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by Haedros 92712 » Sun May 20, 2018 4:57 pm
by Saleon » Mon May 21, 2018 10:17 am
Amanda looked over to all the students as they attempted to work together. A little part of her was disappointed at the apparent difficulty some groups are having in following what she had thought were simple instructions. It seems many students came with the instruction that this would be like regular, well, baking or teamaking, as many students had assumed. She had already eliminated every kitchen tool that students summoned. Though, with a little effort, the students were getting close to getting it.Luminesa wrote:Soleil appreciated Lynn’s encouragement. He felt her hand on his back as he spoke, and the sensation felt strangely comforting. His worries about not passing started to melt, and he smiled toward her. “...Th-thank you...” he whispered, a timid smile on his face. With his fears somewhat abated, he turned toward the orb of water she had formed.
“...I...I-I don’t think we need to open it...We just...need to make sure the packet mixes with the water and then bubbles, according to the instructions,” Soleil suggested. He then gently lifted the little packet in an orb of water. After lifting it, he held it in the orb, and began to whirl it steadily in the water. He then turned and looked toward Sanja. “You...should keep the water at a soft boil, so that it will heat but won’t entirely disappear. And...let’s see...while you’re doing that...”
He turned and stared back toward the extra-credit circle, as he began to swirl the packet. “...Once it’s all mixed...Shaun?...Why don’t you go over to the extra credit circle?...Maybe if you step in it...we can...activate it and see what happens...” he suggested. He felt his group would be able to finish the assignment, but everyone had to do their part. Given Shaun would not get to have much of a role in this assignment, either, he had to make sure he could do something.
"Also, it is kinda interesting seeing students try everything to figure out an extra-credit circle," Amanda said. From what Soleil and Shaun could tell, the spell was definitely a summoning spell, but of what was a mystery. Some of the intricately designed sections were taught in class, but not all of them. So far, it has not been made active.Saldinado wrote:"O-oh. Well um, sure!" He said sorta confused. There was a lack of things that he himself could do given his situation but he could try something. Looking at the swirling mass of water, Shaun looked down at the contents and tried to think of a way to make the process go faster. "So let's see...uh..." He simply said to himself before holding his hands out towards the contents. Soon what looked like a pair of clay, blocky substances before he began to make the bottom of the blocks to stretch and form around the bottom of the mixture of water and connect it before he moved his index finger in a swiveling motion, causing the contents to spin quicker than before.
Shaun then looked backwards to see what this circle was that Soleil was talking about, he moved backwards towards the circle until he stood where Soleil wanted him. "Okay, so now what?" He said to the group while continuing to focus on mixing the substance.
Haedros 92712 wrote:Elias heard his sister long before he saw her. She came running down the hall, just as Elias turned to meet her. And then they crashed straight into each other. Elias’ books fell and scattered all over the floor. “Dang it...” he heard his sister mumbling. Elias stood, his face flushed. “What do you think you’re doing you klutz?! You’re lucky it’s me you ran into and not an administrator or something!” Elias sighed. Maybe he was being a bit too harsh. He looked at his sister to see... wait what? She’s...crying?! Elias was flustered. How must this look to everyone around them? Iris on the floor, bawling her eyes how with Elias just sanding there over her. “Hey hey hey! Quit crying would you? Look, just be careful where you’re going please?” His sister nodded. Elias set about collecting his books, while his sister walked off. What in the world was that?
Haedros 92712 wrote:Iris
“Gwynn? Dominique?” Iris still searched for her team. Finally, after about 5 minutes of searching, she saw her teammates, working on trying to... lift some roots with water? “Guys! Starting without me? You dummies!” Iris smiled brightly at her team... right before stepping forward and tripping on one of her shoelaces.
by Luminesa » Mon May 21, 2018 1:50 pm
by Haedros 92712 » Mon May 21, 2018 6:43 pm
by Saldinado » Tue May 22, 2018 7:27 pm
by Segral » Wed May 23, 2018 2:24 pm
Serah wrote:Oliver sighed in response, he'd read the steps and knew what would happen next, but he frankly couldn't wrap his head around the fact that they were bloody baking.
That said, he didn't refuse to do whatever was asked of him.
Only briefly looking at the pile of whatever kind of dust he had grinded up and started humming a repetitive rhythm to keep himself from going too fast or too slow.
