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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."
Re: Craft time!
"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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Stop Acting Like Clods
"There."
That was going to need some glitter, but it was a fully functional protest sign all the same, if you were a Peridot, anyway.
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"Perfect! It's so, like, versatile! That's smart, like totally smart. I'm going to totally make a catch-all one, too. I think....I think it'll say You are being so totally lame right now. What do you think? Too, like, wordy?"
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"You could see if it all fits," she hedged. She'd never done this before, and still wasn't entirely clear on the point of all of this, but that seemed reasonable at the very least. "And make another one if it doesn't."
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"Bogus," she echoed, thoughtfully. "How very succinct."
That was actually said with a note of approval, for what it was worth.
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She uncapped another marker to get to work before adding, "Oooh, and the other side is just going to say 'NO.'"
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So many.
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Because that was the important thing, here.
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And she stopped there, tilting her head. "Actually, I'm, like, not totally sure what purpose the glitter is, like, supposed to serve? But it, like, works?"
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Which, Peridot supposed, was the point.
"And gets into everything."
Possibly also the point?
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Oooh, she liked that.
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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