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“People of Donton it is time to make a stand. For years after the event changed our world we rightly avoided the east lands. The Gypsen Waste. However in the last generation some misguide people felt it prudent to set up homes past the safe area, Yes studies show that the contamination has weakened. But unnecessary risks were taken, but the safe zone was increased to reflect that. Perhaps even pushed a bit to far. Thoughts experiments resulted in mutations. Mutations that we cannot the full existent of! Mutations that since says may be infections and inheritable! The contaminating theses poor beings bring with them must be contained. It is not safe to let them continue to live unguarded among us. The risk of the mutations spreading must no be ignored! It is our duty to see that the Human race survives, we can not let it fade to history after coming this far. To that end we must take steps to study those poor affected beings. We must know more about the mutations. We assure our safety above all else!

Moving the individuals back to Gypsen accomplishes nothing the border is not secure and too little is known about the mutations. It is important that we learn how it is transmitted and how to guard against it. Therefore as we are working on make the Gypsen border more secure we will be identify and transferring the ones among us to secure faculties. I know there is fear there. But rest assured every staff member will have complete back ground checks. All studies will be published. There will be no backroom experiments! The children involved will be getting the same education and train as they would outside the faculties. The adults will have ways to be productive members. They will just be confined to a safe area. Hopefully a way will be found to prevent the infection from spreading and the contained areas will not be needed. But should that not be possible once we have made the board safe we will give them the option of moving.

I assure you was it not necessary for our safety I would not be asking this. But we must protect ourselves if we want our life to continue.”

Chapter 1

The man adjusted his tie and nodded to a neighbor then looked at his daughter. “Vine you look like I am dragging you to lock up. It is just school. It will do you good to be with people your own age. Education is important, you can not learn all you need to sitting in your room.”

Vine looked up and sighed. The bit of sky that could be seen among the buildings was to lifeless. It lacked the red hue the sky at home would have the sun was blocked from view, the buildings casting shadows that never full left. There were to many buildings and to little space, to little life.  Looking at the man next to her she considered how to answer him. “I still don’t see why I have to do this. There is nothing this school can teach me that will be useful. This was not what I agreed to when moving here. I am starting to wish I had taken Role advice and went into the bush. There at least I wouldn’t be forced into a room full of uncivilized children. Back home children of my age learning there trade, which is what I should be doing, thought I would be. This school will not give me the training I need as well as my books and the lessons I have set will. This is just going to make my hours to learn what I must shorter. What can this school offer me?”

“We have been over this. It is the law that all under eighteen go to an approved high school during the day.”

Vine said. “There should be a test I could take. To show I don’t need this, a way to skip to university so I could at least be in classes that are useful to me. I have no need to learn about Cantor’s government, and am more then fluent in British. I need more exposure to Combling customs and lessons in cloth making, trading. I am not the only one who is going to be discussed by the pointlessness. I can not believe you passed a law that didn’t allow for over achievers, those that all ready know the contents of the classes.”

He smiled a bit, his daughter still had a lot of growing to do. This school would be good for her. “There are valid reasons for the law. It is important that all members are able to contribute, to fill worthy. The schools help you find the best ways to do so. High schools cover a wide arrange of subjects so all can get a good grounding. In a few years you will have enough understanding of your abilities to start more specific training. I realize that do to the unusual way your childhood has went up to this point a lot of the classes will be old news to you. But give it a chance. There will be some surprises. You will see. You need to know more of the world before you commit to a career. The high school courses are designed so all will be able to make fully informed choices. To find the role that fits them best so they will be happy with their life.”

Vine said. “I know what I am going to do. My age doesn’t affect my ability to know what I want in this world. Some need more time, but some do not. Forcing all to take the same road is a mistake. But I agreed to this. Living under your roof means living by your rules. No matter how I find them. I just wish I had known more about what I was in for.”

