Study Hall -- Wednesday, September 28th

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

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. :))

Comments

Re: Weapons Ban

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

And believe me, I wouldn't carry the damn thing in the first place if I didn't need it to avoid gettin' killed or havin' one of my friends get killed. Most of us folks who carry are the defensive types

I both agree and disagree. I would carry. Can't not carry. At this point, it's as much a part of me as Duce's snakes. But it doesn't mean I'm infatuated with the things. *shrugs*

As for us being the defensive types, yeah. I carry because I had no interest in being Magog food or hosting their larvae. I also had no interest in being 'bred' to a Nietzschean because I'm hot and Alpha.

I don't carry so that I can hurt people. I carry so that I don't get hurt.

The magic types... that's hard. I don't like to group people by their skills. My only point there is that they're not separable from their weapons. I don't think they've been any more 'offensive'. Except the werewolf thing, I guess.

*nods* Seriously. Have you seen Aeryn lately? Or me before I found some...er, distraction? Wild around the eyes doesn't begin to cover it. Take our guns away, we get scared cranky. Then someone really might get hurt. *smiles at new ally*

Re: Weapons Ban

[02maxwell.livejournal.com]

You're probably right. I'm so used to carryin'--I'm goin' to hell anyway, I might as well be comfortable about it...*grins*

I'll protect the Colonies til the day I die--peace is the end result, and if a few of us have to be damned in the process, it might as well be me.

Yeah, you're right about the not bein' separable from their weapons thing--I think that's what I was gettin' at, though I'm not used to all the mind powers and magic and werewolves and vampires stuff. *shakes his head* I'm a robots and spaceships kinda guy.

*laughs* Yeah, there've been a coupla folks around here that were startin' to get a bit, er, twitchy. *grins again* Deathscythe's a weapon, too, but I got lucky that I just keep him parked off campus--if they tried to take him away I'd have a mental breakdown or somethin'! *shudders at the memory*

As long as we're not givin' guns to psychos...*nods* Y'all should have your guns back. Sure, register 'em and whatever, just give 'em back. *grins*

Re: Weapons Ban

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka shakes her head. "I've been to hell. It's this world's future. My world. If yours is like it, you'd best get comfortable with your weapon, or you'll die. Trust me on that."

The thought of Magog overrunning human worlds makes her angry. Her knuckles turn white from the strain of clenching her fists. "My weapons are my best friends. I can rely on them when there's no one else. I can take care of myself. Taking them away makes me prey."

That thought doesn't help. "I want my weapons. And if anyone touches the Maru..." She shrugs. "No one will."