37th treasure [text]

[captainash]

Hey, I've got three questions for you guys.

1) Are there any engineers among us, amateur or professional? Especially ones familiar with humanoid combat robots, that'd be great.

2) If I'm flying from Vermillion, which is easier to reach: route 15, or route 25? And which of the two has the highest Slakoth population?

3) Chances of another Shapedonado this year: very high, high, medium, low, very low, oh god please no?

Comments

[captainash]

The skills we're told will be useful in the future are never the ones we end up using the most, while the 'useless' stuff is helpful throughout our lives. You'd think schools would have realized that by now.

[crouching_sin]

Exactly. It's really a shame. It's difficult to change that sort of thing, though.

[captainash]

Yeah. Maybe I'll bring it up if I ever get to meet teachers again, but I doubt there's much they could do.

[crouching_sin]

That stuff is usually set by education ministries, unfortunately.

[captainash]

And that's one of the few places where I don't have any contacts at all. Great.

[crouching_sin]

Well, I could always hack into their databases and alter the curriculum sheets...

[captainash]

...Wouldn't employees with functioning eyes and a decent memory look at those sheets at some point? They'd be able to tell the files were modified.

[crouching_sin]

Possibly. If you insert small changes over years, there's less of a chance. Alternatively, just send a demon to charm them.

[captainash]

...That's not an option in most worlds, and I don't think X-Rounder powers extend that far.

[crouching_sin]

True. Unfortunately I don't have any good answers that work in all worlds.

[captainash]

Which is actually scary, in a way. You'd think there'd be more in common between all worlds, but I'd bet a few of them don't even have education ministries in the first place.

[crouching_sin]

That sort of thing is still a fairly new invention in some countries.

[captainash]

Not in any of mine, but from listening to others talk about their home it's easy to tell to same aren't anywhere near there yet.

[crouching_sin]

Right, right. You come from the future. I keep having to remember that.

[captainash]

From your point of view, at least. I'd bet someone will find me ancient and backwards, one of these days.

[crouching_sin]

Probably. But that's what makes this place interesting. There's always something new.

[captainash]

True. Between the raining cats and the living garbage, we'll never grow bored around here.