8th Richoness Student Exchange | Gent, Brabantum (CLSD)

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It may or may not be a surprise, but Brabantum has been chosen to host the 8th Richoness Excursion program! And this time, it's in Gent. Not many may know Gent. But that is no problem. Gent is the capital of the Brabantian province "East Flanders". It's one of the largest cities in Brabantum, and also houses the current largest university in the nation: UGent. And this will be the university where you will be spending most of your time during this excursion. But, it's located in the middle of the city. So to make sure you don't get lost, we've comprised this short list of steps you may follow to get to the university.

Once you arrive in Brabantum, your ID will be checked and registered. This will allow officials to find out if you're linked to the program. Should it happen that you arrive in the wrong city, officials will be able to transport you to the university. If you arrive in Gent, you may take a taxi which will be called specially for you.

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The university has a new living quarter only a few streets from the main building. This is where students may spend their time when not attending any classes. Alternatively, students could hire an apartment somewhere close to the university. Upon arrival, the students are quickly run through all the available study options. This is done through a folder which they will receive. You'll also learn the basic structure of the university.

The university has no uniforms, so personal style is allowed. But, distracting things like Mohawks and punker vests are not allowed. Neither are religious symbols and clothing. Students will be asked to remove their symbol if seen carrying one.

There is only so much we can tell you though. Part of the fun is the surprise. So keep that in mind, as you traverse Brabantum and see the amazing things life can offer.

Good luck, and have fun!

-Brabantum Officials

1. Rán Helsing - 16 - Amsumpa
2. Melinda Salisbury - 12 - Andzhalswoodosia/Aurevbush
3. Natalia Grigorievna Morozova - 19 - Arioslavia
4. Ren (Deadra) - 17 - Aurokia
5. Frederik Verhelst - 16 - Brabantum
6. Kirani Matthews-Lewison - 17 - Britonisea/Estogium
7. Lohcland Macintosh - 19 - Cascadia
8. Chen Zhongzheng - 19 - "The Great Republic of China"
9. Ivan Slavinsky-Squatinkov - 17 - Czarist Empire
10. Victoria Jespersen - 17 - The Danish Confederacy
11. Aldert Hohenzollern - 18 - Hoystein
12. Ulysses Emmanuel - 18 - Italia
13. Alisha Mickols - 17 - Kannap
14. Brettilam Dixon - 18 - Kannap
15. Lilith Imogen - 15 - Kannap
16. James Syrma - 15 - Komarin
17. Matthew Atascocita - 16 - Komarin
18. Aino - 17 - Krualstiken / South Krualstiken
19. Ternu Sikkafur Sherken zer Sekkin - 17 - Langor Empire
20. Clifford "Cliff" Ten Bears - 19 - Akecheta Confederacy/ Los Angeles Powerviolence
21. Muhd. Norman b. Janalem - 16 - Qasheer
22. Hazim Elvine - 14 - Qasheer
23. Somchai Heigemeir - 16 - "Siam" / South East Asian States
24. Maria Catalina Fernandez - 17 - Gran Colombia / Sparkdottir
25. Koit Ilvezil - 14 - Zantezumania
26. Karl Seelenfreund - 15 - "The Union of American States" / The Azikoran Empire
27. Joseph Buckler - 18 - Deutsche Demokratische Reich
28. Krystal García - 17 - San Regada
29. Wiesława Mavrímová - 19 - Greater Slavic Union
30. Elijah Walker - 15 - The Grande Republic 0f Arcadia
31. Lamar Ramirez - 18 - San Regada
32. Vanessa Pérez - 16 - San Regada
33. Sviatoslava Křovčová - 19 - Greater Slavic Union
34. Anastasiya Dorovčenková - 19 - Greater Slavic Union
35. Jon McCoy - 18 - The Danish Confederacy
36. "Ell" Elliot - 14 - Novskya Of The Seven Seas
37. Krisztina Comaneci - 17 - Rezina
38. Arman Matkovich - 18 - Stojam
39. Hemreş Yusuf - 18 - Kihdis
40. Adolf Thorsen - 18 - The Danish Confederacy
41. Naomi withers - 16 - Auroy Islands (GRA Commonwealth)
42. Daniel Cohen - 17 - Arcadia
43. Navach Valis - 17 - Sotral
44. Aleyna Bardakçı - 17 - Bahtar II
45. Erva Ozan - 16 - Bahtar II
46. Melisa Karga - 16 - Bahtar II

[Ultimaverse News Agency]

These are the rooms reserved for exchange students.

