No More Time

Serah Farron, world cultures teacher at Tancho Academy. teacher’s housing I-6 affiliated with String of Fates

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the secret ingredient .

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Yuri shook his head when she asked if he had cooked somewhere professionally— such a job didn’t really suit him at all. “Nah, it’s nothing like that.” he began, shrugging. “I went on a little journey with some friends before is all. They made me cook all the time, so of course I got a little good at it.”

He smiled once she took a croquette, watching as she took a rather big chunk out of it. He resisted the urge to chuckle, both amused and gratified that she didn’t take a small, humble nibble.

Raising an eyebrow as she consumed the rest, his smile quickly transformed into a grin. 

“Oh, really? I thought for sure you would get handed delicious desserts in the hallways all the time.”

Placing one hand on his hip, he decided to introduce himself. “The name’s Yuri, by the way.”

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" is that so ? well I'm sure that they all loved your food too. that's probably why you cooked so much right ? ", she said with a smile. With how his food tasted it was no wonder why his friends wanted him to cook all the time. It was delicious ! Though she didn't know how he cooked other things other than desert type things like this, but she was sure they tasted very excellent also.

Her cheeks though slightly had some pink on them though as she shook her head a little. " o-oh , no no. no one would ever do that, I'm sure about that. ", she said with a nervous laugh. Just the thought of people handing her such things in the hallway, well, she wondered if Snow would be okay with that.

" oh ! ", how could she forget to introduce herself ?

" my name is Serah. it's a pleasure to meet you Yuri ", she said with a cheerful smile.

" mmm . . . so you don't look really young enough to be a student for this class . . so are you by chance the teacher ? ", she asked tilting her head slightly. " or maybe you teach something else perhaps ? ".

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New Roommate [ Kanda and Serah ]

So for a reason, she guessed, she was being moved. Moved into a new room I-6.

Not that she had any complaints of course ! Though it was strange, she wondered if something went wrong. But that was fine with her, she just hoped that maybe she could get along with her new roommate. It would be a shame if her new roommate didn't like her wouldn't it ? yes it would.

Well with all of her stuff in hand, she just made her way to her new room.

With more minutes passing by, she finally found her new room. Her key in her hand she had a slightly tight grip on it. It was a bit nerve wrecking for her a little bit. She loved talking to new people and meeting new people, but being roommates with a total stranger was a little nerve wrecking. But she was sure that they could get along, she was hoping at least.

As she inserted the key and turned it, she opened the door but behold, no one was even in there. Well from what she could get though, maybe the person was very neat and organized since there was no mess around the place. That was a slight good bonus for her. A slight smile came to her as she made her way into the room and stood there looking around a little bit.

" ah . . . now well that side looks obviously taken so . . . I guess over here will be my side ", she said with a slight smile as she sat down on her new bed setting her stuff to the side of the bed. With a big sigh coming out of her she looked around the room again.

" well . . . I guess I'll be just meeting my new roommate later ", she said to herself. Not that she minded of course.

She bent down to the dresser that was on her side and well started to put her stuff in, not that she had very much with her to begin with though. But she really didn't need that much clothes.

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the secret ingredient .

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Yuri smirked slightly, glad that she at least had a sense of humor. Her first impression was certainly a good one; he found himself comfortable in her presence even though they had just met.

“Ah, thanks.” he replied casually to her compliment, choosing to remain modest. He was often told by others that his cooking was above par, but he didn’t really think much of it. Following recipes was simple enough; anyone could do it. Plus, he had plenty of practice with improvising ingredients since he was usually the makeshift chef that had to feed the rest of the group when they had been travelling.

“—Hm? Yeah, it only took me about an hour or so.” he confirmed in response to her question. “..but I made a little too many. Force of habit, I guess.” he added absentmindedly.

Bringing their attention back to the dessert, he moved the plate closer to her teasingly.

“Just looking delicious isn’t good enough though, am I right?”

“Here— try one and let me know. I’ll let you be the judge.”

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" you're most very welcome ~ ", she said smiling.

She blinked a couple of times and tilted her head slightly. " habit huh ? did you work in some sort of food place then before . . . ? ", she asked. Working in a restaurant would make it where you would cook more than usually right ? Well she would think it would anyway. But maybe she was wrong.

As the plate got moved closer to her she could only stare at the treats as they looked very much delicious.

" a-ah, yes I suppose you are right on that. um, well I'll try one then ", she said as she removed one of the chocolate croquettes from the plate. Well they most did smell nice to her, enough to get her stomach wanting to have one too.

She bit off a slightly large chuck out of it and chewed it tasting it. And well, it tasted delicious ! She swallowed the food and stared at the food in her hand.

