fandomhigh | 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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"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."

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"Mavis, hm?" Jono leaned over and squinted a little in order to get a better look inside the carrier. A convenient sort of sunblock, he supposed. Clever, too. "I'm pretty certain I've met your father about. Are... outdoor daytime performances going to be terribly inconvenient for you, luv? I can aim for things that'll at the very least have enough shade to not be too uncomfortable."

He was still a bit on the fence about vampires - he'd been bitten and temporarily under the thrall of his own world's Dracula once, after all - but first and foremost, Mavis was one of his students, and he'd do whatever he could to see to it that she was safe and comfortable during class outings.

Mavis pressed her bat-face to the shadowed mesh and grinned. "As long as there's shade, I'll be okay, or I can stay in here and somebody can prop me on a rail Though you um... might not want to mention it to my dad? He'll only freak out."

"I won't mention it if you don't," Jono chuckled, shaking his head a little. "I wouldn't deny anyone the chance to see even half of the things that we'll be out there taking in, trust me. Do you like music or sports at all?"

She was going to give him a broad range of things she wanted to see, he was going to try to narrow it down some.

"Oh, yes, please!"

And she was going to be totally helpful with that. Yes.

Well, at least he knew that he could drag his students pretty much anywhere and at least one of his students would appreciate it.

"I'll make certain to have both in my list of places to go this semester, then," he replied, and then gave her a bit of a shrug. "We'll see about minimizing the need for the pet carrier as much as we can this semester, while we're at it."

"It's no big deal if we can't," Mavis answered cheerfully enough, letting the canvas bag float gently to the floor. "This thing's actually pretty comfy." She backed away from the netting, folded her wings and flopped back. "The bottom's padded with..."

Squish.

"...cake?"

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... Oh my.

"There... there are restrooms where we're headed," Jono noted, diplomatically. "You can clean up when we get there."

Ah, this island.

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