He makes a so-so hand gesture. "Not really? That's why I say Circe's officially a Wiz-0, if we counted training time I think she'd be a Wiz-5 easy. But all the Mystic Arts people claim there's no reason to count that kind of thing. For this situation specifically I think if you had like ten years of training under your belt I'd be tempted to put you at a 1 or 2, because you'd have kind of an advantage despite not being inherently talented."

"Ah. Nah, I just have high school stuff and one semester of Arcane Defense."

"Hence Wiz-0. So the overall spread is... Psi-3 with shielding knack, TK-1a, Wiz-0... we need a name for your kind of magic - 'arcane?' You mentioned it being arcane as opposed to divine magic, I think?"

"Yup. I do not have the necessary disposition for divine magic. I guess if I crack immortality I'd get around to inventing secular druidism."

"Alright, so Psi-3, Tk-1a, Wiz-0 arcane. If you want to be immortal maybe you should ask Circe, she managed somehow. Hasn't shared with anybody to my knowledge, but she presumably won't bite if you ask."

"Oh, I was imagining just applying science to arcana until omnipotence fell out but if that looks like it'll take a long time I'll definitely look into other options."

“Sounds like a plan,” Dr. Duncan says. 

"I think so too! What should I know about what classes this qualifies me for and where do I get my ID?"

“You’re going to have to be tutored for basic background knowledge in history and science, for obvious reasons, so you’re not going to be able to select anything in those departments this semester. You’re covered on your math requirements, so math classes aren’t going to be suggested automatically, but if you want to take statistics or something, the option is open. As far as powers go, you seem basically compatible with our psi, at least enough so that you could get something out of the psychic track; I'd recommend starting with Intro to Psychic Disciplines so you can get a feel for how the two systems differ. Other than that, go wild. And you'll get your MID in November, you have to have an interview with a government agent about what goes on it."

"Okay. How do I set up tutoring?"

"It'll be set up for you; you just determine when in the day you want it."

"Okay, but then who do I tell when I'm free?"

"You'll set it up when you register for classes. It's all handled by the registration system."

"Okay. Is this student tutoring or a faculty member?"

"Faculty. Student tutoring is for students who're having trouble passing a class, not students who need an entire ambient knowledge base imparted in one semester."

"A reasonable policy! Does it come up a lot?"

"Occasionally! We get students from all sorts of backgrounds, and some of those backgrounds are 'no formal education whatsoever'. You're notable for simultaneously falling into that category and the 'already graduated high school' category, depending on the subject. Usually you just get one or the other."

"Well, I will do my best to catch up."

"I'm sure you'll do admirably! You're very intelligent, the test says so."

"Well, you have to be at least moderately bright to get into arcana classes."

"Makes a certain amount of sense. Mystic Arts folks say you have to be self-possessed and forceful, for our system."

"Huh. Well, I don't expect to have time to try it for a while yet."

He blinks. "Not going to take Intro to Mystic Concepts this semester?"

"Do they teach you to actually do magic in that class?"

He makes a so-so gesture with his hand. "A bit. Mostly you just learn theory, but by the end of the semester they do teach you a couple of simple spells."