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[fonon_professor]

[Today, Gelda can be found wandering the village. She's going to be making a few stops. Raine's house, for one. Next, she'll go check up on Nephry and Dist. Later that afternoon, she visits the bar to see if Guy is there

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[offallingsnow]

[well, look who it is. This is a nice surprise.]

Good morning, Professor.

[fonon_professor]

[What kind of friend would she be if she didn't check up on her former student at a regular basis, right?]

Good morning, Nephry. How are you feeling today?

[offallingsnow]

Quite well, actually, thank you. What about you? ...Can I get anything for you?

[fonon_professor]

Oh, no, I'm quite fine. No need to get up.

[She'll just take a seat by Nephry, then turns to see if Dist is still nearby. She'd rather not that he overhears anything about the proposal. If she knows him half as well as she thinks she does, he won't take the news that well.]

[offallingsnow]

[look, she's lost the sling and everything, and is trying to convince Dist (and the rest of the house) that she's pretty much fine now. Help her out a bit, Gelda.]

Are you sure? There's hot cocoa in the kitchen.

[fonon_professor]

[But she's really not thirsty!] I just had something to drink at Raine's house as well. As soon as I change my mind, though, I'll let you know.

[offallingsnow]

Oh. ...How is she?

[fonon_professor]

Fine. She's fine. We should be opening the school again soon. [And yet it's obvious something's bothering Gelda.]

[offallingsnow]

[whatever it is, it may be best to let Gelda come to it on her own]

Do you expect more students this year?

[fonon_professor]

If the population continues to grow at the rate it's doing now, then definitely.

[offallingsnow]

...I suppose that has its good and bad points, then.

[fonon_professor]

I'm sure we'll be able to cope. If not, we'll have to ask one of our substitute teachers to take on a fulltime job at the school.

[offallingsnow]

With the way things happen here, and how chaotic it can be...I don't suspect you really will have much of a problem.

[fonon_professor]

Hmm, I suppose so. At least not for a long while.

[offallingsnow]

[hmm. Maybe she's here for chitchat after all. Having no other observations to make, Nephry leans back against the sofa, quiet.]

[fonon_professor]

[Gelda leans forward in her chair slightly, taking a deep breath through her nose. There isn't really a subtle way to bring this up. One last glance towards the hallway to make sure Dist isn't nearby and then she'll turn her gaze towards Nephry again.]

... Regal has asked me to marry him.