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[vrdantwind]

"Hey, this is Claude! Pretty sure I'm doing this correctly. You can leave me a message here, and I'll get to it as soon as I can. Talk to you soon~."

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[vrdantwind]

Well, if it's not a case of your skills getting worse - which it doesn't seem to be - and the talent pool around you simply expanding...that can be a little disheartening in how it reminds you that skill and position are always relative, but it can also be the most fertile ground for making greater strides in your chosen field. Nothing helps you hone your skill more than healthy competition, right? Being surrounded by people who are better than you are at things makes climbing to greater heights and learning more than you knew before almost inevitable.

[uncutetomboy]

yeah i guess. ranma always rises to the occasion when that happens to them

[Now Akane feels bad that she hasn't been using everyone who's drifted into town as a goad to improve her martial arts.]

[vrdantwind]

Oh, is Ranma a them too? We're traveling with someone who goes by them. [Claude finds it interesting. It hadn't really been something that was very common back in their own world, but he'd never really had any issues accepting the idea that perhaps gender is a more complex beast than people give it credit for. It certainly seems harmless enough to just call people whatever they like. He'd adjusted to Chip quite readily.]

That said, there's nothing stopping you from you doing the same. If you haven't yet, then you can always start!

[uncutetomboy]

ranma is complicated? that's why i've been using 'them' for ranma lately [Or rather 'that person' but translation effect.] but i don't know what ranma would prefer these days

them seems safest