1. Rán Helsing - 16 - Amsumpa
   Room 20
2. Melinda Salisbury - 12 - Andzhalswoodosia/Aurevbush
   Room 21
3. Natalia Grigorievna Morozova - 19 - Arioslavia
   Room 22
4. Ren (Deadra) - 17 - Aurokia
   Room 23
5. Frederik Verhelst - 16 - Brabantum
   Room 24
6. Kirani Matthews-Lewison - 17 - Britonisea/Estogium
   Room 47
7. Lohcland Macintosh - 19 - Cascadia
   Room 25
8. Chen Zhongzheng - 19 - "The Great Republic of China"
   Room 25
9. Ivan Slavinsky-Squatinkov - 17 - Czarist Empire
   Room 26
10. Victoria Jespersen - 17 - The Danish Confederacy
    Room 27
11. Aldert Hohenzollern - 18 - Hoystein
    Room 20
12. James Syrma - 15 - Komarin
    Room 32
13. Matthew Atascocita - 16 - Komarin
    Room 32
14. Aino - 17 - Krualstiken / South Krualstiken
    Room 31
15. Ternu Sikkafur Sherken zer Sekkin - 17 - Langor Empire
    Room 34
16. Clifford "Cliff" Ten Bears - 19 - Akecheta Confederacy/ Los Angeles Powerviolence
    Room 35
17. Maria Catalina Fernandez - 17 - Gran Colombia / Sparkdottir
    Room 39
18. Koit Ilvezil - 14 - Zantezumania
    Room 40
19. Krystal García - 17 - San Regada
    Room 27
20. Wiesława Mavrímová - 19 - Greater Slavic Union
    Room 22
21. Elijah Walker - 15 - The Grande Republic 0f Arcadia
    Room 35
22. Lamar Ramirez - 18 - San Regada
    Room 27
23. Vanessa Pérez - 16 - San Regada
    Room 27
24. Sviatoslava Křovčová - 19 - Greater Slavic Union
    Room 22
25. Anastasiya Dorovčenková - 19 - Greater Slavic Union
    Room 22
26. "Ell" Elliot - 14 - Novskya Of The Seven Seas
    Room 44
27. Krisztina Comaneci - 17 - Rezina
    Room 45
28. Arman Matkovich - 18 - Stojam
    Room 46
29. Hemreş Yusuf - 18 - Kihdis
    Room 47
30. Adolf Thorsen - 18 - The Danish Confederacy
    Room 43
31. Naomi withers - 16 - Auroy Islands (GRA Commonwealth)
    Room TBA
32. Daniel Cohen - 17 - Arcadia
    Room TBA
33. Navach Valis - 17 - Sotral
    Room TBA
34. Aleyna Bardakçı - 17 - Bahtar II
    Room TBA
35. Erva Ozan - 16 - Bahtar II
    Room TBA
36. Melisa Karga - 16 - Bahtar II
    Room TBA

[Ultimaverse News Agency]

The Airport | Gent, Brabantum

Gent is a beautiful city in Brabantum, and we await the arrival of over 20 students waiting to enjoy the great country. At, The Airport | Gent, we await the arrival of all the children, and while we don't expect that we will receive all the participants on time, we are ready to receive the students in the terminal. There will be a sign explaining the Richoness Excursion Programme and all children will be dragged towards there. Please go there, and go to the officials who will ask for ID.

[South Krualstiken]

Aino frowns as she steppes out from the private jet which her father had bought and into the airport which they had been given instructions to land at. The flight had been a long one, yet smooth. The Chauffeur would pilot the craft back to Cuba, leaving her stranded in Brabantum for the next few years, depending on how much she wanted to learn. Her father could afford it, of course. He owned the national treasury, after all. He had sent her there because she wasn't making any friends over in Cuba, her overly pale skin keeping her very different from everyone around her, and even though the nation was progressive, it wasn't likely for the more ethnic of the community to befriend a Fin. She was wearing white shorts, with a blue tank top, and an orange wool cover up. She clutched her necklace, hoping they wouldn't confiscate it. She did, after all, have medical papers which gave reasons for her having the knife. She swept her hand through her hair, thoroughly nervous. She looked around, impressed by the scenery and warm temperature. It's a nice contrast to the harsh cold of Finland. She shook her head harshly at the thought of Finland, stepping forward towards the airport terminal, ready to flash her ID and medical papers. She hoped to meet some new friends, but very much doubted she would click with anyone there.

