Dating, Hooking Up and Sex, Class 3, Friday period 3

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There was a woman dressed all in black skintight leather standing next to Dean when the class filed in.

"Hi guys," Dean greeted them. "You're all probably wondering who the hot girl beside me is. This, ladies and gentlemen is my Baby. She's also not usually human, but she's always hot. Usually she's my '67 impala, and I have no problem admitting that I love her. If I didn't, she wouldn't be here like this -- last summer there was a weekend here was a weekend where everything people really really loved became human, like my Baby here. As I'm sure some of you have already discovered, that particular brand of Fandom weirdness is happening again. And before any of you ask, yes, she is who I'm referring to in the title of the last class in the syllabus." He grinned. "Not quite as kinky as you all were afraid it was, is it?

"And speaking of the syllabus, today's class is about how to find someone to do all that stuff you wrote down in your lists last week. Today we're going to concentrate on the hooking up part of the class title.

"So you know what you want and you've found someone who is hot. Or interesting, or cute, or a green alien with three heads from Alpha Centuri. Whatever floats your boat. You've found someone you're attracted to and you want to get to know them better. There's tips I can give you on various kinds of approaches and lines and all that, but really the thing you have to always keep in mind in these situations is nothing ventured, nothing gained.

"Doesn't matter if you're looking for someone to jump your bones as soon as you exchange names or someone who you want to have a long slow courtship with lots of dating and handholding and blushing before you get to the good stuff. If you don't take that first step and talk to the person, nothing's going to happen except you pining from afar. So make a move. Stomp on your nerves, take a deep breath and go over and say hi.

"Once you get talking, the best thing you can do is pay attention -- real attention -- to the other person, to what they're saying and how they're saying it. Find things you have in common to talk about, and watch their body language -- you can learn a lot just by watching how they move in reaction to what you're saying.

"Humor works well to break the ice and settle the nerves, as does complimenting the person you're trying to hook up with. And I mean real compliments -- things that you're genuinely liking. You can throw fake things out there of course, but fake is fake. It always works a lot better when you're honest.

"And once you've got talking for a while, you'll be able to tell if this is something worth pursuing or if you should just cut your losses and leave. And if it's the former, there'll be a moment where it'll feel like the right time to make a move, ask for a date. Or a one night stand. Or whatever it is you're looking for. And that's when you take a deep breath and ask. Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

He paused to take a sip of his coffee that was sitting on the bar before continuing. "Now I can't give you a step by step, this is what you say and when you say it because every person, every situation is going to be different. What works for me won't necessarily work for you. So this next part I want to stress is merely an example of one way of hooking up and not the One True Hookup. But I wanted to show you something before turning you lose on each other so..." He gestured at the Impala standing next to him. "My Baby and I are going to demonstrate."

Dean and Impala then proceeded to have a back and forth that seemed to be mostly about driving except every word was ladened with innuendo. After a few minutes of that, Dean turned back to the class, noting which students looked a hair away from facepalming themselves out of existence. "So that tends to be how the two of us go about things.

"Now it's your turn," he continued, rubbing his hands together. "Today's assignment is to find someone in the class you want to hit on -- or at least that you can pretend you want to hit on -- and do exactly that. No, I don't expect you to necessarily have the same goal in mind as my Baby and I did, or to approach it the way we did. Do what feels right for you. I'm not going to mark anyone down because they would rather quietly discuss philosophy or a good book instead of throwing around double entendres and innuendos. Just as long as I see that you're making an effort, you'll pass. So, have at it. Get venturing."

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Sign in

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

like your most treasured possession has just asked you for sex.

Re: Sign in

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Princess Ariel

Re: Sign in

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie Stackhouse

Listen to Dean's lecture

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Gawk, pass notes, facepalm, whatever

Re: Listen to Dean's lecture

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Ariel was going to sit there through most of the lecture with her arms folded across her chest and a sour, glaring look toward Dean.

Because of course the class would be about talking. And, yes, she realized that she could still communicate very effectively without words, but it was the principle of the matter. In a class like this, emphasizing talking for a hook-up was like salt in a wound, here...

Re: Listen to Dean's lecture

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

Luke felt kind of awkward having shirtless guy with wings sitting next to him, but his shoes had refused to stay in the room while he had class. And he had no interest in sleeping with his shoes. He was hot, sure, but way too serious for Luke's liking.

