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[The sun doesn't so much as rise as flick on with the sudden, glaring brightness of noon. Whatever time keeping device you have on you says its about 8:14am when this happens.

The power's back, but the time on your timekeeping device never really make sense with the position of the sun as it moves across the sky.]

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[shrugs]

It's something to do. And it's better than his other options.

I think it's very worthwhile. Other options, though?

[ah, that might have been too much ... ]

Like playing video games all the time, making bad friends, or watching too much TV. This really is a good excuse to slack off, you know.

It does tend that way. I wondered if you meant practicing with his psychic powers.

—No. He doesn't need to; he won't and shouldn't.

[yikes, kiddo. although actually there is no trace of a "yikes, kiddo" response on her face. she just looks curious and a little concerned. interested in his point of view.]

Shouldn't... use them at all, you mean?

If you're curious about ESPers, then you can talk to me and not bother with Mob.

[helpfully illustrating his point by levitating anything not affixed to the ground around them]

But that's already the case, isn't it? You haven't talked with him enough to understand that much about him.

I was curious about your response to the topic, actually. You seemed upset about it.

[she sighs a little]

...I've lived in Quiet Mounds for thirty-five years, now. I've seen a lot of people with a lot of different abilities. I'm not interested in treating any of my students as curiosities based on what they can do. So I'm not intending to bother either of you about them unless it's something you'd like to talk about.

[and cutting his control to let everything drop back to the ground]

I don't. And I don't like people talking about my brother that way. He's just an ordinary student.

[she seems as totally unphased by that as she did by everything floating in the first place, nodding in understanding]

He is just an ordinary student. Are you from somewhere that that's mutually exclusive with having those abilities...? You don't have to answer that if you don't want to, it's just not the case here. And regardless, if he's more interested in track that's perfectly reasonable.

I'm not scared of this place if you're trying to make me feel better.

Not really. I'm just your science teacher, Ritsu. What I try to give all my students is facts.

Unless they ask for more. Is that it?

I mean, within reason. I'm not going to turn a blind eye if I see one of you in trouble. But I'm not going to try to socialize with teenagers who haven't asked me to, no. I'm almost seventy, that would be inappropriate and frankly creepy.

[not going to get distracted by weird age differences!!!]

Mm, it would. I'm glad you can recognize that, Ms. Scully.

[resists the urge to roll her eyes]

Isn't that just basic social awareness? Anyway, I think it's nice that you want to look out for your brother. I hope you let him look out for you, too.

[dumb young boys gonna be dumb young boys]

It's not that basic.

[going to not talk about mob any further, though]

...nobody's been harassing you, have they...?

No.

[there's a put upon sulk but he seems fine]

Good.

Enjoy your day off, Ritsu. I'm sorry for bringing up a sore subject.

Aa, I'll see you tomorrow.

Mhm. See you.

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