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fandomhigh2020-01-31 03:05 pm
1000yearstoolate) wrote in fandomhigh2020-01-31 03:05 pm
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How To Be Civilized, Friday, Period 3
"Every young Radchaai is expected to write poetry," Seivarden said, standing in front of the class. "The result is of course endless amounts of bad poems being sent to friends and family, possibly becoming an embarrassment years later. Only a few have the talent or learn to develop the skill ot actually write something good, of course."
She looked at the students.
"Understanding and appreciating poetry, even if your own writings are terrible, is fundamental to being civilized. That's why you're going to write a poem today, as long or as short as you like, read it to the class and then be prepared to discuss it. Apparently this planet has a lot of different poetic forms that you can try, or you could use something from your home. It can be as long or as short as you like."
She paused. "No, actually, not as long as you like, a maximum of two pages. It should be directed towards someone you care about."
"Pens and paper are over here, unless you've brought your own," Seivarden said. "Same with gloves." She glanced at Mae. "Please help yourself to some tea."
[Wait for OCD OCD is up]
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aton her desk, made a show of ruffling paper and clearing her throat to make sure she had everyone's attention, and read it:Knife and a crossbow
Your* my best friend tho
Then she sat back down.
[* sic]
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"That was short," she said.
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"Yup," Mae agreed.
And yet, still longer than she'd expected it to be!
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"Why? You said it could be as short as we want."
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"I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Nina gushed.
Did she mean it? Well, maybe? In some way? Even if just because it would annoy their teacher!
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Mae grinned and bowed. "Thank you! It's natural talent."
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What? That was totally what the poem meant, right?
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"Gregg is the best," Mae agreed. "Sometimes we play Knife Fight in the woods!"
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"We both have knives and we see who can land the most blows on the other person's hand before someone whimps out and quits."
So . . .. sort of both!
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"Or a chicken," Mae said cheerfully.
She healed really fast.
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If there was one thing Mae seemed to be, it was utterly fearless.
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Not at all! She was just terrified so much of the time that she'd learned how to ignore it.
"Maybe we should play Knife Fight sometime, then."
Also, she made very poor decisions.
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"I am very bad at backing down," Lana warned her.
It wasn't a no.
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"Okay, but how good are you with a knife?"
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“Oooo, what’s a lightsaber?”
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“DUDE!” Mae said. “.... I still don’t know what that is!”
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