[Kannap]

Kannapolis International Airport -- earlier

The three Kannapian students to be taking part in the 8th Richoness Student Exchange arrived at the airport, ready to depart on their journey to the host nation of Brabantum. President Phillip Griffin and Vice President Christopher Spencer awaiting the three students in the terminal that their personal plane was going to depart from. Francis Stevens, Minister of Transportation, also awaited at the terminal. He would be the fourth passenger on the flight as the fifteen year old required adult supervision by Kannapian law for airlines. Normally, an employee of the airline would be her supervision, but the minister requested that he fly to Gent. He would return on the plane after the students are left in Gent.

The students arrived with their families and the President smiled, greeting them. He waited until everybody settled down before he began to speak, "Ladies, gentlemen, students and families. It is my honor to allow these three fortunate students to travel to Gent, Brabantum for the 8th Richoness Student Exchange. This is the first time that Kannap has sent students and therefore this is a privilege for your students, your families, and our nation. It is a wonderful honor. In just half an hour, these students will depart to Gent from this airport. The plane will have four passengers, two pilots, and two flight attendants. It is one of my personal aircraft, a private jet. The two pilots are two of the best in the nation. Three of the passengers will be your students and the fourth will be our very own Minister of Transportation. You have about ten minutes to say your goodbyes before the departure, as the students need to be boarded at least fifteen minutes before take off. I bid thee all well, I will remain here until the plane has departed.

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Gent, Brabantum -- Airport -- Current time

The three students - Brettilam Dixon, Alisha Mickols, and Lilith Imogen - managed the flight safely. They had landed safely in Brabantum and they were happy. It was Lilith's first flight and she had started to get worried about halfway through. However, as she entered the terminal with the others she was smiling. She was looking around at the signs that were pointing towards check-in for the exchange program. The Minister of Transportation started leading the way for the three students. They finally reached the table that the officials were sitting at. The minister smiled and handed the passport of Lilith Imogen over the table. The other two students - old enough for travelling alone by air in Kannap - handed their own passports over the table.

"Is there anything else that I am needed for at the moment?" The minister asked, "If not, then I must get going back to Kannap. The students are to be with you - or other officials representing the exchange program - I am sure, and you will surely get them safely where they need to go. In regards to their luggage, I requested the airport staff to move the student's luggage to wherever needed to be moved to the location the students will be staying." The minister turned to the three Kannapians, [i]"Once the plane is unloaded and refueled, I will be departing. You know your home addresses that you can write letters to over the duration of the program. I assure you that the postal service here in Brabantum knows how to ensure international mail is delivered."

[Britonisea]

The Airport | Gent, Brabantum

• Kirani Matthews-Lewison

Kirani Matthews-Lewison heard of our neighbour region, Union of Confederate Regions. One time, it was thought that the Ultimaverse was somehow Union of Confederate Regions, though many scientists don't approve of this theory, Kirani didn't either. Ever since The Ultimaverse improved on infrastructure, going to another region was extremely easy, and though it was a long flight, it did not bother the Britonish that much. Large aeroplanes, so that people don't get claustrophobic. Claustrophobia is a huge problem in Britonisea, it is up there with arachnophobia and the fear of snakes - I don't know what that's called, snakeophobia? Anyway, Kirani did have a few panic attacks whilst he was on the plane and the huge aisles just didn't help him. The journey to Brabantum was horrific, for him. Hours, upon war-ridden Europe (who faces uncertainty thanks to the fall of Tanzeratti and Streymoy in the Ultimaverse) before landing in Ekoz, one of Britonisea's top destinations. Suddenly, the plane went somewhere near Antarctica before the window of the plane turned pitch black.

The UCR sun then hit the screens of the Britonish Airways Flight RU2192, a rear viewing for a plane from Britonisea. A plane which would only departure for some unknown place in the UCR was seen for the thrill-seekers only. The thrill-seekers' accounts of what happens in that region are the only information we have, and for Kirani, it would be nice to experience this region with his own eyes. Brabantum seemed like any other Ultimaversian country, quite down to earth, but it will be exciting to see how they run their country.

As Kirani landed, the flushed Britonish citizens descended on to the airport and quickly disappeared. Kirani, by himself, looked at the luggage conveyor belt before taking his huge suitcase to the middle of the terminal. "Hmmm" he said aloud. He was wearing a white t-shirt, blue trousers and to cover the white t-shirt (which could've gotten stained, darling) he put a striking, patriotic, RU (Britonish) themed cardigan which he showed with pride. The red, orange, white and blue captured the Brabantum officials. A boy, nice and tanned, wearing a red, orange, white and blue cardigan? He must be from Britonisea. One of the officials came to him and tapped him on the back, "Hello" he said with a strange accent, something he has never heard before, "According to my sheet, you must be Kirani Matthews?" Kirani looked at him with fear. Are they human? A creature with a human facade, probably. He nodded and smiled as the man directed him to the center. He showed them all his details and gave him the orange, red, blue and white passport and then sat down on the seats, waiting (and hoping) to find someone else who was from Ultimaverse..."Please" he whispered to himself.

