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"I'm glad, you guys seemed a bit down when you first came here, but I get you. Kind of ruff blending in, glad you two managed it, sure helped me"

"You are good at blending in. I guess sometimes too good, of course."

"YEah, other piskies don't have it so bad" He admits "Oh hey, let me know if Symon gets a D&D game going"

"Can do! We have these neighbors that might join, and this girl, Chelsea, from my lit class..."

"Oh, is CHelsea nice?"

Vague but pleasant memories of touching..

Purple rising up her cheeks as she nods.

"Cool."

"I may have to cut my accounting. Grandma thought it might be solid, but i'm just disliking it"

"As a major? Oooof, yeah."

"Lots of numbers."

"Not my major but she thought as a fall back? I think I'd rather crash"

"Maybe there's a way to make it better? But, like, you can have different fall backs."

"Maybe" A thought "Not sure what I'll be good at "

"I get that. I'm undecided."

"Huh, bet you pick something that involves protecting or helping animals or people"

"I've thought about that, yeah."

"I.. don't think I could be a vet, though."

"YEah, they sometimes have to put the sick pets down, that's gotta ssuuuuuck"

She bites on her lip and nods.

"No shame in having a tender heart, Dagmar. I couldn't do it either I don't think and I'm not near as good with animals"

"Part of me wants to be a fireman. Don't need a degree, per se, but..."

She shrugs. "I'm big, and tough. I could save people."

"Nobody sings songs called 'Fuck da fire department."

He grins at that "That's true." A thought 'Some college coures might make you a better fireman. Tiffany has joined the firefighters, and she's not even a Dalmation pooka"

"I mean, I'd need a back up plan for after that? Not sure how long you can fight fires..."

"YEah, wears and tears on you.. spring magics might help" He nods "But still. You any good with archiecture? You could maybe plan earth quake resistant or wildfire proof buildings?"

Squint. "Uh."

"I thought about maybe physical therapy."

"HEy, maybe you could do physical therapy FOR Firefighters? Keep them in shape, help them recover?"

"Maybe?"

"Sorry, I shouldn't spitball with your future" A grin "Just , sometimes imaginging for others is easier than for yourself, weird thought it is"

"Oh, I get that."

"I've been... not great... about finding my new direction."

"FIrst year you don't need it is what i hear," He reassures

"That's the hope!"

Fist bump offer at that! Both of them counting on it

"You been to the Librewery yet?"

"Yeah, briefly." A nod

"It seems kinda cool."

"YEah, weird cats though"

"Ohhh yeah, the crazy colored ones?"

"YEah, seen them around... "

"Say you know what those things are?"

"Not really?"

"Mean. One scratched me."

"Oh, did it get infected?"

"Actually, I did have a weird day after that."

"Yeah?" He is curious

"Yeah - I was really wired and agitated, and the next day I crashed hard."