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[casperkim]

[Nia]

I told you I'd let you know. So. I withdrew my application decided not to apply. You'll be stuck with me next year too.

[Rafael]

[...] You were right. I couldn't do it either. I'm staying put next year.

I just hope this isn't a mistake.

[Leo]

Does the offer to practice stand now that the season's over? I could use the distraction.

You can tell me to fuck off. I know you're busy.

Comments

Leo/Casper

[ninjaleo]

Offer stands as long as we're able to be on the same pitch at the same time.
[...] Something going on?

Leo/Casper

[casperkim]

Thanks. [...] I put in an application to be Ms. Lilywhite's teaching assistant, realized I couldn't go through with it if it meant giving up my badge, and asked for it back. It was a fucking stupid thing to do.

So now I want to hit something.

Leo/Casper

[ninjaleo]

It wasn't stupid. It was prioritizing your people. That's a good thing.
Ms. Lilywhite will still write you a good letter of recommendation. She did for me, I'm not even officially in Occlumency. You're showing what you need to. Don't worry.
Let's go hit things.

Leo/Casper

[casperkim]

You and Rafael seem certain about that. But I won't be until next year.

You can come now?

Leo/Casper

[ninjaleo]

Well if he's saying it too. Rafael's right a good 100% of the time. It's weird. You'll see.
And yeah. I'll leave now.

Leo/Casper

[casperkim]

[...] No offense, Captain, but I think you might be biased.

All right. I'll meet you.

Leo/Casper

[ninjaleo]

Not this time. I've had it objectively proved.
See you in a minute, though.

Leo/Casper

[casperkim]

How, exactly?

Casper

[heyitsnia]

Curious. I figured you would've applied. Why

Ah, well, I think I can tolerate you for one more year. It'll be rough, but I'm up for the challenge. Hope you are, too.

Nia/Casper

[casperkim]

[...] Wonders never cease.

And I'm up for the challenge.

Nia/Casper

[heyitsnia]

You're just full of surprises.

Great! Tolerating each other, wrangling bears, graduating. We've got senior year on lock.

Nia/Casper

[casperkim]

[...] Yeah. It's nothing we can't handle.

Casper/Rafael

[firstposition]

[...]

There will be times you might regret it. But I know you will also help a lot of people. That is the true mark of an auror, don't you think?

Casper/Rafael

[casperkim]

I already regret it. But I regretted giving Ms. Lilywhite that application more. Rock and a fucking hard place.

[...] That seems like a stretch, doesn't it?

Casper/Rafael

[firstposition]

It was a difficult decision. But you should not live your life just calculating what is and is not most advantageous. Sometimes you need to [...] stack the deck a little for your happiness? Am I using that phrase right? If you do not make room for what you want, no one else will do it for you. If you sacrifice everything, no one will stop you.

Maybe. But you just decided you would rather enforce and protect, when you are still convinced that being a TA would have been wiser.

Casper/Rafael

[casperkim]

Yeah. You're using it right. [...] I don't know about 'happiness', but this is what I want and I know next year would be harder for a lot of reasons if I was a TA instead of a prefect. So I guess that's close enough.

[...] You make it sound admirable. It's not.