Question Imp 4 - A Teacher's Tail

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The story seems to have ended up in monospace, it makes it much harder to read. This seems to be the second story that I've seen this happe to recently.

Well I am guessing that she other classes than the two described. After all there has to be either students from a previous teacher or students that are more advanced without formal training.

Melissa and Alicia being in her first class didn't surprise me. I wonder which is going to hunt the other to find out exactly how they know Imp. Ayla taking Art History/Appreciation doesn't surprise me either. I wonder if any other students will show up in her other classes.

Parent's Day should be interesting.

Since Porcelain has made it into Canon, can Absinthe, Flytrap, Fixx (2), Sphere, Grit and others be far behind?

I wonder if Fubar or Mrs. Carson will suggest that Imp spend some time talking to either Fubar or one of the professional Counselors. She really does need someone to talk to about her life.

Lillian Dennon is older than I thought if she worked with Imp, when Imp was just starting.

Valentine wrote: Ayla taking Art History/Appreciation doesn't surprise me either.

Surprised me. I would have assumed she'd already taken it.

Is it sad that I really wanted to see Jade take art?

Valentine wrote: Lillian Dennon is older than I thought if she worked with Imp, when Imp was just starting.

She was a villain in the sixties and early seventies, so Imp and her must have worked at the very end of her criminal career, right before being arrested.

Great story. I like the focus on GSD, and seeing Imp's teaching style. I also like how she isn't as confident and secure as she usually is. She's obviously out of her comfort zone and will have to get used to it. Her reaction to security was spot on, and watching as she was upset about 'losing' her teaching job and other things added the necessary bit of emotion to make the happier bits even better.

Fantastic as always.

annachie wrote:

Valentine wrote: Ayla taking Art History/Appreciation doesn't surprise me either.

Surprised me. I would have assumed she'd already taken it.

Is it sad that I really wanted to see Jade take art?

We knew his Fall and Winter Term schedules, and most of his Spring Term Schedule. Likely he had some at his posh private schools, but not at Whateley.

Thanks a lot Morpheus for this new Imp-ressive story.

It reflected Imp herself quite well. It had both really funny lines (the opening line put a smile on my face right away) and yet also had somber aspect to it. It also showed a side we are not that used to seeing in whateley stories : the staff POV.

I thought Iron's behaviour was strange but in the end you explained why he was acting like that so it's alright.

I was instantly exited when I read that Melissa was in Imp's classroom. She is a ray of sunshine and the dynamic between Melissa and Imp is amazing. I think a lot of us are eagerly waiting for parent day. For a completely different reason, I was also even more pumped up by Porcelain's first appearance in canon. (Both because it is the beginning of the introduction of your other frenchmen and because of the character herself. But I suppose you will take the same approach as with your previous storyline, meaning that we won't have a Porcelain's POV until further down the line to keep her shrouded in mystery.)

Alicia and Melissa's presence didn't surprise me. Ayla's did, although in hindsight it shouldn't have. I'm very curious to know what he thought about Imp.

I'd forgotten that Songbird was going to be a teacher!

I wonder if underwater basket-weaving is actually on the curriculum?


Also, while I was reading this, I couldn't get this introduction out of my head.

Arcanist Lupus wrote: I wonder if underwater basket-weaving is actually on the curriculum?

Why not? Well-known higher learning institutions such as Reed College, the University of Arizona and Rutgers have offered it, so Whateley could just as well.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_basket_weaving

But it's Whateley,

So we have EXTREME Underwater Basket Weaving...

What should surprise us (almost) is that Paul Goodkind as of 2006 was 20 years old, presumably the break in was in 2006 or earlier, and yet he had a liquor cabinet, with Scotch in it, drinking at formal gatherings or business meetings is one thing, having high alcohol content beverages (presumably very well aged) close at hand, even if they were gifted, while underage is another. It's not like his office is in the EU after all.

She had already mentioned the bottle in An Imp-perfect world . the bottle came from Bruce's office, not Paul's. Small error I suppose?

I nodded faintly, then casually walked over to my liquor cabinet to refill my glass. “Would you like a glass of scotch?”

“No, thank you,” Lady Astarte…Carson responded, giving me a curious look. She was probably surprised that I could be polite and play the good host.

“Are you sure?” I asked her with a faint smile. “It’s a thirty year Glenfiddich that I liberated from Bruce Goodkind’s office.”

Carson actually gave a brief chuckle. “In that case, how can I say no?”

Extreme underwater basket weaving with combat! And the final counts for 1/2 your grade! " Oh crap! They just released the sharks with laser beams! "

I found this to be a fun read. It pulls back the curtain on the faculty and shows that not everyone working at Whateley has gotten the message that it is not just a school for superheros (or supervillians, but the current leaning is heros). I suppose this is an ongoing issue for the staff, regardless of whom is in charge.

The reactions of Alicia and Melissa to finding they had the always lovable imp as their teacher was priceless. I'm still wondering what she'll do on red flag days, but there's still more story coming where such things can be revealed. Perhaps Candice Kade will be co-teaching the class on those days.

As far as the reference to Paul Goodkind is concerned, I suspect that may have been an author's mistake, with Bruce Goodkind being intended, assuming the incident in Imp 4.1 is the same as the one from Imp 3.4 (Imp-perfect world Chapter 4),

I nodded faintly, then casually walked over to my liquor cabinet to refill my glass. “Would you like a glass of scotch?”

“No, thank you,” Lady Astarte…Carson responded, giving me a curious look. She was probably surprised that I could be polite and play the good host.

“Are you sure?” I asked her with a faint smile. “It’s a thirty year Glenfiddich that I liberated from Bruce Goodkind’s office.”

Carson actually gave a brief chuckle. “In that case, how can I say no?

The reaction of Imp during the incident with Whateley Security is completely in character. At her core, she is still that 15 year old girl who just ran away from home and has had her beliefs in society shaken. Now, she is a proverbial fish out of water and hasn't gotten used to being herself out in public. Some time with the psychologists would probably do her a world of good, but all we saw was Labor day and the first day of school. There is nothing to say that a visit might not be scheduled for later in the week. Similarly, I would have thought that she'd have gone through power testing (for her MID) before school started, but there might not have been time for such things.

My other takeaway from the encounter with Security and the discussion in Carlson's office is that (when/if the time comes) she would be a good mother. The trick will be figuring out how to get super chicken to accept that Candice is the Imp.

Yolandria wrote: Extreme underwater basket weaving with combat! And the final counts for 1/2 your grade! " Oh crap! They just released the sharks with laser beams! "

or it's taught by Fubar... in person.

You know I've got to wonder, does Imp know about Parents' Day?

mhalpern wrote: You know I've got to wonder, does Imp know about Parents' Day?

Why would they giver her time to hide?

Astrodragon wrote:

mhalpern wrote: You know I've got to wonder, does Imp know about Parents' Day?

Why would they giver her time to hide?

Well it would be hard to withhold knowledge of one of the biggest events on campus from one of the faculty, they could convince her to allow a certain sentient nanite swarm from security to "guard her in-case any of the parents aren't happy about her former career" thereby allowing her to be located at all times, this after all would be her first Parents' Day, and thus misleading her like that would be plausible.

First Imp-ression is that it's pretty good.

I can just see if Iron starts to get huffy, Imp asking if he's off his meds again.

I bet it was the Cognac that made Ayla control-face, it might have been a gift from him to Paul that and Paul is also one of a short-list of relatives that is on speaking terms with him.

Still if it was a fake and Paul was unaware then it was worth the cost of the Cognac.

It says Bruce Goodkind now. Although it would have been possible that after striking out in Paul's office, she raided Bruce's liquor cabinet.

I edited it from Paul to Bruce, as Bruce is who I meant. I'm not sure why I put Paul originally, or how he slipped through several read throughs.

I loved this story part from start to finish, though it was painful for me, laughing so much hurts when you have a sore throat and chest cold.

Imp 4: A Teacher's Tail Part 1 comments

"But I don't wanna go to school," I whined.

Bwahahaha, classic. First time hearing a teacher say it in a story though, probably happens a lot more in real life than people suspect.

