fandomhigh | Fandom High Graduation Ceremony Class of 2006

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As the sun disappeared below the horizon on Monday evening, large, bright lights came on, illuminating the front lawn of Fandom High. There was a stage area with several chairs for the administration and special guests, as well as a podium and microphone. On the grass in front of the stage are rows and rows of chairs for parents, guardians, siblings and friends of the graduating seniors, as well as enough chairs for any faculty, townies and students who decide to attend. There is an aisle free down the middle and reserved seats in the front row for the graduating seniors.

All in all, the place looks fantastic decked out in blue and gold thanks to the efforts of the freshmen on the graduation committee.

Oh yes. Then there's the inflatable gremlin filled with helium off to the side that's the size of the building. It looks kind of cute, actually, just floating there while tied to the ground.

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"Please welcome our guest speaker, the actress formerly known as your favorite and mine, Bitterwoman..." Hawkeye did say the actress' name, but the microphone feedback squealed through the speakers and couldn't be heard.

"Evening," she said, frowning out at all of the bright, shiny faces of the graduating class. She cleared her throat. "Over the years - and yeah, there's been plenty. I've been around. I'm old. Get over it - I've met an assortment of, well, I guess you could call them interesting characters. If you use the term 'interesting' really loosely. But never once have I encountered a group of weird kids the likes of you."

She glanced out over the crowd again. "You all think you know what's out there. You think you're ready. Well, let me tell you something, kids. You will NEVER be ready. You'll think you are. You'll buy your weapons and lassos and whatever the hell. And you'll shine - oh, how you'll shine. And then? It all just goes to hell."

She made a whistling sound not unlike a bomb dropping, and skimmed her hand downwards to indicate a downfall.

"One day you're on top, and then the next, you're speaking at some stupid graduation ceremony because they tossed some loose change at you, and you need SOMETHING to feed the cats or your stupid old lady neighbor'll have a fit 'cause they ate her cabbage again. YOU KNOW WHAT, MRS. HENDERSON? NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR CABBAGE. NO ONE."

She probably would have continued this little tirade if only a Mountie hadn't appeared and gently started dragging her away from the podium just then.

The band plays the funky baseline of the Bitterwoman theme song as the Mountie pulls the actress off stage.

Angela applauded politely, wondering what had happened to make Bitterwoman so, well ... you know.

Fandom High Graduation Ceremony Class of 2006 - Monday night

Guest Speaker - The Actress Formerly Known As Bitterwoman

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