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Living on the Outskirts, Friday, Period 2

The classroom was set up just the same as it always was when Jono started his lecture today. Comfortable places to sit, table with food on it... It was practically homey, really, wasn't it?

"I'm going to mix up the syllabus a little bit, in honour of the weekend," Jonothon announced. "Instead of sitting down and having a candid conversation with you about the dangers of convincing yourself that a bad situation is somehow a blessing, today's class is going to focus around the concept of home. I'm going to proceed with this class assuming that you all know what that word means to you. If I'm wrong, stop me, and I'll try to explain, but if there are any lingering doubts, perhaps our discussion today will help erase them."

He reached for his coffee, took a sip, and then set it back down again before continuing.

"The trouble with having a lecture about home to a group of people coming from such wildly varied circumstances is that the word itself can mean such a vast variety of things to even one person alone. Home can be a memory, something from the distant past that one longs for but can never attain again. After all, they say that it's impossible to go back home once you've left. Perhaps that's true. To others, it's the opposite, home is a goal to strive for, some comfortable place to come to a rest. Perhaps home is simply where they are at any given point in time, meaning nothing more than a roof over one's head, or it's wherever one's friends might be. I know that my own definition of the word has shifted over the years to fit my circumstances, I'm curious to see, what with people's visitors arriving today from where one might assume is home, what your own definitions are."

Once again, he made a reach for his coffee.

"Speaking of, I will be holding office hours this weekend, for any parents, guardians, friends to visit, in order to speak about you lot. I'm also aware that not all of you are from a world where Fandom's... eccentricities are exactly smiled upon. While I don't intend to flat-out lie to anybody's visitors this weekend, let me know if you're concerned, and I will be willing to... embellish for you. Everything from what the class is about, to what the island is really like, to, yes, the way I look. I won't be thrilled about that last one, but I do understand if it's problematic. I won't embellish about your own participation here, personally, however. If I have any concerns about you, I will share them, right along with any praise. Keep that in mind if you approach me, looking to have me essentially lie on your report card for you."

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[personal profile] furnaceface 2012-09-28 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
Like home.
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Before Class!

[personal profile] furnaceface 2012-09-28 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
Mmmm, refreshments. Possibly even one last chance at socialization before family arrives. Enjoy it.
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Discuss!

[personal profile] furnaceface 2012-09-28 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
The lecture was surprisingly less long-winded than usual, so let's leap straight into the discussion! What does home mean to you? Is it something you can return to whenever you please? Is it simply wherever you are at any given point in time? And how do your personal circumstances or views on life affect your concept of home?

Even people on the outskirts have to have some place where they feel they belong, right?

... Right?
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[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2012-09-28 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Home is simple," Natalie stated. She meant for herself, naturally. She wouldn't speak for anyone else. "Montreal. In fact, I have my bags packed and I'm heading home right after class, to visit my parents."
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[personal profile] pulseof_life 2012-09-28 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Home is with the people you care about," Yeul said quietly. "At least, that is how it is for me."
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[personal profile] ultron_junior 2012-09-28 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Home is the place that would take you in, if you couldn't go anywhere else," Victor said, with a little shrug. It was how he figured his team was home. "And it's where the people you care about the most are."

Then, with a slight glance to Natalie because she'd started the naming-geographic-locations trend: "And also, home is Los Angeles."
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[identity profile] batwaffles.livejournal.com 2012-09-28 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Home is . . ."

Stephanie chewed on her lower lip in thought for a moment as she tried to figure out how to articulate it.

"Where you feel most like you . . ." She couldn't really say 'belong;' it wouldn't ring true. "Where you have a purpose, or could have one, and people who matter enough to you to make it worthwhile. Maybe just one of those things. Weird thing to say about Gotham City, I know."

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[identity profile] harpy-daughter.livejournal.com 2012-09-28 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Terreille," Surreal answered with shrug. "No city or territory in particular." Things made sense, there, so it was more-home than Fandom, at least.
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[personal profile] dressedinblood 2012-09-28 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think--" Anna began, and then stopped, tried, "I don't know if I..." If she'd needed to breathe she would have taken a deep breath.

"It's a nice idea," she said finally, "but my home was a prison I couldn't break out of."

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[identity profile] godgavemecable.livejournal.com 2012-09-29 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
"I guess a home would be someplace where you can be yourself, and you don't have to worry so much about what other people might think." If Toby sounded unsure, it was because... well. He had no memories of his life before foster care, and then life had consisted of being shuffled around in the care of various people, most of whom viewed him as little more than an obligation.
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Talk to the TAs!

[personal profile] furnaceface 2012-09-28 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
Who probably have opinions about the definition of home, themselves.

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[identity profile] makemyownway.livejournal.com 2012-09-28 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Cade sure did.

Scowl, Cade, scowl.

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[identity profile] harpy-daughter.livejournal.com 2012-09-28 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Whatever. Surreal was going to drink her coffee and ignore the concept.
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Talk to Jono!

[personal profile] furnaceface 2012-09-28 11:35 am (UTC)(link)
He's there if anybody would like to panic at him about the weekend, willing to address any questions or concerns as need be.

Him and his coffee can face anything at all.
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OOC!

[personal profile] furnaceface 2012-09-28 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
I can't imagine anybody will be too heartbroken about the syllabus swap this week. Jono will ramble on about his own personal experiences at another time, so help us all.
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