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Annnnnd, if anyone's interested in learning more on this subject here's two docs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awGN5NApDy4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KMlIjIIXTc&t=2640s And a surprisingly approachable recent academic study: http://stephenbax.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Voynich-a-provisional-partial-decoding-BAX.pdf
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Sep 7, 2017 00:43
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And, finally, some have pointed out that I was perhaps a bit too harsh on Darta last month, putting her in detention. In fact, she proved perfectly behaved and studious in my presence and I feel she will continue on to be a credit to her house for the remainder of the year. Plus this was quite funny: MinutePirateBug posted:Dārta Ozols, First Year ##Award Hufflepuff
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Sep 7, 2017 01:12
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Revisiting some more past entries that haven't won to continue to award the effort that went into them. This month, I'm awarding for this one:Kashuno posted:DRINK INGREDIENTS: This was a great entry that I would also love to try! Kudos! ##Award Hufflepuff
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Sep 7, 2017 01:18
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Yeah that one looked like fun. ##Approve Burgundy
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Sep 7, 2017 01:29
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##approve Prof. Nova ##approve Prof. Burgundy ((JUST got home from a very long dark and rainy drive, so I apologize for this being a bit rushed - will add more to it after I get stuff unpacked a bit, but deadline looms. Apologies to other professors for getting this in so late)) Mulberry - your assignment submissions have been quite good thus far (as evidenced by the points you've earned for your House) but I have to reluctantly admit I noticed some illicit material in your possession as part of your recent recipe demonstration. I think you and I had best have a discussion about that and make sure you're not starting down a dangerous path... ##detention Mulberry/MMT
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If anyone sends me an owl in the next hour with information that leads to me choosing the correct Exalt, I will award the house you request in the message points tomorrow.
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 ... ##Approve Professor Podima ##Approve Professor Vivus ##Approve Professor Burgundy
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Sep 7, 2017 02:25
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Kashuno posted:DRINK INGREDIENTS: ((  St. Maarten - hopefully they can recover from this hurricane. ))
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##Approve Professor Podima ##Approve Professor Vivan
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Sep 7, 2017 02:33
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Mulberry (murmur twin) had been sent to detention!
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 Month 5 results:Hufflepuff has been awarded 40 Points! by Professors. With exams on the horizon the students all buzzed about trying to figure out how to best pass their classes. This failed to affect Professor Mudd however, and his astronomical task set the school abuzz. Month 5 Event 1 - Dazzling with the Stars With Astronomy the order of the day, students bustled around the observatory for days mapping the stars and astrological paths, and figuring out magical alignments. Finally when all was said and done it came time to mark the house assignments. "Hmm Gryffindor, what a sorry mess this is. Why did you even bother? it's clear you need to have your eyes checked, this is a swab of stew on the lens, not Svensson's Chariot! And that's a lump of barley, not Earth's second moon?" "Hufflepuff, well you've put in a lot of work here, you've correctly mapped out our solar system but oh dear no your alignment of the capricorn conjunction is quite far off, if you tried to cast spells then why you might as well be standing in a puddle!" "Ravenclaw oh good yes you've got the theory down well here. Brilliant work, you can indeed see the difference you would feel in march compared to April, very good very good." "Oh Eddie? where is the rest of your house? Well make sure Celestine and my nephew Paris visit the infirmary if they don't know how to look through a thaumascope without banging their head at every noise! Now i'm sure you tried without them, now move along please child." Eddie piped up "But sir you haven't marked my work?" Professor Mudd sighed and said "Oh okay, well let's have a gander. Oh. Oh yes that is right i guess... and okay i have to admit that is a fascinating insight..." Professor Mudd trailed off, and didn't say anything for several minutes while Eddie stood by and gently poked him in the elbow. "Oh Eddie... yes great, good... go away... 40 points to Slytherin.." and zoned out yet again. As Eddie left to be congratulated by his House, the other professors peeked out of their staffroom. One of them with a huge smug grin on their face as the others scowled and went out and continued on with their day. One professor exalted the winning student, winning a prize Month 5 Quidditch Gryffindor and Ravenclaw both took the field to display their sporting prowess this month. Gryffindor warmed up intensely, and looked prepared to battle hard for some points. What happened next is best left mostly unmentioned, as a lackluster Ravenclaw put up not even a semblance of effort, with their seeker at one stage not even bothering to look for the snitch, but instead looking up Hornfast's Horoscopes and Hexes in the middle of the game! Suffice to say, the score didn't flatter anyone in purple. Gryffindor won very quickly at 230-0. A complete demolition job. Gryffindor have won 40 points! busb fucked around with this message at 13:10 on Sep 7, 2017 |
