+ 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.

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[entreats]

[ Clearly he's better at it than her, since an instinctive blush appears on her face. The moment she realises it, Ange quickly clears her throat and tries to force it off her face the best she can. ]

You win today. You're way too good at this.

[eatsyourscience]

[He chuckles, then looks at his books. He really should study but uuugh. This conversation is much more fun.]

...Are you ready for the economics "exam"?

[He's not supposed to mention studying, but that isn't studying. It's more of a philosophical question of "what the hell is even going on?"]

[entreats]

[ It's true, there's no way Ange could even use a word like "studying" for Mr. Pines' class. It's all just a random game of chance. Total chaos. ]

Yeah. [ She sounds pretty nonchalant about it. She doesn't particularly want to go to summer school, but on the other hand, she also feels like putting tons of effort into this won't actually help your chances. ] I'm going to sell him the idea of just going on a permanent vacation.

[eatsyourscience]

...That might work.

[It would be hard to pass up a permanent vacation.]

And if he actually bought it, it'd be good for us.

[Kind of hard to tell if he's kidding there.]

[entreats]

[ It might be hard to tell with him, but Ange replies without even missing a beat, sounding dead serious-- ]

Try thinking up something else you could sell him that'll get rid of him so we both get a shot at it.

[ At least she means "get rid of him" in a peaceful way.. ]

This might be our only chance.

[eatsyourscience]

[He stifles a smile and actually gives it a moment of thought.]

...I can't think of anything else that isn't along the lines of "permanent vacation."

[He thinks a moment more.]

Maybe a train line or something. Something he can just take out of here.

[entreats]

That's an idea. Maybe a private jet? But I guess that's kind of close to a vacation.

[ Ange seems to think as well. ]

Or a girlfriend. So he'll get so busy paying attention to her that he won't have time to teach. [ She makes a bit of a face though after saying that. ] I can't imagine anyone wanting to get even close to dating a guy like that though.

[ Hence why she's assuming he's not even married in the first place. Because.. seriously. Who would. ]

[eatsyourscience]

[He laughs a little at the thought.]

I guess it's possible. But didn't he tell us he was married once? Something about meeting in a casino and her stealing his car...

[It's a legit story, but he has no idea where Mr. Pines would have found a casino.]

[entreats]

[ She leans a little closer towards him so she can whisper. ]

Honestly, I don't believe a word coming out of that guy's mouth.

[ Not that Ange doesn't have a general distrust towards people, especially adults in charge, but she's pretty sure he seems particularly suspicious. Even by teacher standards. ]

For all we know, he might not even be who he says he is. Isn't identity theft a big thing nowadays? [ She's not exactly joking, since she means what she says, but her tone is still relatively light. Like it's still not too serious of a topic, but more like a fun scandal to gossip about. ]

[eatsyourscience]

[He pauses to think about that, smiling a little.]

Not being who he says he is might actually make him kind of cool to some people.

[entreats]

[ She leans back so she's sitting in a normal way again, raising an eyebrow. ]

Do you think that's cool?

[eatsyourscience]

...Not in his case, no. It's more kind of frightening than cool.

[entreats]

It makes him seem like a serial killer trying to hide.

[ This time it's a little harder to tell how serious she is about that, considering the deadpan in her tone. ]

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji smiles at that and decides to change the subject.]

What will you do during the summer break?

[entreats]

Being stuck in summer school if my brilliant plan fails during the actual exam?

[ It's a bit of a wisecrack, but at least Ange doesn't seem too bitter about the notion. She's saying it in a sarcastic way, sure, but it also seems kind of lighthearted. ]

I'll probably go visit my brother in the big city for his birthday. If my dad won't freak out about me going anywhere that isn't some small backwater town like this.

[eatsyourscience]

Is your dad that protective?

[Something else occurs to him.]

Does your brother not live with your family?

[He's a little surprised he doesn't know this.]

[entreats]

[ There's a kind of eyeroll at Souji's first question. It seems a little playful, as if she's implying something like "parents, right?" But then she nods when he continues. ]

He and my dad had a huge falling out before I was even born. Apparently he just ran off on his own and started living with his grandparents. It's pretty typical of him. [ Ushiromiya men and their emotions.. ] You're basically the only living proof I have that not all men are super dramatic all the time, Souji.

[eatsyourscience]

[He smirks a little, glad to hear he doesn't come with drama attached.]

Is your brother a lot older than you?

[entreats]

Twelve years. [ Which she realises might sound a little weird, so she adds-- ] We have different moms.

You're an only child, right?

[eatsyourscience]

[He nods.]

Well, there's my cousin, who's like my sister. But I'm my parents' only child.

[entreats]

Like a sister, huh? It must be nice to still have someone that close.

[ Because Ange is rather fond of her older brother, so she can't even imagine being an only child. ]

[eatsyourscience]

Yeah. She's a lot younger than me, but we're pretty close.