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[fionnuisce]

Since I'm clearly going to be stuck here for a while, I'll be teaching university-level chemistry for a while. I think I can handle the subject itself, or rather that's the least of my concerns about the position.

The thing is, I've never taught ordinary students that haven't had wildly abnormal lives by virtue of being mages. And I've definitely never set foot in a university that isn't a massive web of political struggles and assassination attempts.

Don't suppose anyone has advice on how to approach or handle any of this?

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[whatsamada]

Here, let me show you an image. You'll see what I mean.

[With that, he quickly sent an image of some wonderful shoes]

Not really the most comfortable shoes around.

[fionnuisce]

oh my god i hate it here

[whatsamada]

It's a strange place but you'll get used to it.

Or at least, I did. It's certainly...eccentric. [That's mildly putting it.]

[fionnuisce]

I've seen worse. Doesn't make the resulting headache much easier, though.

[whatsamada]

Really? Then what have you seen so far? Especially with the flavor of weird you've seen.

[fionnuisce]

More than I could even begin to explain.

[you must be a level 5 social link to unlock his tragic backstory-]

The world of mages has a higher baseline for 'strange' than normal humans do. Things like creating familiars out of metal or gemstones, summoning, necromancy, doing weird magecraft shit specifically with one's eyes, that's all pretty standard.

[whatsamada]

[Can't say he didn't try!]

Sounds like you come from a pretty amazing world if I have to be honest. It kind of sounds like something straight out of game.

[fionnuisce]

Wish I could say it was as fun as you think it sounds. My world's as much a headache as I imagine anyone else's must be.

[whatsamada]

Is it any better than fighting gods who want to destroy humanity?

[fionnuisce]

[The benefits of a text conversation: the sound of someone bursting into loud moderately bitter laughter went unheard.]

It's pretty close.

[whatsamada]

Why am I not surprised? You're the third person who has to go to a world that happens to fight them often.

Although, I suppose I should ask if you and your teammates were okay.

[fionnuisce]

'Often', not really. You could say I'm between horrible calamities right now.

Most of my teammates are fine, last I spoke to them.

[very funny fact that has no relevance whatsoever to the 'most' in that sentence, fate/zero's lancer shares a voice actor with shinjiro aragaki]

[isn't life just wacky.]

[whatsamada]

Should I be worried and if said calamities are going to be just as bad as before?

[fionnuisce]

Hard to say. Probably worse, but that's my problem to deal with.

[whatsamada]

Is that something I should be worried about?

[Please don't go down a path of vengence.]

[fionnuisce]

No, why would it be?

[whatsamada]

No reason.

[He written rather quickly]

Just glad to know you and your teammates are staying safe for now. At the very least, I hope there aren't going to be anymore Gods coming your way anytime soon.

[fionnuisce]

You and me both. I've seen enough of that to last a few lifetimes.

[One two-thirds god and one-third human was more than enough, honestly.]

[whatsamada]

Look on the bright side, at least we know what to expect. I doubt that anything they might do or say will surprise us.

[Pause]

Or did I jynx myself by saying that?

[fionnuisce]

In my experience, you never want to say that. So yeah, probably.

[whatsamada]

Now I'm worried. For this world, mine, and yours.