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Nichole's planned excursions prove to be very entertaining for the young Siscian. While she had enjoyed the occasional outing back home, between the home and needing to help her dad in the electronics shop, Penny never really had time for leisure, at least not how she does now. She's known friends, but due to circumstances, she never got to hang around with them much. In a way, Nichole and Dana dragging her around is a welcome experience; Dana with her boundless energy and Nichole with her social graces and eye for fulfilling entertainment. Even the usually stoic and reserved Vanna has her fair share of tips and advice, used to more luxury and entertainment than the others (except maybe Astrelle). Still, Penny likes to think that under that stoic exterior, the Duodecim lady was enjoying herself.

For her part, Penny finds little time for introspection on such outings. She's just enjoying herself, even if she feels a bit guilty living it up while her family counted every credit.
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The school's rules allowed for a stipend, but in return discouraged other employment openly; the thinking was that it would distract from the girls' main job; training to be Ars Magi. Still, Penny managed to find a job as a courier. It didn't pay much, and she could only work weekends, but it allowed her to explore Palmyra more on her own, exercised her rollerblading skills, and the extra pay wasn't bad. It also allowed her to find some shortcuts all around town, even catch some interesting gossip from time to time.

Penny knows she should probably just sit back and enjoy life as it comes, but a combination of guilt at not shouldering her own weight like she did back home and a natural tendency as a workaholic got the better of her
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The upcoming ball, however, leaves Penny anxious and nervous. Much as she tries to find a way out of it, she finds herself forcibly dragged back into it by the other girls.

[color=39b54a]"Why did you talk me into this,"[/color] she groans at the table, fidgeting with her uniform. [color=39b54a]"I don't know [i]how[/i] to dance formally. Should have just faked being sick like I planned, but you dragged me out here anyways."[/color]