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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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"My greatest limitations are the ones I've placed upon myself willingly," Kabuto replied vaguely, the lenses of his glasses catching the light.

"To expedite growth?" She queried, "To challenge yourself to do more with less, perhaps? And in doing so grow farther than you could without your self-imposed limitations?"

"In a sense." Kabuto smiled. "I'm a better person with them in place. After all, society does demand that we put limits on ourselves all the time."

"And in the very same breath it demands that we learn to grow past our limits." Juli told him, "If you feel you are a better person with your self-imposed limits can you think of a solution that would allow you to be the 'better person' without them?"

"It's very complicated," Kabuto said, shrugging. "I've been studying it when I can, but it's difficult to run tests on yourself for some things." A smirk played across his lips, and he looked down at his gloved hands. "What limits I have are there for a reason. The only other ones are simply controlled by my ability to learn - which is to say, they'll constantly be pushed to different boundaries every day."

"I'd not recommend it, no." Juli said very dryly before continuing on, "And in learning, what is the point to your knowledge? Is there a reason for pushing your limits? Or is it simply knowledge for the sake of knowledge?"

"I enjoy it," Kabuto said honestly. "That, and it benefits my employer." He didn't go into detail, but there was the slight hint of a smile that spoke volumes. "Learning is something I find far more entertaining than most other things. That's all the reason I really need."

Volumes indeed. She smiled faintly at him. "But is it all the reason you want?"

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

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