Wastin' Away Again~

[ohgoodgrief]

Who: Teachers! TA's! RA's! Other graduate students! Other students who are crashing (or god help them, working there??)
When: March 8, 2019, in the evening.
Where: A karaoke bar in Soleil.
Warnings: Alcohol

Sometimes, after tests are done and mysteries uncovered, the teachers need to relax.

Which is why there is karaoke! The faculty of Daybreak Academy have converged, through random inspiration and not a terrible lot of planning, on one unsuspecting bar in Soleil on a Friday evening. A few drinks (or more!) are to be had; however, there is also a stage, with a microphone and a big screen -- which shows a music video for whatever song is on -- and the lyrics. A friendly little green ball bounces over them.

It is time to sing your heart out.

It is time... for karaoke.

Comments

[hattersgonnahat]

[When you put it that way...actually no there probably was no lighter way to explain it.]

Because...Because I just wanted to go. It was my first mission.

[You expect a kid to have a good reason why?]

[bikerbarbie]

First mission? Like, first time facing anything dangerous, or first time knowing it was dangerous before something tried to kill you?

*Claire has no idea how kids who know about this work. She just thinks having more self respect than gym clothes would be a good starting point.*

[hattersgonnahat]

...Y-yeah. But...it wasn't that scary!

[Not the whole time, anyway. Puella thought she did pretty damn well!]

[bikerbarbie]

It's fine being scared, scared means you aren't being a dumba- being stupid.

*Says a girl who enjoys how alive she feels hunting monsters, doesn't feel fear most of the time, and is pretty ready to die every time. So she is a healthy and well adjusted role model!*

[hattersgonnahat]

[Seconding that Claire should never be around kids.]

Everyone says stuff like that, but...

I never see anyone else scared.

[bikerbarbie]

We learn to deal with it. How to- push the fear away, keep it from causing trouble.

*Claire does remember thinking 'grown-ups' had it all handled because she couldn't see their fear. Back when her birth parents weren't dead.*

But it doesn't mean we don't get scared. I'm not as afraid of fighting monsters anymore, but other things freak me out.