peckenpaugh | Around campus today

WEDNESDAY, May 27th

A few specific classes are cancelled today: any sessions of Potions, Hermeticism, DADA and Artificing for all years are made free periods for the day.

[UP TO FOUR STUDENTS (claim below)] saw Mr. Berzelius, Ms. Altizer, Dr. Ranui and Mr. Purcell head to the BoMB camp this morning, where they stayed for several hours.

[UP TO TWO STUDENTS (claim below)] later skipped class when they noticed the quartet leaving with a group of BoMB agents and aurors. They followed at a safe distance, out of campus, into town, to Elflock Lanes. The large group disappeared inside and did not return. [CLAIMED: Kermit, Trudy]

Back on campus [CHARACTER A] spots the specialist aurors seeking Pocket at the falls. She never answers their calls.

Over the course of the day, more and more of the residual vines wilt and die all over campus. That sense of safety that has hung over the holler since Pocket's party actually eases to a feeling of normalcy.

In the evening [UP TO THREE CHARACTERS (claim below)] witness the return of the group that went to the bowling alley. They seem jubilant. [CLAIMED: Aristotle, 2 more]

A bit before curfew, a mandatory assembly is called during which Ms. Kwan announces with a great deal of relief that the glyphs put in place to control the plant infestation have been strengthened and the holler can go back to healing.
- All in all, the tone of the assembly is celebratory, though not overly so. Caution is still emphasized.
- All students who have returned memories thus far are named and thanked for their assistance, as the revised and repaired glyph-work would not have been possible without them.
- While some vines may persist, and may still be sentient, no new ones should spring up. If students spot new growth, they should report to staff immediately.
- The BoMB and aurors stationed here will remain through the end of the school year. Over summer break, a full investigation will be launched.
- The magimagicicada are doing well. Just exhausted and in need of rest. We've invited them to prom, though! It'll be their first official appearance in thirty years!
- Curfew restrictions are still in place as we monitor the situation. We'll let everyone know when they're lifted.
- Anyone who brought a Bub & Pepsi talisman with them might notice that at the assembly, it was humming very, very faintly.
After the assembly, students are sent back to their dorms for the evening. Huh. Guess it's time to start planning that prom outfit?

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Real Luxury

Oh

Oh I did

Think I was joking

they're all sins in god's eyes jenny

Lmao omg Ursula got assigned fuschia and these are definitely worse than the monstrosity she did wear

The idea of their dear glitzy bug wearing anything black makes a little smile spark on Audrey’s face. She nods, though, at his next idea. “Something rainbow. Something sparkly. Think I’ll bring her a whole selection.” She turns to face him, then to maybe see what he thought of this all. Whether she’s in the wrong for doubting it. She trusts Eddy’s opinion; he has the same priorities as she does. “So.”

Unfortunately, they have equal communication skills, too.

Edited (Bug buddies :() 2020-05-27 20:38 (UTC)

all right y'all had time to stop this but i'm taking a class cutting spot with kermie who is a NATURAL SNEAK

“It would be easier to list who I haven’t,” Viola answers without looking up from the journal and scuffed copy of Blood Spells that she has propped one on top of the other against her knees. She drops a pen between the pages to keep her place and closes the book. She wasn’t getting anywhere with it anyway.

Turning toward Fred, she probes in a much lower voice, “What are you really asking?”

Could I grab a 'witness the return of the group that went to the bowling alley' slot for Aris?

Edited (What does jubilant Mr. Purcell look like??) 2020-05-27 23:18 (UTC)

I want to say Mr. Berzelius was trying to get Purcell to do an elaborate high five and he was in such a good mood he tolerated it.

I tried to find a gif of Keith David smiling but it took me so long that Alex got to it before me

Wholesome.

can trudy skip with kermie please

Kermie wants to ask them if they found his keys but they took too long and he had to pee :c

"Disco," he offers. Maybe not the right era, but it's definitely sparkly. It should also be noted that the only clothes Eddy's ever picked out for himself have the NASA logo emblazoned on them. So he may not be the right person to consult for this task. But really, "Think she'll like whatever you pick." Pocket always seems happy just to be thought of.

But fashion isn't really on Audrey's mind either, apparently.

"So." He echoes back, shoulders pulling up as he exhales heavily. Seems the black polish on his nails has been savaged the last few days, and he's doing his thumbnail no favors as he reaches for words to put to the ambiguously not-quite-easy feeling in his stomach. His gaze finally moves to her properly when he settles on, "Not ideal."

The best partner trudy coul have

why do they match barney so well???

made from the skin of his brothers and sisters

Less wholesome.

the real extinction event was fashion

"Well it's not my Dad," Fred insists, because listing who isn't a potty mouth in town really is a much easier task. Unbeknownst to Fred, this claim is also erroneous. At least in part. Her father is both far too young and far too Muggle to be the mystery Potty Mouth, though.

"I'm trying to narrow down a field of suspects," she continues, at exactly the same volume as before. "But Freya's parents pulled her out of school when the brain monster got out of the hell hatch."

Edited (i'm............sorry) 2020-05-28 00:46 (UTC)

Oh, everything's fine now? Cool. Tybalt will take their word for it. He hasn't exactly been tuned in to the investigation, in the first place. He's had other things on his mind, and a not-breakup, a bad last Quidditch game, and getting a B in Hermeticism before Claudia disowns him are all more clear and present dangers. He'll prick up his ears again when things get worse. For now, he's hardly listening.

Until the weird grass thing he found this morning starts humming?

Was the note to listen and see a literal warning to pay attention in class?

Tybalt pulls it out of his pocket and stares. "Ohhhh fuck, this is gonna explode, huh." He drawls out, making absolutely no effort to dispose of it.

"Oh disco." She pretty much whispers, mind going all the way back to the Spellunking shelves, mentally cataloguing what she could come up with in the way of the seventies. He's right. That'd be very cute.

She waits for him to answer, but doesn't look concerned when he has to take a pause. It's like that, sometimes. More often than not, these days. Her smile grows a little sad. "No." She agrees with that assessment, "It...was fast." Too fast. She doesn't need to say that.

"Ah, and how foolish Freya's parents look now," Viola says dryly, waving a limp wrist at the gathering of adults at the front. Clearly, she is taking these announcements with a boulder of salt.

"Is this about the cicada shell memories?" She pauses and bites down on her bottom lip. She doesn't know when she became such an incorrigible know-it-all but it's not a look that she likes on herself. Still, she must know. "I'm not as clever as Freya. Or as well read. But I might be able to help."

"Eeeee," Felicity squeaks at a frequency that probably drives any nearby dogs wild. She immediately holds her cactus needle (humming as well) away from her body, but doesn't think to take it off her neck. She clenches her eyes and waits.

She opens them a few seconds later, very much not dead.

"Huh." She brings the needle next to her ear. "Whatcha trying to tell us?"

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