Art 101, Period 4, Class 1

[screwyoumarvel]

Steve was glad to finally be in a real classroom in a real school, as there was only so long he could willfully ignore the blown-up school he was supposed to be teaching at. "Good afternoon!" he said cheerfully to his class. "I'm Mr. Rogers, and this is Art 101. In this class we're going to play around with a lot of different art styles, doing some different projects, and maybe we'll have a little bit of a surprise later in the semester. It'll be fun, I promise. You'll be graded, yes, but on effort, not talent, so don't worry about that. If stick figures are the best you can do, great, draw stick figures. This is my TA, Namine," he said, gesturing to her. "So be nice to her.

"Now, today we're just going to get to know each other. I'd like to go around the room, and everyone tell the class your name, any previous experience you have with art classes, and what you think your favorite medium is. And one more interesting thing about you. Okay? Great."

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Re: Talk to Steve

[screwyoumarvel]

"No," Steve assured him. "You're--wait. Does 'monster' have a different connotation to you?" English could be tricky like that.

Re: Talk to Steve

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

He breathed a sigh of relief and his shoulders sagged. "I don't think so? Everyone where I come from is a monster. We look different, but we're all monsters." Sulley shrugged. "Monsters are monsters."

Re: Talk to Steve

[screwyoumarvel]

"Ah," Steve said. He felt he owed the boy some explanation, so he added, "Here, 'monster' has quite a negative connotation, and for someone to say they're a monster...well, it suggests they're either deranged or not at all comfortable with themselves as they are. Where are you from, then?"

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[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Sulley realized. "I'm from Monstropolis. It's in the monster world. But I don't think I'm deranged and I've been feeling a little self-conscious since I got here, but that's mostly because everything's so small." He looked at Steve. "Well, most things."

Re: Talk to Steve

[screwyoumarvel]

Steve nodded. He had no idea where that was, but he nodded just the same, and unconsciously straightened his shoulders the tiny bit more it was possible to straighten them. "I see. You get used to it," he assured him. "Welcome to my class, then."

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[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, sir. I'll do my best to be on time next week."