He expected Nick to follow his lead, but would eventually slow down or speed up if needed.
His pile of ingredients started swirling at first in a mini tornado until it progressively calmed down in a gentle tide going back and forth. Similar to one that someone would make in a tub.
Oliver's hands moved left and right in rhythm.
"I'll adapt, do as you will."
by Luminesa » Wed May 23, 2018 2:57 pm
by Frisct the II » Wed May 23, 2018 3:57 pm
Luminesa wrote:Soleil had been frightened as Amanda had suddenly approached their table. Had she heard him? He was sure that she would scold him for his sneaky behavior, yet when she approached she did not do anything of the sort. As she instructed his team, he felt himself relax further. “...‘D-Diffuse the flavor’...” he repeated, as she spoke. He blinked, and thought about her words. He then turned back toward the circle, and stared at the packet as it slowly whirled in the water. “...Flavor?...”
Dandelions had an odd taste. The petals themselves were almost bittersweet. He remembered being a tiny child and tripping into puddles of dandelions outside his mother’s looming castle. He had gotten some of the petals in his mouth, and as he had spit them out, he had remembered they had tasted a little like coffee grounds. He had never tried them ground and with water, so he did not know how that would taste. Yet as he realized that this would be something he would drink, his eyes opened wide.
“...I-It’s tea!” he whispered to Lynn and Sanja nearby. “...We’re making cake and tea! Th-That means...all we have to do now is just warm the tea until it gets hot! And...th-that must mean...” He turned toward Shaun and waved, as he focused on the swirling packet with one hand. “The summoning circle...m-must have our supplies! Our cups and our plate, a-and possibly even a microwave! O-Or a candle! Keep standing in the circle and see what happens!”
He had never been so excited about possibly passing a test before. The exam was not only a test of the students’ abilities to work together, but also of their abilities to think critically, beyond a set of given instructions. He felt giddy. For once, he was able to be proud of something other than his ability to build constructs.
by Imperial--japan » Wed May 30, 2018 3:03 am
by Khasinkonia » Thu May 31, 2018 10:26 pm
Kazimiera Wojciecha Jadwiga Baskerville
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by Serah » Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:17 pm
Luminesa wrote:Ambrosia did not pay as much attention to her assignment, as she heard Soleil shout something about supplies and saw Elias coming to join them. He was apparently an Aquo, from what she heard from Professor Stradt, so that meant her team would have extra help. “Okay! This is good! Ummmm...but we apparently have a new person in our group, so let’s have him swirl the ingredients just a little more for us!” She then waved to Elias, and smiled. “Hi there! Welcome to our group! We have most of it done, we just need you to swirl the ingredients a little more!” she explained, pointing to the cakey batter Oliver and Nick had been shifting around.
After she finished talking, she turned and looked down at her paper again. “...Once you do that, I need someone to time me for 25 minutes, so I can bake the cake! Though...I don’t know how much heat to use...I guess until it looks like a cake? Someone can turn it continually while I bake it, I guess...Elias, you could do that too! And Oliver! Nick, you can watch the timer!” she suggested. While Soleil was trying to keep his composure nearby, Ambrosia was excited that she might not entirely fail her exam.
by Imperial--japan » Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:27 am
by Haedros 92712 » Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:38 pm
by Saleon » Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:36 am
Amanda also wrote down notes relating to group one. Afterwards, she just kinda stared at Shaun and Soleil. Something about them standing in a circle as it does nothing but waste their time made her grin.Saldinado wrote:Shaun Calhoun"...Oh? Uh, yes sir!" Shaun exclaimed with a small voice crack of confusion. The lack of work from his part was making him agitated in all honesty. But now he was starting to feel somewhat helpful. He did what Soleil said and stood in the circle. He waited their patiently as he continued to swirl his finger around the imaginary cup of tea per say while watching their own contents swirl. Now all was left was for that fire kid to start boiling the water or something like that so that they can "diffuse the flavor."
A soft sigh of annoyance and curiosity escaped his mouth before smiling at Sol. "So now we wait, I guess?"
