He shrugged noncomitally. Every encounter with someone new was a learning experience. One learned more of the other person each time they met. To call it educational, however...

"He warned me of the consequences. It is not the consequence I seek but the journey," Shougo commented as he turned his eyes to the stars. Truly beautiful things. "If he could have told me what those before me had done then perhaps I would have called that educational. As it is, I have to say I learned very little. Fireworks and firearms both use gunpowder yet they display very different results. We do not fear to use the gunpowder for fireworks, do we?"