fandomhigh | Advanced Criminal Justice, Class 17, Period 1, 03.14.06

[OOC: Hi. You get relatively uncreative and quickly written lecture today. Sorry! Needed sleep! ~~And I'm running slightly late, so the EC and Metaphor will be up a little later.~~ Class Info Post.]

The Tick was standing at the podium at the front of the room and Lockheed was on his normal bookshelf, as usual.

"Good morning, students! Welcome back from break! I hope you all had a good one! And congratulations to anyone who did well in the animal balancing contest last night. Just be glad there wasn't a moose."

"Okay, today, we're talking about superheroes. A superhero is, essentially, a vigilante with a flashier style and usually a moral center more in line with that of the rest of society. If you excuse the whole blatantly taking the law into their own hands thing, at least."

"However, the fact that superheroes seem to follow most of societies guidelines (don't kill, don't steal, try not to be a massive jerk) combined with the fact that in today's society, they usually disguise their identity, all while taking the law into their own hands means that some people," with that, Rory began to pass out a printed out editorial from The Daily Bugle that basically said that superheroes were the worst thing ever, "think of them as subversive. They're trying to wheel and deal their way into the hearts of society while doing whatever they please."

"Please remember that in this class, I am a teacher first and a superhero second. You can speak freely. With that in mind, today's question is, in general, what do you think of superheroes? Good people? Menaces? Misguided fools? Fashion disasters? Have you ever met a superhero outside of Fandom? What, in short, is the deal?"

"This week's metaphor is clowns. And your Extra Credit for this week is to give someone else in the room a superhero name. Just remember, The Tick and The Caffeinator are already taken."

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FOR WHEN I HAVE IT UP, ZOMG.

Metaphor

Clowns epitomize the diverse view of Justice that our society has. Some people see clowns as cute and fun and a positive thing. Then there are others who are terrified of clowns and think they are the most evil thing on the planet ~~aside from mimes~~. And a third group has a very skewed view of the lifestyle of a clown. ~~shut up, i'm still scarred from a documentary about clown sex that i saw five minutes of ten years ago.~~

EC

Marty = The Mad Pinger

[i'll actually participate later -- but i couldn't resist doing these!]

~~Justice is like a clown~~

Aeryn doesn't actually know what a clown is.

~~Justice is like a clown, m~~

She'll turn it in next week.

Justice is like a clow, SCARY AS HELL TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE POPULATION!

EC: Marty = the Doinkinator

If you're a criminal and not watching closely, a clown superhero could hit you in the face with a Pie of Justice.

Extra credit - I think Sam Carter should be called The Supernova. Just because I like the name.

Metaphor

Justice is the anti-clown, because clowns are evil.

EC

Jaye = The Inateinator

[OOC: I think you win.]

Justice are the clowns that you cram into a the little car of society. There's too many rules, but you've got to make them fit because it's necessary.

Extra credit

Angel - Hairgel Wonder
Martin Blank - Too Nosey For His Own Good Know It All
Callisto - Bongogirl
Bridge Carson - Wavey Animal Balancer
Samantha Carter - Doohickey Girl
Logan Echolls - Jackass
Janet Fraiser - Bossy Needler
Archie Kennedy - Curly Shipperman
Veronica Mars - Mysterious Golden Girl
M. Parker - Scowly Scary Chick
Aeryn Sun - Super Asskicker
Jaye Tyler - Windex Jazzhandster
Rory Gilmore - Flingenating Spoilsport

Clowns are like Mimes. They must be puched often in the name of Justice because otherwise they will read good books and break the hearts of girls who love them so. Plus they usually have oversized shoes and for some reason that freaks me out.

EC:
Veronica = Cluemaster
Jaye = Glitter Gal
Aeryn = OMGDONTHURTME!
Angel = Hair Boy
Callisto = Das Burninator
Rory = The Flailinator
Parker = Killer Queen
Bridge = The Wiggler
Sam = Brainiac
Janet = Shrimpy
Archie = Captain Pretty-boy
Cameron = The-big-whiny-baby-who-needs-to-get-over-it-already
Logan = Obnoxious Man

Justice, like a clown, can inspire anything from amusement to terror in the beholder, and perhaps more than one such emotion at once. Also like a clown, the costume of justice can appear unwieldy or entirely unpractical -- but one never knows what tricks it may have concealed in that ridiculous-looking outfit. Or even small animals. Perhaps a small Puffin of Justice.

Extra Credit
Veronica Mars - Cookie-baking Crimefighter

At some point during class, Veronica is struck with the inexplicable urge to bake cookies again.

Clowns? Clowns. Clowns!

Clowns are like superheroes and vigilantes. Inside the three rings of Justice, clowns are entertaining and make people happy, like law enforcement officials. Outside the circus, they can be frightening, although like superheroes, they are still doing their jobs when standing on streetcorners, waving to people, or performing at children's parties. But out on their own, they can be frightening to the populace, like vigilantes, popping up and entertaining without warning.

EC:
Callisto: the Blonde Blitzkrieg
Marty: Der Snarkmeister
Veronica: Investigator Intellinator
Archie: Lieutenant Flirt
Aeryn: Justice Commando
Rory: Crazy Booker
Jaye: CrackRadioWonder
Janet: Dr. Atilla
Angel: BrowBoy, and his sidekick, 'Steve'
Carter: The Quantum Destroyer

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