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Docked in Dollet - OPEN to everyone in Garden

[At 0900 hours, the announcement bell chimes and once again a voice much more youthful than the Headmaster's begins to speak.]

Good morning, inhabitants of Balamb Garden! This is your pilot Nida speaking. Now that we're docked in Dollet, it's time to get our vacation on! That's right - everyone's free to leave Garden and stretch their legs. Hyne knows I will! [He sounds so eager and can't help but give a little laugh.]

Please remember to stay safe while exploring and don't go getting into too much trouble! Oh! I forgot - curfew. I know I know. Not something you want to hear, s-sorry! Anyways. About that curfew. Good news! All cadets are given an extra half-hour in which they must return to Garden for the remainder of the night. Instead of having to check in at 2300 hours, curfew for this week is 2330 hours.

Don't worry though. We'll be here all week! Plenty of time to sight see and whatever else you want to get done.

Have fun, everyone! Maybe we'll bump into each other.

[The announcement ends, and the intercom clicks off.]

[Mod note: Here's the kick off to the week of vacation for the cadets! For those who are unfamiliar with Dollet, information about the city can be found here. Students are free to roam around the city or keep within Garden if they so desire. The second term will start August 1st-- until then, it's vacation time!

Party-style tags/threads are more than welcome. Mingle, chat, action!

Also note; if there are any interested in trying their hand at getting Siren while in Dollet, more information can be found here. Feel free to PM us and we'll help you set that up. :)]

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[She did make a promise to herself that Artemisia would be trained and studied during the break. And Mitsuru fully intends to honor that.

...Even if it's in a slightly different location then she planned. For all it's elegance (and nice library) Balamb Garden has been starting to feel a bit cramped and limited over the past few weeks. Finding the Garden docked outside of a new city, that looks too tempting and faintly European to be ignored, doesn't help.

Which explains why she's here, at an out of the way and deserted side street with a small fountain...And currently trying to get Artemisia to manifest for long enough to have some sort of effect. So far, however, the results aren't very impressive; the Persona only flickers in and out when Mitsuru tries to call her up, and when she tests the water, the only change is that it's cooler then before.]

"...Ugh."

[Mitsuru pinches the bridge of her nose in frustration, trying to ward off a headache starting to build up there.]

[Shortly just after noon was when Squall had decided he would venture out of Garden and into Dollet to take a look around. The last time he'd had anything important to do in Dollet had been ages ago. One memory always served to jog his mind, of course which was the very first mission where he had been grouped up with Seifer and Zell.

Today Squall had left his gunblade back in his office, choosing to leave it there rather than lug it around with him. He would check out the shops in a bit; he wanted to see for himself if Dollet had changed any in the last twenty or so years.

He was just coming up to the Dollet Pub (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080207095116/finalfantasy/images/f/f7/Dollet_10.jpg), glancing up at the walkway that he was approaching.]

[Minato had missed the hustle and bustle of a city after three months spent in the Garden (with the occassional foray into the nearby town). Walking through the streets of Dollet certainly feels a bit like he's back in Iwatodai for a moment.

An old-timey Iwatodai, granted, but he'll take that.

As he approaches the harbor, he catches sight of a cafe nearby. Feeling like stopping for a drink - and hoping they have something like the Pheromone Coffee from his homeworld - he decides to enter.]

[Solid land! Toph was exceedingly happy. As much as she liked the Garden - it was made of all metal omg - her first love was solid ground. She maneuvered her way through the streets to the beach, and ahh, sand. She let her bare feet curl into the warm sand, letting her toes dig.]

Ahh, this is the life.

[While it wasn't exactly the Moonlight Bridge, the little bridge in Dollet had a charm of its own all the same. And unlike the bridge in Iwatodai, Ryoji wasn't going to be run over if he decided to stop and watch the people go by or admire the scenery.

It might have been a little out of the way, but it wasn't like he couldn't take his time in exploring the city. The Garden was overwhelming enough as a new experience without having to exhaust himself cramming everything about Dollet into his head in short order.]

I wonder where I should visit next?

[So here's an Axel. In a pub. That never bodes well. And he's probably been at it for a while, too.]

[After leaving Toph to lounge around in the sand, Katara runs into the water, grinning. Once she's waist deep into the ocean, she begins to slowly go through the motions of her bending, arms moving at a relaxing pace as the liquid around her begins to rise and follow her movements.]

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A secluded street

Nearing Dollet Pub