Location:Obsidian Academy
Date/Time:Mid Ashbloom, 9939 AZI
Realm:Lower Realm
The third time was the pattern.
Jayde stood in the corridor outside Training Room Twelve, her booking confirmation still warm in her hand — ink stamped by the scheduling attendant three days ago, time slot clearly marked, her name and student identification written in the Academy's formal script. The door was locked. The attendant at the corridor desk — a thin-faced Normal-class student with the particular blankness of someone who'd been told what to say — shrugged without meeting her eyes.
"Taken. Someone else registered first."
"I registered three days ago."
"Records show the room was double-booked." He shuffled papers that didn't need shuffling. "Happens sometimes."