[Aliquam Italia]

Ulysses Emmanuel has arrived at the airport in a public aircraft. He had been expecting such an event to occur, seeing as how he is expected to get to know as much about commoners as much as possible. He, however, had not experienced the crowded expanse of an airport as much as that before he had been transferred over to the Brabantian university. This is not to mention his inexperience with being on a public aircraft to head to another country, for which he had been on private aircraft for trips or vacations with his family. Once he has disembarked form the aircraft, he takes a look around at the airport, at the scenery that surrounds it as well. He is ready, and very confident in his abilities, to learn anything that is thrown his way. Although he has not been outside of his home country for much of his life time, he has been studying a lot about other countries, which he feels is required for when he becomes the next ruler of the Great Empire of Italia, and as such he feels determined to learn as much about Brabantum while he is here, aside from what he little he has already learned about the nation. As he sets off into the airport from the aircraft, he can be seen with a cloak that drifts over his left shoulder, being held on to him with a brooch that wields the coat of arms of the Royal Family of Italia, with royal garments beneath the cloak, and he has his ID stashed inside of his breast pocket for the ease of taking it out to identify himself in the case of the need occurring.

[Langor Empire]

Lord Sherken stepped out of his plane, followed by his loyal slave, David Xiannian, who was carrying their luggage. Dressed in an expensive Langori ornig fernur, the Beast took a deep breath, smelling the air, and looked around. Ternu had no pleasant experience with humans, hence his low expectations; he had no hope Brabantum would be different from Sekkin, Nourvin or other human-majority Imperial colonies where men had no honor and women were not innocent. David was wearing a red jacket with a dark gray shirt underneath and black trousers; he was more enthusiastic about going to Brabantum than his master, mainly because this was his first trip to a different country in a very, very long time.

However, after getting to Brabantum, Ternu realized it was not as horrible as he had expected: the air was relatively good, the people seemed more or less civilized, and the language he heard spoken around him, though very different from his native Beastkin, was not as disgusting as most other barbaric human languages. "Not bad," he thought, "compared to those inferior nations of the South, of course."

"David," he said in Beastkin, "I was told there was a sign somewhere in this airport. Do you see anything?"
"No, master," the man replied, "my Vuravanten jarme is not good enough yet."
"Where is our escort?" the nobleman asked, "I will be very disappointed if they don't provide one. Ah yes, and prepare the papers."
"As you wish, master."

[Sparkdottir]

Maria Catalina (http://orig00.deviantart.net/3cda/f/201 ... 8fvoln.jpg) entered the airport from the jetway of her Avianca flight from Bogotá. She looked around the airport examining how nice it was, despite El Dorado International (Bogotá's airport) being recently renovated. Upon landing, her phone had buzzed with notifications from news apps of the media back home telling of the Colombian invasion of the Incan Empire. A look of worry was upon her face understanding where her father was and where he went three months ago. She would have removed her cross necklace had it not been for the news, in which she now fiddled with.

The coolness of Brabantum was a change from the tropical climate of Colombia. While she didn't live in Bogotá it felt similar and comforting. Maria sported her University's uniform in support of her being the one to represent Colombia in this exchange program, despite it not being required. A dark navy long sleeve cardigan buttoned over her white collared shirt. Embroidered on the cardigan was the university logo (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... l_2016.png) in white outline. Her skirt was shorter than the others though, matching the color of her cardigan it was about a little above halfway down her thighs, flowing around her legs, which had long white socks that went over her knees. She looked about from her phone every so often as she proceeded to the rendezvous bumping into an official without realization that she had arrived to the rendezvous point. "Disculpas, señor" she said before realizing she spoke to him in SPanish, "My apologies, sir." she said as she held out her ID, a Colombian passport (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... ssport.jpg)

[South Krualstiken]

Aino catches sight of the beastkin, Lord Sherken, and smiles. Here is something unlike other humans, something which may actually be good, instead of the hateful tortuous nature of other humans. Perhaps this creature, unknown to herself, would be beneficial to befriend. She pauses at the terminal before entering, and approaches Lord Sherken. "Hei-" She blushes, this isn't a place where people know Finnish, at least not to her knowledge. "Hallo." She says, hoping to catch the attention of the Beastkin, taking note of how the Beastkin held himself well above everyone else. Perhaps he was royalty. Agh, she shouldn't be speaking to royalty, that wouldn't be a good idea. She might mess up and then be mocked for it for the rest of her stay. She sighs, no point in delaying. "My name is Aino Avriskana, what might be yours?" She asks, hesitantly.

