★ 001; it's getting dark a little too early

[burntcigarettes]

Sometimes when I supervise the Host Club, I think that you kids are growing up too fast... or are growing up to appreciate the obviously weirdest and strangest of things. For those of you who fall into the latter (you know who you are), I give you this as a gift and nothing more. Naruto, you have permission to click the link too.Anyways on that

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[papercutangel]

So which one do I fall into, Mr. Sarutobi?

I suppose I should be quite thankful I never had an interest in maths. Then again, in these winter months, at least homework is something to do.

[ooc: really, I'm just commenting to say that I ♥ you for reading Cracked. Best website ever.]

[burntcigarettes]

It depends. Have you made any snowmen depicting some sort of massacre in the past week?
(OOC: MADARA. I'M LOOKING AT YOU.)

College and the Host Club haven't been riding you yet?
You're a more durable young woman than I thought.

(OOC: I only just found about it like recently! xP ♥)

[papercutangel]

I have not, in fact. My only snow-related activities have been shopping for the appropriate outerwear.

I sometimes find myself a bit harried, I suppose. I guess I'm just good at time management?

[ooc: It's pretty much amazing. I highly advise trawling through all the old articles.]

[burntcigarettes]

Then you fall under the category of kids growing up too fast.

I guess you are. You could teach my students a few things about that.
Especially the slackers with their excuses.

[papercutangel]

Oh, but Mr. Sarutobi, I'm already an adult. Legally.

Hm. I could teach them, but then, I had to learn on my own. Why can't they? It's only fair they gain the gifts under their own effort.

[burntcigarettes]

Tell me that when you can legally drink.

Ooh. That was a subjective statement.
But I'll just say that they can't because they don't have the luxury of being as pretty and as smart as you.

[papercutangel]

I'm still legal for other things, you know.

It's hardly my fault the world isn't an equal place. Some of us are simply gifted.
That, I suppose I cannot argue with.

[burntcigarettes]

Don't imply things that you don't mean.

More reason to teach them, to help the less gifted.
I don't think anyone would want to argue with you, either.

[papercutangel]

Now what's wrong with voting, Mr. Sarutobi? Isn't it our civic duty?

But if we share our gifts with everyone, do they not become meaningless? Mundane?
How sweet of you to say.

[burntcigarettes]

Touché.

But they become better and more appreciate people, there's a difference from teaching them to learn for themselves and telling them your secret outright. Besides, I would define time-management more skill-based than innately gifted.

I have always been a sweet man.

[papercutangel]

One might wonder if you were thinking of something else, Mr. Sarutobi. But what?

I suppose that's true. Still, I've never been a very good teacher, anyway. I don't have the patience for people. Sometimes I wonder how you do it. It's a lot to put up with.

How lucky for your students that you're so kind.

[burntcigarettes]

The same thing you were thinking before you cunningly avoided mentioning it. We'll leave it up to the masses to guess what it was.

Well, I take pleasure in knowing that I have guided my students to an attainable future. That's my main motivation and drive. ♥

Mm. They're still a bit too young to appreciate it though.

[papercutangel]

All I thought was what I said.

Truly, your altruism is without bounds. I certainly wouldn't put up with the kind of behavior my peers exhibit. Sometimes, I think you could do with a little less kindness, really.

Oho? And I wonder what you mean by that, Mr. Sarutobi.

[burntcigarettes]

And something more.

My kindness is merely shown to those who are respectable and are willing to learn from their teacher. I am more honest than I am kind however, I like to say it the way I see it.

Something innocent; I meant my student's don't seem to grasp why I discipline them so.

[papercutangel]

Nothing at all. Perhaps you're projecting.

Well, that's good. I find it's often far better to be honest than nice, even if the recipient doesn't always agree. In the long-term, anyway. And disrespect should never be rewarded.

They rarely do, right away. But lessons are always taught over time.

[burntcigarettes]

Perhaps.
Perhaps not.

That's why students are to be dealt with a lot of patience, it seems that's a valuable trait as members of the Host Club; isn't it?