002.

[keepscalm]

Characters: England, Shion, and open!
Format: Starting action, but will match.
This log is: open!
Location: Monday, in the Fortitude literature classroom right after England's British Literature class lets out.
Summary: England grumbles, and vows to Shion.
Warnings: Potentially language. Will edit if anything else comes up.

[He sighs a little, eying the stack of graded papers he'll need to pass back tomorrow. Considering he hasn't really made a habit of getting out and fighting, he's had quite a bit of free time, so he has...nothing to do, really, now that his work is done. He has one assignment from today to grade, but that won't take long at all.

Though he likely will have Discard errands to run. What a pain in the arse.]

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[has_soothing_bells]

[And one of those papers wasn't that great. And that was by Reimi Hanamori. She tried. She really did. But English was not only not her first language, she barely could read it. So she had stared long at her paper, before finally working on it. What is this she didn't even...

Coming up after class, she bowed and looked at England helplessly.]

Um, sir? I had a lot of trouble with this assignment...

[Look at these eyes. Can you say no to those big blue eyes?]

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[He'd been debating on if he should start grading now or put it off until after he had run some errands and gotten a late lunch, but a student approaching him told him that he should probably get to grading sooner than later to put some of his pupils out of their misery.

He'd learned very quickly that a lot of his students were from different worlds, some of which didn't even have a Britain. It kind of made teaching the material really difficult, which was...frustrating, to say the least. He'd probably have to curve the grades until all the students got a better grasp on it.

It took a second for him to address her -- and that was because he was trying to remember her name, since he was still in the process of learning who everyone was -- when he did, he tried not to sound too impatient despite his fraying nerves.]

What parts of the assignment did you find difficult, Miss Hanamori?

[has_soothing_bells]

[Oh but she hated being this unsure about everything...and she hated having to admit that. What would Eri think...]

Um...reading it, sir.

[keepscalm]

[Oh. Well, that would definitely cause a comprehension problem, yes.]

You have grown up with a first language other than English, then, I presume?

[has_soothing_bells]

Yes, sir. But...I cannot remember what that language is, either. My head always hurts when I try to remember it. But English is not my first language, no.

[keepscalm]

[Ah, the lost memories. Well, it didn't really matter what her first language was; he couldn't really teach the class in anything but English.]

I cannot make accommodations in class for other languages anyways, regrettably. However, if you desire auxiliary-- [Oh wait. Um. He should probably use shorter words.] --extra help or tutelage outside of class, I will gladly offer my assistance as my schedule allows.

[has_soothing_bells]

Y-yes, that would be rather helpful. I can speak it well enough, it is only my reading that suffers. Eri did not use English writing much in her hobbies.

[keepscalm]

Having a grasp on the language in speech will help you. Simply inform me as to when you have free time after this class, and provided I have no further obligations, we will meet for a tutoring session.

Would you feel comfortable designating a schedule for the frequency of your visits in the future? Selecting a day of the week and how often you think you need to come will greatly help prevent conflicts with other activities.

[England why do you talk so much.]

[has_soothing_bells]

So long as Miss Dahlia does not need me for battle, I believe any time after or before classes is acceptable. A schedule [This she pronounced as 'shed-u-al'] sounds lovely. What day is best for you, sir?

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[He actually turns a bit of an amused half-smile at her pronunciation, which is probably a bit strange to see considering he usually seems pretty prickly during class.]

What do you think of Friday? [He's aware that after three days of no fighting, people get penalized, so doing it in the beginning of the week may not be a good idea, since people would likely be trying to get battles in so that they don't have to worry about the middle of the week.] I am not opposed to either morning or afternoon sessions. At what time of day do you feel you do your best work?

[Some people were morning people, some people liked afternoons or nighttime. It would be best to have ideal working conditions if he was going to help teach someone how to read.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion had known he wasn't going to do too well in this class, despite the reading he had done while living with Nezumi there was so much he didn't know, so much he didn't understand and it didn't help that he couldn't seem to remember even the titles of most the books he had read, never mind what they were about.

He was still sat at his desk as everyone else left, wondering how to broach the subject with his teacher.]

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[England had eventually picked up the stack of new papers to even out the pile, tapping it twice against the desk before setting it down in front of him to begin grading. Until he noticed a lingering student, anyways.

He looked up and placed his pen down, regarding the boy. He had to search for a name for a moment. When he found one, it was a little awkward, since Shion had no last name listed, and England was determined to address everyone properly. Oh well.]

Mister Shion. Do you require something of me?

[savedbyasong]

[He looked up for a moment before approaching the teacher.] I'm sorry about my poor performance in class Mister Kirkland... [Really this failing at school thing is completely new to him, he was always a very good student before.]

[keepscalm]

[Shion certainly wasn't the only one he'd seen poor performance from. He'd be more angry about it if they all didn't genuinely seem to be trying hard.]

It's quite alright. Is there anything in particular that is giving you trouble? I believe it would be neglecting my duties as a teacher if I were to allow a good student to fail a class.

[...though we'll see how much patience he has after a few months of teaching.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion looked down] Where I come from literature is banned, until a few months ago I had only ever seen one book...

I have been living outside my city and read many books belonging to my friend... yet I seem to have forgotten... most of them. [And it was frustrating]