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Characters: Cornelia li Britannia and Conquest students
Format: Whatever you want's fine with me!
This log is: Open
Location: ...A classroom
Summary: Cornelia introduces her approach to teaching Battle Tactics and spends a good deal of class talking to students in the hallway.
Warnings: is Cornelia a warning

Cornelia was hardly pleased about having to teach here, but it certainly wasn't the worst thing in the world. After all, if she could command an army, she could certainly keep her students in line, right?

"Regardless of what you want to be doing with your time, the fact of the matter is that we've all been brought here to fight. As someone with plenty of experience in that area, you are fortunate to have me instructing you on how to plan your battles effectively. After some consideration about how I want to go about this, I've decided to try something a little...unorthodox. It's not going to make your life easier, but it will make my job easier and perhaps you'll manage to learn from it.

I am going to treat this class like I treat my soldiers. You will learn discipline and etiquette like every good soldier must, and once I lay down the the rules I expect you to follow them while you are in this classroom.

Now, I'll give you a moment to think about that while I attend to some business with a few of you."

If you're Britannian(or Suzaku), Cornelia will call you into the hallway one-by-one for a little chat. When she's finished with that, she'll return to take any questions the other students may have.

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[will you treat me like a soldier too, Sister? O:]

[Only in front of the other students...~~but the favoritism will be obvious.~~]

Nunnally, I would like to have a word with you, if you don't mind?

Oh... I don't mind at all, Big Sister.

[Cornelia walks towards the door and gestures for Nunners to follow.]

Good, we'll talk in private, then.

[rolls after big sister~ /o/]

[Cornelia closes the door behind them.]

How long have you been here?

About two months now, I think...

Nephenee sat at her desk, waiting nervously for class to start. She didn't like fighting that much, but she would do what it took to get stronger so she could protect her friends and family better.

"Are you paying attention? You look like you're off somewhere else."

And not a moment too soon, Marik's hand shot up in the air.

"Unorthodox, you say? Sure it won't be anything close to illegal on the school grounds?"

"I assure you, there will be no intentional rulebreaking in my lessons."

Suzaku's eyes widened in horror when he walked into the classroom and realised who the teacher was. Cornelia, what was she doing here? He wanted to just turn around and walk out, but didn't want to make a fuss.

He sat at the back of the class and glared.

"Kururugi Suzaku..." Cornelia's voice, if possible, seemed even more stern than usual," Into the hallway. Now."

Suzaku thought about defying her for a moment, he didn't want to speak to her. He was furious at her talking to Nunnally, though it furthered his suspicions about Lelouch's sister. But for the sake of not making a scene he glared and left the classroom. At least this way he could leave easier.

Cornelia closed the door behind them before turning to him and speaking, "So tell me, how long have you been here?"

Suzaku gave her a level stare. "This is the third week."

Notice the lack of respect Cornelia.

"...You know, it would do you well to show me the proper respect. I may not carry the same authority as I used to, but you are still a soldier, correct? Consider your pride as one."

He glared again but stood up straighter and nodded. She was right, as much as he hated to admit it, as much as they were on different sides and she had corrupted Nunnally, tricked her into becoming a murderer.

"Apologies my lady."

"I'm glad we have an understanding. It would be a shame to see you lose your dignity as a soldier."

She cleared her throat, "How many others were here when you arrived? Give me your best estimate."

Suzaku stared at her but nodded once. "Between twenty and thirty I would guess. We were taken to the separate schools very quickly."

"I see.

And how many of those were Britannians?"

Suzaku paused at the question counting. "Of those that are definitely Britannian from out world there are three. Nunnally, Gino and Lelouch." She would find out eventually so there was no point in keeping information from her. "Also... there is a woman here who claims to be the spirit of Britannia herself, since there are also people here who claim to be the spirit of other countries I see no reason to doubt her."

He made no mention of the fact Japan had been here, or that they had disappeared. "There were roughly five others who I believed were Britannian, but most seem to be from other worlds where they have not heard of the Empire."

The shock is plain on her face, "...Can you elaborate on any of this? Spirits of countries, Britannians who are not aware of the Empire..."

He nodded, "It seems, as strange as it sounds my lady, that people here are drawn from many different worlds. Some of these worlds have the same countries as ours, but none apart from ours has a Holy Empire of Britannia."

He tries his best to hide the satisfaction in his voice.

"I am not sure about the spirits of countries, but there are those that claim to be so. Even if some of them are countries that I do not think exist in our world."

She's quiet for a moment. The absence of the great Britannian Empire in all of these other worlds is...quite shocking, and even if the empire is hardly her first concern these days, it's still hard to imagine what these other worlds must be like.

"Can you name any of these other...supposed spirits?"

"There is one who is called Antonio, and later claimed to be the spirit of Spain, someone who claims to be the spirit of somewhere called America, I have met a few people who claim to be from that land as well. Another man claims to be the spirit of England..."

He realised there was something important he had forgot to mention and frowned.

[A frown crosses her face at hearing a word she didn't know. Her hand shot up into the air.]

What's a soldier?

You don't know what a soldier...is?

[She's frankly baffled. Oh boy...]

Someone that fights in an army.

Oh!....

[After a moment she raises her hand again. ~~RUN WHILE YOU CAN~~]

...What's an army?

...Are you trying to insult me?

[Look at the blank look she's sporting. She really does not know. But she thinks for a moment and asks again]

Is it something a country has?...Or like one?

[She actually remembers something she was taugh. RUN]

[...So she really didn't know...

She has a lot of work ahead of her.]

An army is a collection of people that fight for their country's sake.

[ She looks extremely pleased with herself for guessing something right.]

Okay!...So are we going to learn what a soldier acts like?

Yes. It may be difficult, but putting forth an effort will reap rewards.

[Yuki sits attentively in class, Cornelia kind of reminds her of her father, strict, likes rules, and good at fighting]

[She may look a bit afraid]

[Cornelia notices that Yuki seems afraid, and while she may be stern? She's not completely heartless. These may not be her usual men, but she's just declared them her soldiers, and she takes care of her soldiers.]

Is something the matter?

[Would 'you remind me of my father and I'm not his favorite person' be rude to say to someone you just met? In any case, what she says next is the truth]

You seem really... in control of yourself and determined, I am not very good at being either of those.

[Her tone is strict, but not harsh. Her sister's death taught her a lot about being nicer to people.]

You can learn, and if you pay any attention at all in this class, perhaps it can assist with that.

[she nods, paying attention in class is something that she's good at, but it's difficult to learn self worth. On the bright side, Yuki would probably be good at Battle Tactics]

Do you think that is something one can learn?

Certainly. But I'm going to warn you that it won't be easy.

Are you up for the challenge?

[she suddenly looks very determined]

Yes. I am up for it.

[A small smile.]

Good. That's exactly the attitude you're going to need.

[she falters a bit]

This may be personal, and forgive me if it is, but have you ever felt unsure of yourself? How do you... deal with that?

...Everyone does at some point. How you deal with it depends on the individual, I suppose.

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shhhh I'm sort of on hiatus / also icon cheating because my account ran out...

I don't tell...

Re: I don't tell...

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/finds most horrified icon she can

lol your face Suzaku

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/flails at formal titles

hahaha it's fine.

omg how did I miss this one out!

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