Barondoctor
The things I chase come to me.
- Location
- The other side of the mirror
- Pronouns
- He/His/Him
[X] Get closer, try to figure out exactly what's going on before you jump right in.
Teach Me, Mothra-sensei!
- Thread starter Guancyto
- Start date
- Original Superhero
KnightDisciple
Brotherhood. Unity. Peace.
- Location
- Midwest, USA
[X] Get closer, try to figure out exactly what's going on before you jump right in.
- Location
- United States
[X] Get closer, try to figure out exactly what's going on before you jump right in.
11. The Mistress of Evil!
- Location
- In Your DNA
There were parts in the teacher's manual about making sure you had a firm grasp of the situation before dispensing punishments. As much as you'd really like to punch them in the snoot, it doesn't suit your new position to jump to snoot-punching so readily. So you edge closer, a little sneaky-sneak to make sure they don't notice you. You are not in any way subtle because you are very tall by Human standards and you wouldn't know sneaky-sneak if it punched you in the snoot, but you are also a new teacher so students don't recognize you yet, which is almost as good.
"Are you done?" your friend is keeping his head down, but you can see the old steely glint in his eye. He's not intimidated, he just doesn't want to fight. His assailants… don't really seem to get that, or maybe they don't care.
"Freshie's asking if we're done," the leading horned Human snorts.
"Maybe he'll take his seriously if the bag ends up in the fountain, huh?"
You see a displeased frown on your friend's face, and you're about to intervene, when...
"Petty rogues and miscreants!" One of the students, a redhead with her hair in twintails, carrying some kind of metal rod, has climbed up on top of the nearby outbuilding and is standing atop the highest place she can find to make her speech. "With such base acts you disgrace the name of Villainy! I, Izumi Faust, Mistress of Evil, will bring judgment upon you! I will fall upon you with a rush of furious anger and great judgment and you will know my name!"
You recognize her from the student photos. Her special need is to have a variety of costumes on hand, as indeed the black leather costume with epaulets and a cape attests to. President of what was called the Public Speaking Club until she got ahold of it, now called the Villainy Club. That change seems significant somehow but you don't exactly know why.
Still, the cape is quite striking.
The lead horned Human rolls his eyes. "Oh damn it, why her?"
His confederate agrees. "Let's get out of here, she'll be at it all day, nobody's got time for that."
The last one is already on his way out. "You got lucky, shrimp!" and as they leave they toss his bag at his feet.
The Headmaster's daughter rolls her eyes and goes with them. "Now are you going to help me move the piano or not?"
"I will till your fields with your blood and salt your fields with, uh, salt… no, with your tears! And… hey where are you going! Get back here!"
They don't stop walking away.
"...yes!" Faust rallies. "Scurry away in terror of my might and remember the one who has struck fear into your hearts!"
She hops down and takes your friend's bag to offer it back to him, not noticing that he's already in the process of picking it up. It's an awkward tangle of arms until he finally has it back.
"Uh, thanks?" he says. He's blushing a little.
"This wasn't a good deed!" Faust huffs as she runs off, with a parting, "I was just in the neighborhood! Remember that!"
...this entire school is filled with drama queens, isn't it?
[ ] Oh no, they're not just walking away. You get detention! And you get detention! And YOU get detention! EVERYBODY GETS DETENTION.
[ ] Er, the three bullies get detention. You're not exactly sure what would happen if you gave detention to the Headmaster's daughter and she wasn't really involved?
[ ] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
[ ] "Mistress of Evil" is a pretty bold title, go chase her and find out if she's going to be trouble?
[ ] Other (Write-in)
"Are you done?" your friend is keeping his head down, but you can see the old steely glint in his eye. He's not intimidated, he just doesn't want to fight. His assailants… don't really seem to get that, or maybe they don't care.
"Freshie's asking if we're done," the leading horned Human snorts.
"Maybe he'll take his seriously if the bag ends up in the fountain, huh?"
You see a displeased frown on your friend's face, and you're about to intervene, when...
"Petty rogues and miscreants!" One of the students, a redhead with her hair in twintails, carrying some kind of metal rod, has climbed up on top of the nearby outbuilding and is standing atop the highest place she can find to make her speech. "With such base acts you disgrace the name of Villainy! I, Izumi Faust, Mistress of Evil, will bring judgment upon you! I will fall upon you with a rush of furious anger and great judgment and you will know my name!"
You recognize her from the student photos. Her special need is to have a variety of costumes on hand, as indeed the black leather costume with epaulets and a cape attests to. President of what was called the Public Speaking Club until she got ahold of it, now called the Villainy Club. That change seems significant somehow but you don't exactly know why.
