Monsters and Humans, Friday, Period 4

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From the way Drac strode into the classroom, head high, confident, cape billowing majestically... you wouldn't guess that he had just been led through the worst of the sewers from the hotel by a snickering gremlin.

He'd changed his clothes just before entering the classroom, though, and not even a hellhound could smell any of the sewer on him now, but a twitch at the corner of Drac's eye that meant SOMEmonster was going to get in trouble when located later.

He gave the room a glance; almost everyone was human-like in appearance! Drac dropped his stoic pose for half a moment to sag in despair that even here the children felt they should have to worry and fear about how they look.

He straightened quickly, though and nodded. "My name is Count Dracula, and I will be teaching relations between Monsters and Humans. Something with which I am very familiar." Another twitch.

"Today we will start by getting to know each other. Let us go around the room and say our names and what type of monster we are. And maybe something that you want the others to know about your kind." He gave a side glance. "Like how gremlins are totally not to be trusted, even when you pay them."

"My daughter, Mavis, will be my Teaching Assistant, and I will be choosing another before the end of class today. Oh. And please, feel free to return to your normal state," he waved a hand dismissively. Seeing his fellow monsters hide was making him depressed. "We are all monsters here; no need to fear."

...

He gave a dangerous smile full of fang. "Unless you're a gremlin named Gregory."


[Yeeeah, today Drac twigs to the fact that the primary population on the island is not "monster."]

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At your monstery best!

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[ultron_junior]

Victor Mancha

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Snow White

Introductions!

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Introduce yourself, tell what kind of monster you are, and tell us something we should know!




[ooc: 1) Human is perfectly acceptable answer, even if it's not strictly true! Drac just assumes everyone here is a monster - which is not a derogatory term for him. 2)Don't feel pressured to change shape or size or whatever; Drac just assumes monsters are more comfortable as monsters than trying to pass as a human.]

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[ultron_junior]

"Hey," Victor said, after a nervous little cough. Suddenly taking this class wasn't seeming like such a great idea. "So, I'm Victor Mancha, I'm going to be a senior, and I'm an android who really doesn't like being called a monster."

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"Android?" Well. Stumped right off the bat.

Pun unintended.

"What is an android, may I ask?" The term wasn't popular in 1898 Transylvania, you see, when he stopped paying real attention to the world. "And what's wrong with being called a monster?"

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[fairest-blood.livejournal.com]

Snow was really confused about her classes this semester. None of them seemed to make any sense.

"I'm Snow White," she said. "And . . . I'm not a monster."

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Drac smiled kindly. He'd address the rest of what she said in a moment, but first...

"Yes, my dear, you are very pale today," he complimented her. "But you forgot to tell us your name?"

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[nottrivial]

Alec looked even more scowly than usual today. Believe it or not, that was actually possible for him.

"Alec Lightwood," he said, "and I'm also not a monster."

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This was going to be a thing, wasn't it. "Good afternoon, Alec." Drac would ignore the scowls; Alec was a few decades too young to intimidate Drac.

"And if you're not a monster, then you are...?"

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[robinonadderall]

"Um, hi, I'm Stiles. And I'm human." So very, very human. "I, uh, know a lot about werewolves?"

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"Do you know how to get the fur out of the curtains? Housekeeping will not stop complain..."

Wait.

"Are you really a human?"

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Mavis was a bit more relaxed about the number of people wandering around in human guise -- hey, whatever worked best for them, you know, plus some monsters did look human until they smiled or the snakes burst out of their head or the blood came out of the walls or whatever.

Still, she could understand her Dad's dismay and felt she should do her best to back up his encouragement of the students to let their tentacles down, so she waved and said, "I'm Mavis." Fang-snapping grin, then she transformed into a bat for a moment, flapping above her desk. "I--"

She'd been about to say I'm a vampire, but what came out was

"I never age and I'll never die, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=x26vkkiPyac#t=142s)
Unlike all the stars in the sky,
I'll be young forever,
But why?
Cause I'm a vampire!"

And then she was human again. On top of her desk, because there was more room for dancing there.

"Damn, I am what I am,
What I am.
And I am impossibly glam,
And I am happy as a clam
Cause I'm a vampire!"

Mavis blinked, wondering which witch had been experimenting with dodgy elevator music spells in this castle.

"Hunh. I usually get more auto-tune."

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Drac blinked. And blinked.

And then sank into his cloak and gave his daughter a petulant frown.

"You know better than to use that language, Mouse. You're a Dracula. And please climb down off the desk."

Could he be more wrapped around her finger?

"That was an... interesting introduction. Thank you."

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[nomoresportscars]

"Jackson Whittemore," Jackson said, trying not to grit his teeth together too much about how this was so not a class he'd wanted to sign up for. "And I'm ––" Not interested in Derek murdering him and/or lecturing at him for breaking their cover. "–– human."

He entirely ignored the last part of this introductory assignment.

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[bluhblahbluh.livejournal.com]

After over a hundred years of hanging out with Wayne and Wanda and countless other werewolves, Drac could tell when there was one nearby - even one who was in human form. So he just raised an eyebrow at the boy.

"Yeeeeeees. Human." Drac believed you, Jackson. Really. "And something we should know about you?"

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[genesishero]

Evan scuffed his toe against the floor as he stood to introduce himself.

"I'm Evan Sabahnur, and I'm a mutant." He bit his lip a little, and then ventured to add, "And a clone."

So, double the monstrous-fun? Kind of. He wasn't entirely sure how he felt about being called a monster, but since Professor Dracula seemed to think everyone in the room was one, and that he was one himself, he wasn't going to take it as necessarily a bad thing.

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Drac's smile was bright. "Ah! A clone of a mutant what? You resemble my friend Frank! Are you a 'Stein?"

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[tigerundercover]

Please excuse Raven staring straight ahead, eyes like a deer in the headlights.

No she would not be changing into a more comfortable shape, thank you very much. Blending in was a very, very hard habit to break.

"Raven Darkholme," she said, rather a bit on the quiet side. "And, uh."

Look, she didn't want to outright lie to the teacher, especially when he was trying to get them to rock some mutant -- okay, monster -- pride, but, well, she was terrified. So that sentence just straight up stalled out into open mouthed silence.

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"Raven! That's a lovely name, child. And so traditional; it's pleasant to hear." Drac beamed at her. She seemed nervous. Perhaps she had heard of him? He was the Count Dracula, after all. "And what type of monster are you? Vampire, perhaps? Is there something you'd like us to know about you, to better understand you?"

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[dressedinblood]

"I'm Anna Korlov and I'm a ghost," Anna said. "And, um, I would prefer to stay like this, thank you." Her other self was not as pleasant, and not just looks-wise.

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"Good afternoon, Anna." Drac nodded, smiling. This young thing was Mavis' roommate, if he recalled correctly. "And of course you may. You can take any form you please, so long as it is not offensive to others. Is there a reason that you prefer to look human? Many ghosts I have met prefer either a hazy misty form or complete invisibility. But if you find it more comfortable, please..." Drac gave her a light bow.

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[notagoose]

Goose was going to be having words with Commander Walsh about signing him up for this class.

He managed to focus enough to do the introduction, "Shane Gooseman and I'm human," Goose said, which he knew was a lie but he was not going to be bringing up the fact that he was a genetically engineered Supertrooper.

Talk to Drac

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Forgot this thread!

He's a nice guy, HONEST! And he adores kids! Just ask Mavis!

OOC

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For questions, etc. Sorry for the delay! *kicks work* Some basic Drac info is on his profile page (http://bluhblahbluh.livejournal.com/profile) but I will get an info post up as soon as I can.