//------------------------------// // Week 2 Wednesday: Persistence // Story: Assassination Club // by Tythen //------------------------------// "Afternoon everyone!" Nagisa greeted the class, "こんにちわ、せんせい！(Hello/Good Afternoon Sir!)" A loud unified response erupted from the seven students, while one other, a pale-yellow skinned girl with raspberry, light raspberry streaked hair, a small beret, and a little mascara and lipstick stood in total silence, "Good Afternoon sir." The girl formally greeted in English after the jolly cry, Nagisa was blown back, "Well that's something you don't see in a non-Neighponese Class, let alone a club." "Well if there was a Neighponese Club, we're going to speak as much Neighponese as we can." Soarin explained, "plus, you're from Neighpon, what would we be if we don't speak Neighponese back to you?" "This is Equestria, and unless you're a tourist, you're sort of obliged to speak English." Nagisa replied, "unless that's what you want to work on today," "Oh yes indeed sir," Fluttershy added, "I believe we are able to form a group together on Neighponese this time." "Speaking of groups! That reminds me," Nagisa gestured towards the pale-yellow girl, "as you know from the email, this is our new Club Member starting from today. May you introduce yourself to the class, and reasons why you came here? Or do you want me to do the honours?" "No need to sir." Roseluck answered as she stood up and faced the group, "My name is Roseluck, and I believe I share some classes with you." "Hey," Thunderlane lazily waved, "You're the one who sat next to Carrot Top yesterday in Neighponese class." "Hello, Roseluck, nice to meet you." Flash formally greeted, "Unfortunately, my friends are not quite interested in coming to tutorship, provided that they feel content in their studies. So, it's just me!" Roseluck smiled, "Wonderful!" Nagisa finished off, "now in this club, one-on-one tutoring or group study with various new topics or struggling questions is highly recommended. After all, if each and every one of you are able to work together as a group, each of you can even go toe-to-toe with dangerous killers in knowledge!" "Bit of a violent comparison sir." Flash nitpicked, "Perhaps," Roseluck replied, "but I think it's alright." "What about you Roseluck? Do you want to study Neighponese, or would you like to do something else?" "Oh not at all, I'm happy to work and improve on Neighponese!" "Then don't be shy! Why don't you sit with the group, introduce yourselves, and work together?" "Pass," Thunderlane yawned, "I'm happy working on my own for now." "Don't worry about him," Flitter joked, "he's not fond of working together, at least something that requires a lot of his energy." "Okay then," Roseluck smiled as she sat next to Fleetfoot, "So, do you guys have something to work on? Because when it comes to Neighponese, your Sensei can help you!" "Thanks but..." Cloudchaser replied, "I think we'll be able to nail things down. Just basic stuff like pronouncing and writing the alphabet, and managing honorifics. Greetings and farewells are actually simply down pat thanks to your puns." "How do people in Ohio greet others?" Soarin asked, "Ohayo!" Fluttershy replied and everyone giggled, "I know a better joke," Thunderlane grinned from afar, "what's the capital of Ohio?" "Gozaimasu!" Flash replied with a laugh, "not bad, not bad. But the puns can go even further! If a neighponese man who loves to meet and greet others, then he would go to Ohiogozaimasu, and Konichiwashington D.C!" Thunderlane stood up in shock as if the last joke had offended his pride "making jokes is the last thing I would ever hear from you. I ain't going to lose this joke match, Brad!" "Never underestimate your enemy, and be happy that Pinkie Pie isn't around to challenge us." Flash replied, "So why don't you come over and face me?" "Bring it on!!!" Thunderlane laughed as he hopped out and ran over to the group, "I'll make sure that I win this!" Mr Shiota opened his mouth in shock, Thunderlane deciding to participate to study with others? Wow! Freerunning certainly isn't something that Thunderlane loves solely, the idea of factoring study questions that involve parkour won't be so much of a problem now. Actually? That sounds pretty fun, but I'll write both things down for later! Competition for Thunderlane is what helps him contribute! "Oh, sir?" Fleetfoot broke from the joke-off between the Runner and the Chivalrous, "I'm still looking to participate in the contest, are we able to do it?" "Oh Fleetfoot, remember what I said about it? You're going to need to settle to a group agreement. Yes, I know we now have eight people in this club, but we're definitely not created for the reason to participate immediately. Let us grow into a proper club before we can participate in the next contest!" "But sir, this contest was sort of out of the blue by Principal Celestia. We've never had a club contest ever. Granted, clubs were able to represent their school for different national contests or decathlons, but never an extra-curricular club contest within the school itself." "Don't worry! I'm sure Principal Celestia will be able to let others know that this isn't a one-off!" "Sir," Fluttershy stood up, "while we may be a new group that just scratched the minimum of the participation number, that doesn't mean we must all agree to it. If anything, we should know what this contest is all about. Why don't you tell us now instead of telling us after we agree to do this? We've also got our choices as students, and we demand to know the details of this contest, regardless if we want to join or not." "Fair enough," Nagisa replied, "then is everyone attentive and ready to know?" "One moment." Cloudchaser assured, turning to the two boys, now resorting to drawing funny and silly faces using the Hiragana Alphabet "You two! Call a timeout? The teacher wants our attention." "Time out." The boys said in unison and turned back to the teacher, "Alright then, this contest..." Nagisa replied, "is going to be a special demonstration to the school. Preferably, it would be something that the club is well known for, but the rules say you present anything. For example, the music club will probably play a very beautiful music number, the chemistry club will do something science-related, and so on. That being said, some other clubs may decide to do a magic trick instead, so it's like a talent show of your own choice." "But if that's the case," Roseluck asked, "what can the Special Tutorship Club do? If anything, it's not as fun as attending class. What can we do for an idea?" "Yeah, it really does sound uninteresting..." Thunderlane added, "it's not like we have something witty, funny or new to show either." While Fluttershy decided to think of an idea for fun, her eyes paused upon the silly round face whose eyes, ears mouth and nose were completely replaced with Neighponese words. She then turned back to the concerned face of her tutor, and her eyes and pupils widened in enlightenment. "Yes!" Fluttershy stood up in joy, shocking everyone. "I actually have an idea! How about we--" The shy girl was interrupted by the sound of the ever-frantic ringing of the school bell, signifying the end of the first half of Lunchtime. "And with that, I think you guys should call it a day. Do please share your idea on the message board Fluttershy, and I'll make sure to keep things a secret. Remember, I won't be here tomorrow, but there are some optional things that you may like to do during your lunchtime. Remember that this isn't study-related, but it's something worth your while. So uh, yeah. Have fun with the rest of your lunchtime!" "Okay, guys..." Soarin whispered, "you ready?" With a count of three, the seven students turned back to the teacher and yelled in unison. "さようなら、せんせい！(Goodbye Sir!)" Nagisa once again was blown back by the students' Neighponese. "Very funny you guys, in that case... さようなら、皆さん！(Goodbye Everyone!)" Once again, the students walked out, leaving Roseluck behind. "Sorry about that Roseluck," Nagisa apologised, "for them being enthusiastic is something that I've never seen myself." "Oh, that's okay!" Roseluck replied, "there's no need for apology! My friends are normally enthusiastic too!" "Well then, have you received the email yet? If not, make sure to let Fluttershy email you about it, but if you go tomorrow, you won't need it as there's nothing memory-required. Fluttershy is also responsible for adding you to the message board. There, you'll be able to talk about current things, questions and plights with each other." "Sure thing, thanks so much Sir!" Roseluck replied as she walked out of the class. CHS Special Tutorship Club Message Board Roseluck has been added to the group!