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Only natural... I wonder when we'll reach a point of time in our own species where we won't need to resort to violence to survive? If terms of evolution, the capybara is far beyond us when it comes to living in peace with a variety of things, even predators. Though they're still eaten, of course. That's natural as well. But the number of animals they do get along with is quite amazing, wouldn't you say?
["Let's all become capybaras" is the sort of feeling here.]
Then again, I suppose we've moved past the species sort of evolution and onto societal evolution, haven't we?
There's no guessing about it. Rather than the focus of our species in terms of survival, the thing we fight against most of all is ourselves; in terms of the animal kingdom, it's for resources and territory, but we also experience infighting even in our own communities to protect things we consider important to our identities... In a way, humanity itself has many "sub-species" by way of the societies and the cultures they base themselves around, but that's getting highly into eugenics and I'd like to stay away from Godwin's Law.
[... God, is Tsukasa even old enough to get that reference. Is he internet aware enough.]
Regardless! I think it's fascinating, though it doesn't mean we've stopped evolving completely. There's still plenty of things that can kill us... Weather and disease most prominently, in terms of natural conflicts. We can evolve against those. But in terms of evolution against predators and towards prey? No, those branches are completely barren of any fruit for us now.
Oh my. And what, exactly, is that last one? We don't have anything to worry about the first three, generally speaking, but I'm not entirely sure of the unknown.
I'll be sure to put off my dreams of scuba diving, then. It remains something we aren't, as a whole, threatened by however. Countries act more like different species, while our singular beings are more of a genus that houses each different one. They fight over territory and resources too. Therefore, it's more of a society's evolution than a biological one.
[ wait until goro looks up why he said tigers lions and bears. (tigers don't hunt people unless they're in their territory, but some lions have been recorded going into villages to kidnap very young children and babies, and bears grew up without human interaction so they just don't know to be scared of humans) ]
Do they? What do they teach? My aunt and uncle are teachers too, actually, at the high school level. You must be a very well-learned young man, Suzakura.
They're professors at the university. My mom teaches Asian literature with a focus on Japanese, and my dad is Asian history. Their classes are pretty difficult, since they're perfectionists, but they're fair with grading.
[... Suzakura, Suzakura... Wait, he's related to--]
The demons of RU?! Your upbringing must be a hard one, Suzakura, but tremendously fulfilling... Your mom is good company. I don't have anyone but my aunt to talk about Edogawa's works with, so I often visit during her office hours to see if she has some time to spare.
[Though his visits have been less now since his agency has the usual holiday work for him.]
You do resemble her in your Retrospec icon, now that I'm looking at it... and I'm fairly certain I've seen a picture of a young man in her office as well, but I never asked after it since I was only there to talk literature.
I think you're very lucky, Suzakura. When I lived with my aunt and uncle, I learned quite a lot they didn't teach in school, and I was able to ask questions that I didn't want to waste time interrupting class for too. I don't see you around the university at all, though, so I suppose you're in high school..?
A wealth of education... I'm jealous. Public school isn't anything special anyway. Especially at a young age, it's all fronting and finding a place to belong in a realm of people who already know each other. To be honest, I think I would've been better off being homeschooled too, but I anyway, what's your favorite subject? Does your specialty lie in any particular one, or are you a jack of all areas?
Renga. It's a type of Japanese poetry game... "Call and response," you could call it? One person begins the tanka, and another person finishes it. Waka in general, actually... I'm not really good at poetry, but I like studying it.
[ ...he probably deserved the blow. What simple, direct poem... There are a few that are similar in various books though, so he can't knock him entirely. ]
Gentle warm breezes carry The dreams of blossoms once more.
It was clumsy and a little hard to follow for renga, but it wasn't that bad. Renga is for tanka, by the way. 5-7-5 / 7-7. The first part is the upper phrase, and the second is the lower phrase.
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The point of life is to keep living, right?
Animals adapt and evolve to keep their species going, so it's just natural that they'd fight.
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Only natural...
I wonder when we'll reach a point of time in our own species where we won't need to resort to violence to survive?
If terms of evolution, the capybara is far beyond us when it comes to living in peace with a variety of things, even predators.
