fandomhigh | My Life as a Buddy Movie | Period 2 | Wednesday

Loki had arrived early to class in order to shove all the desks and chairs to the side to give the room a nice, big empty space for today's lesson. Had he mentioned that he loved teaching sometimes? He fucking loved teaching sometimes.

Once everyone had arrived and was standing around, probably wondering what the hell was going on, Loki launched into the lecture.

"Good morning," he said, smiling sweetly. "Today, we're going to talk about one of the most important facets of working with another person. Communication. Basically, communication is the process of transferring information from one source to another. Pretty fucking broad, right? It could mean fucking anything that way and that's what makes it so fucking important. Now, the most common form of communication is talking, of course. It's the easiest and the one most people understand. But, it's not the only one. Let's say, I did this..."

He trailed off and, yes, stuck up his middle finger. It was effective and it was his style.

"That's communicating something, isn't? Hell yes it is. And I didn't even have to say a goddamn word. Communication can be verbal, nonverbal, or visual. When you work with someone, it's important to communicate with them. If you don't, you're basically going to be two people who are together but alone. It's not going to fucking work well. You're going to pull when the other person is pushing and you basically cancel each other the fuck out and that's just no good at all. It's not helpful. Have you ever tried to work with another person and you don't talk, you don't email or anything like that? Does shit get done? Does it get done well? Do you have any fucking idea what your partner's thinking? Probably not. You might think you do but, unless we've got some mindreaders in this place, you're probably wrong and that's going to be made glaringly obvious at some point."

Even if it might be fun to trip someone up sometimes by not communicating.

"They key to good communication is clarity, I think. You have to express your thoughts and feelings and ideas to the other person clearly. Don't tell them something muddled and expect them to know what the fuck you're thinking. Be clear. Explain it if you have. And, sometimes, communication is going to turn into an argument. That doesn't mean you did anything wrong. That leads well into next week's lesson, in fact but that's next week. If you work with someone long enough, communication becomes a lot fucking easier. You're attuned to the other person and you could probably predict what they're going to say before they say it. But that takes time, practice and patience."

Loki took a breath and smiled at the group.

"So, we've got two activities for today. First, I want everyone to practice their nonverbal communication skills on me. Write something down, glare at me, something and I'll try and see if you've communicated effectively by guessing what you're trying to say. And then, we're doing three legged races. You find a partner and ties your legs together. Then, it's up to you and your partner to get from one end of this classroom to the other without falling down, breaking the tie or punching each other. Communicate effectively and it will be fucking easy. Don't and it's not going to be fun at all."

And he'd probably laugh.

With that, Loki leaned back against the wall and waited for the class to get started.

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"I aim to please," he said, snickering. "And they're learning too! See, it's fun and beneficial!"

"They are!" She smirked. "Who doesn't like to laugh and exercise at the same time? It's a fun race!" Because yes, she's done it before. "I should have a whistle."

"I'll get you one next time," he decided. If he remembered and all which was unlikely. "And then you can blow it and direct traffic. I have no idea what's for next week but I'm sure we can work a whistle into it."

"That'd be awesome. I'd like to do right by my TA position," she said with a resolute nod. "I could be blowing the students in encouragement."

She cocked her head, narrowed her eyes, and twisted her lips.

"Yeah... that wasn't meant how it sounded?"

Loki's answer was going to come after he stopped laughing hysterically. He fucking loved teaching. Loved it.

"I believe you," Loki said, still laughing. "And it's a good thing too or you'd be really busy."

Okay, laugh it up. She deserved it.

"Yah, I know it. And out of breath," she remarked with a snicker.

He finally calmed down, covering most of the laughter behind his hand before saying, "And I'm sure you have better ways to spend your time."

She raised her brows and actually seemed to consider that.

"Yah, you betcha. Of course I do. I read sometimes."

"Hey, everyone's gotta have something to break up their favorite hobbies," he teased. "Reading's a good one."

"Right you are," said with a little fingerpoint, and grin. "And I never want to be known as that girl. The one that just doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut."

Really now, she should just shut up. But his class seemed to warp her mind in a fun foul way.

It also made her want to go find her boyfriend.

"Don't worry, I'll only be thinking of you as the girl who brings me food in the morning," he promised. "See, you're already on the right track."

Amber laughed. "And now I know I'm good for something. Next week, expect a surprise."

"I'll be waiting," he told her, smiling. "And expectant."

Amber smirked and took up her position at TA. She bet no other TA had it this easy. Life was awesome right now.

My Life as a Buddy Movie | Period 2 | Wednesday | May 27

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