[open] First rule of Human club is that we talk a lot about human club, actually.

[schachmeister]

Who: Armin Birdlert and you
Where: Various locations
When: 8/3 - 8/6
Rating: PG
Summary: It isn't anime bird school without a club and a debate.
The Story:

[a. human club]

[Like any fine school, St Pigeonations offers various clubs for young birds to spend their time and broaden their horizons. There is the chess club for those who enjoy an intellectual pursuit; there is the soccer club for those of a more athletic persuasion; there is probably a cooking club for those who enjoy baking some magpies.

But there is also another club.

Well, technically it is not a club. It is not exactly official or anything. But it exists.

In a dusty, disused classroom, primarily used to store broken furniture, there is a club. Or again, not really a club but more like a gathering. A gathering of like-minded birds. A place where birds of a feather can flock together, so to speak.

(Well, again not much of a gathering right now, as there is only one member of this not-exactly-a-club, but it could take off. Just watch.)

So, in this dusty old classroom, there is a house sparrow, a second year by the name of Armin Arlert. And on the door, there is a sign. It's handcrafted (aka, handwritten on a piece of printer paper) but in big letters it says:

Human Club]


[b. debate]

[It could happen to you anywhere. It might be during an English class. It might have been a wrong comment during a history class. There might not even be a class. Maybe it's out on the campus. Or in the library. In any case, and in some way, you ended up in a debate with a small house sparrow. Maybe you were playing devil's advocate. Maybe it's just an assignment. Maybe you really are a hawkist. In any case, despite his rather diminutive size and unimpressive physical appearance, Armin Arlert has a stubborn look about him, a very stubborn look and no intentions of changing his Dove party point of view.]




c. Wildcard

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[bibliocorn]

[Sunburst is only really here because someone in the faculty has to keep an eye on things. He remains perched at a desk, reading his book, occasionally looking up to make sure the kids aren't doing anything too troublesome. Of course, he likes humans just fine. They're just...well. Not doing so hot.

Still, he has a little pile of books on the subject stacked next to him.]

I brought those books you wanted. The uh- human ones. Not that I'm going to complain that you're interested in history or anything. I'll take it.

[schachmeister]

[No worries. Armin's party of one isn't going to be up to much trouble.]

Ah, thank you!

[And yeah, humans are not doing so hot. But that is why Armin feels this is so important. The world is plenty big for both of them to live side by side in his eyes. And while it is certainly true that humans have, in the past, mistreated their kind, isn't it also true that in previous generations, before they grew intelligent, plenty of birds had preyed on each other? There is a point, he feels, where past transgressions need to be let go of. Else there will never be a way to move forward.]

I've been reading the books in the library, but there aren't really that many specifically about humans.

[bibliocorn]

[Sunburst would very much agree with that thought. He;s never been great at moving forward, but one thing he knows for sure is if they ignore their history, they're just doomed to repeat it. ]

Well, the school curriculum doesn't cover them a lot these days. Not much call for them. Some of these [he pats the book pile with an affectionate wing] are from my personal collection.

[schachmeister]

[The idea that Mr Sunburst went out of his way to bring books from his personal collection makes Armin feel another wave of gratitude, though it quickly sobers when he considers the rest of his words.]

That doesn't seem right. I know we share a complicated history but... it feels we should learn more than we do about people we share our world with.

[bibliocorn]

I think some birds would rather just sweep it all under the rug, honestly. After all, relations between our species, before we gained out intellect wasn't always so kind. Some birds would like to pretend that never happened.

[schachmeister]

That might be true, but isn't it also true that relations between different species of bird weren't always kind either? If we keep clinging to old grudges, we can never move forward.

[bibliocorn]

I couldn't agree more young man. It's the only hope for the future- learning from our mistakes and trying to make something better. It's just a shame the masses don't tend to agree.

[schachmeister]

I wish there was a good way to get people interested in these issues. Every time I bring it up, they ignore me.

[At this point, he'd even take people disagreeing with him. At least that is a reaction he can work with. Can't work with a non-reaction.]

[bibliocorn]

Perhaps it's just a case of finding the right birds to talk to.