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[a1enzo]

A boy walks into a bar and abruptly loses half his vision.

"Huh? Is it another holiday?"

It probably is, if Bar's dressing people up. And here Enzo just intended to supplement his Academy lunch with something that doesn't make him gag. Holidays, though, are always fun and novel, so he may be taking a longer lunch than planned!

Comments

[a1enzo]

"That's good! But I mean, it's not training for a format—I mean a job."

[fiery_ring]

"Well, no. But it's training us to be a certain type of person."

[a1enzo]

Enzo nods. "Just checking. My school's function-training, so they gotta see if we can handle the format first."

[fiery_ring]

"Do you get to choose your function, or are you born with it?"

[a1enzo]

"Format," he corrects her. "You get to choose. I got mine sooner than most kids."

[fiery_ring]

"Why?"

[a1enzo]

"I helped save the 'Net."

[fiery_ring]

"What's the Net?"

[a1enzo]

"My universe. Well, the inside-the-computers part."

[fiery_ring]

"Oh. Wow."

[a1enzo]

He can totally be smug about this, right? Right.

"Yeah, so Bob sponsored me and they let me join as soon as I turned one-oh. That's the youngest you're allowed."

[fiery_ring]

"Well ain't you the little prodegy?"

[a1enzo]

"Yup!"

Just don't ask him about bookwork.

[fiery_ring]

"Are your form nice to you?" Carlotta asks, finishing grooming the horse.

[a1enzo]

"Most of 'em." He scowls a little. "Some of 'em don't like me, though. They call me a show-off."

Neverrrrr...

[fiery_ring]

"That just means they're jealous because you're cleverer than them. Some of my form don't like me because I'm common."

[a1enzo]

It could also mean that he's a show-off. Just sayin'.

"What're they, then?"

[fiery_ring]

"Er... not common."

[a1enzo]

"What, like they're rich, or princesses or something?"

Royalty does exist in some sectors of cyberspace, and there is no shortage of rich snobs.

[fiery_ring]

"Yes, but not quite that far up."

[a1enzo]

"Well, they're BASIC," he says firmly.

[fiery_ring]

Shrug. "Most of the form stand up for me, so I don't mind."

[a1enzo]

Enzo nods. "That's good."