i_speak_softly | Twenty-first Theory [Voice/Action]

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Twenty-first Theory [Voice/Action]

[Hi, Luceti library. A giant turtle is rummaging through your card catalog and muttering to himself about how woefully incomplete your filing system is. Then that same giant turtle is conducting a thorough search of your nonfiction section, and changing his complaints to a muted diatribe about how woefully incomplete your research collection is.

Eventually, he gives up, and turns to the one book that's always there for him.]

I'm looking for information about healing magic... can anyone spare a moment to enlighten me?

[Later, the very same giant turtle can be found near the playground, wandering in and out of the area, staring in odd directions and generally acting quite strange.]

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A few months... You did a great job on my head the other week, by the way. I don't think I've thanked you for that yet.

Hey, don't worry about it. I'll just bill you later.

I'm broke. Can I work off my debt in lessons? [As if he wouldn't train you anyway.]

I'll think about it. But I gotta buy my skin mags somehow.

They have those here?

[He laughs.] I wish.

[He shakes his head.] If you have time for thoughts like that, you aren't training hard enough.

Oh bull. I don't intend to be that much of a muscle-head.

Mental discipline, Isamu. You should be thinking about your lessons, even when you're not practicing them physically. [He's only half-serious.]

Even when you're asking someone about healing magic?

Most teachers wouldn't put up with that kind of backtalk.

Most anyone knows to expect it from me before signing up for the teaching job.

Most students quickly learn a little respect for the sensei.

I was pretty sure Raph was my sensei. Thought having two was a no-no.

[Okay, you got him there.] Strictly speaking, neither of us is a sensei. You have two mentors. I've never heard of a rule against that.

Sounds to me like you just wanna be able to push me around.

That's Raph's motive, not mine. I'm just doing this to keep him off my back.

Heh. Such a sweet brotherly relationship you have.

It works for us.

Whatever floats your boat, I guess.

[A long silence, before Don comes back. He can't believe he's asking your opinion on this, but...] You really think there's something strange about our relationship?

[He laughs.] I wouldn't know, really. Don't have any siblings.

You're close with Naoki, though, aren't you?

Define close.

Supply your own definition.

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