Panda University.
Rax says, "Profs aren't paid to coddle ya."
Schivnorr says, "Some are just jerks."
Ytse says, "Professor JARK."
Auliya remembers a paper Genwyn turned in, where he was describing virtual reality, and said: You can "be" whatever you want. -- The professor marked this as incorrect use of quotation marks. Auliya nearly blew a gasket. -.-
You say, "Because it was an entry-level writing class, and sophisticated sentence structures sometimes bend the literal rules. It's like the professor pasted the text into a punctuation/grammar bot and took off points where the wiggly red lines showed up, regardless."
Schivnorr says, "Damn. Auliya, did you go get up in the prof's face?"
Christin XD Imagines Auliya going down to the school and looking stern and consternated at the professor. "My wah is precious. Trying, but precious. And you suck."
You say, "Well, almost... But first I called my Dad (who is a professor) and vented at him, and he told me it was useless to badger the poor haggard entry-level writing class professor about 'sophisticated writing'. And that I should take a lesson from the experience. You *write* for your *audience*, my father said. If the audience is "entry-level writing class" don't be sophisticated. Duh. So, okay, good point."
Rax XD at Oliver.
Rax |:|c=
Rax imagine wah papers. "My Report on this One Time I got In Trouble for Driving The Car in the House, by Genwyn."
Rax read another wah paper. "What I Did This Summer: How I Learned that it's Not Okay to Use Auliya's Credit Card to Buy Property on the Moon, by Genwyn."
Auliya shriek quietly at Rax.
Schivnorr says, "Auliya?"
You say, "Yes?"
Schivnorr says, "One time, I handed in a Chemistry lab report. The lab instructor was a chem grad student."
Schivnorr says, "She handed it back to me. The only points taken off were for using the word "datum.""
Auliya O_O
You say, "I had a linguistics professor who was a stickler about 'data' vs 'datum'. I was using the loosey-goosey contemporary 'data' in the singular and plural and he was the tight-assed type who wanted to see the two words used as the God of English Usage intended. I was a loser 20-something and lost that little battle, but I am vindicated by time. Now it's documented as acceptable. :|"
Rax riffle through s'more wah papers.
Schivnorr says, "I was very -_- and carefully explained the word and how it was used correctly."
Genwyn (a Male Red Panda) enters from the vestibule.
Rax hm. "A Study on How Drinking A Whole Pot of Coffee Doesn't Make Time Slow Down, by Genwyn."
Genwyn says, "No wait, I proved that it did. :|"
Rax oh hay Gen. "I'm looking through your old essays!"
Auliya laughs at Genwyn and Rax.
You say, "Read the other ones to him, Rax."
Rax show Gen. "What I Did This Summer: How I Learned that it's Not Okay to Use Auliya's Credit Card to Buy Property on the Moon, by Genwyn."
Rax oh here's another one. "My Report on this One Time I got In Trouble for Driving The Car in the House, by Genwyn."
Rax also find some more. "I Still Think I Can Sue Magnavox Because I Broke My TV Trying to Climb into Bikini Bottom with Spongebob, by Genwyn."
Genwyn sputters.
Rax says, "Wahs write weird papers. :|"
Genwyn says, "Moon property gonna be worth billions! Totally worth it. I tell Miss that."
Genwyn says, "Not my fault cars go through walls..."
Christin finds one. "How hitting people makes them do what I want, a how-to guide by Genwyn.
Genwyn really likes Spongebob. :(
Auliya shows Rax a copy of Genwyn's dissertation, "A New Kind Of Coffee".
Genwyn pfft, "You can do better than that."
Rax pull out another paper. "I promise I Didn't Write About Wieners This Time, by Genwyn."
Rax says, "I guess that was a make-up essay."
Genwyn never write about weiners.
Icewing nod. Then does group project with Genwyn about bratwurst.
Auliya laughs and laughs at Rax.
Rax oOOOoo at this one. "Miss Said She Wanted a Pool so I dunno Why She Got Mad When I Tried to Make One in the Back Yard, by Genwyn."
Auliya laughs at Rax.
Genwyn liked that pool. Was muddy. Found a lizard.
Auliya hugs Genwyn tight.
Genwyn wigl!
Rax is a little perturbed by this one. "I Didn't Lose Him But You Might Wanna Wear Shoes Inside Anyway, by Genwyn."
Auliya dies.
You say, "That one Rax founded rolled up, crunched, and stained with something brown and sticky."
Rax pull out another one, "If it Fits Between Two Piece of Bread it Counts as a Sandwich, by Genwyn."
Christin says, "Miss says wahs are not ninjas, no matter how much anime I watch, by Genwyn."
Rax oh weird. Panda flash cards. "I guess these are... for studying, or something?"
Rax pick one up. One side says "PUDDING" and the other side says "IS TOTALLY AN ADEQUATE DINNER".
Auliya falls over.
Ytse says, "Eating pudding with a spoon!"
Auliya twitches.
Rax pull out another one. "BEDTIME." He turns it over. "NAU! *run away*."
Rax says, "...it actually says "run away"."
Christin says, "Does it have Run Away in Play notations? [wah runs away]?"
Vista says, "Exit, stage left even"
Rax, judging by the reports and study aids, is thinking Gen did very, very well in wah school.
