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[nukeoleptic]

I think I'm finally homesick. [ Jade doesn't seem particularly torn up or melancholy about this - thoughtful, more than anything. ] What do you guys usually do about it?


[ Then, filtered to: Dirk, Sophie, Davesprite, Dave, Connor, ???, Riku, Aradia, Loki, and Kaworu:

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hey ._.;;

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[madcuriosity]

The whole school! He started in a different position but now he takes care of the whole university!

[nukeoleptic]

That's really great, Alice! Is that where you go to school?

[madcuriosity]

What! Goodness, no! Oxford university is... well, a university! That's where you go for the best sort of schooling once you're all done with normal schools. I don't think I could go to it, even if father is the headmaster! I don't think I've ever seen a girl....

[nukeoleptic]

Girls can go to all of the best schools too, Alice. You will just have to be the first!

[madcuriosity]

Well whether or not I'm the first isn't going to matter for some time. I would have to be older to attend.

[nukeoleptic]

Right.. hehehe. I guess I didn't think about that. You're still pretty young, huh?

[madcuriosity]

Seven and a half! Or well... I might be eight now! Time is such a funny thing here!

[nukeoleptic]

Really? That's a really great age, Alice! I'm jealous. I'd like to be eight again.

[madcuriosity]

You would want to be my age again? But... why! Being so little you can't do much!

[nukeoleptic]

Why do you say that? It never stopped me.

[madcuriosity]

Well you're you and I'm me, we can't very well do the same things in the same way. I know how to make tea and you don't. But if you must ask why I would say such a thing, there's so many things I don't know, and when I ask about them, I constantly get told "I shall understand when I am older." Well, if I am older, I certainly don't understand more. School things, perhaps, but somethings no.

[nukeoleptic]

I don't think school's that important. If you're a clever girl, and I think you are, Alice, you're the best teacher you'll ever have.

[madcuriosity]

You're only saying that because you've not met Miss Hermione, Miss Jade. She is the best teacher. [Alice simply hadn't understood what Jade was trying to say.]

And school is important, but like I said, the things people keep saying I'll learn when I'm older, I've not yet learned.

[nukeoleptic]

I've met Hermione!

[ She's smiling about it. Oh, well- something they can agree on, at least. ]

She's excellent, isn't she?

[madcuriosity]

She's incredible! [Alice smiled as she closed her eyes.] She seems to know everything about, well everything! Except flowers. [She giggled.] That seems to be my specialty!

OH! Miss Jade! Do you think I should open my own flower shop?

[nukeoleptic]

Well.. I work at one that's owned by a native! In the Sigyn network. It's really nice, Alice. [ Though Jade cheats a bit with her powers. ]

[madcuriosity]

Oh... [Alice frowns. It's not that she wouldn't want to work in one already made, and the idea of working with Jade would be nice, but she can't... she doesn't think she'll be able to, seven as she is.]

I suppose... well I don't know much of running a business anyways, I just like flowers.

[nukeoleptic]

Well.. if you like flowers, you don't have to open up a whole shop to do it. Do you know how to grow them?

[madcuriosity]

Of course. I helped with our garden back home!

[nukeoleptic]

If you want to sell flowers, you could grow your own.. and I could grow some for you, too.

[ Jade smooths her hand against the wood of the table. Vines topped with flowering buds sprout from beneath her fingertips. ]

[madcuriosity]

Oh... that... that is a very impressive talent, Miss Jade but... if there's a place you work with flowers... I... [The growing of the flowers was impressive. Alice wished she could do it too. But she could draw them into being, at least. But would some place hire her, as young as she was?

She shook her head, her enthusiasm at her idea mostly gone.]

No... I couldn't ask you to do that.

[nukeoleptic]

Well..

[ She's quiet, thoughtful. ]

You can ask for flowers whenever you want to, okay? I feel sad that I don't get to use my powers very much.

[madcuriosity]

[Jade would suddenly find little arms wrapped around her as she hugged onto the other girl.]

Thank you, Miss Jade.

[nukeoleptic]

[ Jade looks slightly perplexed, before she hugs Alice back, expression of surprise softening into a real smile. ]

You're welcome, Alice.