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Post by John Kilroy on Oct 10, 2024 14:20:37 GMT -7
Jean was shocked to realize that Klara could not read or write. she was so torn up, so confused, and the poor girl was looking to the TV for answers on sex? Truly the girl did not need a husband or even a boyfriend, no she needed a parent and a family someone to love her. "Even if Logan does decide he does not want me to adopt you, I'll still find a way to take care of you. If nothing else there is one thing I can do. If you would like, I can feed the Knowlege of how to read and write directly into you if you want. You don't need to give me anything."
Jean gave another warm smile. "I can also take you to the avengers if you want. There are two of them I know that currently live in another area. I can take you there...but the choice is up to you."
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Post by Gummy on Oct 10, 2024 14:53:53 GMT -7
Klara frowned
"You don't hear that name too often. I've only ever met one called Logan but that was back in 1907."
She shrugged at the thought. Perhaps they were related a decendant taking their great granddads name or something. Then the offor to have the information put into her felt odd. Then the excitement of the opportunties of learning to read and write seemed to out grow the worry of learning that way. Her eyes brightened up and she beamed at Jean.
"You can do that? That would be... erm... awesome! Then I could read thing and start to learn. Where I grew up, women weren't educated unless you were rich! I know how to sew button holes and buttons. I can make a decent stew from not much. The secret is using beef fat to flavour it. But to read a book! Yes.... yes please?"
She seemed to be elated at the idea that she jumped up and spun around on the spot before looking back down to Jean.
"As for Avengers... I don't want to go anywhere without telling the others. I also need to think about everything. We could meet up here in a couple of days or weeks? Then I might have had chance to think it all through. Is that ok? It's a huge step but now... now ... ohhhh whatever I do will be amazing."
She spun around again like a little girl she was.
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Post by John Kilroy on Oct 10, 2024 16:00:53 GMT -7
Jean smiled again. Seeing the joy on Klara's face it reminded Jean of why she is fighting for, what her new purpose was. she giggled slightly as Klara seemed so giddy to gain the knowledge to read. she scooted closer to get to Klara before letting out a small exhale.
"Alright, hold still." She gently placed her hand on Klara's forehead with a motherly touch and began to share her cosmic knowledge of different languages. In this case, she figured it'd be best to give her the knowledge of the English and Swiss language. Not enough to be a perfect master (yet) but enough for her to understand the intrigues of those languages but also allow her to express complex thoughts through reading and writing. In other words she'd be fluent, fluent enough to perhaps teach one day if she so chose.
Still, she also made sure not to force feed the information like funnel feeding a goose corn. Rather she more...opened Klara's mind, like removing the scales off of a blind man's eyes, giving her not only the knowledge of the ins and outs of the written languages themselves but also the experience (or at least the illusion of experience) of using them.
When she was done, Jean let out an exhale. "There...how do you feel?"
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Post by Gummy on Oct 11, 2024 4:58:01 GMT -7
Klara knelt down when Jean told her to hold still. What happened to Klara next was just wow! She stayed as because everything went slightly limp. Her head swam with words, spellings, structure of language, the feeling of writing her own name. She had to write her own name first! Then there was books, simple at first then more complicated. She started to cry with joy of the buzz. Wanting to get up and feel giddy. Her own tongue language that she never knew how to write. Seeing the squiggles on her passport and the stamp of approval. It all whizzed past her in micro seconds. She knew how to hold the pen correctly and how to make marks on the page that isn't just an X. Then just as it all started it stopped and her head felt buzzy as Jean let go so she fell onto the moss with a huge grin on her face.
Klara only then just realised she had been holding her breath and so gasped a big breath in. Blinking she looked up to Jean a huge smile on her face with tears of joy. The feeling in her body started to come back and as she tested her fingers she bounded up and kissed Jean on the cheek whilst hugging her and finally resting her chin on Jean's shoulder.
"WOW! Thank you. I feel... like there are millions of ants busy in my brain.... It tickles but it's slowing down."
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Post by John Kilroy on Oct 11, 2024 14:26:48 GMT -7
Jean felt herself moved to tears as Klara seemed to all but squeal with joy as she gained the knew knowledge and experiences. For the first time in a long time, she had felt contentment. It was like she had found a new purpose. This is what it meant to be human the little things began to matter as much as the big things, perhaps even more so, this was the part she was missing as the phoniex especailly lately, but now that she experienced this feeling, she never wanted to let it go again. not ever.
"I'm so happy for you. I put you right at a college graduate level, not a master but certainly very fluent."
She then had an idea.
"I can give you other skills too...if you want, Mathematics science, other languages. I can help you amplify and expand your powers whatever you desire."
Jean's mind raced with possibilities. She could litterally change Klara however Klara desired. but then jean held herself back. No, no this was all probably too much to take in as it was.
When Klara kissed Jean on the cheek, Jean began to tear up and kissed Klara on the cheek in kind.
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Post by Gummy on Oct 11, 2024 14:45:46 GMT -7
When she was kissed it felt odd. Like an old memory of something good floating in her mind. She leaned back from the hug and thought for a little. Then wiped her eyes of the happy tears. She was happy to have the knowledge.
"Erm... I would but... but I want to try and figure somethings out on my own first. I'll get there but I don't want to cheat. I know how to add the cost of items together in my head and that's all I really needed. I would have been an honour but I want to explore reading first. Thank you for the offer though."
She was feeling incredibly tired now. The day seemed a lot longer than what it was.
"We have a phone. Could I call you? I need time to think about the adoption thing and you need to speak to Logan. Thank you for coming here though, I've needed this."
She looked around and walked over to a few pots and picked one up that had a small plant in it. She bent her head down to it and whispered to it.
"Grow well, in your own time."
Then she brought it over to Jean.
"I don't know how you got here but here, have this. It's a Christmas Rose, it likes shade, shelter and damp and grow well outside. It's quite short but will look really good by Christmas. It'll get bigger as I only planted it not long ago."
She offered the pot to Jean.
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Post by John Kilroy on Oct 12, 2024 16:12:41 GMT -7
Jean nodded when Klara asked if she could call. “Yeah I have a phone.” She quickly scribbled her number on a piece of paper and then gave it to her. She waited when Klara told her to do so, however she was shocked when the girl came back with the potted plant.
“Oh sweetie you didn't…” again she was moved to tears. She held the pot close and then cradled it gently.
“Thank you. I'll cherish it and help it grow big and strong. I'll use it to remind me of you.”
She then held it in a pocket dimension and gave a bow.
“Until we meet again Little Klara. Remember if you ever need anything just call my name out to the sky.i will be there."
With that she blew a kiss and teleported aww in a pillar of fire.
Now she needed to discuss things with Logan
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Post by Gummy on Oct 12, 2024 16:57:41 GMT -7
Klara blushed at the praise. She had got quite a few seedlings up on the roof which she had in pots. At least this was a good place for them to be. Plenty of sunshine and well... a good area to grow. When Jean made it vanish she looked absolutely amazed. Her eyes had grown so wide that there was white all around. She waved to Jean and smiled at the kiss but then the pillar of fire and she was gone! Wow that was soooo Wow! Now though she had a lot to think about. There were huge decisions to make and she was the one in control of it all.
The plants nearby she whispered to.
"Rest for winter. Grow again in spring."
The flowers which had opened turned and fell off dead. Some of the other plants leaves dropped but there were a couple which tried to linger and she smiled at them. Oh it was good to be able to have living plants around her. Plus she was feeling a lot better than before she had met Jean. Placing the phone number in an inside pocket she headed back inside to get a huge bag of chips and to watch a movie. Perhaps the others would join her.
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