Gooseberry High

( ROMANTIC HIGH TEA )

( VALENTINES: INDIVIDUALS ) See group valentines HERE!

( VALENTINES: GROUPS )

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Today, all meals will be planned by the winners of the senior bonding event, Tess Noble and Quinn Cunningham. The house elves will execute the following dishes to the best of their ability, as selected by Tess and Quinn:

( TODAY'S MENU )

If you want to enjoy an impulsive, food-driven ic/ooc, then please use this post to have fun and chat with other characters!

( THE SORTING OF DAMON EVERCREECH )

( PIXIES VS. GRIFFINS, GAME 3 — CHAMPIONSHIP! FT. DOUBLE JEOPARDY + SURPRISE: NEW TEAMMATES! )

( MANDATORY SEX ED ASSEMBLY )

( SENIOR MONTHLY BONDING ACTIVITY )

( SOPHOMORE MONTHLY BONDING ACTIVITY )

( ORNERY OAK CLIMB )

( AZURCREST v. COPPERTALE )

At the mandatory assembly, Ms. Vector tells the students that Agent Larke and Dr. O'Hare are going to remain on campus for an indefinite period of time as they investigate the woods to determine what's happening and what the presence exactly is. She says students are expected to be respectful of their guests, that they should listen to them, and that they shouldn't interfere with their duties here.

Agent Larke steps up to the dais. "First off, thank you, Gooseberry, for being excellent hosts. Dr. O'Hare and I are going to be as unobtrusive as we possibly can, but..." They apparently have some orders, and that's for the students to stop provoking whatever this creature is. Therefore, they're all asked to:

• Stop talking to the Anonymous Writer.


• Stop going to the Grotto.


• Stop leaving things for the unknown creature or otherwise trying to interact with it.


• If you've had any experiences this year that you think are significant, they would like the students to share with them.

Agent Larke steps aside for Dr. O'Hare, who sighs as he looks at the gathered students. "From my understanding so far, we're dealing with a sentient magical entity which has not made itself easy to find or identify. There are likely two of them. These unknown entities rarely, if ever, interact with adults." He looks over his shoulder at the teachers, whose expressions confirm his statement. "As their interest seems to be solely in you kids, we want to emphasize that you not bait them. This is important for my research."

"And for your safety!" Agent Larke adds after a beat. "That's important too!" Her partner merely huffs as he steps off the dais.

Ms. Vector wraps up the assembly by saying the school will be sending letters to everyone's parents explaining about the developing situation with a magical anomaly in the school's surrounding area. This is currently being looked into by the DMLE and the Magical Forest Service. The letter will include an admission of how a student went missing overnight, possibly as a result of this, but was found unharmed. Classes are continuing as normal, and the school is doing everything in their power to keep the students safe.

Since Katya Ivanova has the whole Friday afternoon free, Mr. Merrill asks her to walk with him to his office right after lunch. Although he tries along the way to be his usual chipper self and set her at ease with jokes, it's obvious once he closes the door that this will be a serious conversation.

( Merrill comes right out with it... )

( FEBRUARY GROTTO PARTY )

This morning, a black car with the MACUSA logo drives up to Gooseberry, and nosy students see two strangers step out. One is a tall, thin man with glasses, the other is a very short but capable-looking young woman. It seems as though the disappearance of Ulysses Quayle has attracted the attention of the government, but exactly who are these people? Well, if you ask around a little, you might discover they're...

( Dr. O'Hare & Agent Larke )

Ennis Harper organizes his classmates to try a whole slew of different divination methods to try and guide the search parties. There’s a strong message: Ulysses Quayle is in the woods.

What this means is that from this morning until Ulysses is found tonight, all Divination characters have open season to make an accurate prediction about Ulysses. The only answer they receive, however, is the very vague sense that HE IS IN THE WOODS.

If you wish, you may use this post to describe what your character tried. There's a small chance we may give you a special bonus result... if it's natural and fits the criteria. (There are no guarantees, however.) Please note that staff will be discouraging students from leaving the trails today—which isn't to say that characters can't, but if your character's readings take them into the forest, they should do it when a teacher isn't watching!

(Ali, we see your email, we will be with you in... a time the length of which I'm not sure of. But I hope this answers at least some of it! ♥)

By 4:00 PM, Ms. Vector officially concludes Ulysses Quayle is missing and potentially in danger, very likely having gotten lost in the woods. She doesn't want to cause panic, but nor does she want to deny the issue at hand. Ulysses' parents are contacted, and his sister, Cricket, is called in to speak to Headmistress Bloom about the situation.

After classes conclude, the majority of staff members can be found searching all corners of the lodge, the trails and the surrounding area, alongside worried students. However, when the sun goes down at 6:00 PM, teachers insists that students cease searching the woods, although they can keep walking the trails and visiting the lodge.

"Please, if you can, stay inside," Mr. Calderon-Boot implores. "Curfew remains unchanged. We are doing everything that we can to continue searching, but right now, what will help us most is not having to worry about the rest of you. If any of you need someone to talk to, we're here for you."

Curfew will be watched especially closely tonight, and members of the faculty can be spotted wandering campus, searching for Ulysses late into the night. At 10:00 PM, Heads of House will come personally to confirm headcount with all prefects. The one exception is Ms. Vector, who is preoccupied with the search, and is replaced by soft-hearted Mr. Calderon-Boot in Coppertale.

( TEAM GOOSEBERRY TRYOUTS )

( JUNIOR/SOPHOMORE MONTHLY BONDING ACTIVITY )

( SOPHOMORE SEANCE )