The Least Common Denominator

XXXIII.I Permutation

Learning a new skill was always a pain in the ass.

Okay, maybe not as much if it came to a life and death situation, but adding a brand new skill set to an already existing set of skills took far too much time and effort from a person that sometimes, it was honestly not worth it in terms of the potential gains one would acquire from learning the given skill in the first place. It was also highly dependent on the person's competence since skills didn't just magically materialize in the person's head after a few tries in getting it right. No, it took years to build instinct and muscle memory to the point where you could use the potential skill to its fullest potential. There was a reason the best kids in playing piano started when they were, well, kids.

"This sucks..."

"You did ask for this, Leader," Lace chuckled at my misery. "You wanted to learn w