doing that positive role model thing

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

[He's sitting in the library, in that little corner that he's set up as a kind of classroom. There are a number of books stacked on the table, some simple math problems on the chalkboard, and he's sitting and grading a workbook with a red pen. Maybe he should take a break eventually, but right now, he's dealing with multiplication.]

I really need to get those times tables...



[OOC: Feel free to interrupt! I forget whoall Ri promised to teach (besides his Little Brother).]

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[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[and Sora's hunched over his paper, agonizing over writing the letter f. he's able to write his own name with ease, at least! he wrote it several times at the top of the paper.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*when he turns around, he blinks when he sees you, wondering what you're doing -- he even looks at you and to the chalkboard and back*

... 'bug?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Huh?

[hang on, he's signing his name at the bottom! two or three times.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*he looks down at the paper, then grins*

Look at that! You write your name very well, 'bug!

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Uh huh! That's my name!

[points at one of his scrawlings, and scribbles a circle with six legs at the end of one, for Sorabug.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*ruffles your hair, very proud*

Ah, do you wanna learn to spell 'Sorabug' all with letters?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Okay! I gotta write .. I gotta write Sora ..

[writes his name one more time.]

An' then I gotta write a .. a B!

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

That's good! Sorabug. S-O-R-A-B... now what's next?

*takes a seat next to you, very encouraging*

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Uh .. A ..

U! An' then a .. a um ... G!

[G is another letter Sora really struggles to write down.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Like this, 'bug.

*he gets a pencil and another piece of paper, then slowly writes a 'g' so you can see and copy*

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[looks back and forth between Ri's paper and his own, trying to copy it down just right. it comes out big and a little lopsided though, and Sora looks frustrated.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*he ruffles your hair anyway*

Good job, 'bug. It'll get better the more you practice.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

It's my name! I did it!

[holds the paper over his head triumphantly!]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

You did do it! I think we need to hang this up in our room, so your Daddy Sora can see it, too.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Yeah, okay! An' I'll write more stuff for you guys too!

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Can you write my name?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Uh huh! What's your name start with?

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*is so amused*

My name is Ri, 'bug. What letter do you think my name starts with?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Ahh ..

[thinks about this for a minute, comparing the sound to his own name.]

Oh! A 'R!'

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

That's right! R for Ri. And the last letter? My name is only two letters long.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

A 'E!'

[Sora is so proud of himself.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*chuckles*

Good try, 'bug. It's an 'i'. R-I spells 'Ri'.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

... Huh? Are you sure, Daddy?

[scrawls out an 'I' and scrutinizes it.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Yup. I'm really sure. Here, look.

*he writes out 'Riku' on the paper*

R-I-K-U. Riku. That has an 'i', too.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[scratches the back of his head.]

But, but, the letters in my name make sense! Soooorrraaaa.

[points at the 'i' in 'Riku.']

That doesn't make any sense, 'cause it sounds like a 'eeeeee.' It's 'sposed to be a 'e.'