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How To Not Do Things, Thursday, Period One

Well, yesterday had been Halloween, which, against her better judgment, April had spent in Pawnee at her boyfriends' party. Not the best decision she'd ever made, because she was now suffering a shots-induced hangover and wondering when she'd become the kind of person who showed up for her responsibilities while hungover. It was awful.

"Today we're gonna talk about excuses 'cause I don't think we've done that yet," she said, cradling her head in her hands like it was a fragile baby bird. "Actually you're gonna write about excuses because I found a test online and listening to human speech's gonna be a bit much for me today." She nodded to Maeby to hand out the tests ~~if she was there~~, then waved a hand for people to get started. "And if you could try to write quietly, I'd appreciate it."

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Like you're taking a test the day after Halloween.

Or don't.

1. Your friend calls you at 11:30 at night and asks you to drive out two hours to help her change a tire. What do you say? (Bonus points for writing this exchange in script form.)

2. You're asked a question in English class based on reading you haven't done. Your response?

3. You're way underdressed for a party that you only showed up to because a friend mentioned there would be an open bar. What do you say when called on it?

4. An acquaintance with a really annoying voice and very boring stories asks you out for Indian food. You really don't want to go. What's your excuse?

5. At a party, someone asks you to dance who smells weird. How do you reject them?

6. You awkwardly just leaned in to kiss someone at the wrong moment and now you're being stared at. How do you excuse that and make the awkwardness go away?

If she's there.

She might be trying to nap.

I have a bag of pumpkin spice Hershey's kisses left over from my presentation yesterday. I can't even describe how delicious they are.

Juliet Darling

Jeremy Darling

I tell her it'd freak my brother out if I went out at night on my own, and he's too busy to come. But then I offer to call Triple A for her.

Juliet thought trying for extra credit in this class was missing the point.

Edited 2012-11-01 17:05 (UTC)

"I think the really important thing is what foreshadows that" and then I talk about what I have read. Teachers love foreshadowing.

"Oh, this outfit is vintage couture. But I'm not surprised you didn't recognize it!

Y'know, I went macrobiotic and I can't eat the spices in Indian until my system is cleansed. But you can come have a kale smoothie with me!

Why can't I just tell them they smell weird?

I laugh and say I was rehearsing for a role, and ask if he wants to help!

Sparkle

Richie Ryan

Call AAA. That's why they exist.

Something that sounds vaguely clever and is hopefully distracting enough that I might get a few points for it. Or maybe I give a bullshit excuse about why I didn't do the reading.

Look, you wanna loan me a tie I'll put it on. Just hand over the booze.

Something clever about spicy food that gets me off the hook.

Claim not to dance. Or just say no.

Pretend it never happened.

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Talk to Maeby

Talk to April

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