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How to Be a Really Famous Actor (And Other Acting Tips), Friday, Period 1

As the students walked into the class, Lucas - still wearing his leather jacket, for the record - was standing in front of his desk, holding a skateboard behind his neck with one hand, staring down at his phone in the other hand, and laughing occasionally. "Ha ha. HipHopGroceries. That's a great hashtag. Flavor Flav-or-ice. I remember that stuff. I gotta retweet that." It wasn't until a little bit after the bell rang that he finally looked up at his class.

"Hey. How're you doing? Great? Good. I'm fine, bro, thanks for asking. This is How to Be a Really Famous Actor (And Other Acting Tips)," Lucas said, really pronouncing the hell out of those parentheses. "I'm Lucas Lee, but you knew that already. And if you didn't, what's wrong with you? Don't you like movies? Then why the hell are you here? Hopefully, it's because you want to be a really famous and probably good actor. Or maybe you want to be just an okay actor who's kind of famous with nerds and gets millions of twitter followers because they love when you talk about video games or something. Or maybe you just want to be a nobody who will never amount to anything more than local theater because you suck." He didn't have anything against local theater. He was just better than it. His bank account was proof of that.

Lucas put the skateboard on the desk, then pounded the desk with a fist for emphasis. "Well, this is the class for you! Except for the last person. Shove off, loser. We've only got time for potential superstars here. But those first two people are more than welcome to learn from me, a master of the craft. Also, if anyone wants to learn some sweet skateboard tricks, I'll be behind the school after classes. Bring your boards. I'll give coupons for some of the gear I sell from my skate company."

"We're going to start with some simple stuff today. Introductions..." Lucas paused until the drama had built up to its boiling point, "and improvisation. The first thing is when you tell me your name, your age, how much you love me, and something about yourself that you're going to repeat every time somebody does an article about you when you're famous. The second thing is when I pretend to care." Lucas laughed a little bit at his little joke there, but just enough to make it clear that it didn't have to be a joke if you sucked. "But then you also have to make up a character on the spot and introduce them the same way. Maybe I'll ask you some questions for your character to answer. Maybe I won't. I want to keep you on your toes."

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Introduce yourself. Name, age, an 'interesting' fact that you can let magazine fluff pieces use.

Calvin thought about it. "Calvin, eighteen, my best friend is a tiger."

"Like Mike Tyson?" Lucas asked. "Where do you buy a tiger anyway? I've been looking for a pet."

"I didn't buy him, I caught him." Kinda. Hobbes had always been there really.

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"Kate Gregson, seventeen." Was that not the name she'd given someone in this class before? Too bad, she didn't care, and she was sure he wouldn't either. "And... I'm from Overland Park, Kansas. That's interesting because I'm way too awesome to be from there."

She was feeling a little better today, and that little statement just seemed to fit the tone Lucas was setting for the class.

"Kansas. Never been there," Lucas said. Why would go to Kansas? "But that's good. The public loves when famous people come from small towns in the middle of the country. It makes them 'relatable'-" Yes, he finger-quoted, "even when the famous person is a whole lot better than them."

"So, that's about the only thing being from Kansas is good for," Kate nodded. It wasn't much of a revelation, since she'd been thinking that for years and years now. "And I suggest you keep staying out of Kansas, it's no good."

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"I'm Nathan Young and I'm seventeen," he started, pausing for a minute while he tried to come up with an interesting fact. "And I think I prefer girls named Valerie above all else. They're just so hot and mysterious and I just want to take them home and -- "

Wait, he was in class here.

" -- watch romantic movies with them."

Nathan grinned, thinking that was the most interesting thought Lucas would hear today.

Why yes, that sound he may have heard was Kate, over in her seat, trying not to snicker too loudly.

She'd brought his surprising revelation on herself, sadly. Valerie's were just so much better than Kate's. That much was obvious.

Nathan glanced towards her when he heard her snickering and shrugged. "That is why liars never win. Honesty is always the best policy, Kate. Now you'll never know just how much I like girls called Valerie."

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"Wow, that's lame. I hope Valerie isn't in this class, because you're not getting anywhere with that one," Lucas said.

"But that reminds me. If you're serious about becoming famous, don't worry too much about who you're trying to hook up with now. When you're famous, you'll get to hook up with other famous people and that's an improvement." For instance, no famous chick ever RIPPED HIS HEART OUT AND STOMPED ALL OVER IT, RAMONA.

Yes, Lucas was a massive hypocrite. Contain your shock.

"Nah, she's not in this class. She's too good for this class but I've already gotten somewhere with her," he said, glancing at Kate again.

"Still, it is good to hear that I won't have to become a lonely spinster when I do become famous," he added, pointing at Professor Lee. "Not that I was worried but having assurances from a famous actor is comforting."

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"Caroline Forbes, seventeen," she said, displaying her most attractive smile for the class. "I think people would be interested to know that I managed to claw my way to fame despite coming from the excruciatingly dull Mystic Falls, Virginia." Sure it was becoming known as quite the vampire community, but still.

"Small town girl who ditches her tiny little town for Hollywood. People eat that up," Lucas said. "Just don't forget to do some press there every few years to prove that you don't think you're better than them, even if you really are."

"Quinn Fabray," Quinn said. "Sixteen. I was cheer captain on a national championship squad last year."

"They keep making cheerleader movies that go straight to DVD. That's not a bad way to get some credits on your IMDb," Lucas noted. "But you'll be stuck with things like that for a while."

"Lots of actresses make good careers out of playing cheerleaders," Quinn said dryly, rolling the idea around in her head. "I figure I can do it until I'm 25 or something, maybe get a part on some bad TV show, then play best friends and love interests in movies until people start noticing me."

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"Peter Bishop, eighteen, and my father is a toothpaste scientist who went crazy and is in a mental insitution," Peter snarked. "That fluffy enough?"

"With family like that, you're going to be the male Lindsey Lohan. Have fun in the supermarket tabloids," Lucas said.

"Ouch," Peter said, chuckling. "I'll do my best to stay on this side of sober."

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"I'm Robin, 17, and I my uncle is Kermit the Frog." Hey it was interesting if you were from his world.

"You're a frog," Lucas pointed out, as if Robin hadn't noticed that.

"Yes." Robin nodded. "Makes it easier to have an uncle who's one. Uncle Kermit and Fozzie Bear played identical twins once, but I don't think that would work in real life."

"Ramona Flowers. Sixteen," she said, tersely. She still had no idea why she was in here, no, except that maybe the universe wanted to mess with her. "And one of the first guys I ever dated is now a famous actor."

There. He'd like that, she figured.

"Just don't get a crush on the famous actor standing right in front of you. That would be inappropriate," Lucas pointed out, giving a downright EVIL smirk. "By the way, you're my randomly picked TA. Congratulations!"

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