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[eyeforaneye]

A number of things.

First, I want to know how many people are familiar with ninja and the shinobi world.

Second, I’m interested in increasing my knowledge when it comes to the technology on the ship.

Third, in connection with the second point, is there a way to stop others from being able to send messages to your communicator? Stopping all of them temporarily would also be acceptable.

[ That's it, Sasuke's first message, no name attached and no hint of an introduction in sight. Still, it's downright personable for him. ]

Comments

[eyeforaneye]

[ Don't you make that face at me. ]

Seems that way. You're fortunate.

[anthropophagite]

[ look it's not his fault he lives in a world with cannibals that have tentacles on their back and might have turned into one of them ]

Why do you say that? A lot of people would love to have powers. That's why we have so many novels about that and about normal humans suddenly gaining them.

[eyeforaneye]

To have a power greater than that of those around you is isolating and leads to arrogance.

Should everyone have greater power, it then just leads to greater conflict. Human nature won't change.

[anthropophagite]

That exists even without powers, though.

Humans fight a lot among themselves, for all sort of reasons. Conflict always existed in a way or another. It's hard to find an understanding.

[eyeforaneye]

Agreed. To give them a greater weapon is to ask for greater responsibility. It's a gamble on whether or not they'll destroy themselves first.

Being great and feared isn't all it's made out to be.

[anthropophagite]

[ he wonders if something like a nuclear weapon could be compared to that.

Or a ghoul. he wonders if a ghoul can be compared to that because OH BOY. ]

Are you great and feared?

[eyeforaneye]

[ ... what an awkward question. ]

You're asking me what other people think of me.

[anthropophagite]

[ LOOK try living in kaneki's world ]

No.

Well, probably.

It's just you seem so certain of it.

[eyeforaneye]

[ Do you really want to trade. ]

I'm well-known. I can say that much with certainty.

What do you do in your world?

[anthropophagite]

[ he really would to be human again so if that mean being human MAYBE ]

I hope that doesn't mean you'll be at odds with others. [ the whole conflict thing. ]

I'm a college student. I'm studying Japanese Literature, maybe to become an editor. [ little he knows that will never happen ]

1/3

[eyeforaneye]

[ dEAL ]

I'll probably be at odds with others. It's not your business, though.

2/3

[eyeforaneye]

[ ... ]

3/3

[eyeforaneye]

What's college?

[anthropophagite]

[ ... ]

It's an educational institution that gives its students a higher education than what is required by law.

[eyeforaneye]

I finished my education years ago and none of it was required by any kind of law. Your system is completely different to mine.

[anthropophagite]

Really? Well, I guess it can be weird to some. Educational system changes from country to country, too.

In my country, our society highly values education in order to integrate the working class, and the labor market actually demands people who have achieved some form of higher education. We are very competitive.

[eyeforaneye]

So your country puts pressure on its young people to pursue non-mandatory but still necessary education in order to compete on a global scale? That I can understand.

And "editors" are in demand, then?

[anthropophagite]

12 years are mandatory. College isn't, but yes, there is pressure to continue our studies exactly for that reason.

I can't say they are in demand. But I love books and I want to help others creating amazing stories.

[eyeforaneye]

[ ... ]

Twelve years in a classroom setting is mandatory? [ Holy shit, hold on. ]

[anthropophagite]

[ LOOK THEY AREN'T NINJAS they don't spend their time fighting other ninjas ]

Well, technically nine.

Elementary school is 6 years, junior high school is three. High school is another three years, and though it isn't mandatory, most finish it since it's just a continuation of junior high.

[eyeforaneye]

[ Go fight other editors to become the one true editor, GO. ]

That's too long. That system wouldn't work in my world.

Better to go out and get relevant experience earlier on in life.

[anthropophagite]

that sort of thing doesn't work in my world, though. We need to know what we are doing in theory to apply the knowledge.

I won't be able to be an editor without the knowledge I gained over the years.

[eyeforaneye]

You think it's more effective to learn that through books rather than through a mentor? Even if your field isn't too useful or profitable, there must be others that share your passion.

[ Maybe that was worded too bluntly. ]

[anthropophagite]

Just in the University of Tokyo there are over 30000 students. That's just one college, and there are many more in just Tokyo city. It's impossible for everyone to have a mentor, though we can have one - it's an advantage.

Our education system is not perfect, but we are many students who want all sort of careers. This method provides some sort of equality among all students. In this competitive life, we are all given the same tools and we make the best we can with them. [ very generally speaking. This education system has many flaws as well ]

[eyeforaneye]

To say that your system is competitive while also saying you try to have equality among students sounds almost contradictory. For us, it might be even more merit-based.

If you fall behind, you're left behind. It's not useful to pretend that life will get easier once training is over, so training shouldn't be too easy either. At least that's how it was for my generation.

Perhaps we can afford to be softer with the next ones.