A Week in Rural Scotland
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Thank you for joining us here in picturesque Glen Macalie, on the shore of Loch Leven in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. We welcome you to the campus of the Glen Macalie School for Girls and hope that you will enjoy your stay.
This week will largely be unstructured; you are welcome to investigate the castle (which dates back to 1237 CE) and the nearby village of Glen Macalie. Some resources which will be available to you include:
In the castle:
Comprehensive Library
Modern Kitchens
State of the art Training/Exercise Room
Extensively landscaped grounds and gardens
Horseback Riding
Fishing
Hiking
In the village:
Shopping
Pubs and restaurants
Museum
Historical buildings
Golf
We ask only that you take care to observe the following rules:
1) Please do not leave campus near or after dark.
2) Venturing too far outside after dark, even on campus, is not guaranteed to be safe. You do so at your own risk.
3) There will be occasional evening events. Participation in these events should be considered of minor risk; however, anyone taking part should endeavor to follow all directions to ensure his or her safety.
If you have any questions, please feel free to see Mr. Giles or Ms. Summers.
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 12:15 am (UTC)Let's get the ground rules out of the way before we go anywhere.
First: This is dangerous. This isn't a joke, and if you mess around out there, you can get killed.
Second: Don't wander off. Stay within arm's reach of me or one of the girls at all times.
Third: *holds up a handful of amulets on neck chains* Wear these. Our magic department developed them. They have repellent properties.
*offers an amulet to each person*
Any questions so far?
~Buffy
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 12:18 am (UTC)Um, weapons?
~ Janet
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 12:23 am (UTC)Don't worry; we're armed enough to handle anything that comes at us. Short of a demon Mayor, we've got it handled.
*grins*
~Buffy
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 01:30 am (UTC)*shrugs and sticks her hands in her pockets*
~ Janet
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 02:13 am (UTC)*raises voice to the other few participants*
If everyone could please group up, we're going to get this show on the road.
~Buffy
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 05:37 am (UTC)These are really pretty. Can we keep them?
~Brittany
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 05:45 am (UTC)If you want to. They'll help keep you safe when you're away from here. That's not license to go jaywalking in heavy traffic or cutting through alleys in the middle of the night, but it'll do some good if you're taking reasonable precautions otherwise.
*pushes the door open, holds it for everyone*
Remember, please stay together.
*points off the cobblestone walk, out past the gardens* We'll be going that way.
~Buffy
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 05:57 am (UTC)So what creatures do you think we can expect to see?
If we run into any trouble, I could probably help with this. *pulls out her wand*
~Luna
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 05:59 am (UTC)The purpose of tonight's expedition is not for any of you to be involved in anything. You are here as spectators only. If you can't abide by that, you need to stay here.
~Buffy
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 06:07 am (UTC)*Santana grabbed brittany's hand in her own not really sure if she wanted to know the answer*
~Santana
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 06:12 am (UTC)Just a little bit of... recreational violence.
*leads the group up a path, farther away from the castle and into the darkened countryside*
~Buffy
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 06:27 am (UTC)~Luna
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 06:29 am (UTC)*moves to the front of the group, concentrating for a long moment, then turns to the north*
It's this way.
*glances in Lana's direction, makes eye contact with each of the other girls in turn, then moves forward*
~Buffy
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 06:31 am (UTC)~Lana
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 07:37 am (UTC)~ Janet
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 06:11 am (UTC)They are. You gotta ask the boss lady. *pointing at Buffy*
~Santana
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 06:29 am (UTC)*she gives Santana a smile and squeezes her hand as they follow Buffy*
we're absolutely safe.
~Brittany
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 05:45 am (UTC)*though it probably looked to her like no one had much in the way of weapons, since most of them were just carrying stakes, she still hadn't parted with the knife on her belt either though*
~Lana
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-26 07:48 am (UTC)"I'm sorry I'm a bit late... I only just heard about this little jaunt and to be honest, I've been going out of my mind without something to do. Well... aside from the magic lessons..."
*there is a less than serious note to his voice, his demeanour is one who is more curious. He looks briefly at the stakes.... then shrugs - indifferent*
-Wedge
Re: Arriving in the Great Hall
Date: 2013-01-28 08:44 pm (UTC)Just stay with the others and don't get involved. You're here as a spectator.
~Buffy