Amanda Stradt looks at group one. She clears her throat loudly. "Sorry about the ambiguous role at the moment. The school apparently made last minute changes even after I made second to last minute changes," Amanda sighed. She looked at the instructions. Amanda quickly wrote a secondary ruleset to add on to group 1. "This... should--" she continues writing-- "fix it." She then hands Ambrosia the next set of instructions.Haedros 92712 wrote:Elias: So he was supposed to time this girl... Ambrosia, was it? Okay then, if that’s all I’m good for here, might as well... So he proceeded to do just that. All the while he griped silently to himself. Timing, huh? Is that really all they have for me to do around here? I swear, I could rotate that cake better than this blank faced- Elias cut himself off. Now was not the time to mumble and groan.
Haedros 92712 wrote:Iris: Iris stared as the girl, Valerie, surrounded the peppermint in water. She stared, for it was rare she truly payed attention to Aquo magic in use. Wait, am I supposed to be turning the orb? Oh shoot, I don’t wanna mess up and use wind magic on the herb without knowing if that’s what I’m not supposed to do, and I don’t want to not do it if I have to. Should I ask? Oh, but I don’t want to look like a total ditz in front of my team... oh what to do, what to do...
by Serah » Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:16 pm
Saleon wrote:Amanda Stradt
The Storyteller
Outside CourtyardAmanda Stradt looks at group one. She clears her throat loudly. "Sorry about the ambiguous role at the moment. The school apparently made last minute changes even after I made second to last minute changes," Amanda sighed. She looked at the instructions. Amanda quickly wrote a secondary ruleset to add on to group 1. "This... should--" she continues writing-- "fix it." She then hands Ambrosia the next set of instructions.Haedros 92712 wrote:Elias: So he was supposed to time this girl... Ambrosia, was it? Okay then, if that’s all I’m good for here, might as well... So he proceeded to do just that. All the while he griped silently to himself. Timing, huh? Is that really all they have for me to do around here? I swear, I could rotate that cake better than this blank faced- Elias cut himself off. Now was not the time to mumble and groan.
Dear Group One,
As this is a group project, not having Elias do anything will be a failing grade. To assist in you not get a failing grade and suffer through remedial lessons, I have added the following: The Aquo student will manipulate the mixture, since it is partially made of wet ingredients, to mold the project into a form suitable for later. You should also make sure that, despite the shifted form of the project, that it still is heated evenly.
Sincerely,
Amanda.
The period at the end of her name is ominously dotted with a heart. Something about the heart makes it look like the bleeding remains of her enemies.
by Luminesa » Tue Jun 05, 2018 2:39 pm
Saleon wrote:Amanda Stradt
The Storyteller
Outside CourtyardAmanda also wrote down notes relating to group one. Afterwards, she just kinda stared at Shaun and Soleil. Something about them standing in a circle as it does nothing but waste their time made her grin.Saldinado wrote:Shaun Calhoun"...Oh? Uh, yes sir!" Shaun exclaimed with a small voice crack of confusion. The lack of work from his part was making him agitated in all honesty. But now he was starting to feel somewhat helpful. He did what Soleil said and stood in the circle. He waited their patiently as he continued to swirl his finger around the imaginary cup of tea per say while watching their own contents swirl. Now all was left was for that fire kid to start boiling the water or something like that so that they can "diffuse the flavor."
A soft sigh of annoyance and curiosity escaped his mouth before smiling at Sol. "So now we wait, I guess?"
Virgil looked up at the circle from Amanda's collar. He hid out of sight quite easily with his size. He pondered for a second, then looked to Amanda. He quickly scribbled something and showed it to Amanda. "Yes, yes it is, Virgil," she patted him softly on the head as he hid in her collar. She then hands him a small biscuit. Amanda then whispers, "do you think I should tell them only I can activate it?"Amanda Stradt looks at group one. She clears her throat loudly. "Sorry about the ambiguous role at the moment. The school apparently made last minute changes even after I made second to last minute changes," Amanda sighed. She looked at the instructions. Amanda quickly wrote a secondary ruleset to add on to group 1. "This... should--" she continues writing-- "fix it." She then hands Ambrosia the next set of instructions.Haedros 92712 wrote:Elias: So he was supposed to time this girl... Ambrosia, was it? Okay then, if that’s all I’m good for here, might as well... So he proceeded to do just that. All the while he griped silently to himself. Timing, huh? Is that really all they have for me to do around here? I swear, I could rotate that cake better than this blank faced- Elias cut himself off. Now was not the time to mumble and groan.
