[It doesn't matter where or what the students are doing-- a sudden sleepy haze seems to cloud their minds until they can no longer fight off the drowsiness. Down they go into a deep, deep slumber, where nothing can successfully stir them awake.

Sweet dreams, Cadets.]

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[At exactly 0600, the Headmaster begins the daily wake-up call over the intercom.]



Good morning, Balamb Garden. It is 0600 hours on Monday, August 16thth. This is your Headmaster with your daily wake up call. All residents, students and staff are to be out of bed by 0630. I repeat: all residents, students and staff are to be out of bed by 0630 ( Read more... )

[Come Wednesday morning, as students rise from their beds as usual, they may notice students and SeeDs alike reading a newsletter. It turns out the Garden has just released the Summer/Fall edition of the Balamb Newsletter. Issues are available for free on racks in the Cafeteria!]

( Get it here! )

[At 0900 hours, the announcement bell chimes and once again a voice much more youthful than the Headmaster's begins to speak.]

Good morning, inhabitants of Balamb Garden! This is your pilot Nida speaking. Now that we're docked in Dollet, it's time to get our vacation on! That's right - everyone's free to leave Garden and stretch their legs. Hyne ( Read more... )

[As students lay down to sleep on the last night in the month of June, they'll begin to experience nightmares. Unique to each individual, they're only similar in the fact that they're terrifying and warped to everyone who experiences it.

Sleep well.]

( Mod note: This begins the nightmare event. For anyone unfamiliar with it, you can read up on it ( Read more... )

[At noon on Monday the 31st, students will feel a slight tremor, followed by a full blown earthquake (or so it will seem) as the Garden plummets to the ocean below. After the initial quake, the Garden will even out to a slow, boat-like rocking motion.

About ten minutes after the quake, the intercom comes on:]

Students and Faculty, this is ( Read more... )

For anyone that missed it in the OOC community: please remember to post in this month's activity check! You have until the 31st.

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[Come Wednesday morning, as students rise from their beds as usual, they may notice students and SeeDs alike reading a newsletter. It turns out the Garden has just begun releasing a quarterly newsletter, and the first issue is for the Spring quarter already past. Issues are available for free on racks in the Cafeteria!]

( Get it here! )

[Cadets might take notice of several new postings submitted to A Message From Garden under Garden Events since the ball on Sunday. It seems clubs and committees are beginning to be active for the Quarter. Among these are:]

Attention, cadets! Are you interested in school spirit, festivals and fun?! The Garden Festival Committee wants you! Come join ( Read more... )

[It's quiet as night falls on Balamb Garden, quiet enough to hear the crickets chirping on the ground below and the sea waves lapping the shore in the distance. The sky is clear and full of stars. The halls of Garden are empty except for a couple cadets here and there -- indeed, even the faculty seems to be missing from their usual posts ( Read more... )