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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Jan 17, 2024 11:34:15 GMT 11
Mishu shrugged. She was used to it from a young age considering everything that happened to her parents, and how their old company paid them off royally. A passion in research and science often found itself tangled in strange documents and paperwork, especially when you were trying to stake your own claim to better understanding within the community. “It can be. I think I handle it well, though.” She laughed.
Ethan seemed interested in her survivalist class, which caught Mishu’s attention. She nodded in quiet appreciation of his understanding based on the name alone. “It covers both of those things. It is meant to be a crash course for trainers to learn what all is involved with surviving on your own in the wilderness. When you can’t readily find a Pokecenter or restaurant, you need to know what plants safe and what plants are toxic. Those sorts of things, ya know.” It was amazing how many had to stumble along and learn this on their own.
Mishu hummed as they traveled through the large educational center. She turned a corner and gestured towards two large doors that led to an observational deck sitting over several different habitats. They were carefully cultivated for the Pokemon that lived inside of their domain. Several wild stallions galloped through the open plains, with a pair of large yellow tapirs leaning against a large birch tree, swinging small pendulums with their hands. In a blink, some strange white creature appeared then vanished just as quickly through the tall grasses. “I’ve never taken Roxanne’s classes, but from the bit I’ve heard I’d say we’re just as tough, yes.” She added with a thoughtful smile.
Ethan explained his goals to Mishu and she listened to him with interest. “This place is known as our Observation Deck. There are some rare and exotic creatures here that one can study and learn more about. I’m happy to show you any and all parts of my estates except my own personal rooms.” She answered his question with a nod. “A successful DJ, hm? I’m sure you’ll find your crowd, Ethan. You’ve got spirit and talent. Don’t let your drive die out for your passions, and you’ll find your footing where it belongs.” She tried to reassure him.
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Post by Tiki on Jan 26, 2024 2:33:40 GMT 11
"Good," Ethan replied sharply on the first topic.
He nodded at her response on the survival class, and then curiously asked farther. "Does this just covers Johto, or you have transfer students studying survival for their own regions too?"
He chuckled when Mishu explained the Observation Deck, not because of what she said or acted, but because of what's in his head. "You should know by now that studying isn't my cup of tea or forte, but I think I know someone who might be interested." When she continued on and tried to give him encouragement, he was both glad of her encouragement and sullen at his current progress, at the same time, so the emotions both cancelled out by the time the signal reached his facial muscles for a reaction. "Thanks, I am sure somewhere in Johto would be a spot for my footing."
"So... How do you keep a smooth operation? You must have a lot of staff on the team!" He asked curiously about the operation, as there must be a lot of interesting behind-the-scenes that maybe he could learn from.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Feb 5, 2024 4:05:04 GMT 11
Mishu hummed as they strolled through the long hallways. Some students rushed by in a hurry to their next classes, while teachers on breaks hung out in lofty chairs in an open space in the center of the spacious walkways. That was an interesting perspective. “I hail from Galar, so I can see the advantage of teaching survival on a global perspective.” She added with a nod, scratching the bottom of her chin. “Lately, we’ve only focused on the Johto region. We do get transfers; they’re just mostly transferring to explore Johto. But it’s a good idea to expand the topics!”
Mishu laughed. Ethan was pretty refreshingly honest and remained polite about it all the same. Growing up, it was difficult for her to relate to individuals who weren’t avid notetakers preparing to do their absolute best to excel in every class they took. That was just who she was as a person – always wanting to understand the world around her. “That’s fair.” She stated simply with a gentle smile. “Though, you know, that’s legitimately all this place is set up for. Learning, in every capacity we can offer.”
The question Ethan posed was an intriguing one. “We do have a lot of staff! Roughly over 50 teachers, 25 professors, 15 administrative staff, 20-something janitors, another 30-something groundskeepers, and countless students between them all.” She answered, turning a sharp corner to lead Ethan to a large screen in a room where no students gathered, though there were several other professionals looking at the tasks listed on the large screen.
