Practical Philosophy, Monday

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The weather had improved, at least in terms of temperature, and the clouds overhead didn't look like they were going to burst. So Ender had directed his class to the lawn again, where he sat in the grass with the bag of sandwiches by his side.

"So," he said, "How do you feel about the future now?"

That was all.

Comments

Before Class

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Get settled, talk without the teacher watching you.

Re: Before Class

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Sholeh was just going to be...over here. Certainly not avoiding anyone that she'd woken up next to, but, uh...

Maybe a tiny bit avoiding. Because. For reasons.

SHUT UP.

Sign In

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From the future.

Re: Sign In

[genesishero]

Evan Sabahnur

Re: Sign In

[pulseof_life]

Paddra Nsu-Yeul

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[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy

Talk.

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So how do you feel about the future now?

Re: Talk.

[genesishero]

"I don't remember much," Evan offered, his cheeks flushed with pink as he thought back on how he'd woken up that morning, "it's already getting kind of hazy. But I do remember that I seemed pretty okay with who I am. I... I mean... it was like I knew. Whatever else twenty years does for me, at least I managed to pull together an identity of my own in that time."

Re: Talk.

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Ender smiled. "That's one of the advantages of old age," he said, "The upside to becoming slow and unchanging is that we tend to build up a sense of identity for ourselves that's unchangeable."

Re: Talk.

[pulseof_life]

"I found it interesting that..." Yeul trailed off and shrugged slightly. "I had not expected the island to still feature in my life in any way. That it did was curious."

Being that she'd been two lifetimes down the line.

Re: Talk.

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"In my experience, the island has a habit of sticking to you like glue even when you don't want it to," Ender mused. "It's not as curious as you might think."

Re: Talk.

[pulseof_life]

"Perhaps not to you," Yeul said agreeably. "I can only speak of my own experience."

Re: Talk.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Cade shrugged. "It was kind of fuzzy."

Re: Talk.

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"No startling revelations about the future?" Ender asked wryly.

Re: Talk.

[justbeingbay]

"I kind of kicked ass," Bay volunteered. "I mean, like everybody else said, I don't remember every little detail, but I worked in art and liked it, and I was single but not sobbing or desperate about it. It seemed like Old Bay liked her life. No crab seasoning pun intended."

And that was mostly true. She was a little bothered she wasn't a famous artist, but mentioning that would feel like whining.

Re: Talk.

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Ender's mouth quirked. "Can you see yourself being that person?" he asked.

Re: Talk.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"I... I was a Territory Queen," Cassidy said with confusion coloring her tone as she looked at Ender. "I'm fuzzy on the details surrounding it, but it seemed like it was a new thing for me." She shook her head. "That's not possible."

Re: Talk.

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"How so?" Ender asked, tilting his head.

Re: Talk.

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"I was really unhappy," Sholeh said quietly. Yes, the details were turning fuzzy for her, too, but not fast enough. "W--I ended up at Fandom because I didn't have anywhere else to go. I couldn't go home again, I got kicked out of university, and I found out some really terrible things about my people."

What terrible things, she couldn't remember, but that feeling of sick betrayal still lingered.

Re: Talk.

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"I'm sorry," Ender said quietly. "That must be incredibly distressing."

Re: Talk.

[reven8e.livejournal.com]

"...huh? I think I missed something over the weekend."

Watch Emily. Watch Emily grin.

Talk to the TA

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If she's around.

Re: Talk to the TA

[pulseof_life]

She was around and smiling. The weekend had not been bad at all.

Talk to the Teacher

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Who seems to be in a decent mood.

OOC

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