Breaking the Glass Ceiling, Tuesday

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"All right, children," Kerrigan said, standing straight up in front of the class. "Today's your last class in this module. I hope it's been a little educational." The corners of her long lips tilted up a little bit. "What we've been talking about is the essence of how to deal with a world that's pitched against you. I hope by now you've also gotten the idea that trolling message boards and getting indignant is fun, but it won't help you get by."

God only knew how little being indignant had done for her.

"Sometimes you have to get dirty," she said. "Messy. Foul. When you're at the bottom, you have very little left to lose but your own life - use that. After all, no one is going to give you any respect if you keep your head down solely to make sure you don't get stomped on."

"But that obviously makes this a little... complicated," she continued. "Keep in mind that everyone and anyone can try to use who you are against you, even when they don't mean to. Even when they're friends, or you think they're friends, even if you think you have an insight as to who they are and what they do. Some of you know this. Others..."

She raked her eyes over several members of her audience. "I want you to tell me now how you plan to fight. If you plan to fight. Why you do. Because there's nothing I can tell you that's a magical fix-it. Some of you are going to get kicked down without a single thought into your head as to how things might get better. Trust me. It can happen to anyone. Anyone at all. No matter how... noble... you think you are."

Her mouth evened out. "Go ahead and talk," she said. "If I see any of you in my class next semester... there will be a lot less of that-- so do get it all out now."

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[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Like you're morally ambiguous.

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[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire Bennet

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[likes_scoundrels]

Leia Organa

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[icecoldfrost]

Emma Frost

Listen to the Lecture

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

One last time.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire listened, thinking about the plans she had been tentatively making.

Tell Us All About It

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Tell Professor Kerrigan about your plans, your morals. Or whatever you're willing to share with the class, anyway...

Classmates are welcome to jump in, of course.

Re: Tell Us All About It

[likes_scoundrels]

"I'm going to fight to bring down the Empire and restore the Republic and return peace and justice to the galaxy," Leia said determinedly. She didn't aim small.

Re: Tell Us All About It

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"I think I've heard that before," Kerrigan drawled. She didn't sound particularly impressed, but she wasn't mocking Leia, either. "Your own personal brand, I take it."

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[likes_scoundrels]

"No," Leia said, shaking her head and frowning. "I will not replace one dictatorship with another. The Senate is made up of thousands of worlds, each of which will have a say."

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[life_inshadow]

"I -- I just want to be happy," Tara stumbled, when her turn came.

She wanted more than that, of course. She wanted to be a good witch, to go to college, to get away from her family and have something as far from her mother's life as she could manage. Someday, maybe, she wanted to have a job helping children somehow.

But she didn't think that was the kind of plan Kerrigan cared about. So she stayed quiet.

[OOC: Totes readable, yes.]

Re: Tell Us All About It

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Kerrigan's head tilted thoughtfully. "That's not all you want," she said, evenly. "Though congratulations - you have 'hiding in plain sight' down to an artform."

Re: Tell Us All About It

[life_inshadow]

"Thanks?" Tara shrugged one shoulder, embarrassed.

"And ... maybe not, but I'm not going to restore peace and justice to the galaxy, either," she said softly, eyes flickering over to Leia as she went pink. "My universe isn't like that."

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[icecoldfrost]

"I've already said I want it all," Emma stated. "That hasn't changed. I'm hardly going to kick a kitten to get what I want, but that's because a kitten isn't going to try and stop me."

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[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"The only thing about you that worries me is the arrogance, Miss Frost," said Kerrigan, although her voice didn't sound concerned at all. "Do you think you can keep up with your desires?"

Re: Tell Us All About It

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen had been thinking about this very thing. If her people didn't want her anymore, why should she go back? Why should she fight to be part of an organization that didn't want her and a world where women were considered second class citizens - little better than slaves?

"I believe I need to find a place for myself here or in another world. There is nothing left for me back home."

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[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"Build your own little palace?" Kerrigan asked, lifting a brow. "An empire away from home...? How do you plan to find one of those, little Helen?"

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[angelo_wings]

"I'm going to destroy Adel," Rinoa said firmly. "And then find Ultimecia and finish her, as well."

It was personal. She'd unsealed the former, and been possessed by the latter.

"If that means using all of my powers, so be it."

Even if that meant that the SeeDs would then have a third Sorceress to kill.

(very readable!)

Talk to the TAs

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

When they ping in.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire was physically present if not entirely mentally present.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[icecoldfrost]

Emma was there, and while she wasn't going to admit to her classmates that she'd already had to claw her way up from the bottom once, she was more than happy to offer suggestions to anyone's problems.

Talk to Kerrigan

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

If you haven't done so enough already.

OOC

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

... and ping in here if you have a thread with Kerrigan and you don't mind her overhearing your thoughts.

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[intraspective]

Ino won't be in class today! Which makes me go all D:-face as this looks neat.

Sigh.

Re: OOC

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Kerrigan is welcome to hear Helen's thoughts.