Conceptual Physics by Paul G. Hewitt The Physics of Everyday Things by James Kakalios The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman
They shouldn't be that bad. They were specifically written to explain their concepts for people who don't have math backgrounds, so they won't have much in the way of math you need to understand beforehand.
I'm the daughter of Count Mattin fer Toren and his countess, Amiliane fa Landreg. I am the great-niece of his grace, Duke Vedris of Emelan, and cousin of her Imperial Highness, Empress Berenene of the Namorn Empire.
Not royalty, just nobility. Though I haven't been at the citadel for long, I lived at a temple for a few years before that, and traveled with my parents before that.
Most nobles are like that. And those nobles didn't want their children interacting with me because my parents had such strange ideas, so I've made friends with lots of people.
I did too much needlework, I didn't mind making friends who weren't noble, and I didn't think that nobles were more important than others, just to list a few. And the traveling, most nobles didn't travel the way we did.
In terms of a modern day middle-class lifestyle that sounds pretty fucking normal, yeah. When you're wealthy enough to be born into a family that has a fucking title a classist attitude tends to be ingrained in you.
oh! you def gotta meet him!! he's the type of guy you can count on to have your back a little sarcastic a little 'too cool for school' but he's a real one
he's prob my best bro in this place (but don't tell him i said that)
i'm not sure WHEN it's gonna happen but we were thinking of like all of us getting together and talking about what we can do?
it's a little bit like a videogame! you build a party based on people's strengths i can take a lot of damage so i'd probably be up front protecting the rest of you
and then everyone else would fill in you wouldn't have to fight if you didn't want EVERY team NEEDS support in order to function whether that's a healer or kinda like the girl on my team back home
fuuka she's our navigator she stays behind the scenes and guides us through our battles we probably would all be dead without her tbh
yeah i agree it'd be way better to not have to fight and i think that's what our team is gonna be about
we'll protect each other but most of the time, we'll try to solve things without having to hurt anyone
cuz between you and me idk if i could do it
kill someone, i mean.
[ That took a dark turn, but it had been on Junpei's mind since the mission on Mesa. Since he saw death for the first time and it came to haunt him. This group of theirs is supposed to be the better way. It's what he hopes for at least. ]
[ Sandry has killed someone— two people, in fact— and she didn't like a moment of it. But she did what was necessary and has made peace with it. She didn't think she could do it until the moment came and she had to make that decision, but she knows she would make it again. Hopefully she never has to.
This is not something to share with Junpei, however. ]
I agree, let's avoid fighting. I'm happy to be on a team with that goal, but I didn't have any doubts.
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Conceptual Physics by Paul G. Hewitt
The Physics of Everyday Things by James Kakalios
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman
They're all at the library.
un: sandrilene; text
Thank you! I'll try reading them.
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Thank you, I will. Do you like physics?
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Are these books complicated?
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They shouldn't be that bad. They were specifically written to explain their concepts for people who don't have math backgrounds, so they won't have much in the way of math you need to understand beforehand.
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Thank you! I know some basic math from tutoring when I was young, but nothing beyond that.
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There are plenty of books in the library that teach more advanced mathematical concepts, if you're interested in that.
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[So, y'know, if she gets bored enough the math textbooks aren't going anywhere.]
What were you helping your uncle with?
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[Sadly, royal and noble titles are a subject he actually knows very little about.]
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I see. So you're normal.
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Then I suppose I am normal.
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text; un: jMan93
you got a minute?
i got a very important question!
un: sandrilene; text
I have many free minutes. What can I help you with?
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Of course!
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i'm putting together a forreal team with a buddy of mine
a place where us teens can have each others backs
both on and off mission
we were talking about it
and we want you to join in!
so far it's me and my bro scott
and i think he's gonna ask his friend maelle
so 3 of us
with you on board, it'd be 4!
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we don't have a name for the team yet
so if you got ideas, feel free to shout 'em out
since you're part of us now!
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he's the type of guy you can count on to have your back
a little sarcastic
a little 'too cool for school'
but he's a real one
he's prob my best bro in this place
(but don't tell him i said that)
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and you can also help me out with getting him to smile more
that's OUR secret mission 🤫
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you're the actual best, sandry
i'm not sure WHEN it's gonna happen
but we were thinking of like
all of us getting together
and talking about what we can do?
it's a little bit like a videogame!
you build a party based on people's strengths
i can take a lot of damage
so i'd probably be up front protecting the rest of you
and then everyone else would fill in
you wouldn't have to fight if you didn't want
EVERY team NEEDS support in order to function
whether that's a healer
or kinda like the girl on my team back home
fuuka
she's our navigator
she stays behind the scenes and guides us through our battles
we probably would all be dead without her tbh
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it'd be way better to not have to fight
and i think that's what our team is gonna be about
we'll protect each other
but most of the time, we'll try to solve things without having to hurt anyone
cuz between you and me
idk if i could do it
kill someone, i mean.
[ That took a dark turn, but it had been on Junpei's mind since the mission on Mesa. Since he saw death for the first time and it came to haunt him. This group of theirs is supposed to be the better way. It's what he hopes for at least. ]
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This is not something to share with Junpei, however. ]
I agree, let's avoid fighting. I'm happy to be on a team with that goal, but I didn't have any doubts.
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saving people is priority numero uno
with as little violence as possible!
of course i don't mind fighting
esp if it's monsters and stuff
my power is basically designed FOR fighting
which i got it back now!!
i forgot to mention it
when you see me in action
it's ok if you wanna tell me how cool i am 😉
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it's only fair cuz i'm super impressed by YOUR powers
omg sandry
whenever we come up with a team name...
you should make us some armbands or something!
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that way there's no mistake we're a team!
even if we get put on other teams
we'll still represent OUR team, yanno?
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and they'll be thinking:
wooooow they're SO COOL
how do i get to be part of that cool team???
but we are gonna be pretty exclusive
not EVERYONE can join
not unless they share our values
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i think there's def more adults here
but there's you, me, scott, kyoko, julie, riz and fabian
from ones i met so far
maelle too but i haven't met her yet
so there's prob even more tbh
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i met toph
she's pretty great
but she doesn't seem keen on teaming up
but never met the other dude
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[ That's an understatement, but this is Sandry's bright and sunny perspective. ]
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until he caves!
[ That's how it works, right? Annoy someone enough and they'll eventually give in?? ]
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I'll give it a shot.