cancry | Superbia Intro Log

[It takes several days (was he hiding in the woods???) but eventually Chiron returns to...living this life. Deciding it's time to get the job done. Unfortunately, everyone has already been given a job, and he himself gets chastised for having abandoned his duties, such as they were, when he does next enter the school.

He is to be a teacher. Of history. To a bunch of brats who don't even know they're dead. In a place where there really isn't any history to speak of. While he can scarcely recall any history of his own world.

He can work with this.

So if one needs Chiron during school hours, when history lessons are in, one can find him in his particular classroom dramatically reenacting made up lessons, or sitting on his desk animatedly talking about...who knows, actually? They're stories, really. Either ones he remembers, or altered versions of adventures the Executors have had before, or literally just making up bullshit out of a hat, which he seems to be quite good at. He's having fun! So are the kids. Since he isn't testing any of them on his nonsense.

There are plenty of whispers about Mr. Chiron from the kids and some of the teachers. He always is wearing gloves. Frequently is seen with sunglasses on indoors, and even occasionally a face mask. Clearly he suffers from some kind of extreme medical condition! No no, obviously he's a criminal hiding out and doesn't want to leave fingerprints. He will not be taking questions on it from the kids at this time~

Outside of class he frequently wanders about, because this is fascinating now that he's set his own existential crisis aside. Alas, predictably, he avoids getting in the pool. Pokes around the library looking for information on...anything here that might be useful. Only shows up at the cafeteria for one meal a day, which changes depending on mood, and doesn't particularly eat much - but rest assured he's going to start a food fight at some point. It's inevitable. Stops by the garden, not to do any work, but just to look. Actually looks like he's looking for something in particular and not finding it. He also has a habit of hanging around the nurse's office lending his assistance when needed...although one will find him surprisingly reluctant to use his healing powers where old fashioned medicine will do.

And when things wind down in the faculty dorms, he tries to lighten things up with conversation (ostensibly to get more information out of the teachers) and suggest games and just generally poke around being a nuisance.

Also at some point he's going to just plop this in the chat:]
Thinking about changing back to Your Majesty 🤔🤔🤔
[Please tell him nobody's going to let him do that.]

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why

I might go back to my princely roots. 👑

why

Chiron's at least a name

And Sword isn't. Have you thought about picking something else up/having Mona pick something for you?

no

and which one is Mona?

Our lovely school nurse~! She doesn't do much in the way of fighting, so you probably wouldn't get along.

her being a pacifist has nothing to do with it

I just don't think I've met her

...Sword dear there aren't all that many of us. She helped organize us after the Authority was taken down, getting us to consider the ways we work better together? You must have met her surely. Even in passing.

what does she look like?

Brown hair-
actually I think she's the only one of us with brown hair.
Pretty green eyes though! Impeccable sense of style. Bit on the short side. Not as short as Rei but still fairly down there.

might have seen her in passing

was she the one who wanted to try teaching Lion and Wolfsbane tactics?

To be fair, running straight at an enemy and giving it all you've got is technically a strategy. Just not always a good one. But yes you've got the gist of her

it's a shit one

why would I ask her to come up with a new name

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[Wolfsbane seems to be actually studying Chiron's stupid curriculum, or at least she's taking notes. But, well, he needs material, so she raises her hand...]

In that case, how did idols solve the missile crisis, Mr. Chiron?

Excellent question! Through the power of song, of course~ [He does a little spin of a flourish.] But rather, the power of unity and popularity. And a little bit of sneakiness on the part of their allies. While they sang their beautiful hearts out, distracting those with fingers on the figurative and literal buttons, a small elite team infiltrated the facility and disarmed the missiles. This might have heated things back up if it wasn't for the fact that everyone felt that they could unify under their love of the idols.

[you know like eurovision]

I feel it's a very important lesson in subterfuge. And learning to find the commonalities with your enemies, that too.

I suppose. Though most enemies aren't worth that, are they? Or they'll backstab you if you try.

[Hm. Wolfsbane would think that, wouldn't she? He visibly purses his lips, maskless today.] I suppose it depends on what you mean by most enemies. Or even by worth. Isn't it worthwhile to try and understand someone who has an opposing viewpoint, to find common ground? Do you think it so common to not trust, that backstabbing is the default reaction?

[sigh] Perhaps in theory, at least. It just hasn't worked out in practice. Is that the endgame of the history curriculum?

[He waggles a hand.] It doesn't work all the time, no. But it's usually worth it to at least start by opening a dialogue and seeing how things go. Even if things do tend to end in violence and bloodshed. If nothing else, it helps you to understand your enemy and how they think, does it not? Even if you decide your differences are...unfortunately irreconcilable.

...Fine, all right. I suppose it's what a decent person would do. Is this going to be on the test?

Pfft, test. That's darling. [Several of the students high five or fist pump.] I'm just trying to educate. And perhaps turn you lot out to be, hm, decent people. Though that sounds like it's edging into psychology, and I for one am most certainly not equipped to teach that class.

It might be a daunting order, exams or none. Though I suppose everyone seems to be invested.

I have every faith in every one of you to become the best possible people you can be once you leave these halls. [But particularly you, Wolfsbane!] It just takes but a little effort.

Perhaps. As long as everyone can keep it together.