Video 001 - School is for losers

[paradoxfeline]

[There is a view of an empty classroom. The desks are in rows, the blackboard is clear, the sun is shining through the window. Then the door to the classroom is opened and the blond cat boy waltzed through with a book under one arm and a ruler in the other. He placed his items on the teacher's desk and then looked into the camera. Schrödinger's

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[takatori_heir]

[Omi'll play your game, Shru. He's pulling up a spreadsheet on the computer. A few minutes later...]

10.

[paradoxfeline]

I should have known you were one of the few, who uses their brain. It's correct.

[takatori_heir]

I'm used to running numbers on things, it wasn't hard.

[paradoxfeline]

That's impressive, even if it wasn't hard for you. Most people get it wrong.

[not_my_grandpa]

[Do you remember this face? It's much older now]

I've never really been good at such a thing, so I think sending a stack of get well soon cards and flowers to the troop would do just nicely.

[paradoxfeline]

[ Looks familiar...staring, staring, staring...then he gets it.} I remember you. The Noble vampire, but you were a lot smaller the last time I saw you.

And sending them those things would probably be useless, since it would be difficult for some of them to read the cards or look at flowers. Some are missing an eye or even both.

[not_my_grandpa]

[He nods] Yes...I was. Somarium can do pretty strange things.

It's the thought that counts?

Besides, there are other gifts you could send to show your sympathy. Chocolates, music, new clothing to suit their new handicap. Things like that!

[paradoxfeline]

The thought that counts? [ Not a concept he's used to...so bare with him.]

I don't see how giving such gifts could relieve the pain of losing a limb or sight. I think it's more insult to injury than anything. Not only are you handicap, but now everyone feels sorry for you. It might make a person feel better for a short while,but long term there's a lot of pain involved. I think the major must have felt that way when he was injured. His body was failing him and so he decided to strip his humanity and become a cyborg. Though, I think the major is a bit extreme.

[Thinks about it more.] But I guess, giving gifts allows people to know that there are people that care about them and they wouldn't feel alone while they suffer.

[lethal_smile]

10 is the minimum and 70 is the maximum.

[No complaints or comments about the morbidity of the problem from this one, just a straight answer... and some commentary.]

Although, if this were a real battle, I would expect the numbers to be closer to the average, which would be 30. However, taking into account the tendency for injured soldiers to have multiple wounds vs. some who remain unscathed, it might be a bit higher. Perhaps a good 45-50%?

[paradoxfeline]

Correct!. You get bonus points for figuring out the maximum as well.
[Listens to the other's comments]

Well those percentages can vary. It depends on the type of soldiers they are and who they are fighting. But I'm sure if both groups were evenly equipped and matched on resources, that would be pretty accurate.

[lethal_smile]

Considering the high amount of injuries, I would imagine that the soldiers in question had little body armor and were fighting a well-armed force. I suppose that they must have been in the front lines. However, isn't it unusual for people to lose entire limbs due to being shot with normal bullets?

Perhaps there were bombs involved, or some sort of high-level ammunition. If there were land mines, then that would account for the high number of lost legs... and perhaps some arms as well. If a mine were to explode along one side of a person's body, it might blow off an arm, a leg, and an ear. Although, the eye injuries are more consistent with normal bullets.

[And yeah... he's way too interested in this. Because sitting around and talking about people having their limbs blown off and eyes shot out isn't morbid at all. It's just an everyday occurrence~]

[paradoxfeline]

Normal bullets, huh? That is true. Bullets are small, but they do create a lot of damage, maybe even more than a bomb. I think you're right in your assertion. You seem to know a lot about war? I'm impressed, especially since you know all the modern weaponry of my world as well.

[Nothing is morbid to Schrodinger anyway. So he's actually enjoying someone not freaking out.]

[probablykaoru]

Boring~

[paradoxfeline]

[Smirks]Wow. Someone's bored.

[probablykaoru]

You're the one who put it up in the first place.

[paradoxfeline]

And?~ It's a free dream world isn't it?