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Penny takes the new routine in stride. It's certainly a slight letdown after the thrilling fight with Void, but it's another step to proving her worth as an Ars Magi. It's certainly more demanding and difficult than what she was used to back in Siscia, but if she wants to do her part, she knows she has to prove she can walk the walk. In her spare time, she studies any available information on Ars Magi and Void, as well as any knowledge about magitech she can get her hands on. Still, the weeks prove pretty tranquil, and as time goes on, she feels more at ease about her stay at Palmyra.

Well, right until she got into a fight with a Hasta girl, Blair McKenzie. A slight misunderstanding turned into an argument, and before she knew it, fists were flying, and Penny learned a few things that day. One, the Ars Magi academy is [i]really[/i] strict about fights, and she got several days detention for it and an earful from the instructors. Two, Blair McKenzie had a short fuse and a really thick accent, but was actually a pretty cool person; she was a 'Last Highlander', descendant of the survivors of the Scottish division, one of the last surviving units of the British Army that herded the survivors of Britain to Hasta during the Fall. And third, Blair McKenzie had a [i]really[/i] tough skull; Penny found out the hard way when she tried to punch out her taller opponent and almost broke a few fingers. Still, the two managed to bond over the art of swearing and being scrappers in general.

Still, a couple of weeks later, the problem had been largely forgotten, and Penny can look forwards to enjoying time off. It's been time since she can simply take time off to relax. As the class ends, she puts away her books and datapad with a content sigh and stretches a bit as she gets out of her seat.

[color=39b54a]"Whew, talk about a long day,"[/color] she exclaims, turning to her teammates. [color=39b54a]"You girls ready for a tour of the town? 'Cause I know I am."[/color]