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1st Circuit - Text for Both Courts, Video-locked for Unseelie

[There's probably a better way to do this, but at least he can put out feelers and see what he's working with. Since the decimation of Caer Scima Hiro's been a little more than bitter toward the Seelie and while he doesn't want to have anything to do with any of them, he realizes that as a scientist he needs to gather as much information as possible.]

It's been a long month, hasn't it? I'm not used to any of this. Monsters? Destroying people's castles? It's weird. I was getting ready for class one day and the next I came here and then the fighting started. I think I'm going to fall really, really behind in my homework. Makes me wonder…what do you miss most about home? I can't be the only one who really misses advanced tech (computers, video games, even the old stuff like VCRs would be okay at this point.) And I know, I know, the Station exists but it's not the same. So, what about you guys?

[If he can figure out what people value? Maybe they can use that to their advantage, too.]

[Unseelie Locked]

[Now comes the hard part. With that out of the way the video function of the locket clicks on and it's obvious that the locket's hanging from something in front of Hiro. He's in a room at the Station, ever-recognizable blue hoodie hanging loosely on his frame but the sleeves pushed up to his elbows. More importantly than that? He looks a little nervous.]

…hi. My name is Hiro Hamada. I don't know most of you, but I hope you're listening anyway.

[He pauses and looks to the side, evidently looking at someone else who's in the room with him. Deep breath, Hiro.]

It's not a secret that we lost this battle pretty bad. That's a fact, but I think there's something we can do about it to help recover. I know there are other people that don't know how to really fight, or there are people who can only fight with weapons. What if we could do something more than that?

[Give him a second and he's holding up his hand. It looks as though he might completely freeze up but after a short moment a small fireball appears in the palm of his hand. He wants to put it out immediately, but he pauses long enough to at least look at the locket again.]

I couldn't do this when I first got here. [And the fireball vanishes.] Think about how much stronger we'd be as a court if everybody could wield a couple of spells. Even if it's not something you want to use for offense even picking up a few for defense is better than nothing. I know there're a lot of magic users here but…well, Lemina and I have been working on something pretty cool.

[He's going to lean forward and pick up what looks like a piece of paper with a class list and a list of elemental spells written on it to show the camera.]

The Guild's designed to not only teach people how to unlock their own magic ability but hone it and build up to becoming a better magician. We have a few ideas how to use it to help our side of this war. We're going to start classes soon for anybody who's even kinda curious. [A pause.] Look, I didn't even really believe in magic before I got here and knowing the little bit I learned saved me back there. It'd be really cool if you guys considered it and you can always ask Lemina or me if you have questions.

[Actually…he looks off screen toward where Lemina's sitting.] Maybe we should do that now?

[ooc: This is actually going to be open to both Seelie and Unseelie because of the mage university being started by Tzilan just outside of Redgate. Lemina's been putting up flyers around the Station and Hiro just doesn't realize it and has a very strong bias against the Seelie. You can check out more about said-Guild in the class link above, and you can sign up your character here. As an aside, Lemina will also be teaching classes at said-university on her own, but will be keeping the Guild as something separate. edit: also Lemina might pop into some threads as well!]

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Wait, so you can teach me how to use a broom like an actual wizard?

Magician but sure! They're good for traveling in a pinch since you can grab a broom from pretty much anywhere. I prefer magic carpets but it takes more concentration than a broom.

Magician, sorry. [Someday they'll have a talk about how magicians, in his world, usually don't use real magic.] What about like a hoverboard? If I built something here could we charm it to make it fly?

A hoverboard.... just a board that would float? We should be able to.

[Her research has yet to give her 'hoverboards'.]

Yeah it's like. [Well since she's in the room with him, he's going to dig out his journal and flip it open to a page that shows a drawing of a hovercar he and Tadashi created or were in the process of creating.] It's like this, but it's flat. Does that make sense?

Yeah sure. It reminds me of the magic arrow kind of. That flew really high in the sky though, not just hovered. But if it was just hovering, all you'd need to concentrate on is the small cushion of air between you and the ground. Easy!

