xx48.11.05 / 17:34 / Still Friday

No C2 (you know, because she's the 'Other Charlotte', the 'Second Charlotte' and also Charlotte Crescent so two 'C's—forget it, I shouldn't explain my jokes) at afternoon classes and I couldn't find her after school, either. Feeling really kind of stupidly awful about that. Now I have to wait until after the weekend to apologise, if I'm even still here then, I might NEVER get the chance!

Anyway. The feeling that something weird is going on with this school just got stronger this afternoon. Here is a transcript of an attempted conversation I had with a fellow student:

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Charlotte (me I mean, not Other Charlotte): Hi! This class is pretty boring, huh?

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Student: Um. Sure.

Charlotte: What's your name? I'm Charlotte, Charlotte Powers, I just moved here from out of town, are you a local?

Student: Um.

Charlotte: Sorry, I kind of asked too many questions then. What's your name, to start with?

Student: Um. I really need to concentrate on my work...

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Enough of that, anyway. I have to think about tomorrow's bus trip. Could I go today? No, I want to get a good distance away and it's already late, and I don't feel up to an overnight bus ride. This place is surrounded by mountains but there must be a road out, right? The forest I arrived in kind of blocks everything off in that direction and there are mountains behind that, but it's pretty clear the other way.

See? Weird! Nobody answers questions around here, nobody tells me anything.

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No information on the local nets about bus tickets or anything, I guess I'll just go to town tomorrow morning and ask around. Early night, then, I have to get up early tomorrow!