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Location: Dorm -> entrance to The Statue of Ardyon’s room
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Connie had been thankful upon leaving Frankie’s lab. She was concerned about the potential threat to the school at large. She hadn’t known Pedro well enough to be emotionally attached. Returning to the room she and Willow discussed the outcome of the search for the rumored head. Willow also discussed some of her concerns with Connie, ending with Connie agreeing to help with the egg.

Lucky for Connie she did not tend to have dreams, let alone prophetic ones. Her sleep was therefore unbothered. She woke early, as was her usual way of things. Those early hours were spent studying. It was much easier for her to study after resting. When the time to join her coven came she left early enough to be there, hopefully before their professor. She found it slightly irritating that he apparently wasn’t coming at all that day.

It made her desire to try to turn stone to flesh slip away a little. Connie was not an impulsive person. She did not come to decisions lightly, and while she didn’t like Croan she had no desire to perform a major working like turning this statue back to flesh without him present.

“Hello Jake. Good morning. Did you sleep well?” Connie spoke with practiced precision. The question was one of the standard small talk questions. Most people simply would respond yes or no, and sometimes elaborate about dreams or failing to get comfortable. “Did you spend any time studying? Or were you focused on Pedro?”







Location: Dorm -> First Gate
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Finley, when they returned to their room for the evening, curled their fingers around a tendril from their beloved Dysphoria. Sleep came easy enough for them. They did not have concerns about the death or potential danger it spelled. Things like that did not worry them. Not from innocence, but simply from not carrying. If something is strong enough to kill them in a single hit that they cannot fight back they have no chance of surviving. If something were to try to attack them and did not kill them in a single hit, it would greatly regret that choice.

They slept through dawn, pushing the time the rose till nearly the last minute. When arriving in the labs area the smell of coffee was so overwhelming Finley considered asking Sariel if she bathed in the liquid. That was not the best way to confer the benefits of caffeine, to Finley’s knowledge, but they supposed if someone wished to, who were they to criticize such behaviors.

Sariel’s warnings and rules made Finley feel like there was a distinct risk of just stumbling back into the Otherworld. They had less than zero desire to return to that place. Finley was not concerned about protecting themself, and they supposed they and Dysphoria could keep the others safe. Would asking Dysphoria and the other two if they’d like to keep tendrils linking them together to prevent getting lost be a good idea? If this had been the day prior Finley would have without reservations, quietly excited to see Rohan respond nervously to them. Now they were less willing to offer such a thing. Whatever spirit lived in Rohan’s blood was powerful and dangerous enough that Finley now found themselves feeling unease in his presence, not that Finley let that show.

More distressing than anything else Sariel had said though was the request for notes. Ew. Actually gross. This would be a much better thing for Constance instead of themself. Could they switch covens? Finley wrinkled their nose. Glancing between Rohan and Annika. Franklin was good at notes like Constance. His absence would be an issue.

“Do you think he fell asleep in his lab? Or fell to whatever being took the other young man out?” Finley had forgotten Pedro’s name. “Should we wait a few extra minutes? Or go looking?”



4:45 PM Friday, June 13th 1980 - Lava Lake, BC, Canada




@KazAlkemi@Achronum@kittyluna45@Morose@Trainerblue192



Camp Lava Lake is caught in those strange hours between day and evening. The day isn't cooling yet, but the sun has begun its slow descent behind the mountains, turning everything gold. Tall pines and cedar trees surround the grounds like silent walls, their tops swaying gently in the breeze.

The cabins look almost welcoming in the afternoon light. Their weathered cedar siding glows amber beneath the sun. Hammering echoes from somewhere near the cabins and Dobbs’ work has recommenced.

Lava Lake itself is beautiful. The water stretches eastward, dark blue. From a distance, it looks peaceful. No one sees the lake bubbling slightly. The wind could be blamed for the disturbances of the water.

The tree next to the Main Cabin is larger than any of the surrounding forest, its massive branches spreading over the clearing like an umbrella. While everything else seems alive with summer, the oak appears older, darker. Its bark is blackened in places, and its roots twist across the ground like giant fingers. The grass around it never grows quite right.