" it tastes very delicious . . . ! I haven't really had something that tasted this good in a while ! ", after saying that she started to eat the rest of the one she had very happily.

[directorofacademia]

A meeting across time | Hope and Serah

[directorofacademia]

“Ah…That is terrible indeed…”

He still had the feeling that Serah was hiding something, but he didn’t know what. But the nagging sensation refused to rest, refused to leave him. But here she was, right in front of him. Everything should have been alright, shouldn’t it? So why could he not shake off this feeling?

Hesitance. He was truly unsettled by this feeling. Serah was an important friend, and he wanted to be able to help her in some way. Even if he couldn’t exactly help her right now, at least when they returned to Gran Pulse…

“Serah…are you okay? You see to be…suffering by yourself.”

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Serah was really really trying to keep that smile on her face. She didn't like lying to Hope at all about this. But would he believe her if she told him of what happened ?

Maybe he would. But would he panic ? What would he do ?

" I'm not suffering Hope. I'm just . . . . maybe a bit conflicted ", she said softly as she linked her fingers together behind her back.

Maybe if she made him promise not to . . . do anything maybe that would work ? No. She couldn't do that.

" Hope . . . You know how me and Yeul are the same with how we see those future sights . . . right ? ", Serah questioned. Maybe by that one question he could link it all together. It was much more better than . . . well telling him straight forward on what happened.

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the secret ingredient .

Yuri was not impressed.

The food here was seriously suffering in both quality and taste, especially for a place that appeared to have so much money and funding. Clearly, whoever ran the academy spent more time throwing up buildings than catering to the palettes of the students and faculty. On top of that, it was nearly impossible to bring any food from ‘home’ considering the school was completely isolated from other civilizations, which just forced everyone into a deprived, starving corner.

Craving something sweet, the male headed towards an empty home ec. room. Since it was rather late in the afternoon, he figured it was safe to use it. Once he was completely sure that there was no one around, he ‘borrowed’ a few ingredients, placing them out in front of him one at a time. Then, carefully, he proceeded with his plan; melting the chocolate and butter together before placing it into a large bowl, adding sugar and eggs as he whisked it thoroughly… Luckily, he had been able to find a pastry bag, so it wasn’t too hard to keep his area clean.  About an hour passed as he continued, creating the coating with some flour, eggs and corn flakes, heating up some oil to finish them off to a golden brown …

.. and ultimately he had created some lovely, chocolate croquettes. 

Unfortunately, he had gotten a bit too into it and made way too many; not to mention, he was used to cooking for a large group of people, not just himself. Reluctant to just take them home and waste them— since freezing them just wouldn’t be the same— the former knight grabbed the plate of fresh croquettes and stepped out the door. Conveniently, there had been someone who was just about to walk by, so he stopped them right in their tracks without really caring who it was.

“—Hey, mind taking these off my hands?”

“I swear they’re not poisoned.”

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Serah walked around the school just, well, trying to familiarize herself where everything was at. Such as the different rooms and where the cafeteria was, and everything else. It was going to be a bit difficult though to remember. When she was last a teacher, she certainly didn't have all this. It was just her teaching though so, she was used to only being outside teaching and handing out assignments. So this was definitely different, so very very different.

Though when she smelt a very sweet aroma from one room she could definitely tell that was probably the home ec. room. Well as much she would love trying something that they were making, she probably couldn't since it could be an assignment right ? So she just kept on going forward. Well she was though, until a young man came in stopping her.

“—Hey, mind taking these off my hands?”

“I swear they’re not poisoned.”

As soon as Serah heard that she was delighted but she couldn't help but laugh at the last statement.

" Well . . . I suppose I could as long as they're not ' poisoned ' ", she said in a teasing manner.

" They certainly look very delicious though. Did you make these all by yourself . . . ? ", she asked tilting her head slightly. It was certainly a lot to cook for oneself that was for sure.

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For World Cultures Class

hello everyone !

for those who are taking this class or plan on to, do you mind liking this please ? it'd be of great help to keep track of those who will be taking this class, also lets me know who is too.

and I will tag everything SOF World Cultures for anything regarding to this class also.

there will be an assignment coming out soon, so be prepared everyone !

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“Mm…I don’t really understand it either, but it feels like I’ve been here before. I guess some places are just like that, hm?”

Mitsuru paused as Serah spoke, and noticed the minor stutter in her voice; she had a feeling that perhaps Serah was keeping something from her, even with that bright smile on her face, but she knew that Miss Farron would have her reasons.

Mitsuru smiled, and nodded. She knew not to press further.

“Ah, I see. Well that surely seems simple enough. I’m guessing you plan to stay here for a while, right?”