Schivnorr says, "Some are just jerks."
Ytse says, "Professor JARK."
Auliya remembers a paper Genwyn turned in, where he was describing virtual reality, and said: You can "be" whatever you want. -- The professor marked this as incorrect use of quotation marks. Auliya nearly blew a gasket. -.-
You say, "Because it was an entry-level writing class, and sophisticated sentence structures sometimes bend the literal rules. It's like the professor pasted the text into a punctuation/grammar bot and took off points where the wiggly red lines showed up, regardless."
Schivnorr says, "Damn. Auliya, did you go get up in the prof's face?"
Christin XD Imagines Auliya going down to the school and looking stern and consternated at the professor. "My wah is precious. Trying, but precious. And you suck."
You say, "Well, almost... But first I called my Dad (who is a professor) and vented at him, and he told me it was useless to badger the poor haggard entry-level writing class professor about 'sophisticated writing'. And that I should take a lesson from the experience. You *write* for your *audience*, my father said. If the audience is "entry-level writing class" don't be sophisticated. Duh. So, okay, good point."
Rax XD at Oliver.
Rax |:|c=
Rax imagine wah papers. "My Report on this One Time I got In Trouble for Driving The Car in the House, by Genwyn."
Rax read another wah paper. "What I Did This Summer: How I Learned that it's Not Okay to Use Auliya's Credit Card to Buy Property on the Moon, by Genwyn."
Auliya shriek quietly at Rax.
Schivnorr says, "Auliya?"
You say, "Yes?"
Schivnorr says, "One time, I handed in a Chemistry lab report. The lab instructor was a chem grad student."
Schivnorr says, "She handed it back to me. The only points taken off were for using the word "datum.""
Auliya O_O
You say, "I had a linguistics professor who was a stickler about 'data' vs 'datum'. I was using the loosey-goosey contemporary 'data' in the singular and plural and he was the tight-assed type who wanted to see the two words used as the God of English Usage intended. I was a loser 20-something and lost that little battle, but I am vindicated by time. Now it's documented as acceptable. :|"
Rax riffle through s'more wah papers.
Schivnorr says, "I was very -_- and carefully explained the word and how it was used correctly."
Genwyn (a Male Red Panda) enters from the vestibule.
Rax hm. "A Study on How Drinking A Whole Pot of Coffee Doesn't Make Time Slow Down, by Genwyn."
Genwyn says, "No wait, I proved that it did. :|"
Rax oh hay Gen. "I'm looking through your old essays!"
Auliya laughs at Genwyn and Rax.
You say, "Read the other ones to him, Rax."
Rax show Gen. "What I Did This Summer: How I Learned that it's Not Okay to Use Auliya's Credit Card to Buy Property on the Moon, by Genwyn."
Rax oh here's another one. "My Report on this One Time I got In Trouble for Driving The Car in the House, by Genwyn."
Rax also find some more. "I Still Think I Can Sue Magnavox Because I Broke My TV Trying to Climb into Bikini Bottom with Spongebob, by Genwyn."
Genwyn sputters.
Rax says, "Wahs write weird papers. :|"
Genwyn says, "Moon property gonna be worth billions! Totally worth it. I tell Miss that."
Genwyn says, "Not my fault cars go through walls..."
Christin finds one. "How hitting people makes them do what I want, a how-to guide by Genwyn.
Genwyn really likes Spongebob. :(
Auliya shows Rax a copy of Genwyn's dissertation, "A New Kind Of Coffee".
Genwyn pfft, "You can do better than that."
Rax pull out another paper. "I promise I Didn't Write About Wieners This Time, by Genwyn."
Rax says, "I guess that was a make-up essay."
Genwyn never write about weiners.
Icewing nod. Then does group project with Genwyn about bratwurst.
Auliya laughs and laughs at Rax.
Rax oOOOoo at this one. "Miss Said She Wanted a Pool so I dunno Why She Got Mad When I Tried to Make One in the Back Yard, by Genwyn."
Auliya laughs at Rax.
Genwyn liked that pool. Was muddy. Found a lizard.
Auliya hugs Genwyn tight.
Genwyn wigl!
Rax is a little perturbed by this one. "I Didn't Lose Him But You Might Wanna Wear Shoes Inside Anyway, by Genwyn."
Auliya dies.
You say, "That one Rax founded rolled up, crunched, and stained with something brown and sticky."
Rax pull out another one, "If it Fits Between Two Piece of Bread it Counts as a Sandwich, by Genwyn."
Christin says, "Miss says wahs are not ninjas, no matter how much anime I watch, by Genwyn."
Rax oh weird. Panda flash cards. "I guess these are... for studying, or something?"
Rax pick one up. One side says "PUDDING" and the other side says "IS TOTALLY AN ADEQUATE DINNER".
Auliya falls over.
Ytse says, "Eating pudding with a spoon!"
Auliya twitches.
Rax pull out another one. "BEDTIME." He turns it over. "NAU! *run away*."
Rax says, "...it actually says "run away"."
Christin says, "Does it have Run Away in Play notations? [wah runs away]?"
Vista says, "Exit, stage left even"
Rax, judging by the reports and study aids, is thinking Gen did very, very well in wah school.