"Any more questions?"

A yellow wants to know if the curriculum and course schedule is available online.

They are! They can all get copies of the syllabus and academic calendar.

Then they're ready to start learning magic!

Okay! Do they all know all the elements? She has made up a little song in case they don't.

They almost all do. Unless that includes all the hybrids.

No, not those, they don't have to memorize those, although if there are hybrids in the room they should introduce themselves just so everybody knows their names. The Shadow/Adamant is Iron, she knows that purple girl's Air/Stone is Dust...

There is also a Glass/Ice (Crystal) and a Stone/Wood (Jet) and a Glass/Shine (Rainbow) and a Water/Fire (Steam) and an Earth/Water (Clay) and an Air/Ice (Snow) and an Air/Lightning (Storm).

Have all possible hybrids come into existence yet?

Probably, Amenta's producing so many elementals, but she hasn't met them all.

They want to learn magic!

First they are going to make nametags. Okay, now they can start. She pulls up her chart of what all the elements do. It's not filled in; would students like to provide examples of things they or their friends have done?

Flying! Going invisible! Scrying! Freezing things! Lighting things on fire! Healing! Anaesthetic! Shadow-walking! The reds have to leave the room before they discuss shadow-walking, of course.

Mages on their own cannot shadow-walk. Iron already knows how.

Ewwwwwwww. A couple kids start crying.

"Iron is not going to bring Tiya or Juin anywhere they aren't welcome."

How does she know for sure though.

Because she knows Iron. They could get to know Iron too if they like. She'll refresh her halo beforehand if they prefer.

The blue kid reassures everyone else that she'll follow up on that. They relax slightly.

Is everyone ready to move on? Are they out of things to fill the chart with?

They can list dozens more!

Great! Chart chart chart. She adds the handful of things they omitted. Does everybody in the room know at least one element they definitely have at least some of?

Yep! One kid knows eight and wants to show them off.

Instead that kid should pick one - everybody with several should pick one - they're going to divide into groups. (There are conveniently sections near but not threateningly adjacent to each of Tiya and Juin.)

The kids in those sections scoot slightly farther away.

Turns out everybody present has at least one of Water, Fire, Glass, Air, or Lightning! So they'll do those. (Tiya has Water and Juin has Glass. Juin also has Air but will be using the material-halo option for now.) They are going to learn to use those elemental senses. Maurabel borrows an elemental of each type as TAs and walks everybody through how to connect to the elemental's magic and watch while they use their special sense. Then they will be able to try on their own. (The Water and the Glass will have halos up while they touch the reds, and shed them after.)