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[spideyfanone]

Um, so, yeah. I just spent forever looking back at this epic... network... thing, and I'm really confused and I kinda figured it was, like, a LARP or something at first, but that would make too much sense, right? And it's not that much weirder than a string of numbers I can't get out of my brain or a stupid kiddie lunchbox I found in the attic and now feel like it's my security blanket or something. So, like, tl;dr, this is a real thing, right, and I'm not crazy for going through the old stuff on here and NOT doing my homework? Cus much as I don't actually wanna read about a bunch of old timey English girls getting invited to dances, it's starting to look like that might be a way less lethal way to spend the night.

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[Text, computer]

[professorwolf]

Don't listen to them. Homework is very important, especially if you actually want to keep up your grades. Though I do sympathize about English girls and dances.

My name is Mr. Lyall. In case you couldn't guess, I'm a teacher. Please tell me you aren't another one of my students wrapped up in this mess.

[spideyfanone]

Um... Hi, Mr. Lyall. I did finish my lab write-up. Just behind on my English reading is all.

[professorwolf]

[Oh god. Not another one. It takes Lyall a beat to respond, as he has to scrub a hand through his hair despairingly first.]

I'm glad. I take it you like biology better than English? Dare I ask which of my students you are? :)

[He's not really feeling that happy face, Kurt.]

[spideyfanone]

Um, are we not doing secret identities? It looked like some people were doing that. I'm gonna give that a shot. I'm second row, third from the right in AP.

[That'd be the tiny kid who skipped two years and raises his hand so often he looks like a twitchy marionette, yes.]

Though I guess that's kinda a mildly obscured identity.

[professorwolf]

[It takes Lyall a minute to determine which class had a lab due tomorrow and who sat where in that class. Then he sighs, to himself, and types back:]

I think I know. I've never had a problem with your homework :)

I gave up on trying to hide my identity a long time ago, given how I kept giving it out either accidentally or in ignorance. Nothing seems to have come of it yet, but I approve of you wanting to be cautious.

If you want to talk about any of this in person, my classroom is always open.

[spideyfanone]

Okay. Maybe I'll do that. Cus typing isn't super comforting.

[And he's always been pretty free with taking teachers up on offers of the kind, though usually it's been purely academic. He's never been into having feelings.]

[professorwolf]

[And yet, everyone has them-- especially about things like this awful network.]

Any day at lunch or after school for an hour, I'll be here :)

[spideyfanone]

Yeah, I guess I'll plan on that.

[More drains on homework time. Oh, well.]