]<br/><strong>Name: Luna Mauve</strong><br/><strong>Team: Clay Dewclaw </strong><br/><strong>Location: Science Lab</strong><br/><strong>Tagging: All and Welkin Graham, Mori Koji</strong><br/><br/>Fortunately for her, the lab coat she grabbed was wide enough to fit on her despite the flaring sleeves of her dress. Luna was always elegant and chose dresses and skirts over pants and shirts whenever there was a chance for it. While her purple dress might have been a bit too fancy for attending the Academy, this was in fact, Luna’s first day and her favorite dress helped her feel more confident about herself.<br/><br/>Soon enough, Welkin walked in and introduced himself as friendly as possible, to Luna’s relief. Every boy she had seen until now just ‘happened’ to be good looking, but Welkin had an air about him which made him quite different from the rest. It wasn’t friendliness, until now everyone seemed to want to get along with everybody, but something much more different. Perhaps he just reminded Luna of her father’s younger friends, those which without a doubt have been raised as gentlemen.<br/><br/>“My name is Luna Mauve” she replied with a quick curtsey “and I am delighted to make your acquaintance.” Good manners always seemed to settle her usual worries and fears, but this time it must have been Welkin’s encouraging smile which triggered hers. Looking back at the items displayed on their desks, she found it necessary to continue speaking, even if the subject itself proved trivial.<br/><br/>“What do you suppose we’ll make out of Fire, Water and Electric Dust? I’ve never seen this kind of rock before, either.”<br/><br/>By then more members of Wild Marmet came into the classroom, including Mori Koji who was in for a very bad start. Luna recognized the familiar signs of innate shyness in him and understood exactly how he must have felt. The funny thing is that her own cheeks turned red as if she was the one stumbling in front of the class. Sometimes sympathy goes as far as that.<br/><br/>“Are you alright?” she asked leaning forth to get a better look at him passed Welkin. The teacher didn’t assign Mori a work station yet, but she supposed it would be the one behind her, number four. “It’s good that it happened in front of the class and not around any dust containers. Do be careful, they are volatile.” It took her a lot of courage to say it, but Luna was glad that this time she managed to start the conversation on her own. “I am Luna, by the way.” That last sentence was spoken in a lower tone than usual.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>GM’S POST</strong><br/><br/>Day Zero at the Academy went pretty much the same for all students who enlisted to attend that year. For all, except for one Faunus who did arrive on time, but for which the testing period had been prolonged for two days instead of one.<br/><br/>No one gave<strong>Karn Shademore</strong>a clear reason for why that was happening, but it clearly had to do with the fact that he was offered a full scholarship by one of the neighboring Kingdoms at a school of his choosing. Since he chose Avalanche Academy, the royal representatives which had also been in court on the day of his trial (when he had been wrongly accused of banditry) did their best to present the young warrior in a good light. He had experience with the Grimm and as far as combat skills were concerned, no one could accuse Karn of lacking any. Of course, Armina Horowitz wasn't so sure about that, everyone had room for improvement.<br/><br/>On their arrival, a meeting was held between the Academy's main teaching staff and the representatives on which Karn's place within the Academy was to be determined and if he had any to begin with. While his size and the need to adapt to the modern world could have been negative points and a reason for him not to get accepted, in the end they worked in his favor. Avalanche was not only an Academy which taught young men and women to become the best Hunters Eis has ever seen, but a place of moral integrity in which everyone rooted against discrimination.<br/><br/>The first day went good for both the lizard Faunus and the teachers. He did well on a few tests and barely succeeded on others, especially on the written ones,  but there wasn’t anything Enya had to comment on his survival skills so everything turned fairly balanced. Despite not being from Eis, Karn proved to be more than used to the cold and harsh mountain environment. He could even teach them a thing or two about surviving in the wild. However, the practical exam went a bit different than the ones before him. Beowolves didn't prove much of a challenge for someone who used to slay Grimm for a couple of years, but it take him some time before finishing the task. There was also the problem of his “trial”. While all accusations of banditry have been withdrawn by the court, the question of letting someone with such a past attend the school did arise. Good thing that Headmaster Vainamoinen was a better judge of character than most.<br/><br/>Nevertheless, Armina Horowitz had the chance to carefully determine his fighting style based on what she saw, but some things about it just didn't sit right with her. That was also why she chose not to spar with Karn on Day Zero either and instead required that his testing be completed on the next day. Armina understood quite well that in order to fully gauge at his abilities, she needed more than a couple of minutes, which was the maximum allowed for the duel test on every student. Rather than wanting to check the extent of Karn’s fighting skills, Armina needed to find out if he was able to restrain himself. His fighting style seemed based on defensive stances coupled with ruthless, sudden attacks and while that was alright in terms of fighting the Grimm, basic teamwork and being able to NOT hurt one’s team mates was just as important.<br/><br/>Therefore, the First Day for Karn didn’t start with the usual classes. Right after breakfast, he had a bit of free time for himself, before Armina’s class with Wild Marmet was over. Starting with the second period, he was summoned to the training grounds where finally his last test was to be given: dueling with Armina Horowitz. The second reason for why he received special circumstances had to do with the way the representatives "sold" his qualities. If what they said was true, Armina prefered to test Karn without having to hurry. There was more than just determining his combat skills in the process.<br/><br/>She moved everything from the gym that could break or otherwise get in their way before his arrival. All that remained was her own weapon on a rack behind her and his, called Gungnir. She also asked him to come equipped with his armor, more because of a personal curiosity than for the good of her future classes. Armina had yet to fight against someone wearing such an unusual piece.<br/>As expected, Karn arrived on time.<br/>