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[neutralchaotic]

[One may or may not notice a dark figure standing under a tree, watching other mill about to their classes. The population of cadets have nearly doubled, and the percentage of SeeD and instructors has also grown at a rate he hasn't seen in a while. Shadow's reappearance will certainly cause a stir

Comments

[flirtninja]

Better in what respect?

[Heyo, Shadow; nice to see you again The ninja offers a gesture midway between wave and salute as he saunters up.]

[neutralchaotic]

[Looks over to Edge and nods in acknowledgment.]

They aren't using as many exclamation marks.

[flirtninja]

Oh, the writing! I thought you meant the contents. That's good, I didn't want to have to haul you in for a head exam.

[neutralchaotic]

You won't need to. Things aren't getting any better when it comes to a potential war breaking out, it seems.

[flirtninja]

What's your opinion on the Almasy thing?

[Thus far, his own opinion seems to be in the minority -- and yet, oddly, it's the one being acted on. Better to get a feel for the prevailing winds, so when push comes to shove (and he's sure it will), he knows what to expect.]

[neutralchaotic]

Almasy's still around? [raises an eyebrow. That subject...actually hits close to home for the black hedgehog. He read the whole newsletter by the time Edge had come, yet his opinion had evolved quite quickly.]

Unless he's up to his old games again, I don't see anything wrong with him being here.

[flirtninja]

The people who were here for what he did aren't happy. [Edge takes up a lean against the tree.] Especially with the threats some nations might make against us, knowing he's here.

[neutralchaotic]

They should stop wasting their time on one person and focus on stopping a potential war that could affect thousands. [Shadow stood from his seat and crossed his arms] It isn't up to anyone else to judge him, anyway.

[flirtninja]

It's a warning, really. If push comes to shove, there's going to be a fracture amongst the SeeDs as to how to deal with this.

[neutralchaotic]

[Raises an eyebrow]

What's your stance?

[flirtninja]

If he truly wants redemption, we should give him the chance. That's fair. If not, then that makes it our responsibility to deal with.

[neutralchaotic]

[Shadow nods, agreeing.] Exactly. Almasy dug his own grave, so let him figure out how to fill it.

Anything else going on that's not in the paper?

[flirtninja]

I haven't been back long enough to tell you anything solid. Or anything that matters and isn't gossipy. It is a school after all.

[neutralchaotic]

No news is good news, for now. [With the Gardens being as quiet as they were, Shadow knows something will come up.]

'Everyone's just focusing their attention elsewhere...'.

[flirtninja]

No news just means that whatever's going on hasn't broken out yet!

[He's cheerful about the prospect, though. Even on the throne he'd never had much tolerance for sitting about doing the administrative things. Give him a mission!]

[neutralchaotic]

Yet. Isn't that what all this is about? [Gestures to the newsletter.] You'd think people had enough of war.