Balamb Newsletter, Issues II+III (Summer/Fall Quarter)

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[Come Wednesday morning, as students rise from their beds as usual, they may notice students and SeeDs alike reading a newsletter. It turns out the Garden has just released the Summer/Fall edition of the Balamb Newsletter. Issues are available for free on racks in the Cafeteria!]

( Get it here! )

003: action

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[Irvine is in the Cafeteria, crouched over a newsletter laid upon the table he's occupying. For the most part he's keeping a straight face as he combs through the issues, which doesn't take very long. (There's a slight tug at the corner of his lips towards the end, however.) When he appears to finish he sets the newsletter aside and leans back against the chair.

There's a lot begging to be discussed, though he isn't thinking too deeply on them. In fact, as per his habit he's also taking the time to eye a female cadet or two whenever she comes into view.]

Mitsuru 005 // [BBS]

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Doubtless several of us have read the newsletter at this point. And while the news between Galbadia and Esthar is disquieting (we will ignore some of the other articles) I feel that we 'off-worlders' should also put some attention towards the rumors of our school harboring Sorceresses.

A significant number of us possess abilities that cannot be conventionally explained, either via science or this world's system of magic. And while it would be prudent to keep them low key to avoid attention, letting them go to waste or become unpolished through lack of training or by being overly cautious is also not an option.

Are there suggestions on how to find a middle ground to all of this? I personally have no interest in being powerless by refusing to take action, either in the event of a war, or a witch hunt by less accepting sorts.

-Mitsuru Kirijo

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Obligatory Newsletter Reaction Post

A new newsletter is published (there may be a couple of posts mentioning it in this BBS) and on a much more somber note than the last one - Miss Delacreaux's column notwithstanding that is.

First, of course, come the accusations of Garden harboring sorceresses, following a fellow cadet's carelessness. Honestly, this was going to happen sooner or later - suspicions of sorceresses hiding among the stream of offworlders have been rampant from almost the start, as some of us may have noticed. At least this slip-up happened early on, instead of in a crucial time, like say, in the middle of a mission in front of a paranoid client. Not that it won't still cause some tense times here - for all of us.

Yes, all of us. Don't pretend this doesn't concern you just because you're a native, or because you're preparing some special project that will take you back to your homeworld.

Which brings me to the other newspiece: the rising tensions between this world's two super powers. I hope it won't come to actual warfare, but if worse comes to worse our SeeDs will have to face the dangers they've trained for, and there's the possibility that SeeD candidates may be deployed for field exams.

Curiously enough, it seems there are few offworlders who aren't familiar with conflict.

Well, I hope you'll forgive my rambling. My congratulations to the Garden Festival Committee for a well-written edition - particularly Miss Delacreaux, who seems to have learned a little restraint since last time (though really, I know the paper was starved for news on Commander Leonhart, but we don't need to know what he does on his down time).

- Minato Arisato