[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/vpO1KHq.png[/img][/center][hr][indent][color=F88379]"It has began once again, huh?"[/color] Reiko said to herself as she observed the beginning of another term through her office's half-closed blinds. She glanced towards the clock only to see that there were just a few minutes between now and the time of the opening ceremony, finished another cigarette and glanced at the [url=https://imgur.com/a/ZEdK7]formal outfit[/url] hanging from a hack on the far side of the room: A complete witch's garb, including a wide-brimmed, pointed hat and cloak, even though the suit that accompanied them looked far more like the clothes of an office drone than what you'd expect from a real magician. Reiko disliked wearing the damn thing, but her Teacher was a woman fond of outdated traditions, just as you'd expect from a being as... ancient as the Magister.

[color=F88379]"There's no point in trying to swim against the current,"[/color] Reiko acquiesced to whatever force compelled her towards her obligations. A snap of a finger later and she was on her way to the Great Hall, right as the tolling bells announced the immediate beginning of the opening ceremony. [color=F88379]"I hope that she doesn't get late this time. Dealing with confused students gets old fast,"[/color] Reiko complained under her breath, immediately wishing she hadn't let her pack of cigarettes behind.

Reiko arrived at the Great Hall a few minutes later. She waited for the remaining students' arrival beside the door leading into the main hallway while a short feature film, with visuals styled like a pop-up book, retelling one of the most common versions of the Legend of the first Dawn Slayers, was being projected to those already there. The Ceremony would begin as soon as the film ended. Reiko certainly hoped that no students were intent on testing her patience on their first day in the Academy.[/indent][hr]