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[welcomeprofessor]

[ The A.C.E. camera feed is set up so that when it flickers to life--best effort converted technology that it is--it's a steady front-on angle. This is #seriousstuff, he doesn't want this to be construed any other way. ]

First off, I believe I need to extend an apology to all of you for having been somewhat lacking in faculty at being faculty. Excuses be what they may--and I know the past several months have been a distraction, to say the least--I recognize that they do only extend so far.

That all said, with some very enthusiastic support, I think we may just be ready to get this school on its feet properly.

And yes, kids, I did say school.

[ It's said with a smile, but he knows the excuses are coming. Better to cut that off at the quick, right? ]

To those of you who expressed interest previously, please consider this your formal follow-up invitation. We need all the help we can get.


[ ooc: There is an ATTACHMENT to the video post. This spreadsheet should include separate pages for classes, student sign-ups, and clubs (if you're inclined to extra-curriculars). Feel free to slot yourself in how you want, add a new line if you want to double up on a subject/deal with a variant of, or add a subject I missed.

ooc, p.s.: I will have a school mingle log to condense top-levels/log posts/etc. up later this week. ]

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[monomachy]

It has been a trying few months for everyone, Charles. There is no need to apologize.

[a beat]

I have never taught before, but I think I could give it a try.

[welcomeprofessor]

[ His face practically lights up. Can she see it beaming? Because he's beaming. ]

Diana, I would be thrilled to have you.

[monomachy]

[and that smile is infections. she returns a brilliant one of her own.]

Good! What do you think you could use help with? [as she peruses the attachment] I do not see a languages course. [she sounds disappointed]

[welcomeprofessor]

I am hardly against the addition of one. [ A pause. ] What languages are you fluent in?

[monomachy]

All of the living languages. Many that would currently be considered dead.

[welcomeprofessor]

[ He coughs and blinks at the feed for a moment. Did she just say-- ]

All of them?

[ He knows enough French to pass through Europe on a quick vacation, as much German as he was ever able to pick up from Erik, and enough of the classics to get through denser texts lacking an accessible translation. But all of them?

Holy shit. ]

[monomachy]

[She will never understand why people think this is strange. Do humans not just learn all kinds of languages?? How do they communicate??? Her brows raise, and a small smile plays across her lips.]

My people were created to form a bridge to a greater understanding among all men. Devo conoscere le lingue.

[welcomeprofessor]

[ He can parse enough of that to at least get an idea of what she's saying, but of anything he has learned (and Latin had been present in plenty), Italian had never been his forte. ]

Impressionnant. That's quite the extensive vocabulary.

[monomachy]

Shukraan. I've had many great tutors. I only hope I can be as patient with my students as they were with me.

[welcomeprofessor]

It sounds as if you have enough good examples to draw from. I have faith in you.

[ Without reservation. Utterly. Entirely. Complete and total faith. ]

Voice

[tearmeanewone]

Reporting in. I still need to do some research on syllabi, but I'm more or less prepared.

[welcomeprofessor]

Splendid. I'm incredibly thankful to have you back. [ And he sounds it. Sincerely. ]

video;

[magneticfields]

Why am I on this list. And why am I on it more than once.

video;

[aka_pistachio]

[ She is chewing her lip when the video flicks on. ]

Ok, so. This is kind of a weird question. But is there like, anybody who could do something like, I dunno. Higher education?

[ She tucks a lock of hair back into her bandana. ]

I just, um, was going to go to film school and I figure if I'm going to be stuck here anyway, if there's anybody who could teach me like, intro lit or art or writing classes. Like shit that would be ... relevant? It's ok if not. I got enough shit to do. Just figured I'd ask. You know, in case?

[welcomeprofessor]

Something tells me you already know the answer to both questions, my friend.

[magneticfields]

And if I refuse?

[welcomeprofessor]

[ He would have to be blind not to pick up on that trepidation, so let's just put that to rest right now, shall we? ]

Film school? That's fantastic. What type of film?

[ He'll get to the rest in a moment, but, sorry, the parental instinct here still wins out just a bit. ]

[welcomeprofessor]

You won't.

[ Cocky shit that he is, he fully believes this, too. ]

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[quickfingers]

[The dreaded word: school. It still gives him shivers.]

Oh. That's cool.

voice

[clussy]

Ummmm...I actually have a doctor's note saying that I shouldn't be attending school. The air can make me break out in hives and cause my throat to close up.

(He even gives a tiny little cough. Pity him, Charles.)

peter pls

[welcomeprofessor]

You sound less than enthused.

voice

[welcomeprofessor]

I see. And could you produce this note, should I need it?

[ Nice try, Eddie. ]

voice

[clussy]

I could.

(Doesn't mean he will. He did technically have several doctor's notes for school. So he isn't technically lying.)

But it's with my notebooks and things back home.

[tearmeanewone]

[Wow Charles, why do you care so hard when she more or less fell off the face of the multiverse for a while there?]

What? Didn't think I'd make it back from that last mission? You're lucky I did, I have textbooks.

[aka_pistachio]

[ She relaxes a little bit, now ducking her head a bit because that was kind of like bragging, which is obnoxious on anybody. ]

Well, I mean. I hadn't really gotten that far, yet. Mostly I just... really fucking hate cliché? So lately I've been doing master edits of dumb clichés into like, big montages? Or documentary kind of shit from the road but that was more personal.