Superheroing 101 - Friday 9/10, 3rd period

[stykera]

Stark was not on a skateboard today and he was grateful for that. He’d walked into the classroom on his own two feet without a wheel in sight.

“Things seem back to normal this week,” he said once everyone had arrived. “Normal for here, anyway. I’ve stopped being a plant in the mornings and skateboarding. If any of you had anything odd happening last week I hope it wasn’t traumatic.”

“I suppose dealing with the unexpected would have to be part of being a superhero, wouldn’t it? You’ll get plenty of practice at that, here. This island is very, very good at unexpected things. Giving us wings, or turning us into plants, turning us into animals, trapping us in holes, or giving us children that might not be possible, or...any number of other things. I could spend all day naming things this island has done that I didn’t expect.”

“That’s a good topic, I think? Or two. Unexpected things and other things you might need to deal with as a hero. Which might be unexpected, or maybe not so unexpected if you can think of them. Does anyone have thoughts on that?”

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Re: Listen/Discuss

[kawaii_complex]

"I think," said Sakaki after a moment, considering how she was fully convinced that, based on the last two weeks, her Fridays were pretty much guaranteed to start with healthy dose of unexpected, "you're right, you probably do have to deal with the unexpected a lot as a superhero, so I suppose going to this school is helpful, because you start to think on your feet more and not be...as shocked."

She felt she still had a long way to go with that one, but she'd already gotten a little better!

Re: Listen/Discuss

[stykera]

"I still get shocked, sometimes," Stark admitted. "Even after a long time here. But it's easier to get over the shock when you've had so many things happen, I think."