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[vermis]

[It's everyone's favorite quiet, scarred counselor, though some may be more familiar with Kariya as groundskeeper, since he's often out and about in the garden.]

Hello, everyone.

It's nice to talk to you again. We've all had a trying time recently, and I'm sure many of you have a lot you'd like to discuss. I'd like to remind you that you're always welcome to stop by and visit your school counselors.

I specialize in working with the younger students and in art therapy, but my office is open to everyone, even if you'd just like to come in for a cup of tea. It doesn't have to be anything formal.

[It's important that he help the student body in any way he can. That's his job.]

Oh, and one more thing! I'd like to remind you that it's that time of year again. Submissions for our school's literary magazine are now open. We're accepting writing and illustration and art of all kinds. Only the writing and visual art will be in the print edition, but videos and multimedia submissions will be posted on our website.

It's a good chance to express your feelings and creativity and share them with your fellow students. I look forward to seeing your masterpieces! We have a special section for staff and faculty submissions, too, so you teachers shouldn't feel shy.

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[presto_turn]

[It's the middle of the school-day, during lunch period, when Shindou flicks on his laptop camera, but the backdrop behind him is a quiet corner in one of the student lounges in the dorms. He'd ducked away from the classrooms and cafeteria to find somewhere to organize his thoughts, and now he's looking painfully serious, despite being posed on a couch usually reserved for video game marathons.]

Ah, I'm sorry for bothering the whole network with this, but...

After everything that happened last week, I want to talk about putting a team together. One to train to fight along with the X-Men.

[Shindou faces directly at the camera, his gaze firm and his hands folded in front of him, but his expression's pulled into a terse frown.]

Ever since my first year at this school, there have been people who've tried to hurt us. The Brotherhood, the Sentinels, now the U-Men -- they're not going to stop. Just because of the kind of place this is, someone will always be out there who'll use the fact that we're all living together here against us. We can't do anything but wait for it to happen again, if we don't learn how to be prepared.

And...especially with my power, I'm not able to be any help if I don't have people to work with.

[He shrugs, visibly uncomfortable now.]

I have some experience as an X-Men trainee, but I'm not saying I'm the right person to lead a team like that. I think it's more important that we start learning now and deal with questions like that later. For right now...as long as you're serious about protecting the school, I'd like to hear from anyone who's interested, whether we've talked before or not. You can message me privately, if you'd prefer that. If there are any faculty members who'd be willing to work with us, once I have a group roster together, I'd appreciate talking to you, too.

Thanks, everyone.

[There's a quick, formal nod to the camera, and then he reaches to cut the feed off.]