Up and at em, Atom Imp."

Oh boy, it is going to take me longer to read this story, laughing hurts right now with chest cold and sore throat. All that to get Imp as a teacher, including pulling strings to get teaching credentials. Imp in a suit!

Songbird as her neighbor, that could come in handy. Mr. Rogers Neighborhood song, Imp may be a teacher but you can't suppress that sense of humor of hers. Outsane, that exchange between them is priceless. Imp run off with the pile of gold in the Homer Gallery, nah. Too easy compared to some of her past jobs. Seeing Razorback and realizing her GSD isn't that bad compared to others. And yes, please don't give Jimmy T any ideas, that is like giving elrod ideas.

Fight back the urge to back loud and annoying announcements over the PA system, who hear didn't wish to do this at least once or twice while in school. Yablonski, wonder if Imp's suspicions are correct. Lillian Dennon, nice to see more of her. I'm surprised Imp didn't do an Energizer Bunny joke when Maria asked "You just don't stop, do you?" Would have been funny to hear her say "Nope, I just keep going and going and going."

Oh boy, Roland Williams, would hate to have such a teacher for history class. Great, a guy with that attitude and he doesn't realize this school is neutral on the hero/villain deal. Hope Imp gets used to her surroundings and doesn't stay on high alert all the time, she needs a place to feel safe for once.

Dang, she may come across as silly and goofy sometimes, but her observation and planning skills are top-notch. Oh boy, if any teachers had that chameleon field in the real world, students would be in a lot of trouble. Alicia in her class, yay! Oh boy, Melissa in her class as well, talk about complications she wasn't expecting.

"Watcha doing?"

Nice Phineas and Ferb reference, so many references in this story already and I'm not even a quarter of the way done.

Ah, the interaction between Melissa, Alicia and Imp, how Imp ended up in Carson's radar for the job. The intro by Imp and revealing she is the class teacher, priceless. And telling them a short rundown of her history, imp-reasonable, I just knew being a teacher wouldn't stop her zaniness. Taking art seriously, the only thing she seems to take seriously. Underwater basket weaving, interesting.

And Alicia defends Imp, stating she taught her how to paint. Alicia wished to take this class because of Imp, not knowing she would be teaching it, nice surprise. Aww, the disappointment from Melissa about Imp retiring from being a thief, plus what will her dad do without Imp. Joking about how she appears as Candice Kade, plastic horns indeed. Melissa and Alicia at Whateley and in her class, only the first class and things are already interesting for Imp at Whateley.

Ah, so Imp was zany with ideas on how to have fun even before she manifested, can see why she wouldn't like going to the school administration area. There to see Hartford and won't do anything to make her angry or upset, rats, I understand why with how she explained it but still would have been fun to see.

Vitesse brand cognac to thank Hartford for helping with paperwork, Hartford appreciates those who know about the favor system like her. Ah, got rid of her criminal record, nice. Imp definitely knows how to work a system and make business associates in any kind of field. *eyes bug out* Imp actually seems to have gotten Hartford amused with her actions and antics, at least if she wasn't imagining what she saw. Never thought I would see the day.

Can't believe she did a Ferris Bueller routine. Great, student in her final class of the day is a bigot towards GSD cases and says it loud enough for Imp to hear on purpose. Art History, wish I could have gotten that class in school. Iron, creep messing with Porcelain, at least I think that is her codename based on her appearance. And he says one of the few things which will get Imp ticked off, oh boy.

Imp goes up and talks to him about how he sounds like every Humanity First member she ever heard, Iron says he won't take that from someone like her. Imp says a teacher, a woman, someone with GSD. And he calls her a freak and tries to punch her, Iron is going to be trouble or get himself expelled at this rate. Blocked his punch with focused PK into her hand, some of the students had even stood up to help her before realizing she didn't need it.

Intimidates Iron, calling him Rusty, saying she will forget this ever happens if he sits down and behaves. Porcelain thanks her but says it wasn't necessary, only for Imp to tell the class this is their one and only freebie, how she is normally easy-going but she won't tolerate anyone talking to another student like that. Oh boy, ask if she was a supervillain and the questions start rolling in after she answers, never getting back to Art History at this rate.

Fought Lady Astarte, takes the fifth on the first thing she stole, reveals she broke in Bruce Goodkind's office once which gets everyone staring at from the description Ayla. Painting she was there to steal was a Vermeer but it was a fake, shocking Ayla. Which is why she took a bottle of scotch as to not leave empty-handed. Answering more questions, fought the Empire City Guard.

Iron aka Devon Roth, oh boy, bitterness and resentment towards Imp now, bad, very bad. Ayla is her usual stoic self when thanking Imp, looking forward to art history tomorrow. Already wondering how soon she is eligible for world's best teacher mug. Iron tries to ambush her as she leaves the building, but she dodges his punch. Knocks him over with her tail, only for him to attack again and she tries to grapple him with his PK shell up. Oh boy, dug her fingernails into him before knocking him down with her tail again, bad. Yikes, tore up his arm bad and security shows up now, causing Imp to panic and run.

Hiding on the roof of Dunn Hall, afraid of the consequences of injuring a student. Afraid her teaching career is over, ouch. Dang, make me almost cry with what Imp felt Whateley and this teaching job is to her and thinking she has lost it. Louis shows up and ask why she wants to give up on Whateley and the job so easily. Oh course she would joke about dropping water balloons from up there, defensive mechanism.

Imp thinks Carson just wants to fire her or lock her up, not knowing the lengths she goes to both for her students and staff. Ow, don't make me laugh so hard, her saying "Sure thing, Mister J." to Louis, too funny. Wonder how Imp will react to seeing Louis' true appearance. 30 years later and still being sent to the principal's office, even when she is trouble she has a sense of humor.

Ah, good, Iron was healed up by Doctor Tennant, security footage caught it and Carson says it is a clear case of self-defense. kids get hurt worse everyday in Martial arts than that, Imp actually showed more restraint than Carson would expect from any teacher. It was that she ran that messed things up. Oh boy, all because of her past experience with the police, shoot on sight orders at 15 when she had done nothing wrong, of course she is going to run from people in uniforms coming at her with guns.

Yikes, Williams listed all the reasons to fire Imp to Carson because she ran...again. Well, that is a reasonable deal Carson made with Imp. *eyes bug out* If Carson could give Imp detention, two weeks of cleaning Hawthorne's bathrooms, yikes! Upset because she set a bad example for the students by running from security, ask Imp to be professional. Ouch, without his medication Iron is prone to violent outbursts and a certain degree of irrationality, that is rough.

Oh his meds, detention for a month, put on Ultraviolent list if there is even one more incident, plus expelled if he pulls another stunt like this. Iron is treading a thin line now. Imp wants to keep him in her class, believing more exposure to people with GSD will fix his attitude problem, plus keep things interesting. Awww, no mocking the students as that is part of being professional.

Innocent look from Imp, realizing she hadn't been banned from doing, figuring a little mocking will be fine as long as she doesn't go too far. Bwahahahaha, the response to Williams when he thinks Carson fired Imp, too much, hurts to breath from laughing. All that and it was just her first day of teaching, wonder what day two will bring.

If the girl Iron was insulting is who I think it is, she doesn't technically have GSD, but MATD and comes from a family of assassins... So really Iron's statement was well ironic as she physically can't show her face...

cprime wrote: I'm still wondering what she'll do on red flag days, but there's still more story coming where such things can be revealed. Perhaps Candice Kade will be co-teaching the class on those days.

The red flag only applies to outdoors, not classrooms, so she shouldn't need to use a disguise just to teach class. Besides, it sounds like she wants to keep her Candice Kade identity a secret. She can just use the tunnels to get around on red flag days, same as the rest of the GSD folks. Or she could get herself one of those mascot costumes and wander around campus in that just to screw with people.

What? You say Whateley doesn't have a mascot? Try telling her that.

Changed, ahh Thanks for the clarification

Although now I want to see the episode from Ayla's POV (Including the Bueller part)

HINT HINT DIANE!

