ANNOUNCEMENT 012

[intercom_voice]

[Whoops. She's running a little late it seems, for today, the intercoms buzz into action a little late.]

Ahem. Attention, students!

[The husky voice of - well, the Voice that speaks over the intercom - echoes through the halls.]

Now that we're all done with our bout of spring sickness, it's time to buckle down to our studies! Remember that tests may appear at any time, and it would be such a shame if you were all to fail and be kept back another year.

And don't forget to be welcoming to our new arrivals, won't you? They're quite behind the times, after all.

[Click.]

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[intercom_voice]

I might be. I might not. You're going to need to be more specific.

[The Voice, on the other hand, is not taking this seriously.]

[lumineinfinitus]

[And he can tell, not that he vocalizes it.]

The one that scrambled my systems, as well as others'.

[intercom_voice]

Hm... still not specific enough.

Even if I did, what does it matter? It's gone now.

[lumineinfinitus]

It matters because I have safeguards against those sorts of things, and yet somehow, it still affected me. I'd like to know who made it, so I can figure out why.

[intercom_voice]

Clearly your safeguards just aren't good enough! Perhaps you should go back home and get a tune-up.

[lumineinfinitus]

I would, but it seems that something's preventing me from leaving.

[It's bullshit, of course. He's the only Reploid that exists with the sheer amount of backups and safeguards to prevent any virus from infecting him -- if not from hurting him -- but if she wants to do it this way, he'll play along.]

[intercom_voice]

Whoops. I guess you're just going to have to put up with it, then.

[She's giving so few fucks that she's actually altering reality to get rid of teen pregnancy.]

[lumineinfinitus]

[Well, this is sure explaining why no one bothers talking to her.]

Who are you?

[intercom_voice]

[Don't be mean, this is her job! And it's a hard one. All this laughing at you silently won't do itself!]

Why, I'm your principal, of course.

[lumineinfinitus]

[You wanna talk about hard jobs, he's got you beat.]

What's your name? And what point is there for us to be here? If you're wanting to teach us... I don't see any schedules or teachers.

[intercom_voice]

[Oh wah, you poor tragic thing. Her heart's just going to break.]

My name? It's [SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, WHAT IS THAT ANNOYING SOUND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR HER NAME? Though she's not actually saying it anyway.]

As to why you're here, why, you're here to learn! And you're all the teachers!

[lumineinfinitus]

[NOT EXPECTING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE, NO. X barely manages to resist recoiling from it -- not that she could see it, anyway -- and instead grits his teeth.

Here to learn is the obvious point, but all being teachers...? Hm...]

So it's a field training, with everyone here teaching what they know to everyone else rather than any static sort of class?

[intercom_voice]

[She could totally see it. Does he really think she doesn't know everything that goes on? Siiiiigh.]

Rather than playing with bears or asking silly questions, why not try to learn something new? There's a wonderful library here, and a wealth of resources!

[lumineinfinitus]

[That is even less expected, and a brief bit of shock passes his face. It's a literal sentence in his case -- when he was exploring the forest to figure out just where he'd been dropped in, a couple of the bears had taken a liking to him. He's far too used to it by now -- animals are just attracted to him -- but it comes up so rarely that he's surprised enough to hear it pointed out.

Especially by this lady.]

I see. You really are the principal, aren't you?

[If she sees things to that degree.]

[intercom_voice]

That is what I said, isn't it? If you're having trouble with your ears, please go visit the nurse. She's quite capable of dealing with all health issues short of death! Only the best for my dear students!

[lumineinfinitus]

[Oh, you've said enough.]

I think I will look into that library you mentioned.

[He didn't get what he wanted to know, but he got enough of what he needed to know. There isn't much more point to talking to her, especially since she's clearly not going to tell him anything else.]

[intercom_voice]

Tata, then! Do take care. Try not to catch any more viruses~!

[Click.]