A Decision [Video]

[now_i_know]

[The video feed opens to a girl with shimmering silver-blue hair and deep red eyes. Her fingers come together as she looks nervously into the camera for a second.]

U-Um... hello! I'm Catherine Fujishima a-and... well, you guys might have seen me over the past week? If... if you didn't that's okay. I was just a guest here and I know you guys were busy.

[As she gets going her pacing becomes a bit livelier as she gains more confidence.]

So, anyways, yeah! I just wanted everybody to know that I've made a decision: I'm gonna join this school! It... it seems like it'd be a lot of fun learning and stuff. I've been told I'm gonna be joining the 10th grade, though I probably gots a lot of work to catch up on.

I hope that we can all get along!

[She bows politely, her ponytail following her lowering head.]

Oh, yeah! And if anybody doesn't mind helping me catch up, I'd really appreciate it! I'm could use a tutor for math, an' science, an' English, an' composition, an' history. But mostly the first three.

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[no_girl]

[It's always a weird experience dealing with Martha over the computer. More noticeable than when dealing with her in the crowds of a classroom, it was hard to believe she was actually there and not just purely present in one's head...]

I'm glad you're okay... I saw something happening from the stage, and Dr. Takakage helped you out...

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[now_i_know]

[That got Catherine to chuckle nervously.]

Y-Yeah... dat...

...um...

..can we not talk about that? It's... kinda embarssin'!

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[no_girl]

It's okay. We don't have to. Like I said, I'm just happy you're okay.

And... Thanks for bidding on me, even if I freaked out at the time. It made me feel pretty special.

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[now_i_know]

Well... it seems like you didn't need it anyways.

You got good friends.

[the_prodigal_son]

H-hey! You're- you!

[Great job, Jack, you've learned so much about social interaction in the past few months.]

I mean- hi, I'm Jack. You bid money on me.

[now_i_know]

Yeah... I owe you a date, don't I?

You feelin' up to it? [though she laughs] But don't get your hopes up too much, it probably won't be anything fancy.

[the_prodigal_son]

That's fine. I've just never had a real date before.

A-anyway I don't expect anything fancy. But I also don't know what dates are like these days.

[now_i_know]

"These days?" [she smiles wryly] When was your last one?

[presto_turn]

[Oh, well. Apparently Labrys was even more of a new student than he'd thought? Color him extra relieved that he didn't scare her off.]

Welcome to the school, then! I'm glad you decided to stay with us.

We'll be in the same grade, so you can ask if you need help getting on track with your classes? I don't know if we'll have any together, but I can lend you my notes at least.

[now_i_know]

Yeah? For real?? That'd be great!

I'm way behind. I haven't been to school for... well... I don't want to scare you off. Let's just cross that bridge when we get there.

[presto_turn]

[Because they totally didn't get off on the "weird school-years baggage" foot already? In any case, Shindou doesn't look surprised. The metallic limbs had to make Catherine's mutation difficult to hide, so it's no surprise she'd have missed a few years, yeah?]

That's alright. I don't know if I'd be the best tutor for history or English -- you'd probably want a native speaker? But I can definitely help you get caught up with math, if you want.

Do you know what course you'll be in yet?

[now_i_know]

The only reason why I'd agree to the English and history would be because I'm already seeing myself need a lot of work and I wouldn't want to get you to do stuff uou don't wanna.

They told me my schedule would be finalized this weekend, and to hang tight. I sorta came outta nowhere.

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[notacostume]

I can give you a hand with math and science! You might not've realized this, but I'm actually pretty smart.

[It feels good to say, okay?]

Glad you decided to actually stick around.

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[now_i_know]

I don't realize nothing. Or I try not to.

[She makes a cheeky grin.]

Besides, don't you know that judgin' a book by it's cover is a pretty quick way to losin' out on a lot of really great and wonderful things?

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[notacostume]

Don't I know it.

You need a hand with anything else? Moving your stuff in? Or did you already get that taken care of?

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[now_i_know]

Um...

...when you saw me, that was pretty much all the stuff I had.

[Which was, more or less, her one outfit.]

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[endurancepoint]

I can give you a hand with math. Maybe science; depends on the science. I'm best at physics. I know what it's like though, missing a lot of school. But catching up isn't that awful.

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[now_i_know]

I'm gettin' a lot of help for those two. I don't mean to say no off the bad, though. See, I know better than to turn away help when it's offered. Especially from somebody that's trying to make me feel better about the mess I'm in.

Anyways, if you can help me out with English and history, that'd be swell. But if not, I can always come to you for physics stuff I don't get.

I don't think we met before?

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[endurancepoint]

Hey, that's okay. Better to have more offers than you need instead of too few.

Now, English I could help you with. I'm not too shabby for a native speaker. I'm probably not the best for History though. I didn't grow up in the States, so it's sort of new to me as well.

I don't think we've met, no. I'm Alex Rider.

[Video]

[batteredbatter]

Hey, that's great! You'll be the same grade as me!

[Is that a joke? Nope, you're in the same grade as this tiny gremlin.]

I'm Koshi Tanaka, captain of the baseball team!

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[now_i_know]

Wow... that's pretty good! Did they advance you because you were so smart?

[she was trying to keep down a giggle but it... sort of failed terribly] Or are you forward so you can pursue a baseball career?

[batteredbatter]

Huh?

[He has no idea what she's talking about... he's just short.]

[Video]

[bloomofhope]

[Tutoring, you say?~ Ceireia looks very pleased.]

Hello there! I'm Ceireia. I'm a teaching assistant.

If you're still looking for a tutor, I'd be glad to give you a hand.!

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[now_i_know]

Actually, yeah!

What do you know about history and composition? And can you help somebody who is probably gonna be a handful?

'm serious.

[Video]

[bloomofhope]

I've got plenty of both time and patience, no need to worry about that.

[She can't do much gardening in the winter, so it's not like there's a whole lot else she can do in the first place.]

I can certainly help you with those.