Fandom Invasions Class #1 (Thursday, period 4)

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

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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During John's Talk

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

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

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[intraspective]

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

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[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"You don't think we'll actually have to fight anything in class?" asked Hoshi nervously.

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[intraspective]

Ino was possibly not the best one to ask. "Wouldn't that be awesome if we did?" She said cheerfully.

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[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Seeing the other girl in his class (and that was very helpful, having her in his class) made him realize something.

"Incidentally," he said in a whisper to her, "when should I come by? I don't recall you saying."

Considering what the professor was saying, he didn't want to be unprepared for things. Or more unprepared than he had to be.

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[intraspective]

That? That would be Ino blushing because she'd totally forgot to tell him that. "Well," she said, after a moment, "I work Wednesdays, so it's easiest if you could come by then, but if you'd still like a lesson this week we could do something tomorrow?"

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[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.

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[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

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

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[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.

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[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Hoshi smiled when she spotted her little sibling. "Ooh, you got into this class too?"

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[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex grinned brightly and nodded. "I did, yes. I thought it might good to take, if these invasions are a regular thing."

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[intraspective]

"Oooh! A new girl!" Ino liked meeting new people, yes. "I'm Ino, what about you?"

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[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

"That's me," Alex laughed, smiling. "I'm Alex."

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[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

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

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny passed Savannah a note. Hey baby, looking mighty fine today...

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[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.

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[imcalledandros.livejournal.com]

Andros quietly took notes.

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[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke was taking notes. Mmmmm. Repressing through study.

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[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael was definitely paying attention in this class.

Know thy enemy, and all that.

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[my-names-max.livejournal.com]

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

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny might have been looking over at Max more than was necessary.

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[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

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

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[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir couldn't help but look sideways at Sulley.

What sort of Animal was that?

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

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

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[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

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