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[ he frowns at that, and crosses his arms at his chest afterwards ]

... Fine. I suppose with a set schedule now I can be certain I won't waste time.

It does help the mind to rest on a topic a while. We can cover something else if you wish but the practical is over for now.

I'd like to see one made by you, if you don't mind.

Certainly.

[He waves a hand, not even needing a book because he's a cheater, and a barrier forms around the both of them.]

This is a good chance to work on your aetheric senses in any case. It will help later if you can work out just from looking and feeling it out some of the principles I used to summon this. Dismantling a barrier is easier if you can unmake it rather than destroy it, after all.

[ his senses are definitely nowhere near good enough to do that but HE'S GOING TO TRY ANYWAY. It's not practice if he focuses on just feeling, right? Right. ]

I'm afraid I can't actually pick up all that much.

Of course not. You're a beginner. Still, see what you can make out and keep in mind what stands out to you that doesn't make sense.

[ right now that's EVERYTHING and he hates it. But he does focus on that, and keeps quiet as he tries to make a mental note of what he can feel and what doesn't seem right ]

That's not bad advice.

[It's a strong barrier honestly, neat and orderly, the aeether shaped with precision and eons of skill behind it. It's intricate but still if Five has any sense of how he constructed his own barrier, and how the aetherial structure felt, then he may be able to pick up a similarity here and there, some starting point.]

For most puzzles, yes. When you're done observing let me know, we can adjourn and you may record your observations.

[ He takes a few moments, and then he's teleporting back at the table ]

I'd write it down, but we're in a dream, so. It wouldn't matter.

[He dispels the barrier. Teleporting assholes at the table again.]

I suppose your memory without the process of writing for repetition is perfectly fine anyway.

As for a syllabus I will have something for you for our next meeting.

It is under normal circumstances, and with Taisho's ability even more so. There isn't much I could pick up, but the way you shaped the aether was ... well. Certainly more advanced than I did.

I should hope so. Pay attention to your own spells, see what you can make out when you cast. Knowing already how you did it, it'll help you form an understanding of how it feels. Even at a less advanced level the principles are the same.

And as you assume your senses to aether you'll have a better chance with conjury.

[ there's a sigh at that ]

I still hate all this sensing bullshit, but seeing as it's required, well. I have no other choice.

[Sensing bullshit... he shakes his head in amusement.]

It's just a different sense. You trust your eyes and ears do you not? Your skin when it tells you something is hot or cold. You're simply exercising a different way of processing things. Simply because it feels more like unscientific intuition to you does not make it so.

I suppose it's not that difficult from my own powers - they seem natural to me, but to others, they're essentially magic.

Let's just say it's been a while since I had to learn something like that all over again. Which reminds me.

You did have students before, correct?

There. You will get used to it.

I did. Why do you ask?

You're good at it. And I am curious about the life you led before the Sundering. Before Zodiark.

[He blinks... Huh.]

How surprising of you to acknowledge. What would you like to know? I was an academic. I taught, I researched. I oversaw my students and Phantomology studies in the Anyder. I was Speaker of our Convocation, which made me more or less a glorified babysitter of brilliant and sometimes very long-winded individuals.

I'm arrogant, but that doesn't mean I can't acknowledge other people's skills. Emet-Selch has been an excellent teacher too — but don't tell him, the last thing I want is for him to get insufferable about it.

I think I'd just like to hear about your life as an academic. I do know about the Convocation already.

Why not tell him yourself? He'll be happy to hear it, even if he will be insufferable.

Hm... I suppose we could take a walk around my workplace and I could reminisce. If you are truly interested.

I'm not exactly in the habit of asking about things I'm not interested in just to waste my time, Lahabrea. Obviously I'm interested.

[ Nevermind that he has no interest in basketball but he still asked Wifi about it ]

Consider it a personal interest in academics, and a desire learn more about you as well.

[He knows you're soft Five.]

Ah. That charming rudeness.

[He's amused, standing and opening a portal to the phantomology halls of the Anyder.]

Very well, we can take a tour. Though I suppose Emet-Selch has mostly shown you around before.

[ following immediately!! And he's looking around the place right away, clearly intrigued ]

He's taken me around a few places, but that doesn't mean it's lost its novelty.

[You know how the halls in this area look dark and goth full of statues and symbols on the floor. He's actually going to head to one of the little lund study areas that's surrounded by shelves full of books and interesting vessels and also has a hall branching away into a place the dungeon run doesn't go, heading towards the faculty offices.]

To me I think the studies would never lose their novelty. What has he told you about my own discipline, if anything?

[ He's not surprised to see that Lahabrea is an edgelord ]

Basically nothing, actually. Phantomology is new to me.

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