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Paige arrived early, taking her time to settle in at the desk and make a few notes on some different topics before the class arrived. Nothing too strenuous but it was always good to stay ahead of the game. Once the students filed in, she stood up.

"Good morning," Paige said once everyone was seated and settled. "Glad to see everyone came back for the second class. We'll be getting more into things today so hopefully we won't have any sleepers. Though again, I just ask that you don't snore."

No one needed to hear that.

"Today, we're going to be talking about astrology," she said. "Some of you may know what it is and some of you may now. To put it simply, astrology is the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs. It's the search for answers in the sky. The easiest example of astrology is horoscopes. Horoscopes claim to explain aspects of a person's personality and predict future events in their life based on the positions of the sun, moon, and other planetary objects at the time of their birth."

She paused for a moment and held up a chart listing the various astrological signs. "Astrology has been labeled a pseudoscience though as it has no validity or explanatory power for describing the universe. Scientists basically said there's no way that the position and motion of the planets and stars couldn't affect those of us on Earth without contradicting basic biology and physics."

She crossed her arms and shrugged. "But, I'm going to guess a lot of the scientists who say those things would be pretty shocked if they ever walked onto an island like this. Just because something is discredited doesn't make it true. Just because someone can't see something, doesn't mean it's not there. Today, the activity is simple. I want you all to take a peek at your horoscopes. Read them and then tell the class if you think they're on the right track or if they have any merit at all. Feel free to share the reasons why, if you'd like. Let's get started."

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Sholeh raised her hand, though she still wasn't sure she actually wanted to attract much attention in this class. "Will it still work if you weren't born on Earth?"

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Paige considered that. "Do you have a birthday? Or no?"

She never thought she'd have to ask that question of someone.

"Well...sort of?" Sholeh shifted uncomfortably in her chair. "We're--" She coughed, embarrassed by the mistake. "I'm not exactly sure how the months and days line up here compared to home, but I use January 22nd. I was born the twenty-second day of the first month of the new year back home, but we keep a different calendar."

If she'd caught the slip, Paige didn't push it. Not today. She nodded once.

"You're more than welcome to give it a try," she said. "I didn't actually plan for those that might not be Earth born and I apologize for that. But, astrology is generally an invalid study anyway so it probably doesn't work for those that are born on Earth either."

"It's okay," Sholeh said, offering a tentative smile. "It's probably not anything you ever had to worry about before and I don't think I, umm, mentioned it last class."

There'd been all that important hiding behind her hair that she'd been doing, you see.

"But even if it doesn't work for me, that doesn't mean that it's complete hogwash. I might just not have the right date."

"And even if it doesn't work for you, sometimes the horoscopes are good for a laugh," she said easily. "A few times, they're absolutely ridiculous in nature so it provides a good laugh for the day."

Zeela, at least, would be proving her right in a moment. She would find everything highly amusing.

"Maybe I can look up a few," Sholeh said, her smile becoming a little less tentative and a little more genuine. "See if I can't find one that fits. Maybe that one is closer to where I'm supposed to be anyway."

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