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fandomhigh2026-02-05 10:33 am
ifwebeworthy) wrote in fandomhigh2026-02-05 10:33 am
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Norse Mythology, Thursday, Second Period
"Okay," Don said bracingly, and then, under his breath, "Should have gotten drunk before this." Then he said, "Okay," again, and rolled up the screen covering the whiteboard to reveal a family tree. Actually, two family trees, one for the Aesir and one covering Loki's whole...situation.
"We talked before about Ymir," he said, using his walking stick to point at that name at the head of the larger, more intimidating tree, "and how his descendants, including Odin, become the gods that create the world. This is what that looks like. Here's our local friend Thor--" Ha "--over here," he said, pointing to him. "Son of Odin and--huh, they got that right." Janeif she was present would probably be confused by that aside, but Don was moving on to the other family tree. "Over here we have Loki, who is not one of the Aesir but a jötunn, also known in my universe as a frost giant. Where I'm from he was adopted by Odin, but--apparently not everywhere.
"Now, this family tree probably raises a lot of questions. Some of them, like, 'Why are Loki's kids a wolf, a sea serpent, and a horse?' I have answers for, and will cover in this class. Others, like, 'Why does Heimdall have nine mothers?' I'm at a bit of a loss for." Then he muttered under his breath, "No, I don't want to know." He was happier not knowing. "So. Ask me any questions you have about...all of this, and I'll see what I can do and what we'll have to save for another class." A beat. "This is the very simplified version, by the way." He just wanted them to know that.
"We talked before about Ymir," he said, using his walking stick to point at that name at the head of the larger, more intimidating tree, "and how his descendants, including Odin, become the gods that create the world. This is what that looks like. Here's our local friend Thor--" Ha "--over here," he said, pointing to him. "Son of Odin and--huh, they got that right." Jane
"Now, this family tree probably raises a lot of questions. Some of them, like, 'Why are Loki's kids a wolf, a sea serpent, and a horse?' I have answers for, and will cover in this class. Others, like, 'Why does Heimdall have nine mothers?' I'm at a bit of a loss for." Then he muttered under his breath, "No, I don't want to know." He was happier not knowing. "So. Ask me any questions you have about...all of this, and I'll see what I can do and what we'll have to save for another class." A beat. "This is the very simplified version, by the way." He just wanted them to know that.