Advanced Journalism (Tuesday, February 21 - 2nd period)

[imanaturalblond.livejournal.com]

Rita sat behind her desk.

No, not so much with the happy-looking.

"Good morning, Ms. Sullivan, Ms. Gilmore. Your assignment is a simple one. In class today, please write fifty words on why impersonation is wrong, or which circumstances might find it acceptable. Because we're doing this today, you have until tomorrow to turn in your assignment on campus couples. Questions?"

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Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

ON XANDER'S HEAD?

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I tried to feed him. He can't eat," Rory said, poking at John-the-hat.

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John is poked. It's like being at some twisted doctor's offices and his friends are there and he's kinda naked but really not and everyone is laughing at him!

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[mycanonhatesme]

"I'd ask Professor Skeeter, but frankly, I don't think she'd give us a straight answer about whether or not we can feed him."

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander looked concerned. "You think she'll even change him back this time? She always has before, but I guess she's never been annoyed enough to turn him into something not an animal before."

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John, through his powers of hat telepathy, urges Xander to make Skeeter change him back!

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"We should make her wear him," Rory said mischievously.

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John can get behind this idea if it results in him having two legs, two arms and a face again!

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

"You think that would encourage her to change him back?" Xander asks doubtfully. "Like she'd be touched by his plight if she got up close and personal with him?" He considers it. "Well, it could work. John touched me."

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"No, I just know that when he was a stickbug and I put him on her head, she changed him back right away," Rory shrugged.

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

Do it! Do it!

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

"Huh. But he's a nice hat. I wouldn't want a stickbug on my head, but Hat John feels pretty good." Xander shrugs. "Worth a try, though."

He wears John into the classroom and approaches Professor Skeeter's desk. "I don't suppose you'd be willing to change John back into not a hat now, would you?"

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[imanaturalblond.livejournal.com]

"Why?" Rita asked, not looking up from her paper.

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

"Because he's my friend, and so even though he makes a very nice hat, I like him better as a guy?" Xander replied.

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[imanaturalblond.livejournal.com]

"Hmm," Rita said. "But he's so much quieter."

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

"But he can't eat. If he stays a hat, he'll never enjoy the deliciousness of, for instance, a yummy golden Twinkie again."

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[imanaturalblond.livejournal.com]

"He doesn't deserve them."

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

"Oh, come on -- have a little sympathy." Obviously Rory was right, and the only solution was the drastic one. Xander plucked John off his head, and placed him firmly atop Professor Skeeter's gleaming bleached golden curls. "See, John's a nice hat. Don't you want to be kind to the nice hat?"

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[imanaturalblond.livejournal.com]

Rita scowled, pulled John off her head, and turned him back into a boy. And then he was very quiet omg. She turned to face Xander.

"Who are you, obnoxious little boy? Aside from a lucky person who'll be enjoying detention this Saturday?"

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

Eight hours from now or so, Xander would be wishing with all his heart that he'd answered, 'Jake Gavin, ma'am.' But alas and also alack, he lacked precognitive powers. As well as basic deductive reasoning, at times.

So instead he sucked it up like a man; it wasn't like he hadn't been living in a fantastic detention-free dream for a semester and a half now. sooner or later reality was bound to catch up with him.

"Xander Harris, friend to hats and lover of Twinkies, but not the other way around, because that would just be weird."

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[mycanonhatesme]

Xander was quite the brave soldier, Chloe had to admit.

"Are you allowed to give detention to people who aren't in our class? Xander was only trying to help," she said to Rita, looking John over to make sure he didn't have any hat-parts still attached to him.

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[imanaturalblond.livejournal.com]

"I have authority to give detention to any student, Ms. Sullivan," Rita answered coolly. "Have fun with Constable Fraser this weekend, Mr. - Harris, was it?"

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

"Constable Fraser?"

She'd asked him something else-- something about his name, but it was kind of fuzzy. The question, though also possibly his name, at this particular second.

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[imanaturalblond.livejournal.com]

"Yes, the fellow with the hat that looks like Mr. Crichton did today."

Re: Discussion/Questions/Rita-Antagonization

[soldtoarmenians]

"He doesn't look much like John." Xander wasn't being deliberately obtuse; this was the natural home-grown variety. "Except for they do both have the really blue eyes thing going on."