So how long will it take Ayla to realize that he needs to keep Jade and Imp from meeting each other?

Valentine wrote: So how long will it take Ayla to realize that he needs to keep Jade and Imp from meeting each other?

What's the average reaction time of a level 3 exemplar?

mhalpern wrote:

Valentine wrote: So how long will it take Ayla to realize that he needs to keep Jade and Imp from meeting each other?

What's the average reaction time of a level 3 exemplar?

African or European Level 3 Exemplar? Laden or Unladen?

DanZilla wrote:

mhalpern wrote:

Valentine wrote: So how long will it take Ayla to realize that he needs to keep Jade and Imp from meeting each other?

What's the average reaction time of a level 3 exemplar?

African or European Level 3 Exemplar? Laden or Unladen?

Well Ayla is of European descant I believe, and He does satisfy 2 typically opposing definitions of the word "laden"

(also great Monty Python reference)

It would be pretty funny, I mean, pretty bad if either Belle or Robert Rose were to take one of her courses, as well.

Schol-R-LEA wrote: It would be pretty funny, I mean, pretty bad if either Belle or Robert Rose were to take one of her courses, as well.

You know, Poe's cover is just going to make her want to visit the cottage because crazy people are interesting, right?

I was kind of disappointed that Imp missed the perfect opportunity for a Cheshire Cat reference when she met Songbird. "We're all mad here."

Dreamer wrote:

"Watcha doing?"

Nice Phineas and Ferb reference, so many references in this story already and I'm not even a quarter of the way done.

I suspect that this wasn't a Phineas and Ferb reference, at least on Imp's part. Exactly one episode had been shown by September 2007.

Arcanist Lupus wrote: I was kind of disappointed that Imp missed the perfect opportunity for a Cheshire Cat reference when she met Songbird. "We're all mad here."

Dreamer wrote:

"Watcha doing?"

Nice Phineas and Ferb reference, so many references in this story already and I'm not even a quarter of the way done.

I suspect that this wasn't a Phineas and Ferb reference, at least on Imp's part. Exactly one episode had been shown by September 2007.

I think it came from Mindy and Buttons of the Animaniacs. Can't find a video on Youtube of Mindy asking random people 'whatcha doing?' but it was a good one.

Kettlekorn wrote:

cprime wrote: I'm still wondering what she'll do on red flag days, but there's still more story coming where such things can be revealed. Perhaps Candice Kade will be co-teaching the class on those days.

The red flag only applies to outdoors, not classrooms, so she shouldn't need to use a disguise just to teach class. Besides, it sounds like she wants to keep her Candice Kade identity a secret. She can just use the tunnels to get around on red flag days, same as the rest of the GSD folks. Or she could get herself one of those mascot costumes and wander around campus in that just to screw with people.

What? You say Whateley doesn't have a mascot? Try telling her that.

Please, it's Imp.

She'd wander around in her normal working outfit and claim it was a mascot costume.

Morpheus wrote: I edited it from Paul to Bruce, as Bruce is who I meant. I'm not sure why I put Paul originally, or how he slipped through several read throughs.

Because no matter how many times something gets checked, some things just refuse to register until they hit print.

OtherEric wrote:

Morpheus wrote: I edited it from Paul to Bruce, as Bruce is who I meant. I'm not sure why I put Paul originally, or how he slipped through several read throughs.

Because no matter how many times something gets checked, some things just refuse to register until they hit print.

You mean "Send" right?

It's amazing how fast your eye can find that one tiny little typo once the send button has been pressed.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote:

OtherEric wrote:

Morpheus wrote: I edited it from Paul to Bruce, as Bruce is who I meant. I'm not sure why I put Paul originally, or how he slipped through several read throughs.

Because no matter how many times something gets checked, some things just refuse to register until they hit print.

You mean "Send" right?

It's amazing how fast your eye can find that one tiny little typo once the send button has been pressed.

"Send" "Print" "into the mailbox" "reply all" whatever.

Dreamer wrote:
Imp 4: A Teacher's Tail Part 1 comments

"But I don't wanna go to school," I whined.

Bwahahaha, classic. First time hearing a teacher say it in a story though, probably happens a lot more in real life than people suspect.

There is a classic joke like that:

Early one morning, a mother went in to wake up her son. "Wake up, son. It's time to go to school!"

"But why, Mom? I don't want to go."

"Give me two reasons why you don't want to go."

"Well, the kids hate me for one, and the teachers hate me, too!"

"Oh, that's no reason not to go to school. Come on now and get ready."

"Give me two reasons why I should go to school."

"Well, for one, you're 52 years old. And for another, you're the Principal!"

Not likely to happen I foresee imp becoming the faculty Advisor to Wondercute.as the Favor she owes.

Dpragan wrote: Not likely to happen I foresee imp becoming the faculty Advisor to Wondercute.as the Favor she owes.

I suggested the same over on the Following the Path of Cute thread. Imp as the Wondercute faculty adviosr must happen, the power of cute compells it.

Well we know she's been at Whateley for 10+ years already if you go by the Gen 2 stories. So there's a good chance she may have been the advisor for at least one year before handing over the reins to the current advisor.

It's common practice at schools for the new teacher to get the job that no one else wants.

Wondercute is a Combat Team and doesn't need an advisor unless they change to a club.

If the Hooligans were to become an official club, she could be their advisor. The only others would be Mr. Anderson and Wilson.

The truly odd thing is Imp saw Razorback walking to breakfast with another student, since she didn't comment on the other student having GSD, it wasn't Phobos, Deimos, Diamondback, or Eldritch. Likely it would be his roommate, Jericho, and she didn't even notice his clothes.

Could be that she's imp-pervious to his fashion choices. My guess, however, is that Jericho is trying to lull people into a false sense of security.

Maybe it's just a "uniforms mandatory" day.

Sir Lee wrote: Maybe it's just a "uniforms mandatory" day.

Heh, I can just imagine the exchange with Carson over trying to get Jericho to stop with his outfits. "You will stop weaponizing your outfits to mess with your classmates or I will make it "uniforms mandatory" for you everyday! Is that understood?" This of course would be after he unleashes an outfit so bad it causes temporary blindness in most who see it, causing various accidents around campus.

Gahh just had a mental image that I need to exorcise.

Fey(Full Glamour) dressed by Jericho and in the Crystal Hall at Lunch.

Oh lord...that's horrible on both ends. The students forced to protect her...Yet unable to look at her due to the clothing choices. Yikes!

Sir Lee wrote: Maybe it's just a "uniforms mandatory" day.

I do believe we've seen Jericho in an "official" Whateley Uniform. A girl's uniform.

Perhaps Imp recognizes the color discord as intentional, and therefore a work of painful art,

While I was shoveling this morning, I was musing on the story and a couple random thoughts danced through my head.

The first thought was that Hawthorne might be the wrong place for Carlson to send Imp for detention. What if she had to serve detention by helping security as a dispatcher? It would give her a first-hand understanding of just what they are dealing with on a day to day basis, and it would give security an unbiased prospective on their policies and where there might be imp-sized holes that troublemakers could slip through.

The second though was about what may be an obvious plot twist. What if this isn't the first time we've seen Roland Williams in one of Imp's stories? What if he showed up in 1977 in a blue and white costume? If he did, it could go a long way to explaining his attitude.

It's a bit of a coincidence, but it's possible. OTOH, Mr. Williams could be any of the dozens of super-heroes at whom Imp thumbed her nose over the years.

I will agree that it is more likely that Mr. Williams is just another hero that the Imp crossed paths with in the past, but that coincidence would provide a deeper well to draw from in terms of character interactions (even if it just means that the Imp has a standing appointment with the psych staff).

A good and humorous read, from a viewpoint we haven't really seen before. Imp's imp-udent approach to life is fun to read and had me laughing at times. It's probably for the best that, Fubar excepted, teachers pranking students in their dorms seems to be frowned upon (I don't consider detentions 'pranks'). Remember the devisor depilatory?

