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[Never mind the baking ingredients in the background along with the mixing bowls. In the foreground are a bunch of books, piles of notepaper and pens since someone's been studying. But paws are seen and hands pick the puppy up and put him on the ground.]

You know you're not supposed to be on the table.

[He then straightens back up and notices that the camera on.]

I'm sorry, I didn't realize the puppy had turned the phone's video function on.

[Yuki pauses a moment.]

But since it's on I wanted to ask if anyone else studying at the Academy?

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[Yuki nodded.]

So potential students will be introduced to more than one teacher while they undertake their magical studies?

[This was news to him, but it wouldn't hurt to find that out.]

It's nice to meet you. I'm..

[And he paused, wondering if he should give his normal address or not, but in the end he decided against it.]

My name is Yuki Sohma.

I believe it may be something like that. When I offered to assist Illyana with the endeavor of reopening the place, she also mentioned another man who was there as well, already tidying up potentially dangerous items. There may also be others, but I haven’t gotten around looking as yet.

[ While he would say that was due to being focused on setting himself up in a new world… He also wasn’t known to be the most social creature without reason. ]

Regardless, it’s beneficial to see who’s teaching methods resonate best with a student. In my world, students are known to transfer from one department to another as they try to find a professor whose teaching style fits their needs best.

[ He fell silent, studying Yuki over the feed more seriously for a moment. The wrinkles between his brows deepening lightly as he seemed to be trying to get a read on the young man. His introduction, though halted, was polite… And his overall demeanor seemed sensible. More like Gray or maybe Caules, if he had to make a comparison… That was a good thing. He liked students who weren’t chaotic, loud messes. It meant they weren’t going to make his stress levels rise as easily. ]

It’s nice to make your acquaintance. Have you a particular area of interest where your study of magic is concerned? Or is this a new pursuit?

So there's more than a few teachers there at the Academy to teach. That makes me wonder how many students there are. I didn't see that many when I was there but that could change.

[And the townsfolk may enroll. That was always a possibility. Learning magic was something he wanted to do when he realized it could be another weapon to add to his arsenal to keep Jacob safe. The guy couldn't even go to the beach without being attacked by one of the sand sharks and fortunately someone had been there to keep him from being killed. But hearing the part about the students and teachers basically resonating with each other kept those darker thoughts at bay for the moment. And then the question made him slightly shake his head.]

No, magic is new to me honestly.

It would seem so. I imagine I’ll know more about them once I meet them. [ Hopefully they’re not as quick to delight in teasing like Illyana, but frankly with the magically inclined he knew in his world?… He wasn’t going to hold his breath. ] It might take a little time for numbers to increase, but once everything is in order, I’m sure more than a few people will pop up if it meant as much to the locals as has been suggested by some.

[ Listening to the short response, he hummed with the barest of nods as he sat back and turned his olive-green eyes to something he was working on himself. ]

So you’re a blank slate? Interesting… [ Made him wonder what the young man’s potential might be. ] Does that mean there’s no magic that you know of in your world?

[ He knew it might exist, but was kept under wraps… In his world, there was a whole department at the Clock Tower devoted to keeping the work of mages more or less secret and low-key. ]

Well… you’ll probably get a better idea of what path you wish to pursue once you have the basics down and learn where you excel the most.

So townspeople might show up to learn? That would be interesting.

[It might help them not view the non locals as less of a threat even if they weren't a threat to the local townsfolk as it was. It was still weird to be given strange looks even when they deliberately came into the agency to make a report half the time. However he shook his head.]

No, there's no magic in my world.

[Ancient generational zodiac curses weren't going to be brought up or discussed. And so he nodded.]

I'm only learning theory right now. I have to wonder what different kind of magics can be found here.

I see.

[ He supposed, given the amount of worlds that might be out there, one where magic didn’t exist wasn’t impossible. Strange to think of, but never impossible. At least he certainly wouldn’t be asking about curses unless Yuki gave him some kind of indication of one and piqued his curiosity. Waver had experience with curses himself. ]

Ah, the best place to start. Having the theory down before you put things in to practice is important.

