Criminal Justice, Class 13

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[OOC: Rory will post grades through the first test in the comments at her leisure. The inspiration for the evaluations come from a bunny-related incident at the zoo. CJ couldn't keep her monologue internal. Not her fault. :) Mun's head is freaking killing him as he's typing this up. Don't expect anything too elaborate today. Class Info Link.]

*Tick is sitting at his desk. He has a strange look on his face. If you glance at the desktop, you would see a completed Rubik's Cube and might recognize a sense of victory in Tick's gaze. If you looked more closely, you might be able to tell that he has been pondering something just a little more than is probably good for him. Possibly something that makes him question his Destiny at this school. It doesn't look like he's mopey about it, though, just pondery. Yes, "pondery."*

Hello, students! Today Rory will be putting up a grade sheet. These are the grades of students that made it to the test, and them alone.

And because it's only fair that if you get a status report, I should get one as well, I went ahead and whipped up a teacher evaluation. Please get these in by Friday, chums. They're anonymous to Tick, but not his mun, so be honest!

Now to today's topic.

Today's class will be the Low Dive of Discussion. You don't have to go too far up, but you still end up in the deep end of the pool! Why did you join this class? Why do you dig Justice?

As for this week's extra credit - *Tick pointed at the cube on his desk* - come up with a metaphor for how Justice is a Rubik's Cube.

*After Rory posts the current grades, Tick makes an announcement.* If anyone would like to talk about their grades thus far, I'd be happy to stay after class and chat.

[OOC: Due to the continuing headache, I'll probably be around to respond to class replies throughout the day, but the replies might be along the lines of "Tick says 'Good job' while his mun takes more Advil."]

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[janet_fraiser]

Janet sits at her desk and looks at the Rubik's Cube. She's been itching to get her hands on it. She hasn't played with one in years, but she could probably still solve it as quickly as she used to. She wonders if maybe she could borrow it later. Or get extra credit for solving the puzzle. Sure, she could go and order one on her own, but it would be much less fun that way.

"I joined this class because a bunch of my friends tell me wacky stories about this I was inspired to learn more about Justice. Especially after trying out to be your sidekick. But Rory definitely deserves the job more than I do. And I dig Justice because it's one of those things that should mean something to everyone."

Janet stares at the Rubik's Cube some more. A metaphor for Justice? She'll try. "A Rubik's Cube is a shiny, multicolored puzzle that takes a long time to solve, but the more you practice at solving it, the easier it is to get right. Just like the more you work at understanding Justice, the easier it is to understand and to do the right thing. Also, Justice could possibly be shiny and multicolored. You never know."

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

The Tick remembers Janet's audtition for the role of his sidekick. It was a very surprising performance. "Justice should mean something to everyone, Janet, but what does it mean to you right now?"

Tick smiled at her extra credit response. "I've known a few people who used to be on the other side of Justice - or twisted it up so that they thought they were on the right side even though they weren't - who ended up giving real Justice a shot. It wasn't easy for them at first, but they did get better at it eventually. I'd say that you're right on the money with the extra credit, Janet!

"And Justice is indeed shiny, but its colors are up to the eyes of the beholder!"

[janet_fraiser]

"Right now it means I need more coffee to think about it," says Janet, taking a drink from her cup. "Okay, that's better." And inspiration strikes as the caffeine hits her stomach. "Justice means as much to me as coffee. I can't get out of bed and face the day without it."

Okay, it wasn't as great a metaphor as The Tick could come up with, but she was a novice at the whole business of metaphors for Justice.

"Thanks," she says, brightening on the extra credit. "But what color is Justice to you?"

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"That was beautiful, Janet! Justice is indeed the coffee at the Breakfast Bar of Life!"

Tick smiled at her question. "Mostly blue."

[janet_fraiser]

"I kind of thought so," she said, trying not to giggle too much.

[can_be_more]

If Aeryn was still smarting over the whole Rubik's Cube thing, she would have glared and muttered "Showoff." Good thing she's not.