Classroom! Take a seat on one of the cushions, like everyone else.

So far so good, he can do that.

It's a history lesson about a past Mystic, Nelom Wa. Based on his vision, a baby was selected to replace a recently-deceased member of the Three, the ruling body of the Voss. How could a child guide the people? But then a plague came, and the Three all died. After, the Voss were able to call back a great leader to reform the Three. If the leader had been called earlier as many demanded, they would have died in the plague instead. By such visions are the Voss guided. Only a fool fights fate.

...he'll learn more before thinking about it.

There are a couple other illustrative examples, but that seems to be the theme of the day. Visions are always correct. By following the visions of the Mystics, the Voss prosper.

Do they really? Not that he'll ask, he'll just watch.

They've successfully navigated several crises that could easily have killed a civilization which keeps basically its entire population in one city.

Well perhaps they could do something other than the one city thing, then.

He won't say anything, though.

Maybe there was a vision about that, too.

After the history lesson, the students are instructed to "reflect on the lessons of the past".

And does that just look like everyone meditating?

Yyyep.

He can meditate, too, then.

It looks like meditation is going to last for the rest of the day.

Ugh. Boring.

But he's dealt with it before. He focuses on clearing his mind, on letting go of attachments to this world and becoming void of emotion...

Not quite what the assignment was, but if it works for him...

Well he does not actually know what the Voss' past was meant to teach and technically that's what the lessons of his past on meditation were.

And then the instructor claps their hands once and it's time for dinner.

And are people still infuriatingly asocial?

There are a few quiet conversations.

Does any of them look like he can maybe become a part of it without being too intrusive?

Does he know anything about district politics during the First Reconstruction or have an opinion on the writings of Arcin Sa?

He does not. He supposes he'll just listen and learn.

District politics: complicated and frequently reference people and events he has no context for.

Arcin Sa: had a few fairly minor visions, wrote some sad poetry about them. And some sexy poetry. And some sadly sexy poetry. The meter is exceedingly strange to his ears, when one of the conversants quotes a passage.

Still, rather fascinating. He likes it.

And then it's time for bed.