Twenty-first Theory [Voice/Action]

[i_speak_softly]

[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.]

Comments

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

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

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[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.

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

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

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

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

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Heh. Such a sweet brotherly relationship you have.

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

It works for us.

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Whatever floats your boat, I guess.

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[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?

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

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

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

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

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Define close.

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Supply your own definition.

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

It's... not the same as having a sibling.

At least I don't think so.

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[The thing about siblings is, you can't just go out and get a brother or sister because you want one. You either have them or you don't.]

How long have you known him?

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Uh... several years? Since we were kids, really.

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Do you think you'll keep being friends for a long time?

[Genuinely curious. Siblings are old hat to him, but friends are still a novelty.]

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Well... that sort of thing's hard to say, you know? I mean...

I hope so. I guess.

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[There's a lot of things Don could say to that, but Isamu didn't ask for his commentary. He'll keep his thoughts to himself.]

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

So. Healing, huh. Does Raph know?

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[Little cough.] Not really. But I don't much care what he thinks about it.

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

[Another laugh.] Well, good. It's not fair for only one of you to get to be rebellious all the time.

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

It's hardly a rebellion. I don't need his approval for my projects.

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Mm-hmm. I'm sure.

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Please. If I took orders from Raph, I'd build nothing but motorcycles and weight-lifting machines.

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

[That just makes Isamu laugh.]