Life Soundtrack, Period 3 - Thursday

[captainskullpoopl]

There wasn't music playing when students arrived this time. But that was because YouTube couldn't keep any of the videos up long enough before a zealous legal team got them pulled down. Or just the audio part removed.

"Beyoncé is hardcore," Deadpool muttered sullenly. Then, much more cheerful, "Movie day! Aren't you all glad?"

Or maybe not. Who knew. Kids these days were so contrary.

"We're watching Lemonade, which may I add, is incredibly hard yo find a copy of outside of that stupid Tidal program. But jokes on them, I get a free month before I have to pay. If I remember to cancel the subscription. God, I hope I remember." A beat. "But I digress. Watch and feel super artsy. Maybe dissect the imagery for subtle meanings or something. I majored in finance, not English."

Did he really major in finance? Who really knew?

"I would have supplied popcorn, but I just didn't feel like it."

Practical Philosophy, Thursday

[endsthegame]

"It was a quiet weekend this week," Ender said. "Outside of whatever trouble you might have gotten into going to the restaurant across the Causeway."

He smiled faintly at the students. "We're spending a lot of time travelling this summer," he said. "To some places that might seem hard for you to parse - though some more than others. How do you feel when you see the skies explode inside that restaurant? When you're watching skyscrapers towering above the island one moment, and then nothing but empty skies and stars? Is it difficult to grasp? Do you avoid it?"

He wasn't looking specifically at Hyacinthe, but the implication was there. "What steps have you taken to adapt to life on this island so far?" he said. "Is there anything you wonder about? Something that's not clear about this time and place and..."

He gestured faintly at the sky.

"All of this?"