Constant Vigilance 2, Session 1. Friday Sept 8th, Period 4

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

For anyone who took the summer session of Constant Vigilance, the classroom was very, very familiar. The large teacher's desk, complete with cobbled together holo-project sat at the front of the room, and it was now even larger and more glowy in bits. The student chair-desks were in a half circle, the open end facing the front of the room.

The Doctor, in his casual slacks, jumper, and leather jacket, stood in front of the desk, tossing a metallic ball up and down in his hand. After everyone signs in and gets situated, the Doctor slams to metallic ball down onto his desk with a rather loud crack.

"Now that I've got all your attentions, please allow me to introduce myself. While I could go for the pop culture reference and say I'm a man of wealth and taste, I myself will only... mention it in passing as to make the reference but make it seem like I'm not trying to. Right." He coughed. "I'm your teacher for this class, Constant Vigilance. As this is the second session of it, I labelled it with that number, two, and the subheading of 'Electric Boogaloo', mainly in reference to the infamous breakdancing film. But this class, however, is not about dancing or boogaloos of any sort. It's about the wide universe, and it's about the things that dwell in it."

He smiled and picked up the metallic ball he'd slammed on his desk. "The first rule of the universe is that you should never take things at face value. Is this some strange alien sports ball, or is it--" he peeled off the metallic skin, the tin foil in fact, to reveal that it is, in fact, a chocolate orange. As it blossoms out into the individual pieces, he starts the orange being passed around the half-circle. "Everyone gets a single piece," he said.

"Of course, the same applies to aliens. Just because it has fangs dripping with venom doesn't mean it plans to bite you, and just because its saying 'We come in peace' doesn't mean it doesn't have a death ray hidden behind its back. The key, of course, is knowing when things are what they are, and when they are not."

"And on this front, we're going to have a little getting to know each other activity. I'm sure some of you have done this before, and that will only make it more interesting. We'll be going around the room, and everyone will be saying their name, where they're from, and then three things about themself."

He raised a finger. "The catch is, of course, that two of the things are the truth. One of them is a lie. We'll all be guessing as to which the lie is, of course. And I'll even start things off--"

After the activity, the Doctor clapped and rubbed his hands together. "That's actually all I have for today, me. But I do have a totally handwavable assignment for you all. First Contact, we'll call it. Go out, find someone you've never talked to. Maybe you've seen them around, but you don't even know their name. Go up. Introduce yourself. Ask if they'll join you in a game of tiddlywinks or something. The idea is to get to know them. Maybe make a new friend, even. Just go out, and make contact. It's a good exercise, I think. And if you could write up a short description of the experience or again, handwaveyness to turn in next week, that'd be fantastic."

He smiled. "That's it, then. If anyone wants to stay after to ask a question of me, that's great. And please remember that Mister Harkness is my TA, so he's practically an extension of me, for practicality's sake. I'm sure you'll find him friendly and accomodating. You're all free to go, now. Toodle-loo and all that."

[ooc: Wait for OCD, please. ETA: Up and ready!]

Comments

Sign In

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

In a manner that collapses, if'n you please.

Re: Sign In

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip Bernadette

Class Chatter

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

Not related to the activity.

Re: Class Chatter

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi listens to the Doctor and teeters her pencil between her fingers.

Re: Class Chatter

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack laid his hands flat on his desk, checking out his red and gold painted fingernails, and tried to look suitably TA like. Since he actually had no idea what a TA was supposed to do, it looked pretty much like his regular easy grin.

Re: Class Chatter

[grenfelzer.livejournal.com]

Five minutes in to the class, Carmela decides the Doctor is her favourite teacher *ever*.

Re: Class Chatter

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe was taking notes on everything he said mostly because her mun's connection to the internet wouldn't let her find this post all bloody day.

Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor will begin.

In his own subthread, for organization's sake.

