Live Entertainment Appreciation, Thursday, Period 5

[furnaceface]

This afternoon's class was, according to a note that Jono had left on the board in the classroom, to meet him on the Causeway, where he was waiting for them in his usual long coat and army boots attire. He waited a few minutes there for everyone to arrive, since it wasn't exactly a long hike from the school on an island Fandom's size, and then he launched into what was going to more or less pass for a lecture today.

It was going to be shorter than usual, since his throat was still feeling a little on the raw side. He was pretty certain his students would cope, somehow.

"Welcome to Live Entertainment Appreciation," he greeted, giving a look around at the students assembled. "I'm Jonothon Starsmore, just Jono or Jon will suffice, and I'll be your glorified babysitter for the semester. If you're here, I'm going to assume that you either have some interest in the entertainment industry, or you really wanted to avoid taking classes that involve actual academic material. There's not a hell of a lot of rhyme or reason to the little field trips we'll be taking every Thursday. I suppose pretty much the only common thread tying them together is that they involve going to experience something live, generally as members of an audience."

Exciting? Jono would probably look more thrilled if he hadn't found out about this class on the weekend, leaving him with a handful of days to prepare a syllabus around trying to help win a war in another reality from afar.

"A few basic rules before we step into our portal. First, we stay together, as a group. I'm not coming back to the island without any of you, especially since these trips are going to take us to some places that are rather far from here and there's a chance you'll have to do battle with Portalocity alone otherwise. Second, you're all representatives of Fandom High while we're out there. Behave as such. If I have to step in to tell you to stop acting like idiots, I will put serious thought into keeping future classes in the Danger Shop, and that will be a shame. It's lifelike as hell in there, but not even a sim can properly replicate the atmosphere of a live event. Plus, I'll probably spend the rest of the semester picking on you. I'm a vindictive bastard like that."

Well. He was.

"I'm going to take a quick headcount before we take off. As you get in line, introductions. Name, class, and one form of entertainment you've always wanted to take in live."

When introductions were through, he waved the students through the portal. On the other side, they'd step into a quiet hallway, from which Jono ushered them into a much noisier section of arena seating.

"Welcome," he said, taking a seat himself, even as he bunched his shoulders slightly, obscuring the bottom half of his face from view under his upturned coat collar, "to the roller derby. If you've never heard of it, sit back and watch. It's fairly self-explanatory. And if anyone wants popcorn or drinks, they're on me when the vendor comes around."

Yes, students. This was Jonothon's idea of a brief class introduction lecture. Enjoy the Roller Derby, all.

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Sign In!

[furnaceface]

Like you're waiting on the Causeway for a portal.

Re: Sign In!

[voiceoverdue]

Cecil Baldwin

Re: Sign In!

[justbeingbay]

Bay Kennish

Lecture!

[furnaceface]

Delivered while you're standing on a land bridge, waiting for a portal to open. And Jono… Jono's long-winded even when he's trying not to be. Figures.

Re: Lecture!

[walkswithcoyote]

"Mercy Thompson," Mercy said with a smile. "I'm a senior and if I could go back in time I'd have loved to have seen Silly Wizard perform."

Yeah, she had a soft spot for all sorts of Celtic music.

"They seemed to have a lot of fun and do a lot of great music."

Re: Lecture!

[furnaceface]

"So, I should keep something a little more Scottish in mind?" Jono tilted his head thoughtfully, and then gave a little nod. "Something Celtic-folk, then. That shouldn't be too difficult to manage."

He couldn't promise any specific bands without looking into how to get to a performance that had happened at least a quarter-century ago with a pack of students like this particular lot.

Introductions!

[furnaceface]

"Name, class, and one form of entertainment you'd like to experience live," Jono said. "Starting with… you."

Introduce yourself, and then everyone can hop through the portal to today's entertainment of choice.

Re: Introductions!

[voiceoverdue]

"Cecil Baldwin." He waved. "I'm a freshman, I guess. And...um." He thought about it for a moment. "I'd really love to sit in on some of the old-time radio shows. And I love watching people do Science!"

Re: Introductions!

[furnaceface]

"Good to have you in the class Cecil," Jono replied, giving him a small nod of his head. "I might have to look into what it would take to get us all into an older radio station for an hour, sometime. And do you like any particular sort of science, by any chance?"

He happened to know more than a handful of scientists back in his own reality, not that he was in any hurry to drag his students to a school with a higher mortality rate than the Night Vale library just to watch Hank work.

Re: Introductions!

