Attitude: Just Deal With It - Tuesday, Period 2

[raspberryturk]

"Yo, losers!"

Nope. Not 'Rookies,' today. Reno had a syllabus, and that was the sort of thing that happened when he tried to stay topical while following it.

One of the many reasons why Reno should never have a syllabus, kids.

"I'm Reno, an' this is your Attitude workshop for the first half of the summer, yo. I can tell you're all thrilled." Smile for the crazy ginger at the front of the room, kids. Show him how pleased you are to be here. "So, if you're one of them kids that actually signed up for this course, congrats. You get to learn how to stop bein' a loser before the term is through. Maybe you'll even be good at it, yo! If you ain't one of them kids an' you got no clue what you're doin' here, good job, you or the office managed to screw up your paperwork, an' now you're stuck with me!"

It was kind of eerie, the way he sounded so cheerful through all of that.

"Now, since it's the first workshop an' all, we're gonna take it easy, yo. Introductions, but with a twist. Today, I wanna hear your name, what you're doin' in this first class, and the worst insult that you can remember anybody ever throwin' at you. And then I want you to throw somethin' at me. Do your friggin' worst, kids, and toss in a rude gesture while you're at it, yo."

Yep. Reno was telling you to tell him off. And maybe to flip him off at the same time.

"Try an' keep your pants up, yo."

[Open! Possible warning for strong language in the intro thread, so click from work at your own discretion. Syllabus and Roster are here!]

Comments

Sign In!

[raspberryturk]

Let the teacher just affectionately referred to you all as losers.

Re: Sign In!

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe Saunders

Re: Sign In!

[lockestheway]

Peter Wiggin

Lecture!

[raspberryturk]

Sit down, pass notes, gape at the crazy man in the suit, try to figure out what to call him, that sort of thing.

Re: Lecture!

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe shouldn't have been surprised, really. She had taken enough classes with Reno to know better than to expect anything close to normal.

Re: Lecture!

[lockestheway]

...Seriously? This was what mother and father had plucked him out of house and hearth for? Peter had to work very hard not to scowl his ass off. Christ.

Re: Lecture!

[knight-fatali.livejournal.com]

Seifer was in the back, trying not to laugh.

Re: Lecture!

[iwishiwasbig.livejournal.com]

Dave was slightly concerned. This had to be a trick to give students detention, right?

Introduce Yourselves!

[raspberryturk]

Your name, why you're here, the worst thing anybody has ever called you, and then get really creative in your efforts to insult Reno. Preferably with a rude gesture.

Other kids, feel free to ping in with pointers if anyone's gesture or insult strikes you as particularly weak. This class is all about sharing and caring.

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[faithandscience.livejournal.com]

"William Murdoch," he introduced himself. "I'm here because- I'm not entirely certain. I think there may have perhaps been some error in the sign-up process? This isn't a class I would have chosen for myself," he admitted, rather boldly, he thought, but then the teacher did seem to, er... approve of boldness. "The worst thing anyone's ever called me? Well, there was a lad once who seemed to think I'd turn out just like my father." William had punched him rather soundly on the nose, in one of his infrequent displays of temper. "And-" oh dear, when it came to actually insulting someone else he was rather at a loss.

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[raspberryturk]

Aww, the proper kid was balking!

It was kind of cute.

"And? I'm sure you can come up with somethin', man. A crack at my hair? The way it looks like I don't seem to know how the hell to do up my shirt? Pull some kinda insult right outta that weird literature with all the 'thee' and 'thou' crap in it, if you gotta. I know you heard this stuff somewhere in your life, man. We ain't all a bunch'a angels here, yo."

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[andthemoralis.livejournal.com]

Oh, this could only end in rainbows and sunshine. Rainbows and sunshine. "I'm Stan," he said with a vague little wave. "I'm here because my dad's a moron and... I don't know. Worst thing I've been called might be a 'cock guzzling, vaginal belch, spooge bucket.'"

Thank you for that, Stan. Thanks so much.

"And teacher? Carrot Top called, he says to stop dressing up like him. You're making him look even gayer."

