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notanactualfairy ([personal profile] notanactualfairy) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2008-01-09 07:17 pm
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French 101, Period 5 Class 1 [1-10]

Jean-Paul sat behind his desk, watching as the students filed in and wearing a slightly evil smirk on his face. Once they were all seated, he began speaking.

In French.

"Bonjour, et accueille à français 101. Je suis Professeur Beaubier." Then he switched back to English. "You probably could get the gist of that, I suspect. Now. I am Quebecois, from Montreal. This means that while I am from Canada, French is my native language, though I speak a somewhat different dialect than you might hear on the streets of Paris. The swears are different, for one thing. I know it is not usually the done thing in an academic class, but you will be learning those later, as I find them unendingly useful. Your syllabus will be ready next week; this week I have been dealing with a...situation." Also known as a sudden caramel addiction, but try getting him to admit that under torture. "This week, we are going to participate in an activity I am sure you are all quite thoroughly sick of: introductions. Name, where you are from, why you want to study French, and any experience with the language you might already have. We will start with you," he said, pointing to a student at random.

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Dawn Summers

Re: During the Lecture

[identity profile] lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Dawn perked up at the mention of swearing. Nice to know she'd picked useful classes.

Re: Intros

[identity profile] lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm Dawn Summers; I'm from Sunnydale, California circa 2004 or so; and I want to study French because a lot of old church records and prophecies are either written in or translateable to French, and because I have some friends who either did live there or live there now. Um, I can speak a little bit, but I'm better at reading and writing."
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Re: Sign In

[personal profile] gobrookeyourself 2008-01-10 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Brooke Davis
gobrookeyourself: (green dress)

Re: Intros

[personal profile] gobrookeyourself 2008-01-10 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm Brooke Davis, from Tree Hill, North Carolina, and I'm really only here because it seemed like a normal class with all the others there were to choose from," she confessed. "But I did get the gist of what you said in French!"

And then she added, just because, "And everything sounds hotter in French. Proven fact."

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] senor-chado.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yasutora Sado
gobrookeyourself: (meep)

Re: Intros

[personal profile] gobrookeyourself 2008-01-10 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Brooke did a good amount of staring at pretty much everything Dawn said. What was with this place?

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] fantastic-torch.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Johnny Storm

Re: During the Lecture

[identity profile] fantastic-torch.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
Swearing. Cool.

Re: Intros

[identity profile] fantastic-torch.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm Johnny Storm and I'm from New York City. I think learning French would be cool. Plus I think it would impress the girlfriend."

Re: Intros

[identity profile] lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Dawn stared back at Brooke. "What?"

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] missed-the-gate.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
John Sheppard
gobrookeyourself: (are you serious?)

Re: Intros

[personal profile] gobrookeyourself 2008-01-10 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Church records and prophecies?" she repeated, a little incredulously. "Must be hard to find others with that hobby."

Re: During the Lecture

[identity profile] senor-chado.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Chad was wondering how many people were thinking that the swearing part was cool.

Yes. He was among their ranks.

Re: Intros

[identity profile] missed-the-gate.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm John Sheppard, from all over the place, actually; and I signed up for this class because I don't speak French and I figured a foreign language could only be useful."

Re: Intros

[identity profile] missed-the-gate.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
John was still cringing over the last time they'd talked about French, causing him to facepalm at the last thing she said.
gobrookeyourself: (dimple flash)

Re: Intros

[personal profile] gobrookeyourself 2008-01-10 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Brooke remembered that too, which was why she tossed off a little wink in his direction when she didn't think anyone else was looking. Just because she could.

Re: Intros

[identity profile] senor-chado.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Yasutora Sado," he started. "Uh, people call me Chad. I'm from Mexico. And Japan. I'm interested in learning French because being..." There was a pause to think, "Quadralingual? Will be very helpful in my career. I don't really know any of it right now, though."

Re: During the Lecture

[identity profile] missed-the-gate.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
John carefully wadded up a bit of paper and flicked it at Dawn.

Re: Intros

[identity profile] lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
"You must be new," she said, perhaps a bit condescendingly. "There are even way cute boys with that hobby here."

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