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xavier_institute_logs2014-09-01 09:17 pm
astonishing_xmods) wrote in xavier_institute_logs2014-09-01 09:17 pm
Entry tags:
- !mingle,
- avatar: toph beifong,
- bleach: toshirou hitsugaya,
- degrassi: maya matlin,
- fate/: arturia pendragon (alter),
- fate/: leysritt von einzbern,
- fire emblem: soren,
- frozen: elsa haraldsen,
- guilty gear: bridget,
- hetalia: amelia jones,
- hetalia: feliks lukasiewicz,
- inazuma eleven: shindou takuto,
- kagerou project: haruka kokonose,
- kagerou project: takane enomoto,
- kid icarus: palutena,
- marvel: laura kinney (x-23),
- misao: aki narukami,
- npc: hank mccoy,
- original: alric caelegart,
- original: caelius demetriou,
- peacemaker kurogane: toshizou hijikata,
- persona: kanji tatsumi,
- rwby: jaune arc,
- samurai warriors: takakage kobayakawa,
- team fortress 2: the spy (female),
- teen titans: beast boy,
- tmnt: leonardo hamato,
- touhou project: flandre scarlet,
- touhou project: kaguya houraisan,
- touhou project: koakuma,
- touhou project: marisa kirisame,
- touhou project: reimu hakurei (male),
- touhou project: remilia scarlet,
- tsubasa reservoir chronicle: fai flourit,
- velveteen vs: velma martinez,
- wolf among us: bigby wolf
Opening Day [OPEN]
WHO: EVERYONE
WHAT: Mingle/Figure out Room Assignments/Meet old friends again
WHERE: The whole campus.
WHEN: September 1st, 2018
WARNING(S): None. If anything goes into warning territory, please create a new log for it.
For all of the newcomers, welcome to Professor Xavier’s Institute of Higher Learning! For all of our returning students and staff, welcome back! Once Professor Xavier’s welcome speech wraps up, it’s time for everyone to get themselves situated in their dorms and, more importantly, get to know your fellow mutants! Even if you’re not sharing rooms, you’ll still be sharing the same campus with each other, so don’t be afraid to get used to all of those new faces! Or even catch up on old ones! You have options; don’t be afraid to use them.
[[ ooc: This is the general mingling post for all of our characters to get settled into their rooms, get to know each other, reminisce with old friends, all that jazz. The log will be split into multiple locations. ]]
WHAT: Mingle/Figure out Room Assignments/Meet old friends again
WHERE: The whole campus.
WHEN: September 1st, 2018
WARNING(S): None. If anything goes into warning territory, please create a new log for it.
For all of the newcomers, welcome to Professor Xavier’s Institute of Higher Learning! For all of our returning students and staff, welcome back! Once Professor Xavier’s welcome speech wraps up, it’s time for everyone to get themselves situated in their dorms and, more importantly, get to know your fellow mutants! Even if you’re not sharing rooms, you’ll still be sharing the same campus with each other, so don’t be afraid to get used to all of those new faces! Or even catch up on old ones! You have options; don’t be afraid to use them.
[[ ooc: This is the general mingling post for all of our characters to get settled into their rooms, get to know each other, reminisce with old friends, all that jazz. The log will be split into multiple locations. ]]
Re: garden, ota
He's a little surprised at the hydrokinetic display, though, and pauses to observe, eyebrows raised--and, when the show ends abruptly with a splash, applauds politely.
"My... I must say, you seem to exhibit a most impressive degree of mastery... it's somewhat humbling."
Even so, he certainly seems to be in good cheer.
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"Ah, thank you - but I cannot say I am at that level just yet. I still have much to learn."
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"Oh- haha, no, please don't say that. I've a long way to go, myself, before I could accomplish what you've been doing, here. I'd like to imagine there's a light at the end of that tunnel."
He says it more or less jokingly, though, since he doesn't actually seem particularly dispirited.
"But I suppose you're right that there's always a lesson or two yet to be learned. Ah, pardon my manners, I'm Alric, a newly arrived student. Alric Caelegart."
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"I am sure that your time here will help you in accomplishing that, Alric." His voice is even, with a subtle Japanese accent that only becomes noticeable when he tries to pronounce the other's name. "I am Dr. Kobayakawa, from the Biology Department. If you take the subject, I believe you will see me in lectures."
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He smiles to himself with a nod.
"What in particular do you cover, if I might ask..? My grandfather saw to it that I should have some education in the sciences, of course, but there are of course... sub-topics with which I've no real familiarity."
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"Biology is a wide subject, but its scope can be summarized as the study of living things. To put it simply, it describes how life lives, the cellular mechanisms which keep us alive, and how living things interact with each other in the environment. It helps to explain many things, from the annual migrations of wildlife to why we fall ill." He gestures vaguely with his baton. "If you are seeking specifics - I teach mostly Grade Eleven and Twelve, where I will cover in-depth cellular functions as well as large-scale ecosystem studies."
Hopefully that meant something to him...?