Still, the cape is quite striking.
The lead horned Human rolls his eyes. "Oh damn it, why her?"
His confederate agrees. "Let's get out of here, she'll be at it all day, nobody's got time for that."
The last one is already on his way out. "You got lucky, shrimp!" and as they leave they toss his bag at his feet.
The Headmaster's daughter rolls her eyes and goes with them. "Now are you going to help me move the piano or not?"
"I will till your fields with your blood and salt your fields with, uh, salt… no, with your tears! And… hey where are you going! Get back here!"
They don't stop walking away.
"...yes!" Faust rallies. "Scurry away in terror of my might and remember the one who has struck fear into your hearts!"
She hops down and takes your friend's bag to offer it back to him, not noticing that he's already in the process of picking it up. It's an awkward tangle of arms until he finally has it back.
"Uh, thanks?" he says. He's blushing a little.
"This wasn't a good deed!" Faust huffs as she runs off, with a parting, "I was just in the neighborhood! Remember that!"
...this entire school is filled with drama queens, isn't it?
[ ] Oh no, they're not just walking away. You get detention! And you get detention! And YOU get detention! EVERYBODY GETS DETENTION.
[ ] Er, the three bullies get detention. You're not exactly sure what would happen if you gave detention to the Headmaster's daughter and she wasn't really involved?
[ ] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
[ ] "Mistress of Evil" is a pretty bold title, go chase her and find out if she's going to be trouble?
[ ] Other (Write-in)
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Well. Problem solved. Quite impressively, too. I think our job here is done.
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
KnightDisciple
Brotherhood. Unity. Peace.
- Location
- Midwest, USA
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
Missing your King yet, Mothra?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
An entire school of Rodans and King Ghidorahs, yes.
Missing your King yet, Mothra?
Barondoctor
The things I chase come to me.
- Location
- The other side of the mirror
- Pronouns
- He/His/Him
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
Might be worth putting a note in Faust's record too, if just as a 'counter-demerit' should Villainy club become more than Talking Very Authoritatively And Aggressively club.
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
Might be worth putting a note in Faust's record too, if just as a 'counter-demerit' should Villainy club become more than Talking Very Authoritatively And Aggressively club.
- Location
- Germany
[ ] Oh no, they're not just walking away. You get detention! And you get detention! And YOU get detention! EVERYBODY GETS DETENTION.
So good but sooooooo evil
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
So good but sooooooo evil
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
- Location
- PA
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
Argidoll
And hast thou slain the Jabberwocky?
- Location
- Dreamland
Good God Dead On The Throne send help. Or Anguirus. Anguirus is a good boy.
Also:
[x] Oh no, they're not just walking away. You get detention! And you get detention! And YOU get detention! EVERYBODY GETS DETENTION.
Because.
Barondoctor
The things I chase come to me.
- Location
- The other side of the mirror
- Pronouns
- He/His/Him
I'd settle for Anguis Cantus.
Really, any of the...oh no I got an idea.
Ersatz Mitsuki Konishi for librarian?
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- Location
- St. Petersburg
...all I am wondering is if Faust is her real name.
[x] "Mistress of Evil" is a pretty bold title, go chase her and find out if she's going to be trouble?
We should ensure she doesn't cause archetype overload.
A chuuni?
A dojikko?
A tsundere?
[x] "Mistress of Evil" is a pretty bold title, go chase her and find out if she's going to be trouble?
We should ensure she doesn't cause archetype overload.
- Location
- Pennslyvania
- Pronouns
- She/They
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
- Location
- Brazil
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
I can make sensible choices sometime!
Also we probably should look after the boy whose robot we punched a lot. I'm sure Faust can't get up to any more trouble.
Right?
Right?!?!
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
I can make sensible choices sometime!
Also we probably should look after the boy whose robot we punched a lot. I'm sure Faust can't get up to any more trouble.
Right?
Right?!?!
- Location
- Who Knows Where
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
- Location
- Leeds
I would be impressed if this were what you had planned from the start.
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
- Location
- United States
[X] Go give your friend a pat on the head and make sure he gets to his first class without being bothered further. Is this what he's going to have to deal with every day?
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
-[X] Write-in: Find out who those three bullies were and leave a note in their records. As a one-off event, well, no snoot-punching proved to be required. If they get up to it again, though, it should be known that it is, in fact, again.
KnightDisciple
Brotherhood. Unity. Peace.
- Location
- Midwest, USA
Anguirus and the real King are chilling back home because f that noise.
