http://whatever-sucks.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] whatever-sucks.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2007-07-13 08:23 pm

Interdisciplinary Studies or whatever, Friday, Period 3

In front of the campfire was a large green blackboard. And in front of the chalkboard was Squall.

But he ignored the chalkboard this session.


"Welcome to class," he said, once everyone was there. "If you're not here for Interdisciplinary Studies, then leave." He gave them all a weak grin. "We've got a small group this time, so -- I dunno. That's good, right? I can spend more time teaching you stuff you want to learn and whatever. I'm your teacher, Squall Leonhart."

Squall shrugged and looked around.

"All right, we might as well get the next part over with. Let's all do the whole touchy-feely thing of going around and telling everyone your name and something you like. And -- what did I do last time? Your favorite kind of animal, I think. That's good enough, right?. Go on." He pointed at someone randomly. "You. Start."

Squall paced back and forth while everyone rattled off crap about themselves, and then stood back up at the chackboard.

"So. I know stuff; you don't. In this class, I'm going to teach you stuff. Important stuff. Or whatever. Stuff you should probably know by now, but a lot of you don't. I've got stuff planned, a whole syllabus and things, but we've only got a few weeks together. And I just did it all with the last group of kids, so it's kind of old. And, like I said, small group. So."

He looked around.

"What do YOU want to learn? Go on, don't be shy. Anything. Tell me. So long as it doesn't suck."

After that mess was over with, he held up his hands. "Okay, kids. So. Now it's time for your first lesson. This is a quick one, but it's the most important one you'll ever learn."

He folded his arms and looked each of them in the eye before going on.

"Trust. All of you will end up in situations where you need to trust people. Trust them to do something, say whatever, be your friend, get your back in a fight, you know. And you can trust most people with the little things, and you can trust most people to follow orders. But what I want you to tell me is, with the BIG things, the important things, the REAL things..."



He looked around at the students.

"Who can you trust?"

[Yes, I know, it's mostly a C+P. And it's late. Urk. Wait for OCD, and then I'll stop sucking, I promise. OCD is up and ready.]
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Ronan Nolan
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"I'm Ronan." He shrugged. "Something I like? ... Guinness. And I'm particularly fond of scarlet macaws."
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[personal profile] not_in_the_book 2007-07-14 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan considered this carefully. "I'd like to learn to fight," he said, finally. "I don't have any experience with hand to hand combat, and I've only really done work with a spear, and a little bit with a staff." He grinned. "And if I could learn some sword work? That would be awesome."
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[personal profile] not_in_the_book 2007-07-14 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Nita, Kit, Filif, Sker'ret, Dairine, and Carmela." And Roshaun, he added, silently, out of respect for those gone onwards. "For anything important? They'll be there."
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[personal profile] not_in_the_book 2007-07-14 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan frowned. "Stout, technically. And it's nothing at all like the..." He self-censored -- this was a class after all. "Like the very weak product that passes for beer in the US."
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[personal profile] not_in_the_book 2007-07-14 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan's eyes were wide with excitement when he saw the gunblade. "That? Is seriously cool. I don't suppose we're going to learn to use one of those?"
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[personal profile] not_in_the_book 2007-07-14 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
That raised Ronan's hackles, and while he wouldn't normally argue with a teacher, he felt this situation called for it. "A) I don't see how you're qualified to judge who I can and cannot trust without know the circumstances that built that trust, and B) half of them are aliens, so it's not like they're going to have names that conform to any kind of human linguistic systems. Nor is it relevant."
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[personal profile] not_in_the_book 2007-07-14 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that was pretty definite. "Nor a regular sword, then, I suppose?"
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"I like it, anyway," Ronan said, shrugging. "It's not to everyone's taste. But it's pretty much the national drink in Ireland."
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Jenny Sparks
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"My name is Jenny, and I also happen to like Guinness, along with pretty much any other kind of alcohol. Except raki. And I like cigarettes. My favorite kind of animal...I dunno, I guess cats are all right?"
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Jenny shrugged. "I don't know, I was signed up for this class by a third, sadistic party. Teach me what you will."
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"Can't trust anyone, unless you know they've got a damned good reason not to screw you over," Jenny said. "Like they'll die if they do, or you've got somethin' on 'em." Then she thought of the Authority. "Or they're kind of scared of you. That works, too."

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