Living on the Outskirts, Friday, Period 2

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"I can't say 'Nothing lasts forever,'" Jonothon began, once he stepped into the classroom today, slightly late and looking a little rumpled. He wasn't going to fall into the habit of coming to class directly from training sessions in New York, but he'd missed far too many between break and the like, and he wasn't about to let Jubilee grumble at him

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Sign In!

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Normal.

Re: Sign In!

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie Adams

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[pulseof_life]

Paddra Nsu-Yeul

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[makemyownway]

Cade

Before Class!

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Look, there's still coffee and tea and pastries to enjoy. Possibly while fretting over the dance tonight!

Re: Before Class!

[batwaffles]

Well, yes, Stephanie was going to worry a muffin to bits.

The parts of it she wasn't eating, anyway.

Lecture!

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Listen, react, think about it for a bit.

Or nap. This one's long enough, you'd probably have enough time.

Re: Lecture!

[batwaffles]

It'd been a late night out last night, so . . . Stephanie hoped Jono wouldn't mind too much if she kept dozing off.

At least every time she jolted back awake and tried to be subtle about it, it was kind of funny?

Re: Lecture!

[ultron_junior]

Jono ... did tend to go on for a while when he got going, Victor would give him that. But the guy was interesting. This wasn't the kind of thing where he needed to take notes, but he was listening closely, occasionally nibbling on the edge of his pen cap.

Re: Lecture!

[notalender]

Arietty really wasn't sure about this one -- and it showed on her face, assuming one was close enough to see it in detail.

Back home, she was normal. Well, other than the whole adventurous teenager thing. The Underground was full of borrowers, including other adventurous teens. It was Fandom, all full of giant beans and bean-shaped creatures that made her an outcast.

It was nice that most folks didn't care much, but still.

Discuss!

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Whatever it is that keeps you from fitting in back in your own world is gone. All in an instant, it just isn't there any more.

Do you leap back into society with open arms? Do you spend a lifetime longing to take that thing back? Does nothing change at all?

What now?

Re: Discuss!

[pulseof_life]

Yeul looked somewhat troubled.

"I think, for a time, life would go on as it has," she said quietly, looking at her hands. "Habits are hard to break. But I think it would be... good."

Re: Discuss!

[makemyownway]

A galaxy...what? Where the Jedi hadn't died? Where his father's goal of terraforming planets had worked as it should? How far back would Cade have to go find normal?

Too far, he decided.

"Nothing would change," he said. "Nothing ever really does."

Re: Discuss!

[godgavemecable]

If you ignored the fact that it had happened as a result of being switched bodies with that of a female friend, Toby had experienced this already.

And as much as his powers frustrated and overwhelmed him, kept him afraid of letting people really get to know him... that had been scarier. The not-knowing and the silence.

That one weekened had been maddening, he didn't know how he'd deal with a lifetime of it.

"I don't know," he said finally. "As much as I- don't like the thing that sets me apart- I don't know if I'd know how to just be without it." A beat. "I couldn't just jump head-first into everything. I'd have to figure out how this... new-me... would work."

Talk to the TAs!

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When they ping in!

Re: Talk to the TAs!

[makemyownway]

Cade was there, looking as approachable as usual.

So...not very.

Re: Talk to the TAs!

[harpy_daughter]

Surreal was there, and clearly amused by the topic.