So I was watching an anime about a space octopus who also happens to be a great teacher. I think it was called Elimination Schoolroom! Anyway, in this particular anime there was a big focus on each student’s individual skill being brought out by some great teaching methods, which I really wish had happened to me at some point. I just feel like I have talents that are untapped, and they’ve gone untapped for too long.
For example, I can make an origami crane in like three seconds. That could’ve been my career. I was on the rowing team but I was kicked off because they didn’t understand my style. How was I to know that fitting a motor on the end was illegal? I have family in the Melbourne outboard motor servicing business, hence why I was about to improve our chances of winning the inter-schools competition by a wide margin. We’re talking HUGE amounts. And I would’ve gotten away with it too, if it hadn’t been for those meddling adults. Personally, I like to think my fellow students were on board with the idea, even though they knew the whole thing was against the rules and I did not. I mean, if I’d known…boat mechanics have to conduct themselves with a bit of decorum, and I wasn’t intentionally cheating.
So, my promising career in winning many, many rowing medals for Australia was cut tragically short. I suppose I haven’t watched too many boat races, and even the ones I did watch, I just always assumed that they had the motors in a place where we couldn’t see them. I guess there are always ACTUAL boat races, but people don’t seem to care about them quite as much as races upon the ground. Rowing was to be my happy medium. Still, they’re bringing out a new Marius Wagon game set on boats.
Maybe I’ll just follow in the footsteps of the proud Melbourne anchor winch and general boat people in my family. It’s clearly the only industry that really appreciates my talents. Still, I wish I had an octopus teacher to unlock my potential, maybe open some more career paths.