UN: LethalProtector | video

[decodex]

Yeah, wow, I really don’t think anyone is learning anything here… like, school-wise. ( they say you don’t notices the pitfalls of parenthood until you have inter-dimensional alien children of your own… )

I mean, we should fix that, right? We can’t let people stagnate while they’re here. They should be learning stuff between, you know— train espionage.

( this place is so goddamn weird!!! )

So— can anyone teach chemistry?

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[hexcope]

Yes? I'm not the only one here who does.

[decodex]

Like... weird physics?

[hexcope]

Does gravity pull things and does inertia keep things moving? Then we have the same physics.

[decodex]

I think I might have a special case for you...

But let's focus on getting some classes going for now. Experiments can wait 'til later.

[hexcope]

Uh. A class. I'm more of an adjunct instructor, if I'm going to do this at all.

[decodex]

A class. I mean, yeah, that's cool.

( like usual, eddie hasn't thought this plan through to the end. he saw a problem, and he sought out a way to solve it. even he isn't sure how long this institute revival project is supposed to go on for. )

One class is better than none.

( they've gotta start somewhere. )

[hexcope]

[You must understand Eddie, he can't get the reputation of being a teacher or something. That's for old people.]

Who's the students? Will Laura be there?

[decodex]

Yeah, you know, this is more of a concept of plan...

I mean, anyone can be a student if they want to be. Anyone who feels like showing up— wait, you know Laura?

[hexcope]

She has long dark brown hair, right?

[He does not mention the blades in her hands.]

I met her on the train. She seemed interested in learning.

[And she's also the youngest kid he's seen here. If the teenagers want to skip an education, that's on them, but someone that young really should be in school.]

[decodex]

I dunno. I haven't actually seen her yet. We just talked.

( texted, he means. )

I know she's young, though. That's sorta why I want to do something like this. This place is full of all kids of people. We got grown-ups, mammoths, robots, kids, cannibals, teens... We ought'a have something for everyone, don't you think? School included?

[hexcope]

[Immediately-]

CANNIBALS?

[decodex]

What—

( WHEN IN DOUBT, PLAY DUMB. )

Cannibals? Like, as a concept?

[hexcope]

You said it like they're here.

[decodex]

Yeah, but like... not in droves or anything.

[hexcope]

Why are we keeping cannibals a secret? Secret cannibals?

[decodex]

Probably because of this? This right here?? This whole... reaction???

[hexcope]

Oh, are we worried about upsetting the cannibals??

[decodex]

Shhh! Oh, my God, can we not do this?? Like, do we have to do this now? Here?

I don't even know everything about them, man.

[hexcope]

Tell me what you know about them or I'm asking the whole network, very loudly.

[decodex]

( you know, he should be mad about this, but it's also the kind of move that eddie himself would try and pull when pressing for information, so he gets it. )

All I heard was from a friend of a friend, and me and that friend aren't even really friends. He's just a dude. A cool dude. Probably not a liar or anything, but—

It's literally probably nothing.

[hexcope]

Why would you bring it up to begin with, if it was nothing??

[decodex]

...

How about a do-over?

1/3

[hexcope]

[hexcope]

3/3

[hexcope]

If I pretend you misspoke, what were you actually going to say?