[Langor Empire]

Aino catches sight of the beastkin, Lord Sherken, and smiles. Here is something unlike other humans, something which may actually be good, instead of the hateful tortuous nature of other humans. Perhaps this creature, unknown to herself, would be beneficial to befriend. She pauses at the terminal before entering, and approaches Lord Sherken. "Hei-" She blushes, this isn't a place where people know Finnish, at least not to her knowledge. "Hallo." She says, hoping to catch the attention of the Beastkin, taking note of how the Beastkin held himself well above everyone else. Perhaps he was royalty. Agh, she shouldn't be speaking to royalty, that wouldn't be a good idea. She might mess up and then be mocked for it for the rest of her stay. She sighs, no point in delaying. "My name is Aino Avriskana, what might be yours?" She asks, hesitantly.

Xianniang moved aggressively towards her, saying something rude in Chinese, but Ternu stopped him with a hand gesture; he gave her an indifferent, somewhat condescending look and responded first in Beastkin, then in English, "virkin alari, meurkiin. I am tilaur Ternu Sikkafur Sherken zer Sekkin, it is..." he stopped for a moment, "it is... interesting to meet you, Aino-giro."

[South Krualstiken]

Aino catches sight of the beastkin, Lord Sherken, and smiles. Here is something unlike other humans, something which may actually be good, instead of the hateful tortuous nature of other humans. Perhaps this creature, unknown to herself, would be beneficial to befriend. She pauses at the terminal before entering, and approaches Lord Sherken. "Hei-" She blushes, this isn't a place where people know Finnish, at least not to her knowledge. "Hallo." She says, hoping to catch the attention of the Beastkin, taking note of how the Beastkin held himself well above everyone else. Perhaps he was royalty. Agh, she shouldn't be speaking to royalty, that wouldn't be a good idea. She might mess up and then be mocked for it for the rest of her stay. She sighs, no point in delaying. "My name is Aino Avriskana, what might be yours?" She asks, hesitantly.

Xianniang moved aggressively towards her, saying something rude in Chinese, but Ternu stopped him with a hand gesture; he gave her an indifferent, somewhat condescending look and responded first in Beastkin, then in English, "virkin alari, meurkiin. My name is tilaur Ternu Sikkafur Sherken zer Sekkin, it is..." he stopped for a moment, "it is... interesting to meet you, Aino-giro."

She gave a slight smile, recognizing a few of the words in Chinese from her time in international languages, although she never really excelled in them, favouring English and Finnish over any other foreign language. At the sound of the Beastkin language, she tilted her head. It sounded slightly French, but had the lilting tones of Russian behind it. It was rather beautiful. She assumed the first thing said to her was some sort of greeting, and responded in kind, as best she could. "Vaarkin alara. It is indeed interesting... She pauses, afraid to potentially offend the Beastkin. "I apologize, your name is a rather large mouthful. Is there... anything else I could refer to you as?" She hunches her shoulders together nervously.

[The Northern Chinese Provinces]

Chen was extremely bored.

The plane he had been "shipped out" in was a teensy Cessna, not even one of the good planes he had seen so many officials his mother met with come off of. Although, since this trip was coming from the Academy itself, he assumed that there wasn't much in the way of private airplanes that they could muster. He thanked the heavens they hadn't put him on a chopper--that would have been hours and hours of eardrum hell and nausea. Unfortunately, Chen had not packed extremely well for this trip, and so it was that he realized about two hours into the flight, when the in-flight movie experienced technical issues, that he had no other entertainment.

Four hours later, he was walking (albeit shakily--his legs had completely fallen asleep and he hadn't been able to stretch them on the flight) off of the plane, his suitcase in his hand, at the Gent Airport. He began looking around for a sign of the exchange, and hoped he would be recognizable to someone, what with him being in full parade uniform and all, with National Army insignia everywhere. He spots, after a while of searching, a few other people roughly his age, and an odd humanoid with fur conversing with a girl. He frowned slightly--he had never seen this type of person before, though he assumed that (as he could see the relation between the humanoid and the human next to him was clearly that of a master and his subordinate) the humanoid was just as intelligent as any human. He strode up to this odd trio boldly, with a smile. "Hello there!" he said in English. "Would you perhaps be part of the Exchange programme here?"

