+ Too Cool for School +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: Everyone!
Where: Yasogami High School
When: 6/28-7/1
Rating: Warn if you go higher than PG-13
Summary: Open log for the Persona 4 event! Everyone is spending some time as students and instructors at Yasogami High School in Inaba, Japan.
The Story:
For the weekend, everyone is either a teacher or a student at a Japanese high school. Enjoy Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and look forward to exams on Monday.

The full event description is located here and the plot post is here, with a Q&A thread where you can ask questions.

Comments

B.

[charlastan]

[Stan is raiding the teacher's lounge fridge and he lingers just a second too long as he looks over the options. Eventually he grabs some sort of peach soda that probably doesn't belong to him before hip-checking the door shut.]

My kids? Tough to say at this point. Maybe they'll surprise me and I won't have to flunk anyone this time.

[bibliocorn]

[He's fairly certain he saw someone else put that soda in the fridge, Stand. Still, Sunburst doesn't call him out on it, just raises a single, judgemental eyebrow.]

Do you think perhaps if you gave them a more standard exam you'd probably get better results? I mean. It's always a surprise every time. They can't really prepare for anything.

[charlastan]

Nah - besides, I give out the exam on Day One. It's their job to watch me all semester and figure me out, so it's their own fault if they don't do it. Even if they waited 'til the last second, they could still prolly throw something together and pass.

[He cracks open the soda, like he's cracking open a cold one after a hard day. It's all a little bit for show.]

I've just got a bunch of stick in the muds this year that would rather learn numbers than actual hands-on economics.

[bibliocorn]

I suppose there is that.

[He guesses the kids have just a chance of passing Stan's classes by sheer gumption than actual study. He's still not sure if Stan's doing them a favour or not there.]

God forbid. Maybe some of them want to hold down legitimate jobs instead of swindling people.

[There's a quirk to his lips. His mostly joking. Mostly.]

[charlastan]

Hey, swindling people is a legitimate job! You ever tried it, pal? It's hard if you don't know what you're doing!

[As a former (and possibly current) conman, he is offended!]

[bibliocorn]

No, because I'd rather avoid the chance of ending up in prison.

[He won't be brought into your seedy ways, Pines.]

But yes, I imagine trying to do it while avoiding being arrested is very tricky.

[charlastan]

[Stan does the annoying thing and answers that completely at face value, as though there was no sarcasm whatsoever.]

You bet! And it's not even just getting arrested you gotta worry about. [He starts counting off on his fingers.] There's other criminals, tax collectors, petty security guards, stray animals, bouncers--

[He'll keep going to his other hand if Sunburst doesn't stop him.]

[bibliocorn]

[Oh sweet lord why did he even start down this road? He regrets everything. He raises his hands to try and stop the madness.]

Okay, you've made your point. I get it. It's a hard life being a hustler, you're an inspiration to all the children.

[charlastan]

Yep! It's why I'm the best guy for the job. The kids love me!

[...Most of them. Or at least some of them.]

[bibliocorn]

Well. Except for Georgia Mason, anyway. How's that going?

[She seems pretty set on getting you sacked, buddy.]

[charlastan]

[He shrugs.]

Eh, there's always one in every class. She's a lot of talk, but it's not like she's got any actual dirt on me.

[bibliocorn]

[Oh, honey.]

I strongly recommend not underestimating that particular student. I'm pretty sure she could find dirt on you if she really wanted to.

[charlastan]

Pfft. I can handle one skeptical kid. It's gonna be fine!

[Spoiler: It will not, in fact, be fine.]

[bibliocorn]

[S T A N.]

I think she's more than one sceptical kid. She's a sceptical kid who knows how to place bugs in classrooms and probably know how to follow any paper trail you might end up leaving.

...Just try not to have to go into hiding in Guam again. It was really hard to explain to the authorities last time and we really don't want to go through that a second time.

[charlastan]

Look, that was one semester and I even brought back chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for the break room! What more do you want from me?!

[COME ON, HE ALMOST TRIED.]

Anyway, one kid's not gonna get under my skin. It'll be fine.

[bibliocorn]

They nearly arrested half the faculty, Stanley. And you got us nuts.

[IT WAS LIKE A NEGATIVE EFFORT.]

I sure hope you're right on this one.