Natsuritcha Uerka
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She of the Puppy Eyes
The world will turn if I see it or not.
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Post by Natsuritcha Uerka on Jul 18, 2010 17:39:26 GMT -5
"Ummmm," Natsu looked up at the ceiling and tapped her index finger against her chin, "they . . . talk to each other, with-ah . . . w-with, noises and body language?" Natsu blushed and looked down at the ground embarrassed at her lack of knowledge and pouted.
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Post by Shousei Yamazaki on Jul 25, 2010 18:55:43 GMT -5
He nodded, sliding into academic mode.
"Have you ever seen an aquarium?" he said, glancing up from the book for a moment. "One of the big ones, at a zoo or some place like that?"
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Natsuritcha Uerka
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She of the Puppy Eyes
The world will turn if I see it or not.
Posts: 42
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Post by Natsuritcha Uerka on Jul 25, 2010 18:57:54 GMT -5
Natsu tapped her index finger against her pink lips in thought. "Ummm, the shrine that I lived in had a pond in the center with fish in it," she looked up at him and tilted her head, "Does that count?"
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Post by Shousei Yamazaki on Jul 25, 2010 19:46:52 GMT -5
"That's even better." He took out a clean piece of paper and started sketching.
"A fish pond has more things in it than you can see. There are fish, obviously-" Beneath the squiggly water-line, fish began to appear, many tiny ones and a few big ones. "-but there also have to be plants." Rocks, with what looked like seaweed sticking between them, and a bright sun in the sky.
"Do you know that trees recycle carbon dioxide- what animals breathe out- into oxygen? Without plants, the fish won't be able to breathe- which is why there's special oxygen equipment in artificial fish tanks. Now, without the sun, the plants won't be able to make food. The fish have to eat, and so they need the plants, or smaller fish. This-" He drew an imaginary circle around the whole page- "is an ecosystem."
""System" is the important part there. Everything works together; everything must strive together, for the good of the whole thing depends on every part, and the good of every part depends on the whole thing working together."
He looked back up to Natsu finally, and met her eyes. "Do you understand this part?"
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Natsuritcha Uerka
Vi
She of the Puppy Eyes
The world will turn if I see it or not.
Posts: 42
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Post by Natsuritcha Uerka on Jul 25, 2010 19:52:25 GMT -5
Natsu stared at the picture, concentrating. "T-that makes sense!" she said her eyes widening, "Everything has to work together, or it will fall apart!"
She looked up at Shousei. "How do you make stuff make sense?"
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Post by Shousei Yamazaki on Jul 25, 2010 20:30:32 GMT -5
Shousei's head tilted forward slightly. "I'm glad I was able to help you. The study of ecosystems is nothing more than finding out what parts are required to make things work probably, and what happens when something fails, or a part is introduced into the system that breaks things."
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Natsuritcha Uerka
Vi
She of the Puppy Eyes
The world will turn if I see it or not.
Posts: 42
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Post by Natsuritcha Uerka on Jul 26, 2010 14:52:54 GMT -5
Natsu formed her lips into a small 'o' and nodded. "Ok, I think I got it," she said looking down at the paper once more.
She smiled up at him and said, "Thanks. Thank you so much." Her head tilted a little to one side and her face became thoughtful, "I wish there was something I could do for you now."
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Post by Shousei Yamazaki on Jul 28, 2010 16:54:07 GMT -5
Shousei shook his head. "No, it was no trouble. If you need help again, I would be happy to tutor you."
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Natsuritcha Uerka
Vi
She of the Puppy Eyes
The world will turn if I see it or not.
Posts: 42
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Post by Natsuritcha Uerka on Jul 28, 2010 17:03:29 GMT -5
Natsu's eyes got huge. "Would you really tutor me??!!" she asked in a quiet excited voice. "That would be so awesome!! Thank you, Shousei-san!" Natsu bowed her head and almost hit the desk in her vigor to show gratitude.
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