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[lockestheway]

"I'm Peter Wiggin," Peter said, at least trying to fit the mold of a decent student, though god knew what Reno expected of him. "I'm here because my mother thought it was a good idea to send me here--" the hateful, spiteful hag, "--and my sister likes to use a lot of bodily functions to insult me. She puts a lot of work into it, and I don't think I'd be doing her credit picking just one of them."

And then as he sat back he added, because he thought he was clever, "And with all due respect, sir, I think there's more constructive things to do than coming up with a way to insult you cleverly."

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[randomspanish.livejournal.com]

"I'm Freddie Benson, and I thought I could use a little practice in maybe standing up for myself a little more. As for the worst thing anyone's ever said, someone once told me 'If I had to marry you -- or a bowl of spit -- I'd be "Mrs. Bowl-Of-Spit.'"

"And, uhhh, you've got bad hair and you seem kind of irresponsible."

Ooooh, burn.

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[sexonyoursheets.livejournal.com]

"Puck," he said, tossing off a wave. "I'm here because I'm awesome. No one calls me names 'cause of that, either. 'Cause I'll beat 'em up or throw them in a dumpster."

He paused, appraising Reno, and added, "Looks like someone already did that to you, though."

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[knight-fatali.livejournal.com]

"Seifer Almasy. I'm here because someone thought it would be a joke to sign me up for this class. I'm betting she thought it would help me have less of an attitude."

He grinned and leaned back. "I'm a little short on cash, and you could pass as a halfway unugly girl. How about I put you on a dress and stick you on a street corner. I should make enough for a beer."

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[wheeler-360.livejournal.com]

"I'm, uh, Marshall Wheeler," he introduced himself, "and I really don't know what my parents were thinking when they signed me up for this? So I can't really say why I'm here, other than that they're every crazier than I thought."

Or, y'know, hadn't read the course description thoroughly when picking Marshall's courses.

He shrugged a bit. "I guess I get called nerd and geek a lot?" Oh, right, insult the professor, too. Uh. Uh. "Which I guess you wouldn't know much about, since you're... as smart as a box of hammers?"

Let's pretend that wasn't a question, shall we? Belatedly, Marshall threw up a weak middle finger.

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[iwishiwasbig.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Dave Nelson. And I guess I'm here because I figured it might give me a better chance to manage difficult personalities in the future," Dave said. "I don't really get insulted too much, though. Mostly just ignored. But I do get called short a lot."

"Oh, and you..." Dave was at a loss. He rarely insulted people. He preferred answering questions in a particularly sarcastic way to make people feel foolish. "... sure do have a face for radio. And a voice for print." It was the best he could do. No rude gestures, though.

Re: Introduce Yourselves!

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

George shrugged. "George," she said. "I don't remember the worst thing anybody's called me. I kind of don't pay attention. Probably that I'm rude and not living up to my potential and blahblahblah it kind of all sounds the same after that."

She folded her arms and put her head down on her desk. And lifted one hand, without looking up, to give him the bird. Which she was going to hold there, yes.

"Congratulations," she said, "on your life choices thus far, that leave you here, on this fucking island, teaching a bunch of sullen teenagers how to be even bigger douchebags. And getting paid for it. Your mom has to be so proud."

Talk to the TAs!

[raspberryturk]

One of whom agreed to be here, while the other probably has no clue what's going on.

When they tag in!

Re: Talk to the TAs!

[svetocha-blooms.livejournal.com]

Dru was sitting off to the side sipping a cup of coffee and trying to think of an appropriate insult just in case she was asked.

Re: Talk to the TAs!

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Effy, yeah, had very little clue what she'd gotten into here. That tended to happen when you were collared by aforementioned crazy ginger in the corridor and dragged into a classroom.

For now, she was taking it as it came, and hoping Reno wasn't expecting anything from her.

Talk to Reno!

[raspberryturk]

Ah, yes. Reno loved the smell of classroom in the morning.

...

Weirdly enough.

He was here if anybody needed him after class for whatever reason. And he probably won't even call you a loser! That was a one-time offer. Unless you're hell-bent on earning it a second time.

OOC!

[raspberryturk]

Why is it raining out? I mean, aside the fact that it's springtime on the coast and all? Why is it raining?

Still?

Re: OOC!

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

Nathan will be missing the first two classes (I think) as he is off putting himself through canon and ultimately dying before getting better!