[justbeingbay]

"Hey," Bay said. "Bay Kennish, I'm a senior, and I've always wanted to see a really great performance artist at work. Like, I've seen the Marina Abramović movie but it's not the same as being there."

Re: Introductions!

[furnaceface]

Jonothon gave a nod, wondering momentarily if Abramović had anything coming up in the near future.

If not, there were always realities set in different timelines, he supposed.

"That's not outside the realm of possibility," he noted. "I'll see if I can find something for you before the semester is through, Bay."

Re: Introductions!

[callmemavy.livejournal.com]

"Mavis Dracula!"

Said the bat in the floating pink pet carrier (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QaXxI-hPL.jpg). Hi. Look, it was a vast improvement over the Igloo cooler, at least, and enough lighter that she could easily float it instead of needing someone else to carry her.

"I'm a junior, and honestly, I'm happy to see anything. Live is... not a word I'd use for most of the entertainers we book at my family's hotel."

Re: Introductions!

[beautifulsenshi.livejournal.com]

"Aino Minako - just Minako for short - JUNIOR! And an idol concert!" Minako enthused, tossing up a V-for-Victory salute.

Re: Introductions!

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Karina Lyle," she said, with a little wave and smile once it was her turn. "I'm a junior and it's totally copying Minako, but idol concert, definitely."

Re: Introductions!

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Zhari was looking down at her clothing and wondering if her frock would make her stand out too much. Maybe she should start wearing the few modern outfits Sholeh had stuffed in their closet.

"I'm Zhari," she said when it was her turn, grateful that this was one teacher who wouldn't look too hard at the roster. Zee's looming appointment with Mr. Hansen had them all a little on edge. "I'm a Junior and I'd like to see..."

She was drawing a blank. Zhahar was more of a homebody than her sisters.

::A live reading from an author!:: Sholeh supplied.

=A mixed martial arts match!= Zeela countered.

::A play!::

=Live weapons demonstration!=

"...A play or an author reading."

=Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.=

Re: Introductions!

[fairest-blood.livejournal.com]

Snow wasn't sure what to make of this class yet.

"I'm Snow White," she said. "A junior." She had to fumble for an answer to the last question. "I always enjoyed it when the minstrels performed at court."

Re: Introductions!

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

"Toby Logan, junior, and... I think it'd be pretty cool to go to an NHL game." Professional sports totally counted as live entertainment, okay?

Roller Derby

[furnaceface]

Make yourself comfortable, chat amongst yourselves, eat popcorn and drink soda and watch girls in bright colours with ridiculous names like 'Ima Getcha' try to beat one another into submission while doing laps on rollerskates.

Re: Roller Derby

[voiceoverdue]

This was nifty! Cecil was just going to happily munch on popcorn and mentally narrate it all in his head.

Re: Roller Derby

[justbeingbay]

Bay already thought derby girls were awesome, and getting to see them do their thing in person was even better than that Ellen Page movie made it look. She munched on handfuls of popcorn as she watched the spectacle.

Re: Roller Derby

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

Karina wasn't really a sports person, but she was sipping water and watching.

She only pulled out her phone once or twice, honest!

Re: Roller Derby

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Zhari would rather have been doing something else, the way Karina was, but Zeela was riveted. =Triple stars, this is the coolest thing I have ever seen. I want to do this.=

"You don't even know how to skate," Zhahar mumbled.

=I would learn just so I could do this. And--hey! Pay attention! Auntie Tagonist just scored and you weren't even looking!=

Zhari sighed. It was times like this she wished they were back in Tryadnea and she could just let Zee come into view.

Re: Roller Derby

[fairest-blood.livejournal.com]

Snow's eyes were a little wide as she watched. It was like jousting, in a way, but without lances or horses. Just wheels and elbows.

Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

He's actually enjoying the show, so sue him, though he's not eating the popcorn or drinking the soda. Doing either would involve taking his collar down, and there are too many normals around here for him to feel comfortable showing off his face.

OOC!

[furnaceface]

She was five foot six and two fifteen
A bleached-blonde mama
With a streak of mean
She knew how to knuckle
And she knew how to scuffle and fight

And the roller derby program said
That she was built like a 'fridgerator with a head
Her fans call her "Tuffy"
But all her buddies called her "Spike"


Trying to fit a proper introduction thread into a field trip class is a challenge. From here on out, Jono will be explaining the trips they're about to go on a little more thoroughly.

What, you thought you were safe from Jono's long-winded lectures just because you were in a class about watching stuff?