Sex Ed, Tuesday, First Period

[screwyoumarvel]

When the students entered the classroom, they would find 'SEX ED' written in large block letters on the chalkboard. Steve figured it was best to get that out there as soon as possible, so anyone who was going to turn red and splutter could do it, and anyone who was in the wrong place could leave with minimal awkwardness. Steve waited until everyone had arrived, then got up from behind his desk and came to stand in front of it with his arms crossed. He looked rather imposing.

"Good morning," he said. "I am Steve Rogers. Mr. Rogers is fine, and Professor Rogers is fine." He would probably even answer to Steve, but he wasn't about to offer it to them. "This is Sex Ed. If you did not sign up for Sex Ed, you can leave now. If you signed up for Sex Ed with the intention of behaving immaturely, please don't. Anything we discuss in this room does not leave it. I have no control over the radio squirrels, but outside of this room, I trust you all to be circumspect about things learned about your fellow students in it. I know it's early, and I don't mind if you bring coffee or some other source of caffeine with you, but I will tolerate no sleeping in my class."

Then he uncrossed his arms and grinned. "So. Pretty straightforward first class; it's not in the handbook but I'm given to believe the introductions week is obligatory. I want to get to know you and what I've gotten myself into here, and I'd like for you to get to know each other, since we'll be discussing some pretty sensitive topics here and I want everyone to feel safe doing so. At the least, I'd like to hear your name and where you're from, since I've found that can be instructive, if you've had any instruction in sex education before, and what you'd like to get out of this class. And let's say...one thing you just want the class to know about you. Then we'll have some free time for you to talk among yourselves or ask me any questions you might have right away. That sound good?" He didn't wait for an answer. "Good. Also, I'm looking to hire two TAs; anyone interested can see me after class. We'll start with you," he said, pointing to a student at random.

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Sign In

[screwyoumarvel]

Like it's the first week of sex ed.

Re: Sign In

[childhood-taunt.livejournal.com]

Matt Murdock

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

Hank Venture

Introductions

[screwyoumarvel]

You know the drill.

Re: Introductions

[childhood-taunt.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Matt Murdock," Matt said with a wave at... well no one in particular. "I'm from New York and-"

Then there was a small grin.

"My dad and I have had the talk. Really this is a requirement as a health class for college so I hope I do well."

Re: Introductions

[answer2bheard.livejournal.com]

"I'm Jim Hawkins," Jim said, looking a little awkward to be here, really. "I'm from a planet called Montressor, and I think I'm mostly here because whatever you can tell me about this sort of thing has to be better than mom letting Dr. Doppler give me 'the talk.'"

Yeah. There were fingerquotes there.

Re: Introductions

[serial-quitter.livejournal.com]

"Hi, my name is Ryan Clark," she began. "My parents are missionaries who travel a lot, so there's no one place I call home. I spent a lot of my childhood in remote parts of South America. And, uh, pretty much all my instruction in this subject is limited to what was in the bible. My parents aren't too comfortable talking about this stuff."

Re: Introductions

[ihavediabetes.livejournal.com]

Introductions? Really? Maybe this was just what happened at small schools.

"Hi. I'm Stacey McGill, and I'm from New York," she said, and that totally made her special, even if that guy was from there, too. What were with all these other New York kids? "Sex ed was part of a health unit for my sophomore year so I didn't get to that, but you pick stuff up like chlamydia on the streets here and there by being kind of a ho."

Re: Introductions

[harpy-daughter.livejournal.com]

"Surreal," she said, leaning back in her chair and grinning. "My education has come from my mother, and from the various working girls around Hayll. We gossip when we're bored."

Re: Introductions

[whenshewasnice]

"Natalie Adams," Natalie said, with trademark mildness. "I'm from Montreal, but it's probably not the Montreal from any of your worlds. And I'm in this class because it's better to be safe than sorry."

She was pretty sure she already had all the necessary information, seeing as she liked to be responsible.

Re: Introductions

[taseredagod.livejournal.com]

"I'm Darcy Lewis, from Arizona." Darcy tried to figure out what else to say. "We had abstenance only education, but come on, I have access to the Internet." There was a rather exasperated tone.

Re: Introductions

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"Hi, my name is Tony Stark," he said, giving a small wave. "Also from New York. Uh, my dad's secretary gave me the talk."

And he was Tony Stark. So. There we go.

Re: Introductions

[walkswithcoyote]

"I'm Mercedes Thompson and until recently I was from Aspen Creek, Montana. Now I guess I'm from Portland, Oregon. I... guess I'd have had some sort of sex ed or health class if I'd stayed in school there, but it's usually a senior class topic, so..." she hesitated. "I suppose I just want to learn whatever you have to teach us."

Re: Introductions

[knight-fatali.livejournal.com]

"Seifer Almasy, from no where near Earth, and I took a class a cople of years ago, but well, Earth isn't like my world."

Seriously. His planet didn't even have a name!

Re: Introductions

[iwishiwasbig.livejournal.com]

"I'm Dave Nelson, from Wisconsin. Not far from Milwaukee," Dave said. "And I've had no education in this field before."

"I guess the thing I'm really looking to learn is any information I'm missing because my dad keeps trying to hide it in increasingly bizarre sports metaphors."

Dave understood the infield fly rule in baseball, but what on earth did that have to do with girls?

Re: Introductions

[selfhelphero]

"I'm Billy Kaplan, and I'm also from New York." It was like a train of awesome people at this point. "And I've had The Talk too from my dad, but it was kind of clinical and full of medical terminology, so most of my real knowledge is from the internet."

Re: Introductions

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"Kenzi, Canada 2012 - woo! - and I work at 'Dite's on Fridays, stop by for discounts!" she told the class. "Um, I've had a couple boyfriends, I'm dating Toby, by and large pretty straight, but hey, you never know. Right? It's good to learn new things!"

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

"Hank Venture. I'm from America, in the mountains! The Venture Compound is probably part of some state or something like that, but I don't really pay attention to politics."

Hank grinned goofily and shrugged. "My pop hasn't given me 'The Talk', per se" -- yes, with air quotes -- "and I'm not sure I want him to! He's kind of got that 'creepy old pervert' vibe going, and I really wish I could un-hear some of the things he's said. My bodyguard gets laid a lot, though. I'm gonna grow up to be just like him."

Talk Amongst Yourselves

[screwyoumarvel]

Or sit and blush furiously.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[childhood-taunt.livejournal.com]

Matt wasn't blushing. Not really. He was listening carefully to the other students introductions and getting an idea of what they sounded like.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[ihavediabetes.livejournal.com]

Was sex ed a bad place to check out the rest of the students? Probably, but Stacey was doing it anyway.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[taseredagod.livejournal.com]

"Wait...radio squirrels?" Darcy asked the air after the introductions were over. "What?"

Talk to the Teacher

[screwyoumarvel]

Sign up to be a TA, or bring him any pressing concerns you might not want to share with the class. Or whatever.

Re: Talk to the Teacher

[dollpocalypse]

There was a gopher here. With sad, sad gopher eyes.

It was possible he wanted to be the TA. But he had no way of expressing this, for he was a gopher.

OOC

[screwyoumarvel]

Wow, it's been ages since I taught this.

Re: OOC

[walkswithcoyote]

I can't see Mercy volunteering to be a TA, but if he wants to assign her to be one, I'd be glad to make her do so. ;)