“Here, we keep track of all the important things that need to be done, outside of your day-to-day tasks, and the dates that need to be completed by. As you can tell by the screen, it’s all updated electronically. You can check here or through an access key to the necessary documents from your personal computer.” She explained calmly. There were several layers of checks and balances to ensure even this ran smoothly, though. Her staff was a massive list of professionals who cultivated the Education Center and kept it running smoothly from the outside looking in, though that didn’t mean they didn’t have any hiccups along the way.
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Post by Tiki on Feb 25, 2024 12:28:41 GMT 11
Ethan stifled his laughter. "Haa. Me, learning." Going back to school wasn't on his list of things to do now that he's on his own, as he's trying to build his career as a DJ, and going back to school would just set him back again, probably. He followed Mishu as they turned into a room with a large screen with big important dates and information. "This is... very organized for your large staff. It's quite impressive."
He didn't have much to say, as he was basically in awe on how smooth sailing this ship was running. "Continue," He spoke after the other party finished responding, and would follow where she would wanted to show him next on the site tour. If he's walking on his own, he would just be lost and couldn't find his way out.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Mar 11, 2024 8:08:21 GMT 11
Mishu hummed as Ethan asked her to continue on in their exploration. He didn’t seem to like studying, though he was a musician. Finer arts such as learning an instrument took a lot of patience and skill. While many people considered it to be something you’re born with – a talent and knack for picking it up – it was often just people passionate enough to keep at it through all of their failures, until they were able to find success. She turned, gesturing back to the hallway, and lead the way down a long corridor where small kids darted in a haze around them. Some very flustered teacher quickly chased after them with arms extended, grasping wildly in the dark.
“Oh dear. Rough day today, Miss Ellenwood?” The young teacher nodded. She couldn’t have been older than twenty five, with wild hair as red as a wildfire, plump with curls just as wild. Gentle freckles that nearly blended into her fawn skin tone dotted across her face and down the exposed parts of her arms. “You can say that again. We’re headed out for some outdoor learning and they’re…very excited.” Ms. Ellenwood giggled, before waving goodbye and darting after her class. Mishu shook her head with a gentle smile and soft giggle. They could be a handful at that age and required extensive vetting to find teachers with the right skills and patience to deal with them. Ms. Ellenwood, even when she looked completely lost amongst them, never let one out of her sight and was one of the best.
“Here we are.” Mishu propped open a door that led to a large room. It was empty except for a small stand with a podium in front, and many stools sitting in front of stands that held musical notes. “We’ve actually discussed opening up some classes for the arts within our Estates, but finding teachers who are fit and capable enough to teach students…that’s a challenge. Seems not too many are teaching these skills anymore, making it harder to find talent.” She sighed, then turned to Ethan curiously. “Anything you would recommend adding or changing to really help kids thrive, once we’ve found the right teacher?” She inquired.
OOC: Now you'll have to forgive me for leaving you on read, my friend. I promise I didn't mean too. T_T
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Post by Tiki on Mar 23, 2024 6:12:00 GMT 11
Ethan watched as the young teacher was talking with Mishu about her excited students. He waited after she had left to ask Mishu another curious question. "A field trip? Or is this one of the survival classes you talked about? I would imagine those classes would be outdoor quite often." Surely, with Mishu's impressive organization system, she could look up their teaching plan for the day.
He then listened to Mishu's proposal or hint of opening another class. He pondered a little bit before letting out a slight chuckle. "Heh, you know I don't play classical music right. I wouldn't know my way around a piano or violin. Maybe for younger ages, I could introduce them to music, but putting me to teach the more advance and theoretical music classes would be a bad idea." He wouldn't mind the idea of extra income, but he would also have to see how it would fit into his adventuring and scheduling too.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Apr 3, 2024 11:45:23 GMT 11
"They're learning the basics of survival this round." Mishu nodded in response to Ethan's question. They allowed field trips from the Education Center, though most were handled with Charter Busses to keep the liability low for the Estate. Many of the students preferred their field trips over the classroom lectures. It was actually amusing to see how much they learned when they were put into a more interactive experience, and how easily they retained the information during quizzes. "Though, Ms. Ellenwood does have a Field Trip with her Advanced class to the Safari Zone in a couple of weeks." Mishu added, tapping the bottom of her chin thoughtfully.
