[raver version Yaha-kui doesn't make Robin bat an eye. something else does. hold on, let him do the math really quick.]
Oi, oi, you're one of those campers I've been hearing about!
[he knows Yaha-kui doesn't sleep. still, talk about hardcore. Robin may not need sleep either, but he can't picture himself doing anything close to waiting outside a building all night in order to get something.]
... You're really dedicated to absorbing all the information you can, aren't you? [color him impressed. you have to admire dedication like that. it's crazy but charming in its own way.]
I take it you've been picking up one of each of the books you've come across. I bet you've made some sellers really happy, buying all this. [Robin grabs for the topmost one, reading the cover.]
[Is it really all that hardcore when you're literally eternal and thus seventeen hours or so is basically nothing?
That said, while he wasn't one of them himself, there were a few people who spent the night in tents--literally camping--there around the same time he was.]
Yes, I have purchased one of each. [And in fact that top volume Robin grabbed has a distinctive number "18" overlaying the crossed circle indicating that it's porn... as if the two practically-naked androgynous characters intertwined upon the cover didn't already give it away. Immediately underneath that doujin lies something far more tame; some kind of moe magical girl schlock.
He's not especially picky about his reading material.]
upon seeing the rating, the picture, and everything else? his reaction is mild. a raise of his eyebrows. even the porn was picked up, too? with what he had learned, he can't fathom why this doujin would be especially informative.
Robin flips it open to the center and is greeted with some explicit artwork.]
Hey, uh, I know you're into learning but what exactly do you learn from blatant pornography?
[And for his part, zaShunina doesn't even blink at Robin's critique of his choice of "literature".]
"Learning" is a misapprehension. [He corrects him, setting his current volume atop the other stack--the one that apparently makes up all the books he's read through already by this point.] It is information. The processing of information and learning are not synonymous.
[less fair point but he won't argue with Yaha-kui on it. that may be true in his case.
he closes the book and reaches for the moe magical girl one beneath it, even more befuddled by this one. seriously... what useful information is he getting...?]
What do you do with all that information? Is it just in case somebody asks you about the plot of... "Star Girl Go Forever Space Cadet"?
[Who ever said it has to be useful information? Do you consume all of your entertainment purely for its educational value?]
If you will forgive a 36% margin of error, the most accurate way I can translate this into your language is "inexorability." It is a drive. A reason. A fundamental principle.
[He holds up a disembodied hand with its fist closed for a moment, before it opens to reveal a simple white stone from one of the nearby rooftop gardens. As soon as its released, it, predictably, falls to the floor with a light clatter.]
Similarly to how, in this world, a dropped stone must obey gravity, I, too, must process information. It is impossible not to do so.
error is easily forgiven. nobody is perfect. but he thinks he gets it now, while he looks downward at that stone.
the moe doujin is set aside so he can bend down and picks up that stone, tossing it up and down in his palm.]
Sure, but even stones do a lot more than just obey gravity. They gather moss. Some are homes for creatures. People have used them to build things since way back. You don't just process information like a rock doesn't just obey gravity, do you?
Not with what you were saying about Hakuno helping you understand emotions. You're reading for some other reason besides just processing, right?
My example was flawed and resulted in misunderstanding, I apologize. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that it is similar to respiration for a living entity. Any entity that can be classified as 'alive' must consume energy in the form of nutrition to maintain this state. In the case of animals, the acts of eating and breathing may be consciously controlled, but regardless, performing them is necessary to maintain its state as 'alive'. For an anisotropic being, the processing of information is similar, though the information state of "death" cannot be applied as a consequence. Additionally, it may also be compared to an addiction; as it is something I desire on a fundamental level. A craving, you could say.
[zaShunina picks up the moe doujin Robin had set aside and flips the cover open to the first page, scanning it with his eyes.]
The information that is processed is incorporated--learned, as you said--and this aids in understanding, but it is not the primary goal of this processing. Rather, it is a byproduct.
[he takes some seconds of looking at the ground and, ultimately, shrugs.]
Sure. [after essentially getting shot down, he will leave it at that. maybe Yaha-kui and Hakuno are just too Big Brain for birdbrain, here. a guy who only excels are certain aspects and is not a genius by any means.
he's not as good as Hakuno when it comes to making friends. there are certain types of people he is bad with. that's all.]
