Mitchs98
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1st Month, Monday, 20th Day, 8:30 AM, 700th year of Sol
It was a rather cold day out, much colder than the day previous as the season moved on to the thick of winter. It was lightly snowing and the ground itself was already covered in the soft white substance. With no end in sight the snow had already reached a foot or two off of the ground, prompting caretakers at Altissa to scrape off the walkways nigh constantly or it'd pose a danger to others. Most people with common sense were bundled up save for those few that were otherwise immune to the elements or not bothered by them. Headmaster Varrus was one such man, a grey headed old man with relatively short hair and round glasses looking across at the crowd.
Today was the first day of the new school year, various members of the faculty that weren't busy preparing their classrooms were situated on either side of Headmaster Varrus on a small stage in the spacious back yard of the main building which was used for announcements such as this. Everyone at the school was given the day off in preparation to start the new year, while students were accepted year round Varrus and Headmasters before him liked to make a small celebration to welcome several new students at once. It gave everyone a chance to know each other and otherwise relax outside of the weekend and the faculty time to sort all the paperwork from the new students.
In just about thirty minutes Varrus would start off the announcements, which was really just a long winded speech welcoming the new students and saying he hoped they enjoyed their time there, etc. The usual spiel alongside the announcement of the school rules. He heaved a small sigh as he watched people continue to arrive one by one, the amount slowly trickling down though continuing at a steady pace. "Almost time.." He muttered after checking his watch.