[6/17 (Tuesday) - Afternoon]
[Beacon Academy — Staff Room]
"The credit total for your monthly allowance should be transferred into your team leader's identification card within a few days," Miss Goodwitch explained as she adjusted her glasses. Standing beside her desk, she tapped a few commands into the keyboard before rotating the holographic display toward him.
"With our... prior arrangement, as agreed upon, you have received a substantial amount of credit from my colleague's peculiar assignments. After distributing them across both of your teams as requested, Team Ruby and Team Juniper now rank within the top two in overall allocation."
"Therefore, 7,000 Lien will be sent to each team, with an additional 300 added to account for the initial calculation being based on four members per team."
He nodded as she continued speaking, offering brief but firm advice regarding responsible spending.
When she finished her brief lecture on avoiding nonessential purchases with their budget, he waited a moment longer.
He could tell she had more to say—she had even opened her mouth before hesitantly closing it a second later. Ultimately, she coughed into her fist and turned the holographic screen back to its original position.
"... That will be all, Mr. Grayson. Thank you for your time."
It seemed he would need to improve his Reputation among the staff and become more Reliable before she would entrust him with whatever request she had been about to make.
With a polite nod, he turned and left the staff room to deliver the good news to both teams.
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[6/17 (Tuesday) - Evening]
[Beacon Academy — Dorm Room]
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['Holy sh*t, the wardrobe malfunction was mine!']
['... What the hell are you guys doing?']
['Sorry Beary, only people, human and faunus-kind, have rights.']
['We will always seek and reach out for the truth.
No matter what.
That's what makes us human!']
['You have lifted the fog in this world, as well as the fog in your own…
And whether that will lead to happiness or not… rests upon your shoulders.
Children of man…
Well done…!']
['As long as it's a purpose you believe in, there'll always be someone who can help you fulfill it.
You, me, and everyone else.
There are no barriers.
Our hearts are one.']
['Right, Teach?']
Although entertaining, it seemed the television series had only two seasons. A shame—he had personally found it to be an interesting watch. The conflict between the serial killer and the main cast was philosophical, and the final confrontation with the big bad had been filled with memorable quotes and scenes.
Turning the television off, Clerval reached for the disc as it slowly stopped spinning inside the player. While waiting for it to be ejected, he mulled on the series...
He felt as though his Knowledge of the world had grown slightly.
This producer for the show, Sapphire Secretary, had great vision. He'd keep an eye out for future films from the company. Atlas Co., distributed by the WickFire Entertainment Corporation in... Vale. What a weird name.
... Had the back of this disc always been this familiar shade of velvet blue?
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