TheHangedMan

Breakfast University Of Magic

Yes. Unless the person refuses or if she's being coerced into it.

Breakfast University Of Magic

It's left out intentionally for Hilda, who's new. For the older students, a duel starts by presenting your ID to the challenged. If the duel is accepted, then the challenger can name the terms of the duel. Technically, the challenger can name anything but duels also have social reprecussions, so skewing the erms in your favor too heavily is frowned upon.

Breakfast University Of Magic

Prologue

Gold took note of how the situation had progressed, and it was almost enough to make her purr. Her time with Grandmaster Miltiades was well spent in terms of magical education. According to the grandmaster himself, her skill with her brand of magic was almost on par with a Master's, and in fact, in terms of control alone she was probably already Master-class.

Of course, it was one thing to be told that, and another to actually see those words in practice. Still, the way nobody had reacted or confronted her after she'd cast her spell told her that the grandmaster's words were on point. Nobody had even noticed how she was slightly altering the social climate to make things more, or less, hostile, in order to facilitate the outcome she desired.

A few minor hiccups had occurred, but not enough to completely derail her plans. The sudden disappearance of that first girl due to another girls intervention left her worried for a moment, as the that girl was one of her objectives, but she'd been returned soon enough, dropped out of the shadows looking slightly disoriented.

Add a few more people to the fray and the already messy scene became downright chaotic, culminating in the appearance of a giant box . . . dog, thing. By the time he'd arrived though, authorities were already approaching, no doubt intent on stopping the huge debacle. It didn't matter though. She'd need only plant on final suggestion in the minds of certain people, and her job here would be done.

As far as preliminary operations went, she'd say this one was a success.

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Tour I (Karen w/Kai)

"Meep!"

Under Kai's sudden barrage of questions, Karen had little time to formulate an immediate reply, instead tripping over her words as she struggle to form a coherent answer. "I-uh-yes! Maybe?! Waitaminute!" she squeaked realizing quickly that she was babbling, and that Kai had already ran out the door, excited about the prospect of a tour, much to her chagrin. With a fierce shake of her head, Karen attempted as best she could to relax and stepped outside after him.

"O-okay, uh, sure." She resumed answering his questions. "I'm a plague mage, so I make people sick I guess? - I'm not, like, any good at it though. I didn't improve at all from last year." Wonderful, not even three seconds out and she'd already managed to bring up her insecurities. Shaking her head, she changed the topic, while walking ahead of Kai. Let's see, if it was a tour, what would be the best place to start . . .

"So about the classes. Not everything is theoretical. We have mages that specialize in combat after all. Oh!" A sudden idea popped in her head. "That'd be a good place to start! I could show you the dueling grounds."

It looked like Kai was a combat-focused mage after all. He'd be interested in the dueling grounds. Maybe if they were lucky, some people would already be there using it, though that was highly unlikely given that the first term had just started. Well, whatever.

She led them to the train station nearest their dorm building. "So, I'm sure you've already ridden it but here's the train! It's magically powered and operated by a master ranked mage twenty-four seven. It moves at uuu-uh, 800 kilometers per hour, I think? Somewhere along those lines anyway." She shrugged, she wasn't really sure on the details - there were just facts that she'd read off the brochure when she first came to the university.

@Kaesus

The Professors w/Shen Li Fang

"Don't fret young one, the Enforcers are on their way." A professor seated next to the Headmaster said blithely, looking none to concerned despite her request. "Now, who takes the pot?"

Chuckling, the Headmaster nudged his head in the direction of a hazel-haired little girl seated to his right. Said girl grinned impishly in response. "I believe Polyanna won this one. Quite the prediction, but I knew better than to bet against her instincts."

There were four other professors seated at the table, and the lot of them grumbled in dissatisfaction at his words. The atmosphere among them was fairly cavalier, considering the topic, but then again it was to be expected. Such incidents were not uncommon after all, and it was only a matter of scale that would be cause of concern. With mages of all ages clumped up in one environment, with at least a third of them dedicated to practicing their art for the sole purpose of combat, it was a given that fights would occur. It was why the dueling grounds and the arena were constructed.

Still, Shen Li Feng was right, and it was ill-form to allow a fight to go on in a place such as the mess hall, which is why enforcers arrived a scant few moments later, just as the first woman had said.

