Criminal Justice Class 8

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

[OOC: Fluff class today. That's better than the No Class that I was expecting, though.]

*Tick is at the podium, as normal. Well, as normal as ever. He looks slightly worn out, as if he had been struggling with something.*

Egads! Writing a test is TOUGH!

I'm a little pressed for time today, but I wanted to work on one of your less developed Justice-related skills: metaphors. A cunning metaphor when talking to someone after stopping an evildoer can help build your reputation as a the Surfboard of Righteousness on the Gnarly Wave of Lawlessness! Grab that curl, students, and hang ten!

So today's discussion is to come up with a metaphor to complete one of the following sentences:

*Justice is...

*Professor The Tick is...

*Crime is...

And remember, extra credit bird calls are still being accepted, and our first exam will take place a week from today.

Comments

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory takes her usual seat at the back, wondering idly if she even wants to raise the question of the metaphors these kids would come up with for her.

[ooc: Reposted because 'meatphors' - no a word. Also, if you want Tick to take off or something, because I know you have a thing IRL, Rory can handle the class if you want.]

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

[OOC: What's a meatphor? Eating! < rimshot >

The RL stuff was last night, so I didn't think I'd get a chance to come up with my class post before today. Inspiration hit me at 5:30 AM, though. So class should proceed as normal, unless I fall asleep the minute I get home due to having stuff last night and waking up at 5:30. That might happen.]

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Oh, I knew it was coming...

But yeah - I pulled an all-nighter myself last night, because I am a loser college student who procrastinates. I turned in the damn paper around 8 this morning...and then JUST woke up. Hence the typos.]

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

[OOC: Oh, I remember those days. I think I started a total of two papers before the night before they were due. That includes the times when I had two papers due on the same day. Ah, memories. :)

Go. Get some more sleep. You earned it.]

[can_be_more]

Crime is... bad?

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

No, no, Aeryn. Use a metaphor! Figurative language! Use the pigments of words to paint a picture!

[can_be_more]

Crime is... like a bad thing that... is really wrong.

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Getting closer! Yes, crime is A Thing! What kind of Thing, though? How about an animal? But what kind of animal? Aardvark... Plotypus... Polar Bear...

[can_be_more]

Oh! I know what a polar bear is!

So... crime is like a polar bear.

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Now, how is crime like a polar bear? Is it covered in snowy white fur that allows it to hide in the Antarctic of Living? Does it eat the Fish of Innocence from the Frozen Lake of Society?

Go ahead! Give it a try!

[can_be_more]

Crime is like a polar bear that...

I don't actually know anything about polar bears. They're white and... fuzzy like a bunny plate.

So crime is... like a polar bear, white and fuzzy like a bunny plate! *looks pleased*

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Bunny... plate? Well, you certainly get a "Keen" for effort! And for showing up.

Although "Crime is like..." indicates that you used a simile. If it were just "Crime is a polar bear..." it would be a true metaphor. But, still, you've come far in pretty much no time! Brava!

[can_be_more]

They're bad, which is why Janet broke them all, I think. I don't know.

Crime is a polar bear, white and fuzzy like a bunny plate!

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Well done, Aeryn! Even I have no clue what it means, so it must be good!

[can_be_more]

*is proud*

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Um... thinks...

"Professor The Tick is the shiny Gold Glint on the Treasure of Justice"?

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Oooh. Shiny...

Good job, Vala!

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Prof!

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

Kitty chews on her pencil and considers.

"Justice is a beacon of light in the dark chaos of society?" she suggests.

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Ooh, deep. Well done, Kitty!

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie puts his chin in his hands and thinks for a long while. Unfortunately, he keeps coming back to the same theme, but it works.

"Crime is . . . the bilgewater that will sink a ship if you don't man the pumps regularly."

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Good job, Archie! The ship theme to your responses really works for you for some reason!