04-13-2024, 09:24 PM
Alex leaned back in his chair and picked up his drink, looking more relaxed than ever. Appearing surprisingly satisfied with what Jez had just said and only raising an eyebrow slightly at Shione's reply, he looked to Shione and said, "Well, there you go. That lets ME off the hook. When the student tells the teacher what they will and won't learn, then I don't know what you call it, but it certainly isn't training. You're her boss, so I guess that makes her YOUR student. I have a degree in Xenology, but in all of the cultures and life forms I have studied, none had that sort of sanctioned training method. You might have luck with a sort of Socratic Method, but that tends to only work well if you're at least close enough in skill and knowledge to function on a peer based interaction and debate.”
Returning his attention to Jez, his demeanor much less official sounding and once more returned to more of the warm and friendly sort, “You know, even the life forms I've created didn't give me this kind of trouble.” He chuckled and shook his head slowly, “My six year old is quite enough of a handful for me. Your refusal is actually a bit of a relief, at this point." He gave a devilish grin, as Jez prepared to leave, he added, “It really was nice to meet you.” He raised his glass, "Good luck with the training!"
Returning his attention to Jez, his demeanor much less official sounding and once more returned to more of the warm and friendly sort, “You know, even the life forms I've created didn't give me this kind of trouble.” He chuckled and shook his head slowly, “My six year old is quite enough of a handful for me. Your refusal is actually a bit of a relief, at this point." He gave a devilish grin, as Jez prepared to leave, he added, “It really was nice to meet you.” He raised his glass, "Good luck with the training!"