2021 Duelling Stage 3, Day 2 Spectator

@Lamik Fillestar casts Wingardium Leviosa
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Check: [d20: 3] + 10 = 13 → Success
Dmitri's Terrible Presence is countered by Flash's Calming Presence
Accuracy Check: [d20: 17] + 9 = 26
Evasion Check: [d20:4] + 6 = 10
26 > 10 → Hit

[font=Monotype Corsiva]Afternoon Slot
Group F: Gryffindor vs Slytherin[/font]

@Dmitri Jones

Terrible Presence: [d10:10] → success
Effect: Flash auto-fails his action

Afternoon Slot

Interacting: @Dmitri Jones | @Lamik Fillestar
Mentioning: @Rose Moon |@Nicholas McCowan | @Santario Martin | @Alexa Mackenzie | @Flash Holmwood

Action: Trying but failing at casting flipendo at Lamik Fillestar

@Ruby Cazares | @Dmitri Jones | @Flash Holmwood | @Lamik Fillestar | @Henry Knight

The unanticipated forfeit was evidently a source of spreading disappointment. Pericles' mounting anticipation had fallen flat, the opportunity to referee and revel in the sport gone unsatiated, though the boy attempted to veil it with grace. In a state of quiet composure, he tried to work his way towards Ruby, evidently intending to exit alongside his friend and fellow prefect. If she was on her way towards the doors, he would be by her side, making soft comments aimed at discerning the "good" of the situation. Dmitri's calls to the crowd in search of another opponent were- he assumed- a baseless method of blowing off steam. He was wrong.

Dmitri instigated Flash with a point of his wand, and Flash obliged him with an attempted Expelliarmus, only to miss and be set on fire in retaliation. A second attempt at disarming also went wide, and in what might have been an act of mercy, or a sick attempt at prolonging their faceoff, Dmitri healed Flash. Lamik tried to put an end to it by levitating Dmitri, and succeeded, lifting him off of his feet. In an act of either loyalty to his duelling captain, or revenge for Alexa (either way misguided), Henry Knight decided to join the fray. He tried to Knockback the one levitating Dmitri, missed, but didn't seem the type to give up on a course of action unless stopped by forceful means. By the time this commotion kicked off, Pericles was close to exiting the duelling club, yet the clamor stopped him at the doors. It had become very apparent from the shouts of the crowd, clamoring out of the crossfire, shouted remarks and a shifting atmosphere, that the sounds of spells did not align with either of the ongoing official duels.

Turning on his heel, Pericles began wading back through the masses. Hasty Excuse mes and Step aside pleases soon turned to mute, gentle redirection, hands pushing people by the shoulders as politely yet determinedly as he could manage. Onlookers hindered his arrival, but did not prevent it. The Ravenclaw stepped onto the scene with a rare expression of pureblood propriety: disappointment bordering on disdain. Unarmed, he raised his hands and voice. "No fighting with or without the use of magic," he quoted directly from the school rules, directing the line at all four with a pointed look at each participant. "The duel is over. Fighting outside of an official capacity is grounds for detention. Show some restraint." Now, Peri had been in at least one scrap of his own that toed outside the line of good form, but he certainly hadn't held a school function hostage in the process. Therein lay the source of his derision: disrupting the sport he had come to hold so sacredly.

The chief culprit in this disgraceful show of hormonal outbursts and twitchy trigger fingers was Dmitri, the one who initiated it, although he was the eldest present and held dueling rank. The pale lad directed his old man frown at him last. "Not a'tall the sort of display I'd expect from a duel captain. Do you think they'll let you keep your title if you're losing your temper at younger years?" But Dmitri hadn't exactly started firing into the crowd, and thus wasn't the only one about to be held accountable. "You four are intruding on the ongoing matches. Clear off. Expect an owl detailing the nature of your detentions."

Very likely giving detention to everyone slinging spells. Make your case! More details next post.

Afternooon Slot - Interacting with @Pericles Dralt - Mentioning @Dmitri Jones @Flash Holmwood @Henry Knight

ACTION: ENDING WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA

Interacting with @Flash Holmwood, @Lamik Fillestar, @Pericles Dralt, and mentioning @Henry Knight in passing

Cocky - Shea Coulee (Explicit)

Roleplaying as Dmitri Kazimir Jones
Perfectionist | Perfectionist II | Spell Spread | Terrible Presence
Sta 10, Str 2, Eva 6, Wis 14, Arc 11, Acc 10

Certainly, Dmitri was enjoying the opportunity he was given to display just how much shit he could take from anybody—which was none; the answer is always zero—and it surely would not hurt that whoever was watching would know not to challenge him ever again. (Though, let's be real, it would probably end up birthing another case of opponents backing out of his duels before they even started, which in turn would force him to relive this whole farce once more, so how practical was it really?)

