How to Make Friends and Influence People [Tuesday, April 15, 2014]

[sith_happened]

Anakin was typing as angrily as someone texting with two thumbs onto a comlink could when the class arrived. People were being Wrong on the Internet about The Amazing Race, Anakin's favorite show, and that couldn't be allowed to stand...and Rory had taken a hard line years ago about giving people migraines by thinking very hard at them. Typing in all caps was all he had left.

"Sometimes people are stupid and wrong," Anakin began, finally looking up, "and no amount of sweet talking will fix that. Today you have three scenarios to work through: one online, one using a telephone, and one in person. Think of this as prep for your final exam: break some truth to these people."

He went back to texting. Angrily.

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Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[wildandbrave]

Oh, Cosette would totally do that. She thought of it as a considerate gesture, granted.

"Pardon, Monsieur Skywalker," she said, quietly, so as to not draw undue attention. "But I think you may have had a little bit of a mishap with your shoes today."

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[sith_happened]

"How so?" Anakin asked, eyebrows drawing together.

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[wildandbrave]

Cosette hesitated for just a moment while she fought off a faint sense of apprehension; it might have showed as a brief flicker in her otherwise steady expression.

"Well. I could be mistaken, and if I am I'm very sorry," she said carefully. "I'm not up to date on the latest fashions just yet, and of course there are just so many to keep track of around here, everyone coming from so many different places and times as they do. It's just that you seem to have two completely different boots on, that's all."

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[sith_happened]

"There's no way I'm--" Anakin began, staring down at his feet. "Oh."

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[wildandbrave]

Cosette half-smiled at him. "It's hard to notice sometimes, I know, when one's in a hurry, but just think if you'd only remembered to put on one! That would be far less pleasant."

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[sith_happened]

"And soggy," Anakin said with a tiny smile of his own. "Thank you for pointing out my mistake."

And there was a sentence he wouldn't have said five years ago.

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[wildandbrave]

Somewhere, Tahiri was keeling over in shock.

"It's only right," Cosette answered, because while she might be good at managing her father when he was being unreasonably stubborn she also took all his good traits to heart. "I'd hope someone would do the same for me."

She paused, laughed softly, and added, "Either way, I'm glad you didn't end up soggy as well."

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[sith_happened]

"Me too," Anakin admitted. "This weather has been ridiculous. At least we can dry out this time, right?"

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[wildandbrave]

The look on Cosette's face was almost an extremely faint smirk, or it would be from someone a little older and more self-aware. Mostly, she just looked amused.

"Ridiculous even by this place's standards?"

You had to make sure of these things.

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[sith_happened]

"Well, I'm used to this place," Anakin said. "I've been here almost a decade."

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[wildandbrave]

OMG. *cries*

"Oh! In that case I'm happy to take your word for it," Cosette said, "since it's only the end of my first term here. Does one ever get completely used to it?"

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[sith_happened]

Right?!

"Not entirely," Anakin said. "When you get too relaxed, that's when the gremlins get you."

Re: People Are Being Wrong: In Person

[wildandbrave]

Okay, now Cosette looked a little bit concerned. "Isn't there any way to avoid them altogether?"