fandomhigh | Culture Shock; Thursday, Period 2 [03/28].

Did….did the teachers go ahead and have the students head to the Danger Shop this week just so they could sit in a simulated version of a classroom that was nearly identical to the classrooms throughout the entire school?

Yes. Yes, they did. Summer thought it was hilarious, and she figured it would be even more so if the students wound up spending the entire class period waiting for rancors or giant floating heads or magical unicorns to burst through. Which they wouldn't.

It was a metaphor, you see, for disappointing expectations. Just like real life!

"A common question that you'll probably ask yourself a lot in school," Summer started, from where she'd perched herself cross-legged on top of the desk in front of the 'classroom', "is 'when are we ever, like, going to even use this stuff?'"

"Especially," Kanan noted, from where he was leaning back against the same desk, arms crossed over his chest, "when the school you're learning things in is this one. Not every class is exactly steeped in academia, here. Unless you figure you're going to be watching movies-" he didn't say holos, he was kinda proud of himself, "-for a living, or looking into a career modeling or..." He uncrossed his arms just to wave a hand around, vaguely. "... Going into business selling catapults made out of popsicle sticks, most of what you're picking up here probably seems pointless."

At least at the temple, he'd learned life lessons that would've been relevant to a Jedi. If, uh, if that hadn't gone right to hell on him.

"But it is possible," Summer said. "I mean, would I ever have imagined that learning how to make jello would be a key component in what I'd be doing after I graduated? Not in a million years, and yet, here we are. It's great if you already know what you're going to be doing after school; that way, you can really look at what you're learning with a critical eye and see what to take with you. But if you're anything like me at your age," Summer, you were eighteen, "you have no idea what you're going to do with your future, which puts you in a unique position to discover something really wonderful."

...like jello!

"Hell, I still don't know what I'm going to do with I grow up," Kanan quipped, grinning crookedly. Because there was no way he was talking about any of it in front of the class. Easier to make a joke of it - and of himself - than talk about evil empires, and all. "And you don't have to, either. But today we'd like you to take a look at the foundations that Fandom has given you, and look at possible future paths you can take when you go home. Think about how you can apply your experiences here to help you with your futures."

"And maybe," added Summer, "some of the things you're pretty sure you won't be needed, though you might surprise yourself. Something that seems pretty useless now might turn out to be a big help some day."

Like jello!

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...like jello!

Keyleth

Lana Beniko

Sabine Wren

In a totally normal, totally boring, totally hard-light projected classroom. Unicorn-free.

That was the real lesson here, kids.

To be totally honest, Keyleth was a little disappointed about the lack of unicorns. Just a little.

Okay, maybe a lot.

sabune has absolutely no idea what she was going to do when she finally got back home. She hadn't been on any missions, she didn't want to go back to what she'd been doing before Fandom, she couldn't go home... She was at a loss for how she might be better prepared now. She might be a little quiet because if that.

Lana didn't trust the normality, but that was one-third Fandom, one-third this class, and one-third habit and a Sith upbringing.

Which was what she'd be going back to, so it seemed counterproductive to break herself of the habit.

What have you learned so far that would be helpful to your future self and career? What don't you imagine you'll ever use? What are some things you'd wish you'd learn more about? Basically, just try to figure out when you're ever going to use this shit in your actual life beyond this wild and crazy school.

It's more common than you'd think!

When they tag in!

Honestly, the students could be talking about anything and Summer would only half notice. She really is just mostly watching them to see if they're apprehensive about something going off the wall all of a sudden....and whether or not their faces show disappointment or relief at the end of class when nothing does.

What? It's a character study. You learn a lot about people through crap like that.

Kanan's motives were either more or less nosy than Summer's, depending on how you looked at it. He was paying attention to the conversation, because dammit, these were his students and if a class about shooting things or keeping hidden was going to do them more good than underwater basket weaving, he wanted to know.

Space Dad's gonna Space Dad.

*just wants to use her pretty new icon which is now her faaaaave*

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