12. Opening Moves
- Location
- In Your DNA
Your friend seems baffled by the whole affair, so you let this so-called Mistress of Evil and the bullies go, although you do resolve to find who they were and put a NOTE IN THEIR PERMANENT RECORD about this incident. This is, as you understand, one of the most fearsome abilities of teachers and you intend to make full use of it.
You approach, and a glance between the two of you confirms that you saw the whole thing. You're only somewhat familiar with Human means of comfort, but you do know one. You reach out and pat him on the head, ruffling his hair slightly. He seems… nonplussed at the gesture? But he doesn't object.
"Should I have stepped in?" you ask him. You actually do want to know.
He shakes his head, which ruffles his hair further. "I think it would've made things worse. They would've gotten bored and given up eventually, but, well," he nods in the direction of where Faust went, "that works too?"
You really don't think that's correct, in your experience some people only understand a good snoot-punching, but you're willing to consider that he might have a better handle on how Humans work than you do.
"How did you end up here, anyway?" you ask as the two of you walk to his homeroom. You're happy to see him but you have to admit he's a little out of place. Well, a lot out of place. "You're a Hero, right? You could have gone to any school you wanted."
"This is what I asked for, as it turns out," he says, his smile is rueful and that's not acceptable, it's much too early for any rues! "I just didn't think it would be so…" he trails off.
You cock your head to one side. "'As it turns out?'" What a strange turn of phrase! "What did you ask for?"
"They asked what kind of school I wanted to go to now that the fighting's done, and I said I wanted a school for learning how to be human."
Oh. Oh.
"Honestly? Not sure anybody here has any idea how," he laughs a little, "guess we'll all learn together, right?"
These are very unusual Humans, it's true, but you think it adds to their charm. But you have learned that one of the things Human Culture does fuss over is the difference between being physically Human and some ineffable quality called "being human."
"You know, I think being not human is pretty great," you toss your hair and give him a big smile, "with how well you did in the old days I'd consider you an honorary kaiju, if you wanted."
He winces, pained, "please no. Sorry. No offense. I really would like to just be human."
You shrug! "Your loss."
…
Your own homeroom is inconveniently not the same as his, so you have to zoom a bit to make it in time. The first thing that hits you is the smell.
It's not a bad smell! In fact it's glorious, butter and cinnamon and bread and if you didn't know better you'd say the classroom had been converted into a bakery somehow.
Which is not entirely inaccurate, as when you open the door you're greeted with the sight a chaotic mess surrounding one of your students distributing from a heaping platter of cinnamon rolls.
One of your students in particular! You remember her from the student files. Emma Riley Coils, noted as a trickster, a prankster, a hacker, and also relevant in this case, the President of the Cooking Club. The short girl's eyes are yellow with dark little concentric rings in them, and she has the kind of fluffy pale hair that's quite reminiscent of your own. She's also wearing a dark blue school uniform, which would be quite normal except that the Academy of the Holy Wound doesn't have a school uniform. So… you guess she just likes the look?
"Hello! It's very nice to meet you!" she zooms up to you the second you open the door without even needing to turn to confirm who you are. She presents you with a cinnamon roll as well and a smile so beaming you might get sunburn from the glare, "I baked some for you too!"
When you were told there would be challenges in your time as a teacher, this is not what you were thinking of. Nevertheless, how do you handle this?
[ ] There's no harm in allowing the distribution of delicious baked goods, even if it will disrupt the morning. Allow your student to proceed.
[ ] There might be some harm if she doesn't do so equally! Oversee the process and make sure that everyone gets their share.
[ ] Have them save them for lunch time; students stay in the same classroom and teachers rotate so everyone will still get one, but they'll have them during free time instead of now.
[ ] A prankster, the file said! You're going to go over these cinnamon rolls with a fine-toothed comb and make sure there's nothing squirrely about them.
-[ ] And then what afterward?
[ ] Other (Write-in)
Regardless of your choices for the baked goods, you also need to decide how you're going to introduce yourself and what tack you're going to take in your instruction.
[ ] A formal introduction! Provide structure to chaos and keep them in their seats. You're here to teach and students are here to learn.
[ ] A friendly introduction! There's no need to be stiff. Do something to relieve tension, like an ice-breaker. You learned several even if you were never quite sure why they were called that.
[ ] A science introduction! Structure and friendliness are well and good but you're here for Science, so some kind of fun practical experiment will get them engaged.
[ ] Other (Write-in)
You approach, and a glance between the two of you confirms that you saw the whole thing. You're only somewhat familiar with Human means of comfort, but you do know one. You reach out and pat him on the head, ruffling his hair slightly. He seems… nonplussed at the gesture? But he doesn't object.
