<div class="floatleft">(https://abagond.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/takeshi05.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div style="text-align: right;"><strong>Name:</strong></div></td><td> Bennett "Ben" Smith</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: right;"><strong>Location:</strong></div></td><td>A cafe, Los Angeles</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: right;"><strong>Time:</strong></div></td><td>Day 001, Morning</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: right;"><strong>Tagging:</strong></div></td><td>Lü Dongbin</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><hr/><br/>Catching sight of his mentor and handler, Ben altered course to approach, not bothering to mask the excitement in his step. He had a feeling he'd miss this morning's classes, yes, but what he'd have covered there was something that could be learned from study. A conversation with Lü Dongbin offered Ben a glimpse into a world the most brilliant and luminous university professor's lecture would pale in comparison alongside. There was still so much he didn't know yet, and his appetite for every scrap and morsel he could glean far outstripped even his considerable appetite for a good meatbun.<br/><br/>He bowed as deeply as he could without drawing undue attention to them, at least as deep as the Immortal, deeper if he could. While he hadn't been raised steeped in the culture, he appreciated that for the Chinese, and, by extension, for the Shen, showing due reverence to elders was important, and his relationship with the Xian wasn't something he wanted to jeopardize by being culturally insensitive.<br/><br/>"An honor, as always."<br/><br/>As Lü Dongbin laid out the bits and pieces of what the Shen needed from him like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, Ben leaned forward, clearly intrigued by what was being suggested – and even more intrigued by the prospect of seeing what he could find learn from the other agent of the Shen, wondering if they had been as miserly with details of the supernatural world with her was they'd been with him so far.<br/><br/>At the Immortal's query, Ben took a moment to rack his brain, humming as he rummaged through every scrap of lore he'd hoarded.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">Six successes (automatic success from Epic Intelligence accounted for). As 10s count for two successes, total is six successes, despite the result showing only five. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=86058)</div></div>