ARCHIMEDES' TEMPERAMENT ALTERING TINCTURE

[cherubic]

ARCHIMEDES' TEMPERAMENT ALTERING TINCTURE

The weather's not as awful as it was yesterday, but there's something else in the air. Something sinister. The sophomores are acting oddly again. Cassius Holcomb sees Archimedes Rose walking with purpose, a huge thermos cradled in his arms. If they had wanted to stop and question him, they're unfortunately too slow and quickly lose track of him on the trails. He does absolutely nothing to stop him.

Oscar Zabinsky comes across the remains of the sophmoot, and finds a small cup that still has a bit of clearly magical liquid in the bottom. For whatever reason, they decide to drink it. Incredibly, indescribably unwise.

HOW THIS WORKS

• Archie, Hero, London, Paris, Nisha, Corrigan, Tuesday, Natalie, Marie, Dinah,, Violet and Griffin all meet by the Ornery Oak after lunch to take the potion Archie's spent the last month working on.


• It's designed to trick Bluebell the unicorn by temporarily suppressing moral failings or personality flaws.


• The potion appears as a dark green, lightly smoking liquid. It tastes tart and a little boozy, like sour apple vodka and cold medicine.


• Hero is insisting that no one can drink the potion until they sign a waiver.


• The good news is that it works!
  
  • The characters who drink it will feel content, stable-minded, and compassionate. They will act according to their own moral compass, positive personality traits, and how they perceive goodness.
  
  
  • It won't erase their personalities, though! They'll simply feel like a better version of themselves. This could lead to them feeling too guilty to try and trick Bluebell. Maybe they'll confess to something they feel guilty about, or perhaps tell someone their true feelings. Maybe they'll do that homework they were putting off. YOU DECIDE WHAT YOUR MONSTER WOULD BE LIKE IF THEY WERE AN ANGEL FOR A DAY.
  
  
  • The primary side effects are mild giddiness and a purple tongue.
  
  
  • This will last about an hour.
  
  
  • Whether this did or didn't fool Bluebell is up to you. She's a pretty savvy unicorn, and it may not work, so these little terrors might be trying again later.


• The bad news is that Archie didn't anticipate the after-effects.
  
  • After the hour has passed, all those repressed negative traits will come back in a rush.
  
  
  • Those who drank the potion will feel their negative traits being especially strong and their impulse control will be at an all time low.
  
  
  • This effect lasts only about thirty minutes, luckily.
  
  
  • Some characters may leave the whole incident with a mild headache.


• If you have a character not on the list that you would like to have participate... you might be out of luck. Sorry. Archie's skittish. :( The exceptions are if we've discussed them being friends and they've only just entered the game (Griffin) or they've made an incredibly good impression on him (ToddnCash). I can probably justify their participation. But honestly, don't inflict this on your sweet babies.


• The Upperclassman B volunteer can participate in the event, but I hope everyone makes fun of them for drinking random potions out of discarded cups in the middle of the forest.

» DR. JEKYLL: For the first hour, those who drink Archie's potions find themselves in a lovely state of mind. They're practically angelic.

» MR. HYDE: ... And then after the hour passes, the dam breaks, and all impulse control goes out the window.

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DR. JEKYLL

[cherubic]

Dr. Dinah Danger

[dinahdanger]

"I'm gonna be BEST FRIENDS with that UNICORN," Dinah announces proudly, a bright smile spreading across her face. How could the unicorn resist?? She's GREAT. They're ALL great!!

Bluebell will almost undoubtedly disagree with that sentiment, but Dinah thinks it's basically a given.

"Then I'm gonna draw a comic about it—about us, so everyone pick out their superhero names. And powers. And origin stories."

Marie et al.

[prophesie]

Within 5 minutes of drinking the Archie's potion, Marie is smiling: an unrestrained, electric grin. She can't help it; there's something fluttering inside her chest, something warm and bright and wonderful, and it leaves her feeling so connected to every person and thing she meets. It's so good to see her friends. It's so good to be here, having fun, trying new things — like petting a unicorn! Maybe it wouldn't work, but she was glad she would have the opportunity to try.

There were a thousand ideas running through her mind, each of them, she's sure, better than the last. Maybe she'd write a song about this later. Maybe it'd be beautiful. The thought startles her a little bit. Creativity was nothing new for her, but the impulse to work, to make something — that was unusual. She usually got distracted first. Or discouraged. Or she would just lose interest. But not today!

Marie spins to the person beside her, grabbing their arm, with uncharacteristic care. "Do you feel different? I think I do!" She presses a hand melodramatically to her chest as she speaks. Then, she turns back to the group. "Archie, you're so talented. Have you always known you were this good at potions?"

A Better Weekday

[tues]

Tuesday's grin for once, is fully confident. There's no twinge of anxiety at the edges, and no need to jump up and prove herself. Rather, she'll stand at the back of the group. She'll be the one there to give boosts into the unicorn's stall if they need. But for now, her mind is racing with ideas. Good ideas that she wants to Share.

They are, predictably, quite simple, but at least focused on the unicorn. "It's rude to go in Empty-handed, isn't it?? Should we design a nice Carrot bouquet? I can do that! I can cook!"

(Maybe produce arrangement isn't cooking, precisely, but don't tell her that.)

Oscar Zabinsky

[dumb_ass]

Who doesn't like a nice walk in the forest, right? Oscar, really, but he had spectacularly kicked off a shoe doing Quidditch practice, watched it get picked up by some evil little bird, and chased it all the way here where he is quite sure it was dropped just... somewhere. Oscar has about two pairs of shoes so letting this one go was just completely out of the question.

As he's rummaging through the bushes to find his shoe, he comes across... a magical potion! Hey! Look at this. It seems fresh, and the way the potion swirls in it's little cup was really compelling. Forgetting his head and any sort of sense about him, because Oscar is quite a bit of an idiot and easily drawn to shiny objects - he takes the last sip.

