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History in Living Colour - Friday, Period 3 (Week 14)

There was a note on the door of the Danger Shop directing the students to follow the marked path to a clearing where the Doctor was waiting. A hole had been dug and a small marker placed. A container that could have been made of plastic, but was probably made of something much stronger and technologically advanced, sat in the hole.

"So!" the Doctor said once the class was gathered together. "Last class. No final next Friday. You'll find out for yourselves soon enough if you've learned anything from the past thirteen weeks. I hope you have. In a place like this, you'll need all the practical experience you can get. Try not to alter the timeline too badly. Messy business. Not very fun at all, trust me.

If you all paid attention to the notes I sent you, then you'll have brought something to add to our time capsule. One at a time, come forward, explain what you brought and why you think it should go in the capsule, then put it in."

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Saying/waving goodbye.

Karal Austreben

Amber Atkins

Gwynn Hood

Sam Winchester

Adam Park

Chuck Bass

Jen Scotts

Anemone

Dean Winchester

Toshiko Sato

Warren Peace

Meg Powers

Rodney McKay

Gwen Cooper

Robin

Alice Liddell

Dick Grayson

Liz Sherman

As you do.

Standing around, Amber was relatively quiet as she thought about what she was adding to the Time Capsule.

Jen looked down at the package in her hands thoughtfully, and smiled just a bit. There were a lot of memories tied up in this box.

What did you bring to represent your home or your time in Fandom, and why?

Karal stepped forward, Altra close by his side. "I brought a Vkandis medal," he said, holding it up. It was ornate, made of gold, with diamonds at the point of each ray and forming a border around the edge, and a ruby in the centre. The simple leather thong it was suspended from was in stark contrast to the richness of the medal. "I chose it for reasons other than the obvious," he added, smiling a little as he waved a hand at his robes. "It is -- or was, I guess, since it's going to be in a time capsule -- part of the official regalia of the Karsite ambassador, meant to awe and impress."

Karal held it up to catch the sunlight, and it seemed to glow. "It doesn't matter how many jewels it has if the one wearing it has no faith, if you look past the sparkle and see only dross. But," he lowered it into the time capsule, letting it settle before dropping the cord, "sometimes you look past the sparkle and find something even brighter, even better. To me, that's what Fandom has been. I arrived and it was bright and shiny and impressive, and, frankly, a bit frightening, like nothing I'd ever seen and nowhere I'd ever been. It sparkled and glittered, but when I looked beyond that I found people who were kind and strong and courageous, and a place that was fundamentally good, a place where all are welcome." He lifted one shoulder in a half shrug. "That is why I chose the medal."

He bowed his head and said a brief and silent prayer before he and Altra moved back to the other students.

"I brought my tiara," Amber said, holding it in her hands for everyone to see. "I brought it because it both represents my home and my stay here at Fandom, because it played a huge part of why I'm even here. That story is way too long to explain now, but this tiara holds so many emotions for me, both good and bad, that locking it here forever seems like a great idea." It might be cheesy, but she didn't care. "It's me completely, and that's why I chose it." Amber added it to the time capsule and stepped away.

Gwynn stepped forward.

"I have my family crest... and a photo of friends I ahve made while here in Fandom. They represent both parts of my life -- back home, and the home here that I've come to love."

Jen stepped up, holding the wrapped cardboard box she'd brought in with her.

"This," she said, and a brief look of embarrassment crossed her face at the slight crack in her voice, "is kind of cheesy, I know, but it's a complete set of Frankie Chang action movies. On VHS. They're classics in the year 3000 and I grew up on them, but I developed a new appreciation for them when I was living in the year 2000."

Which was the truth, even if she left out the details about how said appreciation developed when one of Ransik's mutants faked a Frankie Chang movie shoot down the street from the clock tower and sucked her and the rest of the team into separate movie genres to try and kill them all. Mostly, she was leaving that part out because she thought she'd dissolve into hysterical laughter recounting Wes in drag, and because she still really didn't want to think about Eric in a leopard-skin loincloth.

"So," she continued, "it really represents both for me."

"I brought a picture of my family," Sam said, showing the picture of him and Dean with their dad, Zoe, and Grace to anyone who wanted to see it. "When Dean and I first got here, our stay in Fandom was supposed to be temporary, like every other place we've lived. But then Dad came, and he met Zoe and then there was Grace and...somehow, Fandom became home, which still weirds me out sometimes, but I really wouldn't have it any other way."

Warren shrugged.

"This week's copy of the Fandom Hightimes. It kind of sums up the week-by-week here at Fandom... pretty good. And..."

He shrugged again.

"It's more than I ever did out and about at my last school."

"I brought pictures of me from my Goth class, and pictures of me as a human, and a program from the school musical last year. I think they're very good representations of my time here. Classes, weirdness, and extra curriculars."

Alice held out a stack of CDs and a small, battered suitcase.

"These are from the music store," Alice said, placing the CDs inside. "I work there, and I learn about music in Fandom, and from all the time that I've missed. These were a few that were particular favorites. In the future, they may know of these artists; if not, I wish them a pleasant discovery, should they be able to play the discs."

"And this ..." She held up the suitcase with a frown. "Is one of the only items I have from my life before Fandom, and the only one I have no attachment for. It was given to me when I left the asylum. I have been meaning to take it out somewhere and burn it; tossing it into a time capsule is sufficient."

"I brought a business card that I made during a workshop this past summer," Dick said. "It represents a big part of my life back home, being the ward of an industrialist who does everything he can to improve the city, and it was one of the first things I did after being in Fandom for a little bit. It holds a lot of memories for me."

"I brought a book on the paranormal," Liz said, showing one of the books that Professor Broom had given her, "my Guardian is a paranormal advisor, he gave me a chance a couple of years ago when my life got out of control and the organization where he works back home has become a new family for me, and I'm grateful for everything that he's done,"

"I brought a picture of my friends and I from back home," Adam admitted, holding it up. "I also have some pictures of friends I've made here," he added. "They represent both parts of my life -- my life in Angel Grove and the life I have here, in Fandom."

For a moment, he wondered what his life would've been like had he never come to Fandom. Adam felt he was better off with both experiences and he didn't want to ever forget them.

He'll be leaving within the next week, so now is a good chance if you want to catch him.

Who were totally awesome.

Peyton was there.

Dick was also there. FOR THE LAST TIME.

Thanks for participating. It's been fun. Huge, huge thanks to Nick and Mai for their NPCing efforts this semester.

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