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Sociology of Violence: 2nd Period

Grissom greets the class with a lecture on mass murder.

"Discussion question today. The USA Bureau of Justice Statistics defines a mass murder as the murder of four or more victims at one location, within one event. I'm also going to include spree killing, which is killings at two or more locations with almost no time break between murders, in our discussion.

I want you to choose one category of mass murder:
# 1 mass murder by individuals
# 2 mass murder by terrorists
# 3 mass murder by a state
# 4 mass murder in warfare

and define the term, by numbers, for yourself. Do you think an individual who kills three people should be considered a mass murderer? Or how about during warfare?"

Sociology of the Paranormal: 6th Period

Grissom waits for his class to enter, and then literally sits on top of his desk.

"Okay guys. Before we start the next unit, I need ask you a question. Whether from personal experience, or just your general beliefs, please answer this -

What happens to you after you die?"

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Phoebe signs in. When she sees the assignment, her face kind of pales.

She starts writing about ~ # 1 mass murder by individuals ~. After all, it looked like it would happen in her world.

Phoebe bites her lip and approaches Grissom.

"Can I talk to you?"

"Of course," Grissom replies quickly, motioning for her to take a seat.

Phoebe smiles faintly. "I want to apologize for freaking out yesterday. The assignment... it triggered some issues with me."

"I've been taught to believe that when you die, your soul is judged and you go to either Heaven or Hell." Walter shrugged. "Since I live in a world where I have seen holy magic work, I believe what I was taught."

Paige looks over at Grissom then calls him over, "erm I kinda think I know what's gonna happen to me when I die, but I've been not I'm not meant to talk about it, because of what I am."

"No need to apologize. You should have come to me if you had problems, we could have worked around them, but nevertheless, I apologize. I didn't foresee the assignment causing that kind of issue. Are you okay now?"

"Are heaven and hell defined? Do you know what kind of environment they present?"

She shakes her head. "Dr. Grissom, *I* didn't realize it. If I had, I would have come to you, you do know that, right?"

She smiles and nods slightly. "I am, thank you."

"That's fine, Paige. I must admit, it's interesting to me that you would have that kind of concrete knowledge at all. No problem."

When she sees hears the question for Paranormal, Phoebe blanches. Poor Grissom, he has no idea what's going on Phoebe's life and how these last three classes have killed her.

Lana signs in. "I think that when we die a part of us goes on - maybe to heaven, maybe to another life... I'm not sure, but I do believe there's more after this lifetime."

Lana puts a comforting hand on Pheobe's arm. "I'm here for you," she says quietly.

"I'm glad to hear that," he says, addressing both subjects.

"Should I speak to any of the other students?" he asks, because he really has no idea, but figures Phoebe might actually have some sort of sense when it comes to people.

"Well it's just what I thinks gonna happen, I could stay after class and tell just you if you wanted." she replies with a smile

Walter shrugged, "I'm not much of a churchgoer, so someone else would have a better answer. Heaven is eternal bliss and Hell is eternal suffering. I suppose that really means might depend on what your ideas of bliss and suffering are."

Phoebe gives her a grateful look. "He doesn't understand."

"Nothing, as far as I remember." Jake looked contemplative as he doodled in his notebook.

"When you die, you go to the Wastelands," Bel said emotionlessly. "The ~~cross between the worms from "Tremors" and a Hoover~~ Beast devours your powers, then you don't exist anymore. At all."

Aeryn signs in, even though going to class right now is kind of pointless.

"There are different rules for warfare," she says, though she almost doesn't want to. "There comes a point where it's kill or be killed no matter who's attacking who, so is that murder? Because I've never seen myself as a mass murderer."

Grissom smiles. Lana's beliefs echo his own at that age.

"Where do you think those beliefs come from? Society, your family and friends, religion?"

"Nothing? What is nothing?"

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