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 Month 6 As the mid-year exams neared, students became ensconced in their books. Headmaster busb also poked in a rare head to ask his Professors to have leniency this month when it came to special tasks to let students concentrate on their studies and examinations. But that wasn't all that was coming up. With exams about to occur, everyone could sense what came afterward.... Winter holidays! It was going to be a time for socialising, making friends, and for those lucky enough to woo their fellows, a time for dating! There are no events this month. Hogsmeade is closed for everyone this month Regular Students may allocate their effort in one extra way: practicing for ##examinations for a specific class. Effort spent this way will contribute to the examination formula, but does not grant permanent boost to your class stat. Effort may be spent on quidditch or other abilities as normal. In addition, any Student may in thread publicly ask to ##date Student once throughout the month. Students may only ask out students from other Houses. If the students have DIFFERENT backgrounds, and the SAME (or equal same) highest base TYPE statistic, they will be successful. How high the statistic is does not matter, just that it is the highest one. Friendly students are always successful in asking others for a date, and this will also freely apply their special ability to their date. Students asking Friendly students out must meet the highest statistic criteria only. Every successful date proposition will tickle the sentimentality of the Professors so much, that the asking student will be rewarded with +5 points (so a maximum of 35 points is available for each house), and will be declared publically in thread If your proposition is a failure, you will be shamed and lose -2HP If you have been asked on a date that you accept, you cannot then ask that same student out. this will mean you are also shamed and lose -4HP through your inattention. Good luck everybody! busb fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Sep 11, 2017 |
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Due to several personal, urgent and unavoidable reasons, this month will not have a deadline until 9pm EST Tuesday 12 September. I apologise and hopefully people can stick around. I will not abandon the game, i just ask for a little patience please 
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busb posted:In addition, any Student may in thread publicly ask to ##date Student once throughout the month. So much pressure 
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Hello friends, I am working on developing a match making service so we may all find true wizard love, the most powerful magic of all.
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Sep 7, 2017 14:37
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Service open. Owl me your background and highest base type and I'll tell you who matches.
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*swipes right*
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I want to date Keane, but he is in my own house. Woe is me.
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Grandicap posted:I want to date Keane, but he is in my own house. Woe is me. I'd like to date Keane, but I'm Keane. 
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They say that fortune favors the bold, and there is a certain someone I 'ave 'ad a curious eye on for a while now, so I will take the duty of... the saying is "breaking the ice", non? This feels embarrassing to say in front of everyone, but... Darta... well, you intrigue me. I 'ave 'eard you rattle off communist manifestos at the literal drop of a 'at--early in the year, I remember you called the tall 'at my mother gave me a 'symptom of the decadence of the upper classes'--and you 'ave insisted that the only value a thing can 'ave is what it contributes to the greater good. I 'ave over'eard some of the Muggleborn students calling you a 'robot' But... it's funny, but what most stood out to me is when I saw you eating a cookie one time. You didn't eat it normally, or swallow it in one gulp like Keane does (I 'ave no idea why 'e does this, surely you cannot taste a thing when you do this, and it must 'urt going down). You nibbled at the edge and went around and around in a circle, until finally it was too small to continue, and you finished the rest. That does not seem to me like something a person as stoic as you claim to be would do, and... well, I want to know more. Would you like to... what is the saying... 'ang out some time? I received a package of cookies from 'ome just the other day... ##date Darta Ozols
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King Burgundy posted:Extra credit from me this month: The moment Professor Burgundy offered this extra credit assignment, I knew there was only one thing to demonstrate. While we haven't covered it in class yet, there are several utilities for alternative theories of defense against dark wizardry and mugglery. One such theory presents the choreography of the body in such a fashion so as to redirect the magical energies within to produce an effect. One such technique - which is very difficult to master - truly spoke to me, and as we build up to exams, I found myself performing the first few elements of it - invoking their ability to calm and soothe the mind. In the below demonstration, I have intentionally occluded one element and only performed the majority of the First Movement - one part of a complex series. Those of who you have joined me in reading ahead in the Defense book will of course recognize these movements. I didn't have this in time for the initial assignment entirely due to my shyness and not wanting to reveal my inability to speak aloud - which as you can imagine, makes a number of spells more difficult for me. As we've said in class very frequently, never cower in the face of adversity. Intended instead as something of a blessing to all of us on this round of exams, I present - an alternative Defense against the Dark Arts methodology: the First Movement. Also included is a hideen joke, just for laughs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1LC7V2qB6g oh god my face
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(in addition, ##date Mulberry Evergreen - let's go on a walk around the Quidditch pitch later this evening, I just know you'll enjoy the opportunity to dress casually and take in the sights while we discuss the alternative methods I've described above. I won't be offended if you decline, but I sincerely wish you'll accept.)
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Hey, umm, Kashandra, I still feel really bad about that PixieTaur thing, I was wondering if I could make it up to you. I still owe you that butterbeer, ya know. ##date Kashandra Monet
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The Lord of Hats posted:They say that fortune favors the bold, and there is a certain someone I 'ave 'ad a curious eye on for a while now, so I will take the duty of... the saying is "breaking the ice", non? Celestine approached Darta with a smile, and the two got to chatting about how nice the new Hogwarts is and about each others families back home. With a shy smile, Darta took hold of Celestines little hand, and they went for a very nice walk together. Celestine was successful.
