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Pay It Forward: Making a Big Difference in Little Ways, Friday, Period 3

"We've been doing a lot of charity work lately," Hera said, "but this class is about helping in all kinds of ways, big and small, and that's not the only way there is to help. Today we'll be doing something smaller."

"Spreading nice thoughts," Kanan said, leaning back against the desk, arms crossed over his chest. "Good feelings. Slip a friendly note in a book in the library where somebody might find it. Put words of encouragement on a public 'fresher mirror with a sticky note. Smile at someone who needs a smile. Say 'hello' to someone who looks like they could use a friendly greeting."

"Never underestimate what just being nice can do," Hera continued. "You could really make someone's day. You could turn them around, and they could turn someone else around. Compliment something about a person. If you've got credits, pay for their coffee. Offer to help carry something. Heck, if you're the artistic type," she knew who she was looking at, "just paint 'YOU ARE GREAT AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU' in large letters on...something someone doesn't mind painted. Or paint it on paper and wrap that around a wall."

Kanan was giving Hera an amused glance. Oh no, she was encouraging that? He was going to have to show her his office door at some point.

Hera had already been warned she was creating - or at least encouraging - a monster, here. She was unrepentant.

"So," Kanan said, looking back at the class, "you're welcome to stick around here for the rest of the class period to brainstorm, or set out into the wild now to get a head start on today's assignment, but what we'd like for you to do is find some way to improve somebody's day. Call it homework. Make a week out of it."

"If you have any really great ideas, please share them, too," Hera said. "Working together is another way to make things better."

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Encouragingly!

Breq

Sabine Wren

Prince Sidon

Lana Beniko

Yang Xiao Long

'Be good to one another.'

It's a pretty straightforward concept, admittedly.

Sabine was failing at not looking amused. Gee, who could they be talking to?

Sidon couldn't help but bark a bit of a laugh when the 'homework' was assigned. Make a week out of it? Why, he'd made an entire life of it! This was practically what he did every day, for anyone who talked to him for more than five seconds.

....and considering how much Sidon usually talked, that was just about nearly everyone.

Oh, he had no concerns about this particular assignment, not in the slightest! Though he supposed it wouldn't hurt if he maybe did a little more...

Make somebody's day better in some small way. Why yes, this is homework. Improve somebody's day somehow before next week. Your teachers have faith you can do it.

Breq could probably do this. She had spent her life making sure her favourite officers had been comfortable in small ways. She had loved them, though or at least cared about them.

Not that it should matter, or really did matter.

And Sidon, of course, figured he could get started on this homework straight away, with something he was mostly planning on doing anyway if he'd managed to catch Breq in class today, with something he certainly hoped would make her day a little better.

"Ah, Breq!" He grinned at her in greeting, nodding his head slightly. "Allow me, if I may, to make the task at hand a bit easier for you, as I assure you, it will improve my day significantly if you were to but spare a small amount of time for me to bend your ear on something I've been thinking about this week. It would be wonderful to obtain your thoughts on the matter and see if you might perhaps like to be involved again."

He grinned at the again in particular, thinking it a nice little hint to drop into the conversation to see if she could guess what he might be angling at before he said it.

"Of course I'll listen, Sidon."

Breq smiled. "Again?"

It was hard not to pick up on that.

"Again," Sidon agreed, his own grin sharpening to have had Breq pick up on it, with a faint chuckle. "Yes. For, you see, with the semester nearing its end and the weather taking its slow but inevitable turn toward weather that I cannot help but find a little on the side of unpleasant, I have been considering another trip back to my homeland of Hyrule, and I was thinking of inviting several of my friends along for the exciting journey again, as well! Naturally, this would include yourself, if you would be interested in a return."

His expression then went a little sly, leaning in slightly as he added, with a wink at the end, "I'll also note that I may have something in mind for the excursion that might interest you in particular."

"Now I'm curious," Breq replied. "And of course I'd like to return. I'm happy you ask."

She was happy and she was curious, perhaps not with the intensity that Sidon might hope, but that was more a question of personality.

Honestly, Sidon was more than happy to take curious at any level, so long as it hadn't been worried, though he hoped that, by now, Breq knew that he was always mindful of her discomfort with her particular status among his people, even if he didn't entirely understand it.

And considering that he didn't dare assume or take for granted that any of his friends would like to come with him, it worked well that any positive response was a delightful treat, really.