Birds fill the air with song. Chickadees dart between branches. A raven circles overhead before disappearing toward the forest. Somewhere down by the water, a loon calls.

Then, for a moment, the sounds stop.

Not gradually.

All at once.

The forest falls silent.

Then the wind kicks up, and with it so does the noise of the forest animals.






Location: School
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Magic Item: N/A
Fit check





Ben didn’t even know where to start with all of this. Chase squeezed his shoulder and he leaned into him slightly. Thankful for his presence. He shifted slightly so he was between Chase and the others. He didn’t think he could actually protect Chase from the others if they all decided in that moment to attack him on suspicion. He was glad that Andy wasn’t near them though. That she was distracted and therefore wouldn’t be willing to throw hands again.

He was tired and stressed from the day. Danni collected his dragon off of Ben’s head, which was a bit of a relief. Ben was getting worried claws might scrape him up. He really hoped they weren’t going to the moon. The Inhumans there were xenophobic as hell. Ben didn’t think that was what was happening, but Danni seemed to think they were going to the moon.

“I don’t know how to ride a horse. I’ve never even been around a horse before. I don’t think that’s what the vision was,” he said softly. “Soup jello sounds wild,” Ben told Chase between Danni’s yelling and requesting water.

Leah took control of the situation, asking Chase to speak with her. Should he join? He didn’t want Chase to be alone with anyone in the group, but at least Chase could get out of a situation fast. “Do you want me to join you?” he asked Chase quietly? Marlena followed after Sabine. He didn’t know what to do. He was scared. Somehow he was also wrapped up in all of this? How? He had just started at the school. If they were going somewhere he should tell Matt, right? Ben didn’t even totally understand where or what was going on.

Ben had heard of the TVA but they were just some shadow organization. He didn’t even really think they were real. But everyone was talking about the TVA like they were an actual threat.







Location: School
Skills: Enhanced Reflexes (Passive); Enhanced Durability
Magic item: N/A
Fit check, and Letterman jacket





“I time traveled, with Zari. Do you remember her? We got here to her time and started going to school. Max, James, Casper and Ben, he was Casper’s ghost friend, are the parents of April, Danni and Dorian. They live next door to... Uh... oof we’ll get to that later. That’s a whole thing you missed. But they live next to me, where I live during school break. So yeah, but I think they are busy. Otherwise, I would call James. For your sake. I saw Sunshine and Val, Veil goes by Val now, recently. If, after all of this you stick around a bit, I’ll get you back in contact with them,” Andy explained, answering Glimpse’s questions as best as she could. There was a lot missing from that, they’d have to sit down for a much longer chat to explain everything. Seventeen years of missing time was not easy to condense into a few sentences.

“Now as for the Otherworld. One of my professors is Lady Nimue. She explained that the Otherworld is largely that it is a land driven by story logic, the home of the fae, and that it touches all realities and exists outside of all realities. I don’t know much about that stuff. I’ve been picking up some magic but all of that is way out of my wheelhouse. Sorry. Do you know if there is any way for us to travel there?” Andy supposed she hadn’t paid as much attention as she should have.




5:45 PM - Friday, July 18th, 2025 - Château de La Lune, France



@PatientBean@TheMaster99@KazAlkemi@Trainerblue192@kittyluna45@KTostada








“Thank you,” Elenore said as they left to collect Lena and her power point.

Millicent and Brandon would find Lena in the bar in her usual corner with a trio of other nominees chatting with her. Rhi, Ralph and Sam were deep in conversation with her. They’ll hear the tail end of Sam’s question.




Ralph




Location: Château de La Lune
Skills: N/A





“Oh, yeah. Ever since Great Grandfather Vorace passed, Grandmother Elenore has been having me help with the dossiers on each nominee,” Lena answered casually. “The process is pretty simple. Someone suggests a person. That can be someone just out in the world, or a previous nominee, or even one of us. We almost always have family nominating people. But those nominations don’t get any special attention over the ones from outside the family. Elenore likes burying that information so she doesn’t even consider it when making the final decision.”

