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"I am Dr. Juli Mizrahi," she said once everyone had settled down, "and welcome to Ye Shall Be As Gods? For however long I am your teacher I expect to be referred to as Dr. Mizrahi, or Professor Mizrahi. All I ask is that while you are in my classroom that you treat every opinion with respect no matter how different from yours they may be. In this class there are no right or wrong answers." She paced the front of the room, steps slow and measured.

"I," Juli began, "am not here to judge you. That is not what I am here for, nor would I particularly care to do so. What you do, what you plan, is not my job to criticize. I know none of you, or your circumstances well enough to judge."

"Today, I merely want each of you to introduce yourselves, tell me what you hope to get out of this class and answer, to the best of your ability, this question: What is it that drives you to push yourself past your own limits?" She folded her hands in front of her. "Again, there are no right or wrong answers."

Juli smiled faintly, "If you’ve any questions about the course, either see me after class or stop by my office at any point tomorrow."

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"I ... like to draw, I suppose." Naminé flushed. "I'm not very good at it. But that's all right, because I'm only drawing for myself. I'd like to learn more and get better, but if I never do, that's ... all right. It's just something that's mine."

She stared down at her hands for a moment. "I didn't mean that sort of weakness. I have ... powers, ones that I don't understand. So I was held and told that ... unless I used them, I would never go free. I said no, at first, but they were ... angry. I'm afraid I wasn't strong enough to hold out. I've fixed what I destroyed, as much as I could, I've tried to atone, but should that happen again ... all I can do is hope."

"And does being yours mean it shouldn't get be worked on to get better?" Juli asked curiously, "If it wasn’t yours, but someone else's would you think differently?"

"You can do more than simply hope," Juli chided gently, "you said you've got powers you don't understand - so why don't you work on learning how to understand them? Even if it's just a little bit, any piece of knowledge gained is another measure of control you have over yourself. That way, if you're put in the same situation again, maybe you'll have more options than you did before."

"I think ... it being mine means that it's precious to me whether I get better or not," she said, considering the words as they came out. "If it pressed myself to be better, and stopped enjoying it for all the tireless critique, then it might come to seem like a chore."

"If ... I ever use my powers again, someone will be hurt," Naminé said, shaking her head. "All I can do is destroy someone's mind. There isn't a right way to use this. Just a decision not to, no matter how ... hard they press."

"Then just enjoy it," she said, "for that point of view is a rare one. But never be afraid to experiment either."

"Depends on your reasons," Juli said gently, "if you were to use it in defence of others who can say for sure that what you've done is wrong. I will agree, perhaps, that there is no 'right' way to use it - but the world is a very shades of grey place. Not just black and white." With a faint nod towards Naminé's dress. "You may end up finding a way for your power to be useful. Anything is possible."

Ye Shall Be As Gods? - Class 1, Period 3

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