"How magnificent!" he said, opening his arms in his gesture of appreciation. "It's shaping up to be a marvelous trip thus far!" And he'd only really asked three people at this point. He clearly would have been over the moon if it had only been one, at that. "So, tell me, Breq, would you like your curiosity sated with more details, or are you one to hold out for a surprise?"

"What about a hint?"

Either way worked for her, but she guessed Sidon wouldn't mind giving her a hint.

"A hint," Sidon repeated, in a musing tone, narrowing his eyes a little as he went to stroke his chin. "Now, let me see...what might make a good hint?"

Because of course he wanted to give her one, he rather liked the idea of it because it could make it all a rather fun game, but there was the problem that subtly was hardly a quality that Sidon possessed, so it was quite the feat for him to come up with something suitable that wouldn't, in his mind, give most of it away.

He was terrible at hints, but he felt maybe, perhaps, he'd come up with something suitable, chuckling a little as he moved that hand on his chin to a slightly shaking finger.

"Ahhhh, I think I've got it!" he said. "I know for a fact that, where we will be visiting this time around, you in particular will be taking something back with you that I know you'll enjoy quite considerably!"

"Songs?"

That was the only thing she could think of, and even if it didn't show on her face, it did make her curious.

When they tag in!

Kanan was here, and while he's not really much of a 'random acts of kindness' guy deliberately, he'd be happy to brainstorm possibilities if anybody wants.

Hera was here, and was absolutely trying to think of things to do. She was more a 'large acts of kindness/rebellion' person herself.

Here was a Zora who had practically turned his whole room into a nursery for a robot baby he'd have for a week. If his instructors didn't expect for Sidon to, in some way, completely up the ante on his usual small acts of kindness and encouragement, well, then, they clearly had not been paying much attention to the giant red shark prince, which would have been an impressive feat all on its own.

So with his brain positively bursting with new ideas, after speaking with Breq and maybe seeking out any squirrels hanging around the classroom to have a word or two with them, Sidon headed over to Hera, his grin maybe a little sheepish but not at all reluctant as he offered a slight bow in greeting.

"Miss Syndulla," he started, "you must forgive me for my frequent pestering of your attention after class, especially lately, but I'm afraid I must seek your assistance in something once more. You have been beyond helpful so far, that I almost feel as though I may be churlishly taking advantage of your kindness, but I cannot help myself in seeking your excellent guidance in another pursuit, though I assure you, it does relate very much into the assignment given for this very class."

Hera smiled at him. "You're fine, Sidon. Actually, I wanted to give you something."

She reached into the bag she'd brought with her and pulled out a small holoprojector. "It's scavenged, but it should still work fine. It's loaded with holobooks and vids on Ryl. I hope it'll help."

"Oh!"

Here Sidon had been caught up in thinking of surprises for other people, that he would have never expected on coming his way, even if they had discussed it previously. It was a delightful surprise, though, and he laughed, knowing exactly how the rest of his evening was likely to be spent now.

"Well, that's spectacular! Thank you, Miss Syndulla, I'm certain it shall be an incredibly helpful tool in my journey to learn the language. No doubt, with your generous assistance, I'll be speaking the language in no time!"

...as soon as he figured out exactly how it worked, anyway, but he supposed he could ask after that before they were finished, as well. For now, though, after a glance toward the squirrels and a faint nod to let them know that this is what he'd spoken to them about, he smiled at Hera. "And, actually, it's a wonderful lead-in to what I was going to ask you about today. If I am not mistaken, from my research I gathered that Ryl is...a verbal language, yes? Well, verbal accompanied by gestures performed by lekku." His own headtail gave an envious little swish at that, which was really the most it could do. "There is no...written equivalent, is there?"

"It's generally just written with aurebesh, same as Basic," Hera answered. "Why?"

"I have an idea," Sidon said, with a grin for the fact that it was far more than just some more idea, and anytime he managed to actually be understated was always a novel amusement, really. "For some notes to leave to make someone's day better, and I believe they would mean more of they were written in a more....familiar way. But I still have much to learn! By the time I figured the translations out myself, why, the week would nearly be over! But perhaps if I had some assistance, I might still accomplish my intention, and with time to spare!"

Hera tried not to smile too widely, and probably failed. "Well, I'd be happy to write it out for you, if you like."

When she tags in!

Sabine was here! And already coming up with ideas, really.

That episode of Critical Role was more effective than coffee, it's three in the morning and WHAT IS SLEEP?

...why is Kanan a duck?

Club Penguin had a Star Wars Rebels event. :D

Enjoy: http://clubpenguin.wikia.com/wiki/Hera_Syndulla

...

You're welcome. :D

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