Fandom Invasions Class #1 (Thursday, period 4)

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John was waiting at the front of the classroom, leaning on his desk as the students filed in.

"Good morning," he said with a smile, when everyone was settled. "Welcome to Fandom Invasions. I'm sure all of you have noticed by now that Fandom is a rather unusual place. It's what makes it such a good fit for so many of us who don't really fit in elsewhere, but it also has a downside. Namely, that invasions of varying kinds happen on a disturbingly regular basis. If you haven't been through one yet, chances are very good that you will before you leave. The purpose of this class is to make sure you're prepared when that happens by looking at invasions of the past.

"If you look at the syllabus, you'll see a list of which past events we'll be focusing on and when. We'll be making extensive use of simulations and for that reason, we'll be meeting in the Danger Shop starting next week and every week thereafter.

"For this first class, I want to get to know you and your experience with the stranger aspects of Fandom. So I'd like to go around the room and have everyone introduce themselves, tell how long they've been in Fandom, and talk about the weirdest thing that's happened to them since they've been here.

"I'll start," John said with a slightly wolfish smile. "My name is John Winchester and this is my second year teaching here. One of many weird things that I've done in the time I've been here is stalk and kill a genuine saber tooth cat practically right on my doorstep. More recently, me and my boys had to go get our Christmas presents back from a little green thief who talked in rhyme and called himself the grinch." He looked around and picked a student at random. "Next?"

When everyone had had their turn, John continued, "As you can see, there is no lack of weirdness to go around. Hopefully by the end of this class, you'll be as prepared as possible to deal with the next strange thing that happens." He looked around at the class. "Any questions?"

[ooc: wait for ocd's up!]

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Sign in

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

collapsing format please

Re: Sign in

[intraspective]

Yamanaka Ino

During John's Talk

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

isten, take notes, doodle, talk to your neighbour....

Re: During John's Talk

[intraspective]

Ino was all but bouncing in her seat. This really was the best semester ever - all her classes were totally awesome. Simulations!

Re: During John's Talk

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir made a point of paying attention. There was something about the way the man moved and spoke that reminded him of the soldiers he'd spent time with down at Red Windmill.

As those had been some of his favorite times, there was a faint smile on his face.

Re: During John's Talk

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Even if it was just the first class, Hoshi was taking notes.

Re: During John's Talk

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex made sure to pay attention, taking notes as she listened. She had a feeling this class would be very important and useful for this place.

Re: During John's Talk

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah was taking notes on everything Mr. Winchester was saying.

Re: During John's Talk

[athosborn.livejournal.com]

Teyla was staring at the syllabus in surprise. This was not at all what she expected when she signed up for the class.

Re: During John's Talk

[imcalledandros.livejournal.com]

Andros quietly took notes.

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[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke was taking notes. Mmmmm. Repressing through study.

Re: During John's Talk

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael was definitely paying attention in this class.

Know thy enemy, and all that.

Re: During John's Talk

[my-names-max.livejournal.com]

Max listened with great curiosity. This class could teach her a lot about this place.

Re: During John's Talk

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

Sulley scribbled notes, sticking his tongue out the side of his mouth as he concentrated.

Re: During John's Talk

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny wasn't taking notes, but he was sitting there quietly, listening intently.

Re: During John's Talk

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

Looking over the syllabus, Lucas hoped this class wouldn't be too freaky.

Introduce yourself

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

and talk about your weirdest Fandom experience

Re: Introduce yourself

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

"I'm Alex Russo," she smiled, pausing for a moment. "I'm one of the new students, a freshman. I haven't exactly had a weird Fandom experience yet, to be honest."

Re: Introduce yourself

[intraspective]

"Hi! I'm Yamanaka Ino, and I've been here since September. Hands down the weirdest thing I've experienced? Well... it's kind of a toss up between losing my memories for an entire weekend, or having myself from twenty years in the future show up for my twenty year reunion." Ino nodded. "That was pretty weird. On the cute side of weird though? The invasion of wee little knights was totally the coolest thing."

Re: Introduce yourself

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"My name is Hoshi Sato, and this is my second semester here," said Hoshi. "And my weirdest Fandom experience to date? Well, I got attacked by a vampire (http://itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com/3893.html)." Hoshi was still embarrassed that she couldn't fight back and had to be rescued, so she kind of sunk lower into her chair as she talked.

Re: Introduce yourself

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Liir Thropp," he said, "And I'm a new student. So I haven't really had many strange experiences here. I've been told that will change."

Re: Introduce yourself

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"I'm Meg Manning, I've been here since September," she said. "The weirdest experience to date was when I got attacked by a vampire and then was healed by a half-angel a few days later."

Re: Introduce yourself

[imcalledandros.livejournal.com]

"I'm called Andros," Andros said, "I'm a freshmen and I've been here since May. One of my weirdest experiences would probably have been having an encounter with one those dinosaur creatures,"

Talk to John

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

He's here to answer any questions or concerns. (especially if you're a certain Skywalker)

Re: Talk to John

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke loitered in the classroom after the rest of the students had gone.

OOC

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

can't have the world end during the first week of class.

Re: OOC

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

...EEPS at icon.