If you want to survive in the world, you need friends. I spend a lot of time right now making people like me, trust me.
College is easy enough for me - I'm more intelligent than most. Magic makes its wielder just - better - than mundane humans.
Fortunately they don't have a test to screen for magic - they can check blood tests and physical attributes for werewolves and vampires, and the wings are obvious for faeries, but all I have to do to hide my nature is just not carry a wand. I didn't have one in the first place - that's easy enough.
They burn witches, you know.
The facility really looks and feels more like a prison than a dwelling - maybe that's the point.
I was rated favorably by the instructors, such that they are allowing me to continue my education in peace.
Those who failed, they said, would be assigned to menial tasks for the rest of their life, to pay back their debt to the Resistance - not something I'm interested in! I want nothing to do with either faction, thank you very much.
On my very first day of the next semester, I managed to get electrocuted by their brain-enhancing technology. I begged for the opportunity to clean the burns, but no. I guess I'll just let myself slowly rot.
Merciful Goddess, but I hate everything right now.
At least the magic will keep me from succumbing to lethal illnesses ... I hope.
College is easy enough for me - I'm more intelligent than most. Magic makes its wielder just - better - than mundane humans.
Fortunately they don't have a test to screen for magic - they can check blood tests and physical attributes for werewolves and vampires, and the wings are obvious for faeries, but all I have to do to hide my nature is just not carry a wand. I didn't have one in the first place - that's easy enough.
They burn witches, you know.
The facility really looks and feels more like a prison than a dwelling - maybe that's the point.
I was rated favorably by the instructors, such that they are allowing me to continue my education in peace.
Those who failed, they said, would be assigned to menial tasks for the rest of their life, to pay back their debt to the Resistance - not something I'm interested in! I want nothing to do with either faction, thank you very much.
On my very first day of the next semester, I managed to get electrocuted by their brain-enhancing technology. I begged for the opportunity to clean the burns, but no. I guess I'll just let myself slowly rot.
Merciful Goddess, but I hate everything right now.
At least the magic will keep me from succumbing to lethal illnesses ... I hope.
So the first semester went well enough. I managed to scrape together a few points of charisma, athletics, and handiness (the brain enhancer in the dorm broke, and I'm not touching it with a ten-foot pole made of rubber until Amanthea has a high enough handiness skill).
And, of course, I maintained an A average. It's pretty easy when there's nothing to do but skill up and make friends. Amanthea sits at level 4 nerd, level 3 rebel, and level 1 jock, talking to people around her dorm incessantly as she does.
Then semester two starts. The first thing - literally one of the first things that happens - is that Amanthea gets electrocuted by the (magically repaired) Brain Enhancer while trying, ironically enough, to boost her handiness.
So that's great. Oh, and I'm trying out a proposed rule where no snow angels are permitted. For a bit of challenge.
That's going fantastic.
Other events of note:
Semester three: Got rank 9 athletic and rank 8 charisma, also achieved rank 8 nerd through conversation alone.
I was hoping, desperately, to random into Inappropriate. Instead? She's now an evil witch.
So that's nice. At least she's still got an A ....
And, of course, I maintained an A average. It's pretty easy when there's nothing to do but skill up and make friends. Amanthea sits at level 4 nerd, level 3 rebel, and level 1 jock, talking to people around her dorm incessantly as she does.
Then semester two starts. The first thing - literally one of the first things that happens - is that Amanthea gets electrocuted by the (magically repaired) Brain Enhancer while trying, ironically enough, to boost her handiness.
So that's great. Oh, and I'm trying out a proposed rule where no snow angels are permitted. For a bit of challenge.
That's going fantastic.
Other events of note:
Semester three: Got rank 9 athletic and rank 8 charisma, also achieved rank 8 nerd through conversation alone.
I was hoping, desperately, to random into Inappropriate. Instead? She's now an evil witch.
So that's nice. At least she's still got an A ....
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