Dain: How did none of you hear what I just said?
Garrick: I'm technically the teacher.
Bodhi: I wanted to drop out a long time ago.
Ridoc: Aotrom got bored and has been making me listen to a stand-up-comedy routine he's rehearsing in our heads… to be fair, he's got some pretty great material.
Rhiannon: Ignoring you was a conscious decision.
Imogen: I don't hear bitches.
Violet: I've been zoned out for the past two and a half hours.
Xaden: I'm too pretty it's distracting.
Sawyer: I got distracted about halfway through… not by Xaden… just by life.
Ridoc: —Wait, Xaden; distracting to you or Violet?
Dain: You heard that, but not a single word I said during the CRUCIAL safety lecture?!
Aaric: Maybe it's the "lecture" part…
Sloane: Yeah, what if we called it a
"gathering" or something?!
Bodhi: No, there’s too many marked ones in one room for that to be "technically" legal.
Lynx: What about "commune"?
Imogen: Sounds a little too culty.
Garrick: And while it's not strictly stated in the codex, Xaden & I learned that one is also illegal the hard way—
Violet, turning to Xaden: —You were in a cult?!
Xaden: Of course not! … I tried to START a cult.
Violet, elbowing him: WHAT?!
Xaden, shrugging: It was 1st year… Garrick and I got bored… BESIDES its nothing like the scribe quadrant; that ACTUALLY wears robes!
Violet: Oh, not this again! It is NOT a cult!
Xaden: —YOU LIVED IN A BASEMENT!
Sawyer: Hey—My fiancé is a basement scribe!
Rhiannon: —WAIT—SAWYER—SHE SAID YES?You two FINALLY made it official!
Sawyer, blushing: Yeah, last Tuesday!
Violet, nearly popping her shoulder out, hugging him: I can’t believe I’m finally going to get a sister!
Mira: I’m your sister! … but yeah that’s pretty great too, aww, come over here!
Everyone, *unanimously cheering & congratulating*: Group hug!
Ridoc: And I’ve dubbed myself in charge of the ring-bear!
Sawyer: Yeah, about that; Jesinia asked me to clarify, you mean bearER right?!—
Dain, pinching the bridge of his nose: —Guys, come-on! *everyone turning & sitting back down* Would any of you have even come if it wasn't stated as CLEARLY mandatory?
Everyone *unanimously*: Absolutely not.
Dain, turning to Sloane: REALLY? You too?!
Sloane: What?! Oh, almost forgot we're dating now, so I have to pretend to agree with everything you say; yeah I totally would’ve come! *laughs* phew—close one… *whispers* can’t say I would’ve listened though…
Xaden, turning to Violet: —SINCE WHEN IS THAT A RULE?! — Violence hasn’t agreed with me ONCE in our entire marriage!
Violet, rubbing his shoulder: Yes dear, and you love me for that!
Ridoc: Hey! Aotrom says he’s ready if any of you wanna hear the intro!
Everyone *unanimously*, leaving: YES, let’s go!