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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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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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