You didn't tell me about some magic arrow thing. What's it do? [He'll get back to the whole hoverboard thing in a second, he wants to know about this arrow.]

Well... here I'll draw it without the shell. It's mega-cooler without it.

[She takes the paper from him and draws a strange vehicle before holding it up.]

Presto! What do you think?!

That...[He's just looking at the paper, squinting to see if he can make heads or tails of it.] Is really weird. It kinda looks like Tadashi's bike torn apart. How do you make something like that?

[She slumps. She thought it looked really cool.]

Magic and metal. The control panel adjusts the direction of the arrow and the thrust of the engine.

[It's okay Lemina, no matter what Tadashi > everyone in some instances.] It sounds easy enough. We could definitely make something like this if we have the right parts and the right enchantments. I just wish I knew where to find a lot of metal.

Maybe when Ariadne masters earth magic, she'll share some of the metal from it with us.

How much have you taught her so far? Anything? [He may just be adding Ariadne's name to the list, too.]

We've just started unlocking her potential but she's going to be a fast learner, too, I can feel it. She has a strong connection to earth. I'm excited to see her progress!

Makes sense. She's an architect! [He looks up from his list then.] Wait, do they have those in your world? People that design buildings, basically. She's gotta have a good idea of how things are stabilized if she wants to create things, too.

Yes! All of Vane in fact was built by magical architects. But regular towns are built by normal people who can design buildings and understand how to place them in the town or city, things like that. I'm no good at that unfortunately. I know the principles but....

Knowing is better than being totally clueless. [He just gives her a little look. Lemina, he knows you're good at some areas and he knows you're not stupid. It's okay.] Ariadne's been designing her spire herself. She showed me some of the layout when I told her what I was doing out at Spire 10. [I.E. the reason he's been running back and forth and okay, so he hasn't exactly disclosed to Lemina what he's been doing but so what.] She's going to pick up really fast once we get her going.

We have a good handful of people that're interested in the Guild, do you see this? [He gestures to the locket where calls are still coming in.]

[She knows he's right but it doesn't stop her from being hard on herself for not having knowledge of literally everything. But she nods in agreement. They're lucky to have Ariadne. In fact, they have a lot of good backing so far. It's such a strange feeling.]

Let's see.... Well, that girl, Shijima, is going to pay us just for inventing a flying toy so that's awesome. [Focus, Lemina.] Ellie... we can definitely try combining different spells for her. I won't ask you to teach her that since there's no reason to expose you to that. [A fiery tornado is the last thing he needs.] But she's a Baroness too so she'll be useful to keep happy. I still want to teach that Mr. Primitive guy how to magically enhance his weapons. Put him on the list too. And I can teach that one girl some private potection magic. I guess we should advertise that too but we don't focus on it much, so it's a lower key thing.

[She pauses from her rambling.] Are you and Loki okay. You seemed not okay talking to him.

[Oh look at that, something else they have in common. He's looking at the list, idly filling out names and powers and notes.]

I have an idea how to make them, too. I just might need your help to keep them airborne. [It's clear that he has something to prove to Shijima even as he writes her name on the list.] She's bored enough that if we keep her interested we might keep her for more than one lesson. James Barnes needs something to keep him busy, too. [He looks a little ashamed then, but he's not making it out to be a big deal.] I might be able to teach Ellie the basics but I don't think I can handle a whole tornado of flames. Sorry. [He frowns briefly before she mentions Eren.] I don't even know what kind of weapons he has but it's worth it if he's going to be out there helping protect Caer Scima. Teresa seems to be on the same wavelength as me with tech so I can help you with some ideas if you want. I've spoken to Katsa before...she's good to teach. And Thrall's a friend! So he's definitely good to teach, too. And, um, there's Wan. He offered to teach me to really control the fire magic but I don't know if I'm ready for that either, I guess? [A shrug.

...ah. She noticed that. He had a feeling she did but he just shrugs again, giving her a slightly alarmed look.]

