fandomhigh | Study Hall -- Wednesday, September 28th

Welcome to Wednesday's study hall. I'm in a considerably better mood than yesterday, which mostly means none of you will be getting set on fire today. I reserve the right to threaten you with it, though. You have no fucking idea how entertaining the looks on your faces are when I do that.

*grins wickedly and takes a drag off her cigarette*

The announcements for today --

-- Biff is missing once again from the front of the teachers lounge. If somebody could find that stupid goddamn bear and drag it back, I'd appreciate it. (I won't be rettaching any limbs you might lose, though. That's your fucking problem, not mine.)

-- After the events of last weekend, I'm thinking of lifting the weapons ban. I'll be opening up a discussion section in the comments for those opposed and those for the weapons ban to hash out any differences they might have, any requests they might have for licensing or policing those who wish to carry their weapons, and any other problems they might wish to discuss.

-- Parents Weekend will take place on October 28th, 29th, and 30th. For the record, you may make one new RPG journal for whichever parent, guardian, relation, or mortal enemy you might wish to bring in for your character. These characters cannot already be enrolled in the school or exist in town, and if you can find someone not already involved in the game to play them just for that weekend, all the better. However, these characters will not be allowed posting access on FH or any related communities, they will only be allowed to comment in designated threads -- open houses for classes, the Halloween dance, etc. They're only here to visit for one weekend, folks -- they won't be hanging in the dorms or taking classes or anything. Also, teachers will be allowed to call parent/teacher conferences with any of their students they might wish to meet with (or any "parent" they might wish to interview ... *snerk*).

(OOC: Also, for the record, I'm not playing John Connor anymore -- I've passed him off to someone else. Now he can get a little more play, the poor antisocial bastard. :))

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Let me see if I can explain that part a bit better.

Obviously I can't speak for everyone, but where I'm from? It's brutal, it's violent, and not really that nice a place. My entire village got wiped out by a warlord when I was a child, everyone died. The only reason I survived the last six years was by viewing everything and everyone as a potential threat until proved beyond a doubt to be otherwise.

Now you may argue that that kind of thinking isn't nessecary here, and you might even be right, but the fact remains that I'm not going to be here for the rest of my life, and if I abandon something that's basically a way of life for me because of a temporary safety, I'm dead the pretty much moment I go back home.

I agree with you on the accountability and responsibility part though, being an idiot around weapons is a good way to get yourself, or the people with you killed.

"We agree with Chihaya entirely. So far, we've seen a teacher go completely ballistic because a student was a vampire, when said student hadn't done anything. The teacher went so far as to 'arm' herself, her students, and at least one fellow teacher against said vampire."

Duce shrugs openhandedly.

[ooc: *pets* LJ's been evil all damn day.]

"I hate to barge in on a conversation- well, no that's a lie. I can see where you're coming from, Duce- I'm not exactly the average human myself. I probably don't need a weapon. But, like Callisto said, I'm used to having one on me. I pretty much have to in real life. And, as far as arming oneself agains Angelus goes, well," she shrugs. "I'm friends with him, and I still understand where some people might want to, say, wear a cross."

I'm so sorry that has happened to you. It is very sad Earthiiiaaahhh-people do bad things to each other.

Then I think we are in agreement here in total. Any irresponsible person wielding a weapon (of any description, magical or mundane) is the biggest threat, the weapon of choice is irrelevant.

I just wish to see the arguments floating around here to be focused on that and not the specifics of one segment of the student population in what is starting to smack of straw man defense, whether it's meant or not.

I heard Coach Ash is putting together a committee of teachers to discuss these issues and maybe try to hammer out a solution that will make everyone happy...and not just one part of the school student body.

((ooc: No debating skill here, just like a good back and forth to discuss issues sometimes and the discussion has been a really compelling one. It doesn't hurt that the character is a really really ~~goody two-shoes~~ nice kid and really ~~is naive in the ways of the world~~ wants to believe in the good of others and have everyone be happy. ^^;))

Study Hall -- Wednesday, September 28th

Re: Weapons Ban

Re: Weapons Ban

Re: Weapons Ban

Re: Weapons Ban

Re: Weapons Ban

Re: Weapons Ban