True Heroism! The Olympian Way! Session 1, Period 3

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Hercules had the class gather in a clearing in the preserve, since he preferred the outdoors. He was back in his 'heroic' outfit, the sash, the skirt, the sandals. And the oiled chest. Watch those pecs glisten.

He had a duffel bag nearby, with his secret arsenal of literally mythic proportions. But that was not the main point. Once everyone had gathered, he clapped his hands, then pointed dramatically to the horizon.

"I am Hercules, son of Zeus. I am the Lion of Olympus, the former Prince of Power, hero to all. I have bested the poncy haired Thor in combat, defeated those who would destroy our universe, and spent my Olympian fortunes to help those who were most in need. I am the Hercules who beat the Nemean Lion, the many-headed hydra, and the Stymphalian birds. I was a member of the Argonauts, the Avengers, the Champions of Los Angeles, and a former worker for Damage Control. And that's just the flashiest part."

He laughed a hearty laugh, his chest rising and falling with each great guffaw from his lungs. "You are all here because you are to become heroes, or to test your heroic mettle. And while I would never say I am the greatest hero of all, I am one of the most... classic. Today is mainly a day of introductions, both literally and in regards to what I intend to teach. As a hero, while humility is of course a great virtue to uphold, it is important to strike a chord when you introduce yourself to your foe. Assuming your foe understands your tongue, of course."

He reached into his duffel bag and produced his sword, the edge of which looked impossibly sharp. He wielded it with skill, and did a few chops in the air with it. "If I were to leap out at a mugger and say 'Woe to you, I am Jeff, and I like pudding', they aren't really going to be intimidated. They may laugh, but they will not fear. If instead, I leap out and say 'Today you will taste the steel of Hercules, unless you throw down your weapon and surrender!', there may be a bit more of a reaction. So remember, keep it cool, keep it strong, and soon your name will be spread amongst evildoers as one to be feared. And the good people will know your name and start to praise it from town to town. Also a good benefit."

He grinned, then lowered the sword. "Now I want you all to introduce yourselves as fiercely as possible. Then, please share your level of experience in heroism, and what you think makes you a hero." He grinned. "Whoever wishes to start, start."

[ooc: Wait for OCD plz Class is open and ready to go!]

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Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Your teacher isn't wearing pants, has oiled muscles, and just claimed to be a mythical hero. What do you do?

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Well, if you were Percy, you were going to stare at a guy who was calling himself Hercules. As far as he knew, Hercules wasn't around anymore and Percy was carrying a sword that had once belonged to him.

Thankfully, the staring at Hercules got his mind off the fact that he was in a class with two people he really didn't want to be around so there was some good in the staring.

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This guy was in no way the Hercules who Nico had expected when he'd seen his schedule, thank the gods. Not that he was really in need of a course on heroism that involved both Percy and Luke, but Nico thought maybe he could stick to the back of the group, blending in with a tree or two.

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Luke so didn't have the patience to deal with this at the moment. The weirdo teacher barely pinged on his radar (which was saying something more about how long he'd been here than his mood) and he didn't even question the guy's claims. He was too busy pretending Percy didn't exist.

Which, frankly, took a lot of effort.

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The lack of pants and the oiled muscles didn't bother Alexander too much; it was the sort of thing he was actually used to seeing.

Then again, this was a boy who was bringing a bronze resin cat statue (http://www.thecatgallery.co.uk/acatalog/info_46649.html) with him to class.

And he actually though yelling out that you liked pudding could be an effective way to defeat your enemy. You could overpower them while they were too busy laughing. Not that he expected he'd be trying that tactic himself, any time soon.

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[longislandiceme]

Unlike certain demigods, this was exactly what Bobby expected of a guy calling himself Hercules. He found himself smirking and there may have even been an amused eyeroll at the lecture. Classic Herc, all right.

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Mmmm, oiled muscles.

Juliet wasn't sure how exactly she'd ended up in this class; being a hero mostly sounded messy. But she was content to go along for what promised to be an insane ride.

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Simon was staring, mostly.

Yes, even after having jumped out of a plane in his morning class.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[hurtingzeebo]

Man, this guy reminded her of the uber-nubs she'd wrestled in Alexandria.

Only, you know, maybe a little bit shinier.

What was it with these dudes and oil, anyway?

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[wwiii]

... Herc was way less horrifying at the welcome picnic when he'd tackled Warren for a noogie, Warren decided.

His chest was so shiny.

Introduce Yourself!

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First, the impressive 'I say this to the bad guys' intro. Then share your amount of heroing experience and what makes you think you're a hero.

Don't forget to put your name in there, somewhere.

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Percy...wasn't really one for intimidating catch phrases. He tended to forget those in favor of running or trying to avoid getting run through by some monster's sword.

So yeah, Percy didn't really know what to say here. "Uh. Enjoy your swim!" Yeah, there probably had to be some background there but whatever, he didn't know. "And then I'd probably do something fancy with water since I can control and all."

Yeah. He wasn't that intimidating. "Um, I'm Percy Jackson. I've been fighting off monsters and traitors for about three years now. I haven't died yet. Guess that makes me a decent hero."

