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Connor
Yeah my reflex-ology isn't great
Sat Dec 16, 2017 13:49
129.2.180.10

If Connor had thought he was confused before, he had clearly underestimated the situation because now Drew was talking about how Professor McKindy had taught at a bunch of other schools. Was he trying to validate RMI’s choice in hiring someone like McKindy on the basis that other schools had done so as well? The real question, in Connor’s personal opinion, was why Professor McKindy had left the other schools. Because it sounded a lot like there had been some sort of issue, that he’d taught at so many schools. Especially if it was the second time at RMI. Connor didn’t think much of Headmaster Bonilla, and he wouldn’t be surprised if the Headmaster was willing to ignore something like a prior dismissal when hiring. Maybe he hadn’t even noticed. But it did sound and awful lot like there had been some schools who had some problem with McKindy, and for all that Connor didn’t particularly approve of the man, he did seem to be otherwise quite competent.

Although what had he been doing at a Muggle school. Anyway -

Wait, Drew had said that Professor McKindy and Mr. Tennant were married? That couldn’t be true - was that even legal? Connor didn’t know a whole lot about law, actually, but he was pretty sure that only women and men got married so unless there was something about Professor McKindy that he didn’t particularly want to know about, there was something going desperately wrong here. Maybe it was an American thing, but that still didn’t sit quite right with Connor. Surely someone would have mentioned if something like that were legal in America. Connor was fourteen years old, he would have known about it by now.

But before Connor could dispute Drew on his claims, the younger boy responded with a particularly rude way of stating what Connor had been politely talking about. Connor sighed internally. It wasn’t his fault that someone had made the rather questionable decision of letting Professor McKindy teach at RMI, and it certainly didn’t mean that he was the one who was messed up.

“It is perfectly reasonable to ask that people who teach at a school maintain family-friendly lifestyles,” Connor said, calmly and placatingly. “I’m sure that is why Professor McKindy has had such a tumultuous career. If he had chosen something more appropriate I’m sure that there would have been less trouble.”

  • Connor looked confused, which was about how Drew felt. It seemed sort of unfair for Connor to get to be confused now when he was the whole reason the conversation had gotten weird and confusing. Drew ... more
    • Yeah my reflex-ology isn't great - Connor, Sat Dec 16 13:49
      • But your rudenessology is spot on - Drew, Sun Dec 17 11:09
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        • At least I've got something going for me - Connor, Sat Dec 30 08:27
          Families were confusing because Connor knew how they were supposed to go, and he was pretty sure that most of his family’s problems were related to not having a family the way they were supposed to... more
          • I wouldn’t count on that - Drew, Sat Dec 30 19:53
            Connor was wrong and stupid and Drew wasn’t good enough at arguing to tell him why. “Your dad is supposed to be a role model for you,” he said, to start with. All fathers were in a position to be... more
            • Count me out - Connor, Tue Jan 2 21:22
              Connor flushed a dark, angry red. He knew Marley was bad. He knew Marley was very bad, and quite honestly he didn’t know how Claudia could deal with her but what this conversation with Drew was... more
              • Down and out? - Drew, Tue Jan 2 22:04
                There were a couple of seconds before Drew really processed what Connor had said. Then Drew clenched his fists. No one had ever actually said it about his family before as far as Drew could remember, ... more
                • Not down for the count - Connor, Tue Jan 2 22:27
                  Drew decided, apparently, that it was a good idea to fully demonstrate just how awful he was because not only did Drew choose to use an absolutely rude word towards Connor, but he also bludgeoned... more
                  • I think I can change that - Drew, Tue Jan 2 22:50
                    Drew was almost at the stairs. He was hoping that the stairs wouldn’t screw up today and mess up his exit. They had messed up a few times for Dade lately. The older boy would go up the stairs to the... more
                    • Nobody is changing anything - Professor Aaron McKindy, Wed Jan 3 07:45
                      Over the years, Aaron McKindy had stopped assigning much homework. He had been teaching for - well, he had been teaching for long enough that he didn’t want to think about how long he had been... more
                      • I don't think I like change - Connor, Wed Jan 3 08:08
                        It was about three seconds between the words leaving Connor’s mouth and Drew practically running toward him to hit him. At first, Connor was shocked. He had never actually been hit before, not like... more
                        • It’s not that bad - Drew, Wed Jan 3 09:50
                          On the upside, Drew was able to punch Connor for longer than he thought he was going to be able to. He had only meant to hit him once, but then he had realized that Connor might hit back if he had... more
                          • Only if it's change for the better - Professor McKindy, Wed Jan 3 11:31
                            Aaron wasn’t exactly sure what he had been expecting when he asked the boys what had happened, but he was pretty sure that it was on the level of what Connor had said. Well, not directly - Drew... more
                            • This was definitely not for the better - Connor, Wed Jan 3 11:58
                              Connor was still crying a little bit but he was no longer actively being punched, so his tears were starting to subside, although his sniffling wasn’t. He was embarrassed to be crying in front of the ... more
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