Build Your Own Philosophy, Period 2, 1/25/10

[tyler_gone]

The blackboard read:

Like sands of the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. - Socrates

Tyler, looking bruised and tired, sat at the front of the room ready to push play on a DVD player. "Movie week," he announced. "Will & Ned's Awesome Expedition. It has Socrates in it. It counts as a philosophy class on a Monday like this."

Yeah, he hadn't slept much.

"Once the movie's over, you can go. If you have ideas on how to get gremlin gunk out of new jeans, let me know after class and you get extra credit."

He pushed play and slumped into his seat again, keeping one eye on the screen and the other eye on the class.

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Talk to Tyler [1/25]

[tyler_gone]

He is honored to share this classic cinematic achievement with the class.

Re: Talk to Tyler [1/25]

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He did walk up at the end of class.

"Sir? Would you... like for me to give a try on that gunk you mentioned?"

Laundry comforted him. And it'd been a weekend. This was not so odd as it might sound. Besides, extra credit.

Re: Talk to Tyler [1/25]

[tyler_gone]

Tyler was surprised by the offer; he'd made it without expecting anyone to take him up on it.

"Sure, sure," he said, almost absently, and unfolded himself from his chair to go over to the small closet where he'd stashed his trousers.

"Things are really that boring back in the dorms, Thropp?"

Re: Talk to Tyler [1/25]

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"I've cleaned worse out of cloth," he said, which was something of a non-answer, but the almost relieved way in which he said it might tip someone off to the fact that chores were where he found his zen. That was one of the odd things that'd even passed over into his undead form.

"And you did mention extra credit."

Re: Talk to Tyler [1/25]

[tyler_gone]

"I did mention extra credit," Tyler echoed -- if the kid really wanted to wash his clothes, far be it from him to deny him his bliss -- and turned the pants over in his hand to show the largest stains.

It was a series of stiff, greenish blobs.

"Think you can take care of that+"