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4th Battle [video/action for Route 8]
Mar. 24th, 2013 04:26 pm( Pre-Video action, in which a sheep seizes an opportunity )
[The feed comes on aimed at what looks like simply a large patch of smoothed dirt, not quite dry from yesterday's rain. But, on second glance, the entire patch is filled with mathematical equations, neatly written into the dust. There are all sorts of problems, from pythagorean 'solve for the length of the side of this right triangle' to quadratic formulas. As the camera moves over all this it finally reaches the lower corner of the patch, where a Flaaffy is crouched and holding a stick in one paw to write, intently working out something to do with a circle.]
[Now, the video turns back around to show Temeraire, looking a mix of pleased, stunned, and very proud.]
He has done all this himself, and been able to answer every problem I have given him. All from his own observations.
[He pauses for a long moment, before starting to look embarrassed and more than a little ashamed.]
I had not realized he could be so clever, and did not bother to try teaching him anything myself before. I am afraid I have been treating him very unfairly, just because of his species. I did not even give him a proper name.
Does anyone know how I might best begin to make it up to him?
[The feed comes on aimed at what looks like simply a large patch of smoothed dirt, not quite dry from yesterday's rain. But, on second glance, the entire patch is filled with mathematical equations, neatly written into the dust. There are all sorts of problems, from pythagorean 'solve for the length of the side of this right triangle' to quadratic formulas. As the camera moves over all this it finally reaches the lower corner of the patch, where a Flaaffy is crouched and holding a stick in one paw to write, intently working out something to do with a circle.]
[Now, the video turns back around to show Temeraire, looking a mix of pleased, stunned, and very proud.]
He has done all this himself, and been able to answer every problem I have given him. All from his own observations.
[He pauses for a long moment, before starting to look embarrassed and more than a little ashamed.]
I had not realized he could be so clever, and did not bother to try teaching him anything myself before. I am afraid I have been treating him very unfairly, just because of his species. I did not even give him a proper name.
Does anyone know how I might best begin to make it up to him?
