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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Nov 15, 2022 0:54:04 GMT
Shrio snickered. "Both, I guess, in my case." he replied. "Gotta be a good role model to the students. Some of them have...rough backgrounds, I guess you could say. They need all the help they can get." He had to stay out of trouble to show them that there was a better way of doing things, although he doubted John cared about that too much. Before he could help any students, he had to help himself, and that wasn't going to happen today.
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Post by skyeknight on Nov 20, 2022 3:48:52 GMT
John put down the last of his burger and pushed his plate away. The last of his hunger had left him immediately. Terrible pasts and terrible futures. John was well aware of what sort of lives the kids were going to lead. He was the prime example of all of the above. He wasn't an ideal role model for any of his students and he knew it.
"Must we talk about that?" he asked.
He of all people, knew that coddling the kids, shielding them, would not help them in the long run.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Nov 20, 2022 18:44:46 GMT
John asked to change the subject, which didn't surprise Shiro. But his tone was almost...sad? Knowing John, he probably needed help as much as some of these kids. Teachers weren't immune to problems, after all. But John wasn't ready to receive it yet, at least not today. Shiro didn't want to push his buttons. "We can leave it at that," he said. "Besides, I hear the higher ups are already buzzing with another event to put on. Soon, the most helping we'll be doing is making sure kids don't kill each other or something." He gave a little laugh.
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Post by skyeknight on Nov 29, 2022 3:30:20 GMT
"Just brilliant." John complained, meaning anything but, "I must have been completely daft when I signed up for this gig."
Truly, what had he been thinking? What was the school thinking by keeping him there? Everyone already knew he was a no good teacher. He couldn't even do his job right. Not that he put too much effort into the task assigned to him. But he was really just biding his time until someone wised up before tossing him on the streets. He wanted to care, deep down, but otherwise, he had been numbed to everything around him.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Nov 30, 2022 1:59:51 GMT
Shiro bit his lip, not sure what to say. Truthfully, that same thought had crossed his mind more than once. But he didn't want to agree with John's negative view of himself. The guy did good superhero work when all his attention was focused on it, and he wasn't drunk. "Give it some time," he said, trying to be optimistic. "Everyone's gotta start somewhere, right?"
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Post by skyeknight on Dec 1, 2022 3:35:09 GMT
John raised a brow. Didn't Shiro know who he was talking to? John was well aware of all the rumors spread about him. Most of which were true. Others, he couldn't be bothered to correct. Mostly because that would actually require him to care. That was perhaps the first thing to die within the light wielding hero. Along with hope, positive thoughts and effort.
"I'm just waiting for the school board to wise up and give me the boot," John shrugged.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Dec 2, 2022 2:59:58 GMT
"You might have your work cut out for you if you're going that route," Shiro said, trying to make light of John's remark. "I've seen some of the kids pull some crazy stunts and they didn't get expelled." Expulsion was a last resort, only taken if all other options had been tried. The staff knew some of the students were rough around the edges and tried to guide them in the right direction before booting them out entirely.
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Post by skyeknight on Dec 2, 2022 3:24:33 GMT
"What about you? Why'd you become a teacher?"
Everyone knew that John was only there because he had been brought on to turn his life around. Which was a terrible horrendous idea. Especially since this is the next generation of heroes. However, John simply didn't feel anything for it. He would rather not teach them anything rather than his lessons going and getting the students killed doing their 'duty' as heroes.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Dec 4, 2022 0:05:09 GMT
JOhn then turned to the conversation towards Shiro and asked why he became a teacher. Shiro took another bite of his breakfast sandwich before continuing. "People always said I would do well with teenagers, but taking them on as sidekicks wasn't really in the cards for me," he replied. "Teaching was the next best thing, so I ended up here after doing hero work for a while." That was the truth, even if it wasn't all of it. People seemed ready to put what happened to Shiro's father behind them and always said he'd do well with a sidekick. Shiro still wasn't up to it though. The idea of having a kid die under his watch was too terrible to even think of.
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Post by skyeknight on Dec 11, 2022 13:51:31 GMT
"Should have known that you would believe in all that helping others shite." John said.
He knew he hadn't become a hero to help others. Being a hero to him had been a way to get attention. Because who didn't want to sleep with a hero. Or pay attention to a hero. John and selfless weren't two words that ever went together. If it didn't get him attention, younger John didn't do it. He wasn't sure what his washed up adult self wanted.
"Suppose they'll have one good influence."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Dec 11, 2022 23:07:47 GMT
"Well, uh, most of us do, I guess," Shiro replied. At least, that was how he felt. There were a couple of people that wanted to be heroes just for the fame and fortune. Or, in John's case, they were kind of stuck with it. Most though did want the job so they could help other people. Shiro felt like John could be good at that if he got his act together. "I'll take that as a compliment," he replied. That was something he'd worried about from time to time, if he was doing a good job setting these kids on the right path. So far, everything had been going okay.
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Post by skyeknight on Dec 15, 2022 0:41:21 GMT
"'Course you would," John sighed.
Though, he found himself surprised he didn't mean it in a cruel way. Which was weird for him. Then again, he supposed the students needed someone who was actually good for them. Unlike him. He was still not sure why he was even here except for the fact that he didn't hold a criminal record and he had once been very good at his job.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Dec 16, 2022 0:50:02 GMT
Shiro left it at that as he finished off his breakfast sandwich. "Well, I'll leave you to nurse your hangover," he said. "Drink some water or something before you...uh, reach for the strong stuff." He wasn't sure if John actually would, but Shiro couldn't help but try to suggest it anyway.
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Post by skyeknight on Dec 16, 2022 4:15:15 GMT
"Yes, mother dear," John said, waving him off.
He hadn't felt the need to drink the entire conversation. But he knew in a few hours he would lapse once again. For now, he was going to nurse his coffee. Perhaps grab a second. His head certainly didn't feel as if it were going to burst anymore. He could enjoy this for now. Before the memories and thoughts crept back in and ruined his good mood.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Dec 20, 2022 2:38:48 GMT
((End thread.))
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