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[rule_britannia]

[Arthur's looking like he's not slept for a while, hair in slight disarray]

School is over for the summer, but I'll be offering language and literature classes for anyone who wants them, or needs the grades. Times will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Probably should have thought about it before I went in for this teaching lark. Ah, well. A job's a job.

Comments

[lifewithoutrest]

Still not settling in well?

[rule_britannia]

Well enough. It's a somewhat unsettling place. I'm still not buying into the 'you're fictional' idea.

[lifewithoutrest]

Nor am I. But I somehow believe openly questioning it would end badly.

[Not that it would necessarily stop her.]

[rule_britannia]

[Wouldn't stop him, either]

Mm, you're probably right.

It's.. good to hear from you again, in any case.

[lifewithoutrest]

I must have made quite the impression.

[rule_britannia]

You might say that.

[lifewithoutrest]

I'm flattered, Mr. Kirkland.

[rule_britannia]

Please, call me Arthur.

[lifewithoutrest]

Arthur it is. You're teaching literature, then?

[rule_britannia]

I am. I've yet to decide if it's one of the poorer decisions I've made.

[lifewithoutrest]

Is it the teaching you're concerned about or the subject?

[rule_britannia]

The teaching. I would hope that I know the subject well enough.

[lifewithoutrest]

Not fond of teenagers?

[rule_britannia]

Children in general, though from my experience that seems to be something of a prerequisite for teaching.

[lifewithoutrest]

I'm certain you'll do fine.

[rule_britannia]

I'm sure. I wouldn't have gone in for the job if I didn't think I could do it.

[lifewithoutrest]

Really? You seem to me like the type to leap before looking.

[rule_britannia]

Do you find yourself making snap-decisions about people very often, or am I a special case?

[lifewithoutrest]

I try to reserve judgement until the second meeting. But I thought, perhaps, I saw something of myself during our last exchange.

[rule_britannia]

Is that so?

[lifewithoutrest]

Please, feel free to prove me wrong.

[rule_britannia]

Now why would I want to go out of my way to do a thing like that?

[lifewithoutrest]

Then my judgment stands, until such time as you do.

I never suggested it was a bad quality.

[rule_britannia]

You don't do this 'talking' thing very often, do you, Helen.

[lifewithoutrest]

Not without reason.