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D.A Forever · 06-25-2011, 08:29 AM

SPOILER!!: Katie's Arithmancy Journal

Katie had gone quiet after returning to her seat, focused more on figuring out her pinnacles and finding the textbook interpretation of them while she tried to listen to Hadley and the other volunteers. It didn't work out so well, because she kept tuning out the classroom in favor sorting out her calculations and pausing at other long moments to listen and catch back up with what they were working on now. Katie positively frowned at her Arithmancy textbook and the description of her pinnacle numbers, unsure of what to make from them. She didn't have a chance to worry about that, though, as they were working on another set of numbers now.

Professor Hadley would be getting another visit from her in the very near future. Casting her dark eyes toward the blackboard once more, Katie shifted in her seat and lowered her gaze to her journal, setting to work on their last problem:

SPOILER!!: Katie's Arithmancy Journal

... Her second challenge number was zero, and her third challenge number negative three, because THAT made sense. Katie stared at her writing, re-read it, re-calculated, and merely stared until it started making less sense than it had the first time. Pinnacles and challenges only reminded her more of why she had barely passed Arithmancy in her younger years and why her and Hadley's visits had begun in the first place. Exasperated and tired of glaring at her parchment, Katie raised her hand. "Professor Hadley, I haven't the slightest idea what my second or third challenge numbers are suppose to be."

06-25-2011, 08:29 AM	#263 (permalink)
D.A Forever DMC & SA Banshee Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 50,187 x2 x3	BAD post. It's 1AM, and I need sleep. Fortress of Brilliance ღ Mommy Quad SPOILER!!: Katie's Arithmancy Journal First Pinnacle: month of birth + day of birth February, 14th 2 + (1+4) = 7 Second Pinnacle: day of birth + year of birth 14, 2057 14 + 2057 = (1+4 = 5) + (2+0+5+7 = 14) = 5 + (1+4) = 1+0 = 1 Third Pinnacle: First Pinnacle + Second Pinnacle 7 and 1 7 + 1 = 8 Fourth Pinnacle: month of birth + year of birth February, 2057 2 + 2057 2 + (2+0+5+7) = 2 + (1+4) = 2 + 5 = 7 Katie had gone quiet after returning to her seat, focused more on figuring out her pinnacles and finding the textbook interpretation of them while she tried to listen to Hadley and the other volunteers. It didn't work out so well, because she kept tuning out the classroom in favor sorting out her calculations and pausing at other long moments to listen and catch back up with what they were working on now. Katie positively frowned at her Arithmancy textbook and the description of her pinnacle numbers, unsure of what to make from them. She didn't have a chance to worry about that, though, as they were working on another set of numbers now. Professor Hadley would be getting another visit from her in the very near future. Casting her dark eyes toward the blackboard once more, Katie shifted in her seat and lowered her gaze to her journal, setting to work on their last problem: SPOILER!!: Katie's Arithmancy Journal First Challenge Number: day of birth - month of birth 14, 2 (1+4) - 2 = 5 - 2 = 3 Second Challenge Number: year of birth - day of birth 2057, 14 (2+0+5+7) - 14 = (1+4) - (1+4) = 5 - 5 = 0 Third Challenge Number: Second Challenge Number - First Challenge Number 0 and 3 0 - 3 = -3 Fourth Challenge Number: year of birth - month of birth 2057, February (2+0+5+7) - 2 = (1+4) - 2 = 5 - 2 = 3 ... Her second challenge number was zero, and her third challenge number negative three, because THAT made sense. Katie stared at her writing, re-read it, re-calculated, and merely stared until it started making less sense than it had the first time. Pinnacles and challenges only reminded her more of why she had barely passed Arithmancy in her younger years and why her and Hadley's visits had begun in the first place. Exasperated and tired of glaring at her parchment, Katie raised her hand. "Professor Hadley, I haven't the slightest idea what my second or third challenge numbers are suppose to be." __________________ Dream. Try. Do Good. I love you all, Class dismissed.