Ralph tilts his head as Lena answers the question. She seems unconcerned about the question, but she doesn’t meet their eyes when she says it. She fiddles with her laptop as she talks. He can’t say for sure she is lying, but something about the way she was moving made him feel like she was hiding something from them.

“How does Elenore decide on who to pick?”

“She goes through everyone’s accomplishments and sees who has potential. That’s what this is all about. The award is supposed to encourage people to keep doing their best and bringing about change and such. Vorace was all about shining a spotlight on people who could be like the next I don’t know, not Einstein but those quite important people.” Lena shrugs.






Location: School
Skills: Enhanced Reflexes (Passive); Enhanced Durability
Magic item: N/A
Fit check, and Letterman jacket





Andy took the card from Glimpse and looked at it. The card was obviously April. She looked up at Chase. She rolled her eyes. Thankful that he was just going away. She wanted privacy. Mostly for Glimpse’s sake. But at least he had helped a bit by giving her the tea. She’d give him the point for that.

“I’ll be honest I don’t know much about this sort of thing. I... haven’t really paid it much mind. It is weird that you have cards with us on them - “

Andy is cut off as Sabine’s vision hits her. She tries to push it away but as soon as she realizes what is happening she stops trying to stop it. As soon as the vision is over she looks at the card again.

“Well fuck. Alright. Let’s start with where your home is and how the hell we can get there. Some big shit seems to be going down and we’re all embroiled in it.”







Location: School
Skills:
Magic Item: N/A
Fit check





Ben smiles for the pictures, a little nervous. He does stick his tongue out for one of them, being silly. He holds one hand up so that if Amélie falls he can catch her. She isn’t a bug for him to talk to, which makes him a little sad. He wishes he could talk to the dragon. Ben waves with his free hand at Chase when he joins them. It is a little bit of a relief to have him near.

What happened next was a whole lot of crazy. Dorian had explained he had a notebook from the missing teacher. Percy realized he was apparently this missing teacher and passed out. Sabine came over with someone Ben didn’t know at all, and they were given a vision. Ben didn’t understand any of it. But the faces matched the group. He knew his bible and knew the white horse imagery meant death. What.... The... Fuck.

Ben didn’t know what to do with that information. He was scared. He glanced around the group, edging closer to Chase. The shadow army in the vision... well... it was hard to not make the comparison. And this group was way too punch happy.







Location: Frankie’s lab
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Connie wasn’t sure what to make of what Rohan said about her magic. She frowned. The gold part made sense if that was her natural divinely gifted magic. Rohan just didn’t have enough information for her to make any deductions about what the heck was going on.

“Uh, alright. I suppose I’ll keep that in mind and look into it. We can do some experimenting later,” she suggested, half asking. She watched as Finley wiped up some blood from the corpse and just... ate it. Connie knew that was how Finley’s magic worked. But that was not the same as seeing it.

She suddenly felt very light headed and the room seemed very dark. Connie takes a slow deep breath, and leans slightly against a wall. She doesn’t pass out, which she is thankful for. But she doesn’t think she’ll go out of her way to watch Finley do their magic in the future.







Location: Frankie’s lab
Grimoire: Ride the Blood
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Finley, once the group had all arrived into Franklin’s lab, did not wait long. They hurried through the door. Disliking the iron at the door, but it is a moment. They are not required to touch it.

Inside the room they swiped a finger across some open flesh collecting a bit of the congealed blood. There was no magic. Finley always had a surge of magic, belonging to the person they were Riding the Blood of. But there was none. That was... disconcerting. Often Finley would push the magic and memories aside when they were having sexual encounters. This was not the same.

