Magic is Most Imminent

by heartlessons

Notes 11/30

1st: Many coloring pages were used (sorry). Rainbow Dash was late, said it was due to traffic. Otherwise quiet. Kids did work as asked, listened during morning announcements. Pixel Pizzazz + Silver Spoon were absent.

2nd: Everyone knew what I was talking about (re: essay outline) so no liars here. Phone Home was used once and I suggest getting a Laptop Home too because Trixie Lulamoon was using hers to charge her vape. More lively than the first class, but all students turned in their outlines. Mystery Mint was late. No absences.

(Didn't nap during prep, but oh, did I want to.)

4th: This class talked a lot more than the other two periods, but always about their work. Still, despite my many warnings, at least three outlines didn't get turned in. No absences.

(Duty went well. I got some of those cafeteria cinnamon apples. They were the bomb. Thanks for the recommendation.)

5th: Majority were on-task the whole time, others preferred talking over reading. Sandalwood spent ten whole minutes in the restroom. If I hadn't also been a teenager once, I would say he spent the time crying. No absences.

6th: Significantly rowdier. At least half the copies of Jane Mare remained on the shelf the entire period. I don't think many finished their work even with my continuous reminders. Snips made many paper airplanes. None of them flew too high. I sent him to the office. Flash Sentry was absent.

7th: Needed lots of redirection. Constantly on phones. However when the PA system said there was a MIMI drill, they were focused and acted fast, remaining in shelter until the all clear was given. Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, and Rarity got to class five minutes before the period was done and barely a minute after the drill had ended. They claimed it was because of yearbook committee duties. I was disappointed, not in their tardiness but because I didn't get to hear any philosophical debate. Tried to call teacher, couldn't get a hold. Apparently she's on extended leave? They had this purple goop all over them but they were wearing trashbags. (I'm guessing so it wouldn't track on the floor.) It came off easy enough with some paper towels. They were also glowing but I was assured "this happens all the time." I marked them absent.

Regardless—with the exception of seventh period—all did their work and were respectful of me. My only complaint would be lack of understanding about "MIMI drills". At my school we just called them shelter-in-place. Some clarity would have been appreciated, especially when students were trying to convince me it was because of magic. You might want to ask admin about installing carbon monoxide detectors.

Still, nothing can get me to return to CPA. If you need a substitute in the near future, feel free to request me. I wouldn't mind subbing for these kids again. Who can glow. Apparently. It would be no trouble.

I hope your day off was restful.

-River Ripple

Author's Note:

All the love to the many websites I scoured while looking up how to write good sub lesson plans. I don't know how teachers do it. I found one that said "How to make sub plans with thirty minutes' notice!" THIRTY MINUTES??/ THIRTY MINUTES/!??!?

Comments

[The Krawler]

Fun and short read, I always enjoy a Cheerilee story, and this one was great.

[sirenc0re]

this is so cute!! i love the formatting

[gapty]

Great fic! I personally found Cherilee's notes stronger, but that may be because I expected it to go way more ridiculous with the substitute teacher getting very worried about what is happening, which is more my type of humour—so just take it as my personal taste.

I greatly appreciate how Cheerilee's note treat the magical stuff as equal as anything else. A visualisation how magic is just accepted as a every day occurence

[The Iguana Man]

Okay, I like the name 'MIMI Alarm' in theory, but... well, unfortunately I've played a certain game and remember a certain character and so I can't help but imagine said alarm blaring out a certain sound that would be unnerving and annoying to those who don't know the character and terrifying to those who do:

MIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMIMI

[Bicyclette]

Phone Home was used once and I suggest getting a Laptop Home too because Trixie Lulamoon was using hers to charge her vape.

oh yeah no way Trixie doesn’t vape

Sandalwood spent ten whole minutes in the restroom. If I hadn't also been a teenager once, I would say he spent the time crying.

guess CHS isn’t zero-tolerance lol

Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, and Rarity got to class five minutes before the period was done and barely a minute after the drill had ended. They claimed it was because of yearbook committee duties.

yay the main characters of the show!

They had this purple goop all over them but they were wearing trashbags. (I'm guessing so it wouldn't track on the floor.)

very normal and considerate

Some clarity would have been appreciated, especially when students were trying to convince me it was because of magic. You might want to ask admin about installing carbon monoxide detectors.

hehe, even after seeing the yearbook committee glow the substitute teacher thinks this! though all adults having this mindset would go a long way in explaining just why the things that take place in CHS don’t have world-changing consequences

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just adored this! an epistolary work that maintains its immersion while giving a nice little glimpse into how the mundanity of a standard high school fits with the many, many magical incidents that the CHS students experience regularly. subtle, grounded, and lovely. thank you so much for writing!

[evelili]

Cute little fic! Love the way u told the story in two parts, it’s a really cool concept to use the outline and the sub teacher’s response to it. congrats on the judge prize in the contest, it’s well deserved!

[FanOfMostEverything]

Coloring pages are also available.

Dang. I never got coloring pages in high school.

No kids! Yay!!!

That says volumes, doesn’t it? Especially the triple exclamation point. A sign of strained sanity if there ever was one.

Keep an eye on Snips.

He knows what he did.

Also, depending on the day, some kids might start glowing. That’s normal, too.

I do love how this is thrown in as late as Cheerilee could get away with.

Trixie Lulamoon was using hers to charge her vape.

This made me stare in shock from the wrong(?) end of a generation gap. Thank/curse you for the moment of existential horror.

Still, nothing can get me to return to CPA.

Oof. I guess Cadence isn’t making much headway (or River left before Cinch stepped down.)

Delightful little two-part tale absolutely swimming in dramatic irony. Thank you for it and congrats on the judge prize.

[Themaskedferret]

Very clever idea and execution n_n

[Loganberry]

Hello! A belated courtesy note for my review of this. A neat twist on journalfic, and a cute idea with a nice stinger near the end. Easy like.