http://victimorvillain.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] victimorvillain.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2006-09-05 01:09 am
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Criminal Justice [1st period, Tuesday]

When students first entered the Criminal Justice classroom, it appeared to be empty, and the lights were slightly dimmed.

However, those who were especially observant, or have special sensory powers that allow them to notice such things, might have noted a figure off to the side, tucked into a shadow in the corner.


"A pleasant morning to you all," V greeted silkily once everyone had arrived, as he emerged from the shadow, lightly flicking his cape over one shoulder and clasping his gloved hands behind his back. "You are all here because you have a desire to learn more of this 'criminal justice,' I presume. Perhaps you have a personal investment - a vital verdict of vengeance or a vigorous, violent, vivid urgency to change your world or vindictate your own victorious verisimilitude."

He quirked his head at the class. "In short, a cause. Crime is relative; what may be one's grandest cause, their sacred ideal, is another's travesty - or worse, meaningless. Your mission is to make others care for your ideas, to feel what you feel."

He started passing out papers. "These are your syllabi. Over the next term, I expect students to gain a grasp of the workings of the law, a solid interpretation of justice, but most of all I want you to come away from this class with a purpose and a direction."

"We shall start with investigating the following question: what, to you, is a crime? What is something that would drive you to seek a way to right things? Or has driven, if you choose to give a personal example, though theoretical examples are fine. I'd also like to hear all your names, if you don't mind."

"I'll begin," he said, pulling off his hat and giving a slight bow. "Please, call me V - no 'Professor V,' or 'Mr. V,' as I do not care for titles nor do I find them necessary. Simply V. I view anything that wrongs an innocent as criminal, and those who inflict such damage should be brought to justice. At the moment I'm seeking a new cause, though for several years I pursued the goal of destroying a corrupt government due to their massacre of unsuspecting, unguilty individuals. I reminded them that governments serve people, rather than intimidate them or worse."

He quirked his head expectantly at the class.

[First of all, wait for OCD is up. Secondly, I'll be around until abooooooout 3 AM EDT, then asleep, and then I'll be on fairly steadily through Tuesday afternoon with some slight iffiness around 1 and 3:30 PM due to commuting except not really because class was canceled yay.]

Re: Introduce yourselves...

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-09-05 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Bridge Carson," Bridge says. "And a crime is anything that hurts people. I'm currently training to keep my planet free from an evil dictatorship, so I guess you could say that's what's driving me to right things."

Re: Introduce yourselves...

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-09-05 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Led by Emperor Gruumm. He uses up all a planet's resources, and then destroys them when they aren't useful to him anymore. And uh, lots of combat training- hand-to-hand, weaponry, assault vehicles- um, we call them Zords, though- that kind of stuff."

Re: Introduce yourselves...

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-09-05 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Technically? Cadet." Bridge nods. "But it's fine with me if you'd rather not."

Re: Introduce yourselves...

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-09-05 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
"Since I was about eleven," Bridge shrugs, not mentioning the part where apparently his career had been decided when he was still a toddler.

Re: Introduce yourselves...

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-09-05 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Sixteen, yeah." Bridge nods. "Being a Ranger is what I need to do."