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a little mermaid in a fantasy larp school
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"Does your head hurt?" he asks her after watching her hold it for a while.

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She shakes her head.

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"Does your stomach hurt?"

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Another no.

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"Then... why aren't you drinking the cider."

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She . . . sticks a finger in the cider and stirs it around??

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"Are you one of those people who only drinks through straws?"

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She sighs, silently, and reaches up to tap the poster.  She doesn't quite land on the part that says education because it's too high up but she's definitely aiming in that direction.  Drinking?  Tap tap up at education.  Cider?  Tap.

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"So you don't know how to drink out of a cup?"

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Nod nod!!

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He goes and gets another cup of cider and demonstrates.

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Oh woah humans eat the sea??  She did not expect that; it's very surprising.  But she can totally copy it - this sea is incredibly delicious.  This sea is incredibly delicious???  This sea is solidly one of the best things she's ever tasted.

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"...glad you like it."

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Inaudible giggle.  - Oh hey the hiccups haven't happened in a while; that's nice.

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"Uh, my next class starts soon," he looks at his watch, "so I'm going to go tell the admin office about you... insofar as I have any clue what to tell them... and I can check on you end of the day."

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Nod nod.  . . . Nod.

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"Don't wander off. I mean, you can, you're not, like, being kept prisoner, but if you wander off I won't be able to find you."

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- Nod.

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And he disappears.

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Okay, probably this is the part where she learns how to walk.  The cider is long gone; she sets the cup aside.  And after some thought she tosses off her leg-blanket but keeps the shoulder one.

Hup, leaning on the wall, one foot in front of the other.  Between having something to hold onto and being able to devote her full concentration to the task it's not so hard to stay upright, although the going starts out pretty slow.  She makes it to the next poster without falling.

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The blue dog swings back through the room after a while of work on walking.

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The dog is definitely distracting enough that she shouldn't try and walk when it's too near; she waits it to go away before resuming her attempts.

But what does the next poster say?  Posters are so important and intriguing and potentially useful.

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It says:

A West Springs mage is prepared! Check: do you have your...
- spellbooks
- solo assignments
- reagents
- lunch
- personal elixirs
- pencils and other school supplies
- uniform
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There are so many words she's not getting there but what she does pick up is very exciting.  Writing is already so smart but using it as a memory aid like that is just impossibly clever; humans are the best.

She tries to rely less on the wall as she heads back in the other direction, and accordingly falls twice.  But she makes it back to the original poster with her hand mostly only brushing the wall, and from the original poster to the next one on the other side with only a few touches at particularly iffy moments.

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This one is an:

Event Calendar


with a bunch of dates, accompanying the Events:

Orientation Week
Exchange Student Signups
Exchange Student Week
Springfest
Summer Jewel War Tournament
Astronomy Overnight
Sigils and Symbols Showcase
Nature Spirit Ceremony
Concert Week
Autumn Dance
Potions and Brews Showcase
Theater Week
Prospective Mages Visitation
Snowy Jewel War Tournament
Winter Dance
Awards Week and Graduation Ceremony
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