I can actually see Imp aligning herself with several of the student clubs, though mrs Carson may not always like it. Imagine the Imp leading a group from the Hooligans, Ninjas, Masterminds or Spy Kids (or even a mixed group) on a roof-top safari in New York. Maybe something for G2.

One group I can really see Imp joining (as much as is possible) is Faction 3. Imp is good looking but clearly not a baseline human. Thuban and company will probably appreciate her openness and combativeness with regard to her body shape and hostility to GSD discrimination.

There's a long and (in)famous history of people forging old masters. One name that seems to loom large in those circles is that of Han van Meegeren, who sold quite a number of forgeries, including Vermeers, before and during World War II. His forging came to light when he was put on trial in 1947 for selling dutch cultural heritage to the nazis (Goering bought a fake Vermeer), which would have been an act of treason. Ironically confirmed van Meegeren works, irrespective of whoever he signed them as, are quite valuable nowadays and forged 'van Meegerens' exist.

I'm looking forward to the next part of this story.

WORSE, unable to look away!

Hmmm, yes, Imp is a natural for Faculty Advisor for Faction 3. She hits all the right points:
- Visibly GSD in a form that makes lots of people uncomfortable (devil imagery)
- OTOH, still attractive
- Positive attitude about her looks, friendly demeanor, flying in the face of the stereotype
- Forced by circumstances to live underground / as an outlaw.
- Still managed to find success in a legitimate career.
- Also had borderline heroic moments, like helping people in distress or punishing guilty parts.
- Therefore, has worked both sides of the fence and has no preconceived ideas about choosing a side.

All I can say is obviously between now and Gen 2, students taking History (and The Imp) will rejoice as Mr. Williams gets replaced with a history teach who is far less of a stick in the mud, depending on the circumstances of his departure.

I just hope we don't have to wait until Parent's Day for a certain...reunion.

mhalpern wrote: All I can say is obviously between now and Gen 2, students taking History (and The Imp) will rejoice as Mr. Williams gets replaced with a history teach who was far less stuck in the mud,

Not that I'm offering up ideas.

Well, we do know that by Gen2 the head of the History department is Tractor...

And it's possible to speculate that if Roland was still around, Tractor might make his ... um ... retirement from Whateley a condition of taking the job no-one wants. He might point out there's an opening with Stan and Morrie down in the tunnels

Astrodragon wrote: But it's Whateley,

So we have EXTREME Underwater Basket Weaving...

With sharks. Sorry the lasers are on back order... what they finally came in oh lucky day. Well not for you... or the guys who have to install them, but for those of us who can watch from safety a very lucky day.
Though this can't really call just this Extreme Underwater Basket Weaving. But for legal resins we can't admit to knowing what else might be involved.

Valentine wrote: The truly odd thing is Imp saw Razorback walking to breakfast with another student, since she didn't comment on the other student having GSD, it wasn't Phobos, Deimos, Diamondback, or Eldritch. Likely it would be his roommate, Jericho, and she didn't even notice his clothes.

Jericho could have bin wearing his lab coat. That would have protected her from seeing it from the side.

Or he dresses normally on his off-time reserving his "Rodeo Clown" Gear for days after the returnee's and Froshes arrive!

I can't really add much more than has already been said, apart from perhaps where I read the tale...

...in a studio theatre, temporarily repurposed for feeding the NHS Vampires (i.e. my quarterly blood donation)...

The donation itself, of course, only takes about 10 minutes, but when you add on the waiting times, both for the initial screening (running through your health and activity check questionnaire, anaemia test) and for the donation itself, plus of course the snacks at the end, the entire process takes nearly an hour - so plenty of time for reading

mittfh wrote: I can't really add much more than has already been said, apart from perhaps where I read the tale...

...in a studio theatre, temporarily repurposed for feeding the NHS Vampires (i.e. my quarterly blood donation)...

The donation itself, of course, only takes about 10 minutes, but when you add on the waiting times, both for the initial screening (running through your health and activity check questionnaire, anaemia test) and for the donation itself, plus of course the snacks at the end, the entire process takes nearly an hour - so plenty of time for reading

Just try not to laugh hysterically while having the needle put in or taken out...

DanZilla wrote:

mittfh wrote: I can't really add much more than has already been said, apart from perhaps where I read the tale...

...in a studio theatre, temporarily repurposed for feeding the NHS Vampires (i.e. my quarterly blood donation)...

The donation itself, of course, only takes about 10 minutes, but when you add on the waiting times, both for the initial screening (running through your health and activity check questionnaire, anaemia test) and for the donation itself, plus of course the snacks at the end, the entire process takes nearly an hour - so plenty of time for reading

Just try not to laugh hysterically while having the needle put in or taken out...

prior to getting on meds that are disqualifying, I've donated over 6 gallons. I made the techs nervous - watching them, and sometimes offering advice. They don't like that. "There'll be a little stick." Jab. "I though you said I'd feel a little stick!" eyes rolled at me.

Echo wrote: Ironically confirmed van Meegeren works, irrespective of whoever he signed them as, are quite valuable nowadays and forged 'van Meegerens' exist.

The same applies to Elmyr de Hory's pieces (though he specialized in forgeries of modern artists such as Picasso and Renoir).

Echo wrote:
There's a long and (in)famous history of people forging old masters. One name that seems to loom large in those circles is that of Han van Meegeren, who sold quite a number of forgeries, including Vermeers, before and during World War II. His forging came to light when he was put on trial in 1947 for selling dutch cultural heritage to the nazis (Goering bought a fake Vermeer), which would have been an act of treason. Ironically confirmed van Meegeren works, irrespective of whoever he signed them as, are quite valuable nowadays and forged 'van Meegerens' exist.

The best part about Han van Meegeren, is that he actually had to paint for his life. When he was put on trial if guilty he'd have been hung, and considering his skill the court refused to believed he was a forger. So he had a set amount of time to make a forgery of a masterpiece and if it didn't pass inspection he'd be found guilty.
Nothing like working under pressure.

Has anybody read The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson? It has quite an interesting discussion of whether forgery is art.

I didn't read it, but:
First, let's establish that forgery is indeed a craft. Nothing wrong with a craft, the world needs craftsmen.
But is it art? In my view, it depends. There's two main forms of art forgery:
1. Making as perfect as possible a reproduction of an existing work, for purposes such as substituting it for the authentic piece. I don't rate this as "art" because it involves hardly any creativity. It's an amazing craft, but not art.
2. Creating a wholly original piece that looks consistent with the works of a given artists, in order to pass it as a "previously undiscovered" work of the master. Now, this involves quite a lot of creativity and expression and can indeed be art. I would say not always, but often enough not to dismiss it out of hand.

Scott McCloud gave a simple definition of art that I really like: it's any act that is not related to survival or reproduction. Now, forgery (and painting, sculpting etc. as a matter of fact) is mostly a way to pay the bills, that is, related to survival, and at that level therefore a craft. But it can become art when the forger goes beyond the mere goal of making a sale and injects an amount of self-expression on the work. It's the difference of "I can paint something that looks like a Rembrandt well enough to fool an expert" and "I can do something that sends and emotional message from me to the viewer, and I can do it in the style of Rembrandt."

Echo wrote: A good and humorous read, from a viewpoint we haven't really seen before. Imp's imp-udent approach to life is fun to read and had me laughing at times. It's probably for the best that, Fubar excepted, teachers pranking students in their dorms seems to be frowned upon (I don't consider detentions 'pranks'). Remember the devisor depilatory?

I can actually see Imp aligning herself with several of the student clubs, though mrs Carson may not always like it. Imagine the Imp leading a group from the Hooligans, Ninjas, Masterminds or Spy Kids (or even a mixed group) on a roof-top safari in New York. Maybe something for G2.

If Imp is expected to act more like a teacher and less like her glamorous prankster self, or at least not get caught, should we be expecting her to recruit a few...proxies? Perhaps her young proteges or a certain Sidhe we've yet to see canonized but known to enjoy retribution pranks quite a bit paired with a well developed sense of justice?

Will Imp become "responsible" role model while working her mischief from the shadows?

