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Aly perched on top of her desk, watching her students enter the classroom with a bit of a smile. She nodded to those she knew before and smiled at the ones who looked like they were probably brand new. Once everyone was seated, she stood up and leaned against the desk.

"Good afternoon. Some of you know me already, but for those of you who don't, I'm Alianne of Pirate's Swoop. You all can call me Aly, but if you're uncomfortable with that, duani is also acceptable." She grinned. "First person to call me Miss Aly, I get to demonstrate on. This class is 'So You Say You Want a Revolution.' If you're not interested in revolutions or you thought you were taking Home Ec - that was first period. You missed it."

"During the term, we're going to talk about why formenting revolution can be a good thing. We're going to discuss what revolutions can be used for, how they can be put together, and why a failed revolution can be just as effective." She gazed at all of them with a slight smile. "And yes, I still hate theory so practicalities will be covered. Demolitions, weaponry, organisation, magic - or not, tactics." She grinned. "And my favourite, intelligence."

"Seven years ago, I helped organise a rebellion that put my Queen in power and have served as her Spymaster ever since. Almost everything I'm going to be teaching you is what I learned during the rebellion and in the years since. And if I didn't learn it there, it's something that was useful to me at the time." She paused thoughtfully, stroking her black beaded necklace. "In spying, your brain is almost everything - half of spying is half mental as I've said before. But a single person can't put together an effective revolution. But a single person can destroy one. And a failed rebellion feeds only the ravens and Stormwings. It's a dangerous game. And one you have to commit to fully if you're going to succeed."

"So today, I'd like to get to know those of you I don't know already, and I'd like to hear what you think about revolutions and rebellions. When are they appropriate, what would it take to rebel against the current power structure of your home country, society, or even this school." She smiled mischievously. "Zuko and Bridge are your TAs for this class. They'll help me with many of the aspects so if you have any questions and I'm not around, feel free to ask them."

[OOC: And OCD is coming up...]

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"So...hey."

"Charlie," Aly said with a smile. "Having fun?"

"Oh yeah," he said, putting his hands in his pockets. "This class is gonna be just swell." He may have been amused at the personality clashes in the class. It was going to make life interesting. "But I wanted to check something with you."

She raised an eyebrow. "Yes?"

"Are you cool with me being in this class? I mean, if there was a big problem, I figure you could've stopped my enrollment, but I'm giving you an out if you want it. Because of me and her."

Aly looked at him, slightly taken aback by the question. "I'm happy to have you here," she said. "I hope the class if useful to you." She grinned for a second. "Even if I can't help too much with procuring a spaceship side of revolution. Though...you might want to run a similar question by Alanna."

"About the class or the spaceship?" That look on his face? That was the 'I'm looking innocent, but if you know me well enough you know I'm playing dumb' look.

"Oh, spaceship," she replied, innocently. "She has excellent connections in space."

"See, that's what I was thinking," he said, playing along. "Because being a knight isn't enough. She has to be a *space* knight."

"You know how determined she is," Aly replied with a straight face. "First knight to the moon, I heard."

"Why stick to the moon? There's nothing interesting there. First knight to the other side of the galaxy's way more impressive, plus I hear it's a good vacation spot."

"And she'll need it the way she works herself," Aly replied. Not that she could talk, but she had to learn it somewhere.

"Work hard, play hard," Charlie shrugged.

Aly grinned. "I've heard that before."

"Whoever you heard it from was pretty smart. Can't have one without the other without going crazy. Besides, what's the point if all you're gonna do is work hard? Put in the work, get the rewards. That's how it should go."

"I'd say he was," Aly replied.

He nodded. "Cool. So I guess I'll see you next week. Professor."

She laughed. "See you next week."

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