[ He finally glanced up as he set a mortar and pestle aside for the moment. ]

I find myself curious about that myself. There could very well be magics that none of us have ever seen before, or those that may have been lost to time in one world that still exists here. With the Academy being back on this plane of existence where it was meant to be, I think it’s safe to presume that we may see some interesting things in the future.

[ He was intrigued. The potential research and discoveries were exciting for the mage (and a little worrying, unexpected magical situations could be a pain in his behind). But still a mystery to be solved, perhaps different magics that might prove helpful for figuring out new angles for things he was focused on himself. ]

Yes it is important.

[Because it gave this clueless kid somewhere to start. He knew he couldn't just go wielding fireballs or whatever. He knew he had to start at the beginning and then build from there. And it didn't bother him because he was a good student and where he worked allotted him plenty of time to study. Fortunately the two men he worked with were pretty understanding.]

I wondered about that myself. The Aspects didn't seem too helpful at coming here, but I still thought about talking to them about that. I'm just not sure if it would do any good.

[ Waver respected the approach. Some students got a little too excited about running in headfirst without getting a solid foundation down. A student who didn’t mind a little effort and studying was one who would, in his opinion, go farther. Sure, there were exceptions to the rule, but they had their own complications as well.

Frowning visibly, he nodded in response to the comment about the Aspects. ]

I have yet to have the opportunity to speak to them, but I have been warned about their inexperience and issues by a few people now. [ He considered the idea that they might not be any help on the subject of what magic might be here with some concern of his own. ] Even if speaking to them may not yield the results we hope for, it could be better to know what they might or might not know. It would help to know what might be up to us to focus on and figure out ourselves.

[In Yuki's mind inexperience was being polite and of course he appreciated that sort of approach even if sometimes in his mind what little they knew about their own world was nearly laughable. Still, the idea nagged in the back of his mind about speaking to them even if it was a pretty much lost cause.]

I'll look into asking one of them and see if there's anything that I can find out.

[And by that he meant Halcyn because the other seemed a bit gruffer.]

The biggest thing would be that it turns up nothing, but at least it's something that can be ruled out instead of constantly wondering.

[ Once Waver had a better idea of just how inexperienced and bad at their jobs the Aspects were, his opinion of them would get less polite… But until then, he couldn’t say he had gotten to know enough about them beyond the fact that they were ‘inexperienced.’ Their first big mess up after he got here was going to incredibly eye-opening for him. ]

Exactly. Though I find myself wondering how easy they are to get in touch with, no one has really indicated to me if they are easily reached or not…

[ Though he guessed the answer was no, they weren't. Somehow, this place doesn’t strike him as the kind to hold city council meetings. ]

[Yuki shook his head.]

That I'm not sure of. I think the..person at the Historium knows of a way to get a hold of them so I can start there. But in a place like this people know people who know things, so it's just a matter of finding out who has that information.

[He paused a moment because perhaps sensei knew the Captain of the Guard who might know.]

I can try another way if that doesn't work.

Yes, usually it just takes asking the right question of the right person. [ He offered one of his rare smiles. Yuki seemed to have a good head on his shoulders and an intent to figure things out. ] I’ll see what I can find out myself. I’m used to digging around for details. If you happen to learn something though, I’d appreciate hearing from you.

[ And in return, he’d offer up anything he learned himself. ]

[He nodded.]

Thank you, I will do that. I'll with the Historium tomorrow and see what I can find out, as far as getting a hold of the Aspects in this place. Hopefully I can learn something and if not, I'll let you know that too.

Good, I’ll keep an eye to my phone for your contact.

[ Oh, his spell is starting to smoke… He turned his attention back to it for a moment and added the ingredients from the pestle to the array before he turned his attention back to Yuki. ]

And I suppose, failing that, I’ll see you around the academy at some point.

Alright, I'll let you know.

[He then smiled.]

I look forward to meeting you in person.

Likewise, Mr. Sohma.

[ He responded, and for all it was a bit awkward and short… It was genuine. Yuki had proved interesting, and with a good head on his shoulders. So at least he knew there would be someone with some common sense crossing the threshold of the academy. ]

Until then, I have a bounded feel to finish and I believe you have a small creature to wrangle.

[ Waver added, recalling seeing the small dog at the start of the broadcast. To his knowledge, young animals needed a degree of attention. ]

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