"Should I have stepped in?" you ask him. You actually do want to know.
He shakes his head, which ruffles his hair further. "I think it would've made things worse. They would've gotten bored and given up eventually, but, well," he nods in the direction of where Faust went, "that works too?"
You really don't think that's correct, in your experience some people only understand a good snoot-punching, but you're willing to consider that he might have a better handle on how Humans work than you do.
"How did you end up here, anyway?" you ask as the two of you walk to his homeroom. You're happy to see him but you have to admit he's a little out of place. Well, a lot out of place. "You're a Hero, right? You could have gone to any school you wanted."
"This is what I asked for, as it turns out," he says, his smile is rueful and that's not acceptable, it's much too early for any rues! "I just didn't think it would be so…" he trails off.
You cock your head to one side. "'As it turns out?'" What a strange turn of phrase! "What did you ask for?"
"They asked what kind of school I wanted to go to now that the fighting's done, and I said I wanted a school for learning how to be human."
Oh. Oh.
"Honestly? Not sure anybody here has any idea how," he laughs a little, "guess we'll all learn together, right?"
These are very unusual Humans, it's true, but you think it adds to their charm. But you have learned that one of the things Human Culture does fuss over is the difference between being physically Human and some ineffable quality called "being human."
"You know, I think being not human is pretty great," you toss your hair and give him a big smile, "with how well you did in the old days I'd consider you an honorary kaiju, if you wanted."
He winces, pained, "please no. Sorry. No offense. I really would like to just be human."
You shrug! "Your loss."
…
Your own homeroom is inconveniently not the same as his, so you have to zoom a bit to make it in time. The first thing that hits you is the smell.
It's not a bad smell! In fact it's glorious, butter and cinnamon and bread and if you didn't know better you'd say the classroom had been converted into a bakery somehow.
Which is not entirely inaccurate, as when you open the door you're greeted with the sight a chaotic mess surrounding one of your students distributing from a heaping platter of cinnamon rolls.
One of your students in particular! You remember her from the student files. Emma Riley Coils, noted as a trickster, a prankster, a hacker, and also relevant in this case, the President of the Cooking Club. The short girl's eyes are yellow with dark little concentric rings in them, and she has the kind of fluffy pale hair that's quite reminiscent of your own. She's also wearing a dark blue school uniform, which would be quite normal except that the Academy of the Holy Wound doesn't have a school uniform. So… you guess she just likes the look?
"Hello! It's very nice to meet you!" she zooms up to you the second you open the door without even needing to turn to confirm who you are. She presents you with a cinnamon roll as well and a smile so beaming you might get sunburn from the glare, "I baked some for you too!"
When you were told there would be challenges in your time as a teacher, this is not what you were thinking of. Nevertheless, how do you handle this?
[ ] There's no harm in allowing the distribution of delicious baked goods, even if it will disrupt the morning. Allow your student to proceed.
[ ] There might be some harm if she doesn't do so equally! Oversee the process and make sure that everyone gets their share.
[ ] Have them save them for lunch time; students stay in the same classroom and teachers rotate so everyone will still get one, but they'll have them during free time instead of now.
[ ] A prankster, the file said! You're going to go over these cinnamon rolls with a fine-toothed comb and make sure there's nothing squirrely about them.
-[ ] And then what afterward?
[ ] Other (Write-in)
Regardless of your choices for the baked goods, you also need to decide how you're going to introduce yourself and what tack you're going to take in your instruction.
[ ] A formal introduction! Provide structure to chaos and keep them in their seats. You're here to teach and students are here to learn.
[ ] A friendly introduction! There's no need to be stiff. Do something to relieve tension, like an ice-breaker. You learned several even if you were never quite sure why they were called that.
[ ] A science introduction! Structure and friendliness are well and good but you're here for Science, so some kind of fun practical experiment will get them engaged.
[ ] Other (Write-in)
- Location
- United States
[X] A prankster, the file said! You're going to go over these cinnamon rolls with a fine-toothed comb and make sure there's nothing squirrely about them.
-[X] Have them save them for lunch time; students stay in the same classroom and teachers rotate so everyone will still get one, but they'll have them during free time instead of now.
[X] A science introduction! Structure and friendliness are well and good but you're here for Science, so some kind of fun practical experiment will get them engaged.
-[X] Have them save them for lunch time; students stay in the same classroom and teachers rotate so everyone will still get one, but they'll have them during free time instead of now.
[X] A science introduction! Structure and friendliness are well and good but you're here for Science, so some kind of fun practical experiment will get them engaged.
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