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Happy Birthday! (Part One)
Savanaclaw Dorm - Lounge
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It's about time for my interviewer to show up… Wonder who the Magical Birthday Dice chose. I hope it's someone who's smart enough to just get this chore over it. |
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...I was concerned about making it to the birthday venue without incident, but the journey was smooth sailing. |
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...?! Of all the people... |
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You look displeased. Is this not a celebratory day for the children of man? I shall bestow a gift upon you, Kingscholar. |
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Way to blow a simple birthday present out of proportion. Yeah, yeah, thank you for your generous gift. Now let's see what Briar Valley's heir apparent got me... ...Now this is an old book. Looks like the pages'll fall out if I'm not careful. It's been preserved decently enough, though... Hm? ...... ...Okay, hold up. There's no way this fit within your gift budget. How'd you get ahold of it? |
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Heh, worry not. I purchased it at a secondhand bookstore in the foothill city. The cost was within my budget from the school. |
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Seriously? It's written in a dead language AND it's a specialist book of ancient incantations. Sure, mages would be all over it, but even plain ol' linguists would be champin' at the bit to get their paws on it. |
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Oh, it's in a dead language? It didn't occur to me the book was quite so old. We have the same book in our castle library. I can vouch for what a fascinating read it is. |
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Y'know, this is a pretty thoughtful gift coming from you. Thanks—seriously. I wasn't expectin' to get actual treasure outta this birthday interview. I should thank that fool of a bookseller. Still, I'm surprised you made the trek out to the secondhand bookstores in town. Please don't tell me you brought your whole posse with you. |
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Certainly not. There's no need to trouble guards over a mere student's shopping trip. |
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Yeah, I hear that. It's way more relaxing to run errands or walk around when I'm alone and can take my time. And seein' as I'm the soul of consideration, I feel just terrible keepin' others waiting. |
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Oho, this is the first I've heard such claims. I recall seeing Savanaclaw students desperately searching for your whereabouts many times. |
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Oh, so that's how it's gonna be? I feel way worse for your dorm's students. I've seen plenty of 'em tearin' around campus in a complete panic. See, unlike SOME people, I'm mature. I don't give my students that much extra work. |
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Hm... Whatever you say, I suppose. |
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Hey, I'm bein' completely honest. They may need a lot of babysitting, but at least I never get bored. So I like to think I look out for my guys. |
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Interesting. You enjoy life here at school more than I thought. |
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Eh, it's got its pluses. No one from back home can hover over me when I'm on campus, so I can go wherever I please. And as long as I'm here, I can wear what I want. |
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Then you're enjoying experiences you could never have at home, much the same as I am. |
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At the very least, it's more relaxing here than with my family. |
Happy Birthday! (Part Two)
Savanaclaw Dorm - Lounge
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Let us begin the interview, then. I'll read the first question. If you could take any one person with you to a deserted island, who would it be? And it cannot be someone from your dorm. |
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A deserted island, huh. I feel like the herbivores from the other dorms would just make things harder... Well, wait a sec. I wouldn't necessarily wanna pick someone based on their survival skills anyway. |
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Oh? I would have thought someone who could survive in a harsh environment would be ideal. |
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There's nothin' wrong with having survival skills or physical prowess... But eatin' only plants would be a nightmare, and I'd just as soon never sleep on some makeshift cot. Plus, I'm not so shameless that I'd just kick back in unknown territory for an indeterminate amount of time. The best outcome would be a quick escape. And going by that metric... Yeah, I know who'd work. If I could take any one person to a deserted island, it'd be Kalim. |
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You'd choose Asim? That's surprising, given you're so focused on escaping. |
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Not at all. Nobody at this school would be more useful for getting off a deserted island than him. He's the heir to the Asim family. If he went missing for even a day, their whole staff would be on it before you could blink. Best-case scenario, a rescue team would swoop in the day we arrived. Worst-case? Three days, tops. And I doubt Kalim would be so cold as to leave me there. After all, I'm apparently his "school friend." |
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Ah, so that was your line of thinking. I hadn't considered that until you laid it out. But how would you endure things until the Asims' rescue team reached you? |
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Oh, please. As long as I have a little water, two or three days is nothin'. |
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So you'd simply wait to be rescued. Well, that is arguably the soundest way to conserve your energy. |
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Yeah, see? Workin' up a sweat's not the only way to get things done. Every game piece has its use. I'm willing to put in just enough effort to figure out which one to play. It's a win-win—if the game piece gets results, it makes my life that much easier. |
Happy Birthday! (Part Three)
Savanaclaw Dorm - Lounge
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All right, for your next question… If you were to transfer to a different dorm, which would it be? |
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Let's see... Well, I'd rule out Ignihyde and Diasomnia immediately. You all would sour my mood like no one's business. As for the others, it's about which dorm I could relax in, with the least amount of hassle... I'd probably go with Pomefiore. |
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Oho, and why is that? |
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Vil runs a tight ship there, and an orderly herd is easy to manage. Those guys follow whoever's strongest, so as long as I snag the housewarden's seat, I'm all set. |
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Hmm, so you'd strive to be housewarden even when transferring dorms? |
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Absolutely. Vil's a total nag. If I ended up below him in the pecking order, he'd pester me even more. I'd abolish the vice housewarden position and make it so no one could complain about how I operate. |
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I disagree that a vice housewarden is unnecessary, but in general, I can relate to your thinking. |
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Why, thank you. |
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But it seems to me that your logic would apply just as well to any other dorm. You have but to win the seat of housewarden, and then you could arrange things as you like. |
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Yeah, maybe. I mean, as far as orderly dorms go, Heartslabyul also fits the bill. But everyone there's expected to follow those rules, even the housewarden. The housewarden can sometimes overlook them at their own discretion, but I doubt they could trash 'em completely. It'd be one thing if the rules made sense, but I'm not gonna get tied down by complete nonsense. And what's the point if I can't make the rules myself? I don't need all the extra trouble. |
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I see. That's straightforward enough. |
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That said, I doubt any dorm could compete with Savanaclaw in terms of comfort. At the end of the day, there's no place on campus that suits me better. |
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Well, that completes our interview. Next up is... |
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The "good-luck gift," right? You're lookin' real excited about that.. It's gettin' on my nerves, actually. Let's just get it over with. |
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I rather enjoy this particular custom. You don't? |
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Oh, I'd enjoy it way more if we switched places. You wanna be the guest of honor instead? |
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Sadly, this privilege is reserved solely for the one chosen by the Magical Birthday Dice. Are you ready? |
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Do you think you can evade me? You shall bear the full brunt of my good-luck gift. Happy birthday, Kingscholar! |
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