Journalism Class - Thursday October 13

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

Spider is sitting at his desk, watching the cat with morbid fascination as it brings him another frog. There are four of them on the desk already and judging by the noises created as it dives beneath one of the student desks, there will shortly be five. Distracted by the advent of his students, he waves a hand at them.

"As you know, Parent's Weekend is coming up. I've been informed that it's customary to have something to show your parents when they show up so that they're under the continued, mistaken impression that the money they're paying for your enrollment is actually being put to good use. Today I want to hear suggestions as to what sort of project the Journalism students could do in order to impress their collective parents, guardians, parole officers or 'other' when they arrive." Spider smiled maliciously at his students.

Rising to his feet, he went to the back of the classroom and leaned over the velvet rope separating the Newspaper section from the rest of the room and filled a cup with coffee. "Now, along those same lines, later today I'll be posting next week's homework assignment. As previously stated, this will be group projects and will require photographs. I'm thinking of groups of no more than four, unless we end up with an odd number, and I will," his eyes glinted as he looked over the top of his glasses, "fail anyone who does not contribute to the efforts of the group. Start working on your cooperation skills, kids. Your grade may depend on it."

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[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka notes the commotion, having tuned out as soon as she issued the required challenge. This, she's sure, is not going to turn out well. She sighs, and scratches Saturday off her social calendar.

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

"Ah, and Ms. Valentine." Spider glared at her. "I expected better of you, especially. For your actions in aiding and abetting this... display of idiocy, you also receive detention... and I think I'll be issuing an invitation to Miss Kane as well. All five of you will see Professor Drusilla on Saturday. I'll be sending a message to the Dean to inform him of your punishment."

He whirled on Logan. "And if you set so much as a toe out of line from here on out, Mr. Echolls, I will have you expelled."

Glaring angrily at all four of the students to be punished, he turned on his heel and stalked away.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka just sighed. Really, it had been a joke. She couldn't fault the logic of the consequences. But, no one hit anyone the first time. And it wasn't Lilly's fault it had gone badly here.

Head high but not overproud, she followed Spider, and waited to see if he would acknowledge her presence.

[fh_jackass]

Logan throws up his arms in surrender. After Spider leaves, he looks directly at Rory and says, "I guess the score's 2 to 1 now. I gotta do some catching up," and leaves.