When Mishu asked for his input, she noted that the young man seemed almost taken absck. Perhaps she was the ignorant one in this situation? It might be akin to someone expecting a organ specialist to know their ins and out on evolution itself. "I'm terribly sorry! I didn't mean to try and recruit you for a position!" Mishu flustered, reaching an arm up to scratch the back of her neck with a soft sigh. "Though, I suppose that was my own ignorance, then. I can't expect you to know such matters when they don't align with your specialty." She hummed thoughtfully to herself. "Though, it almost seems like fewer kids are interested in the classics. I want to offer something unique. Something that lets kids of various talents learn and grow their talents into unique skills."
Mizuma Education Center was meant to be quite the scholarly endeavor, no matter where you fell on that path. And Mishu believed that all forms of education - especially the arts themselves that helped define society in so many ways - deserved to be given worthwhile instructors who could guide the next generation. The just wasn't her cup of tea, for sure. Still, she leaned on her counsel for advice when she needed to. "How is your music career doing? Got your name out to Kalos or even Paldea by now?" Mishu asked jokingly.
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Post by Tiki on Apr 17, 2024 14:34:19 GMT 11
"Hmm? Safari Zone? What are they doing in the Safari Zone? Don't Safari Zone have a Guide or people on the Look Out? There's not much survival needed there. Not to mention, a lot of times Pokemon just leaves on their own." Ethan replied, wondering where Mishu was leading with this topic, seeing as he had been in the Safari Zone before.
"Umm, what do you want to get out of the idea of me handling a music course? Like how would it look on a curriculum?" He was amazed by how he knew that word. "Obviously, teaching music theory is out of the question. Do you want me to show them how to use a music software? How to meditate with music? Have them get up and move or some casual dancing, so they don't have to be stuck with traditional methods of exercise? Take them on a hike and just get them moving? I guess a physical ed coach could do that." He rambled and mused a bit.
When the topic returned to his career, he chuckled along with Mishu. "Heh, no. Thank you for your kind words, but this is the kind of career that depends on popularity with your crowd in your niche. I am sure one day I could do enough to be stable with it, even if I don't make extra. I have a small fan on Johto and Hoenn for now."
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Apr 20, 2024 9:08:32 GMT 11
It was an interesting field trip that took a lot of paperwork to get approved. Originally, Mishu wasn’t as keen or onboard with the idea, herself. “Survival is also about understanding wild Pokemon in their natural habitat.” Mishu explained. Some of the requirements of the trip meant that they would be chaperoned not only by the adults and teachers who attended the event as well, but by a couple of the park rangers who would explain the different habitat zones in great detail. They also weren’t permitted to leave the jeeps while on tour or to wander outside of their designated spots when not traveling in the jeeps. “Their teacher believed that the Safari zone was the most natural habitat you’ll see many wild Pokemon in, since visitation is controlled there and battling is forbidden.”
“I believe you’ve mentioned that you’re not really the schooling type? And classicals aren’t really your forte either, correct?” Mishu asked with a soft hum. She tapped the bottom of her chin with a finger and continued down the long corridors, showing Ethan many of the other classrooms with bright faces all willing to learn. Only in a couple would he spot the odd kid or two with their head down as though they would be much happier doing anything else. “I firmly believe we all have something we’re good at. I want my facility to be state of the art and offer all kinds of things to learn about. Not just what you typically think of when you think of school.” She explained.
“To be frank.” Mishu sighed, head lowered for a second before she raised it once more to meet Ethan’s gaze. “I’m the scholarly type. Always excelled in all my classes. Homework was like dessert to me, I couldn’t wait to show off what I knew! Sometimes, I would even school my teachers on their own subjects.” She paused to let Ethan digest what she said, giving them some space between the conversation before she continued. “And besides my favorite music being heavy rock and metal – I am from Spikemuth after all – I don’t know the first thing about any instruments. I was hoping I could find a way to help every talented individual exceed. Not just the ones you expect classes like these to cater to. Any ideas to bounce off was all I was looking for, really.” She explained, then kind of nervously smiled wandering if she’d been barking up the wrong tree with Ethan.
