[OOM: Academy (A. Imp.)] Antillar Maximus

[tavar_of_alera]

Tavi has been telling himself for days that he's not worried about the start of his term at the Academy. After all, it's what he's wanted for years

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[furiousmaximus]

The sound of the door opening is enough to prod the massive figure on the opposite bed into sitting up. It looks around, spots Tavi, and drawls out a friendly sort of "What do you want, runt?"

[furiousmaximus]

Max rolls his eyes. "You may have seen the city, but you haven't seen the City. And I am the best guide you could possibly wish for on that front." He beams.

[tavar_of_alera]

"I thought you came from Antillus?" Tavi's very good at deliberately misunderstanding things.

[furiousmaximus]

"Of course," Max bulls through the intentional misunderstanding like it's not even there. "But I insured that I was quite well-acquainted with the city here soon after my arrival."

[tavar_of_alera]

"Just remember, for the record, when this goes horribly wrong somehow that it was your idea, and I just got dragged along," he sighs with a wry smile.

Never mind that, in all likelihood, the actual trouble will be over something Tavi gets the involved in. It's sort of the way of the world.

[furiousmaximus]

"Oh, come on, Calderon. I haven't led you wrong yet, have I?" In the whole... five minutes they've known one another.

[tavar_of_alera]

"No--and in a whole five minutes, too," he says with a cheeky grin. "I'd never have managed that long."

[furiousmaximus]

"Well, then, clearly I'm a brilliant leader and you should trust me implicitly."

[tavar_of_alera]

"Of course, o great leader," he retorts with sarcasm. "Nor will I point out that I told you so when it goes wrong."

[furiousmaximus]

"Of course not. Because it will obviously be all your fault. After all, it's never gone wrong before." As long as you maintain a loose enough definition of "wrong" at least.

[tavar_of_alera]

"It's never my fault when anything goes wrong."

[furiousmaximus]

"Oooooh," Max laughs. "You'll soon discover the exact opposite."

[tavar_of_alera]

"And yet the only change would be that you're involved, which really makes you the cause of it, not me."

[furiousmaximus]

"Your poor excuse for logic is not impressing me at all. You sure you're cut out for school?" Max asks because he's a model student.

[tavar_of_alera]

"You sure you're cut out to show me the city?" Tavi counters.

[furiousmaximus]

"You won't find a better guide," Max promises.