SEPTEMBER

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WEATHER

Expect warmer than normal temperatures through mid September, with cooler weather settling in around the later half, especially at night. The trees around Valoran Institute will start to turn colors around this time as well, ushering in a crisp, albeit somewhat dry, end of the month.

ONGOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER

BACK TO SCHOOL! It's that time again, school is back in session. Did you get into all the classes you wanted? Do you like all your teachers? And who is that new kid sitting next to you? This is going to be your year, kid, we just know it. Year for what? Who knows!
SCHOOL SPIRIT! We have spirit, yes we do! Classes from VPrep, VCad and VU compete to see who has the most Poro Pride in this week-long display of pep! Don your school colors of white and blue, and even catch the band performing! What class will win?
CLUBS! With the new school year starting, school clubs and other extra curriculars are hitting the pavement and looking for new recruits. Some have already started to get into the swing of things, but that means voting for Club President and Vice-President. Will you run?
AUTUMN FAIR! Come be one with nature with the annual Valoran Autumn Fest, taking place just outside of campus. Come pet farm animals, play games, go on exciting rides, eat lots of food that may or may not be good for you, and, of course, go to the fireworks at night.
WILD CARD! Come up with your own prompt!

MONSTERS OF THE MONTH!
Supercharged minions have been trickling out of the Institute of War and attacking the hallowed halls of Valoran Institute. Usually this wouldn't be a problem, but along with being baron buffed, they're much larger and aggressive than usual! There are some seen that are bigger than a man!

MINI EVENT!

TOLO DANCE MONSTER MASH! Institute is hosting their annual Tolo Dance. What's a Tolo dance, you ask? The girls ask the boys! They can say no, of course, but would you really want to be caught dead without a date? Of course not! The weather is supposed to be a bit chilly that evening, so you better cuddle in close. We also hear there's a chance of Voidling showers, so come prepared!
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Science nerds--I mean Olympiads, unite!

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Lux rushed to the classroom, practically flinging the door open in her haste. This was her first day as club president--a position she unfortunately had to share with an insufferable know-it-all--and she would be damn sure that she was the first one in attendance.

She might have been out of breath. She didn't run, because that was breaking the rules, but there may have been a lot of very brisk, borderline rule-breaking walking going on. ]

Re: Science nerds--I mean Olympiads, unite!

[indy_wannabe]

[And all of that was in vain, as Ezreal was casually reclining in a chair with both legs on a nearby coffee table]

Yo!

Science nerds--I mean Olympiads, unite!

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Blazer on the back of his chair, tie loosened and slightly askew, and feet on a table that was probably older than he was. She didn't have to be Demacian to start making a running tab on how many rules this guy was breaking, but it definitely helped.

It didn't help her blood pressure, though.

Standing there for a moment, taking in a deep breath to try to center herself, she walked in, closing the door after her. ]

Ezreal.

[ Ugh. ]

When did you get here? Class just got out five minutes ago.

[ And she happens to know that you have a class in the other building. Not that she's a stalker or anything. It's good to keep tabs on your "coworkers." Even if you have a personal beef because they stole your thunder.

Not that she's mad about it or anything. She just hopes you fall out of your chair in the most comedic way possible. ]

[indy_wannabe]

A few minutes ago. I know all the shortcuts around here.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ How could he-- ]

But we've only been in class for a week and a half! How could you know every single shortcut here?

[ She's calling your bluff here, Ez. There's no way he would know something like that. He skipped, or left early, or something, she's sure of it! And she was going to nail him on it. ]

[indy_wannabe]

A little school like this is nothing to the Grandmaster Explorer of Piltover. I could've mapped this place when I was a toddler.

[ladyofluminosity]

So I've heard.

[ That was how he got in, supposedly. But whether that was true or just smoke and mirrors went sight unseen. Mapping the entirety of Piltover's underground? She'd believe it when she saw it.

Sitting down at the extremely small table that they had to share as co-presidents, she pulled out a notebook and a pen. ]

Well, since you're already here, we should probably discuss a few things. Mr. Ziggs tells me that enrollment and retention are both down, and that, as it stands, if we lose even one more member we won't be tournament legal. What do you propose we do about this?

[indy_wannabe]

Relax, I got it. I know a few people.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Telling Lux not to worry about this kind of thing is like telling her not to breathe.

She raises an eyebrow. ]

Oh? Like who? Do you really think they would join?

[indy_wannabe]

Eh, probably. I know for a fact a lot of 'em don't have anything better to do.

[ticksintime]

[ Orianna isn't an Olympiad, but she would like to join. The fact that an old childhood friend was the pres made it a lot easier.

She's decent at maths, and science is just applied maths is it not?

Exactly on time, Orianna walks in through the door. ]

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Looking up from her notes when the door opened, Lux was surprised to find the other blond standing there. Her expression visibly brightens a bit in surprise as she smiles. ]

Orianna? I didn't expect to see you here.

[ Not that she minded. Far from it, in fact. There were too many boys here anyway. ]

[ticksintime]

Lux. I would like to join this club.

