Self-Expression- Monday- 4th period

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Kitty started out class by sitting on top of her desk until everyone who was going to show had filed into the classroom, at which point she got up to close the door.

"Hopefully that's everybody," she greeted them, and smiled. "I'm Kitty Pryde, and this is Self-Expression. Which, in case you don't know, is how you manage to get across to other people who you are and what you think. And it's hard enough when you're a teenager to figure out who you are in the first place, let alone what you want to put out there for the rest of the world, or in some cases how to say what you want without putting your foot in it. Then you throw in self-consciousness and the occasional cultural thing that prevents you from saying or doing things... So the point of this class is to try and help you get through that, taught by someone who probably could have used more of a filter when it came to this stuff."

At least she had some insight on herself at the grand old age of twenty-one.

"Today we're going to go ahead and be cliche, and we're going to go around the room and do introductions. I want to know who you are, where you're from, and why you're taking this class. Let's start with you there."

Comments

Sign In

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Expressing yourself.

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[pursuedthestars]

Jim Kirk

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[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

Celia Bowen

Listen to the lecture

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Or check out your fellow students, or wonder how long ago your teacher was one...

Re: Listen to the lecture

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

Celia wasn't that confused by the age of her teacher, but the informality. Which wasn't to say she disliked this business of sitting on desks and such, but it was different from what she'd expected, to say the least.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

Dr. Rourke had chosen his classes for this semester and he knew his headmaster had done it for a reason. Still, sticking him in a class that was about self expression when he was used to keeping a low profile?

It was confusing to say the least. Will kept his head down while he listened and looked around.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[wildandbrave]

Some of the sisters who taught the classes at the convent had been Kitty's age if not younger, so that didn't bother Cosette at all.

The sitting on the desk surprised her, though. Knowing that this would be nothing like the convent school was one thing; actually grasping that was a slower process.

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Eleanor was wearing normal clothes today, thanks to Sparkle's assistance. Nothing world-shattering; just a teal sweater and denim pants, but it was a vast improvement over her shift and diving boots.

She wasn't sure why the Little Sisters had chosen this class for her, or even if they had, but it seemed as though it would be pleasant enough.

Introductions

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Who you are, where you're from, and why you're here!

Re: Introductions

[pursuedthestars]

"Jim Kirk. I'm from Iowa but an Iowa way, way, way far in the future. I was born in the year 2233 so everyone can take heart that Earth still exists in my time period at least."

He grinned. "As for why I'm here, I dunno. I'm actually really good at expressing myself and getting what I want but hey, I guess I could always be better."

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[throughaphase]

"Good reasoning," Kitty said, and paused. "Out of curiosity, are there flying cars yet?"

What.

Re: Introductions

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"Celia Bowen," she said quietly, smiling a little. "I'm...we've traveled my whole life, but I suppose I've spent the majority in New York. And it was 1884 when I left, which matters, I think."

She cleared her throat, suddenly nervous. "I didn't enroll myself in your class, sorry, but since I'm here, I do hope to gain some confidence and eloquence in my speaking and expression. Words come clumsily to me, at times, and my meaning often becomes lost."

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[throughaphase]

"Accidental signups happen all the time," Kitty said, waving that off. "Hopefully we can help you out here."

Re: Introductions

[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

"Will West." He paused after that, contemplating what to say next. "I last lived in Wisconsin but I don't really consider myself from there. And I'm here because...I dunno. Guess it'd be okay to have a little more confidence."

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[throughaphase]

"Where do you consider yourself from?" Kitty wondered.

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[tigerundercover]

"I'm Raven Darkholme," Raven said, smiling at the class. "I'm from Westchester, New York, 1954. As for why I'm here. . . . Young women are pretty much actively encouraged not to express themselves when I'm from. I'm looking forward to undoing all the work my foster mother has put in to that effect."

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[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

"I'm Karina Lyle," she said, with a bit of a wave. "I'm from Sternbild, which none of you are going to recognize," just a hunch, "and I'm here because practice makes perfect in communicating, right?"

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[wildandbrave]

"Cosette," she said and, not being accustomed to thinking of herself as having a surname, completely left off the 'Fauchelevent.' With a quick glance at Celia she went on, "My father and I recently arrived here from Paris, except it's 1829 where we come from. As for why I'm here, the class sounded interesting. It's nothing I've ever studied before."

Most likely the nuns would have been scandalized at the idea, really.

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"Eleanor Lamb," she said, when it came to her turn. "I'm from Rapture, which was a city settled the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean."

She waited for any raised eyebrows before continuing.

"I have trouble expressing myself," she said. Or having the opportunity to do so, really. "I tend to keep it in, and then it comes out as rage."

It hadn't escaped her that she had enjoyed setting Splicers on fire a little too much.

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[justbeingbay]

"Hi, I'm Bay Kennish," she said with a little wave. "I'm from Kansas City -- now, and it's one of the boring ones without any magic or anything -- and I'm here because being articulate seems to really help in life."

She could say what she wanted to say in her paintings. Not always with actual words.

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[voiceoverdue]

"Hi!" Cecil waved at everybody. "I'm Cecil. I'm from Night Vale, which is in the southwest US. Mostly now, but time is sort of weird. I just thought this class sounded neat!"

Re: Introductions

[graveyardwolf.livejournal.com]

"I'm Isaac and I'm from Beacon Hills, California." Both things Kitty already knew, but hey, she asked. "And I'm taking this class because I could probably learn to speak up more."

He usually bottled things up inside until he went off on somebody at the worst possible moment.

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[dressedinblood]

"I'm Anna Korlov, and I'm from Canada," Anna said, "and it's actually a really, really long story...I wasn't allowed to express myself in a lot of ways when I was, um." Okay just rip the bandage off. "When I was alive, and then I didn't even have control over myself for a long time, and on top of everything I'm stuck in the same dress for all eternity." So that class on clothing might be interesting.

Talk to Kitty

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Just wait until the class on clothing. Just wait.

OOC

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And now we see if I can make it two nights in a row without coughing half the night!