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Attention Advanced Recovery Magic MWF students: Friday's class is cancelled, but that doesn't mean I don't expect you to still work! I trust you to continue practicing with your new spells. Send a message to the T/TH instructor and they can round out your stockpile if you need more, but I'm giving you an absolute limit of fifteen of each spell. We can't waste these, they're difficult to refine. In addition, your essays on the situations that would require Full-Cure and Full-Life and your plans for junctioning around your stockpile will now be due next Monday. Use the extra weekend to present the best ideas you possibly can! We'll have a discussion on this topic on Monday as well. -Instructor Gainsborough

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[Aerith has made herself scarce recently. She's politely informed the new instructor taking over Tseng's old classes everything they need to know, and she's given what she can t around Garden, but she takes her meals in an isolated spot outside and only speaks to her students.

She wears grey these days and leaves her hair down---somehow, it feels appropriate for her mood. She can be found in her little section of the Quad garden, attaching white ribbon to ever flower that will hold one. It's her way of coping.

That, and she spends time adjusting to company of her new companion. The ever-sleek and ever-intimidating canine waits nearby, lying near where Aerith kneels. How strange that Dark Nation now stayed with her.]

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It's a lousy color on you.

[Greed wanders up without preamble, his usual smile on his face.]

Too monochrome.

[She smooths her skirt and sits up, Dark Nation still curled around her ankles.]

It felt appropriate. And this is some tricky gardening, I'd hate to stain my other clothes.

[He shakes his head.]

Does nothing for you. You're colorful, you can't wear clothes that aren't at least a little.

Yes I can. I am, aren't I?

[She ties one more ribbon and stands.]

I'm not colorful right now.

Next you'll tell me I'm not greedy. You can change your clothes, but not your own colors.

[He's not going to get any closer so long as the pooch is there, though. Nothing against the dog, but in his experience, animals are't much for homunculi.]

Don't be so sure of that. People can change: their surroundings and reactions to them change.

So something's got you down, in other words.

[Still not buying the idea that she's different now, but he can understand emotions. Especially negative ones.]

I'm adjusting to the transient nature of things, that's all. Nothing's made to last.

Yeah. That's true. But I bet there's a way to make it all last, somehow. Just haven't figured out the way yet.

In my case, it's probably better that I stay with Dana here.

[Yes, the canine has a nickname. Oh dear.]

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[Nena immediately takes notice of the ever-sleek and ever-intimidating canine and is fascinated by it.]

Wow, what is that?

This is Dark Nation. A companion I seem to have inherited.

[This part isn't so bad. Aerith smiles softly at the sleek black fur.]

Though I'm trying to think of a nickname. Dark Nation sounds really severe, doesn't it?

Buuuuut isn't it supposed to be severe? Isn't it a vicious guard dog or something like that?

Yes, but I don't need my bodyguards to be vicious. I prefer being kind to them.

[She tentatively sets her hand on Dark Nation's back. There is no resistance. Perfect.]

Neat!

[Nena puts her hand on Dark Nation's head and pats it.]

[Dark Nation tenses a little, but it's allowed with some encouragement from Aerith.]

It's nice, having a companion here. Makes it hard to get lonely.

[UGH. Essays. Selphie hated them when she was still a cadet and definitely won't be missing them. She makes a sour face at her screen.]

Oh man, what a topic for an essay. D:

It's not too difficult? I'm not looking for excellent prose, just a proficient description. I think my students will be fine.

You're a lot more lenient than the instructors I had then.

Other classes are about making sure our cadets can write well. I just want them to write things that are understandable, that's all. This is an assignment about healing magic, not writing stories.

I dunno. Writing a story about healing magic sounds fun.

I should try it sometime. Never know what we might come up with!

Maybe it could be an extra credit assignment.

Sounds like my kind of extra credit assignment!

You're tempting me to give it a shot as well but, I'm not a very good writer.

Maybe it'll inspire you! It might be worth trying a little bit.

Maybe in a couple of days when things have hopefully settled down a bit more.