Zoe's Office Hours - September 6

[bigdamnprincipal]

Zoe sat in her office, writing a series of memos to the powers that be on the school board. As nice as it was having a skeleton staff in the office occassionally, using them always resulted in a number of forms that had to be filled out after the fact. (Bills for spare bones? Honestly, that was just unnecessary.)

The door was open for anyone who needed her.

[I figure this goes without saying most days, but it's important today: the radio can say who came by, but not what was discussed.]

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Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"That's a good point. In a perfect world, none of them would have previous experience in the class's subject either. But I'm glad the class went well. Your sons are the Winchesters enrolled here, right? Dean and Sam? They don't appear to have gotten mauled recently, so you must know what you're doing."

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"That's them," John confirmed. He chuckled. "I'm not sure I should be worried you know them by name or not."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

Zoe couldn't resist a big of a sly look. "I do my best to remember the names of the students who have been in my office. But I don't remember them well, so that's a good sign."

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"Either that they're behaving or just perfecting not getting caught." John chuckled again. "I honestly can't predict which and I'm not sure if that makes me worried or proud."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Knowing the students here? It's probably safe to say they're not getting caught. Which is something to be proud of, I suppose," Zoe admitted. "The skill of staying out of trouble while still causing it can be pretty valuable. Not that I'd ever tell the students that."

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"I'm afaid I may have taught that by example," John admitted wryly.

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"We don't get a lot of teachers who walk the straight and narrow around here, so I'm not terribly surprised. And considering my own background, I can't really call you on any of your own behaviour," Zoe said.

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"Oh?" John asked, interested. "You have a history of courting trouble without getting caught too?"

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"We had a bit of a civil war a while back, which was really anything but civil, but that's the term, I suppose. My side wasn't the winning one, so finding honest work since then has been a bit...difficult."

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"Really." John realised he'd already subconsciously pegged her as a soldier. "I don't know how much you know about recent American history, but I fought in Vietnam."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

Zoe's eyes lit up as a number of things about his attitude suddenly clicked into place. "That's not exactly recent for me, but I know my war history. No wonder you don't enjoy being called a murderer."

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"It was a little bit of an unpleasant deja vu," John admitted wryly. "And it may have made me overreact a little."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"How so? You came to talk to me to check the rules about student protests. That seems like a fair reaction," Zoe pointed out.

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"I... didn't actually threaten him, but I used an analogy with him being killed," John admitted. He slumped a little lower in his seat. "In my defense, he'd just invoked and belittled-- completely without knowing or meaning to -- my wife's memory and her death so I wasn't exactly thinking at my coolest."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

Zoe thought about how she would feel if someone spoke badly about Wash, and sighed softly at the sick feeling she got. "I can understand that, more than you realize. At least you understand that Blair didn't mean it. He's one of the few students we have who doesn't seem to have suffered any kind of loss in his life. I think there's simply things he just doesn't understand yet."

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"Not to mention the overabundance of idealism," John said dryly. He sighed. "I'm sure he's a good kid at heart," he said then smiled slightly. "I'll even try to remember that the next time I see him."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Good luck with that." Zoe smiled. "As long as you don't turn him into an animal, you'll be doing better than some of my previous teachers."

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

John blinked. "Ah. That might explain the rather surreal conversation I had with a couple of my students in class about wereponies."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Yes, there were some interesting approaches to discipline taken last semester. But it's quite all right if transfiguration isn't your style."

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"I've never had to resort to casting spells for discipline; I'm hopeful that trend won't be broken."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"I hope so too," Zoe replied. "I've always argued that detention is best. Of course, if you ever feel like running a detention, you can take the students through one of your poltergeist scenarios."

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"A poltergiest with a penchant for protesters?" John chuckled. "I'll keep it in mind."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Oh good. We need more creative detentions," she said with a smirk.

Re: after classes are over

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

John stood. "I should let you get back to your work. Thanks for the clarification."

Re: after classes are over

[bigdamnprincipal]

"You're very welcome," she replied. "If you ever need anything else, feel free to stop by, and I'll see if I can help."