[Megaman doesn't sit down just yet; he's gotten himself a little too worked up for that. Instead, he starts walking around a bit as he talks.]
I don't think he even tries. [Aaaaand he's off. Strap in, Hiro, this is gonna take a while.] Oh, sure, if it's a lesson on programming or virus busting or something he likes then you can bet he'll be taking notes and asking questions and being the most diligent student you ever saw. Everything else? Doesn't care. He just sits there and daydreams, or sleeps, or whines about how bored he is, or...or anything but pay attention. And then he complains when he gets in trouble for it!
[He lets out a frustrated sigh - this time there is audio, but none of the body language he showed earlier - and reaches up to rub the bridge of his nose. Navi headaches might work differently from human ones, but stress is stress and he's had plenty of time to pick up some habitual mannerisms.]
He's supposed to be starting sixth grade and I swear, I don't know how he even got into middle school. He almost never does his homework, he fails more tests than he passes, his grades are abysmal...I don't know what to do with him anymore! I've tried everything! I remind him of his homework all the time, I try to help him study, I do my best to keep him on task, I just-- I try and try but he never listens!
[Can you tell this particular rant is a common one? You might want to cut him off quick, Megaman can bitch about this subject for a looooooong time.]
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I don't think he even tries. [Aaaaand he's off. Strap in, Hiro, this is gonna take a while.] Oh, sure, if it's a lesson on programming or virus busting or something he likes then you can bet he'll be taking notes and asking questions and being the most diligent student you ever saw. Everything else? Doesn't care. He just sits there and daydreams, or sleeps, or whines about how bored he is, or...or anything but pay attention. And then he complains when he gets in trouble for it!
[He lets out a frustrated sigh - this time there is audio, but none of the body language he showed earlier - and reaches up to rub the bridge of his nose. Navi headaches might work differently from human ones, but stress is stress and he's had plenty of time to pick up some habitual mannerisms.]
He's supposed to be starting sixth grade and I swear, I don't know how he even got into middle school. He almost never does his homework, he fails more tests than he passes, his grades are abysmal...I don't know what to do with him anymore! I've tried everything! I remind him of his homework all the time, I try to help him study, I do my best to keep him on task, I just-- I try and try but he never listens!
[Can you tell this particular rant is a common one? You might want to cut him off quick, Megaman can bitch about this subject for a looooooong time.]