Creature Languages, 4/17, Period 4

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

There is candy and soda for the students, as well as herbal tea.

Dream waits for the students to assemble, then begins his lecture.

"Hello. Today we begin our study of the last animal language we will discuss this semester. It is one that may be perhaps closer to your own tongues than many of the others we have studied -- that of simians, especially monkeys."

Dream cues up a videotaped lecture in the DVD player. "This speaker makes the unfortunately common error of conflating monekys with apes, but it is still a reasonable discussion of the similarities and differences between the uses made of languages by simians, and those by man."

"I also have a handout containing a touch more information about monkeys, and a second handout about squirrel monkeys specifically, such as our own Mr. Nielson."

"Ask questions, should you have them."

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Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

Watch the video, read the handout, ask questions, pass notes, etc.

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter watches the video and reads the handout and keeps an eye out for Pippi and Mr. Neilson, because talk about the world's best study partner for this unit.

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi is sitting right there (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/816494.html?thread=38079342#t38079342), Mr. Neilson however scampers elsewhere (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/816494.html?thread=38081902#t38081902).

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Both Pippi and Mr. Neilson watch the video and review the handout with interest.

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[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter shifts his seat a bit closer to Pippi's and tries not to wince at how Victor looks and how he's behaving.

At this point he's aiming for something a bit cheerier than "throw myself on my sword" morose on the depression scale when he greets Pippi. "This is the perfect unit for you and Mr. Neilson, isn't it? Will he be guest speaking?"

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi looks up from her list and answers Walter in monkey.

//Yes. I think it is well for us. Dream did ask him to teach and he accepted.//

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[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

//I would like a chance to study with you and Mr. Neilson outside class.// He is slightly h. sapien-centrically surprised to see that "practice makes perfect" was a well-used monkey phrase. //Practice makes perfect.//

And distractions are very, very good things.

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

//Yes it does.// Pippi answered, //Would there be anything else you would like to speak of?//

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[anole-x.livejournal.com]

Victor noticed that Walter was trying to work with Pippi, so he sat by himself until someone asked him if they wanted to practice. Then again, maybe it'd be better if he worked alone today. With Walter right there, he was afraid that he'd start crying if his opened his mouth.

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi exchanges a glance with Mr. Neilson and returns to reviewing her paper.

Mr. Neilson hops over to Victor's desk and doffs his hat.

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Mr Neilson," Victor rasped, his throat suddenly tight. He gave a weak smile.

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Mr Neilson gives a smart little bow and hops up onto Victor's shoulder and appears to be glancing over the vocabulary sheet.

Or maybe he's just looking for a cashew.

Hard to tell.

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[swerval_zero]

Zero swore under her breath when she realized Pippi and Mr. Neilson had already been claimed. Then she leaned over and poked Victor with her pen. "Oi. Wanna practice?"

Zero looks kind of rough, with a bruise on one cheek and her left wrist all taped up. Stupid Mole Men.

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[anole-x.livejournal.com]

After smiling at Mr. neilson, Victor turned to Zero and nodded. he really didn't look much better, at least emotionally.

"What happened?" he managed.

[Gotta go into SP. Sorry.]

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Mr. Neilson, sitting on Victor's shoulder (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/816494.html?thread=38085230#t38085230) looks equally aghast at Zero's condition.

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[swerval_zero]

"Eh. Mole People. You look like death warmed over, is something wrong?"

It occurs to Zero she should have asked that in Monkey.

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[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly watched the video, then studied the handouts a bit.

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[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake looked at her, then tore a page out of his note book. Birthdays coming up, yes? D'you know whos? he scribbled quickly, vaguely recalling hearing her and Blair saying something about that. Or possibly it was Xander. He shrugged, crumbled the paper up and tossed it in Molly's direction.

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[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly read the note and smoothed out the paper so that she could write back.

Angela, Isabel, Peter, Aeryn, Anakin and Archie. Aeryn's is today, Peter's was on Saturday and that is all I know for certain. I think Angela's and Isabel's were both last week.

She crumpled it up and tossed it back.

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[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake grabbed it before it hit the floor and read it. He frowned.

Parties? When? Must give prezzies.

Back to Molly with it.

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[soldtoarmenians]

Monkeys are never not funny. Well, unless they're those creepy stuffed ones with the cymbals. Which these aren't. Which totally explains why Xander is grinning a lot as he watches the movie.

Er, why he suddenly stops every so often and looks nervous, as if he realizes he's grinning and the monkeys might notice or something, is anybody's guess.

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[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair takes the handouts warily. As he watches the video he sinks low into his seat, it's almost as if the monkeys are watching him from the screen.

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly watched him for a bit. Eventually, she leaned over closer to him. "Are you okay?" she whispered.

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Aaaah!" Blair jerked up, hitting his knees on the desk.

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[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Blair," Molly whispered, even more concerned now. "What's wrong?"