[Aurokia]

An Introduction
Rey was needless to say confused. her Apprenticeship under Aurora was going perfectly and she was doing so much better with her grades. why was she being sent away especially since Aurora was in the hospital again. it was not fair, she thought a she prepared to board the plane. Then out of earshot she saw someone who looked exactly like Aurora wave at her beckoning her to join her.
"You must be Rey Aurora spoke highly of you."
"you are?"
"Lt. Chorus, of the Aurokian tech Divisions, Strange my sister never mentioned me to you?"
It was then that Rey noticed the mechanical hand hanging loosely from her right side. "where'd you get that?"
Inching in closer Chorus Spoke in a whisper, "Can I tell you a secret?" Rey nodded. "The Tech Division has need of new recruits, my team specifically. you do well in school stuff like this arm you would have complete access to."
Rey laughed she was an Unwanted the Aurokian equivalent of a worthless human. Her mother and father disowned her even stripping her of her last name because of her rebellious nature. This Chorus was Offering her something she could never achieve due to her not having a last name period. Aurora knew this and so did everyone. "how are you going to get me into your program? Huh, I don't even have a last name!" with that Rey turned to leave onto the plane.
"You can borrow mine and my sisters! its the only reason your able to leave right? might as well make it permanent. if you do well of course." Chorus said before turning and leaving.
Rey looked down at her ticket something she hadn't even thought to look at before nameless people were not allowed on planes. Behind her name was A very powerful Aurokian Heritage.
"Last Calls for the Flight!! DO WE HAVE A REY CHORUM HERE!"
Rey turned and ran to the ticket booth with new thoughts in her head of the future she could possess. A future with a last name, an name that Aurokians consider revered in memory as the first founder would have had it. Thinking I MUST Do this for Aurora. she is now my adopted mother.

Chorus looked down at the paperwork in front of her, She sighed, "What am I going to do with a kid!?"

The Long flight over

Rey arrived in the airport bright eyed and bushy tailed. as for the first time in a long time she felt relieved. her life was now about to change even more. The first ten minutes were starling and exiting. this excitement changed to Dred as she Ran to get her bags. hopefully they did not confiscate the knife she had hidden in the bag when she packed. pulling out her passport at security was exiting as well as her hands shook and her mind wandered. The official looked at the computer and spoke quickly "Rey Chorum?"
"yes that's me.
"grab your things and wait for officials to pick you up there are some other students waiting as well so be quick about it."
She grabbed her stuff took a deep breath and put on her iconic smirk. this was going to be fun.

[Langor Empire]

She gave a slight smile, recognizing a few of the words in Chinese from her time in international languages, although she never really excelled in them, favouring English and Finnish over any other foreign language. At the sound of the Beastkin language, she tilted her head. It sounded slightly French, but had the lilting tones of Russian behind it. It was rather beautiful. She assumed the first thing said to her was some sort of greeting, and responded in kind, as best she could. "Vaarkin alara. It is indeed interesting... She pauses, afraid to potentially offend the Beastkin. "I apologize, your name is a rather large mouthful. Is there... anything else I could refer to you as?" She hunches her shoulders together nervously.

"Sherken-kou, Sherken-rivu," he said coldly, "lord Sherken," Ternu smiled softly, still maintaining his cool tone, "Your accent sounds familiar. I believe I heard've it somewhere before... Fetrogratou Laiket, perhaps? A virtuous land indeed, virtuous and very beautiful, much like my Sekkin where clouds devour the sun. But what is it that you desire, human?"

[South Krualstiken]

Chen was extremely bored.

The plane he had been "shipped out" in was a teensy Cessna, not even one of the good planes he had seen so many officials his mother met with come off of. Although, since this trip was coming from the Academy itself, he assumed that there wasn't much in the way of private airplanes that they could muster. He thanked the heavens they hadn't put him on a chopper--that would have been hours and hours of eardrum hell and nausea. Unfortunately, Chen had not packed extremely well for this trip, and so it was that he realized about two hours into the flight, when the in-flight movie experienced technical issues, that he had no other entertainment.

Four hours later, he was walking (albeit shakily--his legs had completely fallen asleep and he hadn't been able to stretch them on the flight) off of the plane, his suitcase in his hand, at the Gent Airport. He began looking around for a sign of the exchange, and hoped he would be recognizable to someone, what with him being in full parade uniform and all, with National Army insignia everywhere. He spots, after a while of searching, a few other people roughly his age, and an odd humanoid with fur conversing with a girl. He frowned slightly--he had never seen this type of person before, though he assumed that (as he could see the relation between the humanoid and the human next to him was clearly that of a master and his subordinate) the humanoid was just as intelligent as any human. He strode up to this odd trio boldly, with a smile. "Hello there!" he said in English. "Would you perhaps be part of the Exchange programme here?"

