<strong>Location:</strong>Onogoro-Jima Beach<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Tian Lei<br/><br/>“The very definition of a hero.”  Shaniqua smiled.  “I plan to fill Sarge in; don’t know if you’ve met her yet.  I suggest you don’t do silly things to get attention<em>while training</em>with her - she doesn’t have much of a sense of humor - but I realize you were trying to keep the crabs’ attention.”<br/><br/>Doctor Lin Cheng couldn’t help but smile at the incense offer.  “I’m not certain if she has a favorite, but here’s what I do know: during the Han dynasty, there was a push for more exotic materials as trade increased, figuring that more expensive and more fragrant was better.  Mom didn’t like it, and she told people to continue using the so-called ‘poor man’s incense’ for her worship.  Follow that philosophy and I’m sure she’ll be happy.”<br/><br/>The question about the weird events made the Doctor pause for a bit, considering her words.  “There’s weird and there’s dangerous,” she explained.  “Weird, in the sense that supernatural events might be more common here, is true.  This place is meant to be more of a Casablanca of sorts where all sorts of supernatural beings can coexist, sort of like how some claim America was meant to be.”  She had no interest in discussing true politics, only desired intent.  “Dangerous, in the sense that people die, is quite a different matter.  As I understand it, we’ve had only one fatality on the island since I’m here, a young man who went rock climbing without proper equipment.  When students<em>do</em>go missing, it’s invariably off of this island, when they go to Honolulu or elsewhere, and the faculty isn’t able to extend its healing and protection.”<br/><br/>Doctor Cheng explained about the attack, “I have trouble in believing that Ao Guang would put his seal to an attack on an area known to be occupied by supernaturals of various pantheons in an attempt to terrorize the locals into finding the Scion of Sun Wukong.  His troops were humiliated and not even killed as a result, and the shame falls upon their commander.  What’s more, it doesn’t even appear that the son of Sun Wukong showed up at all.  Most likely the minor dragon will be stripped of rank and command.”  She grew a little more serious.  “I can tell you that the faculty endeavors to keep everyone safe even in ways that aren’t obvious; it’s surprising that Sarge or others didn’t have a chance to show.  However, I can’t guarantee that he won’t try to take revenge on the ferry or other places.”<br/><br/>Luke had been around enough wise mentors to know when they weren’t revealing everything they knew, even though everything they said was truthful.  Either Doctor Lin Cheng had a guess about something or was certain, but asking her would reveal nothing.