures. All other students are dismissed and wished a happy winter break.
✽ For those opting for the practicum, finals last for two days, from 8AM until noon on Monday and Tuesday. All students from all grades meet in the auditorium the first day and are told the very simple rules for this semester's practicum: in order to raise your failing grade, all you have to do is kill another student, upon which you take their points for yourself. At the start of both days, students first gather in the auditorium for a headcount and then are given a half hour no-killing grace period during which they are allowed to scatter and find the best sniping/ambushing/hiding spots. The hunt is limited to four hours each day and kills must be done on campus; any kills done outside of these parameters are just for fun and do not count towards their final grade. Points are given for kills involving students in the same grade level of different homerooms (e.g. third years only benefit from killing other third years) and points are revoked for kills involving other grade levels or test takers not participating in the practicum. They studied hard, leave them alone. Most students need only one or two kills to pass, but multiple kills stack and earn them extra credit that will carry over to the next semester. Students who end the second day with a still failing grade will be called to the faculty office. ... All remaining students are dismissed and wished a happy (early!) winter break.
✽ A winter storm starts to whip up around noon on the 24th, raging through the night before settling down come morning, blanketing the entire campus with several feet of snow.
OOC
✽ PC faculty still have finals: they will either take written exams excluding that of their own subject, or they can take the practicum. Players with faculty characters are asked to reply to the toplevel below to indicate the number of failed students per class, but characters do NOT have to ICly be responsible for killing failed students. Unless they're cool with that, and if so, please let me know.
✽ This is a reminder that for any character that murders (again, please let me know), they will experience the same pain the following night and lose powers/abilities for one week. Two weeks after the murder, +1 tally and +100 merit points will be awarded for each kill.
✽ The void in the auditorium continues to grow, and (pending character interaction) by the end of the month will encompass the entire right wing of all floors, including the locker area but not the rooftop. Please mind the void, murderers.
✽ This is a reminder that for any character that murders (again, please let me know), they will experience the same pain the following night and lose powers/abilities for one week. Two weeks after the murder, +1 tally and +100 merit points will be awarded for each kill.
✽ The void in the auditorium continues to grow, and (pending character interaction) by the end of the month will encompass the entire right wing of all floors, including the locker area but not the rooftop. Please mind the void, murderers.
B
Gosh, that's really nice of you, Miss Chidouin. But it's okay, I'll be fine. I can manage!
no subject
[ Sara kneels down to get on Bonnies eyelevel, holding her notes tightly to her chest. ]
Please, listen to me. I know you were really strong in the festival, but this isn't going to be fun like that... People are going to hurt eachother. I...I'm really sorry if I didn't ask how your grades were. Have you been in trouble?
[ Bonnie's only a little kid, probably still in elementary school. High school curriculum must be tough, Sara worries. Tough enough someone must have suggested this, but she can't! Sara won't let her! ]
no subject
Mm, a little. I didn't realize schooling would be so tricky! Even so, I... if I wind up failing these exams...
[ She trails off, before doubling back. ]
W-wait, um, hurt each other? That can't be true... can it?
no subject
[ She's right, failing the exams might be worse then whatever this test has in store. But...even so. Is it worth letting this kid do something that might get her killed? ]
It's just a rumor but I think its true. That's the kind of school this is. [ Sara bites her lip, scooting a little closer to Bonnie.] I...I suppose if you think this is your best option then...
[ Looking around to make sure nobody is looking, Sara pulls a small old fashioned revolver from her jacket pocket and offers it towards Bonnie. ]
Do you know how to use a gun? I-I get its extreme...but if you're competing against people older then you...I'm okay if you want to borrow it.
[ It only has two live bullets anyway. It's really something better suited for self defense then assassination. Sara just can't bear the idea of letting a child go into a murderous free for all without any assistance at all. ]
no subject
[ A lot of things just use applied knowledge, but like hell she'd leave things in the hands of anyone else. Teachers can be crooked, just like everyone else... so, why not play that up a bit?
But then, she forces herself to gasp. ]
Ah, um...
[ It'd been a couple of months at this point since she's even held a gun. It felt wrong in a way! Plus, a revolver, not necessarily something she's used to working with, but she can manage. Of course, acting excited to get such a good present wasn't going to help her cause.
So she hesitates, hand shaking a bit before she places her hand on it. ]
I... my parents taught me, in case a wolf attacked us. I don't want to, but... if it'll keep me safe.
[ And before Sara can protest, Bonnie's already pulled it back towards her. Finally. ]
no subject
Okay, so I don't need to explain? That's good...Sou was telling me I have bad posture the other week. [ Something about recoil? Eh... ]
That gun has two real bullets, and six fake ones. The fake ones are blue, and just blanks, so you should check the order of the bullets in the chamber before you use it. [ It's original purpose was for playing Russian Roulette after all, not a weapon for self defense. ] Though in my experience I think just holding a gun is enough to get most people to back down, you shouldn't need to kill anyone!
And um...Bonnie-chan, can you please promise to return it after finals? I trust you, but thats an important memento...even if you use all the bullets I'd still like it back.
no subject
Better to stay in this girl's good side. ]
Mm. If it's that important to you...
[ She'll have to ask about it later. ]
I'll... try not to use it. I'll just try to scare them away.
[ Lying as easily as she breathes. ]
go forthe, tiny murderer
[ It's her own type of lie. It's an important memento, but also Sara isn't that naïve. As altuistic as she's being here, a gun is a dangerous thing to leave floating around. Bonnie might need it now, but if someone stole it from her, Sara wouldn't want them buying bullets and using it. <
Now that its settled, Sara leans back and gives Bonnie a smile. ]
You'll do great, I'm sure. Aren't you good at sports? This is just like a really hard game, I think. And even if you run out of bullets, I've found hitting people with a revolver is a good way of getting them to back off too.
🔪🙌
[ As she slaps the grip against her palm. Not too tough, but it gives her an idea or two. Revolvers are loud, but beating someone to death with one, that could work out for her. ]
Okay. Okay, Miss Chidouin... I won't be scared anymore. I'll do my best!
no subject
[ Well, Bonnie rallied well. Seems like a tough kid. ]
But you'll be studying with me from now on, got it? No more practicum's after this! You and Noah can both do math sheets till your eyes bleed and then I'll be satisfied.