Superheroing 101- Tuesday, January 9- 2nd period

[captainliberty]

When the students walk in, they should notice a woman standing at the front of the room. Wearing a really pretty revealing costume... and a cardigan over it so students won't be staring at her chest. Shhh. It's more professional for the first day.

"Good morning!" she says once everyone's taken their seats, a syllabus on every desk. "I'm Captain Liberty, and welcome to Superheroing 101. I am a professional superhero. Trust me, I wouldn't dress like this on a normal basis." God, she hates the cardigan. She feels like one of those really young teachers she had in school who used to dress like her grandma. Luckily she's missing the lacy collar and the flats with bows on them. "In this class, you'll get to learn the ins and outs of identifying a bad guy, getting rid of one, and also dealing with the, um, more personal sides of it. And by the way, no, I don't have superpowers. They're great and definitely a help if you have them, but hopefully by the end of this you'll figure out that having common sense and the right mindset helps just as much. Also, if you know the people I do, common sense is kind of a rarer commodity." Sigh.

"But for now the first thing we're going to do is decide on superhero names. You'll be using these names- not your real ones- anytime you're in class," she says, and yes she's pleased with coming up with that when she has three Peters in the class. "The only thing I ask is that if you are going to go into professional superheroing, or already do, don't use your real fake name. If anyone in the class goes evil and turns into a supervillain, you don't want them knowing your real identity. That gets messy.

"Once we've done that, we're going to go around the room so you can introduce yourselves. Go ahead and add in any powers you're willing to divulge and if you have a superheroing experience, feel free to tell a story. Plus, naturally being both teenagers and potential superheroes, you're bound to want to talk about yourself somehow. We're all about sharing here!"

Which isn't code for Captain Liberty failing at coming up with an actual assignment for class yet, nope.


[Class roster and info post] [Syllabus]

[OCD is up!]

Comments

Talk amongst yourselves

[captainliberty]

Brainstorm your superhero names, talk while other are talking, etc. etc. etc.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi is thinking hard about what her superhero name should be.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[ranma-sao.livejournal.com]

Ranma ventures over to Pippi with a small grin. "Hey Pippi I haven't seen you in a long time."

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"It's not Pippi any more." Pippi pointed out.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[ranma-sao.livejournal.com]

"Oh. I didn't know... what'd you change it to?" He... doesn't really pay attention. Forgive him.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I'm... Pirate Princess!" Pippi said striking a heroic pose.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[henryoredward.livejournal.com]

Edward spies the catboy.
"Hey, did you ever find those kittens?"

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[robotboyfetish.livejournal.com]

Cassie, the girl at least partially responsible for codenames such as 'Speed', 'Wicca', and 'Stature' should probably not be consulted if you're having troubles.

But she's there. Thinking of a new one. Since Ant-Girl and Giant-Girl are straight out, too.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy glanced towards the blonde girl. "How are you at coming up with superhero names? Because I've totally given up."

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[robotboyfetish.livejournal.com]

"I think I'm pretty good," Cassie said. "A name should definitely go with your strengths and powers."

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy considered this. "I can cheer and also slay vampires?"

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude is also sitting with his thinky face on. Finally he groaned and headdesked. "Never gonna figure one out."

Because Dragon Thunder? Totally Jonesy. Jude was always the chick.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[robotboyfetish.livejournal.com]

"Maybe I can help?" Cassie said. "I helped come up with a bunch of the names for the actual superhero group back home."

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude lifted his head, pushing his toque back into place. "Really? That would be awesome, bra. 'Cause, like, I got nothin'."

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John sits and thinks about his superhero name for a long time.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly didn't even have to think about what name she would use. So, she just kicked back and tried to remember the names other people decided on. It was her duty as TA to know these things.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[robotboyfetish.livejournal.com]

Cassie smiled and waved at Molly. "I heard you were here. Hi."

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[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Hi, Cassie. Somebody told me there was a superhero named Cassie here. I shouldn't be surprised that it's you," Molly said with a grin before glancing briefly over at Teddy. "You from the same reality as Teddy? He told me that the... stuff happened the last time he went home. Is it the same for you?"

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[robotboyfetish.livejournal.com]

Cassie nodded. "Yeah, the same," she said. "I'm... really glad to be here, instead of back home."

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure I should have a superhero name," Katara said thoughtfully to Molly. "And I like my own name."

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"It's a thing," Molly said. "I don't really use a code name at home, but a lot of the heroes do so that the villains can't hunt them down at home."

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[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara thought about what name she could possibly choose. The only thing that was coming to mind was Magic Water or Waterbending Peasant. Neither of which were going to fly.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude sidled up to her. Well, not so much sidled as limped. No crutches. Again. "Bra, I am totally stumped."

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"Me too," Katara said with some relief that someone else was confused. "I can't think of anything."

She paused and crossed her arms. "Where are your crutches?"

Re: Talk amongst yourselves

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude looked sheepish. "Uh, in my room?"