Diabolicalrhapsody said
"Umm...not to sound dumb. But you see, the main problem with me and I think with Kat is that whatever we have learned is more from experience than practice or process. So when you hand us a ten dollar note and say it is a twenty dollar one we know that we need ten more to meet your actual claim. Throughout our lives we have had so many such experiences that these calculations are more instinct than anything. So I simply can't narrate how I can calculate whatever I could." Py said in an earnest tone.

"You can tell notes apart?" Katherin asked in surprise. She couldn't. They all felt the same to her. She could tell coins apart because they were different sizes but the paper money was all the same to her. "I have to trust someone to tell me which note I have. Its one if the things I'm hoping to learn."

YamiCuoreLaroux said
Kyo took a moment to think about this, but...it didn't make that much sense to him. A ten dollar note wasn't a twenty dollar note...but ten more would create an equality...that was all that was needed to be known, right? And when it came to addition and subtraction...that was kind of an automatic process, wasn't it? Something plus something made another number because that was just how much would be there when the amounts were counted together, right? And wasn't it better to learn from experience than theory? What was he missing? Although...as long as it was correct, the process wouldn't even matter, right? He shook his head and started typing again; he must have misunderstood what Pyktis was trying to explain and needed more information, clearly. "Pyktis, would you give me another example?

"Hmm..let's see. You see it is easy to dupe a blind person in regards to currency and stuff because they can't 'see' the labelled bills. But those who know the feel of a ten dollar note from another note can tell when they're being made a fool of. But that's not the point. My point is that we know numbers through others telling us, some through harsh experiences and others through more logical ones. But with our visual handicaps and the fact that we pretty much were street urchins to this past few days we can't relate to writing numbers and calculation stuff. So while you can write 0 to 9 and its various combinations, all he numbers are same to us physically. As far as counting goes I learnt it from my abusive master, don't know about Kat." Py replied while scratching his head. He was confused with the nature of Kyo's question until it dawned on him that Kyo couldn't relate to their handicap. Meanwhile Kat got curious at his reply.

KatherinWinter said
"You can tell notes apart?" Katherin asked in surprise. She couldn't. They all felt the same to her. She could tell coins apart because they were different sizes but the paper money was all the same to her. "I have to trust someone to tell me which note I have. Its one if the things I'm hoping to learn."

"Oh!, I can show you anytime you want. It's all about the texture of the note. Though, I only know $1, $10 and $5. I also know that the bearded guy on the five dollar bill is called Mr.Lincoln." he said with a smile. though he knew that she couldn't see it.

Diabolicalrhapsod said
"Oh!, I can show you anytime you want. It's all about the texture of the note. Though, I only know $1, $10 and $5. I also know that the bearded guy on the five dollar bill is called Mr.Lincoln." he said with a smile. though he knew that she couldn't see it.

"You know more thsn I do Py. I didnt knew notes had faves on them although I imagined they had pictures of some sort. I haven't noticed a different texture to the paper notes. But I have only felt them a copy of times. Most people are wary of giving a blind person money. I have not learned numbers beyond ten. There was no need for anything higher on the streets." Katherin explained.

KatherinWinter said
"You know more thsn I do Py. I didnt knew notes had faves on them although I imagined they had pictures of some sort. I haven't noticed a different texture to the paper notes. But I have only felt them a copy of times. Most people are wary of giving a blind person money. I have not learned numbers beyond ten. There was no need for anything higher on the streets." Katherin explained.

"Ah! I see. You see this has only been implemented a short while back. The old notes still in circulation don't have different textures. My mistress told me that we took the idea from the Canadians to implement this but because the system is run by ignorant fools who couldn't see so much laundered money go out of circulation the old notes are still in the market. Even I can't tell a particular note from before two years. They are all the same to me and their shapes are the same so you can't remember which is which." he said with a shrug admitting the chink in his proverbial armor.

