Author's note: So I wanted to start a oneshot/drabble collection thingy for my fic "The Subject", so for an added bonus, I'm going to do it in the 100 themes format so I can practice writing.

For those who haven't read The Subject, here's a basic plot premise: Marie Baxter falls into Naruto World. Kabuto finds the girl and wants to study her because she has no chakra network yet somehow she's alive. Then she wakes up, and accidentally reveals that she knows things that will give him an advantage and shit. He seduces the information out of her (and she lets him, because she wants his help in getting her home plus she's had a weakness for Kabuto since she was a 14 year old weeaboo) So now they live together in Orochimaru's hideout, sort of kind of in a relationship.

Anyhoo. Enjoy!

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1)Progress

"Hey, sensei, I have a question."

Orochimaru sighs. He was beginning to regret agreeing to teach Marie-chan Eastern. The girl was quite possibly the worst student he had ever had.

"What is it, Marie-chan?"

"Why does Eastern have three alphabets?"

"Because it just does, Marie-chan."

"But why is the third alphabet the most difficult and the most common in the language? It's like the creators of the tongue are actively discouraging people wanting to learn it. At this rate, I may be forever illiterate."

Orochimaru laughs. "I'm sure you'll be able to learn it with some patience." Inwardly he questions whether or not Marie-chan actually has the patience to learn kanji or not.

"Yeah...I dunno about that. There are literally thousands of characters. I dunno if I have that kind of patience."

"You learned the other two at a decent pace, just take your time!" assures Orochimaru.

Actually, Orochimaru had concluded the girl had some sort of mental illness that greatly affected her attention span. If Marie-chan was not truly interested in something, her mind would wander to something that she found more fascinating. It definitely slowed the progress of her language proficiency. But, the Sannin wasn't sure how he was supposed to teach someone who wasn't truly interested in being taught.

Marie-chan rolls her eyes and continues to practice her writing.

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Author's note: These will vary in length, depending on the prompt and how creative I can get with what I'm given.

Enjoy and review!