[ She opens her bag, and pulls out a book. ]

I have been researching Mathematics. I would like someone to "bounce ideas" off.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Yes, excellent! Finally, another member of the club! Lux was starting to get worried that they wouldn't pass audit. Not that she would say that out loud, of course.

Also having another girl, and a friend of hers to boot, would be really nice. The blond clapped her hands together, smiling. ]

All right, let's hear them. Tell me what you've got.

[ She stands up, pulling out a chair for the other girl. She's entirely too happy about this. ]

[ticksintime]

[ She pulls out a chair also, and lays the book open on the table. ]

The vector spaces over a linear field. Let us consider the transformations from one to another, say U and V over space K.

[ ... blah blah blah. Orianna speaks clinically and runs her fingers over the corresponding pieces of proof in her notebook. She has underlined in red things that she is unsure about, and hands Lux a pencil of her own so that she may write her own input. ]

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Oh. Well, that was a little awkward. Lux chuckles a bit stiffly before taking a seat in the chair she pulled out. She totally didn't see that. ]

That's an interesting theory to be sure. Being able to come up with something that is proof in and of itself that you're in the right place. I would be happy to have you on the team.

[ticksintime]

[ sorry Lux, Ori thought that the seat was for yourself. ]

Thank you. [ She closes the book. ]

Is there certain things that one must know to be an Olympiad?

[ladyofluminosity]

Let's see. General structures of how events work, being a bit more well-rounded in your repertoire wouldn't be amiss either.

Back to School!

[zenithguard]

New year. New dorms. Leona dumped her suitcase on the bed. Eventually she would get around to putting all her stuff away, but for now she wanted to go explore her new dorm. Figure out where the bathrooms were, which rooms had weird odors to avoid, and all the other intel vital to living in on campus housing. And hey, maybe she could find her new roommate who no one had thought to tell her the name of.

Summer Vacation should be a relaxing thing, but when you live on the top of a mountain inhabited by ancient sun worshipers, it could get a little intense. Honestly she was looking forwards to this year!

Back to School!

[herecomesvi]

The dorm halls were filled with boxes, suitcases and random pieces of furniture as move-in day was in full swing. Leona may have an interesting time dodging the figurative mine field of a hallway.

Was that a woman carrying a box bigger than her torso on one shoulder? Was her hand just as big as the box she was holding? Followed by a wispy-looking student, looking on in horror as the pink-haired woman deftly stepped over the scattered remains of moving day.

"210 right?"

Adjusting slightly to put the box down, it narrowly misses Leona as Vi sets the thing down not-so gently, the telltale sound of shattering glass coming from its contents.

"Whoops. That sounded fragile."

Did she sound sorry? Hell no she didn't. She even chuckled a bit as the wimpy looking freshman rushed toward the box, face pale. Seeing Leona there--she obviously didn't notice that she nearly took out the woman's nose--she grinned, giving her a two-fingered wave. "Yo."

[zenithguard]

Leona was generally the kind of person other people got out of the way of, rather than the alternative. Not from a deliberate attitude, more of she just seemed to take up more space than her body accounted for, and people subconsciously stepped aside like it was the natural order of things. She didn't even think about it, she just strolled down the hall and people shuffled to the side to let her pass.

Vi didn't, though, and so Leona almost walked face first into her, stopping just in time to avoid being brained by the huge box. She glanced at Vi, down to the student she was 'helping', then to the box, then back to Vi.

"Hello."

[herecomesvi]

Vi put a hand on her hip, shifting her weight to that side. "Don't think I've seen you around, you new?" Not that it was any of her business, but Vi did always have a way of making other's business somehow her own. It came with the territory, really. Usually it was the kids she worked with, when not in class.

Still, this chick seemed interesting enough. It wasn't everyday you saw someone so tall.

[zenithguard]

"No, I was just on the other side of campus last year. Didn't really fit in with the crowd over there so I asked housing to move me somewhere else this year."

Of course, everyone knows about Sion Hall, the Designated Party Dorm.

COME JOIN THE TRACK TEAM

[bushwhack]

[ clubs day. a slow affair, but a necessary one now that she'd somehow inherited the title of captain of the track team due to the previous senior's attrition. she'd been part of the club since she'd first come to the institute, and would honestly happily trade the rest of her classes for more time on the field, but when she had floated the idea not-so-subtly to her maths professor, somehow it hadn't sat that well.

anyway, sitting at a sign-up desk while the sun shone down on the campus - pretty much everywhere but where nidalee was sitting - was not her idea of fun, but hey.

needs must.

lounging back in the chair as she eyes up the students walking past, the senior puts her feet up on the sign-up table and tilts the chair back, every bit the image of relaxation. at least this way, she'd still be able to get some vitamin d while scouting out fresh meat for what was probably the best track team in runeterra.

c'mon, come sign up. you know you want to. ]

/15 MINUTES LATE WITH STARBUCKS

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Science olympiads was only a partial obligation for Lux. Despite being a competitive team, she always was something of an over-achiever. So when the opportunity came to look for another club to join, the blond found herself walking through the various booths and tables scattered around, looking at each one.

She lingered at each area, looking over any information and politely allowing the students to sell their clubs to her. Nothing really seemed to click with her yet, but maybe track would be different? ]