Supernatural Studies, Wednesday, Period 1

[bitten_notshy]

Jack was standing at the front of the classroom as the students filed in. He didn’t look much older than they did, but between the natty blue suit and his general air of authority it was clear he thought he was in charge of the classroom. It was his first time ever in front of a class in this way, but he refused to be nervous.

“Welcome to Supernatural Studies,” he said, once everyone was in their seats. “I’m Jack Priest. You can call me Jack, or Mr. Priest, or even Professor Priest if you’re the type. I graduated in 2010, so some of you may still remember me as a student.”

He rather hoped not; it might get awkward.

“And this” – and now he smiled – “is your official scholarly introduction to things that go bump in the night. For the purposes of this class, we are defining supernatural as anything that cannot be entirely explained by science or the laws of nature, or that goes beyond baseline human experiences and abilities.”

“Some of you are no doubt from home worlds where there’s nothing supernatural at all. Others are from places more like my home world, where magic is accepted to the point of seeming a bit dull. Whatever your world is like, I guarantee you there’s at least one thing you think is absolutely true about the supernatural that someone else in the classroom would swear is totally false. I trust you’ll all respect the diversity and not waste time arguing about it; I also trust no one here will make things up for fun.”

“The second thing I’d like to request is that we don’t, as it were, ‘out’ each other as being supernatural. It’s fine to talk about your own special skills and background, but if you happen to know the person sitting next to you is a shapeshifting imp, please keep it under your hat. It’s important to me everyone feels comfortable here, and that means respecting everyone’s privacy.”

Including Jack’s. He had no intention of discussing his own lycanthropy with the class unless he had to.

“That’s what I have for now,” he concluded. “And as this is the first week, I suspect the world would end without introductions. Please state your name, grade, and one thing that’s true about supernatural forces in your home. If your universe has nothing supernatural that you know of, share a common myth or legend about a supernatural creature. If your universe has nothing supernatural and no myths or legends, explain why you’re here to start with.” He pointed at a student. “Begin.”

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Sign In [1/09]

[bitten_notshy]

Supernaturally!

Re: Sign In [1/09]

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

Toby Logan

Lecture [1/09]

[bitten_notshy]

In which Jack talks for a while.

Re: Lecture [1/09]

[nips-your-nose.livejournal.com]

Jack had waited until all of the other students in the class were done getting settled in before taking whatever seat was left, because he really wasn't in any mood to have somebody sit in the same space that he was occupying, today.

And then he leaned back and listened to the lecture, vaguely amused by it. He was one of those things that went bump in the night, wasn't he?

Re: Lecture [1/09]

[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy was just facepalming. Great. She ended up in a class taught by a werewolf. Fabulous.

Not that she'd had any plans to out him or anything, but, well, yeah. So not what she needed.

Introductions [1/09]

[bitten_notshy]

Name, grade, and either a fact about something supernatural from your world, a common legend in your world, or (if you have neither) why you’re in the class.

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

"Toby Logan, sophomore, and, um-" he frowned slightly, because the only 'supernatural' thing he knew for sure about his world was that, well. Telepaths (or a telepath, anyway) existed. "I dunno- Sasquatch is pretty cool, I guess? I'm pretty sure it's not real, though. At least, in my world."

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[nips-your-nose.livejournal.com]

"So, I'm Jack frost," Jack piped up once there was a lull, hoping that anyone in the room who couldn't hear or see him wouldn't just motor on ahead and talk over him. "I guess I'm a sophomore? And, for the handful of you who can see me, yeah, I'm real. Obviously. So are Santa and the Easter Bunny, but no, I'm not introducing you to them. The bunny's a jerk."

It was important to get that out there to the world at large, okay?

"For those who can't see me?" He leaned over and blew against the top of his desk, which instantly took on a twinkling sheen of frost. And then he reached down with one finger and wrote his name in that frost. "Try having a little more faith in the impossible, sometime."

