Video; (Backdated to day before school starting)

[madcuriosity]

Oh ah... h-hello, my name is Alice Liddell, I live with Mr. Stark. I beg your pardon for a moment.

I... I'm to attend school here but... I don't... I've never been to a "modern" school. I don't know what to bring or what to expect.

What if the teacher and other students don't like me? [First grade is scary in any place, especially when you're not even in your own home. The only child her age who is not native is Shinich and well... he's not a typical 7-year-old. Neither is she, for that matter.]

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[miniholmes]

Oh.

[ If you think there's disappointment in his voice that they aren't in the same class you're wrong. He doesn't care. Why should he care? He's fine on his own. ]

That shouldn't matter. We're all going there to learn, right? So, I don't think that should have an impact on things.

If anyone messes with you, I can make sure they stop. You seem nice and it's not fair if people are mean to you just because you're different.

[madcuriosity]

My apologies. [Alice has NO control on whose class she's in, but she feels like she should apologize.]

Of course it shouldn't matter, Shinichi, but it does. I don't even think you use slates anymore here.

I don't think anyone will be MEAN about it. [Oh Alice...]

[miniholmes]

Why are you apologizing, you didn't make the roster.

[ Slates... were slates used in school at some point? ]

Probably not. [ He's not sure about that but he's not about to admit that he doesn't know something. ]

I don't know, kids can be really mean sometimes. But if they are, you can just tell me and I'll take care of it.

[madcuriosity]

[Yes, Shinichi, slates were definitely a thing. They're mini-chalkboards.]

How are you going to take care of it?