Katssun wrote:

Echo wrote: A good and humorous read, from a viewpoint we haven't really seen before. Imp's imp-udent approach to life is fun to read and had me laughing at times. It's probably for the best that, Fubar excepted, teachers pranking students in their dorms seems to be frowned upon (I don't consider detentions 'pranks'). Remember the devisor depilatory?

I can actually see Imp aligning herself with several of the student clubs, though mrs Carson may not always like it. Imagine the Imp leading a group from the Hooligans, Ninjas, Masterminds or Spy Kids (or even a mixed group) on a roof-top safari in New York. Maybe something for G2.

If Imp is expected to act more like a teacher and less like her glamorous prankster self, or at least not get caught, should we be expecting her to recruit a few...proxies? Perhaps her young proteges or a certain Sidhe we've yet to see canonized but known to enjoy retribution pranks quite a bit paired with a well developed sense of justice?

Will Imp become "responsible" role model while working her mischief from the shadows?

Maybe she could give some lectures on super villain ethics.
Which really comes down to don't '#hit where you eat.

Unlike comics, evil villains who make it a habit of shooting subordinates in the head when they are a bit peeved don't have subordinates for very long.

basically it would be the sort of thing Jades talked about during some of her adventures, like her Father always standing up for loyal henches.

I believe you mean Jadis, not Jade.

Poor Imp.


On a more cheerful note, I look forward to seeing more of Monkeywrench* and Darqueheart. Maybe Darqueheart and Melissa will become friends? Or maybe Darqueheart and Maxine will start a "Melissa is being far too friendly and needs a sedative" club together.


*Or, as he was referred to in the scene where he gives Imp a banana, Monkeywench. Which would actually be a pretty great name for a girl with monkey GSD in my opinion, although they'd have to really own the GSD the way Monkeywrench does.

Yeah. That was more bitter than sweet? Or just 'cause the Bitter was back-loaded I remember it more...

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Hmm... Anyone think Darqueheart might be Imp's daughter?

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Below is a stream of conscious commentary I type up as I read the story. There will details from the story included in it. If you have no not read the story yet and don't wish to have details of it spoiled, read no further.

Imp 4-A Teacher's Tail Part 2 comments
Ah, Imp gets a good look at Jericho's outfit, saying his clothes could qualify as GSD. Dang, Imp wonders how her life would have turned out if she knew about Whateley when she was younger. Bwahaha, Williams as Yosemite Sam, too funny. Dang, meets a girl with GSD similar to her own, pure black skin, a devil's tail, and pair of large horns that curve back. Intros herself as the fabulous Imp, the new art teacher and the girl thought only pretties could be teachers. Darqueheart, interesting codename.

Talking to her about horn care and maintenance, even tells her how she takes care of her own, interesting. Imp telling her she has a beautiful pair of horns and deserve to be shown off, more students with GSD need someone like her as a mentor. A kindred spirit, hope we see more her and interacting with Imp more in the future. Imp almost seemed like a mother figure to Darqueheart.

"No more pencils, no more books, no more students' dirty looks."

I would have loved to have more teachers like her in school, who love to teach but also don't take things so seriously. No Rusty today and Melissa shows up, with her roommate Maxine, long magenta hair, pointed ears, and somewhat fine and delicate features, so probably Sidhe. And Imp hears about Danny by description, Maxine saying Melissa wants to make him her pet.

Flying Blue Squirrel, nice nod to Rocky and Bullwinkle. A Flaming Moe, interesting and probably potent drink from the things in the mix. And next door is the Brown Moose Café, bwahahaha, I love themes like that. Hartford actually sits across from Imp, shown a folder with images of a painting, one which a friend of Hartford had stolen 3 years ago.

Yet Imp didn't do it, it was stolen from a private residence in Boston which until very recently she hasn't been in Boston for about 5 years. Recovery of the painting the goal, nice to see Hartford relaxed. And that reputation Imp has, wonder how many people would put things that politely. Contradictory reputations which Imp prefers, strange to see Hartford getting along so well with someone new to the Whateley scene.

Shrimp and grits for breakfast, figures Alicia is the one who introduced Imp to this. Oh boy, poor Maria having trouble getting respect since she isn't much older than most of her students and is a former student there herself. Oh boy, old grudges, and Williams being an ass about them being hired. Bwahaha, Maria's response to Williams taunting is priceless. Chat about Williams and his inflated ego, and Imp has another friend among the staff.

Melissa and Alicia in the same period class, fun class. Monkeywrench, student with GSD with a noticeable resemblance to a monkey, plus his lab coat looks like a Hawaiian shirt due to its colors, kid isn't afraid to stand out with that get-up. And he owns his look, a banana replicator devise to cover the world in bananas, he is a little nutty as well. Ouch, codename reminds her of original Monkeywrench.

Catches a student sleeping in her class and tip-toed over him, before unleashing an airhorn, definitely one way to insure they never fall asleep in class again. And Monkeywrench is the teacher's pet for the day, to pass out papers, while Alicia hands out pencils, all to learn more about sketching. Whatchamacallit, candy bar, haven't seen one of those in stores in years.

Substitute teacher for the survival class.

"I am your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."

Was wondering when someone would use that line. Evasion training to avoid those who are chasing you, sometime with all the bullies I had to deal with I wondered why that wasn't a course in actual schools. Ouch, one girl manifested and the local cops tried to arrest her so she had to run, Monkeywrench was thought to be a baby Bigfoot and some people tried to catch him for a reward of some sort, another kid had to run from Humanity First.

And now Melissa's turn to tell about Jack Rabbit and Paradigm catching her, Imp saving her both times, shocking some of the students including Monkeywrench. Melissa was talking to Blue Diamond and got chased by Ultramax only to hit him in the face with a pie, classic. Cross between hide and seek and tag, 1 person being chased while 2-3 others in the group try to catch them, sounds like fun. And set up in Arena 91, nice. Critiquing them about they did right and wrong, one boy tripped thanks to a girl called Jinx who is a probability warper, got off lucky from the sounds of it.

*chuckles* Can't believe Melissa did that as the runner, funny but a good way to get caught. Girl named Peacock almost caught her, until Melissa teleported. Guy named Blackbox is annoyed and hates running as he is trying to catch her. Melissa's powers make it easy to avoid capture when used right, invisibility, phasing, and teleportation on one person are potent combo. And Peacock can make a glowing transparent peacock tail appear which is hard not to just stare at, resulting in Melissa getting tagged by Blackbox.

Some sage wisdom about knowing the terrain being important in avoiding capture, especially around places you expect to spend a lot of time in. Plus how knowing your opponent and what they are capable of is important as well. And also to keep a trick or two that others don't know about as an ace just in case.

And now a WC Fields impersonation, some things are timeless. Ayla already in the classroom, then as the students come in Rusty shows up and gives an apology about what happened, hopefully he shapes up and learns that those with GSD are human too. Pop quiz, Coke or Pepsi, ouch my sides hurt. Ouch, now a Charlie Brown adult impression, laughing so much hurts.

A sign on the classroom door stating 'ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER', from Dante's Inferno at the gates of Hell. Darqueheart shows up, in pain after catching her tail in a door, something Imp knows all too well. Tips on how to develop a way of holding her tail to avoid that and have it become a habit over time. She is a mage and Imp says to go to Doyle to get patched up. Yikes, hates doctors, wonder what the source of that is, healing spells being handy to learn. And gives her some mineral oil to help take care of her horns, only to have Melissa show up.

A new jacket given to her by Aunt Brandy, Melissa thinks Darqueheart having horns and tail like Imp is cool. Melissa starts to blab about her plastic horns, only to be told to shut up and called a pretty by Darqueheart. A lecture from Imp about not teasing others, poor kid has been through a lot and resents pretties due to it, not realizing some of them could be good friends to her.

Imp having to tell Melissa about Darqueheart having some self-esteem issues. Nice Pinky and the Brain lead in, hard to resist using them when given a straight like that. Dang, Melissa didn't get the reference. Imp saying she is going to be serious, apologizing for avoiding Melissa like that. Partially due to her dad, which Imp has feelings for based on her reaction, Melissa saying he doesn't know she is Candice, trying to set up a dinner date from the sounds of it, sneaky girl.