What wasn't enjoyable, though, was an opponent who couldn't fight back.

And what was Flash right then if it wasn't the epitome of helplessness?

Dmitri would shake his head, whispering disappointedly. "I expected more from you."

Already over it all, the boy would raise his wand for one last spell. One that would end this joke of a game so he could leave and take his anger out on somebody or something else that would actually be a challenge. His bed sounds pretty good as a target. Sleeping was a hurdle for him if anything.

However, someone chose that exact moment to interfere.

"What the hell?" Dmitri would exclaim heatedly as he would suddenly find himself floating in the air a few feet from the ground. Whipping his head around, he would find a lone Gryffindor who apparently found the courage to shove his nose where it didn't belong. "Why you little—!" No big deal. The Slytherin captain was competent enough to deal with two idiots. He'd just have to refine his original spell.

"Petrificus Totalus!"

Dmitri Jones casts Petrificus Totalus with Spell Spread
Wisdom DC: 14 + 2 = 16 2 from Spell Spread
Wisdom Check: [d20: 8] + 14 = 22 → Success

AGAINST FLASH
Accuracy Check: [d20: 5] + 10 - 2 = 13 -2 from Spell Spread
Evasion Check: [d20: 5] + 5 = 10
13 > 10 → Hit
Duration: [d3: 1] = 1 round + 1 = 2 rounds 1 from 10 Arc Power

AGAINST LAMIK
Accuracy Check: [d20: 9] + 10 - 2 = 17 -2 from Spell Spread
Evasion Check: [d20: 15] + 10 = 25
17 < 25 → Miss

Effects: Flash Holmwood is petrified for 2 rounds or less if he succeeds the Strength Check.

His dual spell was only able to hit its original target and instead veered off in some distant corner when it came to Lamik. It—unfortunately—meant Dmitri was still up in the air.

It was this scene that Pericles would walk into in his duties as prefect.

The fourth-year couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the audacity that came out of the Ravenclaw's mouth.

"Detention, you say?" He would let out a hearty guffaw, feigning the act of wiping tears from the corner of his eyes. "You're funny. I never would've expected that from someone... of your caliber, let's just put it that way." The boy's boisterous expression would quickly morph into something more familiar—a kind of bored but subtly vicious stare. One that pierced into the third year who dared talk that way about him.

"Now since we are apparently pretending to be someone we're not and would never be, let me tell you the sort of display I'd expect from a prefect.

"I'd expect one to be on top of any heated situation so that they wouldn't come in here with their facts all wrong accusing someone of breaking the rules when there are eyewitnesses to the whole thing they could've asked first before coming to any sort of conclusion!" Dmitri took a calming breath before continuing his tirade.

"Because let's be honest, you left too early and came too late. I already had the situation under control. I was attacked first, everyone will tell you that, and I defended myself by incapacitating my attacker." The boy would gesture towards Flash before waving his hand somewhere in the direction of the interfering Gryffindor. "In fact, I was being ganged up o—AH SHIT!" A boy who chose, at that very moment, to release his Leviosa.

Dmitri's school robe would find itself brushed by a steady hand as the fourth-year managed to stand up and recover from the fall as if nothing happened at all. At least, that's what he tried to accomplish.

"As I said, I was being ganged upon." The boy would continue, pointedly ignoring Henry Knight and his attempt at "defending" him as failure didn't deserve his attention, anyway. Especially not from one of his duelists.

"Since you apparently know it all, surely self-defense is in the fine print of the rules you so hold important?"

And if it's not, well, this is the hill I'd die on and one that I would defend in front of actual authorities in this institution to my last breath. Now, I'm going to leave and you will not stop me. In fact, you can interview some of the people here so you can say you've at least done your job. Maybe get this story published in the Headliner. The gods know those people are desperate for anything interesting to write about at this point." The Slytherin dueling captain would turn his back on the crowd as he says this, head held high, striding straight towards the exit.

Before disappearing out the door, he would look over his shoulder and smirk. "Oh. And I only accept galleons in royalties. You can owl it to me for your convenience."

If Dmitri wasn't stopped, all the people would hear in his wake is his smug chuckling as he disappears from sight.

