Horror 101, Monday

[chosehumanity]

"Today, it's your turn to shine," Mitchell said, beaming at the class. He clapped his hands. "Show us what you did this past week. It can be a film fragment, something you read from a book, just describing it. Tell me what it says about the phobia of your choice."

He put the remote to the beamer on the table in front of him, and backed away so he could sit down at the back of the class.

"What are you waiting for? The floor is yours."

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Comments

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[vanillajello]

"I'm not a monkey of any kind, you know," Kate informed him, wandering over.

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[chosehumanity]

"Oh, I don't know," said Mitchell, thoughtfully.

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[vanillajello]

"Yes you do." Beat. "If you ever want to get cake again."

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[chosehumanity]

"Threats," Mitchell replied, continuing that thoughtful streak. "I think monkeys do threats."

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[vanillajello]

"Yeah well, so do humans," Kate pointed out.

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[chosehumanity]

"But it doesn't make it easier for me to tell you apart."

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[vanillajello]

"I don't think a monkey would try to argue it's not a monkey."

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[chosehumanity]

"I don't know," said Mitchell, who seemed intent on making this conversation as surreal as he could. "I haven't met a lot of monkeys."

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[vanillajello]

"Either way, I am not one," Kate said firmly. "Deal with it."

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[chosehumanity]

"You still haven't given me a lot of evidence," Mitchell pointed out, sinking back in his seat as he idly popped a crisp in his mouth.

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[vanillajello]

"I really don't think I should have to give evidence," she replied, rolling her eyes at him, "beyond how I'm standing here talking to you, and just gave a presentation and everything."

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[chosehumanity]

"Well, you could be my TA next semester and I'll think about it," he said, considering the next crisp carefully.

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[vanillajello]

"I'm not sure I can handle that much responsibility," Kate deadpanned. "But if it takes that to get you to stop calling me a monkey behind my back, then I guess I can try."

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[chosehumanity]

"I'll think about it," Mitchell repeated. Just in case she'd missed that part. "Although I could also just start calling you a monkey to your face."

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[vanillajello]

"Yes, and I could also stop talking to you."

Not that she would, but. Idle threats were nice.