A another man hearing this said. “That is just why this law is a good thing. It will see that the choices are informed choices. Each child will know all of there options and will start university knowing what they want. It will shorten the time spent floundering and will eliminate the need of universities teaching the basics, as those not able to master them will know they do not belong there. I do wish though that there were some that did not place freaks in with the normal children. Did you see the news from Runbain? They still don’t know how contagious it is.”

Vine started to raise a hand to check her braid but stopped it before the man noticed. Her father said. “Now Olver, genetic mutations can not pass from person to person unless inherited. Runbain just wants to be alarmist, remember that law against coffee imports she tried to get passed last year, claiming they would kill everyone? This is the same. That said schools can set there enrolment standards how they want just as long as there is a school for all children in the district. Any school that allows the safety inspectors in and has the required core classes in place will be accreted and will get its share of funds.”

Olver said. “Good to know. Don’t think the coffee argument will do me any good. My brother full aggress that coffee is deadly. But at least I can tell him that schools can set there own admissions plans. That should help the phone calls. I will have to get Genea to put it out as well. Might help the homeschooler protests. A lot of them are church based. Knowing they can set schools that way might just end them, or at least quite it a bit. So what has you over here Greg I thought you were putting the kids in East?”

“I have kids in both, they are teaming up so as to fit all mindsets. East is putting more focus on the sciences and realism as Gaven takes the more imaginative ones. They expect some movement between the two as the children learn where there interests are.”

Olver said. “I must have missed that in the papers. In that case I bet Gret and Paul will be moving to East. Wean though will stay.”

 Greg said. “It was just in East’s papers. I guess Gaven had its papers printed before the agreement was set and didn’t want to redo them just for that little of a change.”

Olver said. “Well at least I didn’t miss it. I must say I am not overly impressed with Gaven and was given thought to moving them as it was. I was going to give it time. Now am glad I have. The office is just though that door. See you down town.”

Vine waited until the man was out of sight. “Is that typical of the ones you work with? That would explain a good deal. Did he really name a child Wean?”

Greg said. “Oliver is more intelligent than his way of speaking makes him seem. He is the represents the manufacturing district. Wean is a family name, I believe the boy goes by WJ or some such. Hear we are, see lots of windows.” He opened the door to the school and led the way to an office just left of the doorway. There was a big desk, bare save for a computer on one side an a older man was seated behind it. There were a couple of battered chars to the side of the desk, otherwise the office was empty.

The man all most looked at them and said. “I fear our enrollment numbers have been met for this year so unless you are already on the list I must turn you away.”

Greg said. “I am Senator Blankhim, this is my daughter Vine. She is all ready enrolled. Just a bit late in starting. Instructor Pulls said that would not be a problem, was she mistaking?”

“Very well.” He typed something and looked at the computer screen. “Yes she is here. You need to sign this Sir. Vine, Healn is the student advisor for your form. She should be here shortly. She will see you find your way around and assist you in getting the necessary books.” A girl in a dark blue dress appeared in the doorway. “There you are. This is Vine she is in your form. Vine this is Healn. Now then as to dress. The code says solid colors,. Which I am pleased to see you did comply with. Not in the rules, but in common practices clothing is gender appropriate. Now it is not required but you will fit in better if you dress like a female after today. Welcome to Gaven academy. You will find the work hard but worthy.” That was clearly a dismissal of them.

Healn started down the hallway but stopped. Vine looked at her father. “Is this for real? I knew it was going to be ridicules. But this. And dresses really?”

Greg said. “No one said you had to wear a dress. He just was telling you that most girls did, as I told you most in the city would. Give it a chance and you are not in Alda, use the right language or you will be put in different classes that you will not like. I will see you at home, now go on before you get Healn in trouble.”

Vine shook her head but moved down the hall to where Healn was waiting. Changing languages she said. “That was an interesting introduction back there. Are things really like that? Why is everything so sterile around here?”

Healn said. “Mr. Mac is just stressed at the start of the year he will become more lively. The halls are kept bare to discourage lingering time should be spent in the classrooms not the halls. Don’t worry you will adjust. Your clothes and the fact our language seems to take you effort makes me think you haven’t been here long. Transfers always need a few weeks to acclimate.”