How to Annoy Your Teachers (And Not Get Turned Into Animals) [Week 2, Period 2]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John's lounging comfortably against a log when the students come upon the main campfire. He waits a few moments for the students to take their seats, chat a little before he sits up and smiles.

"Welcome back," he said. "You survived your first week of annoying teachers and no one came to kill me. Either you guys are really good, really bad, or you scared the teachers. So, first, turn in your homework by telling me who you guys annoyed handwavy, if you need and how."

And he waited some more for the class to tell him about their homework.

"Great." A clap of his hands and he launched into today's lesson. "Today, we're going to talk about a simple technique that can be one of the most annoying things you ever use."

John paused. He was big on dramatic pauses.

"Name calling, while sufficient, can sometimes be brushed off by people who think it's funny or just enjoy being mocked. Now, we're going to do something I like to mimicry. Basically, it's repeating exactly what someone says back to them. You can use different intonations, facial expressions and innuendo, but the words have to be same. This is annoying, believe me. I've done it before, I've had it done to me. Eventually, it either flusters people to the point they walk away in a huff or they just yell at you to stop. This is what we want."

John rubbed his hands together, looking around at his class. "So, let's pair up and practice. Try to make the mimics expressive and different. Don't be monotone. Let your partner know that you know you're mimicking them. For your homework, I want you guys to mimic a teacher. Mimic for as long as you want in anyway you want. Remember, you won't get in trouble. Tell them I sent you and I'll take the punishment."

After teaching the lesson, John said, "Okay, let's get started."

[OOC: Homework can be handwavy, just don't use specific teacher names if you handwave so as not to mod something that shouldn't be modded but mimic away if you have the time because mwahahahaha. Again, you don't get in trouble if you tell the teacher John sent you. Also, fellow teachers who have been annoyed? Feel free to confront John in the appropriate thread! Have fun!]

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Re: Partner Up and Mimic Each Other

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette's eyebrows nearly managed to reach her hairline. "Oh, really, that sounds umm interesting. Naked mutiny? And it was great and are there more of these? Like is this a daily or weekly, maybe a bi-monthly thing here? And ohhh, wow, I hope you didn't uh, scratch anything up when you fell over..."

She would have facepalmed for Rikku, but she was too interested in this story. "You do? Where?"

Re: Partner Up and Mimic Each Other

[the_merriest]

"There have been two. We got detention. It just kinda happened. If it happens again, I can totally give you a call. There's like a list now. And I mean none of the girls ever get naked, I'm just in a swimsuit with a miniskirt over it? I mean, you can, but you don't have to. But Seely and Alec? Naked." She isn't blushing. That's far too happy a thought to blush over.

"Oh, but, uh, yeah! I do. There's, uh. There's a shack, in the woods?" She considered. "I don't know where it is, 'cause Jude went there with his ex so I just, uh, I kinda don't want to, you know? But it's just abandoned and - shack in the woods, dude. Seriously. Someone has to know where it is. That'd be, like, perfect."

Re: Partner Up and Mimic Each Other

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She boggled. Alec and Seely naked. Oh wow. That would be, oh wow. Wow. "Yes. A call. That would be great." Wow.

"An abandoned shack - this is great news. I need to tell Dick. Maybe we could go looking for it one night. And I wouldn't want to either, Rikku, you know, if my boyfriend had taken his ex there. Nope. Not cool in my book."

Re: Partner Up and Mimic Each Other

[the_merriest]

"You bet!" Rikku bounced. "I, uh, the first time it happened, the naked just sort of ... evolved, and I was all 'oh, man, I am so gonna get dumped for this' but Jude was cool about it and I dragged him along for the second one."

"Totally. Somewhere in the woods, not too far, and someone has to know where it is, and ... yeah. Just kinda perfect. Oh! And he didn't suggest it. I mean. We were talking and he was kinda, eh, on the idea, I mean, because of his ex and all, and so we kinda decided ... not so much for that." She nodded. "But you guys totally should go."

Re: Partner Up and Mimic Each Other

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I wonder what Dick would think about me running around with naked guys. I better check with him first." She nodded even though she didn't think Dick was the jealous type. Not at all.

"Maybe I can talk him into searching for it one nigh," she grinned, blushing. "That would half the fun, the searching, knowing that when you finally find it, you get to be alone, and, yeah..."

Re: Partner Up and Mimic Each Other

[the_merriest]

"Yeah. I couldn't ask the first time, but the second time - yeah." She nodded emphatically. "And that sounds great. Way more romantic than the bathroom. Nobody to overhear ... shack all to yourselves ..." Rikku grinned mischeviously. "You totally have to. And tell me if you find it and all that."