Met Blue Diamond on top of a building after she pulled a robbery, so Dynamo and Ultramax made trouble for them. Imp says she will have to talk to Diamond about trying to steal her apprentice, which makes Melissa happy. Dang, make Melissa her apprentice for real. At least Melissa doesn't want to be a supervillain anymore. And now Imp has an apprentice to pass her learning onto, though needs to make lesson plans for her in addition to her normal class lesson plans. I swear it is like Melissa is Imp's daughter in spirit, if not by blood.

Trout almandine for dinner at the Brown Moose Café while waiting for Melissa. Rick McKenzie, co-runner of the café with his buddy Dave, Canadian, hopefully a good example instead of that idiot student on campus who ticks all the other Canadians off. Delarose shows up and ask to sit down with Imp. Now a Maxwell Smart impersonation, so many classics. Talk of building trust and Imp ask if they use Legos or Lincoln Logs to build that.

Oh boy, ask if he can call her Candice, she doesn't like her greatest secrets being thrown in her face like that. Talk of her not being a threat to the students or school, believes she can be an asset or challenge for security. Dang, he wants her expertise and advice in identifying flaws in their system, like a security consultant. He wants to come to an understanding with her, turning her from a potential problem to an asset.

And I would stick around a piece of rich chocolate cake any day. So long and thanks for all the fish as she leaves the café, nice Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference. Goes to see Hartford with a new scotch to share. Dang, should have expected Hartford to keep her computer at her apartment in another room and out of sight. Dang, details on how has the painting now and where it is located, that was fast. And Imp is on probation, so can't go retrieve the painting without getting in trouble. And Hartford already has her own plans and method to acquire the painting, never underestimate her. And she is commissioning a portrait by Candace Kade as a gift for someone special, wonder who that is.

Staff meeting and so far only Imp, Maria, and Louis are there, the rest too busy with classes or just more interested in eating lunch. Yablonski, Dennon, Amanda Chulkris, another guy whose name escapes Imp, Ian Parker, and Williams are also there. Circe is absent, Imp wishes to ask her about Odysseus but is afraid it might not be wise. And Kurt Anderson is there, thanking Imp for covering for his class. Louis talking about Imp having the same maturity level as most the students, Maria joking it being Junior high students level. Ah, the old I resemble that remark, another classic.

Conference call with the Board most of Friday evening, ouch.

"What's the average airspeed of an unladen swallow?" Filbert Quintain: "Approximately 11 meters per second."

Imp annoys Williams by not taking things seriously, Carson warns him again about not stating Imp isn't qualified to teach again.

"Are you suggesting anyone with illegal activities in their past is unqualified to teach?"

Lillian Dennon knows how to get Williams to shut up.

As Williams goes to leave, Imp finally recognizes him, red spandex clad and nicknamed Barney by Imp. Former "hero" named T Rex who took things too far and after Imp taught him a lesson he disappeared. He is ticked because he crossed the line and she dyed him purple, which took 3 weeks to wear off. Arrested for indecent exposure, lost his civilian job and fiancé, blaming it all on Imp when he did most of the work.

He starts to use his size warping powers to grow, only for Carson to yell ENOUGH! Carson doesn't care about their history, expecting them to act like teachers. Imp is actually embarrassed at being chastised, not wanting to disappoint Carson. Imp tries to be diplomatic with Williams, offering him an armistice and to leave it all in the past, he simply walks out without saying a thing. Imp got up to go teach her students, without saying a word about what Williams did to her to earn that retaliation or what she did to him.

A landscape of the Whateley grounds as seen from the roof of her apartment building, would be a nice piece to add to her apartment. A girl flying across campus, have to love green flag days. Louis shows up to give Imp a friendly ear to listen, he and Carson knew about Williams being T Rex and knew they had a professional history together, just not that it turned personal. Ugh, the type of "hero" who gets into it to beat people up and get cheered on for it.

Messed with Barney, whose temper drove him to take things farther each time. She was at a museum, checking out the exhibits while casing the joint, in disguise but Barney recognized her. Yanked her tail, beat her while she down breaking most of the bones in her body, then dumped her in the river to drown, scum. She was pregnant at the time and he made her have a miscarriage, taking away her only chance to be a mother, no wonder she retaliated so severely.

Ambushed him, dunked him in purple paint and left his naked in a very public place, he got off light. He didn't know she was pregnant, just starting to show, if she thought he had done it on purpose she would have done much worse. Great, she loves her job and Whateley, but has to take seeing Williams as part of it. No wonder she treats Melissa like a daughter sometimes, she is around the age Imp's kid would have been.

And if Williams won't take her offer of peace and comes after her, I pity him. Louis going to have a talk with him, promises to keep the whole pregnancy thing to himself. Dang, a rough sketch of Melissa and her dad was starting to form, Imp having a lot of emotions thinking about Ben, hoping for more.

"The fabulous Imp dares anything."

A great story with a lot of funny moments, easter eggs and references galore, and even some emotional motions that tug at the heartstrings. Can't wait to see how Imp's continuing adventures at Whateley unfold.

Baww...Imp has grown up from big sister to surrogate mom in such a short time.

Whateley might be even better for her now than if she had known about it years ago. No wonder she turned so immediately mature (for her) when she and Darqueheart first met. Not that mutations work that way, but maybe subconsciously thinking of what could have been?

She's going to be a favorite in short order for the GSD students who want to be treated normally at school. Pride and motherly concern, without accepting intolerance from either direction.

So Imp has had "professional" relations with at least four of the Whateley Staff.
1) She ran away from Lady Astarte.
2) She worked once with Ms. Dennon. (I wonder if it was in Boston.)
3) She had run-ins with Dr. Yablonski
4) Serious problems with 'Barney'

So haw many former heroes and villains on staff will she have met beforehand?

1 Poor Imp
2 I feel bad for Pounce, and anyone who wants to pick on him/her, he/she has a small army of the female student population all over him, its adorable, and terrifying...

It's really unlikely that Darqueheart is Imp's daughter; as Imp herself tells it, she was "barely showing" -- meaning that was early in her pregnancy. Survival rates at that point are ridiculously low Unless she went to some crazy (is that redundant?) biodevisor for medical help, and they decided to use the foetus to test-drive their brand-new artificial womb...

Is GSD even technically an inheritable trait?

Or even if it was, when the offspring of a mutant when GSD manifested, couldn't they have become anything from a worse case of GSD to a "pretty" Exemplar?

Sidhe for example has been shown to be inheritable. Someone with a distant Sidhe ancestor manifests as one, but they are considered a separate race. Does that extend to seemingly random GSD traits like Diamondback, Imp, or Rhinoguy from Gen2?

Well, Imp might not have went to a hospital...

"Distant Sidhe Ancestor" is sorta weird, given that WordOfKirsten said that Human-Sidhe interbreeding is impossible:

whateleyacademy.net/index.php/forum/revi...tions?start=10#12679

No, Sidhe are no longer human at all. If you find anything in a story that implies otherwise; it is purely a matter of "that character doesn't know" not evidence to the contrary. Thus why Sidhe and humans cannot breed.

Katssun wrote: Is GSD even technically an inheritable trait?

Or even if it was, when the offspring of a mutant when GSD manifested, couldn't they have become anything from a worse case of GSD to a "pretty" Exemplar?

Sidhe for example has been shown to be inheritable. Someone with a distant Sidhe ancestor manifests as one, but they are considered a separate race. Does that extend to seemingly random GSD traits like Diamondback, Imp, or Rhinoguy from Gen2?

Is it inheritable... yes. just as most any genetic condition could be inherited.

Physical mutations are, generally, a jump forward in evolutionary progress... whether that be Exemplars, GSD or something else... That doesn't mean it carries through all of the time... or even most of the time. But it is possible.

Sidhe mutations are NOT a jump forward... they are a different evolutionary track entirely. Just as some mutations seen as GSD might also be... in these cases cross-compatibility and inheritability generally won't exist... at least not without some, external, way to bridge that gap.