"Dude, do you think you could chill with the wings?" Luke asked. "Like, tuck them in a bit or something. You're going to hit someone in the face."

The shoes did his best to keep his wings in check. "I will do my best."

Re: Listen to Dean's lecture

[glacial_queen]

Karla was trying very hard to keep her eyes on her desk where they belonged. If, on the off chance they did stray over to the new winged male, it was purely out of curiosity, trying to figure out what he could have been before.

On the off-chance neither of the above were true, it was totally Warren's fault. So there.

Re: Listen to Dean's lecture

[trigons_child]

Raven was just going to pretend she was somewhere else. Where they weren't talking about sex.

Re: Listen to Dean's lecture

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

Cloud wondered if Fenrir would be a he or a she.

His head exploded seconds later, figuratively speaking. Oh, he was so not checking if the Fusion Blades...nope, bad idea.

Watch the demonstration

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Watch Dean hit on his car and react accordingly.

Assignment -- practice your own hooking up

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Find a classmate (or TA or human for the weekend object -- the Impala is always willing to help out -- or Dean, if hitting on the teacher is your thing) and get to venturing with the hitting on.

Re: Assignment -- practice your own hooking up

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie...didn't really know how to feel about this, with her boyfriend out of town and all. Furthermore, hitting on Bobby usually consisted of teasing, or blushing, or skipping the formalities and kissing him. Or combinations thereof. Was it her fault they were both huge dorks?

So, she was a little anxious as she looked around for a partner, deciding she'd have to draw on what she saw in other people's heads.

Re: Assignment -- practice your own hooking up

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

It was a matter of principles not hooking up, or doing anything remotely over the friendly level, and that was more than enough for Cloud.

"This is a little forced", said to the blonde he decided won't try to hook him up...or whatever.

Re: Assignment -- practice your own hooking up

[boho-to-be.livejournal.com]

Christian looked a little sketched out by the whole concept. He didn't want a random hook-up; he wanted True Love.

Still, for a class assignment he could always talk to somebody. He surveyed the class, trying to pick his target.

Re: Assignment -- practice your own hooking up

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Eventually, deciding it had been a while since they 'talked' anyway, Ariel relocated herself over by Christian, presenting him with a smile and something scribbled in big letters on her notebook:

"Hi, Christian! How have you been?"

Re: Assignment -- practice your own hooking up

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Ariel, of course, had brought a big notebook with her to class and she pulled it out and plopped it on her desk as she looked around hopefully to target in on her two requirments for a hook-up: male and had lips. Of course, she planned on going in for a kill herself, but she also figured she could try at least a few within the span of the class, and she certainly wasn't going to be against anyone approaching her while she tried to debate the levels of previous hook-ups and conversations and whether to go in for what would be a sure thing (hello, Christian), what could enhance newer but developing relationships (Luke, Cloud-with-the-hair) or to venture into sadly little tread territory (...those other guys).

Decisions, decisions!!!

Re: Assignment -- practice your own hooking up

[trigons_child]

Raven had zero interest in trying to hit on someone. She already knew she'd do it badly. Besides, she didn't have any interest in casual hookups without emotional attachment.

She was so not going to look at Chuck.

Or Karla for that matter.

Re: Assignment -- practice your own hooking up

[glacial_queen]

Which, of course, meant that Karla had to try to catch Raven's eye and wave. It was how these things worked.

Talk to the TA

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Once he pings in with his scarf.

Re: Talk to the TA

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

Chuck looked like he wanted to be anywhere but near his scarf at the moment. Sure, she "wasn't talking to him", but it seemed like every time he glanced over at her, she'd be giving him some serious glare and making some pissed off noise.

Whatever, he'll oogle at the shirtless guy with wings. Take that, scarf.

Talk to Dean

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

He's in a really good mood.

Talk to Impala

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

She's curious to this whole class thing and willing to answer any questions anyone might have.

Re: Talk to Impala

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

Once it became obvious that Chuck would rather look at the shirtless guy then pay attention to her grumbling, Chuck's scarf made her way over to Impala, since that's someone she had recognized from last year.

"You have to help me ignore Chuck while he ignores me." The scarf was blunt, yes.

Re: Talk to Impala

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

"..."

Cloud stared for a second. "So you were a car?" Yes, he had questions.

OOC

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

I will be around till a little after noon before I need to head to work, but I should be back around 9:30 and can pick up any pings then.