Because it is being given to you [Action]

[former_endboss]

[Mir has made good on her threat, and is now teaching classes-maybe you have been fortunate enough to sign up for this strange tuition, or maybe she's just grabbed you out of some fucking around you were doing and hauled you in to sit at a desk and be bored.

Oh, and the classes she's teaching? Everything from some strange language called Hymmnos, to choir and band, and advanced mathematics and quantum physics/the magical Theory of Everything. Heaven help you if you fall asleep durring the lecture-but some of her stuff is rather innovative and interesting, so maybe you can remain attentive.

Indicate if you've been hauled in, are here of your own volition, or just passing by. And maybe even what class you'd like a lecture on. Though due to small class sizes, it's more like tutoring.]

Comments

[hit_girl_mindy]

Yeah, I totally get what you're saying. I never really thought about it, but it has happened before. Tell me more about finding it in creatures though.

...And what the hell is an H wave?

[former_endboss]

Static H-waves and Dynamic ones are very different things but in principle they can be thought of as something like 'personality' and 'emotions' for very loose values of both, when they occur in context with humans. Other contexts can-

[And shortly thereafter, Mir starts to disappear down a jargon-hole talking about Granithode and wave bands and shared consciousness fields and not caring if any of this goes over your head.]

[hit_girl_mindy]

[Mindy is doing her best to keep up, but at this point is just writing things down. She was somehow going to have to make heads and tails of this later.]

Uh...ok.

[do_a_beryl_roll]

Of course I do! A teacher that actually teaches a class? That's a novelty on it's own, but you actually make things interesting so that's even cooler!

Heh, No matter what difficulty it is I'm always up for the task! I'll just need to level grind endlessly if I find myself falling behind.

[former_endboss]

Well, as long as I'm cool. Wouldn't want to be a bore or a square.

Well I hope you can keep up-this is foundational Wave-Theory. Now, the reason it's called Wave theory is...

[Lecture start! Its starting small, but the sylabus that Mir hands out lists three books for the class, one of them written by herself.]

[former_endboss]

[It's time to face facts-this is not an introductory course. It's not easy stuff either-and then Mir pulls out the book she wrote for this class and it's a thousand pages, with lots of color illustrations, and it probably costs like a million Hel.]

[hit_girl_mindy]

Uh...are you kidding me? How is anyone supposed to get all this theoretical stuff down?

This is, like, a college level class, and not even one of the intro ones!

[former_endboss]

And some of the students here have been 'attending' class for a thousand years.

I'm perfectly aware that this is advanced material, and not simple. Some students will unquestionably need remedial studies-but this is the level of material I'm comfortable with teaching without going mad.

If you want references on more basic material, I can recomend a few.

[hit_girl_mindy]

Some of the students here don't have a thousand years to study. Or live, for that matter.

Why would you even go mad teaching a little lower? You didn't grow up with the knowledge ingrained in you either, right?

[former_endboss]

That's no reason to be intimidated by collegiate level material.

I was decanted already knowing the basics, actually, and I read all the advanced theory without anyone to teach me. And I had very little else to do but study that material, so I know I wasn't normal.

[hit_girl_mindy]

[mutters] There is if you never passed high school

So basically anyone who's in this class who don't know this have to play catch up then.

[former_endboss]

Pretty much. The syllabus does say 'Advanced Magical Theory and applications' doesn't it?

[hit_girl_mindy]

Thanks goodness I asked Eva for that training thing of hers, or this would be really bad.

[do_a_beryl_roll]

[Beryl happily takes notes and listens in, any time Mir asks a question Beryl quickly and a little TOO enthusiastically raises her hand to answer. In all actuality she's never really had a teacher that actually taught so her excitement is currently pushing on epic levels]

These books look totally awesome! Let me get the one you wrote autographed ok? I've never met an author before!

[former_endboss]

A grounding in the basic principles is important. but if you want practical then she will probably be a better source.

[former_endboss]

Uhhh. Yeah, sure I'll autograph it. But you've never met an author? Don't they do book-signings in your world to promote them?

[hit_girl_mindy]

I mean she has something that I can study for days, but it only be a few hours here.

[former_endboss]

I suppose that will be useful for studying, but you'll still spend the same amount of time going over this material.

[hit_girl_mindy]

Yeah, but it gives me more to work with.

[former_endboss]

Well not really. You're still aging and getting older, just faster relative to me.

[hit_girl_mindy]

Now I'm having second thoughts.

[former_endboss]

It's all a matter of priorities. You need to sort out what is important to you and how to attain it. For instance, if you're interested in actually learning my school of magic, this isn't the class for you. You literally do not have the ability to perform my kind of magic.

If you want to learn theory that might streamline and give you a deeper appreciation for the real power that the universe can offer, even if you never touch it, then stick around.

[hit_girl_mindy]

I don't mind doing either. If I commit to something, I see it through.

What you can do, though, is keep the smart ass comments about aging to yourself. I already have someone I take that shit from, I don't need any more. Just assume that if someone tells me its impossible, it'll make me more determined.

[former_endboss]

Well, that's admirable-but also somewhat foolish. I can't believe you don't know when to fold. In fact, I do recall you backing down once already.

Oh, and the smart ass comments will continue. Nobody can stop the smart ass comments, and if they do stop, it's to build up to the bomb under your chair going off.

[hit_girl_mindy]

What are you even talking about?