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.]

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[fluffytails]

[Himiko had walked past the room, noticed the commotion, and peered in.

It seemed funny enough, so she snuck in, to watch the flexagon lecture. Soon, she was amusing herself with folding flexagons with her origami paper, covering her rustling noise with, well illusionary non-noise. Huh.

Funky flexy hexagons, those.]

[former_endboss]

Have you made any discoveries you might like to share?

[dragon_moe]

[Ixthalluz is, of course, voluntarily attending the language class.]

[Fortunately, she hasn't taken any languages beyond Common and Draconic, so she has plenty of language slots left to learn Hymmnos]

[former_endboss]

[This is still not an instant transition of knowledge-Hymmnos is a very complex language, and there is a large leap from 'barely functional nonsense' to 'fluent songstress.

The first step however? Learning the letters and how to write your name.]

You need to put a dot in the first letter, right here.

[dragon_moe]

[Maybe she'll have to use two language slots for this one?]

E-er, right... I-I knew that...

[she totally didn't, but that's just how Ixie is sometimes. Now she's dotting that letter!]

[fluffytails]

Who, me? Don't mind me, I'm just a casual observer from the student council. Just carry on!

[Not that she had even tried to be invisible or anything.]

[former_endboss]

So you have observed nothing that you would like to share with me or the rest of the class? How sad, I'll have to try harder.

[former_endboss]

Hey, you're just starting out. No shame in forgetting how to capitalize a letter. At least you haven't drawn it backwards.

[fluffytails]

Oh, don't be like that, there's no reason to throw the towel this early.

For one, I've noticed you can do pretty connected patterns if you draw things right. [She had drawn knot-like patterns on the individual sides, which looked like they were connected even when the folding 'twisted' the triantles.]

[dragon_moe]

R-right. You showed me how to draw the letter, after all, so it'd be weird if I did it backwards...

[Then why'd you miss the dot, Ixie?]

[former_endboss]

Hmmmm. But if you fold them this way-

[Flip, fold, tweak...and suddenly those patterns are now connected in a different way. More like a star than a knot.]

How's that?

[former_endboss]

And you're no child, so there's no reason to make such a childish mistake anyways.

[The dot is pretty important, but Mir won't say anything right now.]

[fluffytails]

Interesting and pretty things, these paper stars. Not quite Origami, but a thing on their own nevertheless.

[former_endboss]

Many different states exist-but only one shape. They're quite interesting little toys.

[fluffytails]

I wouldn't disagree! So, since additional folding added layers once, do you think it'll work if you repeat it once more? Provided the paper is thin enough, that is~

[dragon_moe]

Right, exactly. [nod nod]

[former_endboss]

...Hmmm, I wonder if we should move directly to full-immersion training then. I could just speak nothing but Hymmnos to you.

[former_endboss]

Well, it might, but it might not. Perhaps you should try and find out? Maybe if you flex that shape it will turn into a completely different one.

[dragon_moe]

Huh?! That...

...

I... I don't think that's...

[former_endboss]

I'm joking Ixthalluz. You're being even more jumpy than usual. Is something bothering you?

[dragon_moe]

That's...

...

...

D... did you know there's a real knight here? A real knight in armor and everything?

[former_endboss]

Well, no, nobody had mentioned it. I wouldn't be surprised if there were though, this place would be a ideal place for them to seek glory or death I suppose.

[dragon_moe]

The nurse would probably bring her back no matter how many times she dies, though.

[former_endboss]

Yeah, but you'd be brought back if she tried to kill you to. And in any case, you've got the blood of a can-opener running through your veins.

[dragon_moe]

E-even if that's true, that doesn't mean I'm as good as mom is at killing knights.

And... I'd prefer to not feel what dying is like...