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Post by Tiki on Apr 25, 2024 3:42:18 GMT 11
Ethan nodded quietly, and replied back. "I see." He didn't have much of a response now for this field trip class. He then listened to Mishu before continuing. He stared at the floor for a bit while processing what she had said, and then looked back up at her as he formed a response. "Well, an unusual way to introduce children to music, but I'll give this a try nevertheless. We can discuss compensation and schedule and other business-y stuff later. Although, what's your policy on getting substitute instructor? What if I have a gig that might collide with the class days? I am not sure how I will give out homework for a music class, but I am sure we can figure that out too. Electronics music isn't something like, you get a group of people for a concert to perform in."
He looked around to see children and teens of various ages shuffling about in the school ground. He could see various personalities displaying themselves around him, as well as different clothing style. To ease the awkwardness that might ensued, he asked curiously, "Do you have more classes or facilities to show me before we go back?"
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Apr 25, 2024 9:12:12 GMT 11
Mishu relaxed her long ebony arms at her sides and slowly pressed her hands into the pockets of her jeans. The smile held with it a world of contemplation. Tides were changing, pulling back from the shoreline to recede into the oceans as the skies slowly brightened once more with soft blue hues and barely a cloud in sight. Her mind calmed, the smile stabilizing as realization dawned. “Oh…that’s great news!” She clasped her hands firmly together as the corners of her eyes turned up with their own smiles.
The center was a tribute to her late and great parents. Ever the scientists nearing the breakthrough of very important field research and lost while she was still well within her formative years, Mishu wanted to encourage young and old alike. It was a pleasure working with children exactly like herself the most, whose noses were planted firmly inside of educational works with minds like sponges that soaked every letter and punctuation up with ease. “I’d be happy to have you work directly with children who can learn from your unique skillsets.” She admitted, eyes a deep blue as though night fell over her gaze.
“To be honest, I only meant that I wanted help getting the room set up for my future scholars, if you’re too busy to devote time here and with your gigs. Finding qualifying teachers isn’t a problem. Maybe knowing from someone with more personal knowledge some of the things I could ask or search for to find someone truly talented beyond just having a degree to teach. But what could set this apart from a typical education classroom, you know? To really help them thrive.”
Then a pause as she turned and slowly led the way back to the main entrance for Ethan. “I’ll be more than happy to work out a generous compensation package for you in whatever endeavors you’d like to help our students. Whether it’s from a more logistics standpoint, administrative perhaps in this niche field, or even hands-on working directly with our students. It’s up to you whether you assign homework for your classroom though, and how you want that to work. I overlook the curriculum to make sure that they will work, but encourage you to make your own lesson plans if you choose to accept such a role.” She added. Then nodded towards the other hallways.
“Most of the other hallways lead to generally the same types of classrooms. I’ve already walked you by the observation deck, too, and I understand you’ve visited Penumbra Hills. There’s Advanced Studies if you want to see what our most talented students are capable of in battle…and then our Sepulchral Cave if you’re interested in seeing what’s buried underneath our hillside’s earthy layers.” She chuckled. She’d let Ethan decide if he wanted to continue their conversation, explore more of the classrooms, or even ask for directions to one of the other places she mentioned.
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Post by Tiki on Apr 26, 2024 2:57:21 GMT 11
Ethan listened intently and carefully before crafting his response. "Ooh. I might have misunderstood you then. If you do intend to have me work in your education center, I would prefer pre-teen to teens as the target student group. I think children could be too young for my genre." He chuckled, embarrassed a little for misunderstanding.
"You'll probably want to start with a soundproof room, or have the rooms away from other buildings. It can get noisy for some other people." He smiled, stating the obvious. "I don't know too much about facility designs like electrical things, but you'll probably want ample electricity too, but I think most building nowadays are capable of that." This one was likely also obvious.
With the idea to discuss compensation later, Ethan decided he would watch Pokemon battles for a bit. "Let's go look at the Advanced Studies class and see what's that about. I could look into that cave later, if you point me in the direction." A cave, he thought, they probably have geology classes too or something? He would have to see both of these sites before asking more questions again.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Apr 29, 2024 3:57:24 GMT 11
Mishu nodded and led the way. Ethan might enjoy the challenge that was offered up inside of their Advanced Studies, though they were meant to be some of the toughest trainers that her Education Center had to offer. “There are Ace Trainers on campus.” She explained, heels clicking against the hard flooring as she turned a corner and approached two large double-doors that led to a large gymnasium complete with wooden bleachers lining either sides and a upper and lower floor level. They were on the first floor of the gymnasium, where some students were training with their Pokemon in different sections.
