3rd Transmutation // Yep, still stuck here

[rusted_chains]

Is there any actually good reason to go to school here -- aside from getting away from those creepy fake parents I have, I mean? I've pretty much learned all this stuff already.

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[white_pretear]

I heard they brainwash if you don't go.

[rusted_chains]

That's definitely a good reason. What, so you wind up like the natives?

[white_pretear]

That's what they told me.

[rusted_chains]

Looks like we're going to be students for a while, then.

Do you know if they at least let you skip grades?

[ohmytenth]

No one's told me why I should yet.

[rusted_chains]

Himeno says you get brainwashed if you don't.

[ohmytenth]

...no one told me that. I haven't even gotten brainwashed for it yet.

[rusted_chains]

Lucky you. How long have you been not going?

[wifeinabox]

To socialize, perhaps?

[rusted_chains]

I can think of better ways to spend my time.

[wifeinabox]

Is that so?

[rusted_chains]

Of course it is.

Still, it's nice to get away from them. They're creepy.

[dr_horrible_pun]

Schooling in most societies has as much to do with learning as it does with teaching children to conform to cultural expectations, unfortunately.

So I guess it's brainwashing either way.

[rusted_chains]

You've made more sense than anyone else today.

[dr_horrible_pun]

About time someone realized it.

So, have they tried any of those... "mental health" film clips on you yet? The kind that assume you don't know how to clean yourself, or act in society?

[rusted_chains]

No... I haven't gotten anything like that. What, is that normal here?

[braided_icarus]

're not the only one.

[rusted_chains]

You mean you're not still stuck on multiplication tables?

[braided_icarus]

The hell are you calling so stupid he's still stuck on multiplication, huh?!

[rusted_chains]

No need to be embarrassed about it. If you really need help, Fletcher could probably tutor you. He figured that stuff out years ago.