fandomhigh | "Algebra II", Thursday, Period 4

Electroclash, standing at the front of the classroom looking uncomfortable in her teacher uniform, didn't know the first fucking thing about algebra. She also hadn't bothered to find out much. Or anything at all. As far as she'd gone was a phonecall back home to Jenny to pester her about coming up with a test for her, and all that had yeilded was a cheerful earful about ethics or a teacher's pride or some other unhelpful bollocks like that.

And now there were lizard things all over her classroom. Because that was about as normal as algebra, wasn't it?

"Right," she said, trying to ignore the animals for now. As if they weren't her problem. "Welcome to your final for... Algebra II. Which we've been studying for an entire term now, so I'm sure you're as well prepared for this exam as I am." Riiiight. "So, you already have your papers, and here's... your exam: Write an essay on what you feel is the most important thing algebra has to give to the world."

Yes.

"Also, extra credit for anyone who gets the most lizards out of here."

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She should just have been glad she wasn't required to give an actual class.

She didn't remember any of her students' real names.

"Hi, Lisa Miller. So why did you decide to do an essay test?" Lisa asked, looking disappointed. "Algebra is so incredibly useful, I was looking forward to seeing how the students did. Maybe working a few equations out for the fun of it."

Because she was an enormous geek.

Electroclash gave Lisa a weirded out look like the other woman had just grown a second head or something. Someone liked algebra?

"Sarah Smith," she offered. Was that her real last name? Of course not. ~~The canon had never seen fit to give her one.~~ When you were a superhero, you didn't just go about handing people your civilian identity. "I thought this would let the br-- kids show off their deeper knowledge of the subject."

Or something. She was trying her best not to swear, at least.

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"Okay, I see where you're going with that," Lisa said. "It's just -- you don't score high on the math SATs by being able to explain how you feel about polynomials, you know? And I'm sure some of the students planned on getting into college."

And away from the lizard things.

"Maybe," Electroclash conceded, though she wasn't sure how many of her students were actually wanting to go to college. "Not really my concern. I'm just a simple... math teacher."

It made her want to die a little bit, just to say that. She might have been 30 but she would forever be a slacker teenager, on the inside.

Lisa looked skeptical. "You don't really teach math," she guessed. "Do you?"

And now she wanted to die inside. All those poor equations, crying out to be solved.

"No."

Well, she was only willing to go so far with this pretense. An honest question that was straight to the point deserved to be answered in kind.

"Not even a little bit."

Lisa nodded grimly. "And the thing you have really been teaching all term is called...."

"Superheroing 101," Electroclash said. Almost cheerfully.

Lisa looked surprised. Also impressed.

"Sad as I am it's not really algebra," she said, "that's ... pretty cool. How did it go?"

"Eh." Electroclash shrugged a shoulder. "I guess it went okay. No one died. Couple of the kids might actually be villains, but that happens."

Lisa glanced to the lizards. "If one of your villains is behind the exploding creature population, I hope you give them an A."

... Well thanks, now Electroclash was eyeing Lex with mild suspicion.

Sorry, Lex.

Then she shook that off and wrinkled her nose. "No, I think that's a little beyond any of the little brats. I still think it's just the island."

Well, if it had been discussed in the faculty lounge, she'd obviously missed it.

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