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Journalism Class - Thursday October 6

Spider looks like he hasn't slept in a week, and has obviously been chain-smoking with his cat. If he had hair, he'd be in the middle of a bad hair day. Even his tattoos look like they hurt. He has a giant vat of coffee on the edge of his paper-strewn desk, there are take-out boxes everywhere, and he's muttering pretty much constantly under his breath.

The back of the room has fresh coffee with all the fixings, gourmet snacks and tidbits and the screens are running playback feed from last night's debate.

Again, on the screen behind him, there's a message:

Today - Villians. Discuss. Yadda Yadda. Tomorrow we'll be doing a class project tying all three themes together. Double credit.

((OOC: The player is aware that there have been four themes. Spider is just very tired.))

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Phoebe wanders in and takes her usual seat. She smiles at Jayne and then starts going through her paperwork.

"Villians?" Phoebe says and then shakes her head. "There are many situations where you cannot tell the hero from the villian. For instance, you make a deal with the devil to benefit others. Does that make you a villian?" She shrugs. "It would seem so from first glance, but if you delve deeper you find that things with a person isn't always what they seem."

It's obvious that there is something on Phoebe's mind.

"So you get passionate about someone or something and you're willing to do anything to protect your source or further your goal. To some people, that would be the height of villiany. But what if you operate by the idea that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? You sacrifice love..." Here, Phoebe looks sad. "...and you damage the bonds of friendship by doing something that the main portion of society views as evil and bad. However, in your mind, you're defending and protecting. Does that make you a villain, or a misguided martyr?"

*looks at her, trying to figure out what exactly shes saying*

Phoebe shakes her head.

"Sorry, I guess the last few days and the campaign for student council has gotten to me a little more than I wanted it to. I just watched someone be ostracized by her friends for doing what is in her nature to do. She made a deal with the devil to protect others, putting herself between the devil and them. She's being treated like a villain and it bothers me."

I dont treat no one like a villian unless they got a gun to my head... *slight smile* and even then.....

Phoebe smiles at him.

"There is a difference between villian and kink...or so I hear."

I aint talkin about nuthin strange, girl... just a good ol knock down brwl...
wheres *yer* head at?

Phoebe smiles again, a blush tinging her cheeks.

"I have no idea where that comment came from. However, just because you have a brawl with someone, I agree that it doesn't necessarily make them a villain." She ponders things for a moment. "Okay, say someone is in love with someone, but that someone seems to be in love with someone else. Is the first someone being a villain because they still carry a torch?"

well now.. I cant help get past the thought that thats just.. normal?
*pained look*

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George finally looks at Phoebe, feeling distinctly uncomfortable. "Not unless that first person continues to actively persue that someone. Especially if the other person that that someone thinks they may be in love with wants a chance to figure out their feelings first. I mean, that only confuses the issue more." she says haltingly, then pauses. "If that made any sense whatsoever." To hide her mortification, she makes a big show of enjoying her now-tepid coffee.

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George, still pretending to work hard at taking notes, raises her brows.

Phoebe has noticed that George avoids looking at her and is confused and hurt by this. She goes back to writing things down.

Beka notices Phoebe's discomfort and offers a sympathetic smile.

(*loves Phoebe so very very much*)

((*loves Beka right back*))

((It's somewhat amazing that we never saw the possibility for this interaction before. *facepalm*))

*glances with uncertainty between Phoebe and Jayne*

Phoebe smiles faintly at George, shaking her head.

George returns the smile before pretending to be really interested in taking notes.

Jake walks up to her, carrying a cup of coffee. "Hey, Phoebe? Could I interview you for the newspaper?"

Phoebe smiles at Jake. "Sure, but I need to get a cup of coffee first."

"Sure thing," Jake smiles back. "I'll be waiting. With my trusty notebook and Chloe's questions." She looks wry for a moment. "She's very... excited."

Phoebe laughs softly. "Fire at will."

"Alrighty. Okay, question number one: Why are you running?"

Phoebe leans back in her chair and thinks for a long moment.

"I'm running because I think that this school has a lot of promising possibilities. I care about the school and I care about the students. I'm running because I feel that the Student Body President needs to be approachable, but not blind. The President needs to be able to interact with the students and be both a friend and a mentor." She smiles. "The office of President is every bit as much of a responsibility as it is an extracurricular activity. Student Council President is not just a nifty and important-sounding title. It's a job and it has a responsibility to serve the school in the best interests of the students and faculty."

"And you think this is something you can handle, even with the responsibilities you already have? TAing and whatnot?" Jake asks curiously, hoping Chloe won't kill her for going outside the manuscript. Surely follow-up questions had to be okay?