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[i][color=00aeef]Oh no.[/color][/i] Crystal thought to herself. Someone recognized her. Still, she quickly went into damage-control mode. From what he was saying, she hadn't done anything out of place yet, and she certainly recognized him. So she stood and curtsied with an imaginary dress in his direction. 

[color=00aeef]"Sir Castra Neptune, it's great to see you."[/color] she began, before answering each of his questions in turn. [color=00aeef]"I've been as well as I could have hope for, I suppose. The Academy is wonderful so far, and of course they're treating me as well as any other student."[/color] she paused a moment. [color=00aeef]"I honestly haven't gotten to explore Palmyra much yet, but I'm comfortable enough to say that I'll enjoy it when I get the chance to do so. How have you been? And..."[/color] she glanced over at where he had come from. [color=00aeef]"How are the other... non-students, doing? Any interesting conversations?"[/color]

Stress is an interesting thing. Her former stress at being here had waned, only for her to be taken over by a new kind of stress, worrying about appearances for the first time in weeks. She hoped that she remembered her etiquette correctly, having been in a new environment where it was less necessary for so long.