E is for Education . . . and for Ephemerals - A Catkin Ficlet

[wyld_dandelyon]

Tom frowned at the handout, and then at the substitute teacher. Rebelliously, he raised his hand

Comments

[rix_scaedu]

There are things, young man, that you are going to need to know...

[wyld_dandelyon]

:-D

I just don't believe the huge supernatural world but we can keep everyone from noticing thing. On the other hand, part of the draw of urban fantasy is seeing the hidden magic in something resembling our world.

So I've been wondering, if people know that shapeshifters and witches and dragons and such exist, but mostly ignore them, how does that work?

[seekerval]

I noticed that the "teacher" had the other kids reading from Macbeth (I always want to cap the B). Wonder if she's related to the Witches 3 ... ?

It does seem unlikely that mundane folk would habitually ignore magical folk. Even when the threat of associative danger is broadcast. Perhaps--for some--especially when the threat of associative danger is broadcast. :~)

[wyld_dandelyon]

I empathize about the B.

I figure there's lots of things in this world that people mostly ignore, though I agree that it will be difficult to strike the right balance. Perhaps I should focus more of these world-building ficlets on that aspect of the world.

[kelkyag]

Same Tom?

[wyld_dandelyon]

Deirdre smiles.