I should probably get there first, [ Alan lays out, gentle but clearly distractedly. His brain is buzzing. ] I doubt I know anything worth teaching.
[ That he feels like teaching, and that they aren't likely to have covered, more accurately. Learning to survive is grand, but he's not about to stand up and tell a crowd of strangers that it's not cannibalism if you aren't human at the time. He knows from experience how that will go over — and Patience was already more tolerant of him than most. ]
Who should I ask for? To make sure I don't miss it.
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[ That he feels like teaching, and that they aren't likely to have covered, more accurately. Learning to survive is grand, but he's not about to stand up and tell a crowd of strangers that it's not cannibalism if you aren't human at the time. He knows from experience how that will go over — and Patience was already more tolerant of him than most. ]
Who should I ask for? To make sure I don't miss it.