It's late at night, and he is lost. He's at Strange Academy, wandering the halls in an attempt to find his dorm room. He's cold. He's dressed for the party. Poor thing just never managed to find it in the dungeons. But he's on the right track. There's a sign coming into view, one for Medean Hall. The doors to the hall are locked when he tries them - and perhaps his curiosity is piqued. It's not a problem his golems cannot solve. A bit of clever spell work later and he's inside, alone in the empty wing. He walks alone for a moment, seeing not another soul around, hearing nothing - until the sound of footsteps. He turns to greet the newcomer, but before he can catch a glimpse of a face, he is suddenly caught in an iron grip. He struggles. He tries to fight back. The memory goes dark soon after.

Finley quickly pulls themself from the memory. A shudder passes through them. They had not slipped into Pedro’s death, good.

“Unfortunately, he did not see his attacker. He tried to fight back. However, the scene took place outside Medean hall. There is potential for more information at this location. I know the humans here have cops that do investigations on such things. They are very nosy and quite rude.”





5:30 PM - Friday, July 18th, 2025 - Château de La Lune, France



@PatientBean@TheMaster99@KazAlkemi@Trainerblue192@kittyluna45@KTostada








“He just wants to return to London,” Elenore says London with disdain. One of the few clear emotions she has shown. “It is nice here. This has been in my family for several generations. My father is the one who brought it into the brilliance you see here. Without him the La Lune family would have gone into obscurity long ago. We owe it to his legacy to continue this vineyard and his award ceremony.” This she says with pride. As if all the work her father had put into the vineyard was her own.




Jeanne’s plate had been cleared and she was sitting reading a book. She glanced up when Tony and Constance entered. “Hello.” She paused for a moment and then smiled. “I don’t mind. Please sit down.” Jeanne gestured to the seats arrayed.




Ralph




Location: Château de La Lune
Skills: N/A





“Got it in one,” Lena acknowledged Sam’s comment about her being tech savvy. “As for how I believe he killed someone, one sec.” She turned her attention back to her computer, she typed a few keywords and then turned the computer as a PDF popped up. It contained a flyer for a missing person’s report. The missing person was a young man named Pierre, he had gone missing in October of 1995. “Pierre and Lawrence worked together at a radio station back in the day. They had a contentious relationship. I’ve listened to hours of tapes of them at work and,” she whistled. “It was nasty. The next part is hearsay but Lawrence was heard by another coworker off air telling Pierre that he'd kill him. Importantly is the night that Pierre went missing Lawrence ended up in the hospital with a head injury. After that he was basically unemployable. His personality supposedly shifted. I don’t know about that, from what I can tell he’s always been a creep and a prick, but after that head injury, which he claimed was from a bar fight, but they never found the other guy, he couldn’t hold down any job. He ended up just mooching off of family and that’s how he has been my whole life.”

“Let me get this straight, you think he killed Pierre, but got the head injury during the fight with him or something?”

“They never found Pierre. He is still listed as officially missing, but the case is so cold they won’t touch it anymore. This was thirty years ago. Before I was even born. So, I can only give you my theory. But I’m sure I’m right.”

“Why did the head injury make him unemployable?”

Lena sighs at that question. “He’s a basket case. You saw how volatile he was at dinner and after. Could you imagine trying to work with him?”



4:30 PM Friday, June 13th 1980 - Lava Lake, BC, Canada




@KazAlkemi@Achronum@kittyluna45@Morose@Trainerblue192






Emily




Location: Camp Lava Lake
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Em giggled at Marco’s suggestion. “Maybe we can do that later. For now I suppose I should get back to work.” To Aster she told him, “Hmm, I didn’t notice anything in the water. But it is pretty cold, which is nice with the heat of the day.” Em had already gotten burned, but that was already turning into a tan. She never worried about wearing sunscreen.

At the cabin she quickly pulled off her swim suit and got back into her clothes from earlier. Em was unbothered by anyone else's presence as she changed. She had mostly dried off between the walk and heat of the afternoon. The only negative was that her working clothes were dirty. She hated putting on dirty clothes. However, if she put on clean clothes and went back to work she’d just get those dirty so there was no point. The swimsuit she hung outside on a tree branch to finish drying.