The sunlight was beginning to burn Mitsuru’s back slightly through her blazer, and stretched her arms out a little. Something cold certainly seemed like a nice plan in this weather, and whilst they still had a while yet before any further events, Mitsuru decided to invite Serah along.

“Would you care to join me? I was thinking of going to get some ice cream.”

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" ah, maybe ! maybe perhaps when you were a child you came here and you just don't really remember ? ", Serah suggested with a smile.

Relief came over though when Mitsuru didn't press her at all about the subject of where she was from. She was very relieved over that, it wasn't because she wanted to hide anything it was just how was she to explain that ? and how would someone believe her ?

" yes ! I do plan on staying here for a while, I am a teacher here now so I plan on sticking with it until something comes up to where I have to go ", she said with a cheerful smile.

" ice cream . . . ? ", Serah thought for a moment on this as she then nodded her head.

" sure ! I would be delighted to have some ice cream with you Mitsuru ~ ".

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ooc

okay I'm back from moving and my trip everyone !

I will get on my replies as fast as I can, and if you want to have a thread with Serah, just shoot me a message or something like that and we can have them get to know each other or

something yeah o uo

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International Kissing Day M!A declares you must kiss anyone who ends up in your askbox despite your relationship. And it lasts until Midnight. Good Luck ^_~

" o-oh my . . . u-um, isn't this a bit too much to ask for though ? a-ah, well I suppose a kiss on the cheek wont hurt though . . . "

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ooc:

I'm really sorry for the ooc everyone but, I wont be able to post very much from today to sunday/saturday.

then I will be gone for a whole week due to a mission trip and then I will also be gone a little bit longer since I'm moving.

but I don't officially leave until sunday so before then I will try and get on before then to reply to any remaining conversations before I leave.

I'm really sorry about this everyone, but when I come back I'll be sure to get Serah out there a little bit more and chat with everyone c :

[directorofacademia]

A meeting across time | Hope and Serah

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Serah was hiding something. Hope was now certain of that. His years as director of the Academy, and subsequently as its advisor in 400AF had polished the skills of perception that he had learnt from his time as a l’cie. His time with Lightning.

It wasn’t so much her description. That had seemed truthful enough. It was the apprehension in her eyes when he had first commented that it was strange.

“So…Caius died. What happened after that? What happened…to the future?”

He was fearful of her reply. But he had to know.

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" yes . . . basically. ", she said with a short nod. Though a frown was on her face, watching Caius die like that, was just a terrible thing she though. He took the weapon and basically killed himself, it was . . . terrible.

" ah ? ", so now it had gotten to this part. So how was she going to try and get around this one ?

" well . . . like I said before, I didn't make it back. I came here, I'm not sure what happened with that. But from what it seems Noel isn't here I'm assuming, I haven't seen him at all. So maybe, he got back to the future and saw what happened ".

How was she going to tell a friend that she had died ? She didn't want any sad looks, tears, she just wanted to make sure that Hope would think everything would be alright. No she didn't know what happened after she died, but maybe things turned out okay.

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Mitsuru smiled, and looked towards the teacher’s bright expression.

“I suppose it is a shame that not many people see this place,” she replied, turning back to face the flowers. “But in a way, it’s kind of better like that. It makes it more personal, I think.”

It was hard to believe that she was a teacher; she already guessed internally that Serah - or Miss Farron, as she was technically supposed to be addressed - would be a big hit among students and teachers alike, if only just because of her relation to all ages.

“Yes, I’m very excited to continue on with my classes,” Mitsuru continued. “I’m hoping for this to be a good year…although, strangely…I can’t help but feel like I’m forgetting something each time I come here.”

It was true - lately, each time she had been visiting this garden, it was almost nostalgic to her - but she hadn’t ever been here before enrolling. So why was that?

Mitsuru shook her head of these thoughts, and turned back to face Serah.

“So, are you from around this area? Or have you traveled a long way to get here?”

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" mm . . . yes that is a very good point. it also would give you some time to think in peace probably too ", she said with a soft smile while nodding her head.

" oh well that's good ! ", she said as she put her hands together smiling even more brightly if it were possible. If there was one thing Serah could do, was probably always keep a smile on her face. And it was always bright and cheery and never nothing really bright and cheery. But what she said next somewhat confused her.

" forgetting something . . . ? "

" well that's surely strange. I wouldn't think coming here would make you forget about anything. are you sure that you could be forgetting about anything . . . ? ", she asked as she tilted her head slightly.

" eh ? a-ah , well ", so how was Serah suppose to tell someone that she used to time jump, and is most definitely not around here ?

" w-well, you see, I travel a lot so I'm really no where from around here ! but when I visited here, they had a really good teaching job offer so I took since I used to teach in another place before, so I thought why not do it again ! ", Serah said with a smile.

