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[curingidiocy]

Dr. Ratio

"There's no rush."

Dr. Ratio

Greetings, I am Veritas Ratio.

Dr. Ratio

Knowledge should flow freely between people, and the same fate should befall truth. You can ask me about technical problems at any moment, and I shall do my utmost to give you a reply.

Dr. Ratio

But before you ask, remember to establish best practices for intense self-rumination, and remember that time is precious for everyone, as for me, so for you.

Dr. Ratio

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Text, @rubber ducky

[curingidiocy]

No, I have died and this is an automated message informing you of said occurrence. A tragedy worthy of a few tears, I assure you.

Of course I am alive. Is there something you require of me?

[gimu]

i am detecting a paradox here, but surely it’s fine.

and no, there is nothing i need of you at present, but i do have words of gratitude to offer if you care to hear them.

read them.

whichever.

[curingidiocy]

Gratitude for what exactly? I wasn't aware I had done anything to warrant them.

[gimu]

you helped us all get back in one piece. that’s enough for me.

[curingidiocy]

That is hardly worthy of praise. It is the bare minimum you should expect from me. I do not want to hear your thanks. Save it for when I accomplish something truly outstanding.

[gimu]

but you aren’t hearing it, are you? does the online voice talk to you too?

what constitutes as outstanding?

[curingidiocy]

Nor do I want to read it, or any other form of communication that you can devise in your bid to unnecessarily nitpick at my locution.

Devising a method to protect the ocular implants from attack by the sand worm, or coming up with a strategy to terminate it with no casualties, perhaps. Something that not any ordinary person could produce even if they employed every single one of their brain cells in its creation. I am no ordinary scholar—thus it should be expected that I produce the extraordinary. Any less would be a failure on my part.

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[gimu]

[ what is a locution?? no, neo-hoogle, he does not in fact know if ratio means “location” instead. better check. ]

i don’t care where you go on the day to day??? unless it’s the onsen, in which case we should all go together.

[gimu]

any less, i see.

you produce an extraordinary amount of words on the regular so i think you’re doing just fine.

[curingidiocy]

The dictionary exists. Learn to use it, you ignoramus. And if you care not to listen to my words, then I have none for you.

[gimu]

but is that a “no” to the onsen or not?

[curingidiocy]

I am not opposed to a visit.

[ Choso, you don't know, but it's public knowledge back home that Ratio loves baths. ]

[gimu]

good. when we return to tokyo i will arrange for a visit. the cats will surely enjoy more supplicants.

[curingidiocy]

Dare I ask you to explain what you mean by that? Are there cats living on the premises?

[gimu]

a colony of feral cats call the area home. i bring supplies for the onsen owners when yuji and i go.

regrettably, i have not convinced the friendly cats there to join us in the water yet.

[curingidiocy]

And it is good that you haven't. That is hardly hygienic.

[gimu]

that’s the point of a bath, isn’t it? to get hygiene.

[curingidiocy]

Hot springs are for relaxation, not cleanliness. You are not to enter the waters until after you've cleaned yourself, especially because it is a shared environment. Most hot springs meant to be enjoyed by humans are tailored to be around forty degrees Celsius, which is not enough to kill bacteria or viruses.

Feral cats can carry a wide host of diseases and parasites, a few of which are zoonotic, such as Toxoplasmosis, Toxocariasis and Bartonella henselae. Desist your attempts to invite the felines into the water.

[gimu]

[ dear neo-goggle and online dictionary, what is a zoonotic and what are all these interesting-looking words? ]

desist is a good word. it will be done. these things really spell a bad time for humans.

alas.

[curingidiocy]

Good.

[ At least this man listens, for all his ignorance. That's workable. He can teach Choso what he needs to know to do better. ]