[quote=@HereComesTheSnow]
So yeah, the start of a new year. One that happens to be in Beacon.
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This sounds more to me like they finished a year at Beacon and are beginning a new one at Beacon:

[quote=@HereComesTheSnow]
...that one ill-advised year of computer science.
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[quote=@Crimmy]
[b]Gratia Mindaro - Hallway Navigation[/B]

A green-grey satchel slung across her body, her black jacket and checkerboard-grey skirt tidied up for a new semester...
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If I'm wrong, than I apologize for the misunderstanding.