Before Li Feng made to leave, however, the Headmaster addressed her once more. "Oh, and before I forget, it's quite good to meet you, Shen Li Fang. I've heard about your clan." As the Headmaster spoke, a subtle gleam was present in his eyes, probing the girl for a reaction. Under those eyes, one would find it very hard to get away with even unspoken truths. "As you've said, the university has graciously accepted to taking you under it's wing, despite the rather harsh backlash from the Gao Clan." At the mention of that clan Polyanna snorted derisively; it was apparent that she had no love or respect for the Chinese powerhouse. Another professor, Asian in appearance, stared hard at Shen Li Fang, not even feigning disinterest.

"I will not ask anything more from you than I do my other students. Namely, chase success, and respect that everything you do, you do in the boundries of the school, with everything that entails." It wasn't a threat, not reall - rather, it was a reminder of where she stood. Disorderly conduct would be met with the same consequences as everyone else, and criminal activity more so. The Headmaster, and the executives of the school, cared nothing about your standing or reputation.

Only your ability.

"Now, off you go. I hope you find the lodgings we've provided accomodating. I paid good money for their interior design after all."

@Pleek

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The enforcers arrived after Alex's display of BoxDog, running towards them only to slow down warily as they approached Morholt. Apparently, even the enforcers were wary of the hulking gray-skinned giant. Morholt himself had taken stock of the new arrivals, his eyes glancing at them for a moment before returning to the summon above him attempting to bite down. The giant actually gripped the summoned constructs mouth, and bent its teeth as though it were the cardboard it appeared to be, and tossed it back towards Alex with a grunt.

Glaring at Hilda and Francisco, the giant suddenly reached across its neck and snapped its I.D. off, tossing it to the girl. At the action, Francisco's eyes narrowed.

"Why don't you challenge me first? It hardly seems fair to challenge the person who was uninvolved just a scant few seconds earlier to a duel."

Morholt's only response was to growl at the man.

At this development, the enforcers had to pause their steady advance towards him. It was a bit of a cop out, but they couldn't do anything in the face of an official challenge, save wait for the outcome. Of course, Hilda had the option of refusing, and it wouldn't be unusual, however . . . Hilda inexplicably accepted.

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@HeroicSociopath @Natsu @Jay Kalton

Breakfast University Of Magic

@HylianRose ETA on your next post? I'll delay the next one for a bit in case you need the time.

Breakfast University Of Magic

ETA of next post is tomorrow, so if you wanna get something done in that time frame, I suggest getting on it.

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I find it hilarious that none of the enforcers or professors noticed or were told by any of the NPC students.

@HeroicSociopath

Some are, offscreen. So expect intervention soon. Also, @Pleek you haven't posted in a week. You need hwlp getting a post up?

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@Natsu go ahead.

As a side note, I find it hilarious that no one thought to even go to an enforcer or professor.

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@Kaesus good catch. Edited.

Breakfast University Of Magic

Prologue

She blinked once, and the world spun.

Flicking away a loose strand of hair, Gold stared at the scene playing out before her. The brute with the helmet and the fop in the jacket were more impressive than she had initially assumed. At first glance she'd thought of the giant as a mere beast and wondered why such a monster was allowed to roam so freely inside the school; the dark-skinned wannabe casanova, on the other hand, had her questioning the veracity of the school's claims of accepting only the best.

Of course, those impressions quickly changed after she ran her magic through them. Her eyes shifted in color, going from a clear blue to a brilliant gold, and it was as though the world shifted with them, with those around her none the wiser. Her vision swam through a series of images, feelings, and memories of different times, of years of practice, of every instance of spells cast, as she stared at the two before her, drinking in the information, becoming increasingly intoxicated with the sudden rush of information until she had to force herself to stop.

The things she'd seen about the two had immediately been enough to earn her respect. To say that there was more to them that met the eye was an understatement, and it had Gold wondering just how many were capable of seeing them as she had.

Another surprise was that a single girl stepped forward in attempt to have them stop, and Gold, having spared her another glance was left surprised all over again. Her magic, when applied in the proper situations, would be an incredibly useful tool, especially considering how similar her own magic was to hers. The girl's ability had the potential to irreversibly change the social structure of entire countries, if it was further developed.

