fandomhigh | Build Your Own Philosophy, 3/22/10, Period 2

Nothing seemed true; I felt surrounded by cardboard scenery which could quickly be removed. - A. Camus

Never let it be said that Tyler was afraid to touch on his own issues in picking quotes for the class to think about.

"Welcome to class," he said, once everyone seemed to be gathered. "You had all week to read Nausea by Sartre. If you didn't ... basically it's about a guy who stops enjoying everything he loves. Everything -- friends, sex, his own body -- just starts making hm sick. To get happy again, he has to stop thinking the material world will make him happy, and start taking responsibility for how he feels. He's losing something -- but he's also gaining the chance for a meaningful life, and not just an existence. The philosophy behind all of this is called existentialism." And look, there was a handout.

"My question for you today is a simple one: Do you think Antoine was right to decide there's no meaning in life except what we create for ourselves? Or do you think this is just a book about a depressed French guy with too much time on his hands? Talk about it. I'm here."

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Once she pings in!

Joan was there and sadly missing her co-TA.

Tyler offered Joan a cup of coffee after class. "So I got a note from Liir. Understand you're on your own for a little bit."

He'd picked up that the co-TAs were friends, at the least; this was his way of offering sympathy.

Joan wasn't a coffee drinker, but the gesture was kind and it made her smile anyway.

"Thanks," she said. "Yeah, he had some things to take care of. Hopefully he'll be back soon."

Tyler nodded. "I'm sure you can hold down the fort until he's back."

"Oh, definitely with class stuff," Joan agreed.

It was the more personal aspects of his absence she wasn't crazy about. But she certainly wasn't going to tell that to her teacher.

And Tyler's capability of asking about the personal side was ... effectively nonexistent. Comfort wasn't really his thing; he'd said what he had to say on that path.

"Glad to hear it," he said, on the verge of wandering off again.

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Joan sensed that he didn't want to discuss it further and that was perfectly okay with her so she smiled.

"Thanks. I'll see you in class next week."

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