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"I guess I'd be unoriginal and say surprise or something like that," Luke said with an exaggerated shrug. "'Cause I depend a lot on secrecy and stealth and shouting something beforehand would defeat the purpose of that. Though saying something dramatic like 'Not today, evil-doer' could be fun."

No, Luke thought it was all freaking tacky.

"Anyway, I'm Luke Castellan. I've been fighting monsters since I was six or so, that's how I got this--" Luke pointed to the scar on his face and ignored the fact he got it doing a task that Hercules himself completed just fine. "--and I've recently undertaken a bigger, more dangerous task that's gonna make things better for everyone. I think that sort of stuff, plus the fact I'm willing to do just about anything to do what's right, is pretty heroic."

He followed that suck up of a spiel with a nice smile and hoped he thoroughly annoyed Percy with that answer. Percy who he was pretending didn't exist. Right.

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"I do not have anything I say to my foes, for it depends on the circumstances," Raven said, confused. "If they are sentient I would attempt to reason with them so they do not resort to violence, but if they are not, such as the mechanical spiders we had to deal with not long ago, I do not bother to speak to them as they will not understand or answer."

And anything she did say would undoubtedly involve "Your anger and aggressive, give it to me."

"I am Raven," she went on, "and I have fought against the demon Trigon the Terrible and the Church of Blood that serves him, as well as any threat to Fandom and my friends in their own worlds. I have been told that in another world, a version of me is a hero, a member of a group known as the Teen Titans, and I wish to become more like that Raven."

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Alexander had given this a great deal of thought as he waited for his turn, giving a few glanced down at the cat statue at his feet. "Er..."

But he was a good sport, so he gained a grin as he lifted his eyes and announced, "Evildoer, prepare to cease your evildoing!"

A good sport, but not very good at this, no.

"I am Prince Alexander of Daventry, and I will put an end to this...evildoing!"

He had to laugh at himself, just a little bit. "I'm a little new to this hero thing," he admitted. "But I expect I will have much more experience on the way; it sort of runs in my family, and, already, I've saved an entire kingdom from a tyrannical magician and rescued my father from an evil entity in a floating castle."

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[longislandiceme]

Well, this was a bit of a quandry. Bobby had plenty of quips, but most of them were ice-related, obviously.

"I'm Bobby Drake, and you're... history!" he announced. Yeah, it was lame, but he didn't want to do anything that'd give away having actual experience in the area of heroic quipping.

Why he was in a class on heroing was a different question entirely, but people ended up in Fandom classes for all sorts of different reasons, including paperwork mixups. He seriously doubted anyone cared (they probably also didn't care about his real hero-related resume, but that was a neurosis he wasn't ready to overcome just yet).

As far as his experience- well, Herc himself knew the general gist of it already, so instead he just shrugged. "As far as heroing goes- I've helped my friends out of some pretty bad spots with some stuff back in their homes." Truth, but vague! Good enough.

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"I probably wouldn't say anything to a bad guy because I would shriek and run away," Juliet said honestly. "Hi. I'm Juliet Darling. I don't really have a lot of heroing experience. I guess I'm kind of more the sidekick type? But I'll be happy to learn."

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[hurtingzeebo]

"I'm Sam Puckett," she said. "I always figured I'd go with a good battle yell, like --" And then she kind of roared. It was impressive, considering she was a fairly small blond girl.

"As for heroics. . . . At my old school I used to beat up all the bullies." That was heroic, right? "Oh! And my best friend and I have worked to bring down the evil Nevel Papperman of Nevelocity.com. And we defeated a nasty pair of Japanese web comedians when they tried to kidnap us. . . ." That all counted, she was sure it did.

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[wwiii]

Impressive introduction? Really? Warren was probably very not the spitting image of his other-reality selves as he blinked and tried to figure out what the heck he was supposed to say, here.

"Honestly," he said after a moment, "I don't usually go for a snappy intro. I'd much rather just get to the point and swoop in to knock a bad guy off his feet than spend my time trying to come up with something neat to say."

There was a pause, and then he continued. "Oh, and I'm Warren. I've fought some things before... Demons, vampires, weird monkey-pony hybrids and other stuff that invades the island like that. I guess that kind of counts."

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Faramir wondered if perhaps his brother would not have belonged better in this particular class. Still, he made a worthy effort to sound as a ranger should sound.

"In the name of Gondor, yield!" he did not think that needed much more than that.

"I am Faramir, son of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor," Faramir said. "I would not call myself a hero, that is my brother's role more than mine. I have fought beside heroes, however. Men of Gondor and the Dunédain of the South alike. Men who devote their life to defend their country and its people. They are heroes."

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"I don't have a snazzy intro." Not a set one, anyway, and Kate shrugged. "I'd probably just insult them somehow. I'm great at annoying people into losing concentration." It was a real talent.

"I've killed a few bad things. I don't think that makes me a hero." 'A few' was... relative.

Talk to the Teacher

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He's not scary at all!

Just... goofy. Kinda.

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I am about to pass out. Gosh knows how long I will sleep, but when I awaken, I will get to all pings!