Off to University

Braden realized that when he'd gotten home that he'd forgotten to take the permission slips from the trip back to the city hall. So once he'd finished his homework, he cycled back to city hall and dropped them off.

River sold yet another painting...this time to Sandi French; they were not related by blood, but now they were related by family ties, considering that both Molly and she were married to men of the Chikamori family. Defined, Sandi would be considered her Uncle-in-law's step-daughter or a step-cousin-in-law...(holy cripes, that's confusing).

Relative or not, it was services paid for services rendered.

With all the recent complaining about homework and all that, Haruo and River decided to show their children just how important education was...and enrolled in university. After a discussion with their children to keep up their grades while Haruo and River pursued their degree, they enrolled in university. Yasunobu and Susan would take care of the children while River and Haruo were off at the University of British Columbia. Yay. "Tuum Est"

And so they departed for their first term with a send-off from Susan, "Study hard!!!"

Of course, the moving van appeared and Haruo and River got in... and off they went for higher learning. As mature students, they weren't as pre-disposed to fun hijinks and other university pranks. Their goal was to study, get their degree and get home. Although in their case, it would take two trips to University to do so.

For economy's sake, they tried living in the dorm.

...and Haruo got himself a varsity jacket and a more fitting hairstyle, at least for university. Welcome to the University of British Columbia. :D

Of course there was a vocal minority trying to change the university mascot from the Llama to the Thunderbirds quoting that it was a more fitting mascot than an Andean long-necked sheep. Well...you can see who won...

Hail to the Thunderbirds, hail UBC,
Thunder and lightning, onwards to victory.
Hail to the blue and gold, hail UBC,
U B C forever, onwards to victory.