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Video; un: cphantom
[For a boy with one eye, Ciel manages to look very sleep deprived, settled down at a small table, a cup of tea steaming to his right, a thick book in one hand, his communicator settled and recording in the other, his bad eye covered with a plain black patch.]
I really ought to just purchase my own copies after the fire. I'd really prefer not to be held responsible if these books had been damaged. Doctor Arthur really outdid himself since I last saw him though, these are greatly improved from his first novel. You can tell he'd gained confidence.
[He lets out a drawn out yawn and the takes a sip of the tea.]
I do apologize for the late hour. I thought I'd do some reading and I'm somewhat curious about the preferences some of you might have in terms of books. I've a great deal of time on my hands, even with managing Funtom, so it wouldn't hurt to have recommendations.
[A soft sigh.] I miss England.
I really ought to just purchase my own copies after the fire. I'd really prefer not to be held responsible if these books had been damaged. Doctor Arthur really outdid himself since I last saw him though, these are greatly improved from his first novel. You can tell he'd gained confidence.
[He lets out a drawn out yawn and the takes a sip of the tea.]
I do apologize for the late hour. I thought I'd do some reading and I'm somewhat curious about the preferences some of you might have in terms of books. I've a great deal of time on my hands, even with managing Funtom, so it wouldn't hurt to have recommendations.
[A soft sigh.] I miss England.
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A quick trip through the book store and it turned out there was actually a chess board set up in the cute little shop, so a game was set up Jay sitting in one chair with some tea coffee he had ordered with far to much cream and sugar in it. So far he was doing alright in the game. Not exactly a master player, but he was better than one might expect. ]
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He's not going to be as brutal with his chess tactics with Jason as he had been with his aunt, Tanaka, or with his father. He has a cup of black tea in front of him, with sugar and cream.]
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It was like playing with Alfred, he rarely won against the old man, but it was always enjoyable. A drink was taken of his coffee. He was one of those coffee addicts.]
Your good at this, is it one of those things your trained in, or just raw skill?
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A bit of both, really. I've been called a genius in some things, but I was very strictly tutored over the past few years. I had to be comparable in intelligence to adults to reach Earldom.
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Genius isn't a title given lightly. My younger brother was often called a genius. He was far to smart for his own good. [ Jason nodded.] It must be hard, but I do understand in a way, having to grow up fast to be respected by adults isn't easy no matter the era. They do respect you, right?
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Most do, yes. Through fear in some cases but others because the role I fill is a difficult one, even for those raised as Phantomhive.
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[ Though, he couldn't see this kid dressing as a bat at night and beating up criminals.]
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It's certainly an effective method. Fear and anger is what drove me, I admit, to become as effective a Watchdog as I am.
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Yeah, you sound a lot like B. [ He couldn't help but grin at that, he couldn't stay in the same room as Bruce for long, and yet he found Ciel's company very enjoyable. Maybe it's because Ciel didn't seem bitter to him, and none of the bad blood was there.] And, hey if it makes you good at your post then it's perfect, right?
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[Outwardly, Ciel wasn't bitter. Inside though? The bitterness has had years to fester towards whoever had killed the people most important to him, who had targeted them on his birthday, the households guard down.]