Dear Group One,
As this is a group project, not having Elias do anything will be a failing grade. To assist in you not get a failing grade and suffer through remedial lessons, I have added the following: The Aquo student will manipulate the mixture, since it is partially made of wet ingredients, to mold the project into a form suitable for later. You should also make sure that, despite the shifted form of the project, that it still is heated evenly.
Sincerely,
Amanda.
The period at the end of her name is ominously dotted with a heart. Something about the heart makes it look like the bleeding remains of her enemies.Haedros 92712 wrote:Iris: Iris stared as the girl, Valerie, surrounded the peppermint in water. She stared, for it was rare she truly payed attention to Aquo magic in use. Wait, am I supposed to be turning the orb? Oh shoot, I don’t wanna mess up and use wind magic on the herb without knowing if that’s what I’m not supposed to do, and I don’t want to not do it if I have to. Should I ask? Oh, but I don’t want to look like a total ditz in front of my team... oh what to do, what to do...
From the back of her eyes, she saw one of the girls panicking. She stretched her arms, before shouting to the whole class once more, "and once again! You have the instructions. Just follow them and you should do fine."
by Saleon » Tue Jun 05, 2018 3:21 pm
Amanda sighed, taking off her glasses, "I was joking, mostly. You guys are doing fine. If you want to know, this is testing two things: cooperation and testing magical skills. I can't evaluate Elias on his magic if he is only timing your project." She then looks to Virgil.Luminesa wrote:Saleon wrote:Amanda Stradt looks at group one. She clears her throat loudly. "Sorry about the ambiguous role at the moment. The school apparently made last minute changes even after I made second to last minute changes," Amanda sighed. She looked at the instructions. Amanda quickly wrote a secondary ruleset to add on to group 1. "This... should--" she continues writing-- "fix it." She then hands Ambrosia the next set of instructions.
Dear Group One,
As this is a group project, not having Elias do anything will be a failing grade. To assist in you not get a failing grade and suffer through remedial lessons, I have added the following: The Aquo student will manipulate the mixture, since it is partially made of wet ingredients, to mold the project into a form suitable for later. You should also make sure that, despite the shifted form of the project, that it still is heated evenly.
Sincerely,
Amanda.
The period at the end of her name is ominously dotted with a heart. Something about the heart makes it look like the bleeding remains of her enemies.
Ambrosia saw the letter and panicked. Her group had done everything correctly up to this point, and now because the new person had nothing to do, they were going to fail. “...But we said he could time it and everything...” she muttered, staring back at the paper nervously. She was ready to do her part and to complete the assignment, but if she did so the group would fail?! She wanted to scream. The one time she was actually about to pass something and she was about to fail because of one person. “Wait a minute!” She looked over at Professor Stradt, in a bit of a panic. “How are we failing if we are doing everything correctly? Nobody in the group has made a misstep, I’ve watched and made sure of it! And we gave Elias something to do, but there’s not much for him left to do! I still have to bake the thing! This isn’t fair! None of us are doing anything wrong!” she yelled.
by Luminesa » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:24 pm
Saleon wrote:Amanda Stradt
The Storyteller
Outside CourtyardAmanda sighed, taking off her glasses, "I was joking, mostly. You guys are doing fine. If you want to know, this is testing two things: cooperation and testing magical skills. I can't evaluate Elias on his magic if he is only timing your project." She then looks to Virgil.Luminesa wrote:Ambrosia saw the letter and panicked. Her group had done everything correctly up to this point, and now because the new person had nothing to do, they were going to fail. “...But we said he could time it and everything...” she muttered, staring back at the paper nervously. She was ready to do her part and to complete the assignment, but if she did so the group would fail?! She wanted to scream. The one time she was actually about to pass something and she was about to fail because of one person. “Wait a minute!” She looked over at Professor Stradt, in a bit of a panic. “How are we failing if we are doing everything correctly? Nobody in the group has made a misstep, I’ve watched and made sure of it! And we gave Elias something to do, but there’s not much for him left to do! I still have to bake the thing! This isn’t fair! None of us are doing anything wrong!” she yelled.
Virgil made a note along the lines of "you" "did" "take" "it" "a" "little" "too" "far."
"I figured. I shouldn’t joke about people’s grades during finals,” she muttered, a little disappointed.
