Puzzle 030

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Father's Day again, is it?

[He's been around long enough to know what this means, and he knows that there's no need to run and take cover from any crazy Mayfield antics. Still, it did make him a little homesick.]

You know, this actually reminds me of a puzzle! Let's see if you can solve it.

"A father and son are talking when the son asks this question: 'Dad, I'm 22 now, but just how old are you?'

The father replies, 'you wanna know how old your old man is, eh? Hmm, well, I'll tell you what. I'm as old as your age, plus half my age.'

How old was the father?"

By the way, does anyone know how to take care of a very, very large sea creature? She's been staying in the lake, but I want to make sure she's well taken care of.

[Because now that Loosha was back, Luke felt like he was responsible for making sure she was safe and happy here.]

[Action - Around the house.]

[On the kitchen table sits a card and gift box for Edward Nigma. Naturally the box is actually a puzzle box, making it pretty obvious who it's from.

Luke can be found outside, tending to the now animate golem standing guard outside the house.]

Comments

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Wow, the guardian of a whole town? I had no idea, I thought... um, I thought she was a dinosaur.

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I wouldn't go as far as dinosaur, but she is the last of her kind. She protected us from a man named Descole and his machines.

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[He thinks it must be horrible to be the last of your kind, with no family or kin left to rely on. Maybe that was why she had protected other peoples' kin.]

She sounds like a really good town protector, so... I hope you find out how to properly care for her here. Um, I would be happy to help if you needed it.

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Ah, thank you! I could use all the help I can get. It's the least I can do for her.

I'm Luke, by the way. If you and Loosha are already friends, I can let you talk to her. Or um, at least tell you what she's saying.

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I'm Alphonse! [He sounds far too enthusiastic, but this is quite exciting.] You can really understand her?

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Nice to meet you then! And yes, I can understand most animals.

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Wow! That's amazing! You could even talk to cats?

[Not that Al has a thing about cats or anything...]

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[Luke also has a thing about cats it's totally okay, Al.]

Cats, dogs, mice, giant sea creatures - you name it I can probably talk to it.

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Can you teach others to do it too?

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Um, well if you're asking for lessons, I could try teaching you. It won't work with the drone animals though.

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I'd love lessons! You could really teach me?!

[Luke may as well have said he could give Al a gold plated kitten of his own.]

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[That enthuasiam makes him laugh a little. He's never thought about how he was able to talk to animals, so teaching someone else was going to be a challenge.

But it was the kind of challenge that was kind of exciting.]

I think so! I'll ask Loosha if we can practice on her, although I don't think she'll mind.

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[Hopefully Luke doesn't like his ribs too much, as Al will be giving him a bone crushing hug when they're not over the phone.]

Right! You can call me whenever you're ready to start.

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[Please don't hospitalize Luke before he can even start the lessons, Al. He's very fond of those ribs.]

Okay! As long as Mayfield doesn't try to pull any tricks, we'll start next Friday.

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Right!

[The fistpump is almost audible down the phone.]

I'll see you then, okay?

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[Luke just grins. This could be a lot of fun actually.]

You got it. I'll see you then!