fandomhigh | Paranormal Activity 101, Tuesday, January 4th

When students filtered into the classroom on Tuesday they'd see a new teacher sitting at the front desk, immersed in a texting spree with somebody. He made sure that his phone was put away the second class started, however. Had to set a good example and everything.

"Welcome everybody. Just to make sure everyone is in the right class: You all know this is Paranormal Activity 101, yes?" Alaric waited a minute just to make sure anybody who had came into the wrong class had a chance to make a swift exit. "Okay, good. I'm Alaric Saltzman, but please, call me either Ric or Mr. Saltzman. Nobody calls me Alaric."

"I was going to start this class off with some spiel about how this class is just for fun and vampires aren't real, et cetera, et cetera, but five minutes in this place has let me know that you aren't the average bunch of students that I usually deal with," Alaric said with a smile. "So let's go into this with an open mind and a willingness to learn, shall we?"

"In this class we will be covering a new supernatural being every week, with a brief historical overview and ways you can bring it down if you have the unfortunate luck to be in a situation where one is after you," he said. "Now, just because I will be teaching you these things, it does not mean I want you to go out there and play hero. You shouldn't hunt without the proper training and this class is not the proper training. It's an overview so that maybe you'll have a chance at survival in emergencies."

"And," Alaric leaned against his desk and crossed his arms over his chest. "I am well aware that not everything that goes bump in the night is evil and should be hunted. So while I will tell you how to hurt and even kill the supernatural beings we'll be covering, I want you all to know that it should be taken on a case by case basis. Don't go killing just because you can."

Wow, this was definitely a freeing teaching experience, that was for sure.

"So, today is going to be an easy day. I want introductions from each of you. Your name, age, your experience with anything of the supernatural kind and something you would like to learn about," he said. "I specialize in vampires but I'm sort of a research nerd, so if I haven't heard of what you want to know more about I'm more than willing to read more about it."

"Oh, and I've already picked Ms. Forbes as my TA," Alaric started, gesturing at Caroline. "So feel free to bother her if you have any questions that you don't want to ask me."

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With a weapon, if you've got it.

Or chat. Or pass notes. It's okay, he's a pretty chill teacher.

Your name, age, your experience with anything of the supernatural kind and something you would like to learn about

Once she pings in.

He'd be sticking around for a bit after class.

I'll pick up pings in the morning omg.

Dana Scully, with a 9mm Smith & Wesson

Calvin

Chloe Saunders

Rosalind

"Rosalind," she said, with a nod. "Seventeen. My experience with the supernatural has been--quite limited."

A pause, while she considered what she'd like to learn about.

"I'd like to learn about ghosts."

Because she was scared of them. Rosalind was not sharing that with the class.

Nobody Owens

Bod interest was immediately piqued when Professor Saltzman started his lecture. He leaned forward on his elbows, not taking any notes but listening closely anyway.

Kate Gregson

"Calvin, eighteen, I've got tons of experience with the paranormal." He didn't. He barely had experience with the normal. "I'd like to learn more about hot vampire babes."

This was going to end well.

"My name is Nobody Owens but I go by Bod for short," he started, giving the teacher a brief nod. "I'm seventeen, I think, and I was actually raised in a graveyard by the ghosts that lived there after my parents were murdered. And when I say ghosts, I mean the spirits of those who were buried in the graveyard. I could see them. I know a witch and a Hound of God and my guardian is actually a vampire."

Bod figured that made his experience with the supernatural fairly extensive but it was mostly on the good side of things which made him lucky.

"I think I'd like to learn about those areas of the supernatural that aren't so...pleasant."

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Kate was paying pretty rapt attention to the lecture. Couldn't help it, the subject matter had come to be a fairly major feature in her life lately, and she found herself feeling pleased that Mr. Saltzman thought to mention that the supernatural wasn't all black and white when it came to evil.

She was also in no way pointedly not looking at a certain someone she really should've expected to see in this class. Nuh uh. Of course not.

Caroline Forbes

Bobby McCallister

Caroline so totally didn't think she'd be very good at fielding questions from this crowd, but she looked hot so maybe she'd just distract them away. Especially if vampires came up, thanks for that one, Ric.

"Kate Gregson, seventeen." And keeping her tone mild on the next subject. "I kinda have a lot of experience with the supernatural by now. I've met ghosts, werewolves, and vampires. Some experiences have been good and some very much not."

She paused, lips twisting in thought, then shrugged. "I guess I just want to learn more."

"I'm Caroline Forbes," she said, more addressing the others in the class than Ric since, hi, he knew way too much about her already. "Mystic Falls isn't exactly New York, but we have our share of things that go bump in the night. I think class should focus on the good sorts of paranormal things. You know, nice werewolves!"

"I don't know a lot about the supernatural," Bobby said, looking a little worried. "And I don't know anything about fighting except that Jason said he would teach me a little, and one time I got in a fight at school, but it ended up really badly. So I guess I'd rather learn about talking to supernatural things?"

He stopped and then finally remembered. "Um, my name is Bobby McCallister. I'm 14."

Bobby grinned at Caroline's introduction. He already thought she was cool, but this just cemented it, oh yes. "I agree with Caroline," he said quickly and then looked sheepish at speaking out.

Raven

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