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Living on the Outskirts, Friday, Period 2

Nov 02, 2012 08:49

"Once upon a time," Jono said, speaking without preamble as he walked into the classroom looking fairly well-rested, even if he smelled a little like Mr. Clean, "there was this bloke who didn't stand a chance in hell of fitting in, back home. He was, on top of being a little antisocial to start with, a mutant, hated and feared by humanity because ( Read more... )

living on the outskirts

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Sign In! apocalipped November 2 2012, 11:49:58 UTC

Like a freak!

Re: Sign In! ultron_junior November 2 2012, 13:06:51 UTC

Victor Mancha

Re: Sign In! pulseof_life November 2 2012, 13:18:00 UTC

Paddra Nsu-Yeul

Re: Sign In! leavingthenest November 2 2012, 14:17:41 UTC

Rapunzel

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Before Class! apocalipped November 2 2012, 11:51:10 UTC

Comfy chairs! Tea! Coffee! Pastries!

... And leftover pizza from two days ago. There's a lot of it, please, eat it.

Lecture! apocalipped November 2 2012, 11:51:42 UTC

He's actually kind of handsome in that photo, right?

... Right?

Discuss! apocalipped November 2 2012, 11:52:36 UTC

Come on, guys. You know you want to tell the class about how you're loved and accepted for who you are, here. Don't you?

Re: Discuss! ultron_junior November 2 2012, 13:13:46 UTC

Victor shifted hesitantly in his seat before answering. He'd never experienced rejection on the scale Jono was describing, and Fandom had been correspondingly less of a change.

But there were a couple things he could mention, anyhow.

"I don't know if I have really good stories like yours, but my ... the easiest way to explain it is to say my grandfather," he began hesitantly, "came out for parents' weekend. My so-called 'father' is seriously evil, and I wasn't expecting much of anything from his creator."

"I'd kind of been avoiding the whole thing, because I thought it'd just be awkward. But Dr. Pym was -- actually sort of awesome to me, and I dunno if I would have even talked to him yet, let alone on good terms, if I had stayed in L.A. And, uh, also I'm dating this fantastic but totally normal girl. I hadn't thought about it a lot, but I ... pretty much assumed that would just never happen. So. Thank you, Fandom."

Re: Discuss! apocalipped November 2 2012, 13:57:53 UTC

Jono offered Victor a slight smile at that. He'd met Dr. Pym in his office that weekend, and he could tell that, for all that the man was notoriously the science-minded Avenger (or, at least, one of many of them), he also seemed genuinely concerned for Victor's well-being.

"Thank you, Fandom," he echoed, nodding. "This isn't really a contest to see who has the best story, Victor. It sounds to me as though you've found family you never would have otherwise, and you're happy with your girlfriend. I'd consider that a win, mate."

Re: Discuss! ultron_junior November 2 2012, 14:39:20 UTC

"Oh, yeah, it's completely a win," Victor told him, visibly relaxing. "Even if I might doubt it when I practically freeze to death every time I step outside."

He didn't point out Olive wasn't technically his girlfriend, both because he doubted Jono cared that deeply about his students' love lives and because he thought of her that way even if he wasn't ready to say it.

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Talk to the TAs! apocalipped November 2 2012, 11:53:29 UTC

When they tag in!

Re: Talk to the TAs! makemyownway November 2 2012, 18:57:36 UTC

Cade was going to sit over here and not share.

Re: Talk to the TAs! walkswithcoyote November 2 2012, 19:54:16 UTC

Mercy was still pretty shaky at the end of class, but she wanted to catch Cade before he left. "Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?"

Re: Talk to the TAs! makemyownway November 2 2012, 20:00:59 UTC

"Sure," Cade said. "Did you get all of your clothes back?"

Cade had weird priorities.

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