Part 144: 10/8/09-10/9/09

10/8/09

Still can’t find Mr. Ono to get this silly helmet.



> Ms. Ounishi, the science teacher, is here muttering to herself…
The main ingredients are… D-Glucose, Erythritol, Saccharine sodium…
These are all sweeteners…
Ah, Aelita.
Take a look at this.
> Received Mind Supplement.
I ordered a bag of sand through the mail the other day, and it came with this supplement.
“Take this to boost your brain power!” I can’t believe they make such claims with an ingredient list like this.
See for yourself. The active ingredients in this are all sweeteners.
At the very end, it lists DHA, but that means there’s only the tracest amounts of it.
I know it was free, but what a joke. Maybe I’m in the wrong line of work…
…You can take it if you’d like, Aelita. Though the best it’ll do is give a placebo effect.
The food they serve at Wakatsu is much better than that.
It’s made with loads of fish eyes… A prime source of DHA!
It’s not my thing, though.
Speaking of DHA, did you know the full term is Docosahexaenoic acid? You see, it’s…
> You learned about DHA…
> Mr. Ono doesn’t seem to be returning.
> You decide to give up for today.

It’s funny, because we should be happy that we’re almost done with the Shadows. But the cost…



…Finally, only one Shadow left.
Well, we still have a whole month, so there’s no need to get all stressed out.
And… before that, we have exams…
So, have you been studying?
You know it!
Really…?
Now I feel like I’m falling behind…

I messed around with Yukari earlier, I’m not studying. I just wanted her to freak out a bit.

10/9/09

Mitsuru’s noticed something I also noticed out on the town: the Lost are still increasing in numbers.



Whenever we complete an operation, the number of Apathy Syndrome cases usually decreases…
Not this time, however; it’s actually increasing…
There’s only one Shadow left; it must be apprehensive.
That may be so.
…I hope so.
In any event, if it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be here… So, thank you.

I guess I should worry more about exams than them for the next week or so, though.



What are you doing, texting each other or something?
Exams start next Tuesday! We don’t have time to waste! Let’s move on to the next sample problem.
Alright, I’m erasing the board now! All gone!
Oh, and I heard someone is counting how many times I say “Did you write this down?” Pay attention instead!

I don’t know that I even believe Aigis is just a machine anymore.



However, for some unknown reason…
I question the value of thinking this way.

Ekoda, though, he’s a machine.



> Mr. Ekoda, the classical lit teacher, is here muttering to himself…
Ugh, did Ms. Toriumi go home already? The teacher’s log is a mess…
If she’s such an expert on usage, what’s with this syntax…?
And these weird symbols to the side? Is this… some kind of face?
Won’t she ever grow up…?
…Aelita? Why didn’t you speak up sooner?
Don’t think that people will lead you around by the hand once you’re out in the real world.
…So, what do you want?
Ms. Toriumi seems to have left her share of unfinished work behind.
It must be a severe impediment to your education, having a teacher like her in charge of your class.
You’ll never guess what she said during the teacher’s conference just the other day…
“I think that I believe what you were saying isn’t wrong.”
What’s with that? I can’t make heads or tails of syntax that tortured!
It’s because of teachers like her… I can hardly blame you youngsters for your grammar, can I?
Now listen to me carefully. To begin with, correct Japanese is…
> You were lectured on correct usage of Japanese…
> Mr. Ono doesn’t seem to be returning.
> You decide to give up for today.

I suppose we are all going to have to get over it, though, because we’ve still got a job to do.



If this continues, our next mission will not be successful.
We must forge ahead.

We’ll finish off the Shadows, and then there’ll be all the time in the world to mourn the cost.