Cross Species Communication - Monday

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Mary stands in front of the students' desks as usuall as the children file in. The less usual thing about today is that the whiteboard, and much of the front of the classroom is blocked by very large, and very sad looking, dragon. Aside from being curled up and on the verge of tears, it looks like your classic Welsh Dragon. Except that he has two tails, and, instead of being red, is a deep twilight blue with sparkling dots and lines over various parts of his body. The pattern of these dots and lines might be familiar.

"Good afternoon. I trust you've all been over your handwavey delivered packets with vocabulary and information on Draconis noblis. Despite the obvious differences the physiology of most varieties of dragons are very similar to that of serpents, which we have already covered. So I will not repeat myself. I trust you all took good notes the first time." Mary explained. "Draconis noblis are found all over the world... Or rather not found but certainly known. There are many different varieties of dragon and they all communicate in an equally rich variety of ways. However, there is a common language known to all dragons, as dragons are common to all cultures. And that's what we'll be learning today."

"Traditionally, in the formal use of the language, Draconic is spoken in rhyming couplets. If you don't know what a 'couplet' is, please check your packet. It would be best to practice the formal structure, however, our guest speaker will not be insulted if you do not." Mary said, gesturing to the dragon behind her. At which point the creature gave a small sob.

Mary tilted her head at the Dragon. "Is there something wrong?"

//Alas and alack,
Boo-hoo, boo-hoo!

I wanted a Maiden
Served in a stew,
A succulent, seasoned, tasty Girl.
With star for her eye
And comet for curl.
And I wouldn't have minded if there'd been two.
For I'm awfully hungry.

Boo-hoo!
Boo-hoo!//

"Perhaps I shouldn't have asked."

[[ooc: please wait for OCD OPEN! Dragon's dialogue is from Chapter 7, "The Evening Out", of "Mary Poppins Comes Back" by P.L. Travers.]]

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DURING THE LECTURE

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Talk to eachother, take notes, pass notes, ask questions.

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Naomi was happily taking down a lot of notes, she had definitely missed not having classes last week.

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Molly sat at her desk and had a small argument with a balloon giraffe about voting. "But, I'm not old enough to vote!" she kept telling it in a quiet voice.

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"I'm not even a citizen!" Door manages to get an exclamation mark in there even while whispering, yes. "They don't seem to want to listen; they just keep making squeaky noises at me."

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"Are you having some difficulty Molly?"

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Dawn took many notes.

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Cedric took down his notes, ran out of ink for a pen and then had to try and commit many things to memory.

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Walter took notes and tried to look alert and interested. How successful he was at that is debatable.

GUEST SPEAKER

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Still crying.

Mary won't let him eat any of y'all... Probably.

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River didn't appreciate being seen as potential food.

//If you'd consider eating a carrot
or even a feathered headstrong parrot
the maidens you're now hungering for
would possibly help you to find some more.//

More carrots that is. Not maidens.//

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//But maidens are the most tasty!
Particularly wrapped in pastry!//

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Willow looked thoughtful, then said:

//Eating humans causes problems you will rue
Have you tried instead switching to hufu?//

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Stark nodded politely to the dragon, but stayed a good distance back.

//I'm// "Stark"
//You it is good to meet
Is it really people that you eat?//

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//Good afternoon and welcome to our class -
I hope that soon your sadness will have passed.// Door says.

//Is it only maidens in the literal way
That make for tasty dinner, would you say?// she asks curiously.

Not that she's, er. Thinking that one way to escape being eaten by dragons who aren't classroom guests would be to make sure one doesn't fit that criteria.

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Lana looked even worse than the dragon.

//I'm sorry you feel bad,
I can tell you're very sad.

Perhaps if you are very good
Someone will find you other food.//

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Lavender hated trying to rhyme. She bit her lip and looked at the dragon cautiously.
//Why don't you try another treat
One that doesn't require maiden meat?//
Lavender asked, not unkindly.

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//What's wrong with you, you crying brat.
C'mon talk to me, I'm your friend, a cat!//

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Kaoru has to think a little before going up to the dragon, quite happy he isn't a young girl...

//Girls don't sound much fun to eat,
perhaps you should try some meat,
of another kind, something like fish,
sushi makes a very satisfying dish.//

Kaoru rocked a little nervously, pretty sure that his ryhming was going to sound lame.

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Still slightly and handwave-ily purple due to her recent illness, Luna began with,

//Should I seem impertinent or rude, I beg your pardon
but I find conversations most easily done with abandon
Perhaps my question will be lost, a solo within a choir
I am most curious to know, how are you at breathing fire?//

AFTER CLASS

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She's here offering the dragon a hanky and some tea.

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To hold up the rest of the post.

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The OCD is now so ingrained that it feels like if there is no OOC thread, all of the other threads will just fall off the page.