I decided that he needed to get some sense knocked into his head
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"Hey, Patrick, my beautiful man. I know that the whole deal with being a sponsored minion is that you get to sit with at our table and hear the sensitive information, but we need to do a family reunion. I will even actually pay you with something instead of just promises."

He raises his hand to offer some mana. And of course, Patrick takes it with a very still expression, even if it was at least twice as much as he expected.

"Don't get used to it, some day we will figure out telepathy to avoid this sort of thing."

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"Trevor," Felix protests while Patrick is already turning away.

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"I approved of the plan. The broad strokes, at least."

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"Okay, okay. What did I do wrong?"

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"For a start, assuming that we were going to start by criticizing you, instead of - just a random guess - asking if you are alright."

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"I am fine," Felix says miserably. "If anything, we should be asking about everyone else. Fenris was there longer, and-"

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"I am fine," Fenris says in the tone that wouldn't be out of place coming out of a computer who just ran a diagnosis program.

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Trevor groans and rubs his temples. "Okay, I guess this is an emotional tangle that we won't unravel before class. We can at least discuss strategy or something?"

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"Strategy? You mean, how I made myself look like a fool? Or how they might have noticed my..."

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"Lake figured out the details of our affinities pretty fast and talked about it out loud. Like sensitive information wasn't a big deal for him. Maybe it isn't."

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"Ah." Blink. "He probably wasn't threatening us." Felix really doesn't think he was, but he didn't want to be wrong again when exposing his disadvantage could put his family on the line.

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Sigh. "We should go to class."

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Scorpius and Fenris are both alchemy track, and 'tis a Monday, which means they turn out to have double Intro to Lab together.

Since Fenris and his brothers stayed behind a bit, Scorpius is already there by the time he arrives.

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Scorpius is sitting alone. Which isn't that surprising if you consider the very visible air vent right above his head. The exact opposite of the typical display of power at this school.

Fenris runs a mental calculation and figures that he might seat himself next to Scorpius this time (but nearer to the door). At the very least it's one less independent without a shieldholder as good as his in the immediate line of fire even he is taking the least horrible spot. He doesn't know much about the relevant social calculations but figures this is the best day to take that approach.

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"Hello, again," says Scorpius with a smile. He hasn't picked which of the three assignments the school is offering him he'll go for, yet, but he doesn't seem to be too pressed, looking at his ingredients list leisurely. "Alchemy track, I guess that makes sense for you."

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"Hi. Yes it does. And both my grandmothers happen to be alchemists."

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"That's pretty cool, you must have some interesting family recipes." He finally decides on something to make, picks the appropriate set of instructions, and pushes the other sets off the desk where they can disappear unobtrusively. No need to force the school to waste mana trying to counter their instinctive disbelief when you can just guarantee no one's looking.

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Fenris is not good at not paying attention to things, but he can just redirect his attention to the points of danger more dangerous than vanishing paraphernalia.

"Mhmm," Fenris mutters before focusing his attention in Lake's direction, "Very well-rounded, Grandmother Jo, perfected the malia-purging potion most commonly in use, not that I am hoping to use it. We will brew a large batch of her antidotes when we have the free time."

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Scorpius has to cover his smile for a second for some reason. "While I'm sure people would be willing to pay fairly handsomely for 'Grandmother Jo's antidotes, I would not have expected you to need it."

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"To sell? Not necessarily, no." Fenris is mildly confused. "It has a long shelf life, so it is practical to make a large batch." He shrugs. "There is always a need for antidotes."

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"Is there?"

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"Yes... in here? Malnutrition because you had to empty your stomach probably causes as many problems as being poisoned, even if the effects are not as dramatic. I doubt we can make a batch big enough that we couldn't empty it even if it was going bad in a few days and not make a profit. Granted, that last part is in fact because it is a good recipe."

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"I just figured, not something enclavers typically worry about very much."

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"Ah. It's not really a concern. Just a practical solution. Also, good practice. I am planning to be an alchemist as my career."

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