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Civics, Friday, September 1, 2017
"One more day," Tony said as class began. "You made it through the first week of the semester with, hopefully, minimal damage. I'm Tony Stark, you can call me Tony if you want. And this--" He paused, glancing over at his teaching partner.
"I'm Steve Rogers. Please don't call me Steve. It's strange."
TONY.
"This is civics class--the study of our government, which will hopefully lead to greater understanding of how it works. Or doesn't, depending."
Welcome to class where your teachers vented about the current political situation going on off the island. It was fun. Sort of.
Tony tried very hard to look cheerful as he added, "If you are new to this place or come from a different time, planet, or governmental system, we will be focusing on the version of democracy practiced within the United States we currently reside in. This timeline. This awful, awful timeline."
"But if it's not your real one, it's an excellent case study in what not to do," Steve said, trying to be optimistic. "Today's going to be the last time you'll have to do introductions, we promise."
"Until next semester. Sorry." Tony was not sorry at all. "But we'll let you off easy because it's Friday and you've been through enough. Tell us your name and your experience with government and we'll do something both political and crafty."
"I'm Steve Rogers. Please don't call me Steve. It's strange."
TONY.
"This is civics class--the study of our government, which will hopefully lead to greater understanding of how it works. Or doesn't, depending."
Welcome to class where your teachers vented about the current political situation going on off the island. It was fun. Sort of.
Tony tried very hard to look cheerful as he added, "If you are new to this place or come from a different time, planet, or governmental system, we will be focusing on the version of democracy practiced within the United States we currently reside in. This timeline. This awful, awful timeline."
"But if it's not your real one, it's an excellent case study in what not to do," Steve said, trying to be optimistic. "Today's going to be the last time you'll have to do introductions, we promise."
"Until next semester. Sorry." Tony was not sorry at all. "But we'll let you off easy because it's Friday and you've been through enough. Tell us your name and your experience with government and we'll do something both political and crafty."
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Introductions!
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"I'm Peridot, Facet 2F5L, Cut 5XG," she said, standing a little straighter as she rattled off her name, facet, and cut. "And I used to serve Yellow Diamond of the Great Diamond Authority back on Homeworld."
She paused, and then a little more quietly, she added, "I don't, anymore. I refused to allow the geoweapon she had planted in the Earth's core take form and destroy the world. So now I'm kind of..."
She waved a hand around a little. A rebel? A hero?
"A traitorous clod."
Or that.
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"Hello, Peridot," Tony said sympathetically. "Can I ask why you decided to go against the--" You were forcing him to say this. "--Great Diamond Authority?"
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"I'd misunderstood Yellow Diamond's intentions and methods," she said, finally. "I believed that she was a logical Gem, and that everything she did was for the betterment of our people. But when I tried to tell her about Earth's value and suggest alternatives to destroying the entire planet, she refused to listen."
She squirmed a bit.
"So I called her a clod and she tried to detonate a bomb in my immediate vicinity instead."
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Not even a robot version of a girl who had lived under tyrannical alien overlords could say it.
But she moved on and brightened again. "So, yeah! So totally stoked to be back in class with you guys! Yay civics!"
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But there were worse out there. Somehow.
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Yes, Tony, she's holding you accountable for this.
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Craft time!
"If you use your signs to protest any time during the semester, we'll give you extra credit," Steve said. "Take a selfie where you are and send it to us as proof, okay?"
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"I don't get it."
Protesting wasn't so much a thing on Homeworld.
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"It's, like, totally a way to broadcast your, like, dissatisfaction with something to, like, the world," she offered when she noticed Peridot having a bit of a struggle. She, too, wasn't quite sure what she was going to protest, because the biggest thing she had to protest wasn't a thing anymore. "I mean, I guess it's, like, totally supposed to be something political because of the class, but what's something that, like, you totally think is unfair and not right and you want to, like, totally tell people all about it so that it can, like, so totally be changed?"
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"... I don't know," she admitted, after a long pause. "I'm here to learn about those things."
She tilted her head as she glanced up at Summer. Then back at the poster supplies. Then back up at Summer again.
"What if I just make it a catch-all sort of poster?"
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It was pink and as glittery as she could make it and very bold proclaimed:
JUST SAY NO
TO SQUIGGLE BROWS
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She figured that would cover the greatest number of ridiculous scenarios.
Talk to Steve and Tony
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He was sipping his coffee, keeping an out out for anyone who might need help.
OOC