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Matthias had been late many times before at Trabia Garden, mostly because of his lax nature. But since he transferred to Balamb, he knew he would have to pick up the pace.
"monster definition.. monster definition.. crap i'm going to be late for my first class..." he thought to himself.
he had asked for directions 3 times, the first two sounded vague and unsure, but the third was clear and accurate.
He let out a sigh of relief as he rounded a corner and his classmates came into view. "Finally" he thought.
He waived at the group as a whole, and calmly started heading down a small hill towards them.

Aki looks at her watch; 8:42.
"The boat leaves in about fifteen minutes. Why don't we head onto the ship now, and any stragglers can join us onboard," Aki says, picking up her bag and ushering the students forward.
She leads them onto the ship and down the corridor. She stops at a wide door and punches in a security code, causing the door to slide open with a hiss. Inside were a couple bunk beds, a large seating area, and a door leading off to a private bathroom.
"This is the private SeeD cabin. We'll leave the door unlocked while we're in here, so you can hang out on the deck if you wish," Aki says as she walks into the room.

As he was ushered forward onto the boat deck by the instructor, Matthias did a last minute equipment check. He had been in such a hurry until now, he hadn't had a chance. Luckily, everything was there. Now all that was left to do was kick back and enjoy the trip...

Ramza followed the others onto the boat. He gazed slowly over the group that had gathered, before slowly walking up onto the deck after Aki had said they were allowed. He stood near the bow of the boat, watching the waters crash and arc away from the boat as it powered through. He breathed in deep of the seasalt air and smiled.

Aki leaves the cabin and double checks that all the students were on board. Once she takes a headcount, she heads to the Bridge and informs the captain.
As she leaves the Bridge, Aki feels the boat's engine roar to life, and looks out a window, seeing the dock disappearing. With a smile, she heads up to the deck and finds a quiet spot alone to sit.

There was no way that Adara was going to waste this opportunity to be out on the decks, with the wind in her hair and the sea spray crashing against the ship, so she dropped her backpack and her cap in the SeeD cabin and put her thick coat back on. She went out to the deck, intent on heading as close to the bow as she could, and spotted one of the new students standing to the side looking much more relieved than when they'd left.

Still doing up a few of the buttons on her coat, the green-haired youth approached Matthias with a smile, "Nothing like being out on the water, hey?"

Lee slid down the wall, slowly exhaling all of her emotions. The cold tile and floor helped her regain control. She traced the grout in the floor as she forced her emotions back. No! I can't have a meltdown here, or anywhere for that matter! After a few slow breaths she was cofident enough to go back into the main room. But she was afraid her emotions would slither back to the surface and while her seemingly total control of them had just shattered she wasn't going to take that chance. She decided to busy herself by sharpening her knives. She jumped up on her bunk, and took her tools out of her bag. Soon her mind held nothing except for the repetitive movements of her work.