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[khajidont]

[ Good evening, Mask or Menace! Jaime's back, and while he doesn't look any older, he certainly looks tired and a little sour to boot, like someone just fed him a nintendo switch cartridge real bitter pill. It was a long month. ]

So, um... hey! I'm back. That was definitely the longest I've been ported out for, but I gotta ask: what happened while I was gone? Because I got back, and all of a sudden, like, half of the people I know are gone. Dick's gone, Tadashi's gone again, Fuu's gone, Sarissa's gone, so's my Mom...

Was this just the Porter, or what?

[ It probably is - people tend to leave in waves - but it's left him feeling a little shellshocked, and it's worth searching for answers at the very least. He raises a hand to rub at the back of his neck, playing a little with the hair at the nape. ]

Um, anyway. Good to see you guys who are still here. And for all the newbies, I'm Jaime. Nice to meet you.

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[khajidont]

That's good, I guess. You guys ever figure out what the whole mix-up was about, or...?

[dejerate]

I think someone was looking into it. Not sure what they found out yet, if anything though?

[Yuu's just glad it seems to be over by now, really.]

[khajidont]

Well, that sounds about right. Thanks for letting me know. I'll put it in my notes. Or I would, if I ever kept up with 'em.

[dejerate]

I know what you mean. Between homework and work and everything else that goes on around here, even without someone else from home showing up, it's....busy.

Notes aren't a bad idea though.

[khajidont]

Oh yeah? What grade are you in?

[dejerate]

Grade? Ah, right. High school. Twelfth grade, so I'm almost there. But even that's....it's not easy since a lot of this is different. The history and all. Plus, even back home, my education was kind of.....interrupted, shall we say.

[Which has left him kind of all but illiterate, so the homework and such takes him a bit longer than most of his peers.]

[khajidont]

I get it. I was in your position, a couple years ago. Just talk to the teachers about needing some help catching up, and you should be all set - and hey, learning history of a new world is way more interesting than rehashing the stuff you already know, right?

[dejerate]

Some of it is similar. Up to a point, I guess. But yeah, I spend a lot of time in the library with homework and my own research anyway. Probably just takes me a bit longer, but I've always been kind of stubborn.

[About a lot of things. Depending on principle or such, with Yuu.]

But I guess I could ask for help for this last stretch or whatever. You're not wrong though. The differences kinda stand out a lot.

[khajidont]

I mean, if you want some help, I graduated from high school here. I still remember most of it! I think!

[dejerate]

I think I only have a few months left? Or something like that. But if you or anyone else has the time, I could probably use the help.

[He's not so bad with English at least, so this hasn't been as atrocious as his time in class back home, with Japanese, but even so. Yuu does have a lot to catch up on.]

[khajidont]

Well, just say the word. If you wanna bluff your way through the rest of it, that's legit too. That's what I did!

[ JAIME DON'T LAUGH ABOUT HALF-ASSING YOUR EDUCATION ]

[dejerate]

You still probably had a better idea of school and all than me. I might take you up on it though. At least to make sure I finish it. I wouldn't have bothered, except apparently I'm supposed to as a minor or whatever and it seemed a way to learn more about this place and all in comparison to home.

[JAIME. Your mother would be very disappointed! And so would Brenda!

Brenda especially, this is why you need your homework planners and all. Gosh.]

[khajidont]

You don't have to, y'know. You can become emancipated - that's what I did, and that's what a load of drop-outs do. But it's never a bad idea to get your education!

[dejerate]

I figure if I don't have that long to go, I may as well stick with it. Or try to.

[School kind of takes a backseat to things like friends from home showing up, or the usual insanity that often goes down with powers going wonky or villains doing their thing around here. But still.]