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Con_Stripes · 01-06-2011, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoerawrr

What? That made no sense.

"So, if I'd asked my question in a different place and time, I wouldn't have been called rude and had twenty points taken?" Jake asked, almost as though checking he understood. But he didn't. "That doesn't make sense. It's the same question no matter when or where I ask it."

Jake flexed his fingers ever so slightly before gripping the arms of the chair.

"I don't know what self-preservation is, sir," the boy said as he took a moment to look at the label of the bag. It only took a couple of seconds longer than the average person before he reached out and took one.

And after another moment he remembered the, "Thanks."

"Yes." He agreed. "Exactly. It doesn't make sense but that is how the world is. The feast was not the right place or time -since it was both- to ask questions like the ones you did." He paused and took a mini chocolate frog for himself, opening the candy and snapping the head off, putting that to one side and eating the rest of it.

"Sometimes though, a question changes, even if the words are the same, depending on the reasons you ask it, as well as how long it is between when you think it and when you ask it. Can you think why that might be?"

As for self preservation. "We'll get to that."

Truebridge nodded, taking about as long as Jake had, "You're welcome."

01-06-2011, 02:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
Con_Stripes Mooncalf Join Date: May 2008 Location: GMT +12 or 13 Posts: 7,031 Hogwarts RPG Name: Oz Thickey Sixth Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Leon Odessa	The Eye of Sauron \| Zan-y \| Snake Charmer Quote: Originally Posted by Zoerawrr What? That made no sense. "So, if I'd asked my question in a different place and time, I wouldn't have been called rude and had twenty points taken?" Jake asked, almost as though checking he understood. But he didn't. "That doesn't make sense. It's the same question no matter when or where I ask it." Jake flexed his fingers ever so slightly before gripping the arms of the chair. "I don't know what self-preservation is, sir," the boy said as he took a moment to look at the label of the bag. It only took a couple of seconds longer than the average person before he reached out and took one. And after another moment he remembered the, "Thanks." "Yes." He agreed. "Exactly. It doesn't make sense but that is how the world is. The feast was not the right place or time -since it was both- to ask questions like the ones you did." He paused and took a mini chocolate frog for himself, opening the candy and snapping the head off, putting that to one side and eating the rest of it. "Sometimes though, a question changes, even if the words are the same, depending on the reasons you ask it, as well as how long it is between when you think it and when you ask it. Can you think why that might be?" As for self preservation. "We'll get to that." Truebridge nodded, taking about as long as Jake had, "You're welcome." Last edited by Con_Stripes; 01-06-2011 at 07:41 PM.