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Hubris from Revelation: the Social Engineering of Ultimate Truths [Monday, Period 3]

When students arrived, they'd find Ghanima's classroom in the usual set-up, filled with oversized pillows and cushions and plenty of divans and other comfortable seating options.

"It sounds like you all had an utterly wretched weekend." Ghanima, don't sound so cheerful about that. "So, since we talked about Hinduism last week, you can watch a movie about one of its great epics today."

She gestured around the room, where there were plates of fresh fruit and various types of teas available. "Get comfortable, or if you really do need to retreat to another space and leave class today, you have permission."

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Like it's a movie day!

Lana Beniko

Paris of Troy

As short as it is...

Paris had kind of just been wandering around, confused, and settled onto a pillow because it seemed better than going back to his room with the giant, exuberant, fish-person in it.

There's lots of big fluffy pillows, piles of blankets, and lots of ~~mostly moddable~~ Hinduism-friendly snacks on various tables -- though no meat, poultry or fish, or eggs -- and a big screen at front with the movie. Settle in, get comfy, and feel free to chat with a friend while you watch the movie.

If she's there!

Lana was here! And herself. And (weirdly? not for Lana) disappointed in a movie day instead of learning something new.

Still, she supposed she could learn some more about the culture and the epic's specifics from the movie, so it wasn't a total loss!

She's around!

The castle had caught Liam's attention, naturally, and so today his wanderings took him in that direction.

Making his way inside was easy enough, and from there he started exploring the various rooms the castle held. When he happened to pass by a room that was full of people, well. He was curious, but settled for peering through the doorway instead of just marching on in like he'd done with the empty rooms he'd passed.

One of the reasons Ghanima had put on a movie, is she hadn't really been expecting many of her own students to come to class as themselves, it was more for the entertainment of anyone wandering past.

So when the movement at the doorway caught her attention, she just smiled comfortingly gestured for the small person to come in if they liked, before returning her attention to her tea.

Well, that was a clear invitation. Liam took a few tentative steps inside, smiling shyly up at the- human? person? Who had invited him in.

She looked human enough, but her eyes were that bright Taelon-blue. Was she a hybrid as well?

Usually the skittish children came in waves, as the island decided to swap around ages of entire populations. But by now Ghanima was quite used to dealing with them.

She gave her little guest an impish smile and leaned over to grab a pair of apples off the closest table. She dropped one on to the cushion next to her in invitation, and proceeded to bite into the other one, enjoying her snack.

Well, this small person was the same age as the one he'd replaced... give or take nine months, anyway.

He glanced at the apple on the cushion, and then back at Ghanima.

"Is that for me?" he checked.

"If you want it," she said agreeably, giving him another smile. "--or anything else, really. The snacks are for everyone."

That seemed like permission enough, so Liam made his way over and picked up the fruit, settling in on the cushion. "Thank you," he said, remembering that that was a thing you were supposed to say when given something.

"You're welcome," she replied, tossing her apple between her hands. "My name is Ghani, what's yours?"

“Liam,” he told her, around a bite of apple. “My name is Liam.”

Oh. Oh my. Ghanima was going to commit this to memory even more than usual, because if she and Liam ever decided to be Bad Ideas Bears and try the Sharing, THIS was what she was going to use as a test memory.

It was possible she was a terrible friend.

"It is lovely to see you, Liam," she said with all sincerity. "Do you live here, or are you visiting us this week?"

The wooooooorst.

"I am visiting," he told her. "Verity informs me that I am here to learn about how humanity lives."

Ghanima snorted in amusement. "Humanity is both incredibly varied, and utterly ridiculous," she informed him. "I have been here awhile, and doubt I shall ever understand them."

He cocked his head at her, at an angle that was just a little too sharp. "Then are you a hybrid as well?"

"Of a kind, yes," she said, before taking another bite of her apple. "Different-and-not-different from you."

"The eyes gave me away, didn't they? I suppose I could wear dark glasses to hide them, but I don't like to do that."

"You should not hide them," Liam agreed. He liked them. In this strange place full of strange people, they were... familiar. Comforting.

*naps*

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