[ Ilsa is out walking again, and is stopped by the curiosity of an open crate by the mailbox at 729 Anderson. She remembers this is the neighborhood where she met the young man working on his leg in the front yard, so she is not greatly surprised to see the Kindergarten teacher on the other side of the crate. ]
[ She glances at the contents, and does not recognize any of the titles, but recognizes the type of books they are. Not surprising that the recipient sat down immediately to re-read them. ]
[He pauses in his reading for a moment, closing the current book (The Heterodyne Boys and the Winged Serpent of Sa'taar) and marking his place with the dust jacket.]
Mm. Yes. I imagine a lot of people are receiving such packages. That tends to be the norm after a particularly grueling few days. Were you involved in that, by chance?
[Straight from grabbing a (much smaller) package out of his own mailbox, Klaus's neighbor on the 730 side of things seems to have a curiosity problem.
The problem being that his lack of manners is about to become Klaus's problem. Unless otherwise deterred, Klaus will find Yuri peering over shoulder for a short while before just up and reaching for one of the books already read.]
[Klaus actually doesn't particularly mind. He's been working with the Mayfield kindergartners for nearly a year now and is thus used to people grabbing things without asking.]
Ah. The Heterodyne Boys and Dr. Mongfish's Beautiful (But Very Evil) Daughters. One of the earlier and more... er... heavyhanded books, if you couldn't tell by the title.
It's just a hint in case we can't tell who the bad guys are off the bat, right? Or should I expect some world-class writing?
Probably not. Just finishing up that new-guy "this is still probably a weird dream" routine, figured I'd try to be more social, all that. Name's Yuri. You?
From what I've always read, a hero is someone who fights for a greater good, not with himself in mind, but for the lives or safety of other people or things.
At least, that's what I've always seen it as... why do you ask, Klaus?
I... ask because I recently received some very... personal accounts of heroes I have known and with whom, for a time, I was associated. Never grouped with, you understand. I never bore that title and I don't believe I ever will.
[Oh come on, it was a great first date, don't be so frigid.
I mean. Yeah, okay, Waver is probably fairly justified in his reaction. Axes through faces do not usually bros make.]
I believe I should at least be allowed a chance at an explanation. We are next-door neighbors and therefore will interact at some point in the future. I would like to be able to do so without a cloud hanging over us. Or at least, a relatively smaller cloud than there currently is.
[Axes to the face usually do not make anything but dead people.]
...
[On one hand, the fact that he had previously gotten an axe to the face makes him wary of getting into a situation where it could happen again. On the other hand, his request was fairly logical and the likelihood of getting another axe to the face should be relatively low now that Mayfield had stopped its games.]
Fine. I assume you want to explain it to me in person?
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[ She glances at the contents, and does not recognize any of the titles, but recognizes the type of books they are. Not surprising that the recipient sat down immediately to re-read them. ]
Package from home, sir?
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Mm. Yes. I imagine a lot of people are receiving such packages. That tends to be the norm after a particularly grueling few days. Were you involved in that, by chance?
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Mother's Day was horrible. Memorial Day weekend was worse.
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The problem being that his lack of manners is about to become Klaus's problem. Unless otherwise deterred, Klaus will find Yuri peering over shoulder for a short while before just up and reaching for one of the books already read.]
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Ah. The Heterodyne Boys and Dr. Mongfish's Beautiful (But Very Evil) Daughters. One of the earlier and more... er... heavyhanded books, if you couldn't tell by the title.
I don't believe we've met?
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Probably not. Just finishing up that new-guy "this is still probably a weird dream" routine, figured I'd try to be more social, all that. Name's Yuri. You?
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At least, that's what I've always seen it as... why do you ask, Klaus?
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This is now a whole different level of awkward.]
I... ask because I recently received some very... personal accounts of heroes I have known and with whom, for a time, I was associated. Never grouped with, you understand. I never bore that title and I don't believe I ever will.
[A pause.]
Are you... how are you feeling?
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There doesn't seem to be much to discuss.
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I mean. Yeah, okay, Waver is probably fairly justified in his reaction. Axes through faces do not usually bros make.]
I believe I should at least be allowed a chance at an explanation. We are next-door neighbors and therefore will interact at some point in the future. I would like to be able to do so without a cloud hanging over us. Or at least, a relatively smaller cloud than there currently is.
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[On one hand, the fact that he had previously gotten an axe to the face makes him wary of getting into a situation where it could happen again. On the other hand, his request was fairly logical and the likelihood of getting another axe to the face should be relatively low now that Mayfield had stopped its games.]
Fine. I assume you want to explain it to me in person?
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Oh, great. Just what this place needed.
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[He loves you, daughter. Even if you're just like your mother and therefore impossible to deal with.]
Not a fan of literature, I assume?
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