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[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

[Ingrid's sitting in a small coffee shop, hands around a steaming mug. She's looking rather perkier than usual.]

It looks as though I've missed quite a few event this last week or so. I apologize, but it seems you younger folk weren't so bad at taking care of it. Even though two of you were kidnapped. [A pause as she sips her drink.] Are you two alright, by the way? I'd hate to hear two of my potential students are still shaken by the events.

Yes, students. It seems the local high school has given me a teaching position. I'm to take over a few science classes. I do hope to see many of you there. [Her tone implies that's more of an expectation than a hope.]

I'm also a little concerned that they allowed me the job considering my lack of credentials in this world. Have any of the rest of you encountered something like this yet?

Comments

[Video]

[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

...Probably wouldn't hurt. They didn't teach me much at home beyond languages and the Bible.

[And the look on his face describes how much he values that.]

[Video]

[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

No science? Mathematics? History?[She looks scandalized.]

[Video]

[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

To them, I didn't need it. I lived to fight and nothing more.

[He's rather fascinated by that, actually.]

Anything past basic mathematics was considered a waste of time.

[Video]

[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

Rubbish. And where you meant to do if the fighting stopped?

[Video]

[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

I'll probably be dead by then.

[This doesn't bother him at all.]

[Video]

[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

Don't be so pessimistic.

[Video]

[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

I'm not. I'm realistic.

[Not to mention that he's likely to be six feet under in the next decade or so, violent end or not.]

[Video]

[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

You're too young to be facing the inevitable. Leave acknowledging death to us old folks.

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[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

Lady, death and I are practically on chatting terms. If it were a person, I'd be meeting them for tea once a week.

[He's not even exaggerating, sad as that is.]

[Video]

[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

I'm not pleased to hear that. At least in this place you're not in quite that level of danger, I wager.

[Video]

[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

Not even close to it.

[People here aren't likely to randomly turn into homicidal monsters at any time of day.]

[Video]

[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

I'm glad at least you and yours are getting a reprieve here. Even if the circumstances are unfortunate.

If you'd ever like to discuss what was happening in your home world, I can be quite a good listener when I set my mind to it.

[Video]

[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

Hn. Maybe another time.

[He's hoping to avoid it entirely. But well, this month~]

[Video]

[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

[She nods.]

When you feel like it.