[Tyler:] Don't even listen to him, dude. Arthur is just a jerk who thinks he can be mean to everyone because his dad's a legend and he's kind of good at climbing
[Canteen staff:] Beans or rice?
[Tyler:] Oh obviously beans, Greta. You know me
[Apollo:] Yeah, but he's not just "kind of" good, Tyler. He's "kind of" the best. At least the best in our class! I mean, even if he-
[Canteen staff:] Beans or rice?
[Apollo:] Uh- rice, Greta. Thank you
[Canteen staff:] Mhm
[Apollo:] Even if he is a dick, it's not like he doesn't know what he's talking about
[Tyler:] Yeah whatever. Where's Spencer and Genesis? I'm getting hangry
[Apollo:] They're over there

[Spencer:] Oh good, you're just in time
[Apollo:] What for?
[Spencer:] We were just talking about these brutal drills
[Apollo:] Ugh. Don't get me started
[Spencer:] Yeah, you did... bad
[Genesis:] Spencer!
[Spencer:] What, he did!
[Genesis:] You did not do that bad
[Apollo:] Ugh. Thanks, Gen. But Spencer's right. I kinda got clowned on today. I mean, how am I ever gonna get my time down to 8 seconds?
[Genesis:] You can do it. It's not impossible!
[Apollo:] Ah easy for you to say, miss 8.5. You only have to shave half a second off!
[Tyler:] Hey. If it makes you feel any better, the standards for the anchor drill are damn near superhuman! We have to do the same target practice as everyone else, but the commander has us wear these glasses that black out our view every few seconds. Amari here almost killed me with a stray arrow!
[Amari:] Hey man, I said I was sorry
[Spencer:] Dude, that's nothing. You know what the commander told the stall [?] today? She put us on our horses, sent us out onto the field, and said "don't die". Then captain Mackey just started swinging and stomping on us. I think she told him to actually try and kill us

[Narrator:] Just then, Beldrick, a death recrute who is always besides Amari, waves his hand to garner the group's attention. "It's not just the combat drills", he signs. "Commander Hakim has scheduled me for twice as many witch classes. I'm already studying second year material. None of it makes any sense!"

[Apollo:] Ah, sorry Beldrick, I'm still learning CSL. Amari?
[Amari:] He just said the commander's fucking with his witch classes too! Making things way harder than they need to be!
[Tyler:] All this, AND the food is terrible. With the budget that Mazmus has, they should be feeding us leviathan meat every meal
[Amari:] Hm! Never had it
[Tyler:] What!
[Spencer:] Me neither
[Genesis:] Same. Too expensive
[Tyler:] Oh you guys haven't lived! A travelling salesman gave me a sample when I was like eight, and I still think about it
[Apollo:] Eh, seafood isn't really my thing
[Tyler:] Hey, buddy. Kill yourself
[Apollo:] Okay. Well, it sounds like we all have it hard, which does make me feel a little bit better, so, thanks... guys
[Amari:] Hey, we're all just some cranks trying to make it work, you know?
[Genesis:] I mean... can you even call us cranks anymore? We made it to the academy. Does it matter how we got here?
[Tyler:] Arthur certainly thinks so
[Apollo:] Well, unfortunately it doesn't matter what you call me. Fact is, according to commander Hakim, unless I spend every day improving, I am just digging myself deeper into a hole