Breaking the Glass Ceiling, Tuesday

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

The woman whose boots tapped firmly against the floor as she entered, moved with a more than obvious confidence. Her long red hair had been pulled into a loose ponytail, and her clothes were utilitarian, showing fairly little.

"My name is Lieutenant Sarah Kerrigan," she began. "Or rather, that's what it once was. I served as a lieutenant, yes-- in a group called the Sons of Korhal. They treated me like I was invaluable. Something special. And I did my job pretty well."

She stopped moving in front of the desk, and leaned on it with her hands. "Then one day, as it turned out, a dead pretty young female lieutenant is a good martyr for the cause. I was suddenly more than expendable." Beat. "Lucky for me I'm a little hard to expend. And I'm a little more important currency these days."

She pulled away from the desk. "I'm not interested in why you joined this class," she continued. "I'm not interested in what year you're from, or what your favorite meal is. I'm sure somebody's going to wind up asking you these questions this week, but I won't. All I want is your name, and what you plan to be. Take that as esoterically or as practically as you'd like."

"The truth is, life isn't fair, and I'm sure that's not news to most of you. Unless you're from a very specific subset of life, you're going to wind up expendable, or worse. People are going to try to keep you where you'll be useful to them - until you're not. What we're going to be working on these next few weeks is making you useful to yourselves."

In a manner of speaking. They'd find themselves useful to Kerrigan, too.

"Which is why what we want from the future is the first and last thing we need to know about ourselves. Or you're going to wind up just another chess piece with only two squares to move to. Talk."

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[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Like you know your own future.

Re: Sign In

[intraspective]

Yamanaka Ino

Listen to the Lecture

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Or just eye your teacher.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[intraspective]

Ino's previous class meant that she was, uh, rather a mess.

She was pretending it was normal. Really. Totally normal to have feathers stuck to her, and corn syrup in her hair, and saw dust and Jell-o added to the mix.

Other than that she was thoughtful. At the teacher. At the class.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[bigbadgunn.livejournal.com]

Gunn listened silently to the lecture, just trying to absorb the whole thing in.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire listened intently, realizing this might just be the most useful class she would take in Fandom.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[life_inshadow]

Tara chewed on her pen as she listened. She wasn't sure what she'd expected from the class -- blah blah menstrual life force power thingy, maybe - but this was both more interesting and more terrifying than she'd hoped for.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[icecoldfrost]

It really was her.

Emma was perfectly calm, collected, and bored on the outside, but she allowed herself to feel slightly optimistic in the well-shielded privacy of her own head. She knew, intellectually, that it wasn't going to be the same person, but Emma was still hoping that they'd be similar enough to make this class enjoyable instead of just practical.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[angelo_wings]

People trying to keep you where you'd be useful to them. It sounded a lot like Esthar sealing her up and trying to shoot her into space.

Rinoa chided herself gently for thinking that. She had agreed, after all. And yet ...

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[nyotauhura101.livejournal.com]

Uhura sat listening to the lecture. She didn't bother taking notes.

Lieutenant Kerrigan was magnificent.

Introductions

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Name. What you think should define your future. Shoot.

Re: Introductions

[intraspective]

"Yamanaka Ino," she said, resisting the urge to be more professional about it.

And...

Uh.

"Awesome." Which wasn't as stupid as it sounded. "Useful. Able to protect the people I care 'bout and not be a liability."

Re: Introductions

[bigbadgunn.livejournal.com]

"My name is Gunn and... yeah, not sure exactly what I'm supposed to do with the rest of my life. What I did is gone and I'm not sure if being a gang leader is what I'm going back to doing."

Re: Introductions

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"I'm Claire Bennet," she said when it was her turn. "And I want to make a difference in the future. For other people like me."

Re: Introductions

[life_inshadow]

"I'm Tara Maclay," Tara began. "And I think what I want to be is .... good."

That covered most of it, really.

Re: Introductions

[icecoldfrost]

"Frost, Emma Frost," she said, lifting her chin slightly. "And I want it all, of course."

Re: Introductions

[furnaceface]

//Jonothon Starsmore,// Jono said, when his turn rolled about. His telepathic voice was a touch tentative, as it usually was at the beginning of a new term, but at least he wasn't shooting his angry glower around the room today.

... As much as usual.

//And I'd settle for bein' comfortable in my own skin.//

Re: Introductions

[angelo_wings]

"Rinoa Heartilly," she said, one hand slipping up to touch her rings. As always, when she was nervous.

"I'd like ... to be a good Sorceress. One who uses her powers to help."

The answer was worrisome in how true it felt.

Re: Introductions

[nyotauhura101.livejournal.com]

"I'm Uhura. I want my future to be defined by... being independent. To think for myself and not follow orders blindly."

Re: Introductions

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

"Elle Bishop." She thought about it, swallowed nervously. "And I just want to be me."

Re: Introductions

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen was pleased and a little awed that Kerrigan was back. "I'm Helen," she said politely. "And... I'm still trying to figure out what I plan to be."

Re: Introductions

[likes_scoundrels]

"Leia Organa," Leia said, having listened to Kerrigan with interest. "And I'm going to help end the tyranny of the Empire and restore the Republic and return peace and justice to the galaxy."

Discussion

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"And here's a question to start us off," Kerrigan said, coolly. "How much do you think you can rely on someone else's leadership or someone else's kindness to get where you want to go? Take it up with each other. I'll listen."

Re: Discussion

[intraspective]

"To get where you want to go? You've got to do it yourself." She fiddled with a stray feather. "But other people can provide better chances and give help--you just... shouldn't depend on that happening. Set your goals so you can get them done yourself and if someone comes 'long to make that easier? Then it's a bonus."

Talk to Kerrigan

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Who's at least glad she hasn't completely wiped out the human experience of teaching from her mind.

Re: Talk to Kerrigan

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

After class, Claire approached the teacher. "Lieutenant Kerrigan?" she said. "I was wondering if you're looking for a teaching assistant for this workshop. I'd love to help out and learn more from you."

OOC

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Thank god, I'm off early today. BRB, sleeping now.

Re: OOC

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Off to work! Pings will be slow until I get home, which will be after you are in bed. Stupid timezones.