An Ossies World

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My caregiver did the routine morning check to make sure we had everything for academy before patting us each on the head and rushing us out the door. Unlike most of my siblings I enjoyed academy. They usually just complained how things were easier back in the Low Days with no regard for they were called the Low Days. With the meeting between the Ossies and our race we were shown the intellectual light so to speak. Even though our minds, as humanoids, aren't developed enough to posses as much knowledge as the Ossies I strive to get pretty close.

Getting on the white bus I searched for Julie. Finding her we exchanged a smile before I sat down.

"Hey Alice."

"Salutations Julie." She proceeded to giggle.

"Why do you always say that? That's their word you know."

"No it's not, they just implement it."

"You know it's okay if we're not as smart as they are, the Ossies have already made it clear that we're inferior. So just relax sometimes."

"That's not true. The Ossies are working with us to improve our civilization."

"More like enslaving our civilization." There was an awkward silence between us for awhile as I didn't feel up to arguing with Julie. Even though the Ossies had made it clear that their intent was only to help our race, to progress quickly without destroying ourselves, which is where we were headed in the Low Days, many didn't take well to the change. The Ossie caregiver units especially irked those that were against change.

"Did you do your arithmetic," Julie inquired breaking the silence.

"Affirmative. It was pretty simple." Instead of commenting on my responses she decided to bite the bullet instead.

"Really? I had trouble with number six."

"Well I could help you with that." Julie already had her textbook out and we spent the rest of the ride going step by step through the problem.

When the bush arrived at the academy we all hurriedly shuffled off.

"Hey thanks for the help Alice. See you third period." Julie and I went our separate ways for the morning.

Arriving at my first class of the day I took my seat next to Cameron.

"Morning Alice." Smiling I greeted him back.

"Easy time with your homework I suppose."

"Certainly and I expect the same of you."

"Hah, of course, easy as pie." Cameron pretty much held the same view as I on the Ossies and about striving to reach their level of intelligence. That's one of the reasons I was always joyed to see him.

"How's your caregiver Cam?"

"Well, and yours?"

"Well also." I was going to add something more when our instructor walked in. Quiet was expected once an instructor stepped into the classroom so I saved the thought until later.