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[Rean just sends a picture.]

Hopefully I didn't take too bad of a picture, but... anything stand out as familiar to you?

What the?

That's us! But what are those uniforms? And the rest of those people?

That's what I'm wondering.

There is one other aspect to all this strangeness I didn't tell you during our first conversation here... people keep either remembering things that don't make sense for them to remember or, it my case, witnessing it as some kind of vision.

I saw myself as a child doing something I know I never did. I am entirely certain that what I saw never happened to me... but I'm just as certain that it was me that I saw. And now there's this...

Oh...So that's the memory thing people mentioned. Come to think of it, I did think of a student the other day that I know I've never had. I wonder if that's the same.

But if we're together, does that mean our memories will be connected somehow?

[....]

Also, that girl behind me in the photo. I might be mistaken...but I think she's in one of my music classes.

It could be something like that, yeah.

I wish I could say I had any idea what it means. Besides that vision I mentioned, I've really only remembered one other thing.

[...Ah. Speaking of that...]

The blonde girl, the one next to me in that photo. I remembered her. Not her name or anything, but now that I see the picture it's definitely her face in that memory.

[Yes. Her face and NOTHING ELSE.]

A girl from your music class, huh? Is she on the app, too?

The blond girl? [YEAH JUST THE FACE REAN SURE] She's not jogging any memories for me. I wonder who she is.

[Or the rest of them. or why that really tall guy is giving him the same vibes as his ex-- but he can't confirm without someone apping so whoop]

Yeah, she is. Her name is Emma Millstein. Academically speaking, she's top of the class. But she has trouble making friends and while she lives with her grandmother - I suspect Emma's had to be the adult in that relationship. And I'm willing to bet she knows way more about the magic stuff than she's letting on, but for some reason she won't admit to it.

[He sighs to himself, even though Rean can't see it. Emma's one of his hard nuts to crack, that's for sure. The schoolboard may be happy as long as Emma keeps giving them high grades that make them look good, Elliot has concerns about that girl.]

Unfortunately, she's not exactly fond of me as a teacher. She's not going to like hearing about this.

Edited 2022-03-06 17:32 (UTC)

Wish I could tell you, but I don't have a name to go with it. It's not like I get much context alongside these memories, but I get the feeling I didn't even know her name in the one I saw.

Oh, wow... yeah, that definitely sounds like a rough situation on her part. But as far as hiding the magic stuff... a friend of mine keeps a lot of that pretty close to his chest, too. He's at least open about knowing about it, but he doesn't want to talk much about the specifics. There's got to be something holding her back from talking... all we can really do is wait until she's comfortable enough to open up, I guess.

I have to admit, though, it's hard to imagine anyone not being fond of you as a teacher. Maybe I'm just biased, but...

Really? So maybe it's when you two first met?

[Yeah sure Elliot. Something like that. He does read over what Rean says and think about it]

Yeah...I guess when you've had to be quiet about magic all your life, keeping secrets would feel pretty natural. I don't know if she'll open up to me, but as long as she starts opening up to someone...

[he just wants Emma to have friends ok.]

Haha, I'd say you're biased alright. I don't think I'm an unfair teacher, but I do try to challenge them. Some react better than others.

Yeah, maybe!

[Dear god, he hopes not.]

It's got to be pretty awkward opening up to your teacher, too. Maybe someone else will have a better chance... or you might even be able to forge a better connection once she's, you know, not relying on you for a grade. We'll just have to see what happens!

Haha, well, at least I admit it? But still... if she's as good a student as you say, I wonder what you're throwing at her that's too much of a challenge?

[Rean has not considered s o l o s.]

You mean once she graduates in a few years? Yeah...I think it'd be best to hope she finds someone else to open up to. But who knows, at least this app might give her a chance to connect with more people like her.

[Oh, that]

It's the music performances. We have to put on a few every year to basically justify funding the music department to the schoolboard. [It's bullshit, he knows it. But jumping through hoops is what teaching is all about.] Emma's one of our best singers so she'll often get solos, but she hates doing them.

...Okay, good point.

[But as for the reason Emma dislikes him:]

Oh, I see... she's shy. Yeah, I can't imagine I'd want to take the spotlight like that, either. Maybe if you want to highlight her talent but make her feel a little better, you can put her in a trio or something? Something where she's at least not feeling like she's alone and everyone's focused on her.

[That's a thoughtful and sweet suggestion. Elliot pauses, as if he's thinking it over, before giving a thoughtful and eloquent reply:]

Nope.

Edited 2022-03-10 03:19 (UTC)

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Well, I tried.

Edited 2022-03-10 19:48 (UTC)

Haha, sorry.

If she absolutely refused to do it, I'd back off. But kids need to be challenged to help them grow and learn how to face obstacles. With most of my students, the challenge comes from the homework and the exams. But with someone as academically talented as her, the solos are her worthy opponent.

That does actually seem fair, when you put it that way... I hadn't really thought of that.

I've kind of vaguely considered education as a potential pathway, but I don't know if I'd make a very good teacher, especially talking to you. I think I'd be too concerned about what my students thought of me than actually pushing them the way they need.

Hey, c'mon now. I think you'd be a great teacher! You've always been really good at guiding and being patient with people.

And it's not like I started my first day of teaching knowing this stuff. I had to learn on the job. The first few months were rough.

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