Location: School
Skills: Enhanced Reflexes (Passive); Enhanced Durability
Magic item: N/A
Fit check, and Letterman jacket





Andy wanted to tell Glimpse what had happened to her. The whole story. She wanted to find out where Glimpse had gone after the fight and the tunnels. But Glimpse dropped a conversational bomb. Nemo was alive, but for how much longer? He was being held for execution. Andy’s eyes went big, and she started to move, pacing, but froze with Victoria joining the group that had gathered mostly out of earshot. She closed her eyes and sighed. Victoria had to be telling them. She had been encouraging Glimpse and everyone else to talk so they could fill in blanks. Victoria wasn't wrong in Andy's opinion but she understood how overwhelmed Glimpse must be feeling. She hadn't ever had to deal with the full force of the group like she had just now. She imagined if when she had come to school she had just been dropped into the middle of the group, maybe right when Danni lit Percy's jacket on fire. Andy shuddered.

As for Chase, Andy was mostly ignoring him. No one fucking understood. Give me some privacy. She understood, hell, she was nervous about if this was a trap and even more so now. Because she knew Danni and Dorian.

“Chase, will you please tell them to stay put over there." There was a good chance he wouldn't, or the group wouldn't listen to him. But at least it would give a bit of a chance to slow down the others. She turned back to Glimpse. “Well, you fell into the lap of the right group of people. Any moment now, when Victoria tells them what you just said, you’re probably going to get swarmed again. I’ll do my best to keep between them and you. I know they can be a lot. They are going to want to save him. He is our teacher and one of our coaches. I don’t know what the plan will be yet. But there is no way they are going to leave this alone.” Andy wished she could teleport so the three of them could just leave the area and not be followed. That would give them time to talk. “How do you want to do this?"







Location: School
Skills:
Magic Item: N/A
Fit check





Danni put Amélie into Ben's arms and she was exploring his face with her nose. He giggled a little as it tickled. She was warm and it was comforting all things considering. He offered her a hand for support as she climbed onto his shoulder.

Ben didn’t know who Nemo was; everyone else seemed to know him, though. He understood that Dorian had had a dream that took him to this Nemo. From the dream Dorian had learned that Nemo was in jail and in trouble.

A blonde girl that Ben didn’t recognize from the fight joined and told them that the guy they were yelling about was in the other girl’s homeland on death row. Ben rubbed at his face. This group was a lot. It didn’t help that he had joined in the middle of the chaos. No one said anything about whether he was welcome or not, but that was mostly because they were all freaking out. Either yelling at Dorian or Dorian yelling at them.




Location: The Dungeon
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“As for the others,” Connie addressed Jake. “I will speak with Willow. We are roommates. She wanted an update about this anyway. So when I go back to my room, I will inform her of everything we learn.” At least it seemed that Barty was taking this seriously now. That was nice.

Connie reached over and patted Cassie’s shoulder, just once, and very softly, quickly drawing her hand back. It was clear she had only done it in an attempt to comfort Cassie; she didn’t seem to think it was a good way to comfort someone. “We will figure this out,” she said, trying to reassure her.
What Rohan had said about her magic had finally caught up to her. She stared at him for a moment.

“What do you mean, what is off?” She knew that her powers were a divine gift to her bloodline, which is why Finley had told her she smelled like a church when they first met. Connie didn’t particularly believe the story, but her magic worked, and people who could sense particulars like that claimed her magic was of divine origin, so she had no reason not to believe that. But what Rohan had specifically said was that there was something else coming off of her like her magic.







Location: The Dungeon
Grimoire: Fae Magic
Skills:



Finley kept an eye out as the group made their way back. They did not engage in the conversations. Uninterested in the chatter of whether they should inform the others or not. They led the way back to the stairs and out of the school's dungeons. Finley was literally skipping once they had exited the dungeon.

Finley was both excited and nervous about what would soon happen. Riding the blood. Their fingers caressed a tendril from Dysphoria, bringing it to their lips for a soft kiss. They wondered if the usual potential for riding too far and too deep was still possible for them. They had not ridden the blood of a death since before... Well, before Dysphoria had joined them.
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