She gave a slight smile, recognizing a few of the words in Chinese from her time in international languages, although she never really excelled in them, favouring English and Finnish over any other foreign language. At the sound of the Beastkin language, she tilted her head. It sounded slightly French, but had the lilting tones of Russian behind it. It was rather beautiful. She assumed the first thing said to her was some sort of greeting, and responded in kind, as best she could. "Vaarkin alara. It is indeed interesting... She pauses, afraid to potentially offend the Beastkin. "I apologize, your name is a rather large mouthful. Is there... anything else I could refer to you as?" She hunches her shoulders together nervously.

"Sherken-kou, Sherken-rivu," he said coldly, "lord Sherken," Ternu smiled softly, still maintaining his cool tone, "Your accent sounds familiar. I believe I heard've it somewhere before... Fetrogratou Laiket, perhaps? A virtuous land indeed, virtuous and very beautiful, much like my Sekkin where clouds devour the sun. But what is it that you desire, human?"

Ternu noticed a male Asian human approaching and silently ordered Xiannian to deal with him. The slave nodded quietly and greeted the Asian stranger in Mandarin and Cantonese; he did not really speak the languages but he knew some simple phrases.

"I do not know what Fetrogratao Laiket means, I apologize. Desire? Mmm..." She hesitates "I just wanted to make some friends. Other humans are detestable and you seemed differe-" She pauses at the interruption from Chen. "Juu. At least, I am from the exchange. Rather against my will, but oh well." She turns back to Ternu. "As I'm hoping, are you quite different in character from the other humans?"

[Langor Empire]

"I do not know what Fetrogratao Laiket means, I apologize. Desire? Mmm..." She hesitates "I just wanted to make some friends. Other humans are detestable and you seemed differe-" She pauses at the interruption from Chen. "Juu. At least, I am from the exchange. Rather against my will, but oh well." She turns back to Ternu. "As I'm hoping, are you quite different in character from the other humans?"

"It would be an insult to my honor to think otherwise," lord Sherken glanced briefly at the Asian stranger and then at Xianniang, silently ordering him to take care of Chen, "if it is friendship that you seek, so be it, I do not object. Purr jaheri jentarinuri, Fetrogratou Laiket is a Langori colony in Northeast Europe."

Meanwhile David greeted Chen in Cantonese and Mandarin, hoping that he is from Zhongguo and not some other Eastern country, as Xianniang himself was Chinese; he did not know the languages but remembered some simple phrases.

[South Krualstiken]

"I do not know what Fetrogratao Laiket means, I apologize. Desire? Mmm..." She hesitates "I just wanted to make some friends. Other humans are detestable and you seemed differe-" She pauses at the interruption from Chen. "Juu. At least, I am from the exchange. Rather against my will, but oh well." She turns back to Ternu. "As I'm hoping, are you quite different in character from the other humans?"

"It would be an insult to my honor to think otherwise," lord Sherken glanced briefly at the Asian stranger and then at Xianniang, silently ordering him to take care of Chen, "if it is friendship that you seek, so be it, I do not object. Purr jaheri jentarinuri, Fetrogratou Laiket is a Langori colony in Northeast Europe."

Meanwhile David greeted Chen in Cantonese and Mandarin, hoping that he is from Zhongguo and not some other Eastern country, as Xianniang himself was Chinese; he did not know the languages but remembered some simple phrases.

She sighed happily. At least here was someone who would not be so abrasive as other people. She shook herself, remembering her terrifying experience in Finland, before quickly dashing away the memory, trying to keep it locked inside an imaginary box within her mind. "Oh, Finland, I would suppose. I think that we should be going as the signs direct, shouldn't we? I can understand the language, if that's the issue."

[The Northern Chinese Provinces]

"I do not know what Fetrogratao Laiket means, I apologize. Desire? Mmm..." She hesitates "I just wanted to make some friends. Other humans are detestable and you seemed differe-" She pauses at the interruption from Chen. "Juu. At least, I am from the exchange. Rather against my will, but oh well." She turns back to Ternu. "As I'm hoping, are you quite different in character from the other humans?"

"It would be an insult to my honor to think otherwise," lord Sherken glanced briefly at the Asian stranger and then at Xianniang, silently ordering him to take care of Chen, "if it is friendship that you seek, so be it, I do not object. Purr jaheri jentarinuri, Fetrogratou Laiket is a Langori colony in Northeast Europe."

Meanwhile David greeted Chen in Cantonese and Mandarin, hoping that he is from Zhongguo and not some other Eastern country, as Xianniang himself was Chinese; he did not know the languages but remembered some simple phrases.

