http://whatever-sucks.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] whatever-sucks.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2007-09-07 06:59 am

Interdisciplinary Studies, Class 1, Friday, Period 1

"All right, kids," Squall said, once everybody had arrived. "Welcome to Interdisciplinary Whatever. My name is Squall Leonhart, and if you didn't know that already, you're probably going to fail the class. And I'm sick of being jingled at, so any bells you have on or about your person go in the trash. NOW."

He tossed a clipboard at the students. "THAT is to take attendance," he said. "Your names are on it. Put a checkmark next to your name and pass it around. Anyone whose name doesn't have a checkmark next to it at the end of class gets detention. Unless you've got a REALLY good reason."

Squall sat down on the edge of his desk and looked around. "So. You're here to learn stuff. That's what we do in this class. Learn 'stuff'. All the things you ought to know, but don't, and aren't being taught by the rest of the teachers here. Only about half of them know what they're doing anyway. This class is, first and foremost, about giving me something to do to keep my mind off crap. The SECOND most important part of the class is you brats. I hear it's the thing to do these days to pass out a syllabus on the first day of class." He gestured behind him at the blank chalkboard. "THAT is your syllabus for this class. That doesn't mean I don't have anything planned, just that it's not set in stone."

He shrugged.

"But first things first. Introduce yourselves. Name, something interesting about yourself, favorite color, what combat skills you have, and favorite flavor of ice cream." Was there something incongruous in that list? Naaaaah... "Oh, and Jenny Sparks is your TA, so if you have any questions or problems or anything, try not to piss her off."


Once that was over and done with, he looked around at the class. "Okay, so. This is a CLASS, not a summer workshop any more, so we're focusing on academics this semester. And this class is about YOU, so help me out here: What do you want to learn? What do you NEED to learn? Don't be stupid, okay? Give me good answers. If you don't, I'll make you regret it."

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Ronan Nolan
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Ino Yamanaka

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Mel Fray

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Buffy Summers

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[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2007-09-07 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"My name is Mel, I like purple and can kick ass. Also does the twinkie fudge sundae over at Chilly Boulder count as a flavor?"

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[identity profile] cantjossme.livejournal.com 2007-09-07 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"How about how to get an A in this class without actually attending?" Mel snarked.

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[identity profile] 1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com 2007-09-07 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Buffy Summers, and I went to space once!" Buffy thought that was interesting. "I like pale blue and pink, and I can kick your ass while cheering and I like chocolate chip ice cream, but I don't have a favorite."
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Rikku
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[personal profile] the_merriest 2007-09-07 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Rikku raised an eyebrow. Hey, it was that guy! The one she had accused of being some kind of Yevonite. Oops.
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[personal profile] the_merriest 2007-09-07 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Rikku bounced up. "I'm Rikku! Uh. Something interesting about me. I'm really good with explosives. My favorite color is orange. And I totally saved the world once, how's that for combat? I'm better with close-up weapons than ranged, though. And I have an ancient legendary weapon that was meant for me and only me, which is pretty sweet." She tried to remember the last one. "Oh! And ice cream rules. I kinda like rainbow 'cause of all the happy colors."
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[personal profile] the_merriest 2007-09-07 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Rikku put her hand up tentatively. "Can we learn about machina? Uh. Machines, I mean. Taking them apart and putting them back together. Especially computers. Dawn said there's an internet-thing that's really awesome, but all I ever do is check my e-mail. When I remember. I usually don't."

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Cassandra leaned over to the girl next to her to ask, "Which one is my name?" This class was starting off great. They didn't even make it through attendance before her illiteracy became a barrier.

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[identity profile] iseewhatyoumean.livejournal.com 2007-09-07 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cassandra," her voice was quiet. "I'm not very interesting," she paused to try to think of a color that wasn't associated with her past, "I like... black purple blue green red orange. I like orange."

"I'm a good fighter," she said vaguely; then smiles, "And I like chocolate."
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"Hiya!" Rikku scooted her chair a little closer to the other girl. "I don't know. Who are you? Oh! Did you wake up and forget your name? Weird stuff happens around here. It's totally okay, it all wears off sooner or later. Check your pockets, that might help."

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[identity profile] iseewhatyoumean.livejournal.com 2007-09-07 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Cassandra looked around before speaking up, "I want to learn how to read."

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[identity profile] iseewhatyoumean.livejournal.com 2007-09-07 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"My name is Cassandra. I just don't know which one's mine," she continued to stare at the paper, looking lost.
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"Oh," Rikku nodded. "I'm Rikku. Nice to meet you. Cassandra is ... this one. It's a pretty name, by the way."

She marked it off and then showed the other girl which one she'd checked. "Does your language use a different alphabet? It's okay. Nobody here speaks Al Bhed, but at least we've got the same letters."

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[identity profile] iseewhatyoumean.livejournal.com 2007-09-07 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"After my mother," Cass mumbled almost unintelligibly at the compliment. "I can't read," she answered simply.

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