Journalism Class - Thursday October 6

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

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.))

Comments

[jayne-serenity.livejournal.com]

*comes in and looks around, smirking at the PRof as he takes his seat*

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

George wanders into the classroom, yawning. She fixes herself an extra-large cup of coffee and sits down in the seat behind Jayne.

"Villians, huh?" George muses. "I have no idea where to go with this one."

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

Leans over her desk to tickle Jayne on the back of the neck with her index finger. "Mornin', cowboy." she murmurs. "Thanks for the flowers yesterday."

[jayne-serenity.livejournal.com]

mornin precious... *looks back to grin at her*
glad you like'em...

[chasingangela]

Angela enters the classroom, blowing on a cup of coffee. She takes a sip as she reaches her desk.

"I used to not think there was such a thing as villains in real life," she says. "But since I came here..." she shrugs. "I guess a villain is someone who wants what they want, and doesn't really care who or what they hurt while they're going for it."

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake walks in, brushing clay off her hands. She takes one look at Spider and decides to curtail whatever whining she wants to do at the moment, and heads straight for the coffee.

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

"It was the biggest arrangement I've ever seen." she says, returning his grin. "How could I not like them? You don't do anything by halves, do you?"

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

((Dude. Are we all coffee fiends at this school?? *grins*))

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

"When you word it that way..." George trails off, taking a sip of her own coffee. "I guess you could say that a villian is an oppressor. "

[jayne-serenity.livejournal.com]

dont see the point in it, really...
nuthin wrong with that, is there?

[chasingangela]

"Kind of, but also not. I think someone can be oppressive without being a villain." She shoots the teacher a grin. "I mean, Mr. Jerusalem oppresses us by making us come here at least twice a week when we might want to be doing something else. But he's not a villain." She considers this for a moment. "I almost want to, like, draw a venn diagram."

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

"None that I can see." George looks shy all of the sudden. "I mean, I think it's actually sort of brave."

[sensethevisions]

((I think so))

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

((Ha! "Almost!"))

[jayne-serenity.livejournal.com]

*gives her a huge smile*
I like that.

WHat you doin after class?

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

[OOC: If you want to play this game, coffee is required. BTW - Phale's bookshop is featuring free Tim Horton's coffee today.]

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

((yes. D suggested Spider's class all get mugs with "Coffee Appreciation Society". I'm working on making it so. *g*))

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

George traces the lines on her notebook paper idly. "Oh, I don't know. I didn't really have any plans. What are you up to?"

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

((*drools*))

[chasingangela]

[OOC: just for you.]

[sensethevisions]

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?"

[jayne-serenity.livejournal.com]

takin you for lunch at the Dive?

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

((ZOMG! *dies* I haven't seen one of those in at least a decade!))

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

((In this class? YES ;D ))

[jayne-serenity.livejournal.com]

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