Chen is taken aback at this man speaking his native language--he did not think that anyone in the programme would know it. With a full grin, he says, 您好！你是学生交流的人吗？我哦不知道去哪里。这是飞机场太大啊。"

[Britonisea]

Maria Catalina (http://orig00.deviantart.net/3cda/f/201 ... 8fvoln.jpg) entered the airport from the jetway of her Avianca flight from Bogotá. She looked around the airport examining how nice it was, despite El Dorado International (Bogotá's airport) being recently

-Snip-

The boy looked at the young lady squinting his eyes. "She sure looks human to me" he said gently, whispering under his breath. Hoping to catch her attention 'by accident' he slowly glanced in her direction. He also coughed a bit. He noticed that there were people, oh and other...Organisms....That were speaking, and so he wanted to speak with someone too.

[Aurokia]

Maria Catalina (http://orig00.deviantart.net/3cda/f/201 ... 8fvoln.jpg) entered the airport from the jetway of her Avianca flight from Bogotá. She looked around the airport examining how nice it was, despite El Dorado International (Bogotá's airport) being recently

-Snip-

The boy looked at the young lady squinting his eyes. "She sure looks human to me" he said gently, whispering under his breath. Hoping to catch her attention 'by accident' he slowly glanced in her direction. He also coughed a bit. He noticed that there were people, oh and other...Organisms....That were speaking, and so he wanted to speak with someone too.

"Hey if your going to stare at least try to hide it you dunce, or are you too smitten with her Columbian charms?" Rey would yell at the young man who was staring at the woman. "Where are you from?"

[Langor Empire]

She sighed happily. At least here was someone who would not be so abrasive as other people. She shook herself, remembering her terrifying experience in Finland, before quickly dashing away the memory, trying to keep it locked inside an imaginary box within her mind. "Oh, Finland, I would suppose. I think that we should be going as the signs direct, shouldn't we? I can understand the language, if that's the issue."

"I think so, unfortunately, my slave is not... very educated, and my knowledge of human languages is limited. You could serve as our... esukortou," he nodded, "let us go; time is the most precious of all things."

Chen is taken aback at this man speaking his native language--he did not think that anyone in the programme would know it. With a full grin, he says, 您好！你是学生交流的人吗？我哦不知道去哪里。这是飞机场太大啊。"

"Zai shuo yi bian," Xianniang said and rubbed his chin, struggling to understand the Asian's words, "wo de hanyu bu tai hao."

[Aurevbush]

A Boeing 757 painted black, white, and gold, imprinted with the Leviathan company logo lands and taxis at the airport in Gent. At its stop, Melinda, dressed in a grey cardigan with a warm beige winter coat, denim jeans, and Gucci leather ankle boots, a Topaz pendant, gold plated Italian charm bracelets on both wrists, purple lip gloss, and Armani sunglasses,walks in the terminal, as if she was walking across the runway for Aurevbush's Next Top Model, but not paying attention to any person looking at her or calling her attention.

She thought, "What the hell? I know for fact that my grandpa's not stupid because he knows what I want. And this...this place is starting to look like a dump. Whatever. I might stop at the mall to pick some brand'spankin hooooot outifts."

She stops at the baggage claim for a couple of selfies on DingDong (parody of Snapchat).

[The Northern Chinese Provinces]

She sighed happily. At least here was someone who would not be so abrasive as other people. She shook herself, remembering her terrifying experience in Finland, before quickly dashing away the memory, trying to keep it locked inside an imaginary box within her mind. "Oh, Finland, I would suppose. I think that we should be going as the signs direct, shouldn't we? I can understand the language, if that's the issue."

"I think so, unfortunately, my slave is not... very educated, and my knowledge of human languages is limited. You could serve as our... esukortou," he nodded, "let us go; time is the most precious of all things."

Chen is taken aback at this man speaking his native language--he did not think that anyone in the programme would know it. With a full grin, he says, 您好！你是学生交流的人吗？我哦不知道去哪里。这是飞机场太大啊。"

"Zai shuo yi bian," Xianniang said and rubbed his chin, struggling to understand the Asian's words, "wo de hanyu bu tai hao."

Chen's face fell slightly. "Ah--English it is then. I was wondering if you were part of the Exchange Programme, as I have little idea of where I'm supposed to go, and this airport is too big for me."

[Britonisea]

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"Hey if your going to stare at least try to hide it you dunce, or are you too smitten with her Columbian charms?" Rey would yell at the young man who was staring at the woman. "Where are you from?"

"I'm sorry, what?" The boy retorted. "I have no idea what you are speaking about - and I have no idea why you're being so rude to me." He looked at the being in front of his plainly. His accent was different to one they have heard before. "What Columbian charm? Oh my gosh, it must be the witchcraft they told me that happens here..." He began to wonder.