Win Friends and blah blah blah... Afternoon [8/8]

[dr-snark.livejournal.com]

Dr. Cox is looking rather smug this morning as all the students come and take their seats.

"All right newbies, every once in a while a situation comes along where you need to handle it with kid gloves. So today's class is all about Let's take for an example an old patient of mine. Let's call him.... Bob. Bob hasn't been listening to his regular doctor about his heart and arteries and has somehow smuggled in a dozen White Castle sliders into his hospital room after having a quadruple bypass surgery. Your options are thus:"

Be *shudder* Nice
"Gee Mr. Geldoff I know those hamburgers are awfully tasty but perhaps we should go over your diet and see what we can do to make you healthy again. Okay Buddy?"

Be Direct
"Hey Bob? No offense but this eating habit of yours is going to send you to an early grave. You've ignored the warning signs even after having surgery and if you continue this practice it will have dire consequences"

Be Me
*sharp piercing whistle* "All right Bobbo, I'm only going to tell you this one more time so you better start using those flaps on the side of your head or so help me I'll rip them off and give them to my intern who could so use them. Did you really thing having White Castle after surgery was the brightest idea ever? Why didn't you just open a can of lard and start shoveling it into your face because it's having the same effect. You know the whole quadruple bypass isn't just a warning sign tubby, it's a freakin' billboard teetering over and about to crush you like an ant. So if it were me? I'd either start eating something green and stop trying to eat a heifer in one sitting. 'kay?"

Your assignment is to approach three different students using one of the methods above each for one or more of the following delicate situations:

1. Your significant other is a fish
2. Your significant other has a thing for bellboys
3. You have a booger hanging on the end of your nose
4. You have something in your teeth
5. That thing you had for lunch was tainted by E Coli
6. You have cancer
7. You have toilet paper stuck to the end of your shoe
8. You're bald. Everyone knows you are wearing a rug
9. You're a little pudgy.
10. Your fly is down and your fashionable underwear is showing


[OOC: Wait for the OCD is up!]

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Assignment:

[dr-snark.livejournal.com]

It's okay if they cry. Really.

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel eyed the list warily. He had a feeling someone could end up on the business end of a fireball today.

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[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Morning, Bel," Peter said with a smile. "How're you doing?"

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[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim cleared his throat and brushed at his nose, eyeing Bel meaningfully.

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[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zack wondered who he should approach today.

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel decided to try the direct approach. No sense dancing around it.

"You have toilet paper stuck to the end of your shoe," he said to Zack.

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[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler is smiling as he walks up to Zack. "Hey Zack, how are you, man?"

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[can_be_more]

Looking at the list, Aeryn's actually really confident in this one. Really, it isn't like she has any experience telling people things they need to hear. None.

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[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Apparently wishing for death today, Zack headed towards Aeryn. "Hey, Aeryn."

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel didn't know Aeryn at all, so he opted for the nice approach. "Hey," he said, walking up to her.

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Hey Aeryn." Oh, John just can't resist.

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[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"Check your fly." Tim said, going for the direct route with this one.

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[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg sidled up to Aeryn. "Hi!" he said brightly.

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[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter had had plenty of experience telling people things they didn't want to hear. He just had a theory about being diplomatic about it.

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Hey Peter!" John waves. And then he makes a rapid brushing motion on his own teeth.

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[can_be_more]

Figuring she should do some approaching, Aeryn walks up to Peter. "Hello."

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[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler was rolling his eyes slightly as he approached Peter. "Hey, English. Want to see my impression of our esteemed teacher?"

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John eyes the list. And then his classmates. And waits.

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[dr-snark.livejournal.com]

Dr. Cox approaches John. "Newbie? you got a..."

Cox makes a brushing motion at the end of his nose with his hand.

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[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

"John," Zack nodded. "Heard your broadcast on Saturday, even though I wasn't quite myself. Everything okay?"

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[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim mimed snatching something off of John's head. "Everyone knows. Stop wearing dead animals on your head."

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[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg moseyed over to John. "Hey, dude," he said amiably.

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[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler stands against a wall, watching his classmates and trying to decide who he should approach first.

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[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim looked at the list. This would be interesting.

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[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg eyed the list and smirked a little. This looked fun!