http://is-my-penis.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] is-my-penis.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2009-03-04 12:21 pm
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Heroing [period 2, class #8]

"Hello, class!" Hammer boomed, striding out before the class once everyone was all assembled. "I hope you all had a nice time on vacation. I, meanwhile, stayed behind to protect the island from any evildoers who might attack in its vulnerable state."

He paused, beaming. "You're welcome."

"Today, class," he continued, "we're going to talk about the media. The paparazzi. Your future best friends, as a hero."



"As heroes," he went on, "we must embrace the media, for they will trail around after us, hanging on our every word, once we've saved them all from mortal peril even just once. They will hound us. They will take our pictures. They will want autographs. There will be merchandise with your face on it if you're lucky." Hammer plucked up and waved a shirt with his face, and a coffee mug with his hammer symbol emblazoned on the side. "But the biggest obstacle, my tiny, young, less bright friends, is the interview."

He began to pace. "Newspapers and TV news crews are always trying to corner you for an interview, and while, yes, they are adoring, they always want to know things like which is your favoritie pair of socks, and how old you were when you lost your virginity. If you have." He eyed the class, because he doubted most of these sad kids had gotten lucky yet. "The important thing is knowing how to give answers quickly on your feet. One wrong answer means you'll have to save them all at least three more times to regain favor."

"So!" He clapped his hands together. "Today, class, we're doing an exercise to prepare you. I want you to pair up and one of you gets to be a reporter, and the other gets to be the hero. The reporter asks questions -- and make sure you're adoring, kids, because reporters always are -- and they need to be as personal as you can stand! Hero, answer them as well as you can without humiliating yourself. After five questions, switch! Hop to!"
withoutverona: (suspicious)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] withoutverona 2009-03-04 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, all right; Romeo tried to look innocent and bland as he waited for a partner.

At least there were no potions in this class.

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] bitchprince 2009-03-04 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Would that be your first question?" Arthur asked, raising his eyebrows.
weetuskenraider: (Mysterious Half-Smile)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2009-03-04 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're the one who asked a question first," Tahiri pointed out.

She was a brat sometimes.
peace_n_war: (Intent)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] peace_n_war 2009-03-04 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Warren nodded his grumpy agreement.

"It's all gone commercial. I don't care what the media thinks. I'd rather not be noticed by them at all. I'd sooner Save the Citizen and then dodge the press entirely."

And anyhow, most action figures nowadays didn't look remotely like the heroes they were supposed to represent. They'd recycled the mold for the Tiger Man action figure to make the Commander Stronghold one that Warren enjoyed lighting on fire so often. It still had whiskers.
bitchprince: (just naturally rude and insensitive)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] bitchprince 2009-03-04 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll take your first statement as an assumption, then," he said, dryly.

Arthur was a brat almost all the time.

Re: Sign in [03/04/09]

[identity profile] talks2objects.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Dor!

Re: Sign in [03/04/09]

[identity profile] fantastic-torch.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Johnny Storm
momslilassassin: (Ben: focused)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2009-03-04 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"So superheroing isn't regulated in your world? They don't report to the government?" Ben asked.

Re: Listen to the lecture [03/04/09]

[identity profile] fantastic-torch.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Johnny liked celebrity status. People asked, he spoke.
weetuskenraider: (WTF Skeptical)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2009-03-04 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, this would be fun.

"Fine, do that," Tahiri countered, rolling her eyes briefly. "So, hero boy, what'd you do to earn that reputation?"

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] bitchprince 2009-03-04 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
He leaned sideways and repressed the urge to sigh in exasperation. "My name is Prince Arthur," he said, rather than answer her question, "I'd like to hear yours before we continue."

He'd probably forget it.
peace_n_war: (Glance)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] peace_n_war 2009-03-04 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Some do. The guy who put away the worst," the guy who put away Warren's dad, "has a phone line direct to the President. He'll do as he's told, sure, but he won't turn down a good photo op, either."
weetuskenraider: (Green - It's a Flightsuit Rly)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2009-03-04 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Tahiri," she answered, impatience sparking in her eyes before she continued rapidly, "Tahiri Veila. Are you really a prince, or is that your nickname for this class? And yes, I'm counting that as a question, and I don't care which order you answer those two in."
momslilassassin: (Ben: bw scruffy)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2009-03-04 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounded a bit like Jacen. Ben frowned.

"So what's your preferred side for getting your photo taken?" he asked, shifting the subject back to the stupid sort of things he assumed Captain Hammer would prefer.

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] bitchprince 2009-03-04 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"The Jedi Knight," Arthur surmised, lifting his chin. Something in his shoulders straightened out. All right - he wouldn't forget the name. "I am the crown prince of Camelot, yes."

Re: Sign in [03/04/09]

[identity profile] im-afrog.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Adam Park
weetuskenraider: (Not Quite Smiling)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2009-03-04 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not a Knight yet," Tahiri answered quickly. Not officially, anyway, but only a brief lift of her eyebrows hinted that she was curious how he knew that. She thought she'd noticed a subtle shift in his attitude and reacted accordingly, her tone less confrontational as she asked, "So, what makes the difference between you being the crown prince and being a hero then?"

Re: Listen to the lecture [03/04/09]

[identity profile] im-afrog.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Adam tried to avoid the media, except for when they advocated things on the behalf of kids and safety.

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] bitchprince 2009-03-04 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Squire, then," Arthur said, easily. "It's my duty to protect my people; heroism is an after-effect, if it occurs."

Even if he had a lot of good hunting stories.
peace_n_war: (Bowling With Fire)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] peace_n_war 2009-03-04 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Whichever has the most fire on it at the time," Warren replied easily. "Messes up the exposure better, that way."

Warren wasn't planning on becoming much of a hero, no.
momslilassassin: (Ben: grin)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2009-03-04 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"Big fan of publicity, then," Ben commented, eyes shining.
peace_n_war: (Grin)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] peace_n_war 2009-03-04 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Huge," Warren agreed, smirking a little. "Really, I write for the paper just to get my name out there."

No, really he wrote for the paper just so that he could kvetch about everything, ever, and make people read about it.

Re: Sign in [03/04/09]

[identity profile] noboynextdoor.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Jess Mariano
momslilassassin: (Ben: grin)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2009-03-04 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, you're the columnist!" Ben said with a grin. "I like your stuff."
weetuskenraider: (Happy and Relaxed)

Re: Pair up and question one another! [03/04/09]

[personal profile] weetuskenraider 2009-03-04 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Just student." One corner of Tahiri's mouth quirked up the tiniest bit in amusement at the term. She tapped a finger against her lips, trying to think back to the kinds of things the HoloNet reporters would try to ask Anakin and his siblings on the broadcasts that had always taken weeks to make it to Yavin 4 but that she'd never missed.

"Is it a lot of pressure, having that reputation at your age?"

Yes, it was a dumb question, and she'd yelled as much at one of the HoloNet broadcasts. But it seemed like the kind of thing Hammer would expect.

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