Junior Achievers 2nd Meeting

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Outside of Dr. Carter's classroom is a neatly handwritten sign which says:

Junior Achievers Meeting

All are welcome

Tonight's topics include:

1. Welcoming new members


2. JA's role in the upcoming Student Council Elections


3. Discussion: Has the yearbook staff overshadowed our hopes for the bake sale?


4. Any new business


5. Any words of wisdom from Dr. Carter

Free food provided.

The door to the classroom is wide open. The teacher's desk is vacant, awaiting Dr. Carter. On the desk is an open box of brownies from Deb's Diner.

Angelus sits on top of one of the student desks with his feet resting on the chair of the desk in front of him. He leafs through a notebook, occasionally jotting things down as they occur to him. He is dressed in the same black on black ensemble that he had on earlier in the day, but the pin he wore in Study Hall is missing.

Angelus occasionally hums a cheery tune to himself, and occasionally shakes his head as though disbelieving his own inner thoughts.

[OOC ETA: For the newbies, these meetings work pretty much like Study Hall. Hop in whenever, join whatever conversation. And the refresh key is definitely your friend.]

Comments

Re: Topic: New Members

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"How's it goin?"

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"You know, typical Tuesday. Boring classes, insane food in the cafeteria, rampaging mimes."

"You?"

Re: Topic: New Members

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Eh, skipping class, working on cars, working on this Homecoming thing. Say, do you know where a guy could scare up a suit?"

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I'm looking, too. Maybe the Emporium? I know that the diner in town was advertising for their 80s attire, but I make enough of an ass of myself dancing without having to add on the humiliation of dancing in an out-of-date suit from a culture I know nothing about."

Re: Topic: New Members

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Dancing is dancing. No matter what you do, you'll think it'll suck, and everyone else will ignore you cuz they're too busy dancing and not trying to suck as well. But I'll look into this Emporium place. I need to get some parts, anyway."

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Good to remember. Where I come from, they weren't too big on dancing. Dancing leads to squashed feet which leads to anger which leads to the Dark Side or something." Anakin shrugged. "Sometimes I think everything leads to the Dark Side."

Re: Topic: New Members

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John nods. "Everything does. Sometimes you can find a path out of the dark, though."

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I'll have to remember that."

Re: Topic: New Members

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.Eleanor Roosevelt. To light a candle is to cast a shadow. Ursula K. Le Guin."

John closed his eyes.

"You have to find the balance between the candle and the shadow."

He opened his eyes and physically shook himself, and helped himself to another brownie.

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Oooh. Obscure quotations. One of my old teachers had a billion of them. 'Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter,' was one of his favorites."

Anakin snagged another brownie and tried not to be too strange.

Re: Topic: New Members

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

*John nearly choked on his brownie*

"So we're here at this Junior Achiever meeting to spout depressive poetry? I think we took a wrong turn somewhere," he managed to say while laughing.

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Seriously. What was that about?" Anakin laughed, looking around to make sure that Angelus, or worse, Belthazor, wasn't listening to them. "Not exactly part of the reputation of this group on campus." He shrugged. "Not that I listen to rumors. So far I see a whole lot of brownie eating and a decided lack of taking over the world."

Re: Topic: New Members

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"So THAT'S what this is for. I need to start gathering intel. And question that damn Kawalksy. Well, if I'm going to take over the world, I'll need help."

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin laughed. "Well, you might be in the right place. Not that I'm planning on taking over the world. I figure that I can learn a lot from such a driven group of individuals."

Re: Topic: New Members

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"I'm still just checking things out. Not sure if these people would be compadres or competition."


"Damn, these are good brownies."

Re: Topic: New Members

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Rumors are a sad, sad thing," Angelus said. "I've been at the heart of the worst of them. Even now I'm finding out about yet another student trying to spread the word that I'm a bad, evil creature who stalks and threatens his fellow classmates. Now I ask you, do I look like the sort of fellow who would do such a thing?"

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin snorted. "Another one? I don't know how you can take it. Going around your day constantly harassed by beings who won't take the time to know you, insisting on deciding your character based on hearsay." He looked at Angelus. "You're far more patient than I'd be in the same situation."

[OOC: God, he really believes this, too, *snickers*]

Re: Topic: New Members

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Sad but true," Angelus said. "Worse yet, they leap to punish me without having any evidence. You know, if I've done the crime I'll do the time, but is it so much to ask for a trial around here?"

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"That really is ridiculously unfair." Anakin's eyes blaze. "We're right back to where we were before the weapons ban, with the fear and the hate for no. good. reason." He reached up and massaged his temples. "They're all giving me a headache."

Re: Topic: New Members

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"I'm feeling the same thing," Angelus said. "Plus - and I don't say this as the head of JA, but as a student - I don't like how the non-humans aren't getting a huge say in this upcoming election."

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"There is a bit of an obvious skew towards perky females, isn't there?" Anakin smiled at Faith. "Present company excepted, of course."

"I'm not a big fan of politics, but I even I can see that inaccurate representation on the council could lead to escalations in already volatile relations between students." He shrugged. "A little late now to do anything about though, isn't it?"

Re: Topic: New Members

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Actually I was talking with Dean Bristow about that earlier today," Angelus said. "There might be some hope in that area if you're willing to help me."

[ooc: And which Angelus must sadly be vague on details as in real time the meeting is happening now and Bristow's mun has been afk for hours]

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin leaned forward. "I'd be willing."

[OOC: Whenever you hear let me know. :)]

Re: Topic: New Members

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Excellent," Angelus said. "It's all very last minute, so I hope you don't mind the rush. I just don't want any one group of students bullying their way into office. The students deserve to truly vote for the candidate they want."

Re: Topic: New Members

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Negotiation is what I do," Anakin said. "I might not be good at it compared to my old teacher, but even I can see that the current situation is unacceptable. We should seek to find a better, more equitable solution."