"Yeah she did... wonder what sort of summer classes? And do we ever get to go home at least for a little while?" Ayaka was more of asking herself about going home than anything, but it didn't matter that she said that part out loud. "Well see you in a couple minutes" She went to her room, put the leash on Rikami before picking him up to carry him. The leash was just in case she needed him to walk on his own for some reason.

Elizabeth was glad that she had been received positively, as, if nothing else, it would be possible to meet a new friend in the way of Skotadi. Skotadi was right, that they needed to go and hurry along. The Lady had given them little time for anything, and had certainly had not given away any time for wasting.

"You are quite right," Elizabeth said. "I'll be on my way as well."

Elizabeth went back to her room to collect her things. That is, she went back to her room go and collect her pet and her egg. When Elizabeth went back to her room, her Arcane Hound was sitting there quietly. So far, she liked her Arcane Hound, and had decided that she would call him Hesiod. Such a name, that evoked both majesty and humility, among other desirable traits, would befit him, or so she thought. So far, he had said no words to Elizabeth. Elizabeth assumed that there would be a day that he would, and that he was currently either too young, too bashful, or too unfamiliar with her to be at the stage yet. She also grabbed her white dragon egg, which Elizabeth thought seemed to shine whenever she took a look at it. She held it carefully in her arms, and made sure that it in no way be endangered. Hesiod followed his new master obediently as they left the room.

She was speed-walking, as they say, as she traversed the still unfamiliar surroundings of the academy. She went into the second lecture hall, and took a seat. She kept the white dragon egg in her arms, and kept a close eye on Hesiod. He seemed to be a good pet, but Elizabeth still had to work out what his personality was.

@ZB1996

Skotadi saw Elizabeth sit down and decided to go over and continue the conversation that they had started while they were waiting for the lecture to begin. She walked over, carrying her fiery dragon egg which was still strangely hot, to where Elizabeth was sitting and asked politely," Hello again, may I sit next to you?" She wasn't normally one to go up to people she didn't know but she had decided earlier to have a change in this new place.

Mystique nodded. She was glad not to have to go home because she had no home to go to. She put the leash on Ember and the egg in her sling then wondered how those who got a larger egg was going to manage their egg. She pushed the thought away and put treats in both pockets before going out the door.
"I am ready to go. We had better hurry so we won't be late."

@RavenTLark

Elizabeth turned to Skotadi, just as Skotadi had turned to her. She also had a dragon's egg, although of a different color.

"I wouldn't mind at all if you sat by me, Skotadi," Elizabeth said. "I'm still unused to the schedule around this place. I don't think that any of us were given any schedule, but I suppose that we will have to make do with what we have no choice but to comply with. I'm sure that it will work out in the end, if it has always been like this. How are you, by the way?"

Ayaka was about to walk out the door when she remembered she needed treats for Rikami. She grabbed some treats real quick and walked out carrying him to meet up with Mystique again. "I'm ready too. Hope we aren't late." She hurried to the staircase to go the Lecture Room.

@xXSINXx "You should probably rest more, I've things to do but I don't want to go. If you want me to stay I can..."
Life looked at Shermie, peering through her almost.

"I hope that we aren't late again. Let's hurry! To Lecture Lab B, please!" mystique spoke as she stepped into the Spiral Stairway. She nearly dropped Ember as they went down. She hurried after Ayaka to the lecture room.

Lady Violetta set a Cheeper! on Skotadi and Elizabeth's desk.
"That is for being early to class. I reward my students with goodies. I have one more for the next person who comes through the door."

"Thank you, Lady Victoria," Elizabeth said.

Elizabeth had personally little interests in the trinkets themselves of which she was given, as they were in actuality small things, which were irrelevant to the larger scheme of things, and Elizabeth was for the most more interested in things which were relevant to the larger picture. What she did see as important, however, in this was that she was closer to achieving the Lady's favor, or had achieved it, if she was sufficiently lucky and the Lady was sufficiently simple or benevolent. Elizabeth, however, from her observations had to assume that the Lady was not sufficiently simple or benevolent, but that she was merely closer to achieving her own favor. Whatever the case, she was thinking too hard on receiving a Cheeper! for arriving early.

@ZB1996

Skotadi was glad that Elizabeth had accepted her attempts at being social," Thank you very much Elizabeth, I would definitely of thought that we would of gotten a schedule straight away but obviously not. This place in itself is rather peculiar and goes against every law of physics but then I guess that's what you should generally expect from magic, to go past the common boundaries. I of course wouldn't know as before now, I don't think that I even relatively believed in such a thing." Skotadi was happy that she had been rewarded for being early although she hadn't done it for the award but instead to make sure that she didn't miss anything of importance.

Skotadi turned to Lady Violetta and said considerately," Thank you very much, Lady Violetta."

Ayaka waited for Mystique to catch up to her before walking in the classroom. She didn't want to just go in the room without her. Seeing that only a couple others were there, Ayaka gathered that they weren't late. She found a seat nearby the other two in the room and sat down, knowing Mystique will likely sit next to her. Rikami sat in her lap looking around at his surroundings. She just held on to his leash in case he got a sudden urge to want to try playing with one of the other animals in the room.

