[ Hop in where??? He follows behind her, only because North said "we" instead of "I'm," though all this does is convince Minato that North doesn't know what the difference between the words is either, so they're both going to consult a dictionary. ]
Either way— Off to the library they go! Once they get there, North is going to nyoom in the direction of... wherever the dictionaries are, tbh. And then, assuming he's still with her, she'll just
[ Minato's reflexes are enough that he instinctively reaches out and catches the book, but his strength is only at the point where he stumbles back two steps and then sits down hard on his ass. ]
...Right.
[ He crosses his legs so he can lay the dictionary on his lap. ]
Sentience... "A sentient quality or state." Or, "a feeling or sensation as distinguished from perception and thought." ...Sentient is defined as "being responsive to or conscious of sense impressions." Awareness...
[ hmm, that's going in circles, so Minato flips over to sapience instead. ]
Sapience is defined as "wisdom and sagacity." Sagacity is "the quality of being sagacious." Sagacious means to have "keen and farsighted penetration and judgment," or "discernment."
So what this means is, I am sentient, but not sapient. [ Because Minato is aware, and he's aware that he's dumb. ]
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Either way— Off to the library they go! Once they get there, North is going to nyoom in the direction of... wherever the dictionaries are, tbh. And then, assuming he's still with her, she'll just
grab one of the heavier editions—]
Catch.
[—and chuck it in his direction.]
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...Right.
[ He crosses his legs so he can lay the dictionary on his lap. ]
So, the S section...
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she moves to lean against a nearby table, crossing her arms. she'll give him a moment to flip through the pages, before asking:]
You got them?
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[ hmm, that's going in circles, so Minato flips over to sapience instead. ]
Sapience is defined as "wisdom and sagacity." Sagacity is "the quality of being sagacious." Sagacious means to have "keen and farsighted penetration and judgment," or "discernment."
So what this means is, I am sentient, but not sapient. [ Because Minato is aware, and he's aware that he's dumb. ]
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minato.]
Yeah.
That sounds about right.
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In that case, the universe to me feels like the opposite. It's doing something, but... I don't know yet if it can be reasoned with.
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[he's so brave.]
It would be too optimistic to hope that something like that can be reasoned with.
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[ and threat of violence ]
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With words? I don't think so. There's only one language that's universal among people like that.
[it's threats of violence.]
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That would be the one.
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I guess that is the most straightforward way of doing things.
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[Well. Sometimes you gotta get stabby, too, but it's fine.]