What? No, we're fine! Loki's just...you know. Have you ever talked to him? Sometimes he's just...[There's literally no way out of this.] ...it's not a big deal. Loki just knows more than I meant to tell him, that's all.

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I'll teach Ellie after the basics so don't worry. [She gives him a smile. His fear isn't so bad. He's learning, too, and teaching people the basics will be a good way to help that.] The tech things are definitely your area but if you like them, let's bring them aboard!

[She's making her own notes as well as she thinks.] And Katsa and Thrall sound good. If Wan knows about fire, we'll want him on, too. He might know even more than that.

[As she edits her notes, she adds, almost casually.]

So Loki's getting into your head is what you're saying and reading you.

[When Hiro is already in a delicate shape, she doesn't want that.]

I think it'll help. All of it, everything we can do to work with people's comfort zones and use what they already know will be the best way to get everybody up to speed.

Wan told me he could use all four of the main elements but he was only talking about fire today. I'll see if I can convince him to come join us, but right now it looks like the teachers are just you and me.

[...sigh. He slumps, arms thrown over his knees and knees drawn up to his chest.] No, it's not like that. I mean it's not like he's breaking into my mind or anything like that, I just mean that I told him way too much. How do you think I got Baymax's arm to the Station? Loki asked and I kind of told him a lot about home and...he kinda gets it, I think. But you know. It's...[Awkward. It's awkward to share a lot of things and he knows Lemina gets it, too.]

He kinda knows some of the same things you know. He knows I'm trying to rebuild Baymax.

So we'll see what we can do about getting Wan to join us as a teacher...

[She sets her pencil down and smiles to herself. She understands it. Hiro told him too much - probably everything from the sounds of it - and now Loki can use it to figure him out.]

I get it. So he's wondering where this fits in or what you're using it for? Something like that anyway. I know you have your own wants and desires. That's okay. After all, what would the Guild be if it didn't support each other's aims? We're a team.

We can send him a message when we're ready for our first class, right? I think we should figure out how we want that to go first before we bring in another teacher.

[But Lemina's giving him her attention and he knows that means he has to stop trying to stall and explain.]

...probably. I think he's just trying to make sure I'm not pulled around in too many directions. We kinda had a really long talk about stuff. [Someone's more fond of the chaos god than he wants to admit.] I didn't tell him who Tadashi was, just that he was Baymax's creator. [It had been too hard to mention he was his brother at that point. He has a lot of his own wants and desires but how to explain them...]

What are yours then? Besides getting the Guild up and running.

[He has a point but she wants to make sure he's doing okay first.]

I'll make sure you're not getting pulled into too much, don't worry. I want to rely on you and I do but we're working together on this, so you don't have to do anything alone.

[But he asks the million dollar question and Lemina laughs, a weaker sound than she wants to hear, and tucks her hair back.]

...I need to get stronger. My mother was kidnapped before I arrived. I have to save her but... I was too weak to do anything. Right now, I don't know how she is. There's nothing I can do except get the Guild running and train.

[And now Hiro can guess why she's so hard on herself.]

I'll be fine. I can handle it. [And he really believes he can handle everything, and he doesn't even realize that's probably why Loki's a little concerned. Hiro Hamada bites off more than he can chew even on a good day. Overly ambitious and easily frustrated. It's never a good combination.

He's immediately shifting the topic though away from himself and back to a safe zone to talk about Lemina, and he just looks at her with wide eyes as he absorbs that one pretty significant fact.]

What? Why didn't you tell me that sooner? [It would have made things make a lot more sense, yes, but...he could have maybe said something to make her feel better. Or at least censored himself more. At least he knew the state of Tadashi and Baymax. He can't even begin to think about what it'd be like to not know answers to such an important question. He shakes his head.] We're going to train a lot. You and me, we're both going to get stronger and fix everything.

[And that settles it. He's even more determined now than ever to make sure this Guild succeeds. He just has to concentrate and put as much dedication in as possible to make sure it works.]

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