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fandomhigh2022-11-21 04:59 am
somethingwithturquoise) wrote in fandomhigh2022-11-21 04:59 am
Intro to Fandom; Monday, First Period [11/21].
“This week we’re trying something different,” Stark said once everyone had arrived. “To show you something you may have noticed already. About the food here. Something good.”
"And if you haven't noticed it yet?" Summer noted. "Be ready to have your minds freakin' blown!
"....figuratively!" she added hastily, because she remembered what class this was and how that could legitimately be interpreted. "Not literally! No actual exploding minds today, please."
“Nothing is going to be blown,” Stark confirmed.
And now Summer needed to take a moment, because phrasing, and instead very dedicatedly focused back on the task at hand, which involved gesturing toward the desk at the front of the classroom, which was veritably littered with pizza boxes and other various to-go containers, many with the logos of several of the local restaurants around the island.
"Today," she said, "we're talking about a particular excellent Fandom phenomenon that occurs when you order take-out from most of the restaurants around here. Pizza, Chinese, tacos, sushi, sometimes even the burger place, will almost always give you way more food than you ordered. Just look at this spread. I literally only ordered two of everything for class today, and just look at what all showed up."
“I’ve never quite understood why it happens,” Stark said. Or how the restaurants managed to turn a profit. “But it’s very helpful in the dorms. Everyone always seems to be hungry.”
"So not only are you well fed," Summer concluded, "but it may also be a good lesson on how, while it may not make a lot of sense, it's one of those things that are well worth just enjoying and not thinking about too much. So let's dig in."
“Before it gets cold,” Stark added.
"And if you haven't noticed it yet?" Summer noted. "Be ready to have your minds freakin' blown!
"....figuratively!" she added hastily, because she remembered what class this was and how that could legitimately be interpreted. "Not literally! No actual exploding minds today, please."
“Nothing is going to be blown,” Stark confirmed.
And now Summer needed to take a moment, because phrasing, and instead very dedicatedly focused back on the task at hand, which involved gesturing toward the desk at the front of the classroom, which was veritably littered with pizza boxes and other various to-go containers, many with the logos of several of the local restaurants around the island.
"Today," she said, "we're talking about a particular excellent Fandom phenomenon that occurs when you order take-out from most of the restaurants around here. Pizza, Chinese, tacos, sushi, sometimes even the burger place, will almost always give you way more food than you ordered. Just look at this spread. I literally only ordered two of everything for class today, and just look at what all showed up."
“I’ve never quite understood why it happens,” Stark said. Or how the restaurants managed to turn a profit. “But it’s very helpful in the dorms. Everyone always seems to be hungry.”
"So not only are you well fed," Summer concluded, "but it may also be a good lesson on how, while it may not make a lot of sense, it's one of those things that are well worth just enjoying and not thinking about too much. So let's dig in."
“Before it gets cold,” Stark added.
Re: Talk to the Teachers - Intro to Fandom, 11/21.
"Summer, I've had a lot of your recipes," he reminded her. "Who knows what you might do?"
Although it might just be dangerous to consume.
Re: Talk to the Teachers - Intro to Fandom, 11/21.
"....yeah, that's fair," Summer agreed, reluctantly.
She might have added that she also never made him consume any of those recipes unless it was for a class, but thought better about it, now that there was a potential gross fixation to deconstruct.
Re: Talk to the Teachers - Intro to Fandom, 11/21.
"I'm sure it will be fine." Not at all gross but very probably dangerous.
"I would like to try it, if you make it."