The Various Gods & You, Monday, First Period

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There was just the one teacher at the head of the class and she was looking maybe a touch frazzled. Which seemed appropriate for a Monday, really.

"Hi, everyone. Sorry about this, but today we'll be going with a movie," Jane said, trying her best to get the honest to God VHS player to work. "Next week we'll get into the Greek pantheon and this... might help?"

It would not, but it'd be entertaining at least!

Sex and Sexuality, Monday 3rd period

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"Today we'll be talking about sex," Hannibal announced cheerfully. Jon gave him a disgusted look. (It was probably less about the subject and more about his glee. Probably.)

Hannibal ignored it. "Sex, contrary to the beliefs of puritanical prudes, is a natural thing for humans. It's designed for procreation and enjoyment. And you'll find no judgement here on which of those you might be interested in." He gave Jon a stern look.

Jon scowled. "I'm not judging anyone. There's also no judgement if you're not interested in either of those things. Human sexuality is...is incredibly varied. It includes all sorts of, erm, attractions or lack thereof."

"The tradition in this part of the world is heterosexuality," Hannibal said. "That is, attraction between men and women. For the last few centuries, other sexualities have been met with varying degrees of hostility, from suspicion to the death penalty. Currently in this country, the outlook can depend greatly upon where you are and who you are with."

"Bigots are everywhere," Jon said dourly. "Well. Actually, I...I don't think there are many or any on the island," he admitted. "But if you're not straight...er, heterosexual...you should probably be careful on the mainland unless you know you're safe."

"Which is tangential to the matter under discussion," Hannibal interrupted. "Apart from heterosexuality, another popular definition is homosexuality - being gay. That is, being attracted to those of your same gender. For those of you here, specifically, if you identify as women, you may also hear the term 'lesbian', which is specifically a woman attracted to women. More recently, bisexuality - being attracted to those of either gender - was recognized. And now, as we learn more about different genders and gender spectra, pansexuality, which is being attracted to any or all genders, or simply multiple genders."

"Some people use bisexuality to mean that, too," Jon spoke up. "It's, um...you'll learn that a lot of different people use these words differently. We're..." He sighed. "We're trying to stick with, well, the sort of dictionary definition of them. Where they're in the dictionary. Or as close as we can get. Anyway, there's also asexuality, not being sexually attracted to any genders. And demisexuality, where you don't get sexually attracted generally to people you don't know or care about, but once you have an emotional bond, you can be."

"There are many different types of sexuality." Hannibal, like the old man he was, passed out a handout. "I propose we take a look at this list together. Discover if there are any that speak to you, or any that you might have questions about. We'll discuss them. You needn't reveal anything about yourself you aren't ready to, but if you would like to, you are welcome, and again - there will be no judgement."

He looked expectant.

Fast Talking, Monday, Period 2

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The projector was up at the front of class again.

"A very important part of fast talking is that often it involves talking very fast," Isabela said, as if this was one of the great profundities of the universe. "Which can often get very confusing."

"Which is all well and good if you're the one who's trying to baffle people," Aphra added. "Not so much if you're trying to deal with someone else's bantha poodoo."

The narrative was not going to comment on that, tempting as it was.

"So today we'll be watching a film about two people who are very good at fast talking trying to get one over on each other."

"They're exes." Which as far as Aphra was concerned, explained everything.