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[cantdoteach]

I don't have any objection to this. I'd much rather be doing my job, of course, but there's a great deal to learn here too.

Infact, I'd say this is an excellent opportunity to teach as well. I am certain there are many eagers minds here, waiting to be filled with knowledge. Whilst I'm here, it couldn't hurt!

Now, where did I put my coffee...?

[It's in your hand, Hubbard.]

So it is! I never can stop myself making it, even now. I just can't think straight without the mug in my hand, you know...

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[cantdoteach]

Not at all! You see-

[Through the use of D.T Teleport, a wavy green circle appears from which a blackboard and chalk emerge. He clatters down some of the points he talks about, in a neat diagram, with some extra etymological origins added.]

The world robot stems from a word implying slavery or specifically hard work. This was further refined to mean a machine that performs complicated work automatically- a device that is operated by a user is therefore not a robot. I am mechanical bodied human.

[showmystar]

[he blinks in surprise at the sudden appearance of a chalkboard, but . . . he quickly accepts it. Allen's life is pretty weird to begin with]

I . . . I see. I didn't realize "robot" had such a cruel origin. [it's kind of sad, even though he has a bad history with them]

Does that mean you were fully human before?

[cantdoteach]

Interesting question. I think you should answer it for me, so let's rephrase it a little.

'What is a human?' Answer that for me, please.

[He never likes giving answers to questions he knows people can work out for themselves. After all, is a human a mostly hairless ape? Or is it something else, less physical?]

[showmystar]

[he casts his eyes down, thinking, morose. He fights monsters, the AKUMA, but there are also humans who are monsters, too. He's had to fight humans same as the weapons they used, and he tries to save them both. Allen considers himself human, but because the enemy corrupted his body, threatening his very sense of self, there are others who say he's not. And then there are AKUMA who regained their sense of self. Discounting their murderous urges programmed into them, they think, feel, and act just like a human. What does being human actually mean? "What is a human?"] A human . . . is a person with a goal, and the will and sentience to reach it. No matter how cruel, noble, or selfish that goal. [Allen smiles sheepishly at the mechanical man, his expression a little sad] I'm sorry. That was a foolish question.

[cantdoteach]

Apology accepted. But I have to disagree with you.

Not with your definition- That I find most satisfactory. I do not believe there are any foolish questions, that one especially. You have already learnt something from it, have you not? Or at the very least, come to recognise something you already knew. Understanding what we have already experienced is sometimes harder than merely having the information in our heads. Questions are important. Come to think of it, what's so wrong with being a fool, anyway? Fools know they have improvements to make, which makes them a far sight wiser than anyone who thinks they know everything there is to know.

So, let us proudly ask our foolish questions, especially when we can give such sagacious answers.

oh no i like them a lot. Hubbard is a good

[showmystar]

[he chuckles lightly] I suppose I've always been something of a fool. It wouldn't be so bad if it meant I continue learning.

Let's both be fools, then. [he extends his right hand to shake] I'm Allen Walker.

Thank you very much!

[cantdoteach]

[Hubbard would laugh back- but laughter is an involuntary, biological process. He can no longer do it, unless he consciously decides to force it and that just sounds... terrible.]

And may we both be fools forever.

[His hand is of course hard and mechanically strong, though equally as mechanically delicate, not using a hint more force than needed. Quite warm though.]

Hubbard. A great pleasure to meet you, young man.