Entry 02

[fishflakes]

Sender: Toge Inumaki
To: Everyone
Subject: Bored

Hey who’s up for a little game of Two Truths And A Lie? You write down three sentences, two of which are true and one that’s a lie. People guess which is true and what's BS. Who’s down?

I’ll start:
I have less students in my homeroom than I do fingers on my hand
I once saw a man fold himself in half six times
One of my best friends is a panda

[[OoC: This is an open post for everyone, so feel free to post your own replies and reply to others!]]

Comments

[fishflakes]

Nope, sorry. Third one is true.

Huh, yours sound pretty tame compared to the others I’ve seen. I’m gonna guess… two?

[ribbonbon]

Wait seriously?
I'll guess number two this time!

I'm probably a little less exciting than most people here, to be honest. But no, that one is true! I even know which one is closest to any point in the school!



[For some reason, she's sort of proud of this.]

[fishflakes]

Yep, it's true. Panda's a good guy, and he's fun to spar with. But yeah, 2 is the lie here. I just threw that in cause it sounded funny in my head.

Huh. That's a weirdly specific talent. Honestly I don't even know if my own school HAS a copy machine. Then how about 1?

[ribbonbon]

You spar with him? Is that really okay to do? Aren't they endangered?
I really thought the second one could be real, though. You didn't say you saw it in person and computer graphics are getting really good these days.

[Unless they don't have movies or TV where he's from. She forgets about that sort of thing sometimes.]

I don't know if I'd call it a talent. More like the result of having to use them so often...and no, number 1 is true, too! Which means number 3 is the lie! Forget about being the captain, I don't think I could ever even make the volleyball team.

[fishflakes]

It's fine, he's tough and can handle it. Plus he can dish it out as much as he can take it, so it's okay. Plus he's not really a real panda, even if he looks like one.

Oh, man, I didn't even think of that. You're right, computer graphics are pretty wild these days. Now that you mention it, I wonder if someone actually made a movie that had that happen in it.

[Man, it's been a while since he looked up movies. He's been here for a while.]

Oh man, guess I was wrong. But hey, nothing wrong with that, not everyone's super sporty. But hey, you never know. You could be some hidden prodigy and never know it, right?

[ribbonbon]

Wait, if he's not a real panda then isn't that one false, too?

No way could I be a prodigy. I'm way too average I think. Prodigies are usually super geniuses or something, right?

[fishflakes]

Well, kinda. But he looks like a giant panda and is named Panda, so close enough, right?

Yeah, but how do you know if you have a knack for something if you don't try?

[ribbonbon]

I mean I guess if his name is "Panda" that does technically make him "a Panda." I guess that counts?

You have a point, but I think a lot of people have a good idea of what kind of stuff they're not good at either, you know?

[fishflakes]

That's what I always assumed tbh

True. It's kinda a two way street that way. So then if you're not some secret volleyball prodigy, what other kinds of talents do you got? Other than the copy machine thing.

[ribbonbon]

To be honest, I don't think there's anything that I'm really good at. Nothing I'd call a talent anyway. Just a bunch of stuff I can sort of do.

Like I can patch up a pair of pants, but I can't sew a whole outfit. Or I can bake a pie without too much trouble, but I can't make anything that's pro level.

[fishflakes]

Well hey, you never know. Maybe you just haven't figured it out yet. And some of that stuff might be low-key for you, but pretty tough for others. Like, I can cook decently, but I've never baked a pie before. They seem pretty tricky.

[ribbonbon]

I guess I never thought about it like that before? It's not like the stuff I can do is particularly exciting or anything.

Now that I think about it, I guess even every day stuff might be hard if you're not used to it. It's not like I was making perfect pies when I first started...

[Not that she's making perfect pies now, either, but still.]

[fishflakes]

You're not wrong. I mean, I was pretty trash with my own abilities before I learned how to use them properly. And just cause your talents aren't like, some wild superpower doesn't mean they're useless.

Okay now I'm curious. What's your favourite kind of pie to make?

[ribbonbon]

I still think it might be nice to be able to do something a little more impressive, but I guess having every day skills is better for someone that generally does every day stuff.

That's such a hard question! I mean, I don't know if I'd say it's my favorite, but I guess I do like making apple pies. I mean, they're pretty basic and if I show up somewhere with an apple pie, chances are high that everyone will like it.

[fishflakes]

Well, if you're wanting to learn something new while you're here, you can always learn some new Dreamotion magic. I've seen some pretty wild stuff done by people with it. Maybe you can learn to do something with it yourself?

Ohh, apple pie is pretty good. I mean, who doesn't like apples? If someone doesn't like apples that's pretty suspicious, isn't it?

[He's joking about that.]

[ribbonbon]

I've thought about that! It sort of feels like the kind of thing you have to be super smart to do, though. I mean, it's magic. Like, where does someone even start with that?

I don't know if it's really suspicious. Maybe it would be better if more people didn't like apples, you know. Everyone knows what happened to Snow White and she liked apples a lot.

[That was less a consequence of liking apples and more taking apples from strangers, but...it's probably a relevant, right?]

[fishflakes]

Nah, I don’t think so. All it would take is some practice, maybe someone to show you how it’s done, you know?

Haha okay fair point. Then people should have a healthy respect for apples but not be gung ho about them.

[ribbonbon]

They're at least healthy. Something like "An apple a day keeps you from getting sick!" right? I wonder if it counts if the apple is in a pie?

Maybe I'll do some independent research or whatever before asking for help. You know, just so I kind of know what I'd be getting into here with all this dreamotion stuff...

[fishflakes]

I'd be willing to swing that apple pie is healthy. It's got fruit in it, it's good enough.

That's a good idea. Plus, asking around could give you some good ideas. I mean, if you ever need any help, I wouldn't mind offering a few pointers.

[ribbonbon]

Maybe I'll start having a slice of apple pie every day and see if I feel any healthier. Like a science experiment or something.

[Not that she ever needed an excuse to eat sweets.]

For real? That would be great, thanks! I'll totally keep you in mind if I get anywhere with it!

Or would it be better to ask for help if I don't get anywhere with it?

[fishflakes]

Sounds like a good idea to me. You should try. For science. Heck if you need a volunteer I'm not opposed to apple pie myself.

[Toge you just want free apple pie.]

Yeah, I have no problem offering what I know. And honestly, I'm of the belief that if you're stumped on an idea on your own, sometimes asking someone to help will do the trick. Sometimes others can see things you can't, you know?

[ribbonbon]

Next time I make an apple pie, I can totally let you know if you want. We could split the whole thing. For educational purposes.

I think I get it. Like a different mindset makes a new perspective or something like that, right? Well, if you're really cool with it, I'll totes drop you a line once I have sort of a better idea where I'm going with it.

[fishflakes]

Heck yeah, for education.

For sure. I’ll keep an eye out for your message.