Extraterrestrial Civilizations - Class 1 [1/10, Period 4]

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

[Class Roster]

"Good morning," Ellie greeted the class as the students arrived. "I recognize some of you, and it's good to see you back. I'm Dr. Ellie Arroway, but you can call me Ellie. I'm a big fan of short classes on the first day, so I'm just going to give you an overview of what the class will be this semester, see if you have any questions, and then let you go.

"Essentially, each session of this class will have a guest speaker from an extraterrestrial culture. Some of them will be students or teachers I recruit from the school, and many will be new to Fandom. They will give an overview on what life is like on their world, and the differences between their culture and life on Earth. You're encouraged to ask questions.

For today, I'd just like you to introduce yourselves and tell me why you're taking this class. I'll be here if you have any questions, otherwise you're free to go."

Comments

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

"Welcome, Rory," Ellie said. "Did you meet your friends here, or did you know them before coming to Fandom?"

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

"Like I said, we'll have guests from people living on the island," Ellie said, "but hopefully some surprises you weren't aware of as well!"

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

Ellie grinned. "Yes, they are," she said. "Were you a fan of science fiction movies growing up?"

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

"Again?" Ellie asked. "You've travelled outside of Earth before?"

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Still am," he grinned. "I love Galaxy Quest."

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stykera]

"I don't know everyone on the island yet. They could still be a surprise," Stark said. "And it's always good, learning more."

Re: Sign In

[arumonii.livejournal.com]

Armony Eiselstein

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[arumonii.livejournal.com]

"My name is Armony Eiselstein," Armony said, standing. "And I've been told that the 'world' I come from is like a parallel universe. ...I figured this might be a good way to learn if that's true; and even if it's not..." She pondered. "...I've never really had much exposure to classes like these, and it really sounded interesting."

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[grenfelzer.livejournal.com]

Carmela nods. "To Rirhath B," she didn't think adding that it was her *magic closet* that took her there would be a good idea, "and a planet called Rashah." There's the slightest of shudders at that last one.

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

"I don't know those," Ellie said. "Perhaps you can tell me about them sometime?"

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

"Welcome to the class, Armony," Ellie said warmly. "I hope you learn some useful information to help your understanding of your own world."

Re: Sign In

[multiplez]

Elizabeth Delgado

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[multiplez]

"I'm Z Delgado," Z began. "When and where I'm from, there are several different alien races with presences on Earth, and when I graduate from school I'm going to be in Space Patrol Delta, which is like a police force for alien threats. So I figured it would help to know something about them."

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

"Welcome, Z," Ellie said. "I certainly hope our guest speakers will behave and we won't need for you to gain any police force experience dealing with them!"

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I met them here," Rory said hastily. "I'm originally from a very normal, teeny-tiny town in Connecticut."

Re: Sign In

[absolutesnark]

Summer Roberts

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[absolutesnark]

"Hey, I'm Summer. Guess I'm taking this class because there's so many aliens around here. Thought it might be good to learn about their cultures and stuff," Summer said. "Also, I know someone back home who's gonna be so totally jealous that I'm in this class and he's not."

Re: Sign In

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

Maia Rutledge

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Maia Rutledge. I have friends who are from other planets and I thought it would be interesting to learn more about alien cultures from a classroom point of view. I also took a class with you once before and I liked it so having you as a teacher is a bonus."

Re: Sign In

[fh-kyochan.livejournal.com]

Kyo Sohma.

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[fh-kyochan.livejournal.com]

"I'm Kyo Sohma." He scrubbed a hand through his orange hair and said, "I'm taking the course 'cause I thought it'd be interesting."

Re: Sign In

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth Weir

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I'm Elizabeth Weir, and I'm taking this class because I'm interested in different cultures, and especially the differences in extraterrestrial cultures."

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

Ellie grinned. "Well, hopefully you'll learn a few things that you can taunt him with the next time you go home," she said.

Re: Introduce Yourselves

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

"I hope you aren't disappointed then, Kyo," Ellie said with a warm smile.