Practical Philosophy, Monday

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Yesterday's revelation that they were releasing another movie about his life had not put Ender in the best mood. It was a harsh reminder that what awaited him back home wasn't always much better than what met him here-- at least at Fandom he could expect a certain degree of anonymity.

While he tried to keep the annoyance and frustration and numerous other emotions out of his work today, it was obvious he was quieter and more distant than he usually was. He picked a topic that was as comfortably distant from his own experience as he could find, without becoming irrelevant to their story entirely.

"This is our last class," he said. "Sooner or later, you'll find yourself at your last class, period. Fandom is a school and so your stay here comes with an expiration date. Are you glad about that? Relieved? Unhappy? When you leave, what will you carry with you of this place? Mostly negative experiences? Mostly positive? Why?"

Then he fell silent.

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Before Class

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Meet, talk, no teacher.

Sign In!

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Contemplatively.

Listen to the Lecture

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Not that there's much of one today.

Talk.

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Fandom. Leaving. What would it be like?

Talk to the TA

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When he pings in.

Talk to the Teacher

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After class, as he cleans up and struggles to continue looking as approachable as possible. (And comes ridiculously close to managing.)

OOC

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*flails* Gamescom tomorrow.

Re: Sign In!

[myownface]

Sparkle

Re: Talk.

[myownface]

"You know I can't wait to get out of this hole and back into something I know my way around," Sparkle stated, crossing his arms over his chest and frowning. "But, I mean... At the same time, I'm not looking forward to the shit that might come with it. It's not like Fandom's weirdness doesn't follow people sometimes. I don't want to be the guy turning into a fucking horse or something while I'm walking down the street."

Re: Talk to the TA

[myownface]

Sparkle was here, looking like he almost regretted that this would be his last class with Wiggin, while at the same time openly making faces at the subject matter of today's discussion.

It was a wonder nobody had died on the weekend. He was allowed to be less than Fandom's biggest fan today.

Re: Talk.

[endsthegame]

"If it's any consolation, it hasn't really followed me, Ben, or my sister," Ender offered. "But I've told you that before, and there's really no knowing how it works out."

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Karina Lyle

Re: Talk.

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

"Tell me you're joking?" Karina asked, looking appalled. "The island's madness follows people?"

Re: Talk.

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

"I will throw a party," Karina said, shrugging. "But honestly, I'd throw a party for graduating any highschool."

So... yeah. It kinda worked out to be the same thing.

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[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy

Re: Talk.

[endsthegame]

"Because you're proud of the accomplishment, or just because you're happy to move on?" Ender wondered.

Re: Talk.

[myownface]

"Word through the grapevine says it can," Sparkle agreed with a frown. "Like the whole unwilling sex change bit, or when people turn into kids. I dunno about stuff like when our kids show up, but a lot of the 'changing into shit' stuff? It totally does. Hell, Alec turned into a panther cub while we were at the Baltimore zoo, once. Not even on the island."

Re: Talk.

[endsthegame]

Ender nodded. "There's been reports of people turning into children or animals while away," he said. "The weather effects are limited to this place, but everything else seems fair game."

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy really didn't like that she might have to say goodbye to people she cared about... again.

Re: Talk.

[myownface]

"Yeah, no knowing," Sparkle sighed. "I'd rather start working on contingency plans for shit like 'wakes up as someone else' now, though. Better than being stuck for it back in boring, normal old Toronto, totally unprepared. I'm not gonna gamble my personal safety on you three not being touched by it in a totally different reality."

Re: Talk.

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

"Because it'll be over," she said honestly. "I know we're supposed to care about highschool but it's not really going to matter in the long run for me."

Since she... already had her career.

Re: Talk.

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

"I..."

Well, shit.

"I didn't want to know that," she said plaintively. "Except I think I should have known that before."

Re: Talk.

[endsthegame]

"That's smart," Ender said honestly. "Figure something out - even if it means convincing someone you've got roommates or weird pets. Or both."

Re: Talk.

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

"Is there any explanation for that that isn't 'it's magic'?" Karina asked, frowning. "Because, like, that's not fair."

Not that life was fair but whatever.

Re: Talk.

[endsthegame]

"It didn't particularly matter for me either," Ender said. So he wasn't exactly about to judge her on that score. "Some of us show up here with other obligations already in place."