sydney_ashcroft (sydney_ashcroft) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-09-13 07:28:00

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inactive - ohu amane, sydney ashcroft, team - defenders, zoey ashcroft

The First Day of School is Always Memorable (After the big fight and bendytimed to Tues 8th)
Nothing was more enjoyable to a parent than the first day of school after a long and interesting summer and today was no exception. Sydney was enjoying the peace and quiet that came with a child at school. Zoey wasn't a bad kid, she just had a lot of energy and Syd could barely keep up to her daughter some days.

Once Zoey was off to school for the day, the whole day to boot, Syd went to her morning class and then hit the grocery store on her way home. Someone, she had a sneaking suspicion who, had eaten the last of her not so secret stash of Ben and Jerry's Brownie Batter ice cream and Syd was craving chocolate. It had to be PMS and if she didn't get some chocolate ice cream even the gods would be fearing her.

Class was done, ice cream was acquired, and Syd was now sitting quietly at the table in the kitchen eating her ice cream and reading her assignment for her class in sociology. The house was eerily quiet and a small part of her brain wondered what the godlings were doing, or more likely getting in to. Naw. She didn't want to do know. The day was going too well and she didn't want to ruin it.

It wasn't to last. Instead of the peace and quiet being ruined by something crashing, getting broken, or demons showing up at the front door, her cell phone ringing shatter the quiet reprieve.

"Hello."

"Yes. This is Sydney Ashcroft."

"She did what?" A heavy sigh. "I'll be right there. Thank you."

Syd disconnected the call and sat there for a long moment. Well that was unexpected, sort of, not really. She really shouldn't be surprised. Not in the least. Of course she had to go in and talk to Zoey's principal on the first day of school.

She closed her book, grabbed her phone, grabbed her car keys and headed for the door.

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	nextgen_misc 2009-09-13 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	Zoey was still waiting an adjacent room to the principal's office when Sidney arrived. "Ms. Ashcroft, thank you for coming," Mr. Cooleridge said, his tone just a little anxious. "It is, after all, school policy to try to get this sort of thing sorted out as quickly as possible." (Reply to this)(Thread)

ohu_amane
2009-09-13 09:59 pm UTC (link)

Ohu couldn't let Syd go alone. Thus, he came with her as she left, making sure that she had proper support. Going to the principal's office, however, is a big deal, and he wanted to be sure he was ready. He is dressed as a father should be: a suit and tie; a mustache dangling from his nose; and a pipe is clenched tightly between his teeth.

"What sort of problem does there seem to be?" he asks in an artificially low voice, then he clenches the pipe between his teeth. Bubbles drift up from the end.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2009-09-13 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	Bringing Ohu was definitely not Syd's idea. He had caught her on her way out the door and the next thing she knew he was climbing into the passenger's seat of the car despite Syd's insistence that a trip to Zoey's school was something she could handle on her own. "I can't believe she would do something like this. Could you tell me exactly what happened?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_misc
2009-09-13 10:33 pm UTC (link)

Mr. Cooleridge...blinked for just a moment at the bubble pipe, then shook it off and addressed Sydney again.

"As far as we can tell, Zoey seems to have abruptly approached Jamie Zielinski -- who happens to be the tallest boy in the grade but, honestly, has not shown any particularly aggressive behavior -- and punched him several times until he was knocked over. Jamie's still with the nurse, but he's essentially fine."

There's an expression on Mr. Cooleridge's face of I-can't-believe-I'm-saying-this-but... "I think one thing that definitely needs to be made clear to Zoey, based on what she was apparently saying afterward, is that the lunch line operates alphabetically, and not on some kind of....wolfpack-like hierarchy structure."

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	sydney_ashcroft 2009-09-13 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	"I assure you, Mr. Cooleridge, that Zoey has never acted this way before. She has never hit another child or acted aggressively toward another individual. This is completely shocking and surprising to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_misc 2009-09-13 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Has there been any sudden stress at home?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2009-09-13 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	"We moved this past summer and I started a new job," Syd explained. How in the world could she explain what happened at Disneyland or that a horde of demons and soldiers attacked the house? Or that they were living with gods for crying out loud. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ohu_amane
2009-09-13 11:30 pm UTC (link)

"Of course not," Ohu replies to the principal. "She has had a wonderfully fun summer without stresses (except for the demon attack, of course, but that was nothing) and she was looking forward to school. She should know better than to attack another child. With great responsibility comes great power... or something like that." He takes another draw from his bubble pipe, and the mustache dangles for a moment. Ohu presses it firmly back into place.

"I don't think you'll have a problem with her acting aggressively towards another student again. We'll have a serious talk with her about her responsibilities towards other students."

