fandomhigh | Language Classes, Monday, Oct. 24

Good morning.

I hope you all received my email this weekend. If you have any concerns about the discontinuation of Friday sessions, please let me know and I will attempt to address them.

Classics: We will continue our study of the basics of Greek. Please pair up and practice the pronounciations. Audiotapes demonstrating the proper sounds are in the cupboard at the back of the room; each pair of students should take a tape and headphones and go to a listening booth to work.

Languages of Asia: There is a quiz on Cantonese today, with the same format as the quiz on Hebrew last week. After you complete the vocabulary and translation passage, please approach me at my desk for a brief conversation in Cantonese.

[OOC: I got a comment that the Dream font makes it very hard to read the links, and -- as the FH community is white-on-black anyhow -- I'm removing it from his class postings. I'll still use it in his conversations, emails, etc. I offer my apologies to Neil Gaiman and anyone else offended.]

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Signs in, takes the quiz and then approaches Dream, greeting him in almost accentless Cantonese.

Hello, Mr. Samuelle. How are you?

"I am quite well, Professor Dream. How are you on this fine day?"

Well enough.

Have you studied Asian languages before?

"Yes, Professor, I have. However, Cantonese is one I had not studied and my guardian felt it would be useful for me to master it."

I thought so. You have an excellent grasp of the basic concepts.

Are you enjoying class?

I am enjoying it very much and hope that I will be able to use some of my new language skills soon. I will say that of my two language classes I find "cat" the more intriguing.

//Cat is quite intriguing for me as a teacher, as well. It is rare that I can introduce mortals to such experiences outside the Dreaming.

Do you have any questions for me?//

Is it true that you can enter or influence people's dreams?

A cvool nod.

That is one way to describe my gift, yes.

Nods back.

"Interesting. I have sometimes felt almost a... "presence" in my dreams. Perhaps it was you."

Dream weighs one palsm against the other, equivocating.

Perhaps. I am .... usually more subtle than that. But it is possible.

Michael shrugs. "I mever minded. So, if it was you, you were welcome to be there. Just, perhaps, say hello if you wander through again."

So kind of you to give me permission Dream says, sarcasm barely concealed. I may do that.

You can take your seat, Mr. Samuelle.

Michael returns to his seat thoughtfully, wondering what he did to annoy Dream.

[OOC: Dream IS the Dreaming -- someone inviting him in or barring him from dreams is kind of like an ant telling a human that he'll be happy to share the potato salad at a picnic. He's not going to explain that in the middle of class, but that's why he reacted as he did.]

[OOC: *Mun* knows why Dream was annoyed - though didn't think about it when writing Michael's comment about dreams - but Michael doesn't understand, thus the comment. ;) Love your Dream by the way. ]

[OOC: Cool, just wanted to make sure you understood why he got pissy.]

[OOC: Yep. Got Dream's reply and went, "Duh! What were you thinking, Mun?!?!" so just answered from Michael's perspective of clueless human. ;) ]

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