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His smile twitches a little at that beginning from really the beginning, but he makes no objection, nodding when Takakage gets to the details of what he covers.
"Mm, I've studied a bit of cellular function in, ah, the context, that is, of anatomy. Enough to know how little I truly know, at any rate."
He smiles a touch more broadly, if humbly, at that statement--glances aside a moment, then back to Takakage.
"I know the Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain and so on are cellular energy production systems, their effectiveness measured in ATP, but I couldn't say a great deal about them. What I know about ecosystems is generally from a stance of conservation and political concerns, though, so I'm sure my details are woefully vague, within that topic."
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"You have much of the basics covered, then. Grades Eleven and Twelve mostly involve extensions that build upon what you already know. We delve into genetics and heredity early this year, and when spring comes we will be doing field work to study ecosystem interactions. Conservation requires an understanding of how it functions, to know which parts are endangered by human activity and how best to remedy it."
A pause. Takakage nods, gesturing slightly with his hands.
"Would you prefer classical biology, or molecular biology?"
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"Ahh, a good question. I imagine classical biology would be of the most interest, although keeping a foot in molecular biology, so to speak, might help to lend the study some context. ...and vice-versa, I would imagine." He blinks and smiles a touch sheepishly, seeming to catch himself, there. "......ah, not that I... mean to dictate your lesson plan, of course--I apologize if I spoke out of turn, Doctor."
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He laces the baton between his fingers before continuing. "Please, do not worry about speaking out of turn. A classroom is to be interactive, not an one-way exchange."
A pause. "Our age gap does not seem to be too wide, in any case." So Alric wouldn't feel obliged to give too much respect out of said age gap.
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"Nn, I'm inclined to share that perspective, myself... but, ah... having been educated primarily by private tutors, I'm well aware my preferences may not make for reasonable expectations in a shared classroom. Either way, the teacher deserves some minimum degree of respect, after all."
He does hesitate a little at mentioning the tutors--that might be a bit of a giveaway as to his status, but he's not about to start lying about that, or taking great efforts to conceal it.
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"It's alright. I shall try to accommodate that if you are ever in my class, then." Being educated in multiple public schools, he's had a reasonable handle on how students usually thought and needed. Though that would mean he needs to tweak his plans if Alric ever does attend his classes.
It feels a little inappropriate to ask about Alric's background, so he just leaves it at that and waits for the student to speak.
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If anything, he was concerned the offer might embody a little too much lenience--and wondered silently if perhaps Takekage knew more than he was letting on--but he let that go for the present. If he did know anything, he was at least circumspect enough not to make a show out of it, and it's not a though it was really a secret as such.
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Sure, he's picked up a few teaching styles in Singapore, but that doesn't mean he's going to cut anyone any slack. He can adjust the lesson plans, but the work and end effect does have to be there. Otherwise, he will have to do remedials... depending on the student, it might either be a fruitful lesson, or one of varying degrees of terror.
He can be very serious, after all. No slacking will be tolerated.
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"I assure you, I intend to offer no less than that in my time here, Doctor."
That's a good sign, at least. If Takakage were being deferential, he wouldn't likely go suggesting anything to the contrary, so he's probably just being generally considerate.
"I'll have to see if there are any more... pressing gaps in my education to be addressed, but it does sound like an intriguing subject. And a practical one."
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A pause. Takakage casts his mind around for another topic, and hits on one.
"Where are you from, Alric?" The other seems to be an European, but he cannot concretely pin down anything else.
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"Ah... my family is from Kaitheny, going back... many generations. It is a small nation, so it may of course be unfamiliar..."
He smiles a touch sheepishly.
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"I have heard of the name, but I know naught else." He shakes his head slightly, the gesture almost turning into a half-tilt. Alric's faint hesitation isn't missed - perhaps it ought to be an issue best left untouched. Many people here had darkness in their past, after all.
"American culture is quite unique, though. I hope you are adjusting well?"
(He isn't doing that as well as he hoped, but that isn't the point here.)
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He says the informal title with something of an amused air like it's a quaint or somehow peculiar term, although the amusement doesn't seem to involve any particular hostility.
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"Ah, that is good to hear." He nods slowly, unconsciously transferring the baton to his other hand. "Our school is situated a ways from the city - the culture isn't all that forceful here, at the very least."
It's something he very much appreciates. His nerves could only take so much noise, after all.
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"Mm. I've learned to appreciate the city, certainly, but all else being equal, I much prefer the woodlands, myself."
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"How do you find the school, Alric?" It must be very different from his home, considering how he had been taught mostly by tutors.
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A pause. He realizes that he may have gone out of point a little.
"If you require any assistance with adjusting, please do not hesitate to contact the teachers."
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He smiled sincerely at the offer of aid, and nodded.
"I believe it will simply be a matter of time. Although if I'm aware of anyone else in need of guidance, I'll certainly keep the faculty in mind."
i hope you don't mind me tying this up here heheheh
Re: i hope you don't mind me tying this up here heheheh
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