[X] Schedule?
[X] Curfew?
[X] Extracurriculars?
[X] Books?
[X] Plan Speed Portal
-[X] Speed Casting 1
-[X] Planar Portal
--[X] Planar Portal Size
--[X] Planar Creation
You do, in fact, have questions.
"Okay. First of all then, what's the schedule going to be like for this semester? I know you told us to show up in the auditorium tomorrow morning to sign up for classes, but what's that going to look like?"
The TA's head tilts slightly like she's trying to remember something. "Ah, I don't have my schedule on me... I believe the classes on Dimensional Science I'm teaching will be around noon in the small lecture hall we went through before this one. That will be your main class every day, with larger practical classes once a week after dinner on Thursdays and occasional special classes at mystically significant times. The new moon is coming up next week actually I believe, so we'll have a midnight class then..."
She trails off as if thinking.
"Oh, and other classes I suppose. I believe Finius's class on history is mandatory this semester and that's Tuesdays, so you'll have that day after tomorrow right after your class with me. And I suppose if you really wanted to you could probably fit in another class two or three times a week on one of the other subjects taught by one of their TAs, but that might be a bit too much. There's a lot of practice time required outside of class to do well on these things."
"Okay, that's good to know," you say, then ask "What about a curfew or anything else like that?"
"No curfew per se, but the college gates close at sundown so if you went to leave or come back in after that you'll need a..." She pauses. "Non-official way of doing that. Also, don't be too loud late at night just on general principle. Some of the professors are a bit trigger happy with the noisy students."
"Also very good to know, not that I really expected anything different given how the rest of this day has gone."
The TA just sort of nods sadly in response.
"What about, ah, extracurriculars?"
"Ahah! I knew I forgot to mention something on the tour. Yes yes, this is relevant because of this tournament thing the archmage has come up with. The Burning Earth creates an arena in the central courtyard everyday after dinner once classes have started for students to practice fighting in. I actually have a theory that it derives some kind of power from such conflicts given how out of character such an action would normally be for even an elemental of its level of sophistication-"
She cuts herself off with a cough.
"Anyways. It doesn't normally get many takers, but I imagine that will change this semester. I'm told it often gives very practical advice for the fighters after each match. Of course, it's a bit dangerous, but I imagine the practice will be worthwhile for you at least once in a while."
"Anything else?" you ask.
"Hmmm. Not much you would be interested in I think. Still, first few hours of the semester yet. I'll let you know if anything comes up."
"Okay. One last thing then- what about books? That's where I learned all of what I know so far, and I know you took us through the library, but just about everything was chained to the shelves."
"Yes, we keep a close eye on the College's library. Don't worry, you'll be allowed to take anything a teacher has authorized you to, and if you ever want to do some reading ahead just ask me and I'll see about getting you the books you'll need."
"Okay then. Thank you! I'm honestly glad to just be having a normal conversation at this point without threats of horrible torture and death every other sentence."
"I think everyone at this college has had that feeling at one point or another." The TA shrugs, as if asking 'What are you going to do?' then finishes simply by saying, "You get used to it."
You say good night and turn to leave for your dorm room-
"Oh, and Saphira, please feel free to ask me for extra tutoring if you ever have time in your schedule. I'm eager to help someone of your talents learn."
With an assurance that you will, you finally leave for your room. You honestly don't even take it in. You just fall onto your bed and gratefully sink into sleep.
Okay, now into the meat of the quest. First things first, you need to plan out your first day of classes. Some things will be automatic, but otherwise you'll be picking what to do in each timeslot. Eventually we'll probably have some timeskips, but for at least the first two weeks, each day is going to have at least a short update with some days getting several updates if something particularly important happens. At the end of each day you'll gain points to spend on magic based on your choices. Also, you'll finally be learning some people's names, and thank god for that. I can only write nervous girl so many times without hating myself.
Note: Mandatory Choices count against the total number of choices for a time slot.
Morning (2 Choices)
[X] Picking classes (Mandatory Choice)
-[] Nervous Girl Encounter
-[] Rich boy Encounter
[] Explore the College (Random Encounter)
Afternoon (3 Choices)
[X] Dimensional Science TA's Class (Mandatory Choice)
[] Class on spirits
[] Class on the elements
[] Explore the College (Random Encounter)
[] Tutoring with the TA
[] The Library
[] Practice (May spend accumulated points)
Night (2 Choices)
[] Explore the College (Random Encounter)
[] Tutoring with the TA
[] The Burning Earth's Arena
[] The Library
[] Practice (May spend accumulated points)
More options with what to do with your time will become available as you pick 'Explore the College' options and get to know various characters.
