paradisa | xxxv λ musing

[All things considered, Ezio has had a busy day, but now he's out and about. He's hit up a dozen or so stores in town, mostly for painting frames and books, and perhaps you've see him running errands.

Later, however, he will be sitting down at his desk to scrawl out:]

I seldom write in this journal. I think that is funny; for every boy who knows how to write, three sit without education, and here I squander my gifts and ignore books. My sister does more writing than I do, and her talent is a rarity amongst women!

It has been more than a year since I have arrived –– closer, still, to thirteen months -- and each day I learn new things about the future, history, science, and even the human body. I do not think many days have passed in the past four hundred that saw me sitting idle and failing to learn!

Yet still, when I spoke to a young woman the other week, she was hard-pressed to believe that I would return to my time, forsaking the knowledge and science and hygiene of the future. I prefer the conventions of my time, and my culture, and I have work to do. So, I wonder, then...

How many of you would go home with another, to their time instead of yours?

I'm going to miss plumbing. I think that is what you call it –– "plumbing." Even after all this time, sometimes it is fun to turn on the "tap" simply to marvel at its convenience. It is a wonder there is so much water about without the streets being flooded like the canals of Venezia.

And I have such good memories of the miracles of showers, with thanks to some of the beautiful women in this castle.

E. Auditore.

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As do I.

Are you new here?

Yes, I've been here for twenty days so far.

That is not terribly long.

Each day's a little longer, I'm content to leave it at that for now.

How terribly depressing.

More than I thought I'd have and I'm still getting used to that. I'll let you know when there's more of a spring in my step.

Of course.

Your name, boy?

Break.

And yours?

Ezio. Con piacere.

Con piacere?

[He's only got English installed at the moment.]

"Pleased to meet you."

Right back at you.

What language was that? I'm only programmed to handle English at the moment, I may be able figure that one out with some time.

It is vernacular Italian, of course.

I do not know what "programmed" is.

I just may look into that.

You don't? Hmmm. [A brief pause]

Basically a program is a set of instructions that allows a machine to preform certain tasks.

I can learn it without being programmed too, but it will take a bit longer.