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fandomhigh2019-07-12 01:13 pm
talentforlying) wrote in fandomhigh2019-07-12 01:13 pm
Gods & Monsters: Divine Trickery, Friday, Second Period.
If you were wondering if John Constantine was hung-over, the answer was yes, obviously. Sorry, kids.
"So, why the fuck are you here?" he asked, wandering in just as the bell rang and sat down on his desk. "Fuck if I know. You want to know the difference between gods and monsters? The tricksters that walk the plains of existence? Terrible idea, meddling in that shite, but we can work with it."
John fumbled for a cigarette for a moment before remembering he wasn't allowed to smoke in class, but stuck it -- unlit -- in his mouth anyway. "So, there's the stories your nana told you to go to sleep. Maybe. Folktales, fairy stories, myths or religious dogma, depending on where you're from. I don't judge. But tricksters. Never pure heroes or villains, those ones, usually. The ones dancing around the rules, rewriting them, bending them, ignoring them completely. Of any god or demon, they're the most dangerous to tangle with, and that's why I'm going to yell at you until you understand that."
"So what makes a trickster? Well, the internet told me that it's 'a character in a story -- god, goddess, spirit, human, or anthropomorphisation -- which exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge, and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and conventional behaviour.' If'n you've met Del last term, congrats, you've stared one in the eyes and survived. Bless her chaotic heart. They're real, kids, and they've walked Fandom more than you think. Just glancing at school records, I've noticed two versions of Loki, a Coyote, and an Anansi, and that's without digging too much."
"So lay it on us, then," he said, spreading his arms. "What's a trickster you know about from your myths and legends, and how real do you think they are? Let's see where each other are at."
"So, why the fuck are you here?" he asked, wandering in just as the bell rang and sat down on his desk. "Fuck if I know. You want to know the difference between gods and monsters? The tricksters that walk the plains of existence? Terrible idea, meddling in that shite, but we can work with it."
John fumbled for a cigarette for a moment before remembering he wasn't allowed to smoke in class, but stuck it -- unlit -- in his mouth anyway. "So, there's the stories your nana told you to go to sleep. Maybe. Folktales, fairy stories, myths or religious dogma, depending on where you're from. I don't judge. But tricksters. Never pure heroes or villains, those ones, usually. The ones dancing around the rules, rewriting them, bending them, ignoring them completely. Of any god or demon, they're the most dangerous to tangle with, and that's why I'm going to yell at you until you understand that."
"So what makes a trickster? Well, the internet told me that it's 'a character in a story -- god, goddess, spirit, human, or anthropomorphisation -- which exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge, and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and conventional behaviour.' If'n you've met Del last term, congrats, you've stared one in the eyes and survived. Bless her chaotic heart. They're real, kids, and they've walked Fandom more than you think. Just glancing at school records, I've noticed two versions of Loki, a Coyote, and an Anansi, and that's without digging too much."
"So lay it on us, then," he said, spreading his arms. "What's a trickster you know about from your myths and legends, and how real do you think they are? Let's see where each other are at."
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He's an utter bastard, but at least he's honest about it. This is your only warning.
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Staring into the eyes of madness? Yeahhhhh.
"But I have very interesting eyes! Everyone says so!"
She beamed at Constantine, "I knew you liked me!"
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"See, class, Del, here, is one of those anthropomorphic personifications I mentioned. She happens to be the concept of Delirium. Her siblings are also all anthropomorphic personifications. They're all a bit tricky, but Del's one of the more impish of the lot."
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"And Del, please don't invite any of the tricksters you know to class -- or your family -- unless we clear it with Zoe first, yeah? I don't want to get fired."
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She slowly shook her head, "Noooo, no visiting until it's allowed. You know what happens when any of them shows up without an invitation." Beat. "Loki and Goodfellow aren't allowed. I don't like them. They're mean. ReallyreallyREallyreaLLLLyreallyreally mean. If they show up I will make them leave. This is my place, I go to school here like a real student and everything."
Beat.
Tiny voice. "But I still miss him. He couldn't visit but.. but I wish he'd come home. I have Barnabas and Barnabas is a very Good Doggy and I like him lots and we have fun and he keeps me safe and I keep him baconed and we stay people and dog shaped most of the time and.. " Beat. "But I still miss him. I always will. Until he comes home again."
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"I can wait. It won't be forever. Almost nothing ever is, you know."