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N-not my thing... it''s just not my thing! I thought to myself with a sigh as that class ended. Rachel and I made our way to Chinese, and she looked at me curiously.
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“that hard once you see how it works,” Rachel said to me, trying to explain a math problem.
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Mathematics 201: an experimental course covering the basics of geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and statistics … Completion of this course with a satisfactory grade will exempt the student from further mathematics courses if they so choose.
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lot of help) and dinner had been eaten, I was released into the wilds once more to resume my natural activities in my natural environment. Upon logging in to Panarena, I found Fyu sitting upright, his eyes steady on the horizon to the south and east as the rest of us materialized. I made my way over to him, and his eyes briefly turned towards me before resuming their focus in the distance.
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“perfectly nice!!” Lizzy snapped back at once, Heali fending her off with a cheeky grin.
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Eh...? It won''t... oh, I need to pick the lock, I mused as I tried the handle. Well *duh* I need to pick the lock, I reminded myself with a shake of my head.
this was something I hadn''t tried since playing the Eldritch Tomes. As someone who played a shadow-type character, I had naturally put points into the lockpicking skill, but I had almost never used it. Mostly I had bought tomes from trainers to keep it up to par with the skills I used more often.
This is a nice change after all, I decided. Suddenly I heard the hurried thumping of people racing into the interior of the ship, and a familiar voice shouting orders.
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