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[Charlie looks like a mess - her slightly frizzy hair now strongly resembles a Pomeranian, there are the beginnings of circles under her eyes, and her right eye is now yellow glass. Being in actual combat and dying and death seriously not being permanent have not done good things to her brain.

But she's not going to talk about that. Instead, she's gonna ask, in a slightly out-of-it tone:]

...did I miss anything? 'Side from classes - sorry to the teachers, by the way, but I was kinda dead. Can't... [She covers a yawn.] ...can't attend class when you're dead. Or reviving. I think.

How does it all work, anyway? How long's it take until you get used to it?

[She's maybe a bit too sleepy, it seems...]

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[a_shadow]

Don't worry, school has been pretty much abandoned for now what with the battle and everything going on

I was going to tease you about needing a note but I decided not to

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[springlocking]

[Ah, right. Yeah, she respects this lady well enough to flip over to private - she's learned enough to do that, thankfully.]

Thank you for that, I appreciate it.

[What else do you say to that, anyway?]

It was definitely an experience.

[Nice, neutral statement.]

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[a_shadow]

The classrooms are still intact so if things calm down soon I may start school back up just to be a distraction. We'll see how it goes.

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[springlocking]

1. Is there anything I can help out with?
2. I think I'd better step up on the training. Do you have any advice?

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[a_shadow]

It's good of you to offer but there really isn't anything. As far as training goes, you're talking about training to fight?

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[springlocking]

Yes. To fight, to be better at my job. Dying kinda put things in perspective for me.

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[a_shadow]

I can help you with that. Have you done much sparring in the past?

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[springlocking]

Thank you, and no, I haven't sparred before.

[Unless you count trying to survive ghost-possessed killer robots, that is.]

Should I go find some way to start?

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[a_shadow]

Well, I mean, show up in the gym and make it clear you want to spar and someone will face off with you. That's pretty much a guarantee. But if you want to actually learn, that's when you want someone like me to coach.

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[springlocking]

I want to learn.

[To see if this is actually something she can do.]

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[a_shadow]

I'm typically in the gym at 0630, if you're an early riser

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[springlocking]

I can make myself be one.

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[a_shadow]

Good. See you then, then.