How to Be Awesome, Wednesday, 3rd Period

[nomoresportscars]

The Danger Shop looked like a movie theater today. Jackson was parked at one end of the back row of seats.

"Today we're gonna look at things not being awesome," he drawled. "Like this movie. Which you're gonna watch now. So sit your asses down."

Yeah, it was a movie day. Look, the island had smelled funny since Jackson had shown up this morning. As the kids filed in it became extra obvious that there was no point to having a proper class, which was good, because the weird smells were throwing Jackson off anyway.

So the movie began.

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Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[boneyard_girl]

"Could be worse, I could be a seahorse," she pointed out. "So this is better than it could be."

She looked at the floor and shrugged. "I just... I couldn't stay yesterday. He was just makin' me too damn mad."

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[rebelseekspizza]

"Fucking asshole," Dante said, with gusto. "Sorry, Ades. We'll just do some extra hanging out when this stupid thing passes, okay?"

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[boneyard_girl]

"Ice cream, drinks, an' that ride you promised me b'fore we got scolded f'r not usin' code," she said, rolling her eyes.

Then; "I was doin' pretty good b'fore that, y'know? Not happy 'bout it, but Hya don't seem t' hate me an' I think I got all m' memories that matter back, so I was coping. An' he just... I dunno. I admitted why this sorta thing freaks me th' fuck out, an' that was the response I got."

Not exactly encouraging her to open up more, Fandom.

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[rebelseekspizza]

"They're teachers."

In Dante's book, that pretty much said everything.

"They're not gonna do right by you. Next time they act like you can trust them, just ignore it."

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[boneyard_girl]

"I didn't do it f'r them," she admitted, scuffing one hoof on the floor. If she'd been person-shaped, she'd be picking at the scars on her wrists again. "I thought maybe if I said it out loud instead of just lettin' it eat at me, I'd be less angry about it."

"Won't make that mistake again, leastwise not where some teacher can pick at it."

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[rebelseekspizza]

"Good," Dante said quietly. "That class is fun when it's just watchin' Starsmore and his weird-ass new co-teacher soapboxing about how shitty their lives were or whatever like it means anything. 's Not something to get yourself hurt over."

He poked her gently with his weird dragon-bat-wing. "We'll put the new guy on the glitterbomb list, okay?"

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[boneyard_girl]

"Can we put glue in his glitterbomb?" Ada, no.

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[rebelseekspizza]

"Sure."

Dante, no.

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[boneyard_girl]

Dante, yes.

"That's two for th' list, got any others that could use some sparkle in their lives?"

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante shrugged. "Not yet," he said, "But I'm sure we can dig up a reason." Beat. "Actually, this guy, maybe."

He lifted his head at Jackson.

Re: Watch the Movie [Awe 07/13]

[boneyard_girl]

"We could do that," she agreed, grinning. "He could use it, that's for sure."

Grumpypants Jackson.