So, to conclude... yes, some mutations can and will be inherited... some of the time. Other times they just won't be compatible at all.

Malady wrote: Well, Imp might not have went to a hospital...

"Distant Sidhe Ancestor" is sorta weird, given that WordOfKirsten said that Human-Sidhe interbreeding is impossible:

whateleyacademy.net/index.php/forum/revi...tions?start=10#12679

No, Sidhe are no longer human at all. If you find anything in a story that implies otherwise; it is purely a matter of "that character doesn't know" not evidence to the contrary. Thus why Sidhe and humans cannot breed.

That's interesting but could easily be wrong. Just because species are different doesn't mean cross breading is impossible.
There are half tigers and lions. Dogs are cross breed wolfs. There are many cases where different but similar species crossbreed.
Heck don't forget. Sara is half GOO after all. And is going to have a chile with a human.
And if the Faolan stories become cannon then there will cannon halfbreed mermaids, dragons, Jins, and Sidhe. Represented by the 4 maidens.
And if a human can transform into a Sidhe with out any complications then the DNA can't be that different. The Sidhe might like to claim to be to different but I rather doubt that is true.
Remember story of cannon trumps even word of god.

NJM1564 wrote:

Malady wrote: Well, Imp might not have went to a hospital...

"Distant Sidhe Ancestor" is sorta weird, given that WordOfKirsten said that Human-Sidhe interbreeding is impossible:

whateleyacademy.net/index.php/forum/revi...tions?start=10#12679

No, Sidhe are no longer human at all. If you find anything in a story that implies otherwise; it is purely a matter of "that character doesn't know" not evidence to the contrary. Thus why Sidhe and humans cannot breed.

That's interesting but could easily be wrong. Just because species are different doesn't mean cross breading is impossible.
There are half tigers and lions. Dogs are cross breed wolfs. There are many cases where different but similar species crossbreed.
Heck don't forget. Sara is half GOO after all. And is going to have a chile with a human.
And if the Faolan stories become cannon then there will cannon halfbreed mermaids, dragons, Jins, and Sidhe. Represented by the 4 maidens.
And if a human can transform into a Sidhe with out any complications then the DNA can't be that different. The Sidhe might like to claim to be to different but I rather doubt that is true.
Remember story of cannon trumps even word of god.

Goo are essentially compatible with anything, they can alter their own DNA and the DNA of others on a whim, as for Sidhe transformations, generally they are facilitated with large amounts of magic, who's to say that isn't stopping the complications?

Word of Canon is that Sidhe are not naturally able to interbreed with humans.

To everyone wondering if Imp's fetus could have survived somehow and about doctors, No.
With Imps regeneration and the assumed stage of her pregnancy, she wouldn't have needed any medicine to help remove the fetus. She'd just have a few days of heavy bleeding and one or two with lots of soft jelly like stuff coming out. Medicine could cut it down to a few hours, but that would require Imp wanting to go to the doctor and asking for help. I don't really see her doing that.
So there's no chance that Imp has a long lost child running around.

And now Imp is clearly a recovered Woobie. While she isn't a woobie at present, I'm glad she has Melissa giving her plenty of hugs, she needs some.

And this explains some of the things Imp has hinted at, suggested and stated about relationships. The way she commented about not worth the pain, how she actively avoided them, not really wanting even a one night stand so she hadn't had sex in 8 years, it wasn't just not liking the available dating material, which always sounded a bit half hearted, but the fear of getting pregnant again. Since she believes that even if Barney hadn't caught her, she'd have eventually lost the child somehow, everytime she got into a relationship, she'd be worried about getting pregnant again and having to go through the heartbreak all over.
Well done.

And now i'm binge rereading all the Imp stories, man does Morphius cross link stories. So Imp, Pinball and Highwayman stole the embidium. One bar ended up in the hands of one Lady Havoc who made it into a set of bracelets fir ribbon. And re reading the originasl sees Imp speculating about making Embidium jewlery.

JG wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Word of Canon is that Sidhe are not naturally able to interbreed with humans.

More to the point, if a character were to be adopted to Canon, the backstory/what have you would have to change to conform to the established rules of Canon before being declared such.

It was one of the thing that I expected to change (not really because of the impossibility of a Sidhe/human pregnancy but more because of the "memory stored inside the DNA" concept that may not fit the canon WU that well) in Absinth's background (the other thing would be the history between her ancestor and Caitlin).

For those who would like to speculate on a possible family link between Imp and Darqueheart, doesn't Imp have a brother ? She could be Darqueheart's aunt. But I think we are looking too much into it, we will see but mutation is not that straightforward in the WU.

Esar wrote:

JG wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Word of Canon is that Sidhe are not naturally able to interbreed with humans.

More to the point, if a character were to be adopted to Canon, the backstory/what have you would have to change to conform to the established rules of Canon before being declared such.

It was one of the thing that I expected to change (not really because of the impossibility of a Sidhe/human pregnancy but more because of the "memory stored inside the DNA" concept that may not fit the canon WU that well) in Absinth's background (the other thing would be the history between her ancestor and Caitlin).

For those who would like to speculate on a possible family link between Imp and Darqueheart, doesn't Imp have a brother ? She could be Darqueheart's aunt. But I think we are looking too much into it, we will see but mutation is not that straightforward in the WU.

There ARE 2 abilities that can serve as alternative explanations for Absinthe's memories, Avatar, or perhaps more fitting to the original fanfic, Reincarnator an esper trait that is WOG established but we haven't seen a character with. Horns and spade/arrow tipped tails seem to be common GSD traits, like a lot of other tropey features, honestly I think pushing a familial relationship is pushing it, and reading way too far into it, other than sharing similarities in their devilish good looks, there is nothing indicating they are related.

Esar wrote:

JG wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Word of Canon is that Sidhe are not naturally able to interbreed with humans.

More to the point, if a character were to be adopted to Canon, the backstory/what have you would have to change to conform to the established rules of Canon before being declared such.

It was one of the thing that I expected to change (not really because of the impossibility of a Sidhe/human pregnancy but more because of the "memory stored inside the DNA" concept that may not fit the canon WU that well) in Absinth's background (the other thing would be the history between her ancestor and Caitlin).

For those who would like to speculate on a possible family link between Imp and Darqueheart, doesn't Imp have a brother ? She could be Darqueheart's aunt. But I think we are looking too much into it, we will see but mutation is not that straightforward in the WU.

Imp's brother was is 4 years older than Imp. Imp was born around 1962, so her brother was born around 1958. So I guess it would be possible.

Imp is really going to like Orc if she ever meets him.

Valentine wrote:

Esar wrote:

JG wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Word of Canon is that Sidhe are not naturally able to interbreed with humans.

More to the point, if a character were to be adopted to Canon, the backstory/what have you would have to change to conform to the established rules of Canon before being declared such.

It was one of the thing that I expected to change (not really because of the impossibility of a Sidhe/human pregnancy but more because of the "memory stored inside the DNA" concept that may not fit the canon WU that well) in Absinth's background (the other thing would be the history between her ancestor and Caitlin).

For those who would like to speculate on a possible family link between Imp and Darqueheart, doesn't Imp have a brother ? She could be Darqueheart's aunt. But I think we are looking too much into it, we will see but mutation is not that straightforward in the WU.

Imp's brother was is 4 years older than Imp. Imp was born around 1962, so her brother was born around 1958. So I guess it would be possible.

Imp is really going to like Orc if she ever meets him.

Imp is going to like Ayla, if she ever gets to see his "artistic" approach to designing sims, we all know that when Phase wants to have fun, which is rare, he draws inspiration from Edward Nigma.

wait tell imp finds or figures out Jericho dresses so bad just to draw attention away from his gsd freinds

I'm curious where Melissa is staying.
At first I'd assumed Whitman was an obvious choice, but her roommate Maxine is definitely a pretty and Whitman tries to mix the GSD cases and pretties together. So I guess she's in Dickinson but I wonder if we can get that confirmed.

One thing about Imp's miscarriage...

