Winterborn

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[font=Palatino Linotype][color=#999999]O[color=#99AA99]f course it's silly to say it like that, as if it had been easy, because it wasn't. I didn't exactly fit into the exclusivity and all of the Von Claussen Military Academy - an establishment I can actually only recommend in hindsight - and problems did arise pretty much everywhere.

My demeanor wasn't exactly helping, what with my overly rebellious, trouble-making and non-conformist attitude. But like I said before, sooner or later you inevitably change. So I did. You have to adapt if you want to get through life, and seeing as this was my parents' - regardless of my behavior, I loved them dearly - seeing as it was their last straw for me, I buckled after a while. The constant drill obviously helped.

It was actually becoming fun once I gave it a more honest try though. Military discipline and all the other things isn't exactly to my liking still. It's something situational. Sometimes it has advantages, like when you work closely with some kind of Military or Para-Military organization. Other times, like when you go to do some more easy work, it's superfluous. Not necessary. So you might as well remove that stick you have stuck up your ass and have a good time doing your work, right?

Well anyway, the first year had passed and we were getting to the more interesting things you learn in such a place. More useful things. Things you can put to use in, as it would come later, my line of work. But regardless of them being more interesting, they're still kind of boring details so I'll get to the more fun stuff.

See, in the second year everyone gets to pick an additional, presumably more practical kind of course. It's like the first big time when the mighty men in charge of you say: "Dear, we've drilled the discipline into you, we've drilled more theory into you, we're on our best way to shape you into a better human being. Now you can pick yourself something to do that you actually want to do."

Ranging from things like various athletic disciplines, sports games, a chess club if you will, more theory of all kinds for those interested, to things like flying. A basic course in which you'll ultimately learn how to operate, maintain and pilot a small space-ship, along with getting your pilot's license if you do well.

It's obvious which one I picked, isn't it?