Student Council Meeting [October 24, 2005]

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe enters the room and starts setting up her notes.

"Hey guys, we have a lot to cover and not a lot of time."

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[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty winces. "Yeah... the Master/Slave thing. I'm wondering how that lesson plan got past the administration. Who'd you end up with?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Janet... Janet Fraiser. But we're not doing it."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"So you're worried about how that will affect your grade in class? It seems to me that the refusal to participate in this little project is the ethical thing to do."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth laughs, slightly harshly. "Oh, it's not my grade that's giving me nightmares," she says. "Let's just say that I've seen some examples of slavery, and it's those which are haunting my dreams."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty winces in sympathy. "And I'm guessing those images have nothing to do with the scenes from Gone With the Wind?" he says lightly.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth half-smiles at him. "No, not really," she replies softly. "I've spent some time in Mali and along the Ivory Coast..." she sighs

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Really? I'd never guess that. How'd you end up there?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Her cheeks flush slightly. "Oh, you know... volunteer work, and all that."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty's a little surprised. "Really? And you're only what? 17? Sounds like you've had an eventful life. Though that might be a requirement just to be admitted to this nuthouse school."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

She grins wryly. "Not quite 17 yet. My dad was in politics... he always thought it was good for me to get involved in things.

And you're a fine one to talk about an eventful life."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty gives her a small smile. "Yeah... but it's not a life to be proud of."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"No, but you're putting it behind you now. Clean slate and all that," she says, smiling back at him.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty grins. "Clean slates are nice but some parts of your life aren't-" Marty stops himself in mid-sentence

"You know what? You're pretty tired so I'll save the 'Road to Redemption' speech for when you're ready to go to sleep and we don't have all this work to do for parents weekend."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth laughs. "Thanks, that would be appreciated."