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fandomhigh2016-05-27 08:22 am
momslilassassin) wrote in fandomhigh2016-05-27 08:22 am
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So You Just Met Your Relative From The Future, Friday
"Not all familiar faces who make it to these shores are actually familiar," Obi-Wan began. "This school has a lively history of what is commonly referred to as doppelgangers. People who share the same face as a friend or a relative, yet have no connection to them whatsoever."
"My first summer here as a student there was another student who looked just like my older cousin," Ben said. "It was extremely disconcerting."
"It creates a uniquely complicated situation," Obi-Wan said. "It is easy to simply try and ignore them, though circumstances may occasionally make this difficult. A different path would be to befriend them, so eventually whatever unique features they may have begin to pave over the memories one has of the person they most resemble."
He gave a vague wave at the class. "Of course, that may not be emotionally feasible, especially if that person is tied to... traumatic occurrences."
Ben nodded hard. "I spent a lot of the summer camped out on the beach, which is really not the healthiest choice."
"As with most of our topics during the course of this semester, we hope to help you prepare yourself for an occurrence such as this," Obi-Wan said. "What would be the best way to handle it? Can you think of someone whose very face may cause you anguish to the point of self-banishment?"
"My first summer here as a student there was another student who looked just like my older cousin," Ben said. "It was extremely disconcerting."
"It creates a uniquely complicated situation," Obi-Wan said. "It is easy to simply try and ignore them, though circumstances may occasionally make this difficult. A different path would be to befriend them, so eventually whatever unique features they may have begin to pave over the memories one has of the person they most resemble."
He gave a vague wave at the class. "Of course, that may not be emotionally feasible, especially if that person is tied to... traumatic occurrences."
Ben nodded hard. "I spent a lot of the summer camped out on the beach, which is really not the healthiest choice."
"As with most of our topics during the course of this semester, we hope to help you prepare yourself for an occurrence such as this," Obi-Wan said. "What would be the best way to handle it? Can you think of someone whose very face may cause you anguish to the point of self-banishment?"
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