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[nottrivial]

"Alec Lightwood, and I'm a junior," Alec began, "and... there are demons."

He'd had a lot of options so of course he went with something boring.

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[robinonadderall]

"I'm Stiles, I'm a junior and where I'm from there are a lot of werewolves," Stiles said. "Like a ton of them. More than you can shake a stick at, even."

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[nomoresportscars]

"Jackson Whittemore, junior." And hey, Stiles had made this easy, because he could just nod at the other Beacon Hillsian in the room and say, "Same deal as him."

It beat saying he was possibly something supernatural himself.

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[fewer_explosions]

"My name is Liara T'soni," Liara said, sitting primly in her seat with her fingers woven together. "I am a freshman. And... my people do not believe there is such a thing as the supernatural. Everything is part of the same universal consciousness, and is therefor natural."

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[failsatspirit]

"Korra, junior, and we've got spirits back home. Like the moon and ocean spirits, they were the first waterbenders."

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[dressedinblood]

"Anna Korlov," Anna said, "I'm a junior, and...my world has ghosts." You know. Like her, for starters.

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[dontcallmebuffy.livejournal.com]

"I'm Charley, a junior, and... vampires. Lots of vampires." Stupid, sexy vampires!

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

"I'm Percy Jackson and I'm a senior." Finally. It felt like that had taken forever. "Something supernatural about my world? Well, the gods and goddesses are currently shacking up in the Empire State Building."

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[walkswithcoyote]

"My name is Mercy Thompson and I'm a junior," she said. "In my world, well, officially the fae are out to the public. I, myself, shift into a coyote, so I know that walkers exist. And... I'm not quite sure how I ended up in this class."

The universe must just have a funny sense of humor.

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"I'm Sholeh Zeela a Zhahar," Sholeh said softly when it was her turn. "You can just call me Sholeh, though. I'm a sophomore, and there are demons in my world."

You know. Demons like her.

"One really common kind are the water horses. They look like regular black horses, though very beautiful and graceful ones, but if you're silly enough to get on their backs, they'll drown and eat you."

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[hawkeye-too.livejournal.com]

"Kate Bishop, and I'm a junior," Kate said. She'd barely made it to class on time, but she no longer smelled like fruity rum so she thought it was a win. "There's...magic in my world."

And other stuff. Pretty much all other stuff.

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

"I'm Hanna Marin, senior," she said when it was her turn. "There isn't any magic or anything supernatural where I'm from. That I know of. It's pretty boring that way. But some people believe in all kinds of things. Like aliens from other planets. I think those could be real in my world."

There wasn't any proof they didn't exist.

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

"My name is Lucrezia Borgia, and I'm a junior," she began. "I cannot think of much supernatural of my home. A Turkish Prince once told me that unicorns speak in a language only known to Allah, which is the Muslim God, but I believe he may have been teasing me."

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[selfhelphero]

"I'm Billy Kaplan, I'm a junior, and my world has magic. I wouldn't be surprised if there were ghosts and vampires running around too," he said. "That'd be kind of cool."

Re: Introductions [1/09]

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"Kenzi, senior, and there's these Light fae, and Dark fae?" Everything she knew about the supernatural in her home dimension, she learned from Bo and Trick. "And some of them feed off you, in different ways. Gah."

Talk to the Teacher [1/09]

[bitten_notshy]

“Mr. Stilinski, come see me,” Jack called, just before the bell rang.

Sorry, Stiles. You were getting drafted.

“And … if anyone else is interested in being an assistant, you should talk to me as well.”

[OOC: Second TA was picked by the RNG, but Jack’s here for everybody.]

Re: Talk to the Teacher [1/09]

[robinonadderall]

"Hey man, what's up?" Stiles said. "Good work today, by the way."

If he was being almost aggressively friendly it was probably because he didn't need yet another person yelling at him for what he did to Derek.

OOC [1/09]

[bitten_notshy]

Ah, Downton Abbey gifs. THANK YOU, ED, FOR WORKING AGAIN.