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[odinbolt]

( The video opens to half a second of Serah looking vaguely unsure about what she's doing before a smile crosses her face when her phone begins recording. )

Hi. ( Start with manners. It's only polite. ) I'm Serah. I'm one of the newer people here. And, well, back home I was a teacher. I know this place doesn't have a proper school or anything, but I wanted to help with that.

( Which is why she's stood in a building, one which has seen better days but is in one piece. )

I think, if we fix this place a little, we could use the rooms for hosting lessons.

( How can you say no to that optimistic little voice.

A breath before she speaks again- )

That's all I wanted to say. Thank you for listening.

( Serah Farron out. )

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[hasitsthorns]

I call dibs on the music room.

[ Rosie, there isn't even a music room designated yet. ]

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[odinbolt]

( Hey, that's a good idea anyway. )

Sure. ( Though, come to think of it, Serah doesn't really know what room would be best for that. ) Maybe you could check out the rooms. You'd know better than me which one was good.

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[hasitsthorns]

It'll be the one with the best acoustics. But, yeah, I'll give it a look over. It'll give me something to do, anyway.

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[imhisaunt]

Hello there! Lovely to meet you, Serah!

What did you teach?

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[odinbolt]

You too, ( A brief pause while she checks the network for his name. ) Delmar.

And, well, everything. Our school wasn't very big, you see. But I liked history the most.

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[demonsional]

If you are a teacher does that mean that you are the smartest in a thing?

[He's very excited! Learning! Please provide the teachings!]

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[odinbolt]

( Still an adorable child. Bless you, Hayden. Serah laughs at the comment, flattered but- )

Well, I don't know about that. There's lots of things I need to learn.

( Lots of things about Hadriel, about Pulse, about everything. )

[demonsional]

[Hayden can't stop smiling. No matter what she says he's sure she's really smart! He wants to be smart someday, too!]

I can't read!

[It's not a proud proclamation but he says it without shame. Being honest is important!]

I want to get better at letters and words!

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[am_i_a_monster]

Hi Serah. I'm Abigail.

I like the idea of a school. I'll help if I can.

Have you seen the list of people willing to teach?

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[odinbolt]

( Good, more helpers. The gentle uptick of the corners of Serah's mouth blossom into a full blown smile as she hears that confirmation. )

...Yeah. Dr. Sweets gave me the idea. ( There's a soft shrug of her shoulders at that admission. It's a good idea to have somewhere people can use to hold classes. )

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[am_i_a_monster]

[Abigail returns the smile.]

We could make out a schedule, so the people teaching can take classes too.

[She glances at the building in the video.]

Guess we should clean it up first. I can come over now to help.

[stantheman]

I've really missed school so, i'll help if there's anything I can do.

[odinbolt]

( Ahhh, what a good piece of news. )

Great.

( Hmm... )

Do you want to help clean this place?

( She's been dusting things down so far, but sweeping and window washing will probably have to happen, too. )

[stantheman]

Sure. I can definitely help clean.

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[thelastjoy]

What sorts of things are you plannin' to teach?

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[odinbolt]

Me?

( Hm, that's a good question. )

I guess... a little bit of everything. Math, reading, writing. But I think you should ask the other people what they can teach, too.

( To that end, she even provides the list she saw Dr. Sweets write up. )

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[thelastjoy]

You. Or whoever you're gettin' to do this with you.

[She hasn't heard of half this stuff, but then again she doesn't really know anything about school either.]

Is that the kind of stuff schools usually teach?

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[stonebird]

What lessons do you have in mind? (This is interesting and she is sitting up a bit straighter, setting her embroidery aside.) I suggest intellectual and defensive material.

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[odinbolt]

I was thinking about things like math, reading and writing. ( The basics. ) And cooking, too.

( But, that said: ) This place, I want it to be somewhere anyone who wants to teach can use.

( So, there's all sorts of things people can still teach others. )

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[nascere]

[ he's smiling. why is he not surprised. ]

Sounds great. Let me know if you need someone to help fix it up.

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[odinbolt]

( Because she's a pure, precious bean? )

Great. There's a lot of clutter upstairs.

( Hey Noct you like doing house chores right, I mean, your place was always spotless... )

[claritatis]

Hello, Serah. My name is Ignis.

[Start out with manners. That's how polite people do things, isn't it.]

I've had more experience than I could have expected in 'fixing places up' over my time here. If you need another pair of hands, I'll be happy to assist.

[odinbolt]

It's nice to meet you.

( It's easy to keep your spirits up when people are being so helpful and nice about it all. )

Well, I could use some help cleaning. ( She pans the camera around to the rest of the room as she speaks. It's not exactly a derelict building by any means, but clearly in need of touch ups and dusting. )

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[multivitamins]

[ Wait, what? A school? Eddie's nose is already wrinkling.]

This place is bad enough without having to do homework as well.

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[odinbolt]

( Eddie no. )

That's no way to think of school. ( Oh boy. Here we go. ) It might seem pointless, but everything you do is a type of thinking exercise.

( And that's the most important thing of all. Developing well rounded thoughts and becoming an adult who knows how to protect and think for themselves. )