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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 15:56:40 GMT -4
Oki waited until Ryo was again in a doze before getting up from her seat. She held up a hand, asking the next presenter to wait a moment, and slipped up behind Ryo. She leaned in close to his ear, placed her hands lightly on his hsoulder and whispered, "Rise and shine..."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 15:59:50 GMT -4
"muh..?" He rubbed sleepy eyes and looked up at Oki. "ohai. Is school done yet?" He yawned, leaning back and stretching but stopped short when he saw that the rest of the class was still there. "Uh... oops?" He shrugged his shoulders and gave Oki a 'sorry' expression, glancing around at the rest of the room.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 16:01:49 GMT -4
Oki patted his shoulders. "Try to pay attention, dear. You're going to have to do this eventually."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 16:05:05 GMT -4
Ryo hung his head. "Yes ma'am..." He sighed, sitting up straight in his chair and determined to try to pay attention and stay awake for the rest of the presentations.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 16:13:51 GMT -4
The rest of the afternoon passed uneventfully, when the bell rang to signal the end of the day Oki thanked the class.
"Oh, Ryo, could you stay behind for a moment, please?" she called. She remained at her desk while the students files out, some of the smirking and muttering how the new kid was "gonna get it" for falling asleep.
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 16:17:38 GMT -4
Ryo was about to make a break for it at the bell when Oki's words stopped him in his tracks. "Yes ma'am..." He trudge back up to her desk, sticking out his tongue at the students who were muttering about him.
He stood in front of her desk, fidgeting his hand and looking akward. "Sorry?" he tried.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 16:21:29 GMT -4
"I know it's a bit of a change for you, Ryo, but no one's going to appreciate you sleeping through something they've worked very hard to prepare. I'm sure you'd want your classmates paying attention to yours. Speaking of which..." Oki opened a drawer on her desk and pulled out a book, handing it to Ryo. "You get to do some research of your own."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 16:26:44 GMT -4
"To mine?" Ryo looked confused until Oki pulled out a book, then he looked angry and perhaps a little bit afraid. "Nuh-uh, no way. I'm not doing that!" He crossed his arms and looked disgruntled. He would not take that book from her.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 16:28:46 GMT -4
"It's part of the class, Ryo. All of the other students had to do it, and I had to do it when I was a student here. It's really not that bad." Oki thought he must be nervous and trying to act tough. Public speaking could be nerve wracking. She remembered how nervous it used to make her...
"It's just a short presentation and then you're done with it. The important thing is that you learn from it."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 16:31:46 GMT -4
"No. I'm not doing it." He glared at the book almost as if it was a viper. "I'm not gonna learn from that thing." He huffed a bit unhappily. Why can -you- just teach me that stuff?"
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 16:36:29 GMT -4
Oki quirked a brow at the attitude. "Because I can't go home with everyone of my students every night to give them individual lectures so they're prepared to discuss the material the next day in class. It's called homework. Get used to it."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 16:40:36 GMT -4
"Well what if I don't wanna get used to it?" He was starting to feel very petulant and angry about the subject of books.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 16:42:43 GMT -4
"Then you'll fail the class," Oki said bluntly. "You either put in the time and the effort, or you don't. If you don't, you'll pay for it later, fail the exams, and end up not being a ninja."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 16:50:13 GMT -4
"Well, then maybe I can't be one anyway!" He was bristly and stubborn and knew that if he couldn't do what she was telling him then there was no reason to be here anyway. He should have known he couldn't be a ninja.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 16:52:30 GMT -4
"Ryo, it's just a book! It's boring and heavy, and it hurts when someone throws it at the back of your head, but it's not that bad," Oki insisted. What was with this kid?
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