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fandomhigh2014-01-10 08:59 am
furnaceface) wrote in fandomhigh2014-01-10 08:59 am
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Coping With Change, Friday, Period 3
//Change,// Jonothon said, stepping into the classroom and starting his lecture without preamble today, //happens. Winter turns to spring, puppies turn into dogs, people come and go. There are very few constants in the world. But, I hope, you knew that. Anyone who's had me as a teacher in semesters past can likely see that I'm no stranger to the idea, either.//
He leaned back against the front of his desk, arms crossed over the bandages that kept his flames from licking out from his chest and face into the room.
//If you're in this class, it's likely you've either recently gone through a major change in your life, or else you're expecting one.// Pause. //Or else you'll be telling me the office has made a terrible mistake. In which case, congratulations on having some stability in your life. We're all terribly jealous.//
And also, your teacher was a bit of a snarker. You'd have to cope with that on top of all of that change in your lives.
//For those of you who mean to be here, expect this class to be just as much theory as candid discussion of how you might apply it to your own life. I'm not going to make anyone discuss what change they've been through if they're not comfortable sharing with the class, mind, though obviously anyone is welcome to come talk to me if they need someone to confide in. I respect your right to privacy and I do keep rum on hand for squirrel bribes if need be. And, for what it's worth, this telepathic voice of mine doesn't mean that I'm rooting through your brains looking for your deepest secrets. I have much better things to do.//
Much, much better things. Like keeping his own brain in order.
//Today we're going to start off simple. Introductions, because there are new faces here I'm not familiar with. Name, class, and why you're taking this one. Feel free to share any recent changes you might be adjusting to - coming to this ridiculous bloody island absolutely counts - and we'll get into the real meat of dealing with those changes next week. For example, I'm Jonothon Starsmore, Fandom High graduate, 2011, and it's been a very long three years since. Call me Jono or Jon. Please. I'm here teaching this class because when I was your age, I was stuck figuring out how to handle everything that had turned upside-down for me on my own. And if you're wondering just what I know about change…// His psionic voice took on a wry tone. //Remind me to bring a photo album with me to class sometime.//
He waved a hand at the room.
//Any questions or volunteers to go first? I'll pick for you, otherwise.//
[OOC: Open! Have at!]
He leaned back against the front of his desk, arms crossed over the bandages that kept his flames from licking out from his chest and face into the room.
//If you're in this class, it's likely you've either recently gone through a major change in your life, or else you're expecting one.// Pause. //Or else you'll be telling me the office has made a terrible mistake. In which case, congratulations on having some stability in your life. We're all terribly jealous.//
And also, your teacher was a bit of a snarker. You'd have to cope with that on top of all of that change in your lives.
//For those of you who mean to be here, expect this class to be just as much theory as candid discussion of how you might apply it to your own life. I'm not going to make anyone discuss what change they've been through if they're not comfortable sharing with the class, mind, though obviously anyone is welcome to come talk to me if they need someone to confide in. I respect your right to privacy and I do keep rum on hand for squirrel bribes if need be. And, for what it's worth, this telepathic voice of mine doesn't mean that I'm rooting through your brains looking for your deepest secrets. I have much better things to do.//
Much, much better things. Like keeping his own brain in order.
//Today we're going to start off simple. Introductions, because there are new faces here I'm not familiar with. Name, class, and why you're taking this one. Feel free to share any recent changes you might be adjusting to - coming to this ridiculous bloody island absolutely counts - and we'll get into the real meat of dealing with those changes next week. For example, I'm Jonothon Starsmore, Fandom High graduate, 2011, and it's been a very long three years since. Call me Jono or Jon. Please. I'm here teaching this class because when I was your age, I was stuck figuring out how to handle everything that had turned upside-down for me on my own. And if you're wondering just what I know about change…// His psionic voice took on a wry tone. //Remind me to bring a photo album with me to class sometime.//
He waved a hand at the room.
//Any questions or volunteers to go first? I'll pick for you, otherwise.//
[OOC: Open! Have at!]
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//... Well. Er. I suppose... all good things in time. And all.//
There were some things he didn't expect students to so earnestly talk about in class. He supposed he was going to have to learn to take some of those things in stride.
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"I know." Cecil shrugged again, more unhappily this time. "I mean...I sort of get it. I'm a lot younger than ♥Carlos♥ now. But I am still me!"
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//You are still you,// he agreed. //And you... have to grow up naturally again do you? Or is this a more temporary thing than 'waiting the usual amount of time for adulthood?'//
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//Ah, yes. The differently-paced timelines. I know of one bloke whose home world only sees a few hours pass for about a week in his fiance's reality. Hell, I've been through almost ten years in about three by Fandom's reckoning, just because of the places I travel to between universes.//
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Jono really couldn't judge Cecil's decision otherwise. After all, he came to the island because it was far more welcoming than his own reality, too.
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