Thread: Seeds of Spira (Broomhandle45 and Candira)

Garen said little to the stuffy little redhead, simply following after with his hands in his pockets. All in all, there were probably a small handful of them from the homerooms that were heading down the hall. To Garen, this was simply a confirmation of what he already knew and what he knew he could do right. He didn't need to take tests to know he was good! He knew that all on his own! Now he could finally show everyone else that! He had never formally grabbed a headcount, but Garen could guess maybe ten students were here. Not exactly a large number given the class count, but there wasn't really any safer way to do it. It's not like the other Cadets had nothing but studying, they had physical training and dressphere compatibility tests to figure out too. Hopefully, most of that was behind them all as they were instructed to sit. The two instructors were already there, sitting casually and waiting. One was an older man, but you could really only tell by his slightly wrinkled face. He had a full head of black hair and a trimmed little mustache. 'Eddie' Lightning, woo boy...Garen heard rumors about that guy. Not real pretty rumors either, scary ones. He was relaxed and somewhat serious in posture, but his facial expression hid quite a bit behind it. The woman next to him was much better, well...she was better to look at. She fit into her 'instructor' suit quite well, if Garen could be as bold as a boy his age often was. Tanika, or Miss 'Iron Fist' Tanika Garen wondered if he'd get a cool nickname after all his cadet work, actually... her gaze was like staring into the abyss of the Farplane itself some days, even behind those black rimmed glasses and cute bob that framed her face. But more importantly, an Al-Behd wearing a very nice suit eventually stepped up to the podium with a wide smile across his face. Headmaster Pho was perhaps one of the reasons that the Mi'hen Academy was not as...expansive as it's older brother in Bevelle, but it didn't stop him from trying his hardest to make it work. It was still a long and hard road, but perhaps this reason was more for the fact the original Guardian Academy was in a still very religious part of the world. To think that they let him become headmaster at all was an interesting step in supposed unity. I'm very proud of you all for having come this far in your training, I welcome you to the next phase of your life here at the Mi'hen Concourse Academy. As of today, you are officially a Cadet...you will be issued your own Dressphere, which we have chosen based on our compatibility tests. But! The most important part of this is that now, you will be able to be true Guardians and take tasks that we have issued for you, as well as have the Instructors aid and support you every step of the way. I want to congratulate each and every one of you for showing the focus, dedication and commitment necessary to make this possible! Which is why Garen was just ever so pleased to think he didn't find it to be very hard in the slightest, no matter what his scores said...no matter how close he may or may not have been. He got in, it was like a weight off his shoulders. He had proved to everyone that he had done it, and now nobody could tell him he was lazy. There was a typical round of applause from the instructors, the students and the staff who eventually retreated to get the new Cadet's their just rewards. A personally monogrammed box of the local tree-he noted with some satisfaction and surprise that his was in Al Bhed scripture- was passed out to every student. He ran his fingers over his in eagerness, he could feel it...he could feel his very own dressphere and the simple little garment grid they gave Cadets were nestled within. Now, please open your boxes...inside you will find your first dressphere and garment grid, do not lose them. Pho said seriously. They are your responsibility to maintain and keep safe, failure to do so puts the future of your time here at stake.