http://notmysupervisor.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] notmysupervisor.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2014-02-07 09:47 am

The Modern Workplace and You [Friday, period 1]

Responsible teachers might have put today’s class in the Danger Shop, so that no one could get hurt. Pam and Cheryl were not those people.


The chairs were cleared out from the classroom and had been piled in the hall. Pam, instead of her usual business attire, was wearing a sleeveless tank, grey sweatpants, and fingerless black leather gloves. Were those bloodstains on the shirt? Yes. Yes, they were.

They might be from the frozen side of beef that she’d hung from the ceiling, that she was casually punching. None of the bums she’d found in Baltimore wanted to come get their asses kicked for a class demonstration. Not even when she’d offered them $20. Punk-ass bitches.

Cheryl, on the other hand, was still dressed like Cheryl, though today she was snacking on a bag of gummy bears. (At least, they looked like gummy bears, right?)

"I keep expecting fewer of you to actually turn up," she said, watching the students file in. "Don't you guys have somewhere better to be? I know I do."

Well, kind of. She really liked the idea of watching a bunch of bloodshed, but she would have made it later in the day, at least.

“Today, we’re gonna talk about ways to make extra money since your boss doesn’t pay shit,” Pam supplied helpfully. “Or ways to pay for your college education, if … any of you lot are going to college.”

They were all kind of weird, was all. This wasn’t really the AP class or anything, as far as Pam could tell.

"Or if you wanna support your crack habit!" Cheryl chirped helpfully. "What? You might develop a crack habit. I don't know your lives."

“Point is, most of you aren’t secretly worth half a billion dollars,” Pam said, giving Cheryl the look of someone who resented the fact that her best friend was quite literally worth half a billion dollars. “So … underground fighting! There are clubs in all kinds of cities. You just have to find them. This isn’t like that movie, where dudes beat each other up because their dads skipped town; this is people paying good money to watch a coupla fighters beat the shit out of each other. If you can take a punch, you can rake it in, big time.”

Pam, exactly no one in class looked like the type who could take a punch. Like, at all.

"But say you're a lover, not a fighter," Cheryl said, waggling her brows. "Or...a person who loves watching fights, anyway. You get to bet! 'But Cheryl,' you might be asking yourself, 'if two of my friends are punching each other in the eardrums, how do I decide who to bet on?' You choose the one who looks most likely to get creative."

She reached over and gingerly patted Pam on the shoulder. "Like, I know I can count on Pam to win. It doesn't really matter how. And it'll be interesting. And kinda hot. She might bring a chair in from the hall, or bite someone's ear off or something!"

“Biting someone’s ear off is against the rules,” Pam said. “And kind of a pussy move. I did punch a guy so hard once that he coughed up part of his liver.”

Reach for those stars, Pammy.

“So today you’re gonna pair up and duke it out! If it’s not your turn, put up some bets on who you think is gonna win. Cheer ‘em on, or just yell stuff. Get loud! So, who’s first?”

Re: Pair up and fight! [02/07]

[identity profile] holyshitsnacks.livejournal.com 2014-02-07 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't worry, everybody's nervous before their first fight." Pam said, offering helpful reassurance, here. "Hey, you can pair up with the crippled kid! He said he breaks bones just hitting other people. Easy-peasy."

Re: Pair up and fight! [02/07]

[identity profile] iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com 2014-02-07 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"What? No, I..." Elsa's frown deepened. "That's terrible. Why would anybody...?"

She really had to ask this? Of Pam?

Come on, Elsa.

"I'm not going to hit Joker. I'm not going to hit anyone."

Re: Pair up and fight! [02/07]

[identity profile] holyshitsnacks.livejournal.com 2014-02-07 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Do not ask how low Pam could stoop, Elsa. That was a conversation you were thoroughly unprepared for.

"Then you're probably gonna lose," Pam said. "And whoever put money on you's gonna be upset about that. Means you'll get your ass kicked twice."

Re: Pair up and fight! [02/07]

[identity profile] iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com 2014-02-07 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Somebody would have to be an idiot to put money on me in the first place," Elsa replied, frowning. "I don't fight. I don't need to fight. Especially not people who have no interest in fighting back."

Re: Pair up and fight! [02/07]

[identity profile] holyshitsnacks.livejournal.com 2014-02-08 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
"See, that's the problem here," Pam sighed. "None of you punk-ass bitches are willing to throw down. In a real ring, they're all raring to go."

She was mulling the problem over, and came up with, "Wanna punch the side of beef?"

Re: Pair up and fight! [02/07]

[identity profile] iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com 2014-02-08 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
"... What would punching the beef accomplish?"

Aside from bloodstains on her dress?

Re: Pair up and fight! [02/07]

[identity profile] holyshitsnacks.livejournal.com 2014-02-08 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
"You'd get to punch shit!" Pam said happily. "There's nothing more satisfying when you're in a really bad mood. And you wouldn't have to hurt the crippled kid."

And of course:

"Oh, and you might get bloodstains on your dress!"

Re: Pair up and fight! [02/07]

[identity profile] iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com 2014-02-08 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
"And on my gloves," Elsa added. And then lifted a hand to rub at her temple. "Remind me why I want bloodstains on my dress?"

Please?

Even though she was certain she would regret asking?

Re: Pair up and fight! [02/07]

[identity profile] holyshitsnacks.livejournal.com 2014-02-08 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Are you freakin' kidding me?" Pam asked. "Bloodstains make any outfit fierce! It says 'don't mess with ME. Unless you like that kind of thing. Rooooowr!'"