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[ handwritten – it seems this was written he had not yet realized what the use behind the numbers is yet. there is a whole mess of numbers that have no particular pattern across the top of the page. to those who are number savvy, they might realize that they are all prime numbers.

notes follow below: ]

I thought about a certain number for a long time, looking for patterns. Trying to see if there was some reason behind them. I thought that it might be encrypted, so I tried a few basic ciphers, but it’s too short to be able to crack so easily. Cryptography is not my area of expertise anyway.

The prime decomposition was lovely. But also meaningless. Some people see God in the numbers. Perhaps this is meant to be my awakening? When I thought of this number, I also remembered something strange. That I claimed to be a king.

Most likely, I’m just overthinking it.

Sometimes a number is just a number.

[ there is a space, and then it’s followed by a few lines which are clearly lecture notes for a class. he does not write any more about the number code.


only later does he later connect to the network with video. should anybody wish to respond to the first part, he'll only do so after this video. he doesn't look particularly nervous, but he does speakveryfast -- at times, it might be hard to make out a few of the words. ]

I tried to read as much as I could about what this network is all about beforehand, so I think I understand things, more or less. But I'd like to know, for people who have remembered things -- if you remembered a person, have you ever met that person here in Locke City afterwards? ... Did you feel certain that the memory was yours?

I'm not sure how to phrase this. But what I remembered is something that couldn't possibly be true, yet I felt that it must have been the truth. And I'd like to know if that's normal or not. 

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[shiromadoushi]

There's a difference between not arguing and putting words in the other guy's mouth to sound like he said something utterly different to dismiss them as being beneath you so you can sound like you're being the bigger man by not arguing.

You're doing the second. Which is a real dickhead thing to do.

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[extricated]

I said from the very beginning that I didn't think you had to change your mind. If that wasn't an indication that I wasn't interested in an argument, then I don't know what to say.

If you ask me, what you're doing is missing the forest for the trees.

[Text] Sorry about this, he has issues. ^^;;;

[shiromadoushi]

And what you're doing is being an asshole.

Let me try this again. I don't care about arguing or not arguing, I'm kinda pissed that you just rolled up everything I said as "math is stupid" when I didn't say a damned thing even close to it and you just blow off everything to say you're not going to argue.

[Text] haha, it's ok :')b

[extricated]

I apologize for that, then. I was not referring to you specifically when I said that, more the attitude towards math I've noticed in general.

That said, you're overreacting.

[ this is really strange coming from him, because had they gone on to talk about the morality of zoos instead, Noel definitely would've been the one overreacting... ]

[Text] :)

[shiromadoushi]

[[He's a teenager. Over reacting is what he does best. Or at least most.]]

I don't like people putting words in my mouth and dismissing me. Especially on here.

[Text]

[extricated]

I already apologized for that.

[ he might be a professor, and therefore used to this kind of thing, but. before that, he's a weirdo who doesn't entirely understand the social etiquette behind these kinds of things... he's probably thinking "I apologized, what more do you want from me!!" right now. ]

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura's starting to think this guy is either not right in the head or a failbucket at English. Or maybe it's true what they say about people who are too heavily involved with math...]]

Whatever. This chat got stupid.

And I'm not touching that zoo question either.

[[because it has "trap" written all over it...]]

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[extricated]

[ well, he's right on one out of two of those counts. his English is flawfree.

for his part, Noel is kind of thinking, "yep, a high schooler. probably a sophomore?" ]

No? That's too bad, I guess.

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[shiromadoushi]

[[Technically a Junior with the end of the school year and him somehow managing to pass all his classes again despite spending all his homework time playing video games and class time spacing out. Or playing video games.]]

...really looking for an argument or chance to preach, are you?

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[extricated]

Not especially. But I can tell you have strong convictions.

It always makes for interesting conversations, at the very least! And, for the record, I don't mean that in a condescending way.

[ he really doesn't, but that's... probably harder to convey purely through text. ]

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

Not on things like that.

[[Now, if you get him going about the latest expansion to his favorite video game franchise or -- heaven forbid -- which edition of D&D is superior... ]]

[Text]

[extricated]

Then, like what?

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

Games, mostly!

[[and other, more personal things but haha not opening his mouth there.]]

[Text]

[extricated]

Like video games? I can't say I know much about them.

[ the irony ]

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

Video games, D&D, things like Magic the Gathering and Munchkin, all sorts of games.

[Text]

[extricated]

... I've heard of Magic the Gathering before.

[ but that's the only one... ]

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

But never played it, huh?

[Text]

[extricated]

No, I haven't. But from what I know of it, I can at least understand the appeal.

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

That's one up on most the rest of the teachers I've met.

[Text]

[extricated]

You might be surprised! Especially with younger teachers.

I'm pretty sure it was already popular when I was still a student...

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

I would be. Hard enough finding people who aren't old who've even heard of it.

[Text]

[extricated]

How old's "old"?

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

If you're old enough to be teaching, you're old~

[Text]

[extricated]

Ah... now that I think about it. If you're in high school, I must be about ten years older than you.

... I suppose that can't be considered young, but...


[ he doesn't want to think of himself as old!!! ]

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[shiromadoushi]

Old enough to have a kid going into middle school, eh?