“Alright, I’ll make it clear. I need a way to measure how each groupmember works together and works to balance each other’s weaknesses. If one student is more or less watching as the project is completed, then they aren’t participating and being left out. Along with that, I can’t test them individually since I can’t test their finesse and skill in magic. The group working together is a major portion of the assignment. That is why I adjusted the assignment for your group,” she elucidated.
Virgil then hopped up on to Ambrosia’s head and patted her. “You” “are” “not” “in” “trouble” he reassured, before ducking back into Amanda’s shirtcollar.
“I figured you guys would readjust to the assignment and it would be fine. There wouldn’t be a loss in grades,” She said.
by Saldinado » Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:48 pm
by Saleon » Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:55 pm
Amanda's ears perked up as Shaun called to her. She turned her chair around, rolling over to the board as he spoke. She moved her hand to her chin, pondering over the circle, "well... I guess I can give some help... while I found it enjoyable as you guys try and diagnose the circle and how to activate it, I never said you had to do that. You just need to figure out what it does. It is made similar to ink magic. More to my magical signature."Saleon wrote:Amanda Stradt
The Storyteller
Outside CourtyardSaldinado wrote:Moving from his spot, he began walking from the circle only to reach the his destination with a hard glare within those soft colored eyes facing towards Amanda and her little pet. "So, uh I gotta question." He said softly in attempt to make sure that nobody was looking at him. "So we've been doing all this stuff for a while now, and that circle has something to do with us making sure that things work out well for us. But so far nothing is happening. So," he ended off with a sigh and closing his eyes before continuing, "what exactly are we missing from it? Is it a certain item? Spell? Mathematical or magical equation of some sorts to get it to work? Even just a little hint would help me understand exactly what we need to do, because so far its not working in our favor." He finished before looking down at his nails and back up at her.
But, at least we're not the only clueless people around here. So there's that I guess.
by Luminesa » Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:05 pm
Saleon wrote:Amanda's ears perked up as Shaun called to her. She turned her chair around, rolling over to the board as he spoke. She moved her hand to her chin, pondering over the circle, "well... I guess I can give some help... while I found it enjoyable as you guys try and diagnose the circle and how to activate it, I never said you had to do that. You just need to figure out what it does. It is made similar to ink magic. More to my magical signature."
She then rolled over, "also, only one student needs to get it for the whole class to. Say the overly worried Ambrosia in group one gets it, whole class. For now, I'm just trying to write down scores and take evaluations. Even if it get's passed over by everyone else, I'll still count it. Because ideas may get glossed over as everyone is thinking. But make sure figuring the circle doesn't mess with the project as a whole."
by Saleon » Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:44 pm
Amanda looked up from her clipboard, "well, yes. You already mentioned it." She then returned to her clipboard and continued writing. She then added, "I am glad you figured it out though. I don't want this to be a punishing section of the midterm. If you are nice, we might even have tea and cake before the assignment. Also, remember to keep each dome of magic from interfering with the other."Luminesa wrote:Saleon wrote:Amanda's ears perked up as Shaun called to her. She turned her chair around, rolling over to the board as he spoke. She moved her hand to her chin, pondering over the circle, "well... I guess I can give some help... while I found it enjoyable as you guys try and diagnose the circle and how to activate it, I never said you had to do that. You just need to figure out what it does. It is made similar to ink magic. More to my magical signature."
She then rolled over, "also, only one student needs to get it for the whole class to. Say the overly worried Ambrosia in group one gets it, whole class. For now, I'm just trying to write down scores and take evaluations. Even if it get's passed over by everyone else, I'll still count it. Because ideas may get glossed over as everyone is thinking. But make sure figuring the circle doesn't mess with the project as a whole."
“...Just one?...” Soleil mumbled to himself, as he held the tea steadily while Sanja finished heating it. Everyone would get a better grade if he figured what the extra credit circle was for, but had he not already figured it out? He turned toward Amanda and told her his answer out-loud. “Th-The circle is...all of our cups and plates for our tea and cake! B-Because Ambrosia’s group is making cake...a-and all of us are making tea! Th-That’s the only thing that the circle can be for, I-it’s the only thing that...that makes sense!” He sounded a little more assertive than usual, which scared him, but for once he was confident in his answer.
by Saldinado » Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:45 pm
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