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fandomhigh2017-07-05 04:17 am
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The Magic of Plants, Wednesday, Per 3
It felt good to be back on the island again and in front of a class. Even though it seemed like she only came to the island these days when everything was exploding, Karla still missed Fandom and all of its whimsical madness. Though since she did have a class to teach, she should probably get on that, rather than reminiscing about the times she'd had class in this very room and the state of her old locker.
"Hello, class, and welcome to the Magic of Plants," she said, giving her class an easy smile. "Which, depending on where you're from, might have a disappointing ratio of magic to plants. This isn't some introduction to witchcraft--that's not how my Craft works--we are going to learn to unlock a lot of the uses of some common plants you might come across in your day to day life. You likely already know that plants are integral to our survival as a species; they feed us, clothe us, shelter us, provide us the bases for a great many medications and remedies. Also, tea, coffee, and chocolate all come from plants and without those necessities, we'd have to have serious conversations about how much of life is actually worth living."
Because coffee. Life-giving, precious coffee.
"But since you've all been on the island for at least a semester, then you know what the first week is for. So, introductions! Name, class, why you took this course, and then an old favorite ice breaker of mine--two truths and a lie. Tell the class two truths about yourself and one lie and we'll all guess which one is a lie. And then once that's done, we're going to use plants to make papyrus sheets like your Ancient...Sumerians did? No, that doesn't sound right, hold on." Karla looked at her phone to double check. "Ah! Ancient Egyptians! Right, like the Ancient Egyptians did."
"Hello, class, and welcome to the Magic of Plants," she said, giving her class an easy smile. "Which, depending on where you're from, might have a disappointing ratio of magic to plants. This isn't some introduction to witchcraft--that's not how my Craft works--we are going to learn to unlock a lot of the uses of some common plants you might come across in your day to day life. You likely already know that plants are integral to our survival as a species; they feed us, clothe us, shelter us, provide us the bases for a great many medications and remedies. Also, tea, coffee, and chocolate all come from plants and without those necessities, we'd have to have serious conversations about how much of life is actually worth living."
Because coffee. Life-giving, precious coffee.
"But since you've all been on the island for at least a semester, then you know what the first week is for. So, introductions! Name, class, why you took this course, and then an old favorite ice breaker of mine--two truths and a lie. Tell the class two truths about yourself and one lie and we'll all guess which one is a lie. And then once that's done, we're going to use plants to make papyrus sheets like your Ancient...Sumerians did? No, that doesn't sound right, hold on." Karla looked at her phone to double check. "Ah! Ancient Egyptians! Right, like the Ancient Egyptians did."
Re: Introductions
She took a deep breath to calm herself and then continued, trying to remember what she had decided for her lie. "I'm training to become an exorcist, I have a demon in my hair, and I wear kimono because my mother orders me to."
Re: Introductions
She tapped her chin as she regarded her student, noting the relative strength of her psychic scent. "I'm not sure what an exorcist is and a demon seems like a dangerous hair ornament, but I'm going to guess you wear a kimono for other reasons than because your mother says to. Also, you're making me realize that it's been years since I've worn mine and now I have to see if it still fits."
Re: Introductions
"An exorcist is a person with the abilities and training to fight Demons who come to Assiah to try to harm humans." Shiemi smiled and tilted her head slightly. "I'm training to be a Tamer-type Exorcist. And I wear kimono because they're comfortable; I grew up wearing them."
So yes, sensei. She had a demon in her hair. He was asleep or she'd introduce him.
"You wear kimono?!"
Re: Introductions
"Only a few times, when I was in Japan," Karla said. "We wore them for my dear friend's Seijin no hi and again when I went back for the ceremony they held for my daughter...The oshichiya, I think?"
Her accent was laughable, but she pronounced them right!
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Karla had opinions on Texas, okay?
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Shiemi had opinions on Texas, too!
...
Okay, no she didn't. She barely knew was Texas even was, thank you home-schooling in Japan.
"I thought so," Shiemi actually chuckled into her sleeve. More at the face the teacher, than at the woman's actual words. "I mean... the Tokyo part, not the boyfriend. You have her accent, you see."
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