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[h3]Olympus Academy | Day 1[/h3][/center]
[justify][indent][color=cccccc]The day was oddly dreary for such a magical place. Olympus Academy's magic usually provided only the most beautiful and comfortable weather for students, but that morning was wet and cold. While incoming freshmen might mistake the weather for normal, returning students and professors would be on edge: storms meant conflict among the Olympians. In fact, 2075 marked a dangerous year, and some students opted to attend school with mortals this semester. The student count this year was lower than it had been in a long time, parents godly and otherwise fearful about the tension in Olympus extending to Olympus Academy.

Weather aside, the campus remained gorgeous and decorated with statues standing as testaments to the gods and their children. It was a short drive from one of the largest airports in Greece, no more than an hour. Mortals unknowingly passed by it all the time, in fact. The magic that protected the Academy created an illusion that it wasn't there. Instead, mortals saw beautiful and untouched fields and forest, protected by environmentalists that were proud of the gorgeous site and its large lakes. Mortals were also inclined [i]not[/i] to explore the campus they couldn't see: the magic often suggested they were too short on time or had some other important task to get to.

The morning sun remained hidden behind clouds as students arrived at the academy. They would have their dorm buildings and room numbers in mind, returning students having the choice to keep their dorms and roommates from the year previous. The grand tuition included books and some basic school supplies, generous compared to schools found world wide. The administrators--a council compromised of friendly "monsters" and demigods--weren't going to shake down Zeus for money, after all. [/color][/indent][/justify]