"As for the counting, I can help you with that as well if you want. Or maybe Kyo is even more learned than me." he gave a nervous giggled. " I know a lot of things but they are nothing but jumbles. I can count hundred thousand. I know that an M-14 fires at 1670 fts per sec., whatever that is. I know that Brauer Nail gun can use both 6 inch and 9 inch bolts and a lot of other gibberish. I'll be glad to share them with you if you like but I don't think they'd be useful. " he said to her in a low tone. The fact that he was harping on about himself while he knew nothing of the girl made him fee like an idiot, this was not how a model man should behave. Lady Annabelle would have been disappointed.

"May I suggest a more tactile solution, then? I cannot help with the identification of notes or anything like that, I'm afraid, but perhaps objects might be more useful in displaying calculations than paper?" Kyo wasn't sure if this actually solved anything besides the method of showing an answer, but perhaps it would be of some use. "I know that many people incorporate the use of kinetic learning aids into math curricula, and I have read of situations where an arrangement of small objects can be accepted as an answer rather than an imaginary visual figure. I'm not sure what to do about other thought processes regarding known calculations in one's mind, but maybe it would be best to explain the situation to the housekeeper when she returns."

Mike frowned. He only just arrived a few moments ago and he was already being told to leave. Some orphanage... "O-okay." He went and sat by a tree. Maybe someone will adopt him if he sat there long enough?

Youmu said
Mike frowned. He only just arrived a few moments ago and he was already being told to leave. Some orphanage... "O-okay." He went and sat by a tree. Maybe someone will adopt him if he sat there long enough?

"You came here for a reason." The housekeeper knelt beside him. "I need to know what you can do before I can allow you to stay. It isn't my rule but the owner of the building"

Mike curled up into a ball and began to cry. He was an orphan. No one loved him cause he couldn't do anything. Not even the orphanage wanted him. He was worthless!

Youmu said
Mike curled up into a ball and began to cry. He was an orphan. No one loved him cause he couldn't do anything. Not even the orphanage wanted him. He was worthless!

The housekeeper hand never had anyone react this way. She was baffled by the boy's response. "Why do you cry boy? I know that you can do something. I can feel it."

Kyo tapped his pencil on the desk, deciding that perhaps the situation would be best explained when the housekeeper returned. He really wished that he could have been more helpful, but this was something that he really couldn't seem to get. Perhaps it was something that he would just have to be blind to really get. "I'm sorry. I really don't know what to do after all. I think we can only wait for now."

Mike slowly looked up with tear-filled eyes. What did this lady want from him? Did she want him to pay her? "I-I don't have any money."

Youmu said
Mike slowly looked up with tear-filled eyes. What did this lady want from him? Did she want him to pay her? "I-I don't have any money."

"I don't want money." The housekeeper held out her hand. "Come on."

Mike got up and followed the scary lady.

Youmu said
Mike got up and followed the scary lady.

"You could have simply told me that you could heal." The housekeeper scolded.

"D-doesn't everyone?" Mike was confused. Everyone heals. Cuts don't last forever. What was so special about that?

The housekeeper sighed. "I meant you should have told me you can heal others with your touch."

Mike blushed bright red as he looked at the floor. "T-that's not special." It made him a freak. No good will come from that.

"Of course it is not many people can do things like that. Everyone here is different from most people. We have some that can change size. Some that can make snow. You'll fit right in. Come alone. I have a schedule to keep. The others are in the classroom"

(Wrong rp :p)

Nerox walked the halls trying to find the classroom. If he was right that's what was next on the schedule. He was also getting really tired of getting lost. As he briskly walks the hallways he catches from the corner of his eye the housekeeper. He walked up and was about to ask her something until he noticed the new kid. He held his hand out and asked "Hi my name is Nerox and you are?"

Erza sat in the corner fiddling with wires, cables, his backpack filled halfway with lego's, and a little mini computer use the phone attached to it as a monitor ignoring the outside world.