fandomhigh | So You Say You Want a Revolution: Week 1, Period 3

Aly was enjoying being back in a classroom, perching on her desk and watching the students make their way into the class. She smiled at the students who had that shiny patina of being brand new to Fandom and nodded to Ino ~~if she was there~~ as a student she'd known before. Once everyone was close to seated, she stood up, leaning back against the desk.

"Good morning. I'm going to admit straight off that I might be a little rusty with this whole teaching thing. It's been a little while," she gave a little smirking smile that said you could take her seriously at your own risk. "I'm Alianne of Pirate's Swoop. You all can call me Aly, duani is acceptable if you're uncomfortable with just a nickname, but the first person who calls me Miss Aly gets me unhappy."

"This class is 'So You Say You Want a Revolution.' If you're not interested in revolutions, pretend because you already missed the class on Canada. During the term, we're going to talk about why formenting revolution can be a good thing. We're going to discuss what revolutions can be used for, how they can be put together, and why a failed revolution can be just as effective." She gazed at all of them with a slight smile. "And yeah, I hate theory so practicalities will be covered. Demolitions, weaponry, organisation, magic - or not, tactics." She grinned. "And my favourite, intelligence."

"Ten years ago, I helped organise a rebellion that put my Queen in power and have served as her Spymaster ever since - when I wasn't teaching here, of course. Almost everything I'm going to be teaching you is what I learned during the rebellion and in the years since. And if I didn't learn it there, it's something that was useful to me at the time." She paused for a moment before adding. "In spying, your brain is almost everything - half of spying is half mental which I've said many, many times before. A single person can't put together an effective revolution. But a single person can destroy one. And a destroyed rebellion feeds only the ravens and Stormwings. It's a dangerous game. And one you have to commit to fully if you're going to succeed."

"Today I'm going to be traditional - for once - and get to know all of you. I'd also like to hear what you think about revolutions and rebellions. When are they appropriate, what would it take to rebel against the current power structure of your home country, society, or even this school." She smiled mischievously. "I'm looking for a TA or two too so if you're interested, let me know."

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"I think they're necessary at certain points in history. Sometimes the power structure gets so corrupted and full of themselves that they're no longer protecting the people they're supposed to help," he said. "That's when someone else has to take them down and start over."

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Nico had to bite his tongue to stop himself from adding on to that one, but he certainly heard what Luke was saying and the seemingly good intentions behind it.

Percy found himself staring at Luke after that answer. The familiarity was eerie in that statement and how the Luke he knew felt. He could see how this Luke could end up as that Luke.

It was all really confusing. Still, he didn't glare. Just eyed Luke warily and wondered how he could think the Titans were better than the Gods.

"That's been a fairly common answer," Aly agreed. "And I don't think I'd disagree with the aim of it, but what I want to know is what would bring you to the point of that rebellion. Who decides when that power structure is so corrupt and who decides who takes them down?"

Luke had been momentarily distracted by people freaking staring at him after he answered the question, so it took him a moment to answer Aly.

"Uh, sorry," he said, shaking his head. "I think it's when people start getting hurt because of the screwed up system. That's when others have to take a stand."

Thalia, his mother, himself, he felt that plenty of people in his life had been screwed by the gods so far.

"As for who starts it...I guess whomever has a plan and the means to execute it," he said. "Nobody is going to have full support behind a rebellion. You just have to do what you believe is right and deal with the fact that not everybody will agree with you."

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