"It is a great pleasure to see you again, young Ceris, or should I say, Admiral Odrossess?" The headmaster greeted the now 25 year old Alumna. A rush of nostalgia swarmed Ceris as the scent of the vintage office toyed with her sense of smell. The old man hadn't changed since the last time he was seen either, his circular shades and colorful bowties distinguished himself from others. "Ceris is fine within this space," she responded softly "I will say I didn't expect to return to this dreaded place so soon." She took off her white dress gloves as she approached the headmaster, meeting his hand to shake in the middle. "Dreaded?" He asked, pulling his hand back after the exchange and taking his seat. Ceris would sit across from him "You know what I mean. This place gave me many sleepless nights due to the amount of assignments we were given." She expressed a cheeky grin; the headmaster chuckled "Well it led you to be the summa cum laude of your class, and eventually to where you are now."
The two would spent the next few minutes catching up, and reminiscing about the past until the Headmaster's assistant entered the room. "Admiral Odrosses, the auditorium is ready." Ceris gave a nod and stood up, placed her gloves back on. She was in a well tailored admiral's dress uniform; a long white cape sat on her shoulders with a shined durasteel pauldron seated on the left. The assistant escorted Ceris to the backstage of the auditorium. Peeping through one of the curtains, Ceris took in the sight. She recalled being nervous when she had to give a speech for her own graduation, but this time she felt calm. Her time in service and the sights she has seen has changed her mentally, and she hoped to instill the same confidence into the crowd of Midshipman.
"Ladies and Gentleman," A man announced over a speaker "I know formerly introduce.... an alumna from this very academy who graduated summa cum laude, the only current female Fleet Admiral, AND the youngest individual to achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral since way back in the old republic.. Fleet Admiral Odrosses!" Ceris couldn't help but feel embarrassed by the drawn out introduction, but nevertheless walked on stage and waved to the crowd of students. She approached the podium and adjusted the microphone on stage for a moment. "You may take your seats everyone." Ceris scanned the crowd, observing the faces of many of the students as they sat down, eager to hear from her. "It is my pleasure to return here. I know that many of you were hoping the late chancellor would be the one to show up per tradition, but unfortunately he is at rest. Since the Chancellorship campaign is still underway, I was offered to give the speech to the newly arriving class."
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