Though they're still eaten, of course. That's natural as well. But the number of animals they do get along with is quite amazing, wouldn't you say?
["Let's all become capybaras" is the sort of feeling here.]
Then again, I suppose we've moved past the species sort of evolution and onto societal evolution, haven't we?
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I guess?
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There's no guessing about it. Rather than the focus of our species in terms of survival, the thing we fight against most of all is ourselves; in terms of the animal kingdom, it's for resources and territory, but we also experience infighting even in our own communities to protect things we consider important to our identities...
In a way, humanity itself has many "sub-species" by way of the societies and the cultures they base themselves around, but that's getting highly into eugenics and I'd like to stay away from Godwin's Law.
[... God, is Tsukasa even old enough to get that reference. Is he internet aware enough.]
Regardless! I think it's fascinating, though it doesn't mean we've stopped evolving completely.
There's still plenty of things that can kill us... Weather and disease most prominently, in terms of natural conflicts. We can evolve against those.
But in terms of evolution against predators and towards prey? No, those branches are completely barren of any fruit for us now.
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Lions. Tigers. Bears. Goliath groupers.
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And what, exactly, is that last one? We don't have anything to worry about the first three, generally speaking, but I'm not entirely sure of the unknown.
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[ he sends along an image too. ]
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I'll be sure to put off my dreams of scuba diving, then.
It remains something we aren't, as a whole, threatened by however. Countries act more like different species, while our singular beings are more of a genus that houses each different one.
They fight over territory and resources too.
Therefore, it's more of a society's evolution than a biological one.
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You're really philosophical, aren't you?
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I
suppose so? I think it's fascinating, in a way, but I... wouldn't call myself that, I guess.
My apologies for prattling.
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I just didn't have anything to add, since I don't really think about that stuff.
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[He's teasing, honest.]
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It's more full of stuff my parents teach...
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Their classes are pretty difficult, since they're perfectionists, but they're fair with grading.
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The demons of RU?! Your upbringing must be a hard one, Suzakura, but tremendously fulfilling...
Your mom is good company. I don't have anyone but my aunt to talk about Edogawa's works with, so I often visit during her office hours to see if she has some time to spare.
[Though his visits have been less now since his agency has the usual holiday work for him.]
You do resemble her in your Retrospec icon, now that I'm looking at it... and I'm fairly certain I've seen a picture of a young man in her office as well, but I never asked after it since I was only there to talk literature.
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That's how most people know me, too.
[ they ask for tips. it's okay, but he can't help but feel it might be a little embarrassing to get tutored by someone who's high school age? ]
They're very demanding teachers, even at home, and maybe more so since I'm their son... But I don't mind it.
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I don't see you around the university at all, though, so I suppose you're in high school..?
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When my parents aren't overseeing my education, my grandmother is.
[ he's had to tell so many people he's homeschooled today...... he doesn't mind it, not really, because people usually ask anyway. ]
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Public school isn't anything special anyway. Especially at a young age, it's all fronting and finding a place to belong in a realm of people who already know each other.
To be honest, I think I would've been better off being homeschooled too, but I
anyway, what's your favorite subject? Does your specialty lie in any particular one, or are you a jack of all areas?
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I don't really have a favorite...? I'd say I'm best at what they teach though.
[ ...and horses in general. he's really good with horse things. ]
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Then let me put it this way: What do you look forward to learning about the most?
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no, um, aside from that... ]
Renga. It's a type of Japanese poetry game... "Call and response," you could call it? One person begins the tanka, and another person finishes it.
Waka in general, actually... I'm not really good at poetry, but I like studying it.
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[... Ah, well. Miss Velveteen's a good girl. Goro pauses for a moment, then smiles. Maybe Suzakura would enjoy it?]
Flowers bloom anew
Bringing color to the world
Spring's sweet kiss wakes them
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Gentle warm breezes carry
The dreams of blossoms once more.
It was clumsy and a little hard to follow for renga, but it wasn't that bad.
Renga is for tanka, by the way. 5-7-5 / 7-7. The first part is the upper phrase, and the second is the lower phrase.
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