Whoa, what?! A PTA update? WOWIE!
So yeah, I'm back. Just for today, probably. My Jan Term class is pretty homework heavy, and I managed to finish it all on Friday, so I decided to write.
I wasn't sure where to take this story. It's definitely not the best chapter I've written, but I hope it will suffice. At first, I wrote this to be about my lack of confidence in my abilities, but I decided that wasn't interesting, so I changed it to Linda being afraid of lesbians. Haha. See you at the bottom of the page.
Chapter 28: Territory of the Lesbians
"…And that is why I hate spinach. Now, without further ado, here is the teacher in charge of our first annual College Student Visitation / Career Fair: Toriel!"
Flowey clapped his leaves as Toriel stepped up to the podium on the stage in the auditorium. "Thank you, Flowey, even if you spent the last five minutes complaining about the spinach balls someone made for the snack table. Alright, everyone, you've been assigned your color groups to rotate through the different tables and displays around the school. Remember to stay in your groups so that there are no traffic issues. Parent and teacher volunteers, you have your timers set. Remember: ten minutes at each table. Now, the most important things to keep in mind today are to have fun and learn! Off with you, now!"
Linda adjusted the red paper circle pinned to her blouse and raised her arm above her head. "Red group, with me, please."
"And me," Sans said, tapping his own circle on his jacket.
Linda rolled her eyes. "Yes, yes, you too. Come on, everyone." A small group of about ten students, including Sam and Frisk, meandered slowly after the two adults, red circles on their shirts.
They began to trek through the hall outside the auditorium to a table with a girl sitting behind it, wearing a pink Number Two Sister T-shirt. She waved at Linda and Sans as their group approached, and she stood up.
"Hello, everyone," The Author said slowly. She gave something that could resemble a smile and gestured to her poster boards on her left and right. Linda and Sans stepped back to let the kids crowd around the table. "I'm The Author, and this table is about a smaller college a little farther away from here."
"Well, given that we're in a fictional, relatively unnamed and uncharted location, yes, it probably is far away," Sans said.
The kids giggled, even if they didn't know what that meant.
"A-anyway, a small college, as the name implies, is smaller than most institutions," The Author continued. "This tends to mean that they're private and therefore more expensive. However, there are some benefits to attending a small college. For instance…" The Author pointed at a picture of herself with an old lady in a class room. "This is one of my teachers. In most public schools, the student body is so large that you can't connect with your professors as easily. In smaller schools, though, the class size can be anywhere from ten to thirty students, sometimes even less than that. Thus, you can talk to your professors and classmates and have them know your name. Isn't that nice?"
The students didn't say anything and just looked up at The Author with vague curiosity. Except Frisk, who was signing something. "Frisk wants to know how much more expensive a small private college is than a public one," Sans translated.
"Ah, good question, Frisk! Depending on where you live compared to where you go to college, a private college can be more than twice as costly than a public college. Of course, that's only if you go in state. If you go to a public college in a different state, that can end up costing as much as a in state private college, or more!" The Author pointed to a short list of the cost of individual aspects of attending a private college.
"Why'd you decide to go to an all-girl school?" Sam asked, pointing at an advertisement taped to one of the poster boards.
"Well, to be honest, I didn't pick my college because of that. I picked it because they had the major I wanted, it was relatively cheap when my scholarships were applied, and it wasn't too far away."
"An all-girls school?" Linda raised an eyebrow. "I'm all for women empowerment, but that doesn't leave room for finding a nice man."
The Author shrugged. "I'm not really interested in a relationship right now. School comes first!"
"Of course," Linda said slowly. "But wouldn't that make room for… other kinds of relationships?"
"What kind do you mean?"
"Well, you know… um…"
"Lesbians," Sans said. "She's asking about lesbians."
"Ah," The Author nodded. "I have seen a few couples at school, though I don't know any of them well. Why do you ask, Linda?"
"Well, an all-girls school… no boys… won't that lead to… certain things?"
The Author furrowed her brow a bit, then made the connection. "Oh, yes, you are only allowed to attend an all-girls school if you're a lesbian. It's the rules."
Linda visibly paled. The Author's overly serious expression faded as she laughed. "Of course that's not a rule! My sister attends the same school as me and has a boyfriend. And a student from my German class is a bit more conservative, but that doesn't mean we didn't get along." The Author spread her arms. "The school I go to is a free space for girls to grow and become confident. At least, that's what it's supposed to do."
"Oh… o-okay…" Linda said slowly. "I guess I could stand behind that if it's a good cause."
The Author smiled. "Good to hear, Linda." Linda's phone went off.
"Oh, it's time for us to go, Author," Linda said.
"Yeah, go ahead." The Author made a sweeping gesture towards the next table at the corner of the hall. "Sorry for getting off topic."
"It's okay," Sam said. "No one is really paying attention. We're elementary students."
Linda frowned at her child, but raised her arm over her head. "Follow me, red students."
"You're doing great, Author," Sans said, giving her a thumbs up.
"Thanks, Sans," she said, waving at the next group that was coming her way.
Head Canon I Don't Actually Think #33: Since the monster x human school is the only one of its kind, there is a lot of focus on the future of the students, monster and human, hence why there's a college visitation/ career fair at an elementary school.
I heard one of my professors joking once that only lesbians could attend all girls schools, which is where I got that line from.
I'm probably going to spend the rest of the day reading Homestuck and listening to music. You should do something nice for yourself, too.
So, what did you think? Again, not my best work, but I wanted to update this story since it's been so long. Leave a review, tell me what you thought, and check out the poll on my profile. Think carefully when you choose your answer. Until then!
