thirty third dance | text;

[motioned]

how can x equal so many different things

isn't it only one letter

shouldn't it only be able to be one number too


[Math is hard, her life is difficult, and this was totally worth talking to the network about. Anything to distract her from homework...]

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[motioned]

no i'm trying to figure out how to do this

[olderthandirt]

Worry not. You will know. The concept is not difficult to grasp.

[motioned]

it is for me...

[olderthandirt]

For now...

[motioned]

yeah, and i didn't want it to be for much longer! that's why i asked, not cause i was procrastinating

[olderthandirt]

Of course.

[motioned]

do you know anything about this?

yay wikipedia!

[olderthandirt]

I do. The usage of x to represent an independent or unknown variable may be traced back to the Arabic word for "thing".

[time for the blame game! blame them! BLAME THEM!]

my best frienddddd

[motioned]

Arabic? Really?

[olderthandirt]

...Yes.

[a page flip. He finds himself skimming the pages of the past, delving into the origin of things.]

[motioned]

are you reading about it right now?

sorry he's so clipped with his answers /)_(\

[olderthandirt]

I am.

no apologies necessary!

[motioned]

where'd you get that book so fast?

[olderthandirt]

It has been in my hands. It is apart of me and details much more than the origin of variables.

[motioned]

what other sorts of stuff?

[olderthandirt]

Many things, but the subjects of which my book encompass shall no longer be discussed at this time. There is work to be done.

[motioned]

work? like what?

[olderthandirt]

Your homework.

[with a hint of a smile]

[motioned]

oh! right

sorry, i don't think i got your name! mine's ahiru

[olderthandirt]

[he sees her dawdling, but will not pressure any further.]

I am Destiny of the Endless.

[motioned]

[There's a pause before the next response. She almost doesn't respond at all, but... There's no reason to overreact over something like a name, is there? She figures it's not likely to really mean anything.]

that's sort of a weird name

[olderthandirt]

[there are many seemingly meaningless things until closely inspected...

A chain clink clinks.]

It is no stranger than the names of my kin.

[motioned]

your kin?

[olderthandirt]

My brothers and sisters.

[motioned]

what are their names?