Due to the fact that I am really fucking bored, I'm now holding office hours. Come by to chat if you have a question about class, your homework assignment, or if you're just really fucking bored, too.
Well, Hideki could hardly see how anyone could get bored around this place, but he decided it was probably possible. Maybe Professor Crowley was just accustomed to it already.
When Hideki saw the sign, though, he recognized the Professor as the one for Herbology--the class Chii was in!
This would be a perfect chance to ask about signing up and joining, seeing as Hideki had yet to properly send out owls. It was difficult with so many people always using the school owls. I wish I could just get my own, but I bet I can't afford it.
Ready, and only somewhat confident, Hideki approached Crowley's office door and politely knocked.
"I apologize for the intrusion," Hideki said as he entered, then bowed--deeply, eyes looking at the floor, unless they were closed. Once he was upright again, Hideki looked at Crowley properly and started to explain.
"I understand I'm not in your class yet, so I hope I'm not causing any problems, but I noticed your sign in the Hufflepuff common room, and recognized your name. I would like to join Herbology, so I thought I would just tell you in person. Actually," Hideki nervously smiled as he corrected that with, "I did try the owls, first, but there are so many people using owls, I thought it might be wiser to find another way to enroll. I hope I am not too late. If I am, I suppose I can just wait for next year, unless you allow for make ups."
[[ Ha! >D If Crowley thought Seto's expectations were odd--they're nothing. Enter total culture clash, because Hideki is naturally polite and nice. Very proper Japanese boy, even if he is a country boy. >D ]]
Crowley waved a hand. "Have a seat, kid, and tell me your name. I'm glad you didn't send me another bloody owl. I get sick of having to tell everyone to sign up on the sign-up sheet. It'll go around again soon. Put your name on it when it does and you'll be in the class."
He eyed the shy boy. "Do you know anything about plants already?"
"Motosuwa Hideki...err," Hideki stopped, then corrected himself to the English way with, "Hideki Motosuwa, for this place. And why would anyone send you a bloody owl? Were they being cruel to the owls? That's sick, if they were," Hideki rambled on, completely thrown off by the British term, taking it literally.
"And as soon as I see the sign in sheet, I'll put my name down on it. Plus, I know a bit about plants. I grew up on my parents farm, and helped them grown corn and the like. We planted quite a few things. I'm not really sure how the plants I dealt with differ from what we'll be dealing with here, though."
"Mr. Motosuwa, huh? Well, at least I don't have to worry about my japanese language skills getting rusty while I'm here..." He sighed. Japanese people could be so literal sometimes. "And, uh, don't worry about the owl, bloody is just an intensifying word. I could have said instead that I really didn't want to receive another owl, but bloody sounds better."
Crowley put his feet up on his desk. "Sounds like you had a better grounding in Herbology than most of these city kids anyway. You know the basics and I'm sure you'll do fine as long as you listen to me and read your assignments. I highly recommend that you do the reading, by the way, if you like all your limbs where they currently are."
Hideki gulped at hearing about his limbs possibly being torn from him if reading was neglected. "I will, professor." Definitely.
"What kind of plants will you be covering?" Do I want to know?
As for the issue of the word bloody, Hideki decided to keep that in mind, as other people might use it in that context. He didn't want to seem completely ignorant, after all.
"Oh, we're covering all kinds of plants," said Crowley casually. "Poisonous ones, stranglers, fanged, and thorned, plants that can help you breathe underwater or whose scream will put you into a coma, ones that make noise or change colour or are full of disgusting but useful pus. It's a pretty interesting subject. But right now we're just experimenting on perfectly ordinary geraniums."
[[ *DIES* Crowley just probably sent Hideki into a conniption.. I love you. >D And the icon rocks. >D ]]
Thorned? Fanged! Poisonous? Stanglers? Coma? What the hell was Chii thinking when she signed up for this class? What if something happens to her? Damn it! I have to sign up, to make sure nothing bad happens to her, no matter what, and yet...I don't want to. No choice.
Through out hearing the characterisics and possible side effects of handling the plants on Crowley's class, Hideki started to turn very pale and slip into his seat; his breathing sped up. His voice, when he finally used it, had a definite squeak in the beginning he had lacked before.
"Geraniums? That sounds good to me. Wait...what kind of experiments? And should I get one if I'm to get in your class for the next time you meet?" Yes...best to focus on the Geraniums, then wonder what Chii had gotten herself--and what he had followed her--into later.
((*laughs* Aw, thanks! I try! :D But I'm afraid that I can't take credit for the icon. Azi-mun made it. Aziraphale's geranium is named Beatrice. XD))
Crowley smirked at the evidence of the boy's nerves. Some of them were just too easy.
"Everyone is picking an activity to do with their geraniums for ten minutes a day to see how well they respond. No one is really torturing their plants apart from maybe Wimsey and Kira, and possibly Mr. Maturin depending on how well he plays the cello and if he has given the thing a more reasonable home. Some people are reading to it, poetry, ghost stories, comic books, the bible, whatever, and others are talking or singing, playing music, watching tv, etc. You come up with something you think will help it to grow. I find that terrifying them into growing works very well for me. Pick up one in greenhouse #3 and try to stay away from the other plants in there..."
((He... doesn't really go in for titles. He doesn't call any of the other doctors or lords or anything else by their titles either, if that makes any difference. If it bothers you I'll stop, but on the whole, I'd rather he just call everyone Mr. and Miss.))
