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Professor Chaucer, Office Hours

On the off chance that there are still people around who actually want to speak to Professor Chaucer, he can be found holding office hours before and after class today.

[OOC: This is currently a placeholder, as I will not be steadily online until after 5:00PM EST. Feel free to post here before that time if you like, and I'll comment as I'm able.]

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Paige walks in, she's obviously been crying, "Geoff I'm getting my powers bound but I wanted to heal you first" she pauses and looks at him "if you'd let me."

Geoff looks up when Paige enters, taking a minute to consider her offer before answering. "I can't Paige, I'm sorry. Please don't think that I don't trust you, it's just that I've become very wary of...mystical influences right now. It isn't your fault, I just don't think I can."

She bites her lip after the sign outside the diner (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomtownies/348966.html) this was pretty much the last thing she wanted to hear. She was pretty sure that by the end of the day everyone would hate her and probably believe she'd actually made Deb ill using magic.

"this would be why I'm giving up my magics, could I be excused from class again? I'm sorry but...I just can't" she says bursting into tears

He stands up and pulls a chair around for her. "Paige, of course you can be excused. It's obvious you're distraught over this. I'd like to ask you to consider going to talk to someone, though. A counselor, I mean, or someone at the clinic. Someone...uninvolved." He leans against the desk, looking concerned. "Why are you having your, um, magic bound?"

"The counselor at the clinic is...well someone I can't talk to, I have an appointment later in town but to be honest I'd really rather not go back into town today"

She rests her head against her hand, "I'm getting my magic bound so it can't be used to hurt anyone again, if I don't have my powers then I can't cause so much damage, whether I mean to or not" she tells him through her tears, "I'd just worked out what I had to make amends to everyone and then Deb puts a sign outside her diner saying she's ill because of me and everyone'll believe it cos everyone believes I'm bad. I only went there to apologise. I give up Geoff, I.just.give.up!"

Geoff sighs. "Paige, I'm sorry that you've had a feud with Deb. But I'm sure you agree that everyone has a right to be angry if they've been upset by someone. I don't know the situation there, and honestly I don't think I should become involved." He moves away and sits back down in his chair.

"I think...that I'm the worst person to give you advice right now, Paige. I can't be unbiased, and that's what you need. Someone who can look at all sides and not have a reason to want to support one over the other. Forget about whatever happened at Deb's, get some rest, and find someone to talk to who can help you. If you feel that binding your powers is best...that's your decision. I don't know nearly enough about magic to even understand what it would entail. But please, believe me -- my decision to not have you heal me has nothing to do with you personally. I just...am very uncomfortable with a lot of things right now."

"I understand her hating me, but making it public like that is just unnecessary. And I wasn't asking for advise, I just wanted to tell you why I couldn't make it into class today and I'm not even asking you take sides I just...I can't win, whatever I do it's wrong. Maybe when my magic's bound people will be more forgiving, but I doubt it!"

"Paige!" It's the sternest voice Geoff has probably ever used in her earshot. "I know you're upset, so I'm going to let it slide, but you need to realize something. I've been as supportive of you as a person can be through all of this. You came here upset, I tried to help you as best I'm able. I apologize if the help was unwelcome. And I have also been as forgiving as I possibly can be. You cannot expect people to simply turn off their emotions and forget the things that upset them. If you want people to forgive you, you're going to have to meet them halfway. And that means working for their forgiveness, if it's important to you, rather than demanding it."

"I am working for it, I know people won't just say oh okay that's fine we'll forget what happened, but if people won't even let me try..."

She shakes her head "I know you've been forgiving, this isn't about you, I'm sorry if I've made you think any of this is your fault or that I blame you for anything you've said. I appreciate everything you've done. I'm sorry."

"If their forgiveness is important to you, Paige, I know you'll keep trying. Start with Deb. She's obviously angry. Try approaching her in some other way -- write to, maybe. But give her time to cool off. We both know that people can do things when they're angry that they might not do otherwise." He gives her a sympathetic smile.

"Now...go get some rest. And please consider what I said about finding someone to talk to, all right?"

"thank you" she sighs "I really am sorry Geoff and I'm already seeing someone, so you don't have to worry on that score. Hopefully I'll be okay for class tomorrow. I'll ask someone to pass on the homework."

He nods. "That's a good idea, Paige. I'm sure someone in class will be willing to share their lecture notes. If you can't find anyone, tell me tomorrow and I'll write it down for you."

She nods slowly, the only person she could think was really was Sawyer and she was damned if she was gonna ask him.

"Thank you Geoff, I'm sorry for being such a pain."

"It's all fine, Paige. Don't worry."

She forces a smile, "yeah but I do." she tells him before heading back to the attic where she actually let her frustrations and hurt out

((and now I realise I didn't bloody load the icon I need! *kicks technology in general*))

Nervousness sets in, he still doesn't know if any consequences will be coming from..anyone and Chaucer looked bad, really bad. Entering his office, he uncomfortable stuffed and unstuffed his hands from his pockets.

Geoff waves the young man toward a chair. "James, sit back down, if you want. I assure you that I'm not going to try and start another fight. What happened Friday...that was not normal, not the way I usually handle things. I was angry, and it got out of hand."

He pauses for a minute, taking a deep breath. "You're a student in my class, and think we need to get everything out in the open between us. I take responsibility for what happened. You were defending Paige, I would have done the same in your shoes. I don't hold it against you...and I'd like to apologize for starting the entire mess."

Luckily for Chaucer, he's been feeling a pang of sudden guilt inside for a while, it was growing and he was relieved that the man didn't hate him for it. That's all he needed, was to be thrown out of classes because of some freak fight.

"Yeah, I ain't too sure what happened either." a nervous chuckle, "I guess I just had that instictive move to protect her, I felt that she was threatened." a long pause, "I apologize for..hurting you damn bad." a slight frown comes to his face.

Geoff gives a wry smile. "I appreciate your apology for that. I'm all right, though, nothing that time won't heal, and not the first beating I've ever taken either. And as I said, I understand completely your instincts where Paige was concerned. I'd have done exactly the same thing.

Are you going to be all right continuing in my class? Because if you feel the need to transfer out, I'll give you a note with my permission."

Feeling a thousand times lightly, a small smile comes to his face, "No thanks. I'll be staying in your class, I need to bug Paige in anyway possible." a sly grin, "Besides the fact she hates my guts now. I have a horrible temper." he admits with a small smile.

"Give her time, James. People argue, you know. Usually, they make up eventually." He smiles back. "Thank you for staying -- I appreciate the chance to talk this out."

"Thanks to you too, Professor." a soft thankful smile touches his lips, "Would you mind having like, a mans night out sometime? So, I can make up for the..incident." he thinks a bit, "But I'm not too well liked in Town."

"That sounds like an intriguing offer, James, thank you. Why don't we wait until things settle down a little, though," he adds, smiling.

His name being used like that made him wince a bit, "Alright. I better get goin'. See you later." he says before he turns to exit the office.

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