It didn't taste all that bad, and for a few moments he feels absolutely nothing. How disappointing! Oh, but there's the shoe and --

Whoosh.

He feels great. Look, his shoe isn't even damaged! A little dirty, but that's no big deal. He can't help but laugh loudly at the entire situation, quickly putting the shoe on his now very dirty sock and treading back towards the trail. He thought briefly about heading back to his cabin - he should really apologize to Jaime for being such a brat during their practices, but there'd be so many people mulling around the lodge on a Saturday and the thought of heading there to have a bit of a laugh with some of his friends sounded tempting.

Maybe he'd meet Jaime there, and he could apologize then. Lachlan, too. He didn't need to apologize but he just really wanted to see his roommates and give them all very large hugs. So much so, in fact, that he penned a little note to them in his journal. Vee, too. He loved her and it was time to let her know that, wasn't it?

Resolved, Oscar made his way from the forest trail to the Lodge - frequently interrupted by passerby's he joked with. He was clearly in the sort of I'll-eat-that-gross-thing-for-a-dollar kind of mood.

Griffin is MOTIVATED(??)

[cosmonot]

Griffin's here because the girls seem to think this is very important. And if the girls think it's important, it's probably important. He doesn't really have an opinion on the unicorn. It's a judgy horse with a horn. Not really significantly cooler than any other, less captious magical critters. For instance, griffons are sweet as hell. They're his namesake, first of all. And they're basically like kitty birds. And, oh, wait, okay, we're doing this.

Griffin knocks his portion back, thinking that this thing tastes a lot better than the offerings at most grotto parties. "Hey, this isn't too bad!" He says, a rush of energy washing over him. And then his problems seem suddenly very small. And he thinks to himself that he really should get to know his friends better. But he also realizes that he's been putting off working on this personal astronomy project he's had in mind. And he's so inspired. Why is he always putting things off? And why does he blindly listen to other people all the time? And who cares about what a horny horse thinks, anyway?

Griffin plops down on the ground, pulls his backpack into his lap and produces a notebook and a pen. "You guys let me know if you need any help with that unicorn."

Griffin's got to solve the mysteries of the universe.

Hero is not drinking this potion.

[victimless]

"Interesting," Hero says to himself, watching his classmates exude goodness and sweetness at each other. He keeps himself firmly on the outside of things, and marks down observations on a notepad. Archie will appreciate this later. Especially if these notes become necessary to later prove that any deadly effects were absolutely not observed by an objective witness and therefore anyone who claims that Archie poisoned them is utterly lying.

Hero writes "excessive smiling" under the list of effects.

MR. HYDE

[cherubic]

Oz and Vee, trouble in paradise

[dumb_ass]

Well, the games hadn't exactly gone how he'd planned - his roommates were all very busy people it seemed but (much unlike normal Oz) he was in far too good a mood to dwell on this as much as he might normally. Instead, Vee had come to join him and the two had had a nice little half-hour or so of playing games, cuddling, and then taking a walk to the gardens. The gardens were really lovely, even all wet and somewhat muddy from yesterday's rain.

As they're standing there chatting, Oscar finally works up the courage. "I've been wanting to tell you something." He blurts out, cutting her sentence off. Running his hand through his hair, he bites his lip for a moment or two before he finally stands up a little straighter and smiles.

"Vee, I love you."

The Hyde Holloways

[beansontoast]

A vague feeling is coils itself through London, like the flu threatening to strike, or a temper tantrum that hasn't quite coalesced behind a target. She hadn't even gotten to touch the stupid horn horse, and it had left a bitter taste in London's mouth, worse than the dumb potion that was supposed to have made them unicorn petting material. No one even bothered to ask how that made her feel. It was bad, by the way!

The buzzing swarm of bad feelings in her head finds a target when London's eyes land on her mirror image. "Excuse me, is that my shirt?" she demands, stomping over to her sister.

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[prophesie]

ooc mr hyde plotting: where does the FIRST fire break out

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[dinahdanger]

i hope their half hour of shittiness burns out before they can destroy the school and they just all pass out in a massive puppy pile in the middle of the campus

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[casperkim]

OMG These little monsters. ♥

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[longcons]

also meggie i like to think that cash saw archie hurrying suspiciously carrying a big ol cup of somethin and took absolutely no move to stop him whatsoever

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[opencarefully]

This is amazing and I'm eternally sad I don't have anyone to inflict it on.

And that I don't have any upperclassmen who would drink from discarded random cups lol

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[godzillabutworse]

This is EXTREMELY CUTE?? And I can't decide if I want to pitch Griffin in here, too. I think maybe yes. bc I am greedy.

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[cherubic]

I'LL BE TAGGING THINGS IN A BIT BUT I JUST GOT AN INSTANT POT AND I'M TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THIS NEW CULINARY WORLD

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[heresie]

four word horror story: "the sophomores, but worse"

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[magitechnically]

Oh gosh this is perfect I lo e all of these monsters so much. I gotta free myself from real monsters before I can participate but Pear is totally gonna sign that waiver in pink gel pen.

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[gonnabefamous]

Anyone else wondering if their monsters have good qualities to amplify?

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[byebyebirdies]

Is "I will crush my friends' enemies" a positive or negative trait

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[byebyebirdies]

goodness I LOVE THIS & was at a friend's tonight, intending to tag when i got home. i'm here now and i've been exhausted all day so if i don't manage to pop in until tomorrow please forgive me?

[cant_even]

oh god ok

oz for upperclassman b?

(who wants to dare him? i mean he'll do it anyway but still)

[cherubic]

Oh, sorry, missed this because it was in the wrong place. I'll add him!