Drabble Post - Intractable
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mbimomma for the name Elias.
Intractable
Elias Elric had never met a teacher he couldn’t talk rings around. There was little any of them could teach him. He had learned to read and write long before his formal schooling began. He was proficient in mathematics years beyond his peers. And, in the event anyone tried to find him lacking in other areas, he had read widely enough to have a decent grasp of history and literature.
As far as Elias was concerned, he had no need for school. The only thing he wanted to learn was alchemy. And, after the third teacher in a row left the school crying, his father agreed that Elias was old enough to be taught.
But, not from him.
Instead, with a kiss from his mother and a tearful hug from his uncle, Elias was taken to Dublith. There he was introduced to Izumi Curtis. And, learned that his famous father was a coward. The famed Fullmetal Alchemist exchanged perhaps ten words with Mrs. Curtis, thrust his unsuspecting progeny through the door and made his escape.
And, so it was that Elias met the only teacher he could not best.
Because Izumi Curtis was inhuman.
The woman did not merely teach alchemy. She taught alchemy, martial arts and the school of hard knocks. Mostly the latter.
At the end of the year, Elias Elric had learned all three plus a side of humility.
And, when his father returned for him, he found nothing cowardly in the speed with which they left.
mbimomma for the name Elias.Intractable
Elias Elric had never met a teacher he couldn’t talk rings around. There was little any of them could teach him. He had learned to read and write long before his formal schooling began. He was proficient in mathematics years beyond his peers. And, in the event anyone tried to find him lacking in other areas, he had read widely enough to have a decent grasp of history and literature.
As far as Elias was concerned, he had no need for school. The only thing he wanted to learn was alchemy. And, after the third teacher in a row left the school crying, his father agreed that Elias was old enough to be taught.
But, not from him.
Instead, with a kiss from his mother and a tearful hug from his uncle, Elias was taken to Dublith. There he was introduced to Izumi Curtis. And, learned that his famous father was a coward. The famed Fullmetal Alchemist exchanged perhaps ten words with Mrs. Curtis, thrust his unsuspecting progeny through the door and made his escape.
And, so it was that Elias met the only teacher he could not best.
Because Izumi Curtis was inhuman.
The woman did not merely teach alchemy. She taught alchemy, martial arts and the school of hard knocks. Mostly the latter.
At the end of the year, Elias Elric had learned all three plus a side of humility.
And, when his father returned for him, he found nothing cowardly in the speed with which they left.
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Date: 2010-03-14 03:21 am (UTC)I can't help feeling I shouldn't like Izumi, because her behavior in any real and rational world would be criminally abusive... but Amestris is not a real and rational world, and somehow that makes her awesome. *g*
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Date: 2010-03-14 06:00 am (UTC)And, I don't remember how I took Izumi the first time I saw the show, which was in my earlier anime days. These days I just go with the "awesome" assessment because I've found that the (usually comically) abusive mentor is a regular trope in anime. My current favorite is a teacher who told his student, "I want to see a lion. Go catch one," while thrusting a rope at the poor kid.
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Date: 2010-03-15 03:16 am (UTC)