towerofanimus | Time to get working!

Characters: Ishtar (AU1) and All the teachers/interested students that want to learn!
Setting: Big Library + branches out depending on what the teachers want to do with the lessons. Note that the library is only a starting point so feel free to take it beyond the library!
Format: Up to You
Summary: Ishtar sets up the program that Hei wanted to set up for a while, but he was feeling unwell, so she took over.
Warnings: TBA

[ As promised. In the library, there were signs giving off the subjects of the teachers and what they were teaching along with the name of the teachers. Ishtar tried her best to organize it so that the hug library was of good use. She spaced the areas off so that there weren't too many noises coming from one professor, and she even made sure to provide them information if they so need it.

She stretches a bit and prepared herself for what will happen next. She knew Hei was a lot better at this than she was, but she did her best. She hoped it would work out. ]

[ ooc: general mingle log for the teachers that volunteered for Hei's Teaching Program/School Program. For those who volunteered, there's a spread sheet provided here and for new teachers interested, just sign up at post here. Once you sign up go ahead and tag your subject line, or if it's not there feel free to create the subject like etc. For organizational purposes, I will link the specific threads later when they become too hard to find. Enjoy and I hope everyone has a blast. If any other questions needed, feel free to direct them to me or Final! ]

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Tohko nodded in return and, noticing that they were straying away from the lesson, tried to get back on topic.

"Well, now that you know the backstory to The Master and Margarita, your homework is to read chapters one through three and explain why Bulgakov chose to talk about religion and whether it helps or hurts his satire. For now though, you just have to write a two-page original story all on your own. If you don't have paper or pens, I'll give you some time to get them."

Shion began to nod and then frose at the asignment. He had no idea what that meant... He wasn't even sure what satire was or how religion was connected or how he was to find this out from the first three chapters of a book.

He had heard such a question before, Explain the use of satire and irony in Jane Austin's Pride a Prejudice right before a knife had been plunged into Rat... Because Shion didn't know. He didn't know the answers, it wasn't like maths... or ecology.

He tried to control his breathing but Tohko was still talking, something about him writing... a story. He couldn't do that either...

He was physically trembling by now, and he had to get away, he couldn't do any of that, he would fail, he always failed.

Back in her universe, Konoha Inoue had panic attacks that Tohko had helped him out with. Tohko could see that Shion was trembling..and instantly looked concerned and tried to put a hand on his head.

"Shion? What's wrong? Are you alright? You don't have to do the assignment if it bring up bad memories, alright? Just read the chapters, write the story and we'll discuss it next time."

Luckily Tohko's touch brought Shion back to himself, as touch often did. Enough for him to hear her words anyways, and feel embarrassed at not being able to do this. Because it had been months, and Reno had helped him so much, and he shouldn't still be like this...

"I... I can't... I've never written..." How would he write a story? Him? The task wasn't one that made him panic like the question had, but the fact remained he didn't even know how to start.

Tohko sighed and..smiled as she patted Shion on the head.

"Shion..all writers, before they became writers, had never written a single word on the page. They had to start somewhere, whether it was for good or ill. It doesn't have to be a good story..just..try and write."

Breathing, breathing was good. He calmed down a little more and wiped the tears away that had gathered in his eyes. Still the idea of writing a story made him feel sick and he was seriously regretting turning up to this class.

"I... wouldn't even know how to start... what should I write about?"

Because he was a Turk, and Turk's didn't give up even in the face of the impossible.

While Tohko didn't know much about being a Turk, she was happy that he was trying his best to be brave, even though the idea of writing frightened him so much. What had happened to him?

"Anything you want, Shion. The paper is your world and the pen is how you shape it."

He stared at the paper for a long time, not sure how to start, not sure what to write. He didn't think he trusted himself to create a world.

She wasn't trying to be really literal: sometimes, you just showed a small piece of your world.

"Take as long as you need, alright?"

"Alright..." He stared at the paper, willing ideas to come.

And stared some more.

And more.

They could be here a while.

..Maybe Tohko needed to step in a little here.

"You know, many stories can be based on real-life experiences. Bulgakov burned his first manuscript, and that does happen for a writer in The Master and Margarita. If you're having trouble, you can always draw on real life."

Shion blinked at her and then nodded slowly and put pen to paper.

In a small house there were six dogs, six dogs and their keeper who was a young boy raised by dogs himself. Shion paused his hand shaking, but there was a start... He had started a story.

Tohko smiled and nodded when he put pen to paper, but when she saw his hand shaking, she thought that..maybe this was enough. He could come back to this next class, especially if it was causing his hand to shake.

"There you are! You've started something! However..how about you complete it next class? It's best not to push it all at once sometimes."

Shion gave a shakey smile, he had. He had begun a story, he nodded slowly, feeling sick still.

"Thank you... I'll read the book for next time..."

Tohko returned the smile, handing over a copy of the book to him. It was a good book..hopefully he would enjoy it.

"Oh, you're welcome. Hopefully you'll feel a bit better next time. And remember, chapters one through three, alright? We'll discuss those and why Bukgakov uses religion satirically next time."

"Alright..." He took the book with a small smile. "Thank you..."

Tohko nodded as he took the book.

"Oh, you're welcome! Thank you for attending my first class! I'll be happy to see you next time, if you decide to attend."

"Thank you." He took the book and left the library, he would have to think hard about attending the other class, he didn't want to worry Tohko by panicking every time he attended.

"You're welcome!"

Tohko smiled and nodded as Shion took the book and left. To be honest, even if she worried, she wouldn't mind having Shion in her next class. After all, teachers sometimes helped people work through their problems, so why couldn't she help Shion?

Time to get working!

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