Famous Shipwrecks of the Deep, [Thursday, Period One, 9/2]

[takesaftermom.livejournal.com]

Summer stood at the front of the classroom, waiting until all of her students assembled before speaking. "Good morning everyone. My name is Summer Pitt and this is Famous Shipwrecks of the Deep," she began, smiling warmly. "As the title says, we'll be focusing on famous shipwrecks of the deep. These wrecks are from all different times in maritime history. Most are well known to historians and marine scientists. We'll be discussing them. Some of the causes of the wrecks are undetermined. I'd like to see if you can come up with a theory as to why the ships met the fate they did. It'll be fun to see what you theorize."

Summer paused, pulling out the syllabus and passing it out to her students. "Today we're going to keep it simple. I'd like you to introduce yourselves -- your name, grade and one shipwreck you'd like to learn about. If you can't think of one, that's okay. You can just tell me why you're interested in this class."

She was looking forward to their responses. "Also, Ariel, I'd like to see you after class, if you have the time."

[OCD up.]

{Syllabus | Class Roster}

Comments

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

Percy almost smiled. His mom might worry about the things that happened on this island but she wouldn't freak out. She'd already been through a lot of unusual things just because Percy was her son.

"Gonna keep it hidden?" he asked. "Let your mom believe it's all normal?"

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[notlikebobby.livejournal.com]

"Hell yes, aren't you? For as long as possible anyway. If we can make it to mid-terms, she won't want to ruin the semester by pulling us out."

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

Percy shrugged a shoulder. "Probably. I haven't really decided yet. Even if I told her the weird stuff, she probably wouldn't believe me."

She would. His mother just wanted him to stick with one school for more than a week. So far, so good.

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[notlikebobby.livejournal.com]

Jack considered Percy for a moment. "You gave me an idea."

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

"...good or bad one?" Percy asked, curious.

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[notlikebobby.livejournal.com]

"Good, I think." He was still thinking about it. "Bobby's never going to keep his mouth shut about everything going on here. But if I tell Mom everything with a hint of sarcasm, she'll think I'm lying and that Bobby's going along with it."

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

"You won't get in trouble for the lying?" Percy wondered. "My mom would look at me like I'd just done the worst thing possible just to make me feel guilty."

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[notlikebobby.livejournal.com]

"She'll brush it off as me being a smart ass. So your mom knows how to push your buttons?"

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

Percy shrugged again. "It was just me and her for awhile. My dad's...not really around."

Other things to do and all.

"So, it was easy for her to find my buttons. 'Course, that means I know hers too."

Re: Introductions [9/2]

[notlikebobby.livejournal.com]

"I know how that goes."