Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
Keme
Academy Freshman: Were-Korean
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Feb 22, 2010 21:02:44 GMT -5
Kemekin had never really fallen into the habit of studying. He'd always had to squint to read the smallish type in the textbooks. Before too long the headaches would come, and with headaches came the ominous tingling in his fingers and toes.
All these factors led Kemekin to a single, quite workable conclusion: he was simply not meant to study. Which in any other case would suit him just fine. However, he rather liked history, and if he kept acing his tests then he might very well end up in a class with Nina next semester. And that, he had decided, was a prize worth working for, regardless of how he paid for it.
Kemekin rested his elbows on the table and tangled his fingers into his hair, glaring down at the page. His eyes simply refused to focus on the text. He dipped his head lower, his nose a hand's width from the page, and made a frustrated rumbling noise in his throat. He kept seeing "the defenestration of Prague" as "the diminishing of Plaque" and, as amusing as he was sure he would find it in an hour or two, the humor was lost to him in his current state. Kemekin leaned back in his chair, rubbed his knuckles into his eyes, and pushed the book away.
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Post by Hoshi Yogo on Feb 22, 2010 21:35:32 GMT -5
Hoshi tapped his fingers against the copier, which made a few sounds of protest before eventually consenting to print. Of course, if Veronique would actually approve a budget for him, Hoshi wouldn't need to print twenty copies of The Glass Menagerie; he could just buy them.
The copier sputtered and whined, finally spitting out the first page. This was going to take a long damn time. Hoshi sighed, running a hand through his hair.
He glanced over at the table, quirking an eyebrow. "Kemekin? You're going to hurt your eyes with the book that close."
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Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
Keme
Academy Freshman: Were-Korean
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
Posts: 229
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Feb 22, 2010 21:41:56 GMT -5
Kemekin, who had returned his attentions to the book, sighed and rubbed the heels of his hands into his temples. "I can't read it if I don't," he said, perhaps a little more sharply than he meant to. He turned the page with a snap.
Oh my Jeebus I don't care about the Catholics and their crazy power fetish. "This text is tiny. Who were they printing for, mice?"
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Post by Hoshi Yogo on Feb 22, 2010 21:48:29 GMT -5
"You can't read it?" Hoshi pressed his lips in a thin line, pulling the book toward him. Even from where he was standing, Hoshi could read the text perfectly. "Do you have trouble seeing the board in class, as well?"
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Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
Keme
Academy Freshman: Were-Korean
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
Posts: 229
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Feb 22, 2010 21:55:16 GMT -5
Kemekin pursed his lips to one side and shook his head. "I can read the board fine. It's the stuff in front of my own face I can't focus on." He made a face. "It gives me headaches. D'you know how hard it is to lean back in your desk and stretch to write?"
Granted, sitting like that was comfortable. But it made his handwriting a bitch to read.
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Post by Hoshi Yogo on Feb 22, 2010 22:04:00 GMT -5
He nodded, thinking for a moment. "Kemekin, have you ever had your vision checked? You sound like you might be a bit farsighted."
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Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
Keme
Academy Freshman: Were-Korean
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
Posts: 229
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Feb 22, 2010 22:10:37 GMT -5
Kemekin blinked. "I haven't," he confessed. "It really wasn't a problem until school started."
He rested his chin on his fist and with his free hand closed the textbook. As he did so something fell out from between the pages-- a picture he had been using as a bookmark. Kemekin did not seem to notice, however.
"I'll go see Aunt E, then." He stood and grinned. "See you later, Hoshi."
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Post by Hoshi Yogo on Feb 22, 2010 22:30:18 GMT -5
"If you get glasses, I'll expect you to actually turn in more assignments," Hoshi called after him. "You have an analysis due tomorrow."
Hoshi chuckled, shaking his head slightly. Any other teacher probably would have strangled that boy by now. Still, Hoshi couldn't help but like him just a bit, and not just because he was Ellie's nephew -- maybe because Kemekin reminded him of himself more than just a little bit.
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Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
Keme
Academy Freshman: Were-Korean
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
Posts: 229
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Feb 22, 2010 22:32:18 GMT -5
Kemekin, on his way out the door, burst out laughing as he exited, the sound echoing nicely in the hallway.
"Duly noted, Professor," he called.
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