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Jono Starsmore ([personal profile] furnaceface) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2013-09-05 07:16 am
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Live Entertainment Appreciation, Thursday, Period 5

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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Re: Roller Derby

[personal profile] voiceoverdue 2013-09-05 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
This was nifty! Cecil was just going to happily munch on popcorn and mentally narrate it all in his head.
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Re: Roller Derby

[personal profile] justbeingbay 2013-09-05 01:09 pm (UTC)(link)
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

[identity profile] notacokeperson.livejournal.com 2013-09-05 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
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

[identity profile] 3girls-1core.livejournal.com 2013-09-05 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
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

[identity profile] fairest-blood.livejournal.com 2013-09-06 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
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.