fandomhigh | Monomyths [Tuesday, February , Period 3]

"Welcome to your midterms, kids," Cindy said, sounding amused, as the class filed in. She nodded to her two TAs ~~if they were here~~, holding out a sheaf of papers for them to pass around. "I'm sure you know the rules: eyes on your own paper, hand them in at the end of class, if I can't read your handwriting, it doesn't count, and don't spill coffee on your tests." She jerked her thumb at her desk: There were several carafes of coffee from J,Gob and a variety of creamers and sugar packets next to the stack of styrofoam cups. The coffee was all regular of course; decaf was the work of the Mundy devil. "Just keep an eye on the time," she advised dryly. "If you waste too much time going for refills or running to the bathroom, well, too bad."

Cindy sat behind her desk, a well-worn copy of Left with the Breeze in front of her, her own cup of coffee steaming by her hand. "If you would like to present me with alternatives to Wendy for your final, you can do so once you hand in your exam. Once you're finished with your test, you may leave."

Once all the tests were handed out, Cindy glanced at the clock and said, "You may begin."

Damn, she felt teacherly. She almost wished she'd demanded they only use number two pencils.

[Shortest. Class. Ever. Anyway, wait for the OCD]

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"And before you ask," Cindy added, reaching for her book, "yes, this is an open note test."

After passing out the papers, Firekeeper gave her own a cursory glance, as if in the last day or so, the little black marks on the paper might've somehow arranged themselves into something she could understand.

They hadn't.

Fine example of a TA she was, unable to even do the test herself.

And so, face hot with humiliation, Firekeeper strode up to the professor's desk and presented her with the blank paper.

Cindy glanced down at the paper, puzzled, and then back at Firekeeper. "Was there an extra?" she asked.

"No," she shrugged. "I- cannot write," she admitted.

"I see," Cindy said, keeping her voice pitched low. That explained why she never saw the girl taking notes. "Can you read, Blysse?" she asked gently.

And now Cindy was feeling inexplicably guilty about giving a written test.

She shook her head. "Blind Seer know- knows," she corrected herself, "a few words. But to me, they is just marks. I cannot see meaning in them."

"I can't just waive the test for you," Cindy said softly. "It wouldn't be fair to the other students. But, we can make arrangements instead if you'd like. We can either go into the hallway now and I can ask you the questions or we can arrange to meet later this week and you can answer them then. Do either of those sound workable to you?"

Firekeeper nodded, satisfied with that arrangement. "This, I could do," she agreed. "Now or later, does not matter too much which."

"You feel prepared to take it now?" Cindy asked. "There was a lot of writing on the board, I know. You don't wish for a little longer to prepare?"

She couldn't just let Firekeeper not take the test, true. But there was a lot of precedent for students to get a bit more prep time if they needed it.

[OOC: I don't know if you saw, but I sent an email? Just checking]

In all fairness, Firekeeper ought to have said something about the not-being-able-to-read issue before now. Stupid, stubborn, wolfish pride getting in the way of admitting she could not do something.

Firekeeper glanced at Blind Seer, who remained stubbornly silent on this subject. This was a choice she'd have to make for herself. "Perhaps a little more time." she decided finally.

[OOC: and, you know, it helps when I remember that my email address exists and I should check it every once and a while!]

Cindy nodded. "See me later in the week and we'll administer the test then."

Beat. "Who are you working with to learn to read?" she asked. "A member of the administration?"

"Some friends help, a little," she admitted. Though she hadn't pursued that help with more than a token amount of enthusiasm.

"But no teachers, no professors, no faculty?" Cindy pressed, raising her eyebrow a little further.

Firekeeper shook her head. "No one seemed to mind, I get by well enough without reading."

Cindy pressed her lips together just a bit, then shook her head. Now was neither the time nor the place for this discussion. "I'll be in my office all day Thursday," she said. "Come see me then and we'll have your midterm."

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