(( Doesn't bother me in the slightest and wouldn't bother Maturin either, or he'd have said something about it IC. Just wondered whether there was something I was missing! ))
"Right.... Stay away from the other plants," Hideki muttered, eyes somewhere on the ceiling as he got up from his seat. "I'll think of...something to do with my geranium. Something normal, like read. I could read my study books to it." All of this was said in an absent tone, as though this was really the least Hideki's concerns.
Walking to Crowley's greenhouse he knew what was most important--staying alive once inside.
Still in the office, though, Hideki gave Crowley a bow, but not as deep as the earlier one. Not from a lack of respect, though. "Thank-you for your time, Professor Crowley. I'll get a plant as soon as possible." And won't go anywhere near anything else in there. No worries about that.
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Date: 2006-03-22 03:03 am (UTC)When Hideki saw the sign, though, he recognized the Professor as the one for Herbology--the class Chii was in!
This would be a perfect chance to ask about signing up and joining, seeing as Hideki had yet to properly send out owls. It was difficult with so many people always using the school owls. I wish I could just get my own, but I bet I can't afford it.
Ready, and only somewhat confident, Hideki approached Crowley's office door and politely knocked.
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Date: 2006-03-22 03:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-22 04:19 am (UTC)"I understand I'm not in your class yet, so I hope I'm not causing any problems, but I noticed your sign in the Hufflepuff common room, and recognized your name. I would like to join Herbology, so I thought I would just tell you in person. Actually," Hideki nervously smiled as he corrected that with, "I did try the owls, first, but there are so many people using owls, I thought it might be wiser to find another way to enroll. I hope I am not too late. If I am, I suppose I can just wait for next year, unless you allow for make ups."
[[ Ha! >D If Crowley thought Seto's expectations were odd--they're nothing. Enter total culture clash, because Hideki is naturally polite and nice. Very proper Japanese boy, even if he is a country boy. >D ]]
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Date: 2006-03-22 04:56 am (UTC)He eyed the shy boy. "Do you know anything about plants already?"
((*laughs* Should be interesting!))
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Date: 2006-03-23 07:37 am (UTC)"And as soon as I see the sign in sheet, I'll put my name down on it. Plus, I know a bit about plants. I grew up on my parents farm, and helped them grown corn and the like. We planted quite a few things. I'm not really sure how the plants I dealt with differ from what we'll be dealing with here, though."
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Date: 2006-03-23 07:52 am (UTC)Crowley put his feet up on his desk. "Sounds like you had a better grounding in Herbology than most of these city kids anyway. You know the basics and I'm sure you'll do fine as long as you listen to me and read your assignments. I highly recommend that you do the reading, by the way, if you like all your limbs where they currently are."
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Date: 2006-03-23 08:11 am (UTC)"What kind of plants will you be covering?" Do I want to know?
As for the issue of the word bloody, Hideki decided to keep that in mind, as other people might use it in that context. He didn't want to seem completely ignorant, after all.
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Date: 2006-03-24 06:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-24 07:20 pm (UTC)Thorned? Fanged! Poisonous? Stanglers? Coma? What the hell was Chii thinking when she signed up for this class? What if something happens to her? Damn it! I have to sign up, to make sure nothing bad happens to her, no matter what, and yet...I don't want to. No choice.
Through out hearing the characterisics and possible side effects of handling the plants on Crowley's class, Hideki started to turn very pale and slip into his seat; his breathing sped up. His voice, when he finally used it, had a definite squeak in the beginning he had lacked before.
"Geraniums? That sounds good to me. Wait...what kind of experiments? And should I get one if I'm to get in your class for the next time you meet?" Yes...best to focus on the Geraniums, then wonder what Chii had gotten herself--and what he had followed her--into later.
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Date: 2006-03-24 08:28 pm (UTC)Crowley smirked at the evidence of the boy's nerves. Some of them were just too easy.
"Everyone is picking an activity to do with their geraniums for ten minutes a day to see how well they respond. No one is really torturing their plants apart from maybe Wimsey and Kira, and possibly Mr. Maturin depending on how well he plays the cello and if he has given the thing a more reasonable home. Some people are reading to it, poetry, ghost stories, comic books, the bible, whatever, and others are talking or singing, playing music, watching tv, etc. You come up with something you think will help it to grow. I find that terrifying them into growing works very well for me. Pick up one in greenhouse #3 and try to stay away from the other plants in there..."
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Date: 2006-03-25 10:07 am (UTC)Oh, btw, why does Crowley call Maturin "Mr." rather than "Dr."? ))
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Date: 2006-03-26 04:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-26 04:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-26 05:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-26 01:04 am (UTC)"Right.... Stay away from the other plants," Hideki muttered, eyes somewhere on the ceiling as he got up from his seat. "I'll think of...something to do with my geranium. Something normal, like read. I could read my study books to it." All of this was said in an absent tone, as though this was really the least Hideki's concerns.
Walking to Crowley's greenhouse he knew what was most important--staying alive once inside.
Still in the office, though, Hideki gave Crowley a bow, but not as deep as the earlier one. Not from a lack of respect, though. "Thank-you for your time, Professor Crowley. I'll get a plant as soon as possible." And won't go anywhere near anything else in there. No worries about that.
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Date: 2006-03-26 04:43 am (UTC)"No problem, kid. I'll see ya around," replied Crowley casually, faintly amused at Hideki's reactions.