[Puzzle 012]

[hisapprentice]

[For some unfathomable reason, in all the stories Luke knows about fishermen, they go out at the crack of dawn to catch fish. That's not for him, no sir! He meanders along the river headed south to the lake at a decent hour, just after breakfast, intending to bring a gift to a dragon or two living in the village. It's cold but he doesn't seem to mind, bundled up and with a spring in his step. A few hours later, he returns bearing the scaly treats in a bucket, off to locate Hiccup and Astrid and their terrifying but awesome dragons.

That afternoon he works in the stables. After what feels like plenty of cleaning up and conversation, he realizes he might have a quiet moment alone and looks around. Nobody here. Good.

The boy completely forgets he left the journal open on a nearby stool, and so it records: Luke Triton, a little dirty and rough around the edges, turning with determined steps and pointing hard at...nothings.]

Aha! It's you! [Step, raise hand, point!] It's you! The guilty party... [Oh, he can almost hear the swish of authority as he turns and points at the book.] is you! Ha- ...Wait a minute... [Footsteps on dirt and straw draw closer, and then-]...Oh no!

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[Voice]

[hisapprentice]

Because it- because I'm just being silly. I guess. Nobody was supposed to see that!

[Voice]

[savedtheworld]

So you weren't being attacked? But being silly's not something to be embarrassed about, it's something you're supposed to have fun doing!

[Voice]

[hisapprentice]

Attacked? Of course not! [Where would he ever get an idea like that? Maybe if he thought one of the horses...?] It's just the stable, you know, things are mostly quiet here.

[Voice -> Video]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang quickly switches it back to video and gives a quick wave.]

Oh, that's a relief! I was listening instead of looking, but it could also could have been something invisible that you were calling guilty! But then why are you playing pretend all by yourself?

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

[Luke's face is about as red as it can get.]

It's not 'playing pretend!' It's...agh, it's really hard to explain and it won't make sense.

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

It won't? But... I wanna play too.

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

I'm not playing! This isn't some sort of game at all.

[He's not mad at you, Aang. Just frustrated. With himself.]

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

Oh, I'm sorry. Then what is it?

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

[Why is every single person in this village suddenly so curious?]

It's nothing and I don't want to talk about it anymore.

[It's Luke trying to imitate his mentor being a kick-butt gentleman, is what.]

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

O-okay. It just seemed fun after I found out it wasn't real, is all.

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

[Luke sighs quietly. He doesn't like upsetting people even if his life is one giant embarrassment ball.]

I'm sorry. It's just that...I can't really explain it without starting from the beginning about Professor Layton.

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

Professor Layton - the new teacher at school? What about him?

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

He's a whiz at puzzles and a great professor and a true gentleman and he's so good at solving things that sometimes, Scotland Yard asks him for help with a case and that's how he shows everyone he knows the solution.

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

[He knew only some but not all of those things. He never knew they were so tight.]

So you wanna be just like him? Who's Scotland Yard?

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

It's not a who, it's a what. The Yard is where the top police force does all of their work! They know they can count on the Professor to solve things that seem out of the ordinary...or related to archaeology.

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

Oh, so it's police. He is really smart, so I'm not surprised he helps everyone like that. And he likes archeology too, like Professor Sage?

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

Archaeology is what he really loves. That, and puzzles. [The mysteries of why that is were solved for Luke long ago.] Sometimes people think he's a detective when we travel, no matter how much he tells them he isn't.

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

Oh really? It sounds like he's got interests in common with Raine. And I can see how it's confused, the way he's dressed kinda looks like the detectives I see on the covers of mystery books!

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

You think he looks like a detective? [Luke thinks it's a fairly standard suit and top hat. Maybe Aang's books are weird instead.]

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

A little! They usually wear fancy clothing and neat hats, right?

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

Well...maybe some of them do. [Grosky and Chelmey have interesting hair, but no hats, and just ordinary suits really.]

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

Oh. Maybe I should try to read more mystery books then, so I get a better idea of what detectives are like. But I think Professor Layton's really cool even without being a detective.

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

Of course he is. He's a great professor and...and a really good friend, too.

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

That sounds great. Do you wanna be like him when you grow up?

[Video]

[hisapprentice]

[It's a hard fight not to say that he is, ahem, already like him. Not to mention rather grown-up, too.]

I intend to become a true gentleman just like the professor.