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	nextgen_misc 2009-09-13 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Mr. Cooleridge just blinks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2009-09-13 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	Syd wasn't even going to try to explain Ohu or what the hell he was currently doing. Since taking the job, there were a lot of things she figured were better left unexplained. "I will talk with her and see that she is properly punished for this," Sydney assured the principal. It appeared she needed to have a talk with the others living at the compound as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohu_amane 2009-09-13 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	"That's right, dear." Ohu puts his arm around Syd and squeezes, like Ward might do to June. Bubbles rise from the end of the pipe. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_misc 2009-09-13 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	"If... if we can just ensure there's no repeat of the situation, and a ... a better understanding of school rules, I'm...sure everything will be fine. Zoey can apologize to Jamie tomorrow." Finally, he can't take it. "Who are you, exactly?" He asks the man. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohu_amane 2009-09-13 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	Ohu presses the mustache in place. "I am Ohu Amane, son of Anansi, Keeper of Stories." He decides it's best not to name-drop and talk about the time he and his siblings all became part-owners of the sun. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2009-09-13 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	"I will talk with her and explain the school rules in more detail. I assure you there will not be a repeat of this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_misc 2009-09-13 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	Mr. Cooleridge blinks some more, then just focuses on Ms. Ashcroft. "I'm.... very glad to hear it, Ms. Ashcroft." He'll get up and step over to the door to the next room. "Zoey's right in here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohu_amane 2009-09-14 12:06 am UTC (link)
	Ohu puts on his sternest face and goes out to see her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2009-09-14 12:08 am UTC (link)
	"I do apologize, Mr. Cooleridge," Syd said after Ohu left the room. Though she was quite sure what exactly she was apologizing for. Ohu's presence, the bubble pipe or the mustache. Or a combination of all things. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	team_mascot 2009-09-14 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"OHU!" Zoey exclaimed and perked up. She had been sitting there looking like one of the condemned await execution. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ohu_amane 2009-09-14 12:11 am UTC (link)
	Ohu scowls at her, and crosses his arms. "I hear you've been attacking people at school." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2009-09-14 12:13 am UTC (link)
	"I was doing what Halbjorn said to do so bullies would leave me alone," she replied as the smile faded from her face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohu_amane 2009-09-14 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"Was he a bully?" Ohu asked skeptically. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2009-09-14 12:20 am UTC (link)
	"No, but he was the biggest one. Halbjorn said to take out the biggest person and then the bullies would leave me alone." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohu_amane 2009-09-14 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe they will... but that will just make you a bigger bully unless you're protecting someone." He takes a drag on his bubble pipe. "is that what you want? Do you want to be the biggest bully?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2009-09-14 12:41 am UTC (link)
	Zoey shook her head. "No. I don't want to be a bully." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ohu_amane
2009-09-14 12:47 am UTC (link)

"You just picked on someone who didn't deserve it, to protect yourself. This means you owe someone an apology."

He crouches to look Zoey in the eye.

"Halbjorn is a good warrior, Zoey, but that is most of what he knows: fighting. And if you ask him for advice, that is what he will tell you: how to solve your problem with fighting. But there are many ways to solve problems, and fighting is not always the best way. His advice was right... the bullies won't get you now... but it has consequences that now you must live with."

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	team_mascot 2009-09-14 12:56 am UTC (link)
	Zoey's mouth twisted as she thought about what Ohu just said. She eventually nodded in agreement as tears started to form in her eyes. "I'll say I'm sorry." "I won't beat anyone else up." A pause. "Unless they try to beat me up first." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohu_amane 2009-09-14 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"That's good," he tells her. "And you can protect other people, too. But now you need to go listen to your mom tell you the same thing. Because she loves you and wants to make sure you understand why it's important." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2009-09-14 04:55 am UTC (link)
	"Okay," she said with a slight air of defeat to it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sydney_ashcroft 2009-09-14 05:28 am UTC (link)
	Sydney stepped out of the office and looked at her daughter and Ohu. "Let's go you two." She was never ever going to think that a day was going well again. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ohu_amane 2009-09-14 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	Ohu gets to his feet, adjusts his mustache, clenches the bubble-pipe firmly in his teeth, and moves to follow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2009-09-15 12:32 am UTC (link)
	Zoey stood up, took one of Ohu's hands and walked along with him. Mom was not happy and it was best to keep as far away from her as possible. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2009-09-15 05:45 am UTC (link)
	Syd was quiet as she walked back to the car with them following. The talk could wait until they got home and silence was the best way to make kids squirm. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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