Sex Ed, Wednesday, Period 2

[talentforlying]

When students arrived for class, right as they came in the door was a table with bowls filled with tiny packets of lube, male and female condoms, dental dams, and a shoebox with an opening cut in the top and 'QUESTIONS' written all over it.

The usual desks and chairs set-up was missing, leaving only sofas, comfy chairs, and beanbags for people to grab. And, of course, two very mis-matched teachers chilling at the front of the room.

John was still not sure how he'd been talked into this. He was just going to blame the Moose.

Even if John wasn’t at ease, Didi was. She rose from her own comfy chair to offer a cheerful wave of greeting once all the students were gathered.

“Hey, I’m Didi,” she said. “That’s Constantine. You get to hear us talk about sex for the next two months.”

Which was obviously going to be so much fun, right, John? She smirked at him slightly but kept talking.

“I can’t speak for him, but for me, the big thing I want you to get out of this class is that sex is natural and can be a lot of fun -- but there are things you should learn before you fall into bed with anybody, like what it means to consent, and how you can have your fun and not get sick, pregnant or both.

“Also, it’s important to remember that people are different.I know some of you probably have had a lot of sex already, and some of you might not even be sure you want to ever have it at all. And you know what? That’s all totally fine. Don’t be jerks to each other about anything anyone says here.”

It was going to be great. At least he didn't have to pretend this class had any academic value whatsoever. "Pretty much what Dee said," he said easily, leaning against the wall with his hands shoved in the pockets of his trenchcoat. "We even got ourselves an anonymous question box, if you got something you need answered and don't want to ask in front of your classmates, and the stuff on the table's free. Grab a handful every damn week if you want, or never touch it. Our goal is to get you up to speed for what's going on with current concepts of gender, sex, and culture in two months, and what you choose to do with that information is up to you."

“So now that we’re through the basics about what this class even is, it’s time for introductions,” Didi added. “Names, grades, and what you’re hoping to get from class. And if there’s anything else you feel we should know about you so you understand where you’re coming from, you can say it during the introduction or let one of us know after class.”

"And trust me, Dee and I aren't going to freak out at questions, no matter how weird you might think it is, and we're both pretty hard to shock." John added dryly. "She's seen it all, and if it's stupid, I've probably done it."

“Twice,” Didi said dryly. “And if not him, one of my siblings.”

There was... really no way for John to argue with that, so he just shrugged, rather unrepentant. "You heard the lady," he said, randomly jabbing a finger in the random direction of a student. "You. Start talking."

Comments

Sign-In

[talentforlying]

Consenting!

Re: Sign-In

[snipsnspecks]

Ahsoka Tano

Re: Sign-In

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante

During the Lecture

[talentforlying]

Listen, look around, figure out how many condoms you can fit in your pocket.

Re: During the Lecture

[snipsnspecks]

Ahsoka was trying very hard not to sink down into her seat. What sexual education there was among the Jedi tended to be very biology based (with a side order of 'try not to have it' and 'ask your Master', which, Anakin).

Re: During the Lecture

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante did not seem particularly thrown about anything about the lecture. But he was happy to snag some free supplies, actually.

Look, there was gonna be a party later.

Re: During the Lecture

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ugh. Why was Dante in this class? Didn't he, like, know all this stuff already?

Ringo shot him a glare and then looked away.

Re: During the Lecture

[intotheout]

So Tip did a fair amount of staring at that table full of . . . goodies? . . . on her way into class. Enough that she probably managed to block at least one person's way before she finally got over herself and went all the way into the room.

She'd be grabbing a little packet of lube on her way out, if she thought she could do it without anyone noticing.

Re: During the Lecture

[dwarvenswagger]

Well, mark Thorin down as scandalized. Tolkien was a poetic shithead who didn't think of sex beyond awful lineage charts and ~chaste romance~ okay?

Bless his heart, Thorin was trying here.

Re: During the Lecture

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo mostly just looked awkward while trying to pay attention and not make it too obvious that she kept glancing at that questions box thoughtfully.

Re: During the Lecture

[vrajna_kralis]

This was perhaps the most useful class that Hyacinthe had signed up for, with or without Messire Delaunay's interference. From what Ada and Dante had told him, sex had changed a lot. Well, not the mechanics of it (thank you, sweet Naamah), but everything surrounding it.

He was here, paying attention, and definitely planning on grabbing several of everything once he found out what they all did.

Re: During the Lecture

[notcancelled.livejournal.com]

Mayday wasn't blushing or anything about being here, but she was staring straight ahead and trying to be as professional and scholarly as possible. Because if she didn't, she'd be blushing, guaranteed.

Discussion

[talentforlying]

"You heard the lady," Constantine said, randomly jabbing a finger in the random direction of a student. "You. Start talking."

Re: Discussion

[snipsnspecks]

"Ahsoka, and I think there was a paperwork error." To say the least.

Re: Discussion

[rebelseekspizza]

"Dante, Junior, mostly just here 'cause it seemed like fun."

Hey, at least Dante was upfront here.

Re: Discussion

[intotheout]

"Gratuity -- which isn't a stripper name." Thanks, Deadpool. "I'm a freshman. And, um. The rebuilt schools back home do sex ed as, like, a week in health class where they yell about how if you have sex before marriage you'll probably get an STD and die, so. This is probably better."

Re: Discussion

[dwarvenswagger]

"I am Thorin," he said, leaving off the 'son of' part because oh god his brain could not handle his father in the context of this class. As far as he wanted to consider, he and his siblings were created from stone as The Maker clearly intended. Yep. "I believe there has been an error in my schedule."

Re: Discussion

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Um. I'm Ringo Noyamano?" She'd finally gotten over bowing every time she introduced herself, but now Ringo sounded totally awkward for other reasons.

"And, um, I guess I was curious to know how this stuff is taught in America?" That wasn't really why she'd signed up at all, but there was no way she was just going to blurt out what she was thinking in front of all these other students.

Re: Discussion

[vrajna_kralis]

"I am Hyacinthe," he said in his D'Angeline-accented Cruithne. Or, rather, his French-accented English, if you wanted to use the names in vogue here, even though they felt wrong on his tongue. "A...junior? I believe? And I'm in this class because I am from a different time and a different world and I'm not used to needing these...accouterments. Aides d'amours, certainly. But the condoms and the pills and all that is not needed in my home."

Because they were blessed by angels. Sexy, sexy angels.

Basically, they were the anti-Tolkien.

Re: Discussion

[notcancelled.livejournal.com]

"I'm Mayday Parker. I'm a sophomore. And... I think I'm mostly just trying to get some basic information and then never talk to my dad about how one of the first classes I took at this school was Sex Ed," Mayday said, half-joking.

Talk to the Teachers

[talentforlying]

They're around! Though one of them is better at being supportive and kind than the other one is.

Re: Talk to the Teachers

[living_endless]

Didi was ready to be supportive and kind -- at least until she got to know someone well enough to be exasperated by them. Then she might just try to smack some sense into them.

Re: Talk to the Teachers

[talentforlying]

Constantine was around, and might even give your question an answer.

OOC

[talentforlying]

Re: OOC

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Awww, no banana?