Relationships: How To Do It The Right Way - Monday - Period Three

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Marshall couldn’t shake the feeling that he was being followed by someone (or something) and his nervousness probably showed when he came into class. He was looking under his desk when he noticed it was time for class to start.

“Oh hey--OW!” Marshall hit his hand on the underside of the desk. He waved his hand at his students. “Don’t worry about me, I’m used to doing that.”

“For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Marshall Eriksen and I’ll be teaching you about relationships this semester. I guess I should start by telling you about my relationship experience. Uh, I’m married to Lily Aldrin, who is teaching here. We’ve been married for almost three months now. I realize that’s not very long but I’ve been in the same relationship for almost ten years,” Marshall said, smiling. “So if you’re interesting in being in a long-term relationship, you’re not going to get a much better teacher than me.”

“I understand that some of you might have been in a relationship class with Professor Stinson before,” Marshall sighed and scratched his head. “It’s probably best if you just forget everything he’s ever taught you. The man knows how to pick up chicks but he’s not so good at keeping them. Mostly because he doesn’t want to.”

“So this semester we’re going to cover how to meet members of the opposite (or same) sex, what to do on dates, how to balance friendships and relationships, meeting the family and, most importantly, what to do when fights come up,” he said. “And they are going to come up. There’s no such thing as a fight-free relationship.”

“Today let’s start by introducing ourselves. Tell me your name, where you’re from, what you’re looking for in a significant other--Jesus!” Marshall thought he saw a flicker of movement coming from the corner of the room and jumped. “I-I’m sorry. Thought I saw something...awful.”

Marshall looked warily over at the corner again but saw nothing. “If you have any questions for me feel free to see me after class.”

[OCD up!]

Comments

Sign In

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

All couple-y like.

Re: Sign In

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

Angela Montenegro

Listen To The Lecture

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Wonder what the hell Marshall thinks he’s seeing.

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

Angela watched him with a quizzical expression. She was coming to the conclusion that nice as they seemed, everyone here was nuts.

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[intraspective]

Ino was... just going to sink into her seat and try not to flail too much.

This was so not a class she wanted to be in, seriously.

...at least the teacher was entertaining?

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

Anemone's eyes kept getting wider and wider, as she wondered which of her guardians had thought this class was a good idea.

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

Watching him look around, Lucas wondered if Mr. Eriksen had lost another marble or two during the week off.

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[absolutesnark]

Summer was beginning to think this class wouldn't be any less insane than her last relationship class.

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[gobrookeyourself]

Brooke frowned, tilting her head a little and wondering if the paranoia was part of the class.

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara wasn't exactly sure what was going on with the professor, but that didn't stop her from dutifully taking notes.

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

Bumblebee was very attentive; this was his first class! And the topic should be very interesting as well.

Re: Listen To The Lecture

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

Apparently Mr Eriksen was looking for Jesus in a partner, Dick noted.

Introduce Yourself

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Your name, where you’re from and what you’re looking for in a significant other.

Re: Introduce Yourself

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

"Hi." Angela smiled, even giving a short wave. "I'm Angela, and I'm from DC."

"Mostly, I look for mentally stable," she said. "Funny, exotic and gorgeous are additional bonuses."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[intraspective]

"Ino, Konohagakure," what was she doing in this class? "...and seriously not currently looking."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"I... am Worf. Son of Mogh," he declared, looking very uncomfortable. "I seek a mate who understands honor, tradition and glory for the Klingon Empire. Someone who is confident and in command of her own destiny."

For a second Worf almost looks sentimental... in a scary kind of way.

"Additionally she must be well versed in several forms of combat."

And so much for sentimentality.

Re: Introduce Yourself

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

"I'm Anemone, and I'm one of those far-possible-future people from another planet," she said, leaning back in her chair to fix her eyes on the ceiling. "I have a boyfriend at home named Dominic. Not looking."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

"I'm Lucas," he said, smiling. "I'm from Tree Hill, North Carolina. Right now I'm actively trying not to look because I tend to have problems with relationships." He was not looking at anyone potentially in the class in particular, really.

Re: Introduce Yourself

[absolutesnark]

Summer waved to the class. "I'm Summer Roberts from Newport Beach, California."

She considered the last question. "I'm not looking because I'm already in a relationship. I'm hoping it'll be long term, so I decided to take this class."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine smiled a nervous but genuine smile when it came her turn. "I'm Francine Peters. I'm from Houston, and a little town in Tennessee before that, and... I guess I want what every girl wants? A strong, smart, handsome guy who's good with kids, loves animals, and brings me flowers every week even after we've been married for twenty years. Just the usual."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[neurotic-witch.livejournal.com]

"I'm Chris Halliwell, I'm from San Francisco and I have a wonderful girlfriend." He smiled in Summer's direction. "Mostly I'm taking this class because I want to make sure I don't screw up."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[gobrookeyourself]

"I'm Brooke Davis, from Tree Hill, North Carolina, and I'm..." Hm, how to do this without looking like an idiot in front of the ex. She finally decided to do it the coward's way and copped out. "I don't know yet."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"I'm Inara Serra," she introduced herself, still feeling awkward about not adding a bow to that. "I'm from a planet called Shinon, hundreds of years in the future of Earth-that-Wa...er, Earth. As for a significant other, I prefer someone nice and smart, who is open-minded, has a sense of humor, and challenges me to try new things."

Not that that described anyone in particular, or anything.

Talk To Marshall

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

He was looking kind of scared.

Re: Talk To Marshall

[neurotic-witch.livejournal.com]

Chris approached Marshall after class. "Um... are you okay?"

OOC

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

I’m going to be AFK for a couple of hours while I visit my mom in the hospital. Just FYI.