Name, where you are from, two truths, and a lie (hopefully not neccessarily in that order, or else it may be quite easy to guess)

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"I said I'll start, and start I shall. I'm the Doctor, just that and nothing more. You'll have to be quite endearing to get away with calling me Doc or something of the like, so it's not out of the question, but here I am digressing already."

He cleared his throat.

"I'm from the planet of Gallifrey, which no longer exists. As for my three things...

One, I look much younger than I did five hundred years ago.

Two, I wrote out some of Shakespeare's manuscripts for him when he had a bum wrist.

Three, I once licked a Rutan just to see what it tasted like."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"I'm Pip Bernadette, from France. Firstly, I have spent time as a baby goose. Secondly, I once fought a bar fight for someone so that they'd pay my drink tab. Thirdly, I once fought a weird monster thing with our current teacher. Only he looked really different then."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[section9-togusa.livejournal.com]

"My name is Togusa. I'm from Tokyo Japan. I have constant access to the internet through my head, I have a pet dog back home and once I was stuck in a small tank for two days."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

I'm Dean Winchester and I was born in Lawrence, Kansas. For my fourth birthday I wanted a puppy, but what I got was a little brother. I shot the monster under the bed when I was nine. I think Metallica's the greatest band ever.

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[grenfelzer.livejournal.com]

"My name's Carmela Rodriguez, and I'm from Manhattan."

She thought carefully about her two truths and a lie before finally deciding on them.

"My brother's dog could create universes, I've never been to the moon, and I once stopped a clan of Tawulf bounty hunters from blowing me and my friends up by offering them a chocolate bar."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

"My name is Zack Addy. I'm from Michegan," Zack paused. "My IQ is 163, I have seven siblings, and I know how to give a french manicure."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I'm Pippi Longstocking. I was born and raised on the open ocean, but my family is from Sweden. Firstly, I once met a talking chicken who made me the most lovely omlette. Secondly, I've performed an exorcism with another student in this class. Aaaaand thirdly... I once made an ol' car run on a combination of home made super glue and rainwater."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I'm Jack Harkness. I'm from the fifty-first century, from way too many places to name just one. In addition to that, a herd of sheep once adopted me as their mascot, I spent five days as a member of a Viceroy's harem, and was kicked off a planet, naked."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[krycek-rat.livejournal.com]

"Alex Krycek, from Earth."

He paused a moment before listing his three things. "I know how to speak Italian fluently, I've been possessed by an alien before, and once had my arm sawn off by some well-meaning woodsmen."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"My name is Walter Dornez and I'm from London, England."

He stopped to think before saying, "Yesterday I turned seventy-eight. I have jumped out of an airborne plane without a parachute. And I married both Pippi and Nadia."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[proudsidekick.livejournal.com]

"I'm Layla Williams, and I'm from California," she said, giving everyone a little wave. "Let's see. I'm a vegetarian, I have a really cute little brother, and my best friend in the whole world can fly."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"My name is Marie and I'm from Mississippi. Um, I have two sisters, my first date ended when I dumped a banana split on the guy's head and I never flew in anything until I came to Fandom."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I'm Cameron Mitchell. I'm from Memphis, Tennessee," Cameron paused for a moment, trying to come up with the rest. "I once was a wolf for a couple of days, I once flew an alien spacecraft and I've been across the galaxy."

Re: Activity: Name, Origin, Two Truths and a Lie

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

"My name's Kaylee Frye and I'm from 500 years in the future," Kaylee said. She paused before adding, "My full name is Kaywinnit Lee, the apple is my favorite fruit and I got shot once."

In Class: Ask the Doctor a Question

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

Just speak up, or raise your hand, or something.

After Class

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

For more private questions.

Re: After Class

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

After class, Jack made his way to the front of the room, and perched on the Doctor's desk, smiling as endearingly as he knew how. "If I'm an extension of you, does that mean I get to call you Doc?"

OOC

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

In case you have some pressing Doctor needs that aren't IC.

Re: OOC

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

*has pressing Doctor needs*