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peramene posted:(in addition, ##date Mulberry Evergreen - let's go on a walk around the Quidditch pitch later this evening, I just know you'll enjoy the opportunity to dress casually and take in the sights while we discuss the alternative methods I've described above. I won't be offended if you decline, but I sincerely wish you'll accept.) Deena approached Mulberry quite shyly, and tried to spark up a conversation with the Slytherin. They struggled to find common ground until Mulberry exclaimed how concerned she was about the astronomy exam, whereupon the two got along famously and sat on the Quidditch pitch braiding each others hair with dandelions. Deena was successful
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Grandicap posted:Hey, umm, Kashandra, I still feel really bad about that PixieTaur thing, I was wondering if I could make it up to you. I still owe you that butterbeer, ya know. Grandicap strode toward Kashandra and brashly started talking about all the brave things he'd done for Gryffindor. The duel, Quidditch and talked himself up. Grandicap is kind of a big deal you know! Kashandra listened very patiently, asking polite questions until finally Grandicap said 'Let's go eat some Berties beans and see who vomits first! ha ha!!' at which point Kashandra looked panicked then ran off without a word. Grandicap smiled vacantly as the other students giggled at his misfortune. Grandicap has been shamed!
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##date: Celestine Comtois Will you do me the honor?
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Ksch, feelings...who needs them. *stares wistfully into the distance, leaning on his longboard*
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wheredashimapansat posted:##date: Celestine Comtois Will you do me the honor? Wheredash approached Celestine, and both of them took an instant liking to each other! They are now chatting about everything they can possibly think of, and have a lovely time! wheredash was successful
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Look, I know just as well as everyone here that this whole situation is weird and awkward. But hear me out. Look out there! ... Professors are literally giving away house points! For nothing! For being seen in the company of someone not from your house. What is a date anyway? We're twelve and locked in a boarding school. What kind of a date do they think we're gonna have? This is just a bunch of old people getting their jollies forcing young people to awkwardly hold hands while the teaching staff ruminate about "young love". It's pagentry! And it's demeaning if you really think about it. ... But they're offering points. Man. Here's all I'm saying. You and me, we wander through the great hall holding hands. The minute a teacher notices, we can be done. Go back to our regular scholastic lives. The sooner we get the five points, the sooner the whole thing is over. Which is why it's gotta be you Keane. We wanna be noticed quickly and you're a big guy; like half-giant or ... troll or something, aren't you? We've never actually talked about this. Anyway, you're big. And the teaching staff already keeps an eye on me after the Darta Incident. We'll get noticed immediately. Immediately. I'm sure of it. And then we're both five points richer... ##date: Keane ... Come on, man. Hold my goddamn hand. ... ... ... ... So - Umm ... Do you like sports? Or...? ... You know this is already more awkward than I thought it would be.
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*skateboards through the commons* .... .. ............. ..... ##date Mullberry ksch
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While you students are busy pursuing matters of... the heart? I suppose? I feel the need to call this out as an excellent submission, for both inclusion of a notable foreign language at the start AND a well-concealed Mana-Beast in the background. Well done!
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peramene posted:I didn't have this in time for the initial assignment entirely due to my shyness and not wanting to reveal my inability to speak aloud - which as you can imagine, makes a number of spells more difficult for me. As we've said in class very frequently, never cower in the face of adversity. I thought it was wonderful and I have a lot of respect for people who are willing to step outside of their comfort zone! busb posted:Deena approached Mulberry quite shyly, and tried to spark up a conversation with the Slytherin. They struggled to find common ground until Mulberry exclaimed how concerned she was about the astronomy exam, whereupon the two got along famously and sat on the Quidditch pitch braiding each others hair with dandelions. Thank you so much for a wonderful date  You're so much fun to hang around with - you should come join me in the common room or express sometime.
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KhediveRex posted:##date: Keane ... Come on, man. Hold my goddamn hand. *nods approvingly*
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The Lord of Hats posted:They say that fortune favors the bold, and there is a certain someone I 'ave 'ad a curious eye on for a while now, so I will take the duty of... the saying is "breaking the ice", non? As grandma Ozols used to say:  pre:Люблю глаза твои, мой друг, С игрой иx пламенно-чудесной, Когда иx приподымешь вдруг И, словно молнией небесной, Окинешь бегло целый круг... Но есть сильней очарованья: Глаза, потупленные ниц В минуты страстного лобзанья, И сквозь опущенныx ресниц Угрюмый, тусклый огнь желанья  Good evening Celeste. MinutePirateBug fucked around with this message at 13:13 on Sep 8, 2017 |
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##date mordiceius hmu daddy
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Kashuno posted:##date mordiceius hmu daddy Sometimes you need to learn to let go and ##date Kashuno
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