<div class="floatleft">(https://koreaboo-cdn.storage.googleapis.com/2017/10/okadamasaki1.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Okada Masaki (L33T)<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>May 20th 2016<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Champions Headquarter Conference room<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>slacks, jacket and scarf<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Talina Hendrnix<br/><strong>Warnings:</strong>None<br/><br/>"It is simple to recovene the thereapy," Masaki said.  "And foolish for SHIELD to halt it.  Distraction is a far cry from treatment.  It seems their aim may have been to traumatize you to the point of emotional numbness, so that you would be capable of the most savage atrocities without hesitation.  It would seem that SHIELD has less interest in their agent's well being than they do in creating obedient weapons.  I assure you, you will not find me of the same mind, no matter how cold and clinical I may seem."<br/><br/>He paused, rubbing his chin.<br/><br/><em>FRIDAY, please send me your file on ASL.  I believe it would make Agent Hendernix more comfortable.</em><br/><br/><em>Of course, sir.  As you wish.</em><br/><br/><em>Oh?  So you are my own personal Genie now?</em><br/><br/>In Masaki's head, FRIDAY chuckled, a very non-mechanical, teasing sound.<em>You should be so lucky.</em><br/><br/>Masaki reviewed the file quickly.  He was likely one of the fastest readers on the planet when dealing with visual information; dealing with it mentally, he increased his speed a thousand-fold.  His memory wash photographic, so he retained every scrap of information, so when he began speaking again, he was also signing.<br/><br/>"If you thought about it, you would not expect any fourteen year old to enter combat with adults with any expectations of success.  You, as an adult, look back, expecting far more from yourself than you would expect of anyone else.  It is a vanity that many indulge in, seeing themselves as being able to accomplish far more than anyone could realistically expect.  You were a child.  You need to accept that, as a child, you did the best thing you could and escaped with your life.  Any parent would give their life for their child.  It's part of the love they have for their children.  The best way to honour your mother is to live as good a life as you can and I think therapy will certainly help with that."<br/><br/>There were timess where his untrained fingers fumbled over words but Masaki's skill improved quickly.  It would take practice of course but he had gone from incapable to fluent understanding, if not fluent signing in moments.