Her exact words were "I lost my chance to be a mother…" which seems to imply that she can't get pregnant again. Yes, she's a fairly high-level regen, but there's canon evidence that regen does not always mean fixing everything 100% like new. Perhaps the damage to her womb, putting the foetus' cells in direct contact to her bloodstream, ended up making her develop a immunity response against embryos... or something.

That might just be because she's like 50 or something, despite looking in her 30s, and acting like she's in middle school.

Domoviye wrote: To everyone wondering if Imp's fetus could have survived somehow and about doctors, No.
With Imps regeneration and the assumed stage of her pregnancy, she wouldn't have needed any medicine to help remove the fetus. She'd just have a few days of heavy bleeding and one or two with lots of soft jelly like stuff coming out. Medicine could cut it down to a few hours, but that would require Imp wanting to go to the doctor and asking for help. I don't really see her doing that.
So there's no chance that Imp has a long lost child running around.

And now Imp is clearly a recovered Woobie. While she isn't a woobie at present, I'm glad she has Melissa giving her plenty of hugs, she needs some.

And this explains some of the things Imp has hinted at, suggested and stated about relationships. The way she commented about not worth the pain, how she actively avoided them, not really wanting even a one night stand so she hadn't had sex in 8 years, it wasn't just not liking the available dating material, which always sounded a bit half hearted, but the fear of getting pregnant again. Since she believes that even if Barney hadn't caught her, she'd have eventually lost the child somehow, everytime she got into a relationship, she'd be worried about getting pregnant again and having to go through the heartbreak all over.
Well done.

Somehow after reading this I want to ship Imp + Fubar.

NJM1564 wrote:

Somehow after reading this I want to ship Imp + Fubar.

One is a straight-laced tentacled monstrosity, living in brine and shrimp. The other is a cute imp who draws and commits crime.
Together they teach the newest generation of mutants.
They're like magneto and Xavier with less issues.

Sir Lee wrote: One thing about Imp's miscarriage...

Her exact words were "I lost my chance to be a mother…" which seems to imply that she can't get pregnant again. Yes, she's a fairly high-level regen, but there's canon evidence that regen does not always mean fixing everything 100% like new. Perhaps the damage to her womb, putting the foetus' cells in direct contact to her bloodstream, ended up making her develop a immunity response against embryos... or something.

Or its because the one she wanted to have the child with was dead, for all we know she is still fertile, and Melissa might gain a sibling...

A very nice (or should I say Imp-ressive?) conclusion to the story arc.

The balance between slice of life 'fluff' and laying the groundwork for future stories was quite good. Exposing Williams as T-Rex and the backstory between the two has a lot more punch than my hypothesis of Ram (I). It also adds more depth to the already complex character that is the Imp.

On a lighter note, I look forward to her interactions with Monkeywrench (II), as the two of them seem to be cut from similar bolts of cloth. Mischief also seems to be set on playing matchmaker. Depending on what happens to those sketches from the roof, Ryan might put two and two together, recognizing Candice's latest landscape being of a school that only a mutant would know, rather than a more abstract work. Either way, the anticipation of what happens next with that romance is growing.

One minor typo that I noticed on rereading was the following:

Inside the folder was a photo of a painting, a beautiful example of the Barbizon style. There were other photos which showed close-ups of the painting, the author’s signature, and even the frame. There were a few other things in the folder as well, but it was the first and best photo that really drew my attention.

Where author should be artist.

The idea of Imp being unable to have children does not square withthe fact that she is a a regenerator. I definatly read it as implying that there simply wasn't anyone she wanted to have a child with. But now tjere is someone she wants to have a child with, as she said she wants it all. And the classic happily ever after ending does include babies.

I don't know if it would be a good idea to introduce Imp to Mobius products (bags, boxes, utility belts ), but at the same time I look forward to seeing the resulting shenanigans.. that said she could carry a full painting set up with one

Imp stricken me as someone who would appreciate the items Jade keeps in her handbag.

Not to mention the handbag itself... also, regarding Möbius, I can see some practical applications for his tech in disguising some forms of GSD. Consider two small pockets, large enough to contain one of Imp's horns each -- that can be worn as barrettes. Also, underpants with a pocket for her tail. Yes, she has that magical medallion, but that's essentially an illusion -- she still has to be careful that nobody pats her on the head or suchlike.

I wonder if Ayla got Puppet to sign up for the course.

I wonder if Imp will meet Sun. (I wonder if Monkeywrench will meet Sun.)

Does Whatelely follow what is fairly standard in Public Schools in the US, where the new teacher(s) get all the "extracurricular" jobs that no one else wants?

Valentine wrote: I wonder if Ayla got Puppet to sign up for the course.

I wonder if Imp will meet Sun. (I wonder if Monkeywrench will meet Sun.)

Does Whatelely follow what is fairly standard in Public Schools in the US, where the new teacher(s) get all the "extracurricular" jobs that no one else wants?

Well seeing how Wonder Wondercute didn't manage to successfully form a club, I am going to say no they don't....

I'd imagine that Whateley's shelf of undesirable jobs includes a lot more items that have to be handled by senior staff then most schools. But other than those jobs, I'm sure the newbies get stuck with the schlock. After all, one of the recurring themes of Whateley is how, below all the weirdness, it really isn't all that much different from a regular high school, just taken to extremes.

That telling of the brutal miscarriage was rather striking and had me pause for a good few minutes there.

Otherwise, my focus is on Melissa - mostly her newfound status as apprentice. I wonder how the school and such will take it, because some will find out before long.

I also pictured Melissa being eyed up by Hartford as having the right natural talents and developing the right skillset to be of interest - but then have her immediately blanch and flee at Melissa's bubbly personality.

mhalpern wrote:

Valentine wrote: I wonder if Ayla got Puppet to sign up for the course.

I wonder if Imp will meet Sun. (I wonder if Monkeywrench will meet Sun.)

Does Whatelely follow what is fairly standard in Public Schools in the US, where the new teacher(s) get all the "extracurricular" jobs that no one else wants?

Well seeing how Wonder Wondercute didn't manage to successfully form a club, I am going to say no they don't....

The 2nd gen story Following the Path of Cute strongly suggests that they will become a formal club, possibly this year. Imp having a hand in this is definatly on the cards. The idea of hiding art (hello kitty images) all over campus in multiple mediums seems like the kind of thing Imp would suggest, sfter all her paintings regularly hsve hidden elements.

Ametros wrote: Otherwise, my focus is on Melissa - mostly her newfound status as apprentice. I wonder how the school and such will take it, because some will find out before long.

I also pictured Melissa being eyed up by Hartford as having the right natural talents and developing the right skillset to be of interest - but then have her immediately blanch and flee at Melissa's bubbly personality.

But Melissa did ask if it was okay if she wanted to become a hero, so Melissa started thinking about her father's footsteps a little after what she went through with Jerk Rabbit, the improvement of her relationship with her father, and being saved by Imp. She's reluctant to continue her criminal exploits now.

I would guess Melissa's career path will ultimately be more in line with something like "recovery specialist." Like Hartford needed after getting the info on the painting location from Imp. Or kidnappings. In the meantime, maybe devisor projects that have gotten "misplaced" from their creator.

Mischief P. I.

Katssun wrote:

Ametros wrote: Otherwise, my focus is on Melissa - mostly her newfound status as apprentice. I wonder how the school and such will take it, because some will find out before long.

I also pictured Melissa being eyed up by Hartford as having the right natural talents and developing the right skillset to be of interest - but then have her immediately blanch and flee at Melissa's bubbly personality.

But Melissa did ask if it was okay if she wanted to become a hero, so Melissa started thinking about her father's footsteps a little after what she went through with Jerk Rabbit, the improvement of her relationship with her father, and being saved by Imp. She's reluctant to continue her criminal exploits now.

I would guess Melissa's career path will ultimately be more in line with something like "recovery specialist." Like Hartford needed after getting the info on the painting location from Imp. Or kidnappings. In the meantime, maybe devisor projects that have gotten "misplaced" from their creator.

Does Imp know Setup?

Valentine wrote: Does Imp know Setup?

Maaayyyyybeeeeee