un: j.griffin

[onebetter]

Hey, newbie here with four (4) questions! I'll try to make this short and sweet.

1.) What's the top 5 books in the library that you absolutely have to have read?
2.) How much does the STAR Club actually work with Runes in practice?
3.) Best free time places in Soleil? I'm fresh from the USA, France is all new for me.
4.) Any recently enrolled undergraduates up for a study group kind of thing? Can totally be casual and involve nice cafés etc. I figure I'm not the only one who came here from half the world away and needs to meet new people.

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UN: MegaRobo3000

[leekspins]

1. The Field Guide to Uncommonly Beautiful Common Supernatural Phenomena in the Outlands, History of Godzilla: The Ultimate Stomping Ground Reference Material, The Martian Chronicles, Runic Basics for Everyday Use, and Outland Zoology for Beginners. Definitely!
2. No idea on this one!
3. I've only been here about...six weeks? So I don't know about the very best ones, but there's a good sushi place, the movie theater is fun, and I've heard good things about the amusement park!
4. I'd love to get into a study group!
5. Welcome to Daybreak! I'm Orihime, I've lived in France for about three years now.

[onebetter]

Thanks for all the answers ;) I'll make sure to check out the books later today.

Which country did you come from, Orihime?

[leekspins]

I hope you like them! I don't really know what your reading preferences are. Do you like fiction or non-fiction better?

I'm from Japan originally! Don't worry, my English is pretty good. I'm just a bit rusty at speaking it out loud. Your name is Griffin? That's so cool!

un: black

[marmoron]

nerd

[onebetter]

Buzzkill.

[marmoron]

says the person with no sense of adventure

[Misfire Text - 2nd Attempt]

[yokeye]

今日の日中!
詳細次へ私はあなたに会います!
vis42.txt

Document Contents:
不毛の風景, ミスト,
砂ピットの事を掘る人,
道具, 絵筆, 城や要塞の遺跡,
影, とても怖い, みんな叫んで,
凍結

[onebetter]

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Is this a threat?


Google translate makes it sound like one.

[yokeye]

ごめんなさい！
これはあなたのためではありませんでした！

UN: songstressmatlin - Text

[lastexit]

3 - Theres a decent dive bar thats got a good atmosphere And i like a vintage record store in town
4 - im almost done with high school so not an undergrad, but id like some help studying the weird magic things & math

[onebetter]

What's the bar called?

And sure, you're welcome to come join us! I've done tutoring before and you might get a headstart into college things while you're at it :)

[lastexit]

hogs swill

i should graduate before next fall unless i lose too much class time because of monster attacks

saving the world has priority over class and all

UN: wellcooked

[transfusionem]

1. I haven't really gotten a chance to look at the library so I can't help you with this. I imagine there's more books about magic than I could imagine.
2. Also can't help here, sorry.
3. I saw a few cute little cafes in Soleil that might be a good place to people watch!
4. I'd love a study group! All of this is really new to me and it's kind of overwhelming.

[onebetter]

Isn't it? I've wanted to go here all my life and I'm still a little lost now.

The school is amazing but coming here right from a mundane life is pretty jarring.

[transfusionem]

If you've known this place existed and you're lost I feel a little bit better.

My life was as mundane as it could be, but now there's just all of This. It's kind of wild.

UN: oolong

[ohgoodgrief]

[You might have to check the profile to realize this is actually Admiral Wen-li Yang, because Yang is using a less-than-professional user name. He is the best at being an adult.]

Oh, hello, James! Glad you arrived.

I'll let the other students answer your questions. How was the flight over?

[onebetter]

[ Yep, you bet there was some pretty confused profile clicking on this end. 'Oolong'? Seriously? Though seeing the other student's usernames is at least making James realize he might be the one being too formal here. ]

Hello, Professor Yang! It's good to see you.


Read you. Awkward turn of phrase.


The flight was good. I've never been on a plane for that long before, but it passed pretty quickly.

[ohgoodgrief]

Don't worry about it. I never know how to phrase it myself.

Yeah, it helps that you can sleep.

Settling in okay? Get to see any of France yet?

un:bumblebee

[thebreakfastbug]

I'm not new. I've been here since I was 11, actually. But I'm always up for meeting new people anyways.

[onebetter]

That's kind of enviable. I wish I could have gone earlier, but I was always told to wait until college.

[thebreakfastbug]

The rest of the Autobots thought it was good way for me to really get used to the all the craziness.

You're interested in Runes, right? Part of a guild yet?

Text un: Tornado

[tsunderetornado]

1. Hiding in Plain Sight: The Supernatural Through the Centuries, The Science of Magic, Improvisational Combat: How to Make Any Terrain Work for You, Dream Interpretation Encyclopedia, and I can't think of a fifth one right now. Those will all take a while to get through anyway.

2. No idea.

3. I can recommend a good sweets shop. Have you ever tried callisons?

4. Maybe.

5. What are your powers?

[onebetter]

Thank you!

Re 3: Never before. They seem to be pretty local. That's going on the bucket list.

Re newly-added Number 5: I can fly, though I still lack some training.

UN: SARINSCRIPTION | PLEASE FORGIVE THE UTTER LATENESS OF THIS RESPONSE

[inkedspell]

[Sarona has been completely caught up in her studies, tutoring and everything else, so of course it's days later when she spies this on the network because she hasn't been paying much attention to it. But considering the questions, how could she NOT respond?]

1. Runic Languages: An Advanced Introduction (1 and 2), Say The Magic Word: A History of Spells Spoken and Written, Technology and Magic: Creating A More Perfect Union (half the book is about runes, since you seem interested), Traveler's Guide to The Outlands: The Who, What, Where, and Why Would You Go There?, and Golem-making for Enthusiasts.

2. STARR does plenty with runes when the people wanting to use runes decide to use them. There's no set agenda until someone gets an idea for something. I use runes all the time.

3. There's a great breakfast restaurant that makes crepes and let you put literally anything in them called Laissez Faire, if you're feeling adventurous.

4. I've been here for over two years by now so I'm not new, but study groups can be fun, if people actually care about studying. Or you a "study group is just a weekly scheduled party" type?

No problem!!

[onebetter]

Re 1: Appreciate the rune focus, thanks :) I read the first one at home though.

Re 2: I'll consider joining then. I didn't get a lot of chances to practice at home, it was all mostly theoretical.

Re 4: No way, I'd kick any partiers out. A bit of fun and bonding is fine, but we're all at this school to actually hone our abilities.