“Those two on the field are Hannah and Khalil.” Mishu nodded to a young girl somewhere in her upper teens with bright white slacks and a earthen brown vest over her white button-up shirt. Her long mousy-brown hair spilled just below her ears but didn’t quite tickle her taupe neck. A large steel-looking snake slithered across the reinforced floorboards with a loud hiss and sharpened eyes that glared at its opponent. Across from her was a young man possibly just on the cusp of eighteen with long dreads whose hands were placed on his sides. A wide smile covered his face as a beautiful sea serpent raised its head up high. It cried loudly, spraying a large stream of water at the large steel serpent. “Looks like they’re just warming up.”
Jamaal approached Ethan from the sidelines while dribbling a basketball across the floor. He smiled wide with one hand outstretched in greeting. “Oh hey! It’s great to meet you, my name’s Jamaal. Would you like to see what we’re all about, sir? We’d love to test our skills against someone else other than each other.” He laughed and nodded to his fellow peers, then turned back and waited to see what Ethan’s response would be. “The caves are very easy to get to from here. Just take the doors over there that lead out and follow the trail to the west around the side of the our large hill. You should see the entrance once you’ve gone far enough. Hard not to miss.” She explained. “You’re also welcomed to test your skills if you wanna take the students up on their offer.” She added with a warm smile.
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Post by Tiki on May 1, 2024 11:32:30 GMT 11
Ethan remained quiet as Mishu showed the way around the gymnasium where the Ace Trainers were. Immediately, he wasn't sure if Mishu just happened to know most or all of her students' names, or they were top students that she happened to know their names. They both have equally large and lengthy Pokemon.
When they turned to the basketball court, the trainer wasn't expecting a young teenage student asking him for a game of hoops. "Uh, hi, Jamaal! My name's Ethan. I think I'll just watch. I am not exactly wearing active clothes." He chuckled and laughed, offering a fist bump to the man. "Have fun and good luck!"
"Maybe I'll take up your cave first before consider trying the trainers in your academy. What about your dormitory and cafeteria? Do you separate them by years? Trainers' strength and skills? Staffs?" He asked curiously, as it was probably the last thing he would tour that he could think of, that would exist in an academy. Then, he would likely go back to discuss business plan with Mishu and get his bags.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on May 3, 2024 10:58:41 GMT 11
"Thank you, mister Ethan. I really appreciate it!" Jamaal nodded and headed back to the court. He faced off against Khalil after the other guy finished defeating Hannah. Jamaal called out a strange Pachycephalosaur with a large head crest of sharp horns jutting out at odd angles. In response, Khalil called out a large blue stingray who wailed loudly with a quick, determined grin. Khalil's stingray made several copies of itself around the entire arena. In response, Jamaal's pachycephalosaur danced furiously, striking out with its arms in a mesmerizing rhythm as though he were slashing through some invisible foe with a sword.
Ethan's comment on their food court caught the dark specialist off-guard momentarily. She laughed a bit, realizing that she hadn't shown him where one of the favored spots for those with a discerning taste. They offered the finest chefs and while most of the common things on the menu were free, anyone was generally able to order off-menu items for an added cost. "Oh, I can show you those!" She stated and led the way to the large room full of commonplace long tables with prefixed seats to allow the maximum number of individuals to gather together reasonably comfortably to eat. "We separate by year, yes. It's easier to ensure everyone's safety while eating, considering we cater to students of all ages and backgrounds. We also do our best to offer cuisines of various cultural backgrounds."
"Our dormitories are separated by gender so we offer four main dormitory spaces to everyone a comfortable place while they're here." She stated with a quiet nod. "Would you like to try a bite before we visit the dormitories?" Mishu asked curiously, waiting patiently should Ethan find that he had garnered quite the appetite during his extended stay at the education center.
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