So she was somewhat lying but not really lying. She did travel a lot, just, between different . . . times.

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Serah huh? Well, at least she knew what her name was. Rika cocked her head to the side and nodded. “Then Rika will call you Serah Teacher!”

At her explanation though, she giggled. “What are you talking about Serah Teacher? Sexual intercorse is different from murder! After all, it brings pleasure, not pain. A lot more people would most definitely pick fucking instead of killing.”

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" aha, alright then. you can do that ", Serah said with a soft laugh.

" w-well, it's more like an example. I'm not saying it's the same as sexual intercourse. But, still, both of them are still very bad and shouldn't be done. But sexual intercourse should only be done when married, it's a very bad thing to do if you're not married ", Serah said nodding her head a little.

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A meeting across time | Hope and Serah

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“Oh? The two of you defeated Caius…that is good. So the future was saved? We owe the two of you so much…”

It had been a while now since he had come to this world, yet he still spoke with the manner of one who had once shouldered an entire organisation…an entire world on his shoulders. But there was also relief in his tone, a warm sincerity at seeing one of his friends again.

But that pause? Hope had to fight to keep a frown from forming. Serah was hiding something from him. He was certain of it. The question was, what?

“That certainly is strange…” He hesitated before he continued. It was unlike him to question a friend like that, but something was off with the way Serah presented the news that Caius had been defeated. She should have been more…optimistic, had things gone right. No?

“Hey, Serah. How did Noel…defeat Caius?”

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" oh no ! no one has to owe us anything, we wanted to save it, nothing to it ", she said with a smile.

Serah tilted her head slightly in had a slight confused look. " hm . . ? what's strange ? ", now she could only really hope that he wouldn't catch on what she was worried about telling him. She couldn't allow herself to become nervous, she could feel her heart racing now. She was never really good at lying very much.

" how he defeated Caius ? ", well that was a relief, it was better than what she thought he could ask.

" well, in the end Noel tried to spare Caius. but, Caius grabbed Noel's sword and pierced himself right through. So I guess . . . maybe in a way, Noel didn't really ' defeat ' Caius but, in the end Caius did die. ", Serah said nodding slightly with a slight frown on her face. Well, she couldn't really not tell the truth on what happened in that event. Seeing how Caius just went ahead and pierced himself through, all to just free that young girl Yeul, it truly shocked Serah how far someone could go just to save someone they really care about.

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OOC:

so just putting this out there, Serah is still unfated so if you want to fate romantically or non-romantically with her, shoot me a message I guess.

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“N-No! It’s not that!”

“I’ve just never been called handsome before! I mean, I’ve been called ‘cute’ and even ‘pretty’, but not handsome…”

✰Did he reach mantier yet? Probably not.

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" huh really ? ", she tilted her head a little bit.

" well I certainly know that some people I know would think you're handsome that's for sure. ", she said with a smile. Well this was a cute conversation for her certainly. This young man was certainly cute but she was surprised to know not many people had called him handsome. She would think he would have a lot of admirers, but maybe she was wrong ?

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“Ah, so you’re a teacher?”

Mitsuru was surprised to find out that this girl was teaching here. She looked so young, after all.

After a couple of moments, she noticed that Serah was stood up, and - realizing it was probably from startling her - felt a little guilty for speaking suddenly. She walked over next to the pink-haired girl, and knelt down at her side at the flowers.

“Sorry if I surprised you,” Mitsuru stated with a smile, “I’m not really used to seeing anyone in this place, either.”

Mitsuru looked happily at the roses before the two of them. This place sure was beautiful.

“I take it you’re new to this place too? I haven’t seen you around here before.”

“I’m Mitsuru Kirijo, and I’m a Senior here. It’s nice to meet you.”

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" mm-hm ! I am ! ", she said happily.

Serah had a moment of a slight blank look as she watched the young woman come beside her and knelt down to the flower's level. Oh she was apologizing ! Serah shook her head quickly and gave a smile.

" No it's perfectly alright ! you don't have to apologize for that, haha ".

" ah , so not many people come to this garden then ? ", she asked as she slightly tilted her head to the side.

" That's such a shame, this place is so pretty ", she said as a small frown came upon her face. For such a place that is so pretty, it was a shame that not many people came to see it. But it did look very well tended too, so that was the good thing. There must be some sort of gardener maybe perhaps somewhere around the school.

" Ah ! yes , yes I am new here. I just got hired recently, I'm looking forward to teaching everyone here ! ", a bright smile came upon her face then as she nodded her head slightly.

" oh, it's a pleasure too meet you also Mitsuru ! it must be an exciting year for you then since you're a senior right ? "