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Jono Starsmore ([personal profile] furnaceface) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2014-04-18 09:54 am
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Coping With Change, Friday, Period 3

Jonothon was, as usual, already leaning back against his desk with his arms crossed over his chest when his students filed in.

//I know,// he began, //that the headless version of myself at one point attempted to throw arts and crafts supplies at those of you who showed up for class a few weeks ago, so I hope that this lesson doesn't actually look as though that's what I'm attempting to do. But today, we'll be covering self-expression. Coping through venting your feelings, finding some outlet and letting it out, either by speaking, performing, creating some sort of art...//

He shrugged his shoulders.

//I'm not saying you even have to be good at whatever you choose to do. We're not all musicians, public speakers, dancers, authors, or painters, and self-expression can be as simple as keeping a diary and never sharing it with the world, putting together a playlist that echoes how you feel, or scribbling in the margins of your notes. Something your own, something that you can put your emotions into when they're running high. It's often useful for helping you sort thoughts, express feelings, calm down or nerve yourself up to doing what needs to be done. The ways to express yourself and the reasons for doing so are well and truly varied, I could be here all week going over them.//

And considering how long Jono's lectures usually ran, that wasn't even really an exaggeration.

//Today, we're going to talk about different forms of self-expression that you might embrace. If you're the sort of person to throw yourself into artful flower arranging in order to deal with the stress of finals, or if you've always wanted to give fashion design a try, feel free to share that with the class. Me, I reach for my guitar when I have something I want to get off my chest. Or I play loud music. Or I work out. What about you lot?//

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Bay Kennish
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"I'm a painter. Swear to God, if I didn't have art, I would not have gotten through one quarter of the drama in my life the last couple years," Bay began. "Like, I don't know how people who aren't creative even function on the island."

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"I express my anger and frustration by total domination in online multiplayer," Joker explained. "The rest of it? I dunno, I'm a pretty heart-on-my-sleeve kind of guy. Art's not really my thing."

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"I feel like every answer I give is always related to my magic, but...I use my magic," Celia said, shrugging. She reached a hand out in front of her, squinting slightly. With a light twist of her fingers, a stem of glass started to grow up from her desk, out of thin air. The glass stem grew into glass petals, and glass leaves, and in under a minute, Celia had a full, crystalline rose in front of her, growing more detailed even as her focus shifted back to Jono with a small, shy smile.

"Making things from my imagination, using my gifts how I want to? That's the most therapeutic thing I know how to do."

And she could literally heal herself, and still felt that way.
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He's here! And...yeah, "talk it out" would be his MO.
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"I pretty much just...express myself?" Cecil shrugged. "I love talking on the radio, and it can be pretty therapeutic to rant sometimes. And it's nice feeling like there's all kinds of people out there listening to you, all pulling together."
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"Gymnastics," Kathy said with an apologetic smile. Why it was apologetic? Who knew? She didn't. "Going through an old routine is soothing and, if nothing else, I can tire myself out and just sleep for awhile. That always makes me feel better."
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