Lady Violetta placed a Cheeper! on Ayaka's desk.
"A reward for being the class on time. Here is one for you as well Mystique. It is time to start the class."
Lady Violetta walked up to the podium where she had her notes.

Mystique soon arrived and found Ayaka by a couple other girls. She walked to the seat next to Ayaka and put Ember down on the floor so that he could play. With the leash, Mystique knew that she could easily control where he wandered. She was surprised when Lady Violetta placed a Cheeper! on Ayaka's desk then one on her desk.

@RavenTLark

"From what I recall the Lady saying earlier, this Academy dwells not in an alternate reality, but in the same reality we are accustomed to, and is merely located in a separate galaxy. We are close enough for certain fundamentals to remain the same, yet too far to contact home," Elizabeth mused. "The laws of nature are the same, but our understanding of them is different because we had no knowledge of magic. Perhaps in a distant galaxy, there is another unaccounted for element that neither of these galaxies have. Whatever the case, it is certain that what we thought we knew will need a thorough reexamining."

In her musings, Elizabeth had said all that she thought of the current situation. From what she had known, Skotadi reminded Elizabeth a good deal of an old friend. In truth, there were glaring differences between Skotadi and her old friend, but it may had been Elizabeth herself who forced such differences. Whatever the case, she had said as much as she thought necessary, hopefully not making her new acquaintance bored or annoyed or both.

Also in the room now were Ayaka and Mystique. Elizabeth had often seemed them talking, and it seemed that they were currently good friends. Lady Violetta gave them a Cheeper! on their desk for being on time, so apparently the treat wasn't so special, which was actually preferable to Elizabeth, as she did not want it to be seen as something exceptional. For now, Elizabeth only kept her Cheeper! where the Lady had put it.

Skotadi listened carefully to all Elizabeth said as she seemed very intriguing to her, her hypothesis definitely had Skotadi interested. "This galaxy could possibly be much more advanced than the one we come from and because of this increased experience or knowledge they have discovered 'magic' in a way like never imagined before. What part of magic intrigues you the most if you could possibly name one thing? I think that I am most interested in the sentient out of all the things I have learnt so far if I had to name only one thing," she wondered out loud in reply to Eilzabeth. "It's a good thing that I already treat the world as though I know nothing as in reality I know nothing compared to all of the knowledge in this universe," she said lost in thought.

@RavenTLark

Elizabeth was pleased that Skotadi could hold a conversation, especially on the nature of things which even the fundamentals were not completely understood.

Elizabeth said to Skotadi, "From what we have so far observed, this world does not seem terribly more advance, if at all, in comparison to the world we left behind. There seem to be no firearms, for instance. It is possible that this world picked up something that our world has missed, or has picked up something that has not yet been found in our world. Either that, or that it is something completely endemic to this world that allows magic to exist. I think that it is the latter, as I think that the science of our world is advanced enough to at least hint at something which is a great part of the fundamentals of the world, but I, even with my own confidence, cannot put absolute trust in my intuition. Regardless, I think that one of these must largely be correct. And to answer your previous question, I think the thing which most puzzles me is the question of 'what is magic'? However, what exactly is it that you mean by sentient? Do you refer to the beings which are sentient?"

Lady Violetta smiled at Skotadi and Elizabeth.
"It is time for class to start. The first thing that I wish to say is that Shermie has been found and at the moment Life is with her.

This morning class is to discuss all of the options of Independent Study. You must complete a certain amount of these classes for a specific degree and to pass the Exit Exam.
This semester I am having the following Independent Study Classes.
Creatureology which is the only required one. You will track the growth of your pet and/or dragon. There are visual aides to help you. I will be in there to track my egg and will help you as well.
Archaic Language, Calligraphy 1 and Musical Instrument 1. These are the ones that are done in a room where you will be taught by Auto Robots. You will be assigned a room and you will sign in on a screen. You will enter your name and the name of the class that you wish to take. The Auto Robots will guide you through the class.
Next are the ones that I will guide you through. They are Basketry, Our Solar System and Auras. They will meet on the Non-Magical Classroom Floor.

Is there anyone interested in any of the ones taught by myself or Auto Robots?"

@Aisling@ZB1996

"If I may ask, is there a limit to how many we are allowed to do?" Skotadi asked Lady Violetta, she wanted to learn as much as she could in this new place. She then answered Elizabeth," Yes, that is exactly what I mean by sentient but I have to admit, that question is actually far.more important because of course it is difficult to do something when you don't even know what it is." This subject made her think of what magic could really be but she couldn't think of a straight answer so she decided that she would ask Elizabeth if she would mind Skotadi asking Lady Violetta what magic was," May I ask Lady Violetta that question as I would very much like to hear her answer?"

"There is no limit. In fact, I suggest that you take all that you feel that you can handle. And you may ask any question that you want. If I don't know the answer, I will hunt for it. So what is your question?" Lady Violetta asked.

@Aisling

"Well, for me I have already signed up for all the classes which you have mention," Elizabeth said. "I look forward to them."

@Aisling

"Is there still time to sign up for more or will I have to wait?" Skotadi asked hopefully, she hadn't been sure about how many she would be allowed to do so she had only written down one which was Calligraphy.