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CLASSROOM 103

A glare was shot towards Ciara after her shadow had shot forth, though it was only momentary. As if seeing shadowy limbs of that nature snapped him to attention with immediate recognition, though tension left him upon seeing the shocked face of one of his students as the demonstration was carried out. "I'll kindly ask you to be more careful acting on impulse around demonstrations, Ms. Ventura. In the future, it could be dangerous if you threw unnecessary variables into an otherwise expected - and safe - result. Thank you."

With that, Alto nodded as he took in various answers around the classroom, pen and paper out as he crudely wrote down each student's words as they were fired his way. All the while he made humming, "Mhm," noises while keeping his eyes firmly locked on his notepad. He seemed to expect the sum total of knowledge in the room to be this way, or perhaps even rehearsed in the dark hours of his room to ensure that he appeared professional when the day came. Regardless, all answers and questions seemed expected, and he was all too eager to explain more.

It all started with a point towards Hildegunde. A self-assured smile was already on his face, eager to share his knowledge. "To answer your first question, no. Only things that possess a prime essence - intelligent, thinking beings - can form a Personal Barrier. This is presumably because essence circulates and is absorbed easiest by organic matter as opposed to inorganic, or because we as people instinctually seek a connection to essence as a survival instinct, but a definitive answer is still being looked into."

The teacher looked to the side out the window as if hesitating to say something, but inevitably continued. "There was a man I knew once, whose Ethos allowed him to coat nonliving matter in a Personal Barrier, but he's not around anymore. He was a specific exception, rather than the rule."

Turning back to look at Hildegunde, Alto then nodded and answered the second question, saying, "Well, if the PB is broken, you become a vulnerable meat sack once again. Not to surprise you, but that means you risk maiming, dismemberment or death. If you're asking about rules and guidelines for it regarding student duels, there are none. If no plea is made and agreed upon by both sides, the default assumption is that a duel will continue even after a PB is broken. So unfortunate, life is life, it is what it is."

Alto shrugged with a smile, then slowly spun himself around in his office chair for a full loop before returning to face his class. "Before we get started, I should note that it's of the utmost importance that you never fuel your prime essence into your PB. Much like with rebound, you risk permanent damage to your prime if you choose to burn it away. And as your prime essence is responsible for things like your natural lifespan, your potential with your Ethos and your talent for magic among other things, I'm sure you can understand why that's not a smart idea."

Holding out a hand, a wind gathered around Alto's palm, as if a miniature tornado was dancing like a spinning top on his hand. "We use external essence for PBs. Emotional essence and conceptual essence, primarily. It normally appears as wind since that's the most readily available manifestation within reach, but if you were underwater or near fire, you could also layer the elemental essence of such things to give your PB unique properties. It's the fusion of emotional or conceptual essence with an elemental catalyst like wind or fire that creates the thing that will keep you alive."

The baby tornado would dissipate, and the eager instructor would leave his chair to begin pacing near the window closest to his desk as he gazed outside. "We won't have much time today due to the attunement ceremony at ten, but I would ask each of you to find groups of two or three to attempt to form PBs and test them on one another. Nothing crazy, don't get into any fights, but... some jabs, comparatively, to test the foundation. To form a PB is to imagine the emotional and conceptual essence within oneself as a fabric covering your entire body. Then, the wind or other elements nearby work to layer that fabric and form thin armor. It's a freeing feeling, when you get it," Alto would chime, his eyes briefly fluttering with images of the good old days as he clapped his hands twice to signal the start of the task.

"Get to it! We've got forty five until we need to be at the Leyline Attunement Zone, or Raja'll have my hide. Those who have more experience, help those who have none."

As people would begin to find groups, Davil would already be making 'psssst' noises towards Otis, trying to get his attention and wave at him to form a group. Rio, meanwhile, would begin walking towards Chloe.
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