Fifth Miracle

[beamiracle]

[It's the weekend, and there's no school. And since Lion's a teacher and he's already finished marking assignments, there really isn't anything to do. More specifically, there isn't anything around the house to read. So what does that mean? A trip to the library!

A. If anyone's in the library today, chances are they'll see Lion perusing the shelves. And it looks like Lion's already caught on to the fact that since Mayfield classifies him as a man, the only books available to Lion will be books about car repair. Lion's starting to look a little frustrated by this.]

Is there really nothing else here at all...?

[B. Eventually Lion gives in and figures that books on car repair are better than nothing, so he's taken some out...perhaps a bit more than Lion can carry. You may see Lion on the way home, carrying a somewhat precariously stacked amount of books. Lion's trying to be careful by walking very slowly, but still...]

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[naicha]

Your grandfather? So it runs in the family... What's he like? He must be really smart, like you! _{[ well, he looks smart, at least. ]}

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Well, he is smart...unfortunately, the years haven't been kind to him.

[In other words, he's kinda crazy.]

But he worked hard to build up his wealth with his own two hands, and I respect him for that.

[naicha]

Ooh, I know someone just like that. You could say he's my grandpa, too, but he's super cranky. Is yours like that?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Yes, he does have unpredictable moods. The rest of the family tends to be a little afraid of him...

Oh, you do? Who would that be? [Although Lion already has an idea of who Taiwan is talking about...]

[naicha]

People call him China, but he's just a dinosaur.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Ah, China. Yes, I've met him, and he did remind me of my grandfather.

[Lion has experience with crazy old men]

[naicha]

Then we have something in common! He's really crazy, isn't he?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Oh, well...he's certainly a little eccentric...

[naicha]

_{[ faces Lion ]} Oh, it's okay! You can say whatever you want about him, you know. _{[ looks straight ahead ]} I mean, I hate him.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Oh, w-well...

[Not sure what to do here. Politeness vs. honesty, the eternal struggle...]

[naicha]

Haha, what's with you? <sub>[ slaps him hard on the back

don't ask how she can carry the books with one hand. She quickly goes back to carrying them with both, though. ]</sub>

I know I'm almost four hundred, but you don't have to be polite!

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

[asdkfl slap on the back ow

Stumbles a little bit, thankfully while still holding on to the books.]

Well, it's a hard thing to take out of me, I suppose...

[naicha]

Haha, just like Japan. You really are his citizen. He's always eager to learn things, too.

_{[ she gets one book and holds it open while she holds the rest in her other arm ]} Did they have any on motorscooters?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

I'll take that as a compliment, then.

I'm not sure. Perhaps they might...I know they were starting to become more popular around this time period.

[naicha]

Ooh, then I'll check it out later. _{[ then all she finds are cookbooks... ]}

It's such a pain going through all those shelves, though. I miss the Internet.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Internet?

[I'm from the 80's and what is this]

[naicha]

_{[ hasn't caught on... ]}

Uh huh. If there's anything you need, you can just Google it back home, right? But you can't do that in the fifties. It would've been pretty nifty.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Google...? I see.

[What is this wondrous thing you speak of]

[naicha]

Ah... Lion, you know what Google is, right?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Er...no, I'm afraid not. Is it something used for research?

[naicha]

It's used for looking up eeeeverything! _{[ spins around with his books! ]} Teacher hates it, so he uses something like it. You can find anything on the Internet with it!

But if you don't know Google, then that means... you're from the past?

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

The past? Well, where I'm from it's 1986, if that's what you mean.

[naicha]

_{[ gasp ]} So long ago. _{[ Lee Teng-hui wasn't even president yet! ]}

I'm from 2010, you know. So I guess Jessie's from 1986, too...

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

2010? Really? That seems so far away...I can't even imagine living in that year. What's it like?

[naicha]

It's really cool! Everyone has cellphones, so you can call anyone, anytime. And news gets around real fast. Especially on Twitter. I like Plurk more, though. I made it! It's a website. _{[ And she's not considerate enough to let him catch up yet. ]}