fandomhigh | Around the World in Seven Weeks [Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 2nd period]

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Around the World in Seven Weeks [Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 2nd period]

The Skywalkers were in their usual place in front of the map at Portalocity, both drinking from coffees they wouldn't be sharing with you.

"Hope you didn't put too much effort into your appearance today," Ben said with a tiny, wicked smile. "Today you're going to get a little messy."

"We're going to New Zealand," Anakin added, pointing it out on the map, "clear on the other side of the world from where we are, though the locals all speak English. As usual, you will have two tasks to complete before you find Ben and me."

There were chicken eggs involved again. Sorry, repeat takers of the class....

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Kathy barely bothered to check in. There was a quick glare as she made her way to the shower. They were not allowed to talk to her until she was done communing with the water.

And soap. All of the soap. Ridiculous amounts of soap.

"It's in my hair!"

It would be a few. Luckily, she'd ended with plenty of time.

"Fun, huh?" Ben called cheerfully.

La la la! She was ignoring you, Ben!

At least until the water was running clear at her feet and she couldn't catch a whiff of anything that didn't smell like soap and artificial flowers.

And then she was marching out of the shower, barely dry but tugging on her clothes anyway, and stomped her way over to the red-haired Skywalker.

"What purpose did that serve?" she asked tightly. She wanted to yell, but she couldn't. It would be inappropriate to yell at a teacher, even the younger, less-scary one. "My first experience driving? In New Zealand?! I really could have been killed! I could have killed other people! I am an unsafe driver!"

Ben stared at her blankly. In his galaxy, people flew when they were nine and ten and it hadn't occurred to either Skywalker that that wasn't normal.

"Huh?"

~~It seems to be 'Kathy yells at a Skywalker' week. I am so sorry.~~

That 'Huh' threw Kathy off of her stride a little bit. It...wasn't the response she'd been expecting. "I--I--what?"

What did he mean, 'Huh'?!

"How do you not know how to pilot?" Ben wondered. "I learned when I was four or something."

Let's look at your family's childcare choices, Ben.

"Sure," she said, reminding herself very hard that we do not roll our eyes at teachers, Katherine, that is rude. Even if they were exaggerating or counted sitting on someone's lap and beeping the horn as 'learning to drive.'

"I don't know where you're from, but my family doesn't have a car," she continued, keeping her voice even. "Mostly because we live in L.A. Like, twenty percent of the population of L.A. don't have cars. And even if we did, I'm not legally old enough to learn to drive one! Oh my god! What if I'd gotten pulled over in New Zealand! I'd have been driving without a license! And illegally in the country without a passport! I could have been detained! Deported! They might have called my parents!"

"Oh, Granddad would've have taken care of that," Ben said.

Mindwhammying local officials for great justice!

"You don't have a car? Really?"

"Taken care of...?" Now Kathy was side-eying the guy with the cloak. "Take care of how?"

This was the teacher that had her driving a car illegally. She didn't know.

"Why is it so weird not to have a a car? Lots of people don't have cars. Lots of people can't even afford cars." Oh, if this were Tumblr, Ben, you'd so have a 'check yr privilege' hashtag. So would. "I don't think my parents even know how to drive."

Ben would not do well on Tumblr.

"He's really persuasive," Ben said vaguely. "Huh. Most people I know have starships."

Sigh.

"And yet, no one I know has any," Kathy said dryly.

"They should get some," Ben said with a little smile. "They're astral. Next week we'll make sure no one has to drive, okay?"

"I'll check Craigslist," Kathy promised. "And--thank you. I'm okay with breaking all the laws of physics, time, and the known universe, but driving without a license is still a bit much for me."

And also the near-death. She didn't like it.

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