Part 52: Duck in a Cave
Part 52
Ten Months in a Cave
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Ducken and I have been training and planning for something big. Months we have spent focusing our skills to a sharpened point, which we will use to stab the eyes out of all who stand in our way.
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The first step to this is, of course, to make Ducken able to peck rocks off a good 500 yards. Some day soon, I think he'll be able to nail that toucan.
After that, I took him to the Official D Cup. There wasn't much to talk about for it. The entire tournament had only these two things repeating:
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1. Monsters exploding into tiny gooey pieces.
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2. Monsters running away, to avoid exploding into tiny gooey pieces.
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So we have that hurdle out of the way.
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Next, I wanted to make Ducken's bill strong enough to smash solid steel
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...That's, that's going to be a work in progress.
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Then we had a healthy debate on the importance of The Prince in modern politics. It figures that the toucan reads Machiavelli. There's just something sinister about that bird.
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After that warm-up, we went onto the main target of Ducken's training: Months of deep mediation within my secret cave.
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Ducken and I pondered the deep mysteries of the universe, and how we could use them to win in fights.
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Either Ducken figured it out, or he just really wanted some bread.
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Either way, it was time for a snack break.
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Which brings us to this point now. We have an errantry coupon, and a free month to fill.
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I've been so wrapped up in my meditations, that I can't think of anything else. This means I can't decide what kind of course would be best to send Ducken off to.
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So... Where should we send Ducken?