Right then. What's the most interesting fact that was used to sate your addiction?
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Date: 2020-01-17 02:24 am (UTC)Oi, oi, you're one of those campers I've been hearing about!
[he knows Yaha-kui doesn't sleep. still, talk about hardcore. Robin may not need sleep either, but he can't picture himself doing anything close to waiting outside a building all night in order to get something.]
... You're really dedicated to absorbing all the information you can, aren't you? [color him impressed. you have to admire dedication like that. it's crazy but charming in its own way.]
I take it you've been picking up one of each of the books you've come across. I bet you've made some sellers really happy, buying all this. [Robin grabs for the topmost one, reading the cover.]
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Date: 2020-01-17 04:53 am (UTC)That said, while he wasn't one of them himself, there were a few people who spent the night in tents--literally camping--there around the same time he was.]
Yes, I have purchased one of each. [And in fact that top volume Robin grabbed has a distinctive number "18" overlaying the crossed circle indicating that it's porn... as if the two practically-naked androgynous characters intertwined upon the cover didn't already give it away. Immediately underneath that doujin lies something far more tame; some kind of moe magical girl schlock.
He's not especially picky about his reading material.]
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Date: 2020-01-17 05:44 am (UTC)upon seeing the rating, the picture, and everything else? his reaction is mild. a raise of his eyebrows. even the porn was picked up, too? with what he had learned, he can't fathom why this doujin would be especially informative.
Robin flips it open to the center and is greeted with some explicit artwork.]
Hey, uh, I know you're into learning but what exactly do you learn from blatant pornography?
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Date: 2020-01-17 05:55 am (UTC)"Learning" is a misapprehension. [He corrects him, setting his current volume atop the other stack--the one that apparently makes up all the books he's read through already by this point.] It is information. The processing of information and learning are not synonymous.
[It's consumption, pure and simple.]
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Date: 2020-01-17 06:14 am (UTC)he closes the book and reaches for the moe magical girl one beneath it, even more befuddled by this one. seriously... what useful information is he getting...?]
What do you do with all that information? Is it just in case somebody asks you about the plot of... "Star Girl Go Forever Space Cadet"?
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Date: 2020-01-17 06:59 am (UTC)If you will forgive a 36% margin of error, the most accurate way I can translate this into your language is "inexorability." It is a drive. A reason. A fundamental principle.
[He holds up a disembodied hand with its fist closed for a moment, before it opens to reveal a simple white stone from one of the nearby rooftop gardens. As soon as its released, it, predictably, falls to the floor with a light clatter.]
Similarly to how, in this world, a dropped stone must obey gravity, I, too, must process information. It is impossible not to do so.
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Date: 2020-01-17 08:11 am (UTC)error is easily forgiven. nobody is perfect. but he thinks he gets it now, while he looks downward at that stone.
the moe doujin is set aside so he can bend down and picks up that stone, tossing it up and down in his palm.]
Sure, but even stones do a lot more than just obey gravity. They gather moss. Some are homes for creatures. People have used them to build things since way back. You don't just process information like a rock doesn't just obey gravity, do you?
Not with what you were saying about Hakuno helping you understand emotions. You're reading for some other reason besides just processing, right?
Oh my god. What year is it.
Date: 2020-01-25 05:09 pm (UTC)[zaShunina picks up the moe doujin Robin had set aside and flips the cover open to the first page, scanning it with his eyes.]
The information that is processed is incorporated--learned, as you said--and this aids in understanding, but it is not the primary goal of this processing. Rather, it is a byproduct.
Do you understand?
man idek
Date: 2020-01-30 11:13 pm (UTC)Sure. [after essentially getting shot down, he will leave it at that. maybe Yaha-kui and Hakuno are just too Big Brain for birdbrain, here. a guy who only excels are certain aspects and is not a genius by any means.
he's not as good as Hakuno when it comes to making friends. there are certain types of people he is bad with. that's all.]
Right then. What's the most interesting fact that was used to sate your addiction?
[says Robin as he pulls out a cigarette.]