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Fourth Shard [Action/Voice]

Once upon a time...

There was a prince who knew nothing. He was a prince who loved his people and wanted to express that affection by improving the lives of his citizens. However, all of his attempts to add to his knowledge in order to benefit his people ended in disappointment. Until one day, when the kingdom was hit by a terrible plague. Desperately, the prince turned to a traveling witch for help. He convinced her to cast a spell on him, one which would allow him to truly learn new information. The deal was successful, and the prince was consumed by newfound curiosity. He found himself traveling throughout the land, asking question after question, constantly adding new information to his mind.

However, no matter how many answers the prince received, he found himself unable to do anything other than asking more and more questions....

[Action]

[So Mytho has had a few weeks that have been eventful in the terms of getting some of his heart shards back. First was affection, which led to him spending more time around Rue. Then there was disappointment, which caused him to be somewhat withdrawn. And most recently, he has regained the desire for knowledge. Ever since last week, he has channeled this into studies. At school, he would be noticeable for asking questions frequently about even the most minor matters.

And this week, he goes around seeking some specific knowledge: the location of Rue. He's unaware that the rogue Malnosso's droids had kidnapped her. So he's been wandering around town, quick to inquire with anyone he sees, especially if he knows that the person in question knows her.]

[Voice]

I don't know where Rue has. Have you seen her? I don't know where she could be...

[He can't stop there. He already has another question on his mind.]

I'd also like to know... How does this book work?

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[But Emil just shakes his head to show that it's just fine.]

I didn't keep you waiting, did I?

I don't think so. I didn't feel waiting at all...

[And then a thought comes to him.]

Emil, why is a chicken made into soup...?

Huh?

[That gives Emil pause, and he has to stop and think about it for a moment.]

Well, a chicken is a kind of livestock, and in most worlds, people raise livestock to use as food. Like cows, pigs, and things like that. It's an easier way of getting meat than hunting.

That's very strange. So, Rue... she needs this chicken.

I don't know if I'd say she needs it, but it would probably be good for her.

Okay. In that case, I'd like to prepare it now, Emil.

I brought all of the ingredients for it, so if we go to the kitchen, I can show you how to make it. It isn't hard at all once you get the hang of it.

It isn't? Let's go there, then. [Even though he lives there, he lets Emil lead the way.]

[And lead he does, right down to the kitchen area, where he sets the bag of groceries down on the counter and begins taking items out.]

I'm going to teach you the easier way to make soup. You can make it all from scratch, but that takes a few hours and there's not that big of a difference between the kind you make this way. This kind will be ready in less than an hour.

[He follows him like a child. And watches he takes the items out of the bag. He may grab one or two in his hand, examining them curiously before setting them down.]

A simple way... I see. Then Rue can have it sooner... Yes. I'd like to learn...

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Okay.

[Once Emil has everything out, he divides it up into the vegetables, the broth and chicken and noodles, and the spices.]

First we're going to chop up the vegetables so that we can cook them in the pot before we put the chicken broth in. Have you ever cut up vegetables before, Mytho?

[He shakes his head.]

I don't believe that I ever have, Emil. Is it difficult?

Not really. You just have to be careful so you don't cut yourself with the knife by accident.

Okay. I won't cut myself.

... maybe I should show you how to do it first, just in case.

You should do whatever you'd like to, Emil.

Okay!

[He looks through the cupboards there until he finds a cutting board and a knife; that accomplished, he selects a rib of celery from among the ingredients, washes it off, places it on the cutting board, and then chops off the ends.]

Just make sure you keep your hands out of the way and you should be fine. All you have to do is cut it into little slices like this...

[And he demonstrates, slicing a few pieces off one end of the celery.]

See?

Yes. I see. [He watches each step carefully and attentively.]

Do you think that I could do that?

[Emil nods.]

I think so, just as long as you keep your fingers out of the way.

[He takes up a knife, instinctively wielding it like a sword.]

I see. I shouldn't cut any of my fingers...

N-not quite like that--!

[Carefully, Emil reaches out to help him position his hand around the knife properly.]

Oh...? [He lets Emil reposition his hand. It's the kind of thing he's used to Fakir or Rue doing whenever he holds something new.] Then, how should I regard my fingers...?

Um...

[Emil considers this, trying to think of some sort of analogy that Mytho might understand.]

... just keep them out of the way of the knife.

Okay. [And he raises his empty hand high into the air, while looking vacantly towards the celery.]

Should I try now, Emil?

[... this is going to take a while, isn't it?]

No, use your other hand to hold the celery, but be careful not to cut your fingers with the knife.