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... It's quite alright. I simply wasn't prepared for that line of questioning... which, I suppose is my own fault for not expecting it when I should have, even after having sat through that lecture you gave earlier today.

[Yes, it was embarrassing, but it seems Azul is willing to let bygones be bygones, so to speak.]

As such, I'll accept your apology, so you need not worry about it too much now.

That's good to hear. Otherwise I'd start worrying that I was too subtle with the lecture.

[And nobody wants that.]

Do you like this school?

Of course. It's given me the opportunity to not only run my business here, but it's an honor to get to study many of the same kind of magic and potion-making that the Great Seven were talented in. I'm glad I was able to attend this school above all others out there.

It's all really impressive. I don't have any magic myself - just a few gifts from the monsters I used to work with .

[She adjusts the flower in her hair. Speaking of.]

Are a lot of people worried about the overblot incidents, do you think...?

[At that, Azul does frown.]

I think so. Overblotting can happen when someone uses too much magic or their emotions end up affecting it negatively. It's not a particularly uncommon thing to happen to mages, but... it is strange that it's been happening very frequently here at school as opposed to just a once in a blue moon occurrence.

[Riddle, Leona... himself...]

It would be surprising otherwise if there weren't people that were starting to become more worried about this whole thing lately.

Hmm... That makes sense. It's hard for me to judge how normal people react to these things, but especially if this school was safe before, it'd be pretty scary.

[No one's died, so it doesn't register as a Problem by Evangeline's standards, but she's at least aware of it.]

I hope my research comes up with something useful. -And if worst comes to worst, I'm pretty experienced at calming people down with blunt force.

To be fair, that is pretty much the method people here have been using thus far when dealing with overblotting... albeit, with magic attacks rather than actually hitting each other over the head.

[But it would be kind of funny to potentially watch this woman hit someone and cure their overblot with blunt force trauma...]

Does anyone here use weapons at all? If not, I'll have to show off sometime.

Not really: not only does it seem largely unnecessary when most of us can use magic instead, but honestly, I don't trust some students here to be responsible when it comes to handling weapons.

[Like say... Floyd...]

Rook might have experience with weapons due to his interest in hunting, but he might be a tad difficult to hold a conversation with when first meeting him.

Is that right? I'm pretty confident in my ability to talk to weird people, personally...

[Rook hasn't even eaten any of her coworkers, it'll probably be fine.]

[Knowing Rook...]

I could tell you, but I think it might be better for you to draw your own conclusions when you meet him for yourself.

Can I at least know what dorm he's in? So I know who to keep an eye out for.

Pomefiore. Rook is the vice-housewarden of that dorm, so it's likely a matter of time before you end up crossing paths.

[Immediately, and it's obvious it was the first thing that popped into her head:] Oh, the boring one.

...is something I should probably not say to his face...

[That actually gets a genuine laugh at of Azul in response.]

What a bold thing to say! I can only imagine what kind of look Rook or even Vil would have if they were to hear you say that.

Well, it's true. [She lowers her voice a little, in case there are any Pomefiore students in the lounge.] If you're going to be called the Beautiful Queen, you should be able to back that up, right? But she just looks so normal in all the pictures I've seen. And I've already had people try to get me to follow them on Magicam with their fashion vlogs or whatever and nobody's shown me anything interesting.

Well, Vil is someone I would ordinarily recommend following--in addition to his good looks, he also uses Magicam to promote the movies he is working on as the president of the film club, so his account is useful for staying updated in that regard.

We also have an account as well, primarily for promoting Mostro Lounge and any new drinks or food items that we are considering for the Lounge, among other things.

[So there is that, at least?]

There may be more varied ones that I'm unaware of that might suit you, however--I believe Cater in Heartslabyul would be one of the best people to ask, given how enthusiastic he seems to be when it comes to Magicam.

Oh, I'll definitely keep that in mind, thank you.

[She'll even pull out her phone, tap tap tap...]

What's this about a points card?

Oh, that's one of our most recent additions to the lounge! When customers buy any food or drinks, they'll earn points that can be exchanged for any wish that can be granted by yours truly.

[Ah, so this must be the service he was talking about before in regards to students coming to him for his help on things.]

Oooh. Guess I know where I'm having all my dinners while I'm here, in that case.

[There's a sparkle in her eyes, not unlike when she was talking about her interests in monsters - when she's excited for something, she makes it obvious.]

You should probably put more terms and conditions on that, though.

Oh? And why do you say that?

[He can guess, but he's curious enough to ask regardless.]

Well, I mean, just because you can do something doesn't mean you're going to be comfortable doing it? And some people are jerks and won't care about your comfort level.

[Oh, that's... rather considerate of her. For a moment, Azul blinks in surprise, clearly not having expected her to be concerned about him in that regard. But, he quickly comes up with an answer--]

Don't worry, I do still have the right to say no if someone asks for something that I do not feel is fair compensation on my end.

[Not to mention that Jade and Floyd might actually try to kill someone if they made a distasteful move on Azul without his consent, so most would... probably be too intimidated by their presence to even consider it.]

Oh, that's good to hear. Then, can I wish to be introduced to a different octomer when I get enough points for it? ...Your classmates are teenage boys who haven't seen a girl in ages, I'm sure you could find someone who's interested, but I get it if the points card doesn't cover matchmaking.

[Azul seems to be seriously considering this offer for a moment--he has, in fact, had students ask for matchmaking at least once before, so that's not too strange of a request. As for an octomer specifically, however... well, to be perfectly honest, Azul is the only octomer he is aware of in the school, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there isn't one. Maybe there is another student who is just as self-conscious as he is about it that he somehow hasn't found yet? In which case, they might not appreciate having attention drawn to them either...

But the prospect of making money is a siren call too difficult to ignore for Azul. Not to mention, it would be a worthy challenge that could pay off in the end if he does come across a fellow student with circumstances similar to his own...]

Alright, I can do that. We'll call that part of one of our deluxe rates given the nature of the wish, but once you have acquired enough of those points, I'll introduce you to an octomer that I think you'll like. Does this sound like a fair deal?

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