fandomhigh | Building Healthy Relationships, Monday, Period 4

Oh, God, this was actually happening. There was an actual classroom, and actual students who would expect Vanessa to teach them things.

Okay, this was cool. She was cool. She could do this.

They were so young. Right, Vanessa, deep breath.

"Hi, guys!" she said, pasting a smile on her face. "I'm Vanessa Carlysle, and this is 'Building Healthy Relationships.' Now, you can just call me Vanessa, I don't think anyone's called me 'Miss Carlysle' in my life. And you might be wondering what qualifies me to teach a class on relationships, which, um, I've had a few? And after some serious bumps in the road, one of them is even working out pretty well! So, I don't know any of you, either, and I honestly didn't expect to get this job so I didn't really prepare for this," oh God. Had she said that part out loud? "So how about you introduce yourselves, and tell me something about you and why you took this class, what you want to learn, that sort of thing? That sound good?" She hoped it did, because she didn't have a better plan. "Who wants to start?"

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Introductions always seemed to push Ringo back into formality. So when it was her turn she stood up, clasped her hands in front of her, and offered a bow. "Hello. My name is Ringo Noyamano." Her cheeks turned slightly pink as she took a deep breath before continuing. "I signed up for this class because I want to learn how to be a better friend."

How could she make her friends happier? How could she be there for them? (And, yeah, there were a couple of faces that she couldn't help but have in mind as she asked herself those questions. Alluka. Dante. Kathy.

"Can you think of any specific ways you want to be a better friend?" asked Vanessa, who hoped it came off as 'trying to make her students think for themselves' and not 'help a sister out here.'

"Um." That was a good question!

"I guess, just, um, how to know how to help people? To know when they need it?" She should probably have 'to know when they didn't need it' on that list, too, but that thought didn't even occur to Ringo.

She was kind of a meddler.

"We'll talk about that," Vanessa promised. "And about knowing when they don't need your help, too." She'd learned that one the hard way herself.

Ringo blinked, her expression combining doubt with confusion. When did your friends not need your help?

At least she didn't actually say it out loud? So only people looking at her face could tell she was thinking it really hard.

"We'll get to that," Vanessa promised.

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