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Getting Out of Tight Situations- Period 5- Class #7

Feb 13, 2011 21:57

This week, the students and any kids they brought with them would find themselves on a playground, complete with a slide, swingset, jungle gym, and all that fun stuff. This might have had something to do with the fact that beside Jaina was Chak, who for the record was kind of dying to get to playing. "Hi, everyone," she greeted them. "Happy to ( Read more... )

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Talk to Jaina. And Chak! solo_sword February 14 2011, 06:00:03 UTC

Not thinking about any goodbyes that traditionally have to be coming up, nope!

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! one_with_eyes February 14 2011, 15:34:31 UTC

There was an eight-year-old girl watching Jaina thoughtfully for a while. Eventually, she detached from Olhado's and Ender's sides and made her way over.

"Hi, Jaina."

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! solo_sword February 14 2011, 16:08:11 UTC

Always had to love those moments of trying to figure out how to handle when a kid you didn't know knew you. "Hi, sweetie," she said with a little smile. "You won't get too insulted if I have to ask your name, will you?"

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! one_with_eyes February 14 2011, 16:10:57 UTC

"I was just thinking that selling name tags might be a good hole in the market," Val said, with a light shrug. So no, she didn't mind. "Valentine Skywalker. It felt rude not to say hi."

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! solo_sword February 14 2011, 16:20:07 UTC

"I'm glad you did." And because the name was kind of curiosity-creating, she asked, "And who are your parents, exactly?"

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! one_with_eyes February 14 2011, 16:22:46 UTC

Valentine jerked her thumb back at where Ben and Ender were standing.

"This weekend has been a little awkward," she shared. "In the way that mountains are a little big."

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! solo_sword February 14 2011, 17:47:01 UTC

"...I bet." Jaina was pretty sure there was a crack in her brain that hadn't been there a minute ago but that was okay. "Kinda seems like you're handling it okay, though."

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! one_with_eyes February 14 2011, 17:50:04 UTC

Well, that was about sixty percent repression, and right now, about forty percent picking a distinctly less freaked out relative to stand near. Too many people were losing it, quietly or otherwise.

Val shrugged. "It's this or hang around the dorms, watching all the kids run back and forth screaming," she said. "That gets a little dull. Have you been here long?"

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! solo_sword February 14 2011, 20:24:49 UTC

"A few years. Long enough to have heard the kids running back and forth in the dorms a few times," Jaina told her. "Are you getting to do some fun stuff while you're here?"

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! one_with_eyes February 14 2011, 20:30:40 UTC

There was a moment where Valentine actively wondered if that was a trick question.

"Not really," she admitted. "I'm a little old for see-saws and pancakes, and Ender hasn't left me alone with his 'net connection all weekend."

Because there was a precedent for Wiggins and unrestricted access to the 'nets. They tended to end in civil wars and world-wide coups.

None of which was information Val felt at all inclined to share with a younger Jaina. Get all your advantages while you can.

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! solo_sword February 14 2011, 20:33:47 UTC

"So you'd rather be on a computer than anything?" Jaina was definitely curious there, since Anakin had been a lot like that at her age.

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! one_with_eyes February 14 2011, 20:37:04 UTC

"That's the path to all the interesting information, right?" (Okay, Val wasn't actively planning anything, but her namesake had started at eight, too.) "I'm in a whole different time period, and I can't even check the message boards."

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! solo_sword February 14 2011, 20:51:28 UTC

"I don't know if it's the path to all interesting information," Jaina said thoughtfully. "I like talking to people better. You get all sorts of clues you can't from a website that way."

Said she who did a lot of investigations. With a side of empathy.

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! one_with_eyes February 14 2011, 20:54:59 UTC

"Well, sure," she said, with a shrug. "Face to face is always going to give more emotional context. But you don't always need it to know what people want, and what might be interesting about that, and what it might mean for what a lot of other people want. If you want to know what's moving in the universe, you need the nets."

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! solo_sword February 14 2011, 21:06:47 UTC

Wow. "You know your stuff," Jaina said, more than a little impressed.

Re: Talk to Jaina. And Chak! one_with_eyes February 15 2011, 02:09:20 UTC

She shrugged. "I just want to check my message boards," Val repeated. "I like knowing what's happening."

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