Oh yes - I heard the Open Enrollment course covered advanced material too! I imagine it must be quite engaging.
Dimitri is your student?! I'm so sorry, Byleth, I'm doing my best to take care of him but I'm afraid he's very resistant. Understandably so, given the situation, I suppose but - I'll continue to try! I promise that Winter Dorm has amenities prepared for him but my attempts to encourage him to use them have been unsuccessful so far. You must be worried about your student - I assure you that I am too... Please let me know if you have any advice for engaging with him. I'm so scared he'll get sick...
Of course! As a Dorm Head I have a responsibility to those placed in my care - I don't intend to allow him to isolate himself so easily. I'm doing what I can through messaging now, but I'm trying to get through my work as swiftly as possible so I can try to interact with him directly.
Are you alright? I know it must be hard to see someone you care for going through something...
I've been taking him a blanket, food, and water from my dormitory daily. If you have anything different available at the winter dormitory, I could take that to him, as well.
[but best to not get too cute unless he starts mistrusting all of it...
Would you care to take him a pillow? I can have one of the ones in the dorm waiting for you to take. We don't have any particularly different aside from that. Thank you for bringing him the necessities for now.
Mm... I will try to be mindful of your boundaries, and take care not to presume too much. But I feel like I have to say it's alright if you aren't fine, too. You seem like a caring person - and so it's alright to admit if you're feeling worried about someone as dear to you as a student. I'd keep it a secret between us. However even if you don't wish to speak on the matter with me, I hope you speak with someone about it. I wouldn't wish for you to feel alone either.
That would be helpful. I appreciate it. [this is ideal, because Summer dormitory has a strict no-pillow-removal rule........ and she doesn't know where catra stashed them, anyway.
and then, all of a sudden, the focus is on her. she blinks as the text pops on to the screen, reads it, then reads it again.
she was fine.
...
wasn't she?
...
.....]
[her fingers flex over the strange little glowing box. she types "I"—then backspaces, types, sends:]
Of course! It will be on the West side of the Dorm, underneath one of the awnings. Thank you for delivering it to him for me. Allow me to treat you to something good when I can - perhaps we can take a meal together.
You needn't thank me. If anything, thank you for allowing my bold words. You may not belong to my Dorm, Byleth, but I hope that we can have a good relationship. I will always be available should you desire someone to speak with - about anything at all.
[somewhere in her chest, something tightens. it's hard to say what it is, or even what kind of feeling it's meant to invoke. but she notes it, and the quiet sensation it spreads through her, brow creasing as she re-reads the new block of messages.
it takes another moment before she rallies herself to reply properly.]
Hopefully next week! At present our schedules are rather filled to the brim with meetings and other engagements. Which is frustrating since I really would like to meet all of you...
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He's in your dormitory. Dimitri.
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Dimitri is your student?!
I'm so sorry, Byleth, I'm doing my best to take care of him but I'm afraid he's very resistant.
Understandably so, given the situation, I suppose but -
I'll continue to try! I promise that Winter Dorm has amenities prepared for him but my attempts to encourage him to use them have been unsuccessful so far.
You must be worried about your student - I assure you that I am too...
Please let me know if you have any advice for engaging with him. I'm so scared he'll get sick...
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Please do as much for him as he'll allow you to do.
Even if he pushes you away.
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As a Dorm Head I have a responsibility to those placed in my care - I don't intend to allow him to isolate himself so easily.
I'm doing what I can through messaging now, but I'm trying to get through my work as swiftly as possible so I can try to interact with him directly.
Are you alright?
I know it must be hard to see someone you care for going through something...
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[but best to not get too cute unless he starts mistrusting all of it...
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I'm fine.
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Thank you for bringing him the necessities for now.
Mm...
I will try to be mindful of your boundaries, and take care not to presume too much.
But I feel like I have to say it's alright if you aren't fine, too.
You seem like a caring person - and so it's alright to admit if you're feeling worried about someone as dear to you as a student.
I'd keep it a secret between us.
However even if you don't wish to speak on the matter with me, I hope you speak with someone about it.
I wouldn't wish for you to feel alone either.
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and then, all of a sudden, the focus is on her. she blinks as the text pops on to the screen, reads it, then reads it again.
she was fine.
...
wasn't she?
...
.....]
[her fingers flex over the strange little glowing box. she types "I"—then backspaces, types, sends:]
Thank you.
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Allow me to treat you to something good when I can - perhaps we can take a meal together.
You needn't thank me. If anything, thank you for allowing my bold words.
You may not belong to my Dorm, Byleth, but I hope that we can have a good relationship.
I will always be available should you desire someone to speak with - about anything at all.
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it takes another moment before she rallies herself to reply properly.]
We can treat each other to a meal.
When will you be available to meet in person?
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Which is frustrating since I really would like to meet all of you...
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[this strangely empathetic person with the emotional rabbit images.]
What about next Monday?
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We should all be around next week.
I'll look forward to it.
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