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SPOILER!!: Olivia! Quote:
Originally Posted by Govoni  Personally, Olivia felt the professor wasn't understanding what she'd said at all. "Sir, I didn't mean constantly in that way. Obviously it would have years of life in between it's rebirth and burning day." Obviously. These creatures were real, living beings and not like one of those muggle gifs that replayed in seconds. Perhaps her wording had been off. Words could be difficult for her at times. "I meant it's cruel to have to live through so many rebirths and burning days. Sure, they may hardly notice as it's their way of life...but I suppose the only way I can properly explain what I mean is with a comparison." Guh, WORDS... "If this were to happen in the human respect, it would be a painful life cycle to repeat. We would have to go through the process of being an infant, and then living through puberty, and then to adult, and finally to being an elderly individual. With creaky joints, disease, sickness... You know what I mean?" Olivia hadn't meant to ramble or seem rude, but she'd gotten into this discussion, and it was important to her that he see her point. She was painfully Gryffindor, okay? This mentality couldn't be helped. "Having to relive 'life' and remembering all the times that had come before...would be an overwhelming responsibility."... And cruel. Tristan listened carefully as the Gryffindor explained her thoughts more thoroughly. He nodded his head as she spoke. He wanted to let her explain completely what she meant. "Right, okay, I understand what you are saying. You feel it would be a cruel life cycle to have to go through all of that repeatedly. Okay, I do agree with you there, it is very cruel but for them...that is just life. Though I will say, after rebirth it takes them about a week to go from a chick to the size Ash is now. So their growth rate after the burn day is rather quick. Getting to their peak of beauty takes anywhere from 6 months to a year and they stay in that state until they start to age, which could be many years. So, really it isn't as hard on them as you think. They learn new things in each life cycle, though they are the same creature in soul and mind." He paused giving Ash a good rub, "So I understand how you could feel that it would be a cruel way for them to live, but they don't see it that way...because it is just life for them." He hoped she understood....and hoped he wasn't too long winded on the subject....though he probably was. SPOILER!!: Shay! Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Shay raised her hand to tackle that particular question. "I think that the phoenix is not really immortal, in the true sense of the word. When you are immortal, you never die. The phoenix dies many deaths, but is reborn again each time. It starts its life over.......again and again and yet, it is still the same creature.". The more she talked, the more confusing Shay's answer seemed to become. She decided to leave it at that. Tristan nodded listening to the young woman. "The body itself is not immortal, but what about the soul, Shay? Ash, as I said before, just had a burn day about a month before school started, but he is still loyal to me AND is the exact same personality wise as he was before his burn day." He paused, "Ponder on that...," he said with a wink. Tristan walked around through the pairs and individual students alike, watching them make their decisions. Ash was intently watching them all as well. In fact, he rustled his warm, golden tail feathers over Abey and Derfael's heads as Tristan walked past, almost as if he was brushing their hair with his tail. He was such a tease.
"You have about 10 minutes to finish up before we move on, everyone!" Tristan called out. With a flick of his wand, a single hay bale rolled it's way towards the blackboard, stopping just under it. Everyone seemed to be working very diligently. "If you have finished, go ahead and place your papers on the bale of hay under the blackboard, and if you feel so inclined, maybe help someone that is struggling." He said with a small smile. OOC: Hey guys! You are doing beautifully! Sorry this post is a little later than planned, but you have until about 5 pm EST tomorrow to finish this up and then we will be moving on to the next activity!
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