Office Hours (01/17/2006)

[romanywitch]

Jenny sat in her office and combed through attendance records for last week. She was expecting the students who had expressed an interest in Magical Theory as an independent study course to drop by.


OOC: Due to the fact that two of three of those students have access issues today, I expect that this is going to be slowplayed. (Anyone else interested? Stop by.)

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

After his classes, Bridge stops by Ms. Calendar's office and knocks on the door.

(ooc: yaaaay slowplay. i'll be on and off as i'm supposed to be working on *rl* homework, and then classes)

[romanywitch]

"Hey," said Jenny. "Door's unlocked, so come on in!"


OOC: Cool, because work is unexpectedly more hectic than I'd anticipated.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge bounces in to the office. "Hi!" he said cheerfully. "Um, I'm here to talk about working on Magical Theory as an Independent Study!"

[romanywitch]

"You must be Bridge Carson, then," said Jenny, grinning at him. She nodded at a chair. "Have a seat. Grab yourself a cup of coffee if you want some. And then we'll talk."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Oh! I guess I should have mentioned who I am, huh? Not that it matters since you seem to know anyway..." Bridge grins and bounces over to a chair, grabbing a cup of coffee and putting an unhealthy amount of sugar in it.

[romanywitch]

"I recognized your voice from the message," said Jenny, watching bemusedly as Bridge added sugar to his coffee. He and Xander could probably compete in the Sugar Olympics. "So, you want to take Magical Theory as an independent study? How come?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Okay, well, see, have you met Zordon yet?" Bridge asks. "'Cause that sort of explains a lot of it."

[romanywitch]

"Dean Zordon?" asked Jenny. She shook her head. "Nope, haven't had a reason to hit his office yet. So you want to fill the poor, confused teacher in, then?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Okay, so, this might sound kinda weird? But maybe not. I dunno. Where I come from, Zordon was responsible for creating the Ranger powers- at least, on Earth- to fight against evil. And they're sort of, like, this blend of magic and technology, and I thought since I'm gonna be a Ranger someday too, taking Magical Theory would help me understand the magic side of things, and how they work together, because I'm already pretty good with technology."

[romanywitch]

"Well," said Jenny, thanking a couple of deities that she was used to Willow's turbo-babble. "Sounds like a good reason to be taking the class, and you've also got a good focus for it. I'd suggest we see about tailoring the course material to fit what you're looking to do. But the mix of tech and magic?" She grinned. "I'm your friendly neighborhood technopagan, so, hey, looks like you're barking up the right tree."

"Though, gotta ask: What's a Ranger?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Dude, awesome," Bridge grins. "And Rangers are, like, the defenders of peace and justice in my universe. They're given powers that allow them to have enhanced strength, reflexes, and healing ability. Plus, they get the latest technology to help them out."

(ooc: and i'm not sure whether i should bring up Bridge's abilities or have the topic come up sometime later, as they're genetic rather than magical in nature.)

[romanywitch]

"Sounds neat," said Jenny. "If slightly cheesy due to different types of film stock and cheap special effects. So where does the magic come in?"


OOC: Well, it's entirely possible that you'd be able to work with Liz Weir on that, as she's coming into the independent study with a focus on magic being passed on genetically. So it depends on if you want to work with her on the IS more, or go it on your own. If you guys work together at all, I'm not going to require that you guys have the same subject matter. More that you guys have the option for the fun roleplay.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well, the powers themselves are... as far as I understand it, the transformation from 'normal human' to 'Ranger' is triggered by a device powered by something infused with magical energy- like, a coin or a crystal."

(ooc: oooh, that could work!)

[romanywitch]

Jenny nodded. "Sounds like a great thing to explore. I was thinking we could have weekly meetings during my office hours and you could apprise me of your progress. Maybe you and Elizabeth could come in at the same time, since it sounds like you'll both have a similar focus?"

OOC: Finally! And we can wrap this up soon if you'll pull it out the add form at the next comment. Then I can sign it, and viola, we're done!

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Awesome, dude!" Bridge says, "Oh! And I guess you gotta sign this thing so I can get the class added to my schedule and all," he adds, pulling out a slightly-rumpled add form.

[romanywitch]

Jenny grinned. "Not a problem, Bridge. Sounds like we'll have a lot of fun together. I was thinking of meeting during Friday's office hours." She signed the add form for Bridge's Magical Theory independent study and handed it back to him.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Sweet! Thanks, dude!" Bridge says, and waves goodbye to Ms. Calendar before bouncing off.