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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. ]

[Video]

[imhisaunt]

Hello there! Lovely to meet you, Serah!

What did you teach?

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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]

( 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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[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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[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. )

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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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[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.

[stantheman]

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

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[thelastjoy]

What sorts of things are you plannin' to 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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[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]

Great. I'll be here.

( This place is awfully dusty, so someone needs to clean. )

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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. )

[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. )

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[hasitsthorns]

[ Without responding to that, Rose finds her way to Serah via her scent. It's not the most orthodox way but it gets the job done. Wolfie helps, too. The wolf comes up to Serah first, snuffling her curiously. They hadn't met before at Sorrow's temple since he'd been at home resting in the nice air conditioning that Alphys had set up for them... ]

Hey. Don't worry about him, he's friendly.

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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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[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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[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.

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[odinbolt]

( Well, she's not questioning it. She's more than glad to see a friendly face turn up to help, with...

Well. With some extra help. )

Oh. ( She is a little wary, but Serah gently holds out a hand towards the wolf sniffing at her. ) What's his name?

[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. )

[stantheman]

Sure. I can definitely help clean.

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[stonebird]

All of those subjects are useful. I could use help with my...arithmetic. Does that qualify as math? (Medieval schooling leaves much to be desired for noble ladies.)

I would love to help. I can read, write, embroider, play the high-harp, sing...

[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!