valoraninstitute | SEPTEMBER

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SEPTEMBER

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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Hey Professor. What's up?

Professor Ziggs, we weren't--!

[ E-eep. Suddenly someone backs down. ]

You weren't what? Weren't arguing? Because I could hear you two from all the way in another building!

[Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration. But it gets the point across nicely.

He doesn't linger in the doorway for long, coming into the lab with a thick, well-worn binder that he slams down onto his desk.]

Listen, doesn't matter. Have either of you found anybody interested in joining the Olympiad? There's not a whole lot of time before we need to start practicing, and it doesn't help to get last-minute replacements who don't know what they're doing!

I know a few guys who I can bully into doing it. Not sure if they're worth much, but we can carry their asses through easy.

[ ...Did he just give her an indirect compliment? She gives the other blond a sideways look before addressing Ziggs again. ]

And I have a few classmates that I could ask. We were just working on compiling a list of possible candidates.

Well, get on it! Time's running short. Very, very short, eheh...

[Is he thinking about fuses again? Probably.]

Though, Ezreal, I don't think that bullying anybody into doing it will help us. As much as you two have some skill to back up your boasting, this is about running as a team. Not a two-man show with backup dancers!

That's gonna be harder then, I don't think many people here can keep up.

Don't worry, we'll get them up to speed! I will personally see to that.

[ And if not, then ~~she~~ they could hard carry. ]

Good! Good. Good good good.

Now. What is it my two Olympiad co-captains were arguing about this time? [He already knows the answer, but, like any good teacher, he'd rather hear it from his subjects personally.]

Nothing big, she just thinks she can beat me is all.

[ He gets a look. Thinks? More like knows.

She bites back a "He started it," because she knows it wouldn't go over well, and she has certain appearances to keep up as a proud Crownguard.

Also proclaiming that she'll defeat him isn't terribly lady-like. ]

I was just explaining to Ezreal that overconfidence might be his downfall if he isn't careful.

[ Whoops, too much bite. She eases up a bit, quickly adding. ]

He was talking about how easy it would be to beat Piltover Prep, despite the fact that they've managed to win every major event they've been to.

[Even though Ziggs has his goggles on, it's easily apparent that he's twitching a bit underneath them. He doesn't have any of his explosives on his person, and he's pretty sure all of the trapped desks and floor tiles were scrubbed clean of anything "untoward" by administration. All of the chemical equipment is locked away "for safety" in the lab cabinets, which means he wouldn't have time to make something quick enough to catch the two students off guard.

So he's going to have to discipline the old fashioned way. By being a clever professor.]

Listen up! Both of you! Your constant oneupsmanship, while usually good for the spirit of competition, is getting in the way of our actual competition! And since I can't use my usual threats, I've got a better idea.

A test! A little scientifical brain-teaser. First one to get me the right answer gets exclusive rights of refusal on new club members, aaaaaand a comfy new chair paid for by the Olympiad slush fund! Whaddayasay?

Too easy. You're on, old man!

Done! This will be a piece of cake!

[ Seniority, bragging rights and a comfy chair. Sign her up! ]

Alright! [Out of his satchel, Ziggs pulls two vials of an opaque, shimmery purple liquid. It basically looks like Viniq.]

I've acquired-- er, borrowed [read: stole] these samples from a lab in Zaun that found this substance while working on experiments dealing with what they think is the Void.

What I want you to do is simple. Identify the substance using any chemical means possible! For bonus points, some associates of mine in Piltover are wondering if there are any... bonus applications you can think of. Get to it!

[Really, the stuff is basically Piltover sewer water treated with a metallic chemical of a different density and fancy dyes, shaken vigorously to get those weird swirls. But it'd be up to the students to figure that out, now wouldn't it?]

[Ezreal takes it off to a corner and begins examining the vial, attempting various things. After a not terribly long amount of time he gets an expression of incredulity, that eventually settles into a mild pissy.]

...got it.

[ Scribbling notes faster than what seems logically possible, and after a bit of scrambling, Lux stops, blinking a few times. No, that can't be right. But all her findings conclude that that was the case! ]

I've got it!

[ Right as Ezreal managed to speak. It's like the two planned it. She shoots him a look. There's no way he could have figured it out that fast. ]

Really?

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Yeah, it's shit. Literal shit.

[ She stammers a bit, because really do you have to use that kind of language Ezreal. ]

Along with other components but...

Yeah...

[ SHE REALLY WANTED IT TO BE SOMETHING PROFESSOR ZIGGS YOU LIED. ]

[JUST. GRINNING LIKE usual, really. When is he not grinning. It's a little creepy.]

Listen, did you really think I was gonna give you guys real Voidstuff? You're not even graduate students! But... huh... lessee here. [Forcefully grabbing all of those notes and looking over them, going "hmm" and "oh, that's interesting" and "I see!" and laughing occasionally.]

I was afraid it was going to come to this. Give me a second!

[Ziggs hops off of his desk and dashes outside... before eventually wheeling in a large, comfortable chair that was clearly stolen from the teachers' lounge. Which he... then... reveals to be sawed in half down the middle.]

I couldn't decide.

Really? Really?

[ What was taking him so long? Even Lux was beginning to get suspicious and, as the chair was wheeled in, her somewhat cheery expression dropped quickly.

There was probably a lesson in here. She knew there was.

But did he really have to cut the chair in two? She was looking forward to that chair... ]

Professor Ziggs, I'm fairly certain that that would be considered property damage...

[ Sometimes she really needed to keep her mouth shut, she realized. This was definitely one of these times. ]

You know, you're probably right, eheh... it's a good thing there was some departmental oversight! I don't think anybody's going to be missing this particular one.

But listen. Both of you! As fond as I am of cheesy physical metaphors, this whole little exercise actually means something! [He's hopped up onto the "chair", standing triumphantly on the cushion, and balancing himself as the unfortunate piece of furniture starts to split.]

One: there's no room for egos in the Olympiad! [Pointing directly at Ezreal.] Science isn't about "winning" as much as it is about knowledge! Sure, this whole thing may have a veneer of competition, but you cannot forget where your principles lie!

Two: this was a test of your critical thinking as much as it was your investigative abilities! [Pointing directly at Lux.] If you really thought I was going to give you dangerous, possibly fatal chemicals to play with, you'd be dead wrong! The Olympiad administration is probably going to give you curveballs like this just to keep you on your toes, and you need to be ready for them!

Three: if you really wanted a chair that badly, you could have just asked! [Ziggs hops off of the ruined roller chair, letting it fall apart as he scurries back into the hallway... then rolls in an identical specimen. Not sawed in half.] But if I catch you bickering about who should have control over it, then there'll be... consequences.

Do I make myself clear?

Crystal. So since you said we just have to ask, can I get a chair professor? A whole and unaltered chair?

[... he brought one in. It's right next to the broken one. In fact, here you go Ez, he's pushing it right at you.

Congratulations.]

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