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Hello everyone. I've... been here for quite a while now, and I think it's about time I start getting involved instead of always sitting around and kinda doing my own thing. [Three and a half months and it gets awfully boring, really.] Some of you already know this, but back in Rieze Maxia I was actually a medical student, and I also know healing artes. Some people suggested working at one of the clinics, so... I was wondering how I should go about signing up for that.

Likewise, I remember Emil telling me about this "Brave Vesperia" group we have here, so could someone also tell me more about that? I'm starting to get kind of interested in it.

[A beat, before he adds:]

Also, this is unrelated, but does anyone have any book suggestions? I'm partial to nonfiction since I usually read about medicine or even the different technology Luceti has, but I'm open to pretty much anything.

Sorry about all the questions. But thanks!

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[Mia pays more attention when he starts talking about working in the clinic. She thinks he seems young.

After another minute, she thinks she probably was the same, back then.]

Are you interested in one of the clinics in particular? You could always work at both. Unless there is an experiment going on, most of the time, neither one is overwhelmingly busy.

[He's very young. He's like five years old.]

Not in particular, no. I'm fine with either one of them. If that's the case though, I wouldn't mind working at both. The more I'm able to help out, the better.

Then I think you should come look around, if you haven't already.

Wait, do you work there yourself?

I do, yes. [And she should have begun with introductions. This habit of forgetting must cease.] My name is Mia.

Oh. Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mia. My name's Jude.

How long have you been working there?

Almost since I arrived, so, a few...years. Goodness, I don't think I realized, until just now, how long that really is.

A few years... I remember Emil telling me he's been here for over five. You haven't been here for that long, have you?

No, not quite, but almost three. Is that long enough to shock you?

Well, yeah. Granted, being here for any period of time is shocking enough as is. But for that long...

[She would love to tell him it isn't so bad - and it isn't, most of the time. It's just that the bad is always so...capitalized when it happens.]

I've taken the chance that I'm here because I can help people. There's no use in complaining about the passing time when there's still work to do here.

[--Ah... He's actually a little taken aback hearing that. He can't help but smile at it.]

...That's a nice way to look at it, actually. And I think you're absolutely right.

It took some time to come to peace with that, regardless. We are trapped here.

That's true. And because of that, I'd like to pitch in and do what I can to help out too.

[A beat.] So... In that case, would you mind if I came by and took a look around?

Oh, of course not. Come any time. Do you need directions? [It's hard to miss the battledome but assuming is worse.]

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