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Leaving the thread unless stopped.

[font=Monotype Corsiva]Afternoon Slot
Group F: Gryffindor vs Slytherin[/font]

@Dmitri Jones @Lamik Fillestar @Henry Knight @Pericles Dralt

Flash attempts to break free from Full Body-Bind Curse
DC: 12 (10 +2 for each 5 points of Dmi's ARC)
Strength check: [d20:17] + 7 = 24 → success
Effect: Breaks out of the effect before the duration is over, but will suffer –3 Evasion for the remaining duration. [1 round]

Afternoon Slot

Interacting:@Lamik Fillestar | @Pericles Dralt
Mentioning: @Flash Holmwood | @Dmitri Jones

@Dmitri Jones | @Flash Holmwood | @Lamik Fillestar | @Henry Knight

It was a mess: Flash had been burnt, healed, then paralyzed by Dmitri, Dmitri was being levitated by Lamik, and Henry had seen fit to get in on the action. Flash managed to wrestle his way out of the bind as the Ravenclaw stooped to try and pick the poor lad up, instead switching to offering a hand, which would haul him to his feet if accepted. Pericles narrowly withheld a grimace in the process. Couldn't Hogwarts get through one day without students turning on one another, what with all the external threats looming over them? Honestly, it was almost as if someone had taken hundreds of magic-imbued teenagers and stuck them all in an enclosed space! Oh, wait.... Lamik explained that he was trying to help Flash, who had been goaded into disarming Dmitri, who proceeded to try and set the second-year on fire. He concluded by admitting he might deserve detention, when Flash took things a step further, claiming himself as the only one there that did. Call it reverse psychology, but their willingness to take blame made the prefect not want to give him detention at all. His initial disappointment was quickly cooling into a more even rationality, mind vividly working to weigh what he was being told and come to a conclusion in swift succession. Reasoning worked wonders with Pericles, as did selflessness. An argument would only bring the boy to dig in his heels, as the other two would soon find out.

Peri remained rooted as Dmitri launched into a classical tantrum tirade. He wasn't the type to cut someone off, and thus was forced to listen, wait, unmoving save the arch of an eyebrow when the fourth-year fell to the ground. He was not in a rush to help him up. Dmitri would put his caliber into question, which didn't seem to register as an insult with Pericles. "I suppose it does seem strange that I should have to stoop to deal with something so silly, but this is why prefects are appointed in the first place. Someone has to be accountable." He then went on to complain about Pericles departing when the duel was done, as well as not coming back to stop the squabble sooner. Perhaps in the Slytherin's mind, the Ravenclaw was supposed to hex the crowd out of his way. His frown remained firm, volume level, tone dry and flat in comparison to Dmitri's dripping disdain. Ahhh, Blond Fight! "Left too soon? Was I meant to stick around and nanny you?" Henry tried to play his part off as some sort of "practice" in the middle of an official duel, though Lamik hadn't accounted for this spontaneous attack in any way. The prefect scoffed, not out of contempt, but from sheer bafflement over the attempt at twisting the rules into one's own favor. "You are a duellist, Henry," he pointed out plainly. Inhuman patience was all which kept his annoyance at shoddy duplicity under wraps. "I expect you to know the difference between a duel and a scuffle; I could differentiate between the two from across the room. And, from the sounds of it, your 'opponent' did not know you were in a match, what with you casting behind his back."

Poor excuses, poorer form. Pericles seemed to have reached a conclusion when Henry announced he was not receiving detention, turning to storm off, as did Dmitri. The prefect huffed a small sigh and steeled himself. This was not at all a card he cared to play, feeling as though it placed a wedge between staff and students... but then, their behaviors had already done so. If he was going to be treated like an authoritative killjoy no matter his approach, so help the boy, he would lean into it. "Rule eleven: students may not disrespect staff, such as prefects or professors. Two offenses, longer detention." He turned to Flash again, giving him a quick once-over, muttering covertly "Are you alright? I was just on my way to the nurse's office, if you would care to come." Any onlookers were dispersed with drifting handwaves and assurances that the entertainment was on the stages, where their attention was better deserved.

Pericles exits the scene.

Oh man, you all got detention! Flash and Dmitri go here, Lamik and Henry go here.
Don't worry, you aren't in any trouble OOC. However, this detention must be served before you can create new threads. Threads that were created before this detention can be continued as normal.

[font=Monotype Corsiva]Afternoon Slot
Group F: Gryffindor vs Slytherin[/font]

@Pericles Dralt