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fandomhigh2018-05-17 08:53 am
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Laying Low for Beginners, Thursday, Period1
Kanan was looking far more at ease today in front of his class than he had the first time he had taught it. But then, the first time he'd taught it had been a complete surprise to him. This time, he'd actually chosen to. And so he grinned at the room before starting his lesson the exact same way he had once before.
Don't worry, he had to stray eventually.
"Let me tell you about my day yesterday." See? Had to stray eventually. "Yesterday, I made my way to the boat races, which I had been signed up for by... hell, I don't know, probably a moose. I've got a lot of odd skills under my belt, so I wasn't too worried about whether or not I'd do any good. Hell, I was paired off with a pretty big guy. Two of us rowing that boat really should have done pretty well, right? Well. We came in third to last, because instead of rowing the boat, I got a rainbow-soaked lesson in how to play rock-paper-scissors by a man who wants to put droid arms onto a fish."
He paused.
"Hell if I know why he wants to put droid arms on the fish. We might never find out."
At least he actually sounded fairly amused by the whole ordeal. He hadn't really wanted the fish anyway.
"This workshop, we're going to be putting a lot of work into improvisation," he continued. "Since a big part of laying low is how well you roll with the weird stuff, whether it's rainbow rain or arms on fish. I'm Kanan Jarrus. Yes, this is a class about avoiding notice and keeping out of trouble, and no, I'm not actually actively working on laying particularly low around the island these days. That isn't going to change my first lesson any; learn how to tell a good story. It's a skill that we'll be working on polishing over the next few weeks, among other things, but today we're going to give it a bit of a warm-up. Introductions."
You all got a break from it yesterday. No complaining. Kanan didn't know most of you anyhow.
"I'm going to want three things from you. I'm going to want your name, I'm going to want to know what you're taking this class for, and how about we hear you tell the class what it is you did yesterday. Don't be afraid to embellish, either. Have fun with any of the three of those things. This isn't quite going to be two truths and a lie, but if you do end up adding any blatant untruths, I want you to stick to it. Every time you come to my class for the rest of the summer, remember that lie you told. Commit to it. Make it your new truth. Because if you can't even keep your story straight for an hour a week for six weeks, you're gonna have a hard time doing it out there."
And had Kanan himself embellished any of what he'd said? Yes and no. But his real name wasn't anybody's business but his own, and he'd spent a decade perfecting his story to go with it.
"And if any of you storytellers has any interest in being my assistant for this class... sure, I could probably use one of those, too."
[OOC: Open! I've missed teaching with this nerd.]
Don't worry, he had to stray eventually.
"Let me tell you about my day yesterday." See? Had to stray eventually. "Yesterday, I made my way to the boat races, which I had been signed up for by... hell, I don't know, probably a moose. I've got a lot of odd skills under my belt, so I wasn't too worried about whether or not I'd do any good. Hell, I was paired off with a pretty big guy. Two of us rowing that boat really should have done pretty well, right? Well. We came in third to last, because instead of rowing the boat, I got a rainbow-soaked lesson in how to play rock-paper-scissors by a man who wants to put droid arms onto a fish."
He paused.
"Hell if I know why he wants to put droid arms on the fish. We might never find out."
At least he actually sounded fairly amused by the whole ordeal. He hadn't really wanted the fish anyway.
"This workshop, we're going to be putting a lot of work into improvisation," he continued. "Since a big part of laying low is how well you roll with the weird stuff, whether it's rainbow rain or arms on fish. I'm Kanan Jarrus. Yes, this is a class about avoiding notice and keeping out of trouble, and no, I'm not actually actively working on laying particularly low around the island these days. That isn't going to change my first lesson any; learn how to tell a good story. It's a skill that we'll be working on polishing over the next few weeks, among other things, but today we're going to give it a bit of a warm-up. Introductions."
You all got a break from it yesterday. No complaining. Kanan didn't know most of you anyhow.
"I'm going to want three things from you. I'm going to want your name, I'm going to want to know what you're taking this class for, and how about we hear you tell the class what it is you did yesterday. Don't be afraid to embellish, either. Have fun with any of the three of those things. This isn't quite going to be two truths and a lie, but if you do end up adding any blatant untruths, I want you to stick to it. Every time you come to my class for the rest of the summer, remember that lie you told. Commit to it. Make it your new truth. Because if you can't even keep your story straight for an hour a week for six weeks, you're gonna have a hard time doing it out there."
And had Kanan himself embellished any of what he'd said? Yes and no. But his real name wasn't anybody's business but his own, and he'd spent a decade perfecting his story to go with it.
"And if any of you storytellers has any interest in being my assistant for this class... sure, I could probably use one of those, too."
[OOC: Open! I've missed teaching with this nerd.]
Re: Introductions!
And on and on he went about his rowboat experience, his deep-seeded fear of sea monsters, and his confusion about what Ikea still was.
Re: Introductions!
"Beaker," he said, finally. "It sounds like you had quite the day yesterday."
Mostly going by length of the meeping, admittedly. He was really going to have to make more of an effort to learn this kid's language.
"Have you got any experience with laying low, Beaker?"
Re: Introductions!
There was more, slightly sheepish meeping to explain that he was more the type of person who accidentally exploded? Maybe? A little?
Re: Introductions!
He had no idea he was going to have to start keeping a fire extinguisher on hand. None.
"Well, that's fine. This is a beginners class, after all," he replied with a shrug. "We'll see if we can get you used to at least the basics."
In six weeks.
Oh boy.