The rest of the day was tough, a little tougher than Metcalf expected.\u00a0 She went back to the Stream Quarters to train with her friends.\u00a0 They couldn\u2019t go back to the Training Center yet.\u00a0 Midterm was still a week away.\u00a0 Most of the crowd would still be there until a few days before the deadline.\u00a0 It would be way too crowded.<\/p>\n
They had to train outside for now.\u00a0 It was incredibly uncomfortably cold but this was the life of a desperate student.\u00a0 Besides, her body temperature would eventually rise as she worked harder.<\/p>\n
Her friends all tried their best to teach her everything they learned that day.\u00a0 Even after the sun went down and the street lights came on, they were training.\u00a0 None of them wanted to let Metcalf fail the Final.\u00a0 At the same time, Metcalf respected their effort.\u00a0 She didn\u2019t want to let any of them down.<\/p>\n
The care was touching, but the cramming was incredibly intense.\u00a0 They had all taken especially critical notes and were all really hard teachers to boot.\u00a0 While they each had a few lessons for Metcalf, she had to endure lessons from each of them.<\/p>\n
The lessons came so<\/em> fast.\u00a0 She hardly had time to remember what she was learning.\u00a0 By the time they were done, Metcalf had to meditate on what she had learned.\u00a0 The Final that she remembered was much more than simply knowledge based.\u00a0 The students were expected to learn and use the significance behind what they learned.<\/p>\n Metcalf figured early that this was one way the students were expected to fail the Final.\u00a0 Trailing students would have a hard time learning the basic concepts let alone knowing how to use them wisely.<\/p>\n Her training and meditation continued long into the night.\u00a0 Before she knew it, the day had ended.\u00a0 It was already hour two!\u00a0 She was going to get less than a few hours of sleep tonight but that was life.\u00a0 There was no way she was going to miss her early meeting with Master Fu.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n After the alarm and rushed preparations, Metcalf used all but the last of her energy to make it to the Palace on time.\u00a0 Everything about her clothes said that she was ready to train.\u00a0 Everything about her face said she was ready to sleep.<\/p>\n The door opened as she knocked.\u00a0 It was unexpected, but she was a little too tired to be surprised.<\/p>\n Obviously invited in, she entered Master Fu\u2019s apartment to see that everything had moved.\u00a0 The large bookshelf, the furniture, the work spaces, everything in the large apartment was in a different place.\u00a0 Strangest of all, Master Fu was nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n Metcalf left the room.\u00a0 She checked its place in the hallway and the room number to make sure she was in the right place.\u00a0 After confirming everything, she turned to walk back into the room.<\/p>\n She stopped at the sight of two thick bladed swords pointed directly into her face.<\/p>\n Holding the swords was Master Fu with a stare and a happy grin. \u00a0\u201cGotcha,\u201d she shouted as she put her dual falchion swords away.\u00a0 However, her face quickly shifted to a frown as she looked at Metcalf\u2019s exhausted eyes, \u201cYou alright?\u201d\u00a0 She motioned, inviting Metcalf into her apartment.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry Master Fu but,\u201d Metcalf tried and failed to hold back a yawn as she walked in, \u201ctired.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYah,\u201d Insula said seeming even more like a teenager especially wearing her cloth training gear, \u201cI\u2019d be tired too if I stayed up all night training in the cold.\u201d\u00a0 The door closed behind them as they kept walking into the apartment.<\/p>\n Metcalf nodded in agreement.\u00a0 She was sorry about her thoughtlessness but then thought again.\u00a0 How did Master Fu know?<\/p>\n \u201cCameras,\u201d Insula said catching Metcalf\u2019s questioning eyes, \u201cWe keep track of people of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n As she was absorbed by the couch, Metcalf had a chance to look at the room again. \u00a0Only now, she saw that the Master of the Stream Quarter had planned a good prank on her.\u00a0 Completely remodeling the room was a good trick to surprise her.\u00a0 Then she used a stealth attack.\u00a0 A plan like that would take a good deal of effort to pull off.\u00a0 She did it for her to show what could be done.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m sorry. \u00a0I lost track of time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d Insula said, \u201cget some sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n Needing no more invitation. \u00a0Metcalf sunk into the couch and went immediately to sleep.<\/p>\n #1<\/a> \u2013 Lost and Found #21<\/a>\u00a0– Lost and Found #23<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The rest of the day was tough, a little tougher than Metcalf expected.\u00a0 She went back to the Stream Quarters to train with her friends.\u00a0 They couldn\u2019t go back to the Training Center yet.\u00a0 Midterm was still a week away.\u00a0 Most of the crowd would still be there until a few days before the deadline.\u00a0 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