Absolutely! [And so he nods quite seriously. It wouldn't really matter on the end of schooling, granted-schooling more or less went out the window when he was abruptly drafted into an interdimensional war. He's not entirely sure how that was dealt with now, actually...perhaps LDS contacted them, just as they had been responsible for contacting their parents. He finds himself thinking of the test of dedication his father put him through before they left.

In a sense, this is another one, is it not?] Where I was, I was not strong enough to protect the ones I cared about...therefore, until I can truly call myself capable, I am training through the Carnival, for their sakes!

[And with the 'time' deal, that makes it even better, right?]