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Guiding the Powerful Yet Incompetent, Tuesday, Second Period

Yennefer was muttering to herself and jabbing at the Danger Shop remote when the students entered said Danger Shop for today's class. When she saw them, she said, "Ah! Hello! I am Yennefer of Vengerburg, and this is 'Guiding the Powerful Yet Incompetent,' and if you're wondering about my qualifications, I was an advisor to the king of Aedirn for...far longer than I should have been, really. For at least the beginning of the semester, we will be guiding...this." She tentatively pushed a button on the Danger Shop remote, and a person shimmered into existence. He was red-haired, corpulent, and holding a turkey leg. Whew. Success.

"No disrespect to whoever this is, because I'm sure that in life he was a perfectly fine ruler who only went through the usual number of wives," Yennefer said, because she did not, in fact, recognize Henry VIII, "but I asked the program to give me something between 'standard useless medieval king' and 'that orange thing someone put in charge of America' and this is what it spat out. But enough of that." She pushed another button, and Henry disappeared.

"Today I would like to get to know you." Well, not really, but she was led to believe it was traditional. "Please tell me your name, where you're from, what made you interested in my class, and anything else you think I really ought to know about you."

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First class!

Freya Crescent

Adora

Alexis Rose

Illyana Rasputin

Julius ~~Heartstriker~~ Quetz

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Shuri

Nell Ingram

Lana Beniko

Recognize Henry VIII! Or don't.

Yeah, Illyana had no idea who that was. She'd sort of missed out on any and all Earth-related history lessons after the age of seven.

Julius winced at 'only went through the usual number of wives.'

And there was Alexis, trying to get his attention with a mouthed, "Welcome back."

Another friendly face! Julius beamed at her and waved. Then turned a little sheepish and mouthed, 'Lizard?'

Alexis looked vaguely confused, and mouthed, 'No, Alexis.'

Julius also looked confused. Then pointed at himself.

See? He'd been the lizard!

...That would clear things up, right?

Ohhhhh. Her face registered that, and then she frowned, and pulled out a piece of paper to write a quick note to pass to him.

Bet you were a really cute lizard, tho!

Alexis.

Julius blushed, at least as much as his golden-brown complexion would allow and ducked his head.

I don't really know?

He nearly handed it back, but then took a moment to scribble something else down. But I'm glad you think so!

Alexis scribbled back.

I know so. She did not. We should catch up, now that you're you-shaped!

That would be great! Julius smiled again, seeming a touch...mystified.

People had missed him? Had noticed he wasn't around?

I hear there's some party on the beach on Friday. I was planning on going and wouldn't mind some company...

Oh sure! I'd love to keep you company. I've never been to a beach party before. Should I bring something?

Just your smiling self!

She did draw a little smiley face ace a heart, too. Of course she did.

But, like...what about a fruit platter, Alexis?

I'll work on a brand new party smile, just for that.

And was giving her another one right now.

"We'll start with you," Yennefer said, pointing to a student at random.

"I'm Adora....and it was was on the timetable they gave me?"

"Then how do you think this class might be useful to you?" Yennefer asked.

"A number of my friends are princesses?" And she wasn't sure if the name of the class was judging them or judging her.

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"Hi!" Alexis said brightly. "I'm in this class because I'm probably going to be like, pretty powerful someday and should see this from the other side."

Oh honey.

"Wanting to get multiple perspectives shows you're on a better track than many already." Yennefer approved of this reasoning, even if she was keeping her thoughts on Alexis' self-analysis to herself.

Well now. This was interesting.

"Illyana Rasputin," she answered, eyeing the teacher. "Most recently from New York. Sorceress. I apparently keep having hero-types in my life, because I'm here, and I would prefer them to be less-stupid."

"I cannot promise to teach you how to make anyone less stupid," Yennefer warned her. "Especially hero types. It's endemic to the breed, I'm afraid. What we're going to work on is bending outcomes to be less stupid."

"Ugh," Illyana sighed, leaning back in her chair. "But they're so earnest and optimistic."

Which, really, was about 50% of the reason she was here and not at Xavier's.
Illyana wasn't able to deal with the idealism, not after what had happened, or how she'd been treated in the aftermath.

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"Uh, Julius Hea--uh, Quetz," Julius said, totally successfully saving that slip of the tongue there. "I'm guessing my brother Bob signed me up for classes? Because I was a lizard until yesterday."

...And he wasn't going to say his mother was incompetent - she was too shrewd and canny for that - but she was also unpredictable and terrifying and there was usually some overlap.

Thanks Bob.

"A lizard," Yennefer repeated. Well, at her school people had been turned into eels. Although then they usually stayed that way... "I am relieved you have regained your form and were able to join us."

"Uh, me too," Julius said, scratching the back of his head nervously. "I have a feeling this class will come in handy."

Why else would Bob have signed him up for it?

"I'm Shuri and my brother is the king of our nation, Wakanda," she said. "We recently had a sliiiiight...coup...very brief! But I thought this course could provide perspective in case I have any other cousins popping up I don't know about."

"Always important to be prepared for the possibilities," Yennefer agreed. "And those pesky hidden relatives are tricky." In her experience usually there was a prophecy or some bullshit like that.

Shuri nodded. "It was all terribly scandalous."

"M'name's Nell Ingram and I'm from east Tennessee," she said. "And I don't remember signing up for this class, but I can see where maybe it could've been helpful where I grew up."

"And where was that?" Yennefer asked, fully expecting to have never heard of it.

"God's Cloud of Glory church," Nell said. "More like a cult, though, if you ask me."

"Lana Beniko." Lana nodded to the instructor. "The Sith - the leaders - I deal with are all powerful, and of varying degrees of competence, so I thought this might be useful."

Even if Darth Vowrawn had raised an eyebrow at the class title. And then ordered her to keep notes for him.

Yennefer had made it through a whole class without anything catching fire! Clearly that was all that bard's fault.

Tuesday already?

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