Paranormal Activity 101, Tuesday, February 1st

[nojackassfile.livejournal.com]

Today the class was held in a regular classroom, with no graves or shovels or anything else like that around. Just a man holding a cup of coffee, looking tired.

Which probably came as a relief after last week's hard labor.



"Okay, so, this week we're talking about djinn, which are supernatural creatures from creatures in Arab folklore and Islamic teachings. You guys might better know them as genies," Alaric started. "It is said that the djinn are created from fire and can take on any form they choose. Most of them are hostile, but some are friendly. They're just very unpredictable and certainly anyone who breaks an agreement with a djinn will strongly regret it. Often djinn take pleasure in punishing people for wronging them, even unintentionally."

"It is possible for you to gain power over a djinn and use their powers to your advantage, but only people in the know really are capable of doing that," he said. "But one popular way of trapping them is by imprisoning them in a brass bottle. When that bottle is rubbed three times the djinn inside will appear and grant that person three wishes. So you see where the genie thing is coming from."

"So, today, you're all gonna act as djinn. Well trapped djinn, not the ones that punish people and are all around jerks," Alaric said. "Partner up with someone at some point between today's class and next week's you're gonna have fulfill one wish for them. A simple wish--and nothing dirty or inappropriate! Something like making them breakfast or recording the Super Bowl for them. Something like that."

Alaric paused. "I'm repeating it again: nothing dirty. Nothing bad. That will not count for class credit."

Comments

Sign In

[nojackassfile.livejournal.com]

Like you have phenomenal cosmic powers but itty bitty living space.

Re: Sign In

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

Rosalind

Re: Sign In

[therewaslife]

Nobody Owens

Re: Sign In

[trigons_child]

Raven

Listen to the Lecture

[nojackassfile.livejournal.com]

Or talk. Or sleep. Whichever.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[therewaslife]

This was a rare thing that Bod hadn't actually done any research on so he paid fairly close attention even if his focus wanted to wander elsewhere. He tapped his pen impatiently and tried to quell his restless energies.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

Rosalind... wasn't really sure how punishing people who did you wrong, even unintentionally, made you a jerk.

She wrote it down, however, and put several question marks beside it.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[trigons_child]

Raven wasn't entirely comfortable with going to class, but she'd allowed herself to be coaxed into going. It was probably a good thing the lecture wasn't about ghosts this week, however.

She kept her gaze down and focused on the lecture.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

Oh, great. This was... more of a thing than Kennedy had anticipated it being, and she was really not as big a person as she assumed she was sometimes.

So she wasn't glaring, exactly, but the occasional glance she sent Raven's way was, well. Suspicious at best.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

Blink.

...okay then.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[svetocha-blooms.livejournal.com]

While Dru had heard radio and knew Raven was back, it was another thing to see her alive and in person.

So yes, that was Dru giving Raven an extra through once over using that special little part of her brain. She relaxed when the taste of wax oranges and salt failed to fill her mouth. Raven was still supernatural, but she wasn't a threat.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe wasn't feeling well, but she was in class and determined to take notes.

Partner Up//Grant a Wish

[nojackassfile.livejournal.com]

Like it says.

NOTHING DIRTY OMG.

Re: Partner Up//Grant a Wish

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

While this assignment did not... best please her (Rosalind was not in the habit of doing favours for people, no) she glanced around for a partner.

She had to, after all, for class.

Re: Partner Up//Grant a Wish

[trigons_child]

Raven gave Rosalind a timid look. "I do not think I have any wishes I could ask another to grant," she said, "but perhaps I can do something for you."

Re: Partner Up//Grant a Wish

[therewaslife]

This assignment didn't much bother Bod. He tended to like helping people out when he could so doing a favor (or granting a wish) just didn't seem like too big an issue for him.

He'd stopped tapping his pen and was now twirling it idly between his fingers.

Re: Partner Up//Grant a Wish

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"we need to grant someone a wish?" Helen asked. "That seems, well, it could either be quite simple or rather unpleasant if someone chose."

Re: Partner Up//Grant a Wish

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this assignment? This was Scully's hugely cynical face. Because she'd done this in real-time. And look how that worked out.

Talk to the TA

[nojackassfile.livejournal.com]

Once she pings in.

Re: Talk to the TA

[puppywithatutu.livejournal.com]

Right, TAing. If Caroline could make it through class and clubs without having a complete freak out, life would be amazing. As it was, she sat in class making a list of things she needed to do and gather before her date.

The top of her list was totally finding a way to get Nathan to go stay with one of his girlfriends. Priorities, she had them.

Talk to Alaric

[nojackassfile.livejournal.com]

He was there.

Re: Talk to Alaric

[trigons_child]

Raven approached Alaric before class began. "Professor Saltzman?" she said. "I wish to explain my absence from class for the past two weeks." She didn't exactly have a note, but she wanted to explain.

Re: Talk to Alaric

[nojackassfile.livejournal.com]

Alaric...had honestly thought Raven had dropped the class or pulled a Stefan and was just off doing whatever important thing Stefan did. Like talking to old girlfriends he imprisoned in his basement.

"You don't have to explain. I mean, it's not my business." He really didn't want to know if she was doing Stefan things. "Just assure me that you didn't mean to skip and that you weren't just lazing around thinking about dumb I am."

OOC

[nojackassfile.livejournal.com]

I wish someone would grant my wish of Taco Bell delivering food.

Re: OOC

[awakestheghosts]

Can I second this wish?