An hour after the start of the Jaunt, asking important questions

[naturaltwohands]

... I suspect these questions may be on the minds of others, and it is on mine because it obvious differs much from the one of my childhood:

What is it like to attend a school? What should we know about it? What is expected of us? Are our studies canceled right now?

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[naturaltwohands]

[With a faint bit of horror to it.]

... I am nearly seven decades old, and none of my experiences have prepared me for taking such tests.

[Private]

If you wish, I could teach you Martial Arts. My moves are of a way to use the enemy's body against them, and there are ways to minimize injuries to an opponent. Just enough to encourage a bully to think before they do such a thing the next time.

[helborn]

You'll be okay. I can help you study or... at least figure out how to give them some of the answers they want. I'm not good at some subjects though, but I bet other people are.

[Private]

Might be helpful. I don't have real formal training, just learning by experience and 'oh yeah that looks like it hurt that guy pretty bad'.

[naturaltwohands]

I would greatly appreciate your help. I'm prepared for war, battle, and living in the wilds, not--[A long pause.]--tests.

[Private]

Then let us meet up sometime. It is a skill I can transfer to you quickly. It is the same as other skills that we pick up on other worlds.

[helborn]

You'll be okay. I'll help you through things. And we can talk to each other psychically, we can cheat.

[Private]

Sure. Just let me know. ... I'm not all that worried, it's just... yeah. Things from when you grew up stick with you.

[naturaltwohands]

I do not like cheating. [Drizzt be reasonable.]

[Private]

I will. [Sadness.] Indeed, they do. That is what I am afraid of. At least I will not have to worry of assassination attempts here?

[helborn]

It's not like our grades are going to count...

[Private]

Oh, believe me, if someone actually killed you then they'd have more than just you coming back to worry about.

[... Casper that tone is distinctly Not Okay.]

[naturaltwohands]

To you, they do not. But I cannot just... let myself fail.

[Oh no, he's a perfectionist.]

[Private]

Easy, Casper. [There's some amusement.] I will not die so quickly. I have yet to even have my life threatened here.

[Other than in Daneel's dungeon, hilariously enough. But Daneel's dungeon protected him.]

[helborn]

Drizzt, come on. We have to figure out what's going on, we don't have time for homework.

[Private]

Good. If you die I'm gonna punch your ghost.

[naturaltwohands]

I have enough time to do both, I suspect.

[Private]

... that would be a bit rude.

[Private]

[helborn]

Yeah, it would be. So don't die on me.

[Private]

[naturaltwohands]

I will do my best not to; I've been alive for nearly seven decades, and I fully intend to keep on living.