Arbitary Author's Note: Welcome back! The first four chapters will be rather short, as evident by the previous one and this one. I'll be introducing the characters shortly.
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"Hey! Watch out!", Teal exclaimed when a rather short girl with purple attire pushed past her. Some people.. she resented when she too entered the courtyard. The young woman placed her hand on her hips and whistled lightly. Worth the trip.
She swept a few strands of her long hair away from her face, and got her scroll out of her pocket. The headmaster's speech would begin soon, but she had some time to look around the gardens and to get used to the scenery. After all, she was going to live there for the next four years.
Four years, huh. Maybe Vale's not so bad, Teal thought, cupping a droopy flower on her hand. The plantlife is nice, and The Forever Fall forest looks amazing.
"Sorry, but shouldn't you be at the hall already? The welcome speech is starting any time now.", could be heard from behind Teal, much to her surprise. She turned around to face the speaker: a silver-haired boy with an open hoodie and a white shirt with a loosely tied tie. His posure was lazy and he had tucked his hands in his pockets. "Oh, uh.. What.. what time is it?", the surprised girl tumbled, digging her pockets for her scroll again, hands shaking.
"Ozpin's speech o'clock. I'm Strav. New student.", the boy offered his hand for a formal greeting. Teal grabbed his hand loosely. "Teal Retina. Shouldn't you be at the hall as well?", she noted. "Thought I'd skip it.", the boy answered and shrugged his shoulders. Teal frowned a little: "The headmaster's speech? Why would you skip it?". Her voice seemed to have gained more confidence.
"Doubt it's anything meaningful.", Strav cocked his head. Teal's frown deepened. "Anything meaningful? It's your start as an official hunter. How is it not meaningful?"
Strav simply shrugged again with a slight grin. He was clearly toying with her. "And it's the next four years of your life!", the irritated girl continued, "It should be the most import-". Strav was tapping his wristwatch, interrupting the young woman's rant. "Oh crap, gotta go. Screw you though."
She turned heels and ran back towards the main path and the front doors of the academy.
