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fandomhigh2022-08-12 10:41 am
tellmehowstuffworks) wrote in fandomhigh2022-08-12 10:41 am
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Relationship Skills, Friday Period 3
Yennefer greeted the class with a brisk, "Today we're going to talk about peer pressure," and that was as far as she got before she had to consult her notes. "Which is...pressure from your...peers." A very helpful explanation, to be sure.
"Ah yes, the dangers of... peer pressure," Jaskier added, also a bit lost on that one. Was it because they were the popular kids or too headstrong to follow a herd? A true mystery! "Which can destroy a relationship. We think. I never met any of the other Witchers to confirm."
"Nor did I," Yennefer admitted somewhat reluctantly. Did Geralt think his family was too cool to introduce them to? Was that it? "Peer pressure is when your...peers...which apparently means your little friends, not the nobility, in this context...pressure you to do something you don't want to do because..." again she had to consult her notes. "'Everyone else is doing it,' or, 'All the cool kids are doing it.' Good grief, are those reasons? Don't fall for peer pressure. It's clearly very stupid."
"So, perhaps avoid that," Jaskier suggested. Like the idiot who went out into the world and latched onto a tragic hero who smelled like onions and brute forced his way to fame.
"Break up into pairs," Yennefer suggested, "and one of you can attempt to convince the other one to do something, and the other one can practice saying, 'No,' over and over. And perhaps the first person can meditate on taking 'no' for an answer the first time, just a thought." She waved a hand dismissively. "Go on, then."
"Ah yes, the dangers of... peer pressure," Jaskier added, also a bit lost on that one. Was it because they were the popular kids or too headstrong to follow a herd? A true mystery! "Which can destroy a relationship. We think. I never met any of the other Witchers to confirm."
"Nor did I," Yennefer admitted somewhat reluctantly. Did Geralt think his family was too cool to introduce them to? Was that it? "Peer pressure is when your...peers...which apparently means your little friends, not the nobility, in this context...pressure you to do something you don't want to do because..." again she had to consult her notes. "'Everyone else is doing it,' or, 'All the cool kids are doing it.' Good grief, are those reasons? Don't fall for peer pressure. It's clearly very stupid."
"So, perhaps avoid that," Jaskier suggested. Like the idiot who went out into the world and latched onto a tragic hero who smelled like onions and brute forced his way to fame.
"Break up into pairs," Yennefer suggested, "and one of you can attempt to convince the other one to do something, and the other one can practice saying, 'No,' over and over. And perhaps the first person can meditate on taking 'no' for an answer the first time, just a thought." She waved a hand dismissively. "Go on, then."
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