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[oathkeeping]

[Roxas' expression is fairly cross today and he's surrounded by papers, a notebook and a couple of textbooks, but one of them is closed with more papers sticking out of it, as though it's just been slammed shut unceremoniously. Because it has.]

You know, I tried to follow the rules and do school the way they want us to here, because that's the normal thing to do and they gave me a place to live and all, but I'm done

[He tosses down a pencil.]

It's stupid. They said I missed too many days last spring, so I had to do a grade over. But I'm not learning anything new! It's just the same stuff! They want us to come be heroes but then we can't decide for ourselves where to be or what's worth learning if they don't think we're old enough? I quit.

[Roxas Nolastname, high school dropout.]

I guess I might need a second job now. Anyone hiring?

Oh, and uh, hi, new people. This world is all right aside from the school stuff. Hopefully most of you won't have to bother with it.

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[mirroredmemory]

It's math, isn't it.

It's really dumb.

[oathkeeping]

Actually, math isn't that hard. But this literature class...blegh. I don't want to write any more essays.

[mirroredmemory]

Oh, but I like that one, there are some really great stories you get to study and words make way more sense than numbers.

Are you gonna be okay? Do you need some munny? I've been saving some up in my piggybank...

[oathkeeping]

And some really bad ones.

[If only they could have shared homework.]

Yeah, I'm not gonna go broke suddenly. But I don't want to mooch off of Jaime and everyone either. I'll figure something out.

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[iamtetsuo]

Only losers bother with that stuff here! If you need to know it, you'll learn it.

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[oathkeeping]

Um, okay? I don't think everything about school is bad, but they don't know how to teach people who aren't their usual kind of student. That's the annoying part.

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[iamtetsuo]

You really don't get it, do you? There's no point in going.

no worries!

[oathkeeping]

Not for me, so I'm not anymore. That doesn't mean I'm going to be a jerk about it.

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[disorder_heaven]

What's so bad about school? [ Says the kid who has never ever gone to school ever. ]

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[oathkeeping]

The teachers tell you where to go, when to be there, like you have no choice--like you can't decide things for yourself. And I really don't think I need to learn some of these things, but they don't care. But I'm not a little kid; it should be up to me.

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[disorder_heaven]

Isn't it? Didn't you just say you're not gonna go anymore?

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[oathkeeping]

It is now, yeah. I gave it a chance, but... [He shrugs.] I'll learn on my own, if I want to.

[orions_shadow]

I didn't bother with it. Sounds line a fantastic waste of time.

Besides, I maintain that I'd just sleep though it.

[oathkeeping]

Well yeah, you probably would.

[Because...cats sleep a lot...ha ha...]

[orions_shadow]

Easier just to skip the inevitable failure to launch adventure.

[oathkeeping]

Ha, I guess so. It's just weird to me how the teachers and everyone at school treats us like little kids. I can take care of myself.

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[mickeyd_emon]

School looked kinda fun, though. You sure you wanna give up the good stuff just 'cause the teachers suck?

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[oathkeeping]

It's not that great. What do you like about it so much?

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[mickeyd_emon]

Friends, I guess. Not that I've ever gone.

[resipiscent]

[This guy doesn't school, but he gets it.]

No shame in leaving. You could try learning online or something.

[oathkeeping]

Maybe later, if I feel like it. It's not like we don't learn all kinds of things just being here.

[resipiscent]

True. I've learned how to take care of pigs. Which is... something I wasn't expecting.

[dormition]

If you'd like to get your GED and be done with it, I could help.

I think the store I work at is hiring, too.

[oathkeeping]

My...what's that? Is it important?

[dormition]

It's what you get instead of your high school diploma if you don't want to go to school.