Journalism Class - Thursday October 20

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Spider is staring suspiciously at a bowl of cold cereal which is resting on the center of his desk. Beside it sits a box with a goofy looking cartoon character with a large, blue hat. Waiting until his students are mostly settled, he finally looks up to address them.

"We've dealt with a number of shifts in personality, disguises, extreme body modification and outright impersonations since the beginning of the term. A surprisingly small number of people have questioned any of these things or even caught on to them in a timely fashion and I'm becoming somewhat disappointed in the way that you, aspiring journalists, have ceased to question some of these issues. Professor Williams is a very good case in point. Mugged, impersonated...." Spider shook his head sadly. "You're supposed to be journalists, people whose job it is to get to the heart and truth of the matter, not only to expose the truth... but to discover the lies."

He prodded cautiously at the bowl, which continued to do nothing. "Exposing the hidden truth is the very heart of journalism. Reading the subtext, hearing the things which aren't said, learning to pick and choose the things that are true from an interview or investigation are what I'm supposed to be teaching you. I want every student today to make three statements. Two of them should be true, one of them should be false - all should be plausible. I want each student to examine the statements made by the others and decide which is the false statement."

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[fh_jackass]

Logan blinks at that response, then shakes it off and flashes a grin at Beka.

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Beka grins, shrugs. "Angelus would kill me if you got expelled for hitting me. *laugh* Got a question for you - unrelated."

[fh_jackass]

"Shoot," Logan says.

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"Suppose I wanted to buy food for a mutual friend, any idea where I might do that?" Beka asks. "Council has some events coming up and before I stepped down, I suggested it might be nice to be sensitive to everyone's needs."

[fh_jackass]

"On campus, you've got that full-service cafeteria. Off, I'd check the Old Firm," Logan says.


[ooc: I think the Old Firm is retiring from catering, though.]

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"Ack. You'd get anything from the cafeteria? I'd bleed myself first. Old Firm, got it. Thanks." She jots the name of the place down.

[fh_jackass]

"I wouldn't," Logan says. "I'm just suggesting options."



[ooc: Spike's probably has that covered, but Logan's never been there, so he wouldn't suggest it.]

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Beka nods. "I appreciate it. Nothing but the best for my friends."

[fh_jackass]

"In that case, I'd suggest opening a vein," Logan grins.

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Beka blinks. "That was...almost a compliment."

[fh_jackass]

"Dang it," Logan says, tapping his forehead with the palm of his hand. "This damn thing's on the fritz again."

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Beka grinned. "That's more like it. Wouldn't want us getting along. Else we might actually have to go through with that whole sharing thing."