As she processed what she'd seen, the seeds of plan began to form in her head . . .

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Karen Almira w/ Kai

Karen was so, so thankful that her roommate was patient enough to deal with her little meltdown, enough to even breath a small sigh of relief. Standing awkardly in front of his bed, she shuffled her feet as she mulled about for answers to his questions. At his words, she tried her best to compose herself and slow down her speech; she was capable of doing that much at least.

"Um, we have math, but it's optional. Ah, actually, all the lectures here are optional. You don't actually have to go to classes here."

The way the school was run was a bit of a shock to her given that before coming here she went to a regular, non-magical school. Magic training from her master usually took place at his home for the evening, and didn't take much longer than two hours.

"The, um, school, it gives a lot freedom for its students you see. There's like an emphasis on the students initiative to learn. For the most part, it isn't a problem, since my master told me mages are, uh, naturally studious."

At least that was what she'd been told, and she wasn't one to disagree with her master, so even if she herself didn't feel all that much like a model student, she took his word for it. In fact, she studied just enough so as not to be a total disappointment to her family and master. When she thought about it, that was probably what drove a majority of the students here to learn. As mages, there was probably a lot of expectations riding on their shoulders.

"Of course, that means that you could be stuck here for years having done nothing. I know, uh, a few students like that. We refer them as decadents, because, er, you know, they've been here for like a decade, and because they're decadent and stuff."

Her voice trailed off into a mumble by the end as she struggled to explain the concept in a way that didn't make her come off as sounding condenscending. The last thing she wanted was for her new and really friendly roommate to think she had an ego problem. Eventually she just fell quiet, and a thick wave of painfully awkward silence fell over the room, leaving her stuttering to say anything to get the conversation alive.

"A-anyway, I'm a second year here. If you'd like, I could show you around?"

The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them, and her eyes widened like a deer against headlights.

"U-unless you don't want to?" she managed to follow up, though her words were clipped and stiff. In her head, she was slightly hoping that Kai said yes.

@Kaesus

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Melody was probably one of the single most useful mages when it came to diffusing an immediate conflict. Technicalities aside, her power was potent, and it would take some training to resist her ability, and even then it meant having the mental capacity to want to fight against her power - consider if the one target was only angry in the spur of the moment, with his aggression only skin deep; Melody wouldn't even have to touch him to end the fight. Even those with much deeper issues would still have difficulties - after all, without putting any deeper thought to it than the average man, who would want to hold on to that which pains them?

In any case, those are simply reasons that reinforce that, in the normal course of things, if there was a fight Melody wanted to stop, then the fight would stop. An equal testament to her own ability, and the sometimes self-destructive nature of man to seek happiness.

It was a shame then, that the two students in front of her were of the few ones that were naturally immune to her magic.

Francisco turned to Melody, no indication at all that he'd even felt Melody use her magic, even as those around him slowly lost their fright. The young man flashed her a picture perfect smile, complete with full dimples and bright pearly whites.

"My dear young lady, I suggest, for your own safety, that you not step any closer," he said in a charming voice that nonetheless carried a undercurrent of danger, though not one meant for her. "Sir Morholt here isn't much of a gentleman, and reasoning with him isn't quite possible."

The Death Knight, for his part, definitely felt Melody's magic, and his reaction to it was the same as towards every other time he'd felt a threat.

With a low growl, the gray-skinned giant dashed towards Melody, closing the gap between them in a single stride, and encasing the girl's head inside a single hand. His hand squeezed hard, fully intent on crushing her skull.

"Grah-!"

In another second, that same hand released her and was now pinned to the ground by an outstretched leg.

"Tsk tsk Morholt. Absolutely no manners at all."

With a roar, Morholt flipped Francisco off his arm. The young man flipped through the air, landing on a table of an unfortunate student who had just finished her meal. The plates and inedible leftovers scattered and spilled all over her unceremoniously, and Francisco could only shoot her an apologetic smile before he turned his attention back to his opponent, who was now pacing